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MacedonianHero
MacedonianHero
Brilliant write up! I've always been a fan of JH Audio and I'm glad to see that they've continued their tradition with fantastic products...very enjoyable read!
mikemercer
mikemercer
ThanX brotha!! Means ALOT to see your kind words. I had a blast writing it - so I'm glad that translated for you!!!! Still blown away by these!!!! Been listening to nothin' but the Roxy's for like 48 hours now! It's a JHA Binge! 
Jeff Y
Jeff Y
curious about that orange amp though, noice AK240 btw
Currawong
Currawong
Fantastic write-up! The only really good seal I managed to get with the loaner pair we had was using the Spinfit tips, which I told Jerry about. But then they are like an IEM version of the LCD-X. They were the first pair of IEMs I'd tried that didn't sound like IEMs. 
mikemercer
mikemercer
Thanks @Currawong! I value your opinion highly. After all - you've practically guided me through my recent tube-rolling of my ALO Studio Six just through sharing in the S6 thread! I don't know if you're a big fan of IEMs - but these are truly something special to behold. They're so addictive my wifey started complaining tonight about not seeing me since Friday night, and I can't blame her! I'm SO grateful that I don't have to carry a pair of Audeze LCD-XCs and LCD-2s with me to D.C. in a couple weeks! I can leave the XCs at home (normally use those or my JH-13s on the plane). And @Jeff Y- the orange amplifier is the Ernestolone Carot One (yep, I told em about Calyx) hybrid DAC/Amp! It's available through Colleen Cardas Imports - and even has speaker taps on the back for small passive speakers. We're working on a full review for Audio360.org. In the meantime - the amp is surprisingly quiet for a hybrid and so I tried it with the Roxannes and the marriage was a beautiful one! Powerful and graceful at the same time. Still listening to the Roxannes right now!! This time w/ the new Dragonfly. 
rrdubbs
rrdubbs
Awesome review!
What about the wait time on the Roxannes?
The reason I haven't pulled the trigger on these, was the long wait. Hoping that after it's initial intro and the rush of orders, I'd look into pickin up on these beauts at a later date.
How long from placing the order til delivery? 
mikemercer
mikemercer
I'll drop them a message and ask about that @rrdudds!! Thanks for the kind words!!
Pepito
Pepito
Great review! It's great to see someone throw some techno into the review. I've heard Recondite play on a proper system and you are spot on. I just got a pair of 846's but jeez you have really peaked my interest... Curses! 
mikemercer
mikemercer
Thanks!! Gotta do it! I'm an old school Brooklyn S.T.O.R.M. raver :wink: That Recondite record is so silky smooth and wickedly dynamic!! I'd LOVE to see them live! I'm jealous of you brother @Pepito !! I meant to include Hecq's latest masterpiece too in here - gotta look - have you heard it? His Conversions remix LP? The whole album is awesome - but check out track #8 "Thirteen Acres" by TechDiff (Remix by Hecq) - that is a serious headphone sonic acid test!!!! Through the Roxannes I swear it sounds like I'm rockin' over-ear planars! The micro and macro-dynamic detail is sickeningly precise, hard-hitting, and wide-open!! About 4:05 into the track, well... Check it out! 
longbowbbs
longbowbbs
Very thorough Mike! I have been a huge fan of my JH16 FP's. Now I have to demo the Roxanne's...Why is it always something?...:)
mikemercer
mikemercer
Thanks @longbowbbs! I wholly appreciate the kind words brother! I know - As stated in my review: I never thought I could want for more than my JH-13 Freqphase! And: When I demo'd the Roxy's (also mentioned above, as you know) it took awhile to get a good seal - which we know is EVERYTHING when it comes to IEM frequency response! But I heard the magical potential. 
 
I gotta tell ya - I've been on the East Coast since CanMania at Capital Audio Fest (last Thurs) so naturally I used my Roxannes on the plane (where the bass control, that I neglected to mention here - really came in handy - gave it a slight boost and... No more pilot announcements leakin' in AT ALL - will update about that aspect of the CIEMS ASAP) and they just don't sound like in-ear-monitors to me! I have my Audeze LCD-3s w/ Fazor with me, and these Audio-Technica ATH-M50x (have for review) + my Roxannes, and for DAC/Amps I wanted to travel LIGHT - so I brought my ALO Island, new Dragonfly ver1.2 (FAR better than the first in every way sonically IMO) and my HRT microStreamer. I got DAPS too of course, but...
 
These things keep blowing my mind! They're out-of-my-head soundstaging, which, for CIEMS, I've experienced before, but no where near this wide or deep. Plus the colorful timbre and amazing lower-mid-band and low-end control is astonishingly realistic. Things decay naturally, and the dimensionality is, again, like wearing over-ear cans!  I'm pumped to keep goin!!!!
 
You going to our LA Head-Fi Meet on Aug 9th?
Forget where you hail from... I'm back Aug 6th - then off to LA!
 
THIS combination was also glorious!
longbowbbs
longbowbbs
It is a long way from Northern Wisconsin to LA....Besides, I will be at Camp with a troop of Boy Scouts. Luckily, I will have my JH16's and my trusty Fostex HP-P1 to keep me company while they are off working on Merit Badges! I may be able to make RMAF though...:wink:
mikemercer
mikemercer
would be GREAT to see and sit down & have a chat at RMAF brother.
These still THRILL me. I took my first plane ride with em (four in total, with lay-overs and all) and I had so much fun listening to tunes with these - I'm glad I brought my AK240 AND Glove Audio A1 by CEntrance (using my AK120)!! Now - I still got love for my JH-13 Freqphase CIEMs - but the Roxy's - these things really do, and I have NO idea how - throw a soundstage like a pair of on-ear headphones! Even over-ear, the way music encircled me, engulfed me - just put me in the experience was freakin' dazzling. If you can afford a pair, for me there's no CIEM like the Roxannes. 
 
I feel like I should add to this review, or do a follow-up here - maybe above, and make a mark about how its a follow-up - has anybody ever done that????
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