Victor HP-FX500 Review: World's first Wood Canalphones - Page 20

that is a good comparison i think - very good indeed. i can do a direct comparison of the two because i have owned the two. i have an sa6 (new model) review coming up and i think i may do a formal fx500 (did someone say that they are coming back to me) very evil

the atrio to this day remains my favourite universal iem. its bass quality is without a doubt better than the fx500 - simply more resolved. however, it is also plagued by bad echo inside the chamber. high bass and mids can get out of hand - too energetic.

that is the only fault i see with the phone. its cable is better than the victor, its plug is better and it is better stress-relieved. its bass is simply phenomenal if not too big. the victor's bass is close, but does not move as much air. however, it has no echo problems at all - even with fast trance music which resolves the same problem in the IE8.

the victor has fewer technical problems, but it, when on, is not the analogue of the atrio - i think no iem can be unless futuresonics' own custom (which i have not heard).

if they could fix the inside chamber to be as solid as that of the victor, i think it would destroy the competition all the way up to customs. but without a better sound chamber, it is hit hard by bouncy low mids and upper bass. but that driver is phenomenal - best i have heard ever.

can you email me his email? i have a few points to chat about too!

well, that is a bad question. i like them both intensely. but i have asserted that the atrio remains my favourite (non-custom) to date. its only flaw is the upper bass/lower mid echo (that i will admit that only i have been troubled by). the victor does not have the same problem and presents tighter presentation in a few areas, but the atrio are still my favourites.

if it was only on sound, i would maybe give the victor the nod, maybe. but when considering the entire package, the atrio are the better iem. they have a properly long cable, better stress relief, less crystalising cable (not perfect, but decent), are easier to wear over the ear and can be used while exercising.

if you never leave your house and don't mind using the extension cable or the straight plug into the phones, the victor might be for you.

i don't want to tell you which is better because i don't know what you need. but for me, the atrio is the standard by which every other iem is compared for sound, construction, cable, comfort, bass extension, control - everything i compare to the atrio which as much as i loved it, did not fit my genre of music.

just read that: great! good funny poignant point in this growing thread!

funny, you are like a champion of the victor fx500 (that i started) while i am a somewhat belaboured champion of the atrio m5 (which you started!)