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post #871 of 877
9/10/11 at 12:14am
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The e-Q7 are great with female vocals, but fit is a bit risky for very small ears. In that case I recommend the Final Audio heaven A (FI-BA-A1). These cost about the same and are easier to fit. I'd rate their sound quality even slightly higher, though build quality is not quite up to the e-Q7's. The CK100 aren't bad either, but I don't think they're worth their asking price.


Thanks. Which one do you think is better for Japanese female vocals the e-q7's or Final Audio heaven A (FI-BA-A1). I listen to a lot of Japanese female voclists old and new but mostly older ones like Zard. what are there sound signatures?

 

Thanks for your reply. 
 

 

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post #872 of 877
9/10/11 at 12:52am
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Both are great with female vocals, the e-Q7 are a bit more mid-forward, but the heaven A are slightly smoother. I'm afraid I can't say anything specific regarding Japanese female vocals, since I have no experience with them. Just click the links in my signature for more detailed info.

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post #873 of 877
9/10/11 at 1:02am
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Both are great with female vocals, the e-Q7 are a bit more mid-forward, but the heaven A are slightly smoother. I'm afraid I can't say anything specific regarding Japanese female vocals, since I have no experience with them. Just click the links in my signature for more detailed info.


Thank you. I will have a look at the links etysmile.gif
 

 

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post #874 of 877
9/11/11 at 1:54am



 

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Originally Posted by james444 View Post

Both are great with female vocals, the e-Q7 are a bit more mid-forward, but the heaven A are slightly smoother. I'm afraid I can't say anything specific regarding Japanese female vocals, since I have no experience with them. Just click the links in my signature for more detailed info.


Hi,

 

I read the review between the heaven A and e-q7's. I also want to know which one is better the Heaven SB and e-q7's. In your opinion which is better for female vocals the Heaven SB or the e-q7's? Especially with emotional love songs by female vocals like Mariah Carey's Without you.

 

Thanks.

 

Thanks for your help.
 

 


Edited by Love Music - 9/11/11 at 2:23am
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post #875 of 877
9/11/11 at 10:22am
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The heaven S (FI-BA-SB) have the liveliest highs compared to the A1, e-Q7 and e-Q5. For my taste it's a bit too much with emotional female vocals, since I prefer a more relaxed sound. But if you like it very intense, the SBs might just be the ticket.

 

Take a look at these pictures below (from my other review), they should help you to get an idea of the sound signatures.

 

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e-Q7:

MA shootout e-Q7 sound characteristics.jpg


The e-Q7 have good contrast and paint a vivid picture, but they have the least treble of all contenders, so the pic looks a bit dark.

 

FI-BA-A1:

MA shootout A1 sound characteristics.jpg
 

The A1 are more restrained, so the picture looks less vivid, but their better highs make it lighter. Detail also seems a bit better, but it's in fact due to better lighting (treble).

 

FI-BA-SB:

MA shootout SB sound characteristics.jpg

 

The SB have contrast and saturation, they paint the most vivid picture. Sharpness (detail) is about the same as with the others.

 

FI-BA-SS:

MA shootout SS sound characteristics.jpg

 

At last the SS have noticably better detail. They are almost as vivid as the SBs with high contrast and brightness.

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post #876 of 877
9/12/11 at 1:25am
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The heaven S (FI-BA-SB) have the liveliest highs compared to the A1, e-Q7 and e-Q5. For my taste it's a bit too much with emotional female vocals, since I prefer a more relaxed sound. But if you like it very intense, the SBs might just be the ticket.

 

Take a look at these pictures below (from my other review), they should help you to get an idea of the sound signatures.

 



Thanks. I have just ordered the e-q7 and it should arrive next week. Can't wait. darthsmile.gif

 

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post #877 of 877
1/5/12 at 1:10am

Bump. No more love for e-Q7? Has anyone tried for a custom reshell of the e-Q7?

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