[Ghostfit]

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I personally love the new AT sound. So much better than the older AT sound signature. Not to mention AT is paying attention to the mids so much more so on these new phones. I think even the bass end is done better on the new sound,  but it is the added attention to smoother treble makes the new AT sound that much more refined in my book.
 
My CKN70 are being held up in LA customs yet once again so I should see those here earlier next week I hope.

 
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I'm a big fan of the new AT sound as well.  The treble is much smoother with the newer AT's.  Seems the midrange is more engaging as well.  

 
Count me in on the New ATH sound, fan club too !

 
...would be hard leaving the old JVC sound, fan club though !

 
 
OMG !  ...just had another eargasm with them CKN70 !   ...listening to Kelly Clarkson's Because of you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXLB-xeoOhk

 

[zerodeefex]

What's the best way to pick up the ckn70 in the US?

 

[Dsnuts]

I just bought one of them Meridian Explorer Dacs and the new CKN70 which I should get by next week. The UE900 is interesting but a bit too spendy. I hope those will go on sale on Amazon like the TF10 special during Christmas..
 
I have no idea why these micro hd earphones. MH1C or the CKN earphones have these wacky cords. I can point out some much cheaper iems that have better cables. Makes no sense. But ultimately if the sound is right it will be worth the price to get one.

 

[Dsnuts]

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What's the best way to pick up the ckn70 in the US?

The easiest way to get one is get them from buyfromjapan on ebay.. It will be only $10 more so than getting it by using Tenso forwarding service and amazon.japan, so not much difference in price.

 

[Ghostfit]

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You better watch out ghost, with all that ruckus from those iems your poor lil' "sniffer" puppy might bite yo' @ss cuz mistaken you as an intruder due to being sleep deprived.  Poor thing is gonna be sonically tortured and assaulted for a longggg while by all those new gears of yours. LoL I feel for her meng.
  fifty does not approve!!!

 
Nah !   ...she used to sleep at the doorway outside our bedrooms but since I shifted my burning activities to the computer station, she choose to sleep under the computer table.
 
Read somewhere that they need to be near human noises while sleeping (part of their pack instincts I guess)
 
 
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DAMN that sucks to hear about the lackluster cable, but is it microphonic at all??? This pretty important for me. You meant "j" cord design right, cuz i remember reading somewhere these are j cords. 

 
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That is a big ouch!

 
They are certainly as microphonic as the SHE3580 cables and yes, you are right, I meant J cord design, the fact that one side has a longer sub cable makes it that much more tedious to coil them up for storage.
 
Amazing ! ...with just 24hrs burning, the sibilance has almost all gone away on them, just a tiny bit if played on the loud side.

 

[Ghostfit]

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I just bought one of them Meridian Explorer Dacs and the new CKN70 which I should get by next week. The UE900 is interesting but a bit too spendy. I hope those will go on sale on Amazon like the TF10 special during Christmas..
 
I have no idea why these micro hd earphones. MH1C or the CKN earphones have these wacky cords. I can point out some much cheaper iems that have better cables. Makes no sense. But ultimately if the sound is right it will be worth the price to get one.

 
Can't wait to hear your take on them CKN70, at the rate they're improving, they are rapidly catching up to (and most likely overtaking) my all time favourite micro HD driver iems, the FXD80.
 
I am waiting for the FIIO E12 to arrive and dying to see how the CKN70 and WS99 scales with them, ...talk about a sonic overload !

 

[zerodeefex]

What's the best way to pick up the ckn70 in the US?

The easiest way to get one is get them from buyfromjapan on ebay.. It will be only $10 more so than getting it by using Tenso forwarding service and amazon.japan, so not much difference in price.

thank you!

 

[mugen3]

I'm gonna get a pair of CKN70s too. The CKN50s sounded terrific. Easily one of the best IEMs I've heard. I did notice AT had a new sound sig and it was amazing. Everything sounded natural with great definition and fullness. The mids were real to life and the treble splashed like water. They were only sibilant because of their revealing nature. Too bad the cable still seems crappy.

 

[sfwalcer]

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OMG !  ...just had another eargasm with them CKN70 !   ...listening to Kelly Clarkson's Because of you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXLB-xeoOhk

Kelly Clarkson HA! Double HA!!! Just joking.
 
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I just bought one of them Meridian Explorer Dacs and the new CKN70 which I should get by next week. The UE900 is interesting but a bit too spendy. I hope those will go on sale on Amazon like the TF10 special during Christmas..
 
I have no idea why these micro hd earphones. MH1C or the CKN earphones have these wacky cords. I can point out some much cheaper iems that have better cables. Makes no sense. But ultimately if the sound is right it will be worth the price to get one.

Meng and i thought i be trolling, these namebrands and their micro driver iems be trollin' like a felon. I guess its true that there can never be a "perfect" iem or headphone cuz these companies always like to troll us with something. Guess that's how they make their dough.$$$$$  
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Nah !   ...she used to sleep at the doorway outside our bedrooms but since I shifted my burning activities to the computer station, she choose to sleep under the computer table.
 
Read somewhere that they need to be near human noises while sleeping (part of their pack instincts I guess)
 
They are certainly as microphonic as the SHE3580 cables and yes, you are right, I meant J cord design, the fact that one side has a longer sub cable makes it that much more tedious to coil them up for storage.
 
Amazing ! ...with just 24hrs burning, the sibilance has almost all gone away on them, just a tiny bit if played on the loud side.

Hmmm, you learn something new everyday, never knew that about dogs. Well i guess now you have a even better excuse to keep them new audio gears rolling in so you can make that lil' "sniffer" boss of yours happy.

 
Great to hear that harshness/ sibilance goes away after such a short amount of burn-in. Man ATH is heading at the right direction in sonic speed this year. Crazy!!!
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Can't wait to hear your take on them CKN70, at the rate they're improving, they are rapidly catching up to (and most likely overtaking) my all time favourite micro HD driver iems, the FXD80.
 
I am waiting for the FIIO E12 to arrive and dying to see how the CKN70 and WS99 scales with them, ...talk about a sonic overload !

You know what's up ghost, the micro sonic showdown, JVC vs. ATH. vs. Sony. FIGHT!!! Dat triple sonic onslaught.

 

 

[yellowbirdfly]

Was deciding on the CKS1000, then the CKN70 showed up... I've already gotten a CKN50 but damn...
 
Here's hoping Dsnuts will do a comparison between CKN70 and CKS1000 when he gets his CKN70.

 

[JiggaD369]

I hate you guys. Made me get both the XBA-40 and Ckn70. 

 

[Kamakahah]

I hate you guys. Made me get both the XBA-40 and Ckn70. 

How much did the XBA40 set you back?

 

[JiggaD369]

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How much did the XBA40 set you back?

$182 plus shipping. Freaking steal IMO.

 

[Kamakahah]

$182 plus shipping. Freaking steal IMO.

Curious to see if you think double the price ends up yielding double the sound quality.

 

[Gilly87]

If its under $40 I'm in.

Portworld from eBay wants to know how many EFi 82 MTs we want.

Anyone up for one?