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Feb 5, 2014 at 3:20 PM Post #21,197 of 101,048
   
The AX30 has more bass umph, but the AX35 has more bass extension. In a nutshell, from what I'm hearing right now, the AX35 is the neutral one and more refined, the the AX30 sounds quite good too. I think the AX30 has more shimmery highs. Mids are more liquid in the AX35. Both are pretty darn good and compete very easily with the DN-900 and DN-1000. Need to A/B when I get home (and more burn in). But yeah, fuller sound in the AX30.

Does this mean that AX35 has better vocals than AX30?
 
Feb 5, 2014 at 3:29 PM Post #21,198 of 101,048


 
 


The AX30 has more bass umph, but the AX35 has more bass extension. In a nutshell, from what I'm hearing right now, the AX35 is the neutral one and more refined, the the AX30 sounds quite good too. I think the AX30 has more shimmery highs. Mids are more liquid in the AX35. Both are pretty darn good and compete very easily with the DN-900 and DN-1000. Need to A/B when I get home (and more burn in). But yeah, fuller sound in the AX30.




 


can u please listen to this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t1WX9WXQZg (32:38 or if you have time listen to all of em :p) on both and tell me which sounds better ? 
 
Feb 5, 2014 at 3:55 PM Post #21,199 of 101,048
OK, some more quick impressions (first, my impression of President Obama...never mind)...
Heaven V, listened a bit more (falling asleep with them), lows good for single BA, which I believe these are, won't floor bassheads, but adequate amount, good definition. Highs similar, don't jump out at you, but there when you listen to them. Soundstage pretty wide, haven't gone head to head with others. What I think has people gaga over these, is not any particular performance area, but rather the whole gestalt. There is a cohesiveness, wholeness, they possess which I think is special. Pace/Rhythm are really captured, draw you in to the music (this could be a benefit of 1 driver-Doctorjazz theory alert-that keeps the different spectra united. In speakers, if I remember correctly, while there is benefit to using separate drivers in different frequency range, there is a price in phase coherence. Different drivers can behave differently, and different frequencies behave differently, and the crossover itself has some effects. Much high end design is dealing with these driver anomalies). Anyway, these are enjoyable, involving.
standard disclaimer-still early on, got a lot of listening to do, and, as previously (and somewhat hysterically) noted, got lots of headphones/cds on the plate right now (makes a nice meal, though)

 
   
Good stuff doc! What you typed makes me think of the M200's (which is why I love them so much). And this seems to jive with Danny's comparison of the two...
 
 

nice descriptions guys!  i think doctorjazz's theory might be right on! pace and rhythm separate the men from the boys in high end phones....and crossovers often get in the way....this is where the Zero Audio products really shine.....
 
Feb 5, 2014 at 4:28 PM Post #21,201 of 101,048
Yeah, I'm not saying that the AX30 and AX35 are better than the Dunus now. At this point all I am is saying is that they don't lag eons behind those two in sound quality. Again, I need to A/B. But I can say these certainly above their retail prices, and I do think Astrotec had meant to go up against Dunu in sound quality and value with these two iems.


What are the AX30 & AX35 like in comparison to the IM70?
 
Feb 5, 2014 at 5:01 PM Post #21,202 of 101,048
  Does this mean that AX35 has better vocals than AX30?

 
 
It's means you have a choice in sound signature. I like the sound in both actually. I think audiophiles would like the sound more in the AX35. I can't say one is better than the other right now. It's what you like to here. The AX35 also gives you a tin can to hold your tips in, and a fancier cable. The AX30 doesn't. I like the AX30's cable better.
 
Feb 5, 2014 at 5:03 PM Post #21,203 of 101,048
 
 
   
  The AX30 has more bass umph, but the AX35 has more bass extension. In a nutshell, from what I'm hearing right now, the AX35 is the neutral one and more refined, the the AX30 sounds quite good too. I think the AX30 has more shimmery highs. Mids are more liquid in the AX35. Both are pretty darn good and compete very easily with the DN-900 and DN-1000. Need to A/B when I get home (and more burn in). But yeah, fuller sound in the AX30.

   
  can u please listen to this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t1WX9WXQZg (32:38 or if you have time listen to all of em
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) on both and tell me which sounds better ? 

 
 
Sorry, I can do it until I get home, perhaps.
 
Feb 5, 2014 at 5:04 PM Post #21,204 of 101,048
Feb 5, 2014 at 5:16 PM Post #21,205 of 101,048
Very handsome new phone coming for those who like some bass...
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Feb 5, 2014 at 5:24 PM Post #21,206 of 101,048
Sorry for not asking in the suggestions thread, but I wanted a perspective from you guys since generally I have been very satisfied with the suggestions in the discovery thread. 
 
What are the best IEMs under 30$? I am looking for IEMs that isolate quite a bit if possible and I am a fan of having quite a lot of treble. 
 
Are the FX101 still the best for this <30$ price range?
 
Feb 5, 2014 at 6:08 PM Post #21,208 of 101,048

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