Atomic Floyd SuperDarts Impressions and Appreciation
Mar 8, 2012 at 5:04 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 9
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Since they don't have an appreciation thread of their own, I decided to create one. I would like to than ClieOS for the review which inspired me to purchase them. So far, they have been very impressive. I will spend more time with them before I make a more formal assessment but here is the link to ClieOS's review.
 
Mar 9, 2012 at 12:24 AM Post #2 of 9
These are great phones, not the best I've tried in the price range (or below), but still great nonetheless.  My review can be found here: http://www.ifans.com/blog/38239/
 
Apr 27, 2012 at 9:45 AM Post #3 of 9
Reviving this thread, as I am a new owner. Check out the product page here on head-fi and add your own comments:
http://www.head-fi.org/products/atomic-floyd-superdarts
 
My review:
These earphones are an excellent pair for any music that requires solid bass plus good high end. Electronica, dance, and jazz sound really good with these.
They have dynamic and balanced armature (BA) hybrid dual drivers, giving you the best of both worlds.
This is from Clio's review, and I couldn't say it better:
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The overall sound signature is a close to extreme V-shaped balanced sound with big boomy bass and bright sparkly treble, not for the vocal lover. It is the mix of
bright and aggressive IEM (like Brainwavz B2, Fischer Audio DBA-02, or EXS X20) with a lot of bass. Treble is crisp, sparkly and extended, maybe a bit aggressive as well, but milder than X20 while still bright and analytical. Mid is a dip in the whole presentation, lacks warmness or sweetness for good vocal. Bass, though not quite as deep and textured as the best bass monster, is still commendable for overall good quantity and quality. It is slightly on the boomy side, but it remains clean and doesn’t flush out the mid. Soundstage is specious and very much opened. The only downside is that it doesn’t quite have the depth to match its width.
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As for cons, they are pricey, especially if you have to order from the UK. When I wrote this they were not available in the US.
 
If you can afford them, and are looking for something different, then these are highly recommended.
 
 
Apr 27, 2012 at 9:58 AM Post #4 of 9
Those look gorgeous. By looking at them, and at the package and accessories, I expected a much higher price. The only downside is the way the cable shoots out of the IEMs instead of down with a strain relief. I think this started with Ortofon's EQ5, I have never tried it, but I don't think it will be very comfortable.
 
The idea of analytical and bassy, dynamic and balanced armature, really peaks my interest.
 
Apr 27, 2012 at 10:23 AM Post #5 of 9
lizardking1 said:
Those look gorgeous. By looking at them, and at the package and accessories, I expected a much higher price. The only downside is the way the cable shoots out of the IEMs instead of down with a strain relief. I think this started with Ortofon's EQ5, I have never tried it, but I don't think it will be very comfortable.
 
The idea of analytical and bassy, dynamic and balanced armature, really peaks my interest.
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I wouldn't call these IEMs analytical in any sense. Design-wise, it's based off of the MiniDarts.


Sent from an iPod touch with TapaTalk... Autocorrect may alter the meaning of this message :p
 
Apr 27, 2012 at 11:18 AM Post #6 of 9
If we were to refer to analytical as being just highly detail and not to use it as a sound signature, then it is quite analytical / detail sounding.
 
Apr 27, 2012 at 11:23 AM Post #7 of 9
Yes, more of a fun sound than analytical, however the highs and upper mids are bright with more than enough detail to make them seem analytical.
 
Just a couple of examples from a couple of things I just heard through these headphones:
Keith Jarrett's piano playing, the way he handles the upper keys, on the Sun Bear concerts, sounds absolutely wonderful. On the other hand so does Massive Attack's Man Next Door, with the heavy dub low tones.
 
I should also add that these are not the mini darts easily found on ebay. They are the next level, and have "minidarts supercharged" written in small letters under the Atomic Floyd name on the earphone casing.
 
Apr 27, 2012 at 11:24 AM Post #9 of 9
 
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clieos said:
If we were to refer to analytical as being just highly detail and not to use it as a sound signature, then it is quite analytical / detail sounding.
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Ah...  That does work.
 
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carlsan said:
Yes, more of a fun sound than analytical, however the highs and upper mids are bright with more than enough detail to make them seem analytical.
 
Just a couple of examples from a couple of things I just heard through these headphones:
Keith Jarrett's piano playing, the way he handles the upper keys, on the Sun Bear concerts, sounds absolutely wonderful. On the other hand so does Massive Attack's Man Next Door, with the heavy dub low tones.
 
I should also add that these are not the mini darts easily found on ebay. They are the next level, and have "minidarts supercharged" written in small letters under the Atomic Floyd name on the earphone casing.
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I didn't say there were the MiniDarts, I said the design was based on them :p 
 
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