[REVIEW] Audiofly AF78 Hybrid IEM: A Very Brave Proposition - Page 2

Yeh me neither when they have been trying to things like the cable right, why not the whole thing. It depends what they were using to reference it again. If they were using a worse earphone wit would have sounded okay and they would have probably overlooked it, somehow.

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Originally Posted by svyr 

interestingly I don't think they got the cable right - unusable over the ear - too thick (or is it the sheath?) and uncurls, twists, tangles and is microphonic (unusable for me worn straight down w.o a clip that I took off a headset). on the + side - might be durable and according to audiofly isolates from interference well?

They did not get it perfect but it is not that bad. I have not found it microphonic for a start, well not to a point of annoyance. It is unusable over the ear but then they do not feel comfortable at all with that wearing style and were made to be cable down. It does however still keep the shape from were it was bent in the original packaging and that is rather annoying.

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Originally Posted by Techno Kid 

Nice review, I was thinking about getting these but with the dynamic driver handling the mids and bass doesn't sound like it works to well.

There is nothing wrong with their choice of set-up. I mean a hybrid with dynamic mids and lows could easily compete with a hybrid with just dynamic lows with the right tuning. The low mids are actually pleasant enough and it is the crossover area, high mids, that they just sound really strange, un-smoothed and well wrong.

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Originally Posted by tinyman392 

 

It can go either way really...  Depends on how they tuned the entire system, not entirely what part of the system does what. 

I agree. The above statement pretty much agrees with that.

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Originally Posted by tinyman392 

The only flat cable I've had that has actually not tangled is the Philips Downtown cable.  That thing is built to perfection.  I wish I could say the same about the Underground's cable, for some odd reason it's a lot thinner.

This no longer has a flat cable. They changed it, if you look at the pictures you will see. The TDK cable is also very tangle resistant and flat!

Nice to see that you like them. personally i think they are un coherent and you can easily do better for a quarter of the price....

i think so. 

http://www.inearspace.co.uk/inearspace/IEM_Round_Up.html

The telefunken TH-140 i would say is better. Also the heavily cheaper Dunu models that not only sound better come with better accessories. I am not saying there is anything wrong with you liking it mate. Just that personally it does not do enough. The coherency issue from the poor crossover is the true killer here.