Mimouille
Headphoneus Supremus
Approximately 80% of the posts on this thread just make me want one thing : the Lab1.
Any flanges, as in not even single ones? I'm not a fan of dual / triple flanges either, but I find some single flanges (like Sony hybrids) extremely comfortable.
To me, they're in redundant territory as far as sound signature is concerned. But since I neither like the SS (too fragile) nor the UERM (too cumbersome) for commuting, they're by far my favorites in that regard.
I did order the ASG 1 Plus though. We'll see about these "Rockets on steroids" claims.
I don't pay that much attention to Aurisonics news, but whaa...?
I might have to check that out sometime...
Curious if you find the AK02 too fragile? I haven't had the pleasure of trying them yet, but they look more robust to me.
What do people who have Heaven VII or Heaven VIII think of the isolation? I found the isolation to be minimal during the dem I had yesterday.
I'm wondering if the hole in the earpiece where the cable enters is actually a vent for acoustic balance. Could someone who has either one of these models experiment with sealing that hole where the cable enters the body to see if it changes the sound or alters isolation?
I am not a fan of Jaben to be honest. Wouldn't really let them handle post-sales service, especially repairs...
Save that when they are the authorized dealer, would you prefer to deal with all the follow up yourself? The manufacturers tend to leave such matters to the authorized dealers.
Haha fair enough. But not all manufacturers are fully aware of who they've left in charge. I don't want to come across sounding like some miser, but I guess that of the audio shops in Singapore, Jaben is not what I would consider a "first stop".
Haha fair enough. But not all manufacturers are fully aware of who they've left in charge. I don't want to come across sounding like some miser, but I guess that of the audio shops in Singapore, Jaben is not what I would consider a "first stop".
May I ask what it is about Jaben that you so detest? The staff are friendly, helpful and tirelessly serving hordes of customers at busy hours. My personal experiences have been nothing but good, before and after sales. Claire has been patient with my never ending questions, at all hours sometimes, and kind with exchanging some stuff I've purchased. I've been able to test and try everything to my hearts content every time I am there. And from my observations in the store, it seems I'm not the only one having a ball there haha!
Not wanting to go OT too far....But at least for Jaben in SG, I did know that a staff member opened a completely new package to let me test the headphone since they were out of Demos (great gesture)...until it got put back on the shelf after I didn't take it. Not what I would consider a "new" product (OCD? perhaps). I know that for a demo unit I received once...it was completely gross (don't even want to recount what happened when I removed the earpads) and the staff weren't exactly clear on what was going on.
Now for sales point service, Jaben seems to be good! I'm not denying that. However, post-sales isn't what I would describe as being the best. Don't like the fact that prices are "unwritten" at times (they have pricing charts). It's doesn't inspire confidence in my opinion.
May I ask what it is about Jaben that you so detest? The staff are friendly, helpful and tirelessly serving hordes of customers at busy hours. My personal experiences have been nothing but good, before and after sales. Claire has been patient with my never ending questions, at all hours sometimes, and kind with exchanging some stuff I've purchased. I've been able to test and try everything to my hearts content every time I am there. And from my observations in the store, it seems I'm not the only one having a ball there haha!
Not quite sure what you are going on about... As for the prices not being written... If you try the demos of the iems, they all have the RRP written on the tag that comes with the iems.
I've never had post-sales issues with Jaben either. When the drivers in my TG334 failed and had to be sent back for RMA, it was done expeditiously. Same for when I had issues with my Calyx M.
You are shifting the goal posts. First it was post sales service. Now it's speculation what a kind gesture to you led to. And complaints about prices not being written down when they are.