Phonak Audeo to close down? - Page 3

My intention is to buy several packs of grey filters to stock up for the years to come. Should last long enough, in fact am still using the factory pair of greys and physically cannot see them needing a change. Presumably there is no flaw involved in this plan?

No, no flaw; only that you'll be out of however much money, and Phonak will probbbably still have some in their stock for many years. They don't take up space and will only become more valuable over time and have no purpose for other products, so why wouldn't the business themselves hold onto them even after discontinuing a product.

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Originally Posted by LFC_SL 

My intention is to buy several packs of grey filters to stock up for the years to come. Should last long enough, in fact am still using the factory pair of greys and physically cannot see them needing a change. Presumably there is no flaw involved in this plan?

I’m sad to see how few posts this thread has gotten.  In a world filled companies that release a “new” IEM every few months, FOTMs, and price/brand/driver induced placebo, Audeo really stood out with offering a single (eventually 2) great product.

The PFE 112 was an eye opener for me.  For a reasonable price I got an IEM that sounded awesome, was very comfortable, and durable.  While others were claiming you needed multiple drivers (and charging $350+) to reproduce the audible range, Audeo did it with one driver!  IMO the PFE 112 does a lot of things better than a lot of IEMs and full sized headphones, many of which are much more expensive.

Even though the PFE 112 bass range responded very well to EQ, my one quibble with the 112 was that it needed a little more bass quantity and impact - the quality was already superb.  I was very excited by the 232, but was very let down by the price.  If it was cheaper I would have pre-ordered the second it was available.

I purchased a 132 (with a 25% off coupon!) last night as a spare.  Was it fate that it was Valentine’s day?

Should I buy another spare?  Despite trying many other headphones, I’ve never settled on anything to replace the 112.

Thanks Audeo for the fantastic product!

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Originally Posted by odigg 

I’m sad to see how few posts this thread has gotten.  In a world filled companies that release a “new” IEM every few months, FOTMs, and price/brand/driver induced placebo, Audeo really stood out with offering a single (eventually 2) great product.

 

The PFE 112 was an eye opener for me.  For a reasonable price I got an IEM that sounded awesome, was very comfortable, and durable.  While others were claiming you needed multiple drivers (and charging $350+) to reproduce the audible range, Audeo did it with one driver!  IMO the PFE 112 does a lot of things better than a lot of IEMs and full sized headphones, many of which are much more expensive.

 

Even though the PFE 112 bass range responded very well to EQ, my one quibble with the 112 was that it needed a little more bass quantity and impact - the quality was already superb.  I was very excited by the 232, but was very let down by the price.  If it was cheaper I would have pre-ordered the second it was available.

 

I purchased a 132 (with a 25% off coupon!) last night as a spare.  Was it fate that it was Valentine’s day?

 

Should I buy another spare?  Despite trying many other headphones, I’ve never settled on anything to replace the 112.

 

Thanks Audeo for the fantastic product!

My advice is to stock up your tips. I don't think you're gonna need 4-5 sets of the same IEM but you will need a lot of filters for the years to come.

My first good iem was the Sennheiser IE7 (which I wish Senn still made!). The second was the Audeo PFE. 

Sad news. 

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Originally Posted by GN-0015 

My advice is to stock up your tips. I don't think you're gonna need 4-5 sets of the same IEM but you will need a lot of filters for the years to come.

Definitely.  Planning to buy tips, filters, and even ear guides!

My guess is that they don't have a large stock of 232s in the channel, but the fact that they are exiting the business will cause the price to drop.

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Originally Posted by odigg 

The PFE 112 was an eye opener for me.  For a reasonable price I got an IEM that sounded awesome, was very comfortable, and durable.  While others were claiming you needed multiple drivers (and charging $350+) to reproduce the audible range, Audeo did it with one driver!  IMO the PFE 112 does a lot of things better than a lot of IEMs and full sized headphones, many of which are much more expensive.

Well said. Since my PFE112 arrived today(£61), I'm starting to wonder how Sennheiser gets away with charging £200+ for the IE80, which is inferior in every since way except soundstage size.

I with the PFE232 wasn't still £399 though. I hope they drop to around £200-250 due to Phonak pulling out of the market.

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Originally Posted by Zalithian 
I loved the pfes and there is no doubt they were/are great bang for the buck, but I would say even the IE8 beat them in many areas. Preferences ftw.

I'd agree! And the IE8 was built like a tank. 

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I loved the pfes and there is no doubt they were/are great bang for the buck, but I would say even the IE8 beat them in many areas. Preferences ftw.

I thought the stock IE80 was very unimpressive, especially for the cost. With the tape mod and JVC tips, it's quite nice(nice enough that I'm not quite as seriously considering selling them) and much more refined, flabby mid bass no longer intrudes on the nice clean mids and the detail retrieval is very respectable. I still prefer the PFE 112.

Find the ear guides to be too finicky. Doing without is easier and enhances low profile fit