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FLC Technology FLC8 and FLC8s Impressions Thread
Feb 6, 2016 at 12:29 PM Post #1,714 of 7,931
paulus xii said:
Red is a mess. I was blinded by the thunderous bass that bleed into the higher frequencies. But it's bassheads choice for sure. Glad I've tried clear-none-gold out.
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Huh, I definitely didn't experience that with the red filters. I admit I am turning into a fit of a bass head but red-gray-gold still seems a bit of a distance from a bass head tuning. Haven't tried red-black-gold as it might push the bass into the mids, which I also dislike. I will also try your suggested configuration. I expect I will find it bass light for my preference, but that's why you play the game, right?
 
Feb 6, 2016 at 12:49 PM Post #1,715 of 7,931
dlayman said:
Huh, I definitely didn't experience that with the red filters. I admit I am turning into a fit of a bass head but red-gray-gold still seems a bit of a distance from a bass head tuning. Haven't tried red-black-gold as it might push the bass into the mids, which I also dislike. I will also try your suggested configuration. I expect I will find it bass light for my preference, but that's why you play the game, right?
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I agree red grey gold is far from basshead. no muddyness.
 
Feb 6, 2016 at 2:28 PM Post #1,717 of 7,931
red-gray-green here
 
i find the red for sub-bass is great, it does not bleed into the other ranges. however the black plug for the bass does exactly that and covers up some of the mids and highs.
 
Feb 6, 2016 at 5:01 PM Post #1,720 of 7,931
gnarlsagan said:
   
Glad you like it. Clear-none-gold is my favorite set-up as well. Without using tones, it definitely sounded the most linear to me out of the combinations I tried.
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I finally got around to trying this combo. Much to my surprise I really liked it but still thought mid bass was a little much. When I put the clear LF filters back in, I swear it is less mid bass, so I'm running clear, clear and gold. The extra upper mid of the gold helps balance out the brightish treble. This is set up sounds great! I don't know why I was thinking this set up would sound too bright for me. 
 
The new Q-Jays is back at my place and I just did a quick and dirty comparo with the clear, clear, gold set up the FLC8. The Q-Jays had a hair less bass overall but was a good bit brighter in treble! 
 
I am now really digging the FLC8 much more than before. Nice call on set up gnarl. 
 
Feb 6, 2016 at 5:09 PM Post #1,721 of 7,931
readandshine said:
Has anyone else noticed how the price on LMUE changes almost hourly? Could this be a sign of an upcoming Chinese New Year sale?
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You looking at the SGD price or the USD / EUR equivalent of the SGD485? If you're looking at the USD or EUR prices it's probably just linked to the current market exchange rates to give you a live local estimated value.
 
Feb 6, 2016 at 6:13 PM Post #1,722 of 7,931
So inspired by the clear, clear, gold set up, I decided to do a more comprehensive comparison with the new Q-Jays.
 
FLC8 vs Q-Jays v2
FLC8 was set up with clear ULF, clear LF and gold MF/HF
This set up was chosen to give the FLC8 the most linear and neutral frequency response possible with the filter choices. 
 
Bass
The FLC8 bass stays surprisingly strong to 30 hz in this set up. It has very satisfying rumble and impact. Bass feels linear between deep, mid and upper bass, although as a whole it feels slightly enhanced over neutral . In contrast the Q-Jays have a rise in deep bass with less mid and upper bass. Next to the FLC8, the Q-Jays have more rumble but less less overall impact and a thinner note. Texture on the dynamic of the FLC8 is more apparent with a more natural timbre due to longer decay, next to the speeder dual balanced armatures of the Q-Jays.
 
Midrange
The FLC8 midrange is fuller and more forward than the Q-Jays. Male vocals have a more natural heft and full bodied presence for a more intimate performance.The thinner note of the Q-Jays gives it the perception of greater transparency but the FLC8 is pretty clear and transparent as well. Both can slightly emphasize the recorded sibilance in Brooks and Dunn’s Believe but sibilance is a good bit brighter in the Q-Jays. Both have great energy with female vocals, with the Q-Jays having a thinner and colder overall female vocal. Next to the Q-Jays, the FLC8 injects just a bit of warmth into female vocals. 
 
Treble
Both the Q-Jays and FLC8 have enhanced treble to my ears but the Q-Jays is much brighter overall. Both soar with tons of air and sparkle, as well bring most of their distortion guitar crunch and bite in their treble, rather an their upper mid. The Q-Jays requires much deeper fit than the FLC8, in order to control the amplitude of it’s middle treble peak. Some recordings that can be slightly cringe worthy on the FLC8 and be full born eye squintchers on the Q-Jays. Treble resolution is top notch on both, due to their enhanced nature. 
 
Soundstage, Imaging and Separation
Both models sound airy and open in staging but the FLC8 sounds larger in all dimensions by a good margin. The FLC8 presents an overall more spacious feeling with more air and distance around instruments, whereas the faster and more nimble Q-Jays, while sounding more confined, is noticeably more incisive and exacting in its sonic image.
 
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