Upon entering the store I eagerly asked the rep if they had them in for demo and he said that they didn't have them yet, but upon my careful inspecting eye, I noticed that it was in fact already in their display for demoing. To his surprise, he announced, "wow, I guess we do have them." To which I responded, "excellent"
Spent about 30mins with these and here are my first quick impressions.
They do in fact have a universal fitted version and I was amazed at how nicely it still fit my ears. Very snug, light, and comfortable.
For planar, I was pleasantly surprised at the natural tonality and sweetness of its timbre. These are very smooth in the upper regions of the treble with excellent extension and air. The mids still in fact maintain a high degree of focus and both male and female vocals sounded fantastic, natural and well positioned. The bass reminds me of Solaris 2020 bass and in many ways exhibit similar characteristics as the Dorado 2020 even. Thick, full and great texture, extension and precision. It's got a nice tight mid bass slam while adding that extra weight of the sub bass to give you additional rumble. The one thing that I noticed immediately above everything else was its soundstage width and depth and instrument separation and imaging. Each instrument had it's own space and lane to shine. It was a notch above my Dorados for sure and felt more holographic. Hitting me from the front, sides and behind my head which gave me a more immersive, and 3 dimensional sensation. They are not bright as the Timeless which is good for me and it does not feel congested at all as the Timeless does but it still maintains that detail and resolution combined with CFAs signature tuning, it is definitely an IEM I would consider if I was on an upgrade path from my Dorados. I paired it with my M11 Plus ESS and I felt it had good synergy, though I had to crank the volume a bit on hi gain. What else can I say, other than that CFA continues to win my heart and ears when it comes to design, comfort and tuning.