I m really agree with you…Total Sinergy…Hiby R8II + Unique Melody Multiverse Mentor....
Champion Sound....MSEB analog is a pretty sweet sounding setting. I think I'm going to leave this on for a while.
The layering is magnificent. I can easily identify every element in this song. I'm really enjoying this pairing. Genuinely enthused about this DAP so far!
It did have very good synergy with the Mentors. With the Raven it’s another level so farI m really agree with you…Total Sinergy…
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Sisco
Going to have to try that sometime this year. My first encounter with the Raven at CanJam SoCal 2023 left much to be desired. I listened to at least 3 dozen IEMs prior to hearing it. So I'd have to give that another chance with fresh ears to gain a proper impression.It did have very good synergy with the Mentors. With the Raven it’s another level so far
Looking forward to reading your impressions from the show if you care to share. There are a few IEMs I don't have access to that I'd love to try with the R8II. The U18s, Volür, QDC Anole V14/Emperor, Kinera Imperial Verdandi, all the Campfire IEMs, Noble Kublai Khan, and everything Empire Ears come to mind.
I listen to mostly metal and prog metal. So, with those genres it does great. I owned mentor for over a year and even though the soundstage was incredible I found it too much with metal. It lacked a little “cohesiveness” and sounded a little diffused to me. Plus there was some fatigue with certain tracks which could have been an upper mids thing.
Ahhh, metal is definitely not my speed. I appreciate you adding that additional context. The Mentor was doing everything I wanted it to do and then some for R&B, Jazz, Reggae, Hip Hop, Chill, Blues, Afrobeat etc. I can totally understand and appreciate why you would favor the EE Raven over the UM Mentor. That's very helpful perspective. Thank you @Silverlinings!
Yeah I can imagine with electronic, r&b, and some of the genres above the mentor would be great. I listen to a decent amount of jazz and the mentors were great with that. I also think the raven would be great with hip hop as well. Jazz is also very good on it bc of the bass aspect. Either way the R8II is great with everything I’ve tried.
Going to try the rest of my IEMs this weekend with the R8II. So far, I have nothing but positive impressions. I'm very impressed with the R8ii. Everything about it is A1 to me. When I'm genuinely excited about a component in this manner, it's safe to say this is a keeper. Outstanding job Hiby!
Same here. At this stage any case that just works it would be OK to me
Yes too
