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So I just got mine and I'm not sure I'm liking it that much over the stock cable during my initial listening. I'd have listen to it more and more. The bass didn't really improve, but the treble is a bit more relaxed and the mid sounds a bit more lazy and more muddled. Also, vocals seems to be more forward and and the soundstage seems a bit more narrow, too. If anything, listening with it seems more "tiring".
I'd have to see how I feel tomorrow if my reaction is different listening on my LG V30 with Hi-Fi High Impedance mode enabled.
The build quality is definitely an improvement over the stock and the 2-pins are much more secure. No microphonics, and despite the cable not being memory cable, it is soft and relatively easy to fold over your ear. In fact, it seems to be less noticeable than the originals.
I hope the sound will improve after further listening.
Also, mine came in a plain brown box instead of the blue box or the retail box, and I bought it straight from the manufacturer's website. Did you guys also get the brown box?
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Got my MD+ today. First impression is that I really like them, and while they didn't totally blow me out of the water in any specific area yet, it's like they took everything I like in my other IEMs and combined all the best qualities into one package. I really can't fault anything about the Plus so far. My other IEMs I have experience with are the Mee Pinnacle PX, the Noble X, the TFZ series 5 and my since departed HiFiMan RE-600. Subbass is fantastic though not the tightest, mids are clear and detailed (anyone else find vocals incredibly forward though?) and highs don't have all that much sparkle, but I find it to have good energy, much more than my TFZ or Noble X. Soundstage and imaging are pretty damn good. Comfort, fit and isolation are all top notch!
Of note, they sound fine straight out of my V20 with its supposed 2.5 Ohm OI, I tried them out of my Fiio E18 which apparently has < 1 Ohm OI and I really couldn't tell a difference. Also, I popped some Mee Audio triple flanges from my Pinnacle onto them (I absolutely find the Mee tips to be a panacea for all my ear cushion woes).
I also find the Massdrop Plus midrange is a little shouty, which can be slightly fatiguing on some albums. It does work well for aggressive genres like rock music though, overall I'd call it a fairly minor gripe. A little more treble presence would be nice but then the risk of sibiliance is run. Overall Massdrop did a fantastic job, especially on the amazing ergonomics.Got my MD+ today. First impression is that I really like them, and while they didn't totally blow me out of the water in any specific area yet, it's like they took everything I like in my other IEMs and combined all the best qualities into one package. I really can't fault anything about the Plus so far. My other IEMs I have experience with are the Mee Pinnacle PX, the Noble X, the TFZ series 5 and my since departed HiFiMan RE-600. Subbass is fantastic though not the tightest, mids are clear and detailed (anyone else find vocals incredibly forward though?) and highs don't have all that much sparkle, but I find it to have good energy, much more than my TFZ or Noble X. Soundstage and imaging are pretty damn good. Comfort, fit and isolation are all top notch!
Of note, they sound fine straight out of my V20 with its supposed 2.5 Ohm OI, I tried them out of my Fiio E18 which apparently has < 1 Ohm OI and I really couldn't tell a difference. I also popped some Mee Audio triple flanges from my Pinnacle onto them (I absolutely find the Mee tips to be a panacea for all my ear cushion woes).
I also find the Massdrop Plus midrange is a little shouty, which can be slightly fatiguing on some albums. It does work well for aggressive genres like rock music though, overall I'd call it a fairly minor gripe. A little more treble presence would be nice but then the risk of sibiliance is run. Overall Massdrop did a fantastic job, especially on the amazing ergonomics.
(anyone else find vocals incredibly forward though?)
Of note, they sound fine straight out of my V20 with its supposed 2.5 Ohm OI.
I have also found the mids to be fairly forward, not as bad as the VE Smalls but on some songs the whole mid band stands front and centre. Kings of Leon’s ‘Arizona’ is a good example.
I haven’t yet tried the Plus straight out of my V20, that might be the go tonight when I get some downtime
Please let me know how the V20 session goes. I want to make sure I'm hearing things correctly and it isn't all just because I have a less than refined audio palate, so to speak.
Thanks for offering to do some request listens, but all I really want to know is if it was audibly different between straight out of the v20 vis a vis your iematch at ultra? I thought you mentioned IEMatch earlier in the thread. Or a low impedance source. I could be wrong.I listened to some Lusine ICL which had exquisite detail and some pleasant but not overbearing low-end. If you want to compare apples and apples, let me know what songs you’ve been listening to and I’ll give them a whirl