Serenitty
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I figured the distributor order was already in place. I'll keep my fingers crossed that it will be here by the 24th...
I figured the distributor order was already in place. I'll keep my fingers crossed that it will be here by the 24th...
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Hi Dan,
Have you shipped any of the Ether-C's to any Canadian retailers?
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A large order shipped to our Canadian distributor yesterday.
It would be good to get in touch with a retailer like HeadphoneBar so Canadians (on the West coast at least) can demo your outstanding products! Travis is a great guy to deal with.
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Yes, Travis is already a reseller. https://mrspeakers.com/where-to-buy/
I think some of these are heading his way...
Off the subject guys...any impressions of the Ether C with the ifi iDSD Micro? Thanks.
Ok, I modded my Ether C's. I started out determined to get more bass in my cans-I'm a DJ and when mixing sometimes it's a job requirement. So I removed the ear pads and found this:
2 white pads over the drivers, somewhat similar to the ones in the tuning kit. So just for craps & giggles, I removed them.........it was beautiful:
Omg, why cover up beauty like this Dan? I gasped when I saw it!
Anyway, before I submitted it to the screwdriver, I decided to put the ear pads back on and have a listen. WOW! Vocals were a LOT more intimate, and the clarity, if you can believe it, got even better, and without the expected accompanying added sibilance/stridence. This was end game clarity and imagery for me; my HD800 didn't even go this far. I wouldn't say the soundstage was as big as the 800 but the details were at the very least equivalent. There was also a slight bump in the weight of the bass, which was what I wanted. Not a big bump, but certainly noticeable. It even seemed louder at the same volume. Even after that, I still had to try ONE MORE THING........
I had 2 extra sets of Alpha Pads, so I put them on with the hopes of increasing the bass even more.......it worked! But at the cost of clarity and detail. I *think* it may have been even less clarity than the original setup, but I'm not positive about that. Still sounds great and may give you an Alpha Dog/Prime flashback; it you compare it with any other headphone you'll be pleased, however if you compare it with itself and my previous mod you *may* be disappointed.
As I listen now I think just removing the white pads will give me what I want; I'm starting to "feel" the bass more now instead of just hearing it.
Yes, I got to listen to that pairing and it certainly is very very good. Was a noticably large improvement over the Ether C's driven straight from my Fiio X3 2nd Gen, which is saying something because the Ether C's are not hard to drive and the X3ii has plenty of power (200mW into 32 ohms). But the Ether C sounded more "musical" to me from the iDSD Micro, like the tone became a bit less "clinical" and smoother but without sacrificing detail. I don't actually OWN either piece of equipment so that's all the impression I can really give you, but hopefully someone else on here owns both and could give you more details.
Seems like you managed to really get the sound you were looking for out of these by turning the bass less lean and more visceral! Very nice.
So no longer finding any issues with sub-bass sounding near-inaudible on some tracks, bro? The bass has good punch and body to it? Because if so, it seems to me like from what you're saying, the Ether C's with the white pads removed could end up being my true endgame all-rounder headphones someday!!!!!