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Is that going to replace Moonlight? Be cost-reduced version of it? or just complimentary?https://sjyaudio.com/products/umi-pre-order
I thought this was going to cost more?! Lol
Is that going to replace Moonlight? Be cost-reduced version of it? or just complimentary?https://sjyaudio.com/products/umi-pre-order
I thought this was going to cost more?! Lol
Is that going to replace Moonlight? Be cost-reduced version of it? or just complimentary?
It is a different driver 92mm/25 ohms/90db vs 82mm/23 ohm/87db. The tuning is more relaxed up top, with extended sub bass and a wider sound stage. His projects have been limited runs up to this point though, so I would guess that Moonlight and Umi sales will overlap for a time. Just like Starry Night v2 and moonlight are right now.Is that going to replace Moonlight? Be cost-reduced version of it? or just complimentary?
My first impressions of the umi was also hey this looks like the sundaras a bit.... but to say sundaras sound good I completely disagree with in my opinion they were a complete waste of 350$ which is how much I paid for them. But yes they do look very similarThe one thing that drew me to the SN initially was the amazing coloured woodwork, that is completely missing with the Umi. I hope he'll bring that back. Now we have a headphone that competes almost 1:1 with the Sundara (which will be extremely hard to beat in terms of sound). In short: Interesting, but not for me.
There's beef already going on in the Caldera thread:
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/zmf...gnetic-from-zmf.964836/page-344#post-17743414
Zzzzzz, i own a ZMF, i own a SJY. I think there are enough differences which DMS also pointed out.
When I was talking to him in person, I think he wanted to stop making the moonlight and starry night. So these are the final headphones before umi. It's been a while so don't quote me and his plans might've changed.Is that going to replace Moonlight? Be cost-reduced version of it? or just complimentary?
yeah the sundaras were pretty trash, I find the 560v4 to be superior in every wayMy first impressions of the umi was also hey this looks like the sundaras a bit.... but to say sundaras sound good I completely disagree with in my opinion they were a complete waste of 350$ which is how much I paid for them. But yes they do look very similar
And he mentioned he has a flagship coming too which he’s excited about.When I was talking to him in person, I think he wanted to stop making the moonlight and starry night. So these are the final headphones before umi. It's been a while so don't quote me and his plans might've changed.
Some initial impressionsJust a couple pics of the ones I just got today I have not tested them much yet will post a follow up after running them through a few of my amps etc
I don't know much about that amp specifically however the tubes you use at least in my experience have a huge impact on tone, detail, etc so it's very difficult to say for sure if it would be a good pairing or not. Definitely has enough power I think. What I can tell you is that the tubes I have for my cayin hybrid tube amp don't pair well I might need to look around for something different. You most likely could run them fine with a brunson soloist or something possibly a schitt magni or higher end schitt could work. It probably comes down to preference.Debating on bitting the bullet and saving up for a higher tier tube amp to drive Moonlight and the rest of my headphone collection. https://headphones.com/products/woo-audio-wa22-2nd-gen?_pos=9&_fid=9b434dbe9&_ss=c
Any thoughts? That amp seems to play well with Planar headphones.