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Feb 21, 2013 at 11:03 PM Post #5,506 of 7,980
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Surly this has to be the limit for amount of BA's in a generic iem? 
 
I have been looking at a pair of back up iem's to my JH16's as I used to have the Shure SE530's which I absolutely loved the sound of until I got the 16' s of course and was contemplating getting a pair of 535's but get the feeling these 5.0's might be the ultimate in iem's before having to go up to ciem's (in theory). . 
 
It will all depend what they will cost at the end of the day in relation to other flagship iem's. 
 
I can only imagine the sound quality will be very close to the ciem's but as for actual signature of these who knows?
 
I only have heard the 3Ai and was impressed with them for the price and was surprised I could listen to them quite happily for a long period of time.  Have heard the 4Ai is a step up to the 3Ai as expected but the signature is different. 
 
I do wonder if these 5.0 will go for a fun sig with a boosted bass or just stay more neutral with a flatter response. 
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     Hmmmmm   the 5.0
 
     The inspiration, the reasoning for it etc.
 
      Due to the many requests of an 8.Ai, I pulled out a 5 driver design plan I had made while in Thailand, blew the dust off of it, and got to work.
 
      The end result is a 5 driver IEM, with the 8.A herritage.  Is it an 8.A?   No, as that would be impossible. Is it a great, warm sounding, non-siblant sound signature with mind boggling bass.....
 
    Yes
 
      So for those that are in search for 8.A'ish SQ in the form of an IEM.....    we have it.   The initial plan is that all 5.0 will be in standard buckey burl
 

 
Those are the first set of 5.0 to ever go out the door, and now reside in Japan. Subsequent sets are in Portugal, and USA.....   
 
They have also made a visit to Denmark, where the guru of the 8.A resides.  I imgagine we will hear from him shortly.
 
 "Rollin in my 5.0"
 
 
The other bit of news is:
 
We are inches away from having an UK location, just as we have on in the USA
 
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Feb 21, 2013 at 11:32 PM Post #5,507 of 7,980
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fullcircle said:
 
      The end result is a 5 driver IEM, with the 8.A herritage.  Is it an 8.A?   No, as that would be impossible. Is it a great, warm sounding, non-siblant sound signature with mind boggling bass.....
 
    Yes
 
      So for those that are in search for 8.A'ish SQ in the form of an IEM.....    we have it.   The initial plan is that all 5.0 will be in standard buckey burl
 
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sounds like the perfect iems for me and future FOTM- 8a SQ and buckeye burl in universal version
but i just got new heaphones so that will have to wait for me
 
Feb 22, 2013 at 1:52 AM Post #5,513 of 7,980
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beauty is in the eye of the beholder:)
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Ain't that the truth!
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Feb 22, 2013 at 1:58 AM Post #5,516 of 7,980
I've had the pleasure of those 5.0 and they really do sound like the 8.A. The 8.A is still slightly more refined, but I'd say you get 90-95% of the 8.A with the 5.0 - at half the price, plus you don't have to spring for impressions, shipping back and forth and best of all: no waiting.
 
They have that same musical yet detailed sound all you 8.A owners know, as well as stupendous amounts of bass when called for. Like the 8.A I found myself forgetting about the equipment and just disappearing into the music. I hope they will one day find their way back up here so I can properly audition them up against my 8.A. 
 
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