akatsuki
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So Westone cable?
So Westone cable?
I'll let you know when I hear something.
you'll have to get them first...
No UE pins are different to the pins Heir use.
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Hey, just got my 4.A yesterday, and I'm not sure if I'm having fit issues or not. The right side give me what feels like a good seal, but the left feels rather off. It feels rather more 'airy' and if I press(or lightly twist) it in deeper, bass gets much more pronounced... and I can feel a seal which dislodges with a 'pop' the moment I let go ):
No discomfort in either side.
When I move my jaw, I can feel the left (but not the right) nozzle moving minutely in my ear.
Does this warrant getting a refit? Do note that this is my first pair of customs, so no matter what I'm going to give them at least a week before deciding to refit (or not).
Hey, just got my 4.A yesterday, and I'm not sure if I'm having fit issues or not. The right side give me what feels like a good seal, but the left feels rather off. It feels rather more 'airy' and if I press(or lightly twist) it in deeper, bass gets much more pronounced... and I can feel a seal which dislodges with a 'pop' the moment I let go ):
No discomfort in either side.
When I move my jaw, I can feel the left (but not the right) nozzle moving minutely in my ear.
Does this warrant getting a refit? Do note that this is my first pair of customs, so no matter what I'm going to give them at least a week before deciding to refit (or not).
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Contact us, but the first thing we will ask you to do is to send photos of them inserted into your ears. This will help us to determine if this is an insertion issue or not.
Thanks
WIzard
Contact us, but the first thing we will ask you to do is to send photos of them inserted into your ears. This will help us to determine if this is an insertion issue or not.
Thanks
WIzard
May I ask what an insertion issue is and how you can determine just by looking at your own photo? This might help other people diagnose themselves should they encounter the same issue.
I keep spending money on upgrading, a few hundred at a time going upwards, decided that I'm too poor to do that and might just go for the 8.A and end the sillyness.
I know this is a completely rubbish question being posted in the 'Heir audio appreciated thread', but, are the 8.As actually worth it? I was very unimpressed with the 4.Ais coming from DBA-02s and I realize that spending $1,800 for 8.As the priceerformance will be even lower still, which is hard to justify, but it'll stop this madness of buying slightly better, then I can concentrate on the music. Is there anything that maeks the 8.A standout amongst other flagship CIEMs? Alien ears also do an 8-driver CIEM for several hundred less.
Cheers!
Hey, just got my 4.A yesterday, and I'm not sure if I'm having fit issues or not. The right side give me what feels like a good seal, but the left feels rather off. It feels rather more 'airy' and if I press(or lightly twist) it in deeper, bass gets much more pronounced... and I can feel a seal which dislodges with a 'pop' the moment I let go ):
No discomfort in either side.
When I move my jaw, I can feel the left (but not the right) nozzle moving minutely in my ear.
Does this warrant getting a refit? Do note that this is my first pair of customs, so no matter what I'm going to give them at least a week before deciding to refit (or not).
Stay updated on Noble Audio at their sponsor profile on Head-Fi.
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I have both the 4.A and 8.A and I can tell you that the 8.A is far more enjoyable on a day-to-day basis. They are my go-to monitors when I listen to just about any music. The bass, while a bit more emphasized than on the 4.A, is lush but never overwhelming or offensive. The bass is perfect to my ears and brings my music to life (hip hop, dub step, electronic, jazz, vocals, r&b, soundtrack music). As others have stated, the treble is smooth and never shrill, and helps bring out just the right amount of detail and imaging - especially from soundtrack music. The mids present instruments and vocals as if you were sitting back and watching the artists, front and center. In short, you will not regret moving from the 4.Ai to the 8.A, not one bit.
The 4.A is very neutral and lacks those low frequencies that I love from the 8.A -- I can't stand the bass-drunk sound of Monster and Dre cans, BTW. When listening to higher pitched instrumental and jazzy/folksy vocal music, though, the 4.A really shines for me, especially when I'm listening to these songs at lower volumes and I just mellow out.
Having not listened to any other CIEM, I can't recommend any other brands, but if you're OK with somewhat emphasized, inoffensive bass with smooth highs and perfect mids, you can't go wrong with the 8.A. Compared to my Sennheiser HD580 (while they are impressive hooked up to a class A CMOY amp), I prefer the tonality, 3D-imaging and overall soundstage of the 8.A not hooked up to any amplification at all.