I found the bass improved with a few 10's of hours of burn-in. A few people had that impression, as I recall. - j Quote: Originally Posted by miloxo Received the Rain's today and I'm impressed. For music, I like these just as much as the ATH-AD700s! I was afraid these had too...

Quote: Originally Posted by ericp10 Wow, the more I listen to the Rain, the more I love it. I think it's one of the best value IEMs for it's price point. It's a great sounding balanced earphone. Kudos to Aaron and his group. Well done!! it sounds wonderful with the Nuforce uDAC by the...

Thanks for the responses, clears things up.

It's not clear to me that the E1 is really an 'amp' at all (vs. line out w/ volume control). In other words, is full volume exactly the same as line out? If anyone knows, I'd be curious.

Quote: Originally Posted by tstarn06 Good to hear. Looking forward to getting some Rain tomorrow (via UPS), from a fellow writer/journalist. Thunder were nice but the Rain sound more my tastes. I'm curious to hear a comparison w/ the W2. That's another IEM that caught my eye...

Quote: Originally Posted by daouda EDIT: forgot to ask you something important! Have you tried those IEMs unamped directly from your DAP? How do they perform this way? I think a lot of people (such as me) are interested in buying IEMs for nomad purposes without bothering with an amp...

Comply Tx400. Rumor has it the next thinksounds will be called "Dewy mist on a bright Scottish morning" I'm curious if other people will like these the way I do. I can see thinksound getting a dedicated following of people attracted to the sound sig. Or maybe everyone will think I'm just...

Quote: Originally Posted by daouda All right, i've been refraining myself to annoy you with more questions but here i go: Based on what you wrote, thunder is probably more comparable to fx500, and rain to re0... Would you mind giving some more impressions on rain sound sig vs re0...

To my ears the Rains are a special phone. I had the perception that the bass rounded out just a bit after a few more hours, I think they are hitting bass notes perfectly per neutral. I'll skip the tech talk - Rains, to me, have the Secret Sauce right. They are stealthy tho. It took many hours in...

Direction taken - I just didn't expect it to turn into a squabble, that's all. I hope you get your question answered. (about the volume attenuator)

Quote: Originally Posted by theKraken11 Another question, Jdc: have you tried the Thunder or Rain with hard rock/fast metal? You said the texture was good, so I wonder how complex guitar pieces sound? Your harmless volume attenuator question thread is just getting funny!

Quote: Originally Posted by theKraken11 Another question, Jdc: have you tried the Thunder or Rain with hard rock/fast metal? You said the texture was good, so I wonder how complex guitar pieces sound? Hey, well hard and fast are different directions than mellow and smooth. I...

Quote: Originally Posted by jukeboxbri Please tell your wife thanks, jdc65. I was nervous about writing about the Rains, being a female and new to the "audiophile" hobby, but when you know you like something, it just comes to you (what to write). Bravo for jumping in! Are you...

Quote: Originally Posted by jukeboxbri I prefer a more neutral sound signature and the details and timbre on the Rain are much better... I thought I heard everything on the W3, but I was wrong. It's like having your eyes opened to a new idea. The mids are more smooth and prominent (than...

Quote: Originally Posted by tstarn06 Interesting, my guess is the Sony Clear Bass EQ might make the Rain sound a little "bassier," just enough to make them more to my sound preferences than the Thunder. I think the Sony Clear Bass EQ is better than anything iTunes can offer, though...