Recent content by kmhaynes
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All-Balanced Armature IEMs (Discussions & Comparisons)
I was an Etymotic fan for many years (ER4, -4P, -4XR, etc.) but I was usually disappointed with the lack of speed with faster drums, double-kicks, as well as the often lack of air movement for realistic drum sounds. Hybrids became my model of choice.- kmhaynes
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The PENON official thread
I haven't heard the Turbo, but I've heard several all-BA IEMs that have good sub-bass extension (can reach down to 20hz or so) but that struggle to keep up with the speed of double-kicks drums of faster metal. It's hard to describe in words, but when you hear it, you know it.- kmhaynes
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The PENON official thread
Depends on what you want to hear. I haven't heard the Turbo, but not many all-BA units can produce bass with air movement, "slam," etc., which is important to get realistic drum reproduction. Imaging, instrument separation and placement, resolution, etc, is great, but without realistic bass...- kmhaynes
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The PENON official thread
This is the Penon Turbo, right? It looks VERY similar to the TSMR X, esp the switch set, except for the on/off switch.- kmhaynes
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Diminishing returns
Again, personal tastes + available money to spend are biggest factors. I have a $200 Ikko OH10 that I like better than my $1,500 original retail Campfire Solaris 2020 (which is for sale, BTW!), so my personal tastes dictate that cost-to-satisfaction ratio. It will be the opposite for other...- kmhaynes
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Recommendations for comfortable IEM for listening in bed
Ikko OH10 -- great sound, very low profile in the ear.- kmhaynes
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Campfire Chat - Official Campfire Audio 2024 Thread!
TSMR X and about 3-4 cables! Solaris was a sorta lark buy, giving CFA one more shot, but their DNA just doesn't quite match mine, however nice.- kmhaynes
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Campfire Chat - Official Campfire Audio 2024 Thread!
Anyone interested in a Solaris 2020, mine is for sale at a great price, with a nice extra cable as well.- kmhaynes
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Look! MOONDROP's First HiFi Smartphone, MIAD01
I took a chance on a $20 on Amazon, and it is amazingly good sounding. I can compare a 3.5mm jack cable with usb c dongle to the 4.4mm cable with the 4.4mm dac dongle -- sound is at least 50% better to me.- kmhaynes
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Look! MOONDROP's First HiFi Smartphone, MIAD01
I used LG phones (V20, 30 & 40) for several years b/c of excellent on-board audio processing, even out of 3.5mm jack. But my phone carrier (V) decided to drop LG phones and I had to shift to Samsung -- I adjusted.- kmhaynes
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Look! MOONDROP's First HiFi Smartphone, MIAD01
I've used a Samsung S20 5G for over 2 years now as my DAP, using PowerAmp app as my library / player, which has an excellent output via usb-c. Combining a 4.4mm balance cable to my IEMs with a usb-c to 4.4mm dac/amp/dongle, I'm getting excellent sound with not only my FLAC files, but even the...- kmhaynes
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Show Off Your IEMs/Buds And Accessories!
L: Ikko OH10 with Tansio Sands cable (sleep set). R: Tansio Mirai X with Hakugei Golden Bodhi Pro cable.- kmhaynes
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Campfire Audio Chromatic Series
It shouldn't be a surprise that some songs are hot-sounding. In the past 5-10 years, recording engineers have taken it upon themselves to record songs at the loudest possible level, and even allow clipping. They assume so many people are just streaming at 128-256K and listeners don't have...- kmhaynes
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Tansio Mirai Impressions Thread
Looking at the "filter" and noticing that two of the 3 slots have a rubber gasket, I experimented and pulled the piece out of the right IEM and flipped it around so that going in only 1 of the rubber gaskets is inside the cavity. TBH I'm not sure I could tell much difference between the 2 ears...- kmhaynes
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For Sale SOLD: CF Audio Solaris 2020
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- Excellent/Like new
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- United States of America
FS w/ Price Drop: Campfire Audio Solaris 2020, very clean, no scratches. Comes with all original stuff except some different tips I'm adding, as it came to me with only some large foam tips. See pics. Solaris 2020 has a really dynamic sound with a DD and 3 BA drivers, resulting in a pretty...- kmhaynes
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