another price drop!

Price drop!

Purchased both new in October 2022, haven’t used them since December though so I want them to find a more deserving owner… They’re in excellent condition except for the bent grill on one of them (doesn’t alter SQ). I prefer to sell as a set since I have no use for the BT adapter without the...

Actually sold them locally

I'm re-opening this listing and dropped the price, I'm seldom at home on week ends, these need to find a more deserving owner ^ ^

Post edited in regards to the stands

Thank you for the note @drabbish , I’ll double check the price in US for the loudspeakers only and edit the post. To be clear: no, I did not purchase the stands as the footprint was too large for my small space. Cheers, Arnaud

You've been through the round of high-end headphones but still crave that real soundstage width, depth and height with true immersion in the music? You got used to the tonal accuracy and speed of modern headphones and concerned you'd need to spend 10x more to get the same out of loudspeakers...

Fwiw, I also preferred the advar over the rai penta actually

Interesting to see nothing's really changed since the 2012 interview/factory tour :-). It speaks volume about how the high end audio industry with its low production volumes comes along mostly hand made processes. There must be a way to automate this QC with video and image processing but I...

Regardless of the correction being made in the time / analog domain or else, what’s puzzling to me is the obstination with working on a transduction principle that’s fundamentally non linear and charging a lot of money for this? I’m not talking about SQ as I did not go past the initial (still...

I’m still fighting a bit with ear tips as I tend to loose the seal when using these exercising. I think there’s no magic bullet here and I’d say these are good for cycling or walking but running is asking too much… Lately, I seem to have found the right balance between comfort and tonal...

After several days swapping around with the stock tips, I seem to be settling toward the SpinFit CP100+ S size as it tames the treble just about right and the bass emphasis is exactly what the doctor prescribed to cover up ambient noise. Been using them for running and walking, the later is...

I forgot to mention about the isolation! Actually I wanted on purpose some earphone that don’t isolate too much from outside and these do just about the right amount. I also disliked the occlusion feeling with some models I tested (the sony or at least the ie600 had that, that’s another plus for...

Yep, I recall reading your review and nodding on your suggesting to maybe shave a couple of dB off the advar's treble :-).

New owner here, I never thought I'd get back in the game of iems after successive failed impulse purchases over the years... Only contenders were the Senns IE600 and Sony ier-m9 because of tonal preference and/or anatomy (small ears / small ear canal so triple bore and other large iems just...

Vote with your wallet, as simple as that.

that one’s insightful! If these are dome resonances, it would point to a stiffer better damped mobile unit (formerless coil and/or updated suspension). Otherwise, some undisclosed increase in the aircup system absorption (pad,grill,back chamber of the dome)? In all, it’s fascinating too see how...

That one was good I thought:

this! This is why I can’t stand the bacch marketing. To me, it feels like a commercially failed version of Amar G. Bose and the fellow who mentioned acoustic lab engineers laughing off isn’t probly too far from the truth… Suffice to say, cross-talk cancellation of stereo signal is not...

well said @nepherte

I agree that regardless of the simulation method, pitfalls always exist. One here is that it’s not just about the head shape but also the way skin affects how soundwaves bounce off your head (just like how a thin carpet does absorb some sound, or a grass field especially near grazing incidence...

Maybe try a certified cable / do a bandwidth test?

In my understanding of this, the manLOUD eq helps alleviate issues with capturing BRIRs and HPEQ on a closed ear canal and should thus be useful for all speakers, not just the L/R/C. All these issues with handshakes, I am soo annoyed at this industry for coming up with such terrible...

Amazing, you arrived in 1 day to conclusions it took some of us years or decade to come to :). For many, it’s not about the end but the journey on this forum, seems like you’ll settle quickly though! For amps, don’t think the journey ends at the stax offering, there really is a world beyond...