Recent content by Qwervy
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Final Audio Design Impressions and Discussion Thread
The E5k has a very fast driver with good micro-details. I think that it's the transient response rather than any resonance. The slightly boosted high-mids would be emphasizing that as well. Another thing to note with production is that to make percussion sound more punchy, distortion is added to...- Qwervy
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Final Audio Design Impressions and Discussion Thread
If you play some white noise through them or a song with centered highs and then swap the earbuds in your ears (Right side to left side and left to right and then back) and the sound stays centered and sounds equal then I'd say you're fine- Qwervy
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Final Audio Design Impressions and Discussion Thread
I just did a quick check in Australia for getting the A4k/A3k (because ya'll are hyping it and I'm getting very interested in getting a pair) and a company called 'Addicted to Audio' has both models in stock (along with F-series, E-series, Heaven-series etc) so I might be grabbing a pair from...- Qwervy
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Final Audio Design Impressions and Discussion Thread
For me the E4000 is darker than the E5000 because the E5000 has better detail retrieval which makes it seem brighter and has less high air frequencies which makes the treble presence frequencies seem louder and more pronounced. Measurement wise the E4000 is correctly brighter than the E5000 but...- Qwervy
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Final Audio Design Impressions and Discussion Thread
The upper end pianoforte models are pretty thick in terms of "nozzle" diameter so I'm not super sure if tips would fit but I guess nobody has really tried.- Qwervy
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Final Audio Design Impressions and Discussion Thread
What rig are you using?- Qwervy
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Final Audio Design Impressions and Discussion Thread
Pretty sure the pianoforte series isn't supposed to have isolation or much in the way of "tips" for that matter especially the upper models- Qwervy
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Final Audio Design Impressions and Discussion Thread
Ah, I assumed it wasn't mechanical because it was only volume that was decreased- Qwervy
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Final Audio Design Impressions and Discussion Thread
By N3 I assume you are referring to the Cayin N3? I have the Cayin N3 and noticed that it has a less robust current output which means that headphones and IEM's that like higher current don't get as much as they could take resulting in more rolled off bass. The E5000 is a fairly bassy IEM to...- Qwervy
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Final Audio Design Impressions and Discussion Thread
Could be several things although I believe all those things are to do with electronics. Step one for me being the most un-invasive step would be to get a multimeter and set it to resistance and then measure the resistance of one driver then then other and see if the resistance on one is...- Qwervy
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Bravo Audio - funny looking little tube amps
That sets your output impedance to about 3.3 ohms though. For sensitive cans, I actually have found that -30db (roughly, cant remember exactly) is perfect. (68R series 2.2R parallel) You get better impedance matching with low impedance headphones too. A below 1 ohm output impedance is ideal but...- Qwervy
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- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Selecting wire for IEM cables
Feels bad bro. I'm trying to ask exactly the same question here in 2020 myself. Thanks for all the links :) I managed to get a teeny amount of information from here: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/iem-cables.432328/ The jena labs 22 awg stuff looks great if you are willing to pay the insane...- Qwervy
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Final Audio Design Impressions and Discussion Thread
@Hooga I see you have the Heaven IV in your line up. Do you mind sharing what your experiences have been with that? A little while ago I was temped with the option of getting the Heaven IV or both the Fiio FH1 and Heaven II at the same time (which is what I opted for) but the Heaven II being...- Qwervy
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Final Audio Design Impressions and Discussion Thread
I remember from my brief listens that I preferred the E5000 for the reasons you said being that the E4000 was a bit boomy, The E5000 had an amazing balance to that bass with its mid-high frequency clarity. I was so tempted to get it... but the price jump over the E4000's... The E5000's are even...- Qwervy
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Final Audio Design Impressions and Discussion Thread
The FAD E2000 and E3000 are aggressively vented to the point of almost being "open" The E4000 and E5000 are much more isolating as they have a fancier internal design and much less venting. As said in the comments prior to mine, the "C" purely refers to the added remote bit. I listened to the...- Qwervy
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