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    Empire Ears - Discussion & Impressions (Formerly EarWerkz)

    Congrats! The final e’s have never jived with me personally with EE iems, including raven, for whatever reason. They sound more boomy and congested with the narrow bore to my ears. The three tips that have worked best for me with Raven are the Dunu S&S tips (which are unlike any others I’ve...
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    Empire Ears - Discussion & Impressions (Formerly EarWerkz)

    While I think everyone should listen with whatever tips they want and sound best to them, one thing to keep in mind is that while the included tips may be what the Ravens were tuned with and what sound best to Dean Vang's ears, that doesn't necessarily mean that by listening through the included...
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    Empire Ears - Discussion & Impressions (Formerly EarWerkz)

    There is no difference in the sound or tuning between the polished and satin finished v2 Raven LEs, just as there is no difference in sound between the v2 raven LEs and the black ravens. As someone who had both a v1 raven and then sent it back for the v2 replacement, I can say that I didn’t...
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    Empire Ears - Discussion & Impressions (Formerly EarWerkz)

    Because of the weapon x bone conduction driver and how integral it is to the Raven’s special sauce, I’ve found that the right set of tips really help the Ravens sing and would encourage you to experiment to find the right ones for your ears—in my case the ones I’ve most preferred with the...
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    Empire Ears - Discussion & Impressions (Formerly EarWerkz)

    honestly, I bet if you got a film to put over it that was one of the more stretchier/membrane-like ones (I’m thinking like the old zagg invisible shield or bodyguards type films as opposed to the type that is more rigid), the scratch would probably become invisible. You have probably already...
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    Empire Ears - Discussion & Impressions (Formerly EarWerkz)

    As others have mentioned, foam tips are generally a no-go with Raven because the bone conduction of the weapon x driver is transmitted through the stem of the I’m and then the tips and foam tips don’t transmit those vibrations, so you are essentially neutering the bcd effect (which is big part...
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    Empire Ears - Discussion & Impressions (Formerly EarWerkz)

    I got Raven hoping it would be essentially an Odyssey with more present mids and potentially improved technicalities (essentially a mix between Odin and Odyssey) and that's very much how I hear it. You give up a little bit of bass quantity vs. the Odyssey (bass is to my ears closer to Odyssey...
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    Empire Ears - Discussion & Impressions (Formerly EarWerkz)

    Depends a bit on what eartip you are talking about, but most silicon eartips that are designed to fit a 4mm or larger nozzle should be able to be worked on any of the EE iems, including raven, with some some patience and without too much force. You probably aren't going to be able to get eartips...
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    Empire Ears - Discussion & Impressions (Formerly EarWerkz)

    I sent my back in for a rebuild, but not sure what exactly that means in this context given the broader effort to rebuild all the early units. They didn’t specify whether it is using the same drivers as the old one or if they are doing entirely new builds from scratch. To be honest it doesn’t...
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    Empire Ears - Discussion & Impressions (Formerly EarWerkz)

    Got mine too! Very excited to get these back!!
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    Empire Ears - Discussion & Impressions (Formerly EarWerkz)

    I heard from the EE team earlier today that shipping was still set to start this week including for replacements.
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    Empire Ears - Discussion & Impressions (Formerly EarWerkz)

    I can’t compare to the Questyle, but the L&P W2 has been excellent with recent low OI EE iems, including the Legend EVO. Unlike the newer W4, which I have not heard but for some reason has a much higher impedance leading to some complaints about its performance with low OI IEMs, the W2 has a...
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    Audeze LCD i4 TOTL In-Ear Monitor Discussion

    I always found the effect of the reveal eq to be much more subtle than you would be led to believe by reading this thread. It was a discernible difference when going back and forth, but not a night and day and quite song dependent. On some tracks it is barely noticeable. On other tracks it is a...
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    The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.

    I’m pretty happy with where I am right now. While there are things I’d certainly be intrigued to hear, I feel like I could be quite content with sticking with what I have right now for a good while.
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