Got me... Great satire right there! :beerchug: :thumbsup:

Ah, yes, indeed, they do offer QDC. Glad to see that. I forgot to say that I don't look at AliExpress and therefore don't order there. Italian customs are merciless way too often. If you look at HiFiGo, there's mo option for Hakugei's with QDC. (maybe if you write their support? IDK)

Indeed, and that's why I think a dedicated DaVinci thread likely will die off very soon. Let's keep it at the general Dunu thread, and you will see that the next couple of months will be full of DaVinci posts... until the next big thing arrives. :wink:

Nope, sorry, I don't... Yet :rolling_eyes: that's why I made the Photoshop to see how it would look... Really thinking of purchasing it, but waiting for some reviews first.

According to your ranking system, the Himalaya would easily deserve a 9 in mids, a 7 in air, a clear 8 in imaging, and with the rest I fully agree. Nevertheless, these are my numbers because my hearing and preferences might be different to yours.

Unfortunately the Medusa has a QDC 2-pin connection, and that limits the choice of readily available pink, magenta, blue cables and even more so a combination of these colours. Some Hakugei's would've been awesome, but they don't offer QDC. Of course you can find a custom cable maker on Etsy...

Man, these words coming from you, I'm truly flattered my friend, grazie mille! :blush:

Would be cool! ...and there's a clear new trend for well implemented and engineered single DD's ...and if someone is able to shake up the competition, it's Dunu, isn't it? (cf DaVinci)

Yesss, please make an endgame 1DD or 2DD IEM ...for under 500 bucks and I throw you my money! btw, my favourite IEM's at the moment are the SA6 MkII... and DaVinci is coming, so you have a customer and fanboy right there.. please tell them to make a DD (shhh, I also do like my NiceHCK Himalaya...

Another DaVinci review from a not so well known channel, but I really like to watch Cata Degen's approach to reviews... sometimes he's a bit hard to understand, but otherwise good content:

Interesting video: Simgot EM10 VS Supermix 4 VS EM6L Analysis ...might be interesting for some :wink:

Z didn't say it sounds bad, he just said its not playing within its peers without the dongle. And there's my problem with this hole DSP dongle trend. But sure, for people solely listening via their smartphones, this might add some value... but is that us here? As you mentioned, you like switches...

I understand, and everyone can either see this trend as a feature or a bug. Thing is that Z got the impression, that the Splendor II dosn't sound like a 240$ IEM without the dongle, and that's what puts me probably off. If such an approach is like "wow, they sound really good naturally, and with...

Love the look of the TRN Medusa... so I did a quick and dirty Photoshop to see how they would look like with a more suitable cable to fit the Medusa colors. Ended up using a pic of the Tripowin Sirene ...and now we're talkin' :heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes:

Anything more specific you might share on the Splendor II yet? (humbly asking also how they compare to the Himalaya?) EDIT: Thanks for mentioning Z's review on them, just saw his review/rant about them and even though I seldomly concur with his opinions or his style of "reviewing", this time I...

Certainly not mid price, rather low price... but definitely not the typical low-end: The new DUNU Lyre Mini 240-Strand High-Purity OCC Earphone Cable with Q-Lock Mini

@Redcarmoose said: "...this is one IEM that contradicts some of the graph, and makes a reality that 8kHz peak energy oppose from it being just measurement resonances. As such that forward energy combined with the rest makes this IEM way less musical in the end, in comparison to the XUAN NV! Sure...

Agree, the ZS10 Pro 2 are a nice and budget friendly revelation. Everything is there, the technicalities, separation, detail, aso ... but what I miss is a bit of note weight and fullness of sound. Compared to other sets I have (concerning note weight and timbre) and not in general of course...

Nope, but are they already available from Aune? ...I heard that they want to release some spare parts and accessories, amongst them are at least pleather pads, but sheep-skin? (are they from the SR7000?)

Thanks! I skipped Carat, I anyway wanted to buy only one of these "budget" 1DDs. because I'm stoked by other IEMs on the horizon e.g. AFUL Explorer, DITA Audio Project M, Simgot Supermix 4.. holy moly, wish I could try all of these but normal humans don't have that luxury :smile: .

Good and totally reasonable point, thanks for your objectivity! Splendor II is 240€... maybe too close to the Himalaya. The thing why I wanted a cheaper 1DD is, that many are so impressed what the 50-100 € price range can offer, that I just was curious to hear for myself, but then again, owning...

I have Kefine Delci and Jialai Carat in my HiFiGo cart. After the Himalaya, which brought me sooo back to love 1DDs, I wanna have now a well performing 1DD budget IEM, since we gladly hear a lot about these lately. Or would there be even a better recommendation sub 100$? (I like more a relaxed...

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Some short observations from my side: The use of filters pretty much depends on the whole chain. The DAP or DAC, Amp, itself, the headphones and their drivability and overall sound signature, and to lesser but still applicable extents, the IEM tip, nozzle filter, cable, and last but not least...

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