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  1. nocturne19

    Rank the IEM's you've heard

    Right I meant UM Multiverse Mentor, sorry for the confusion.
  2. nocturne19

    Rank the IEM's you've heard

    I personally consider KK as warm U-shaped, for an upgrade I would actually suggest MM. With the correct fit bass is actually pretty solid.
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    The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.

    Graph-wise it does seem like a vocal-focused set. How does it compare with similar offerings like NG Audio Erebus/Aroma Jewel? This iem seems to be hyped in China, 'beating up' TOTLs as many claim.
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    The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.

    Dear Watercoolers, Having attended the 2024 Shenzhen Hi-End Audio and Headphone exhibition over the past few days, I would like to share some of my personal highlights with you all :L3000: Source: LPGT AAW Canary Pro. I find it to occupy a warm U-shaped tuning. Different from iems that occupy...
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    The Brise Audio Japan Cable Thread

    Not too sure with Fitear offerings, but from my experience with Naobi and Yatono I do hear a noticeble boost in technicalities, especially in resolution and soundstage width. You are accompanied with a darker background as well, which does favour to sensitive iems. To me the LE version will do...
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    The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.

    I guess the only way is trial and error. I am personally more susceptible to 8k, while many folks here dislike too much 6k. I guess you can play around with eq, learning the basics of eq definitely elevated my experience in audio.
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    The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.

    1. Subtonic Storm. Crazy that Subtonic had never entered the Chinese market. I mean, you can't find a SINGLE impression/review on chinese forums, given its popularity in the west. If they promoted in China guess 300 Storms could be sold at 10k within an hour. 2. Beat Audio Orbit Saga. Yes...
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    Interesting machine from Luxury n Precision

    Thanks for the impressions! Do you find it portable? It looks pretty big. And do you know the expected price? I heard it is going for 20000Yuan (~2550USD).
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    The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.

    I actually find them to reduce treble and smoothen treble peaks, but yeah I agree they smoothen things too much sometimes.
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    Vision Ears and Rhines Custom Monitors (formerly Compact Monitors)

    Its been some time since I heard the EXT so I can't really comment on that; but from memory it sounds pretty warm to me, and is VERY power hungry: Still one of the most power-hungry iems till today, the opposite of Phonix, Aura and VEX which are considered pretty sensitive. I personally thought...
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    Vision Ears and Rhines Custom Monitors (formerly Compact Monitors)

    Agree with the 16khz spike, an issue to me as well. Common phenomenon found in 64 iems - tia brought a wide stage, though with occasional spikes. Can't really regard it as a 'problem', guess we can only live with it. I agree with @Deezel177 comparison - jewel is more neutral, while notes float...
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    Vision Ears and Rhines Custom Monitors (formerly Compact Monitors)

    I doubt if VEX is an upgrade of A12t. To me both have similar technicalities, just different in tuning. 12t is mild U-shaped, while VEX is warm neutral. VEX sounds more relaxed and has better bass slam, while A12t presents music in a more 'organized' way. And Phonix sounds pretty different from...
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    Lotoo PAW Gold Touch - Touchscreen, 4.4mm Bal, USB DAC, Bluetooth

    No. You still have to access streaming apps via BT or USB.
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    The Brise Audio Japan Cable Thread

    Agree with @Anlan Dong on this one. To me cables are about preference, and synergy is the word I am looking for. If portability isn't a concern to you than Brise cables would even do more justice to you . Shiro is pretty supple, Yatono is soft yet stiff: Great sound, but got irritated over...
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    The Official 64 Audio Thread | apex & tia Technologies

    Which Brise cable did you find to go well with U12t?
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    The Official 64 Audio Thread | apex & tia Technologies

    I find them similar yet complementary in some way. 6t gives better bite on vocals because of 1) thicker lower mids and 2) lack of the 4k dip, while 12t gives a better overall soundscape. 12t still tops my (and many others) list till today, just can't get over its vocal presentation if I have to...
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    The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.

    Here you go! Excellent review by @Trance_Gott https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/qdc-8-pro.27071/reviews
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    The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.

    Interesting cable pairing, seems to be Flash Acoustics Thanos (~$651.88). Wonder if we get a dress code at final release!
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    Cayin N3Ultra: an Entry-level Portable DAP that Delivers a Complete Vacuum Tube Audio Experience

    No doubt that N30LE and SP3000 have TOTL SQ, I'm just saying everything has a cost - you want more functions? Sure, but you have to pay. I agree this is a rare occasion in TOTL products, more like something you would find in low/mid tier market due to fierce competition. Subjectively speaking...
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    Cayin N3Ultra: an Entry-level Portable DAP that Delivers a Complete Vacuum Tube Audio Experience

    Well I guess SQ is of utmost priority for many of us. Availability of 3rd party apps are definitely welcomed, but am I paying a couple thousands more for that? Probably not for me, I live in a cave anyways.
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    Vision Ears and Rhines Custom Monitors (formerly Compact Monitors)

    Demoed Aura on Eletech SoA. Improved resolution, soundstage width and dynamics. On this pair up Aura sounded less warm, especially in mids. Generally speaking not the best pairing but not a bad pairing.
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    The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.

    I doubt if Ronin is considered super bright because Ronin sounds the most organic among the Noble lineup (other than Spartacus). I guess you are talking about Viking variants. Comparing Viking variants to A8000, I still find Viking to be the brighter set, notably in the 6-8k region. Yes you have...
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