Dug up some spiral dot ++'s I had laying around in ye olde tip bag and been listening a bit at work this morning. Some initial thoughts: *Bass slightly reduced, but Raven has bass to burn. I still get those "omg I think I feel this in my spinal column" moments. *Bass reduction has resulted in...

As easy as a transaction could be, thanks again and enjoy!

Looking to sell my set of Helios SE. In good condition besides a small amount of wear shown on one of the monitors (pictured). Box and original accessories included. Great set for those that loved the helios but had trouble with the fit. Price is $580 net to me. Price includes shipping CONUS.

Bunch of generic ones, xelastics, sedna light shorts, some spinfit omnis that I crammed on there and really liked the fit but not the sound of etc. Almost universally it was as you describe - wider sounding which kept me going down that path since it made the Raven sound so open, but ultimately...

As I've had more time with the set now this has been my take as well. The amount of bass they've managed to cram into these things while still keeping everything else so clean, well separated, and generally normal sounding is just insane. Don't know if I've heard much else like it. I will say...

Listening session bouncing back and forth between these two reminds me of jumping out of a sauna into the cold then back in again.

They are both great sets so I hope you find what you are looking for. The more time I spend with Raven the more I appreciate what EE has accomplished with it. I did order some mesh IEM baggies for my pair off amazon, just to help prevent any dings/scratches etc while they are in storage.

Always happy to enable :ksc75smile:

Matte black anything never seems to photograph well. It just ends up flat, and my phone keeps trying to turn them gray. Couple natural light photos for anybody who cares. Early impressions are that these sound as I remember - massive soundstage, bass quality in the way only EE can pull off...

And now through the power of next day shipping! Very glad I waited on these - they are gorgeous looking in person! Very subtle contrast between the faceplate and the shell, they look downright luxurious.

That was what I said to myself too as I entered my credit card info and texted the wife to not look at the bill this month :D

If anybody is interested, Andrew from Musicteck sent me this photo today of the satin standard edition Raven. Outside of the two photos Jack posted way back, this is the only other shot I've seen. They look killer - wish more brands did all black sets.

That type of outrage behavior is standard issue for some of the more........reddity/tiktoky types. If something is outside of their price range or comfort zone, it must be some sort of great injustice to be rallied against. I think it has a harder time gaining traction here due to a dearth of 15...

Ooooh! 1299 for a custom and its got the cool short canal tech from the Bellos stuff. That has my attention.

The little faceplate plunger is very cute.

Very much this. More money, more tech, more newer does not necessarily mean more better. When I got to hear Mentor back-to-back with Amber Pearl, I thought they were both great but I preferred Mentor. When I heard EXT back-to-back with VE10, I thought they were both great but preferred EXT...

Foam messes with the bone conduction - at least that was the advice with Evo. I would avoid. Could be worth looking into something like xelastics (or similar - I think there are other options like them now). Kind of a tacky silicone that warms up with your body heat and molds to your ear for a...

I see Bloom Audio has now updated their standard edition pre-order target to "end of January" :/

Initially ordered a pair of these from 7A way back in 2022 right after Precog dropped his review of them, and I'm guessing I was one of the earlier people in the US to get a set. Ultimately I sold my pair in a "oh crap I've accumulated way too much stuff" gear purge in 2023. But they've been on...

Easy transaction, thanks!!

Bizarre behavior from a full grown adult. I enjoyed his hype posts when things were going well - just think that when people are 3.6k in the hole and only have 5 months of bonus waiting to show for it, it shouldn’t be that hard to have some sympathy for their frustrations. Speaking of which -...

I've generally had much better luck selling on reddit AVX than Head-fi for whatever reason (more views?). I always x-post the listings and I think I have 3 feedback there for every one here, and I've been selling on here for longer.

So outside of a couple of shots that Jack appears to have taken with his phone at a bar, has anybody actually seen the new faceplates for these in the wild?

Its my understanding (inside sources, don't ask:sunglasses:) that EE's surprise plan to have the replacements spectacularly delivered to their new owners via raven hit a snag when someone at the office accidently ordered crows instead. As soon as Jack can train the birds stop putting up a fuss...

As easy as a transaction could be! Great guy and a top Head-fier, enjoy your headphones!