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  1. hshock76

    Interesting machine from Luxury n Precision

    Collected! Grateful to Jaben for getting me one 😁
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    Empire Ears - Discussion & Impressions (Formerly EarWerkz)

    Personally for me, Raven is a complete upgrade on Odyssey. The mids on the Odyssey were too recessed for me and it was like all excitement was sucked out. Raven has better treble extension and I will say noticeably higher quality bass as well. I too did not hear the sense of space Raven gave...
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    Empire Ears - Discussion & Impressions (Formerly EarWerkz)

    Had another go on the Raven on the last day of the show. Fortunately this morning was less busy due to the heavy morning rain in HK so I had more time with it under more relaxing conditions. This time round, I changed to the CP155 tips (which I used on my Odin previously) instead of a set of...
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    Empire Ears - Discussion & Impressions (Formerly EarWerkz)

    I had a short session on the Gold version which should sound the same as the black one. Great technicalities and I can hear the BCD working to give a Holographic 3D sound field which from my memory improves upon the Evo. Great treble and again def improved from Odin. However, I’ll see...
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    Subtonic STORM: Impressions and Discussion

    Nah your hearing is fine. Storm no longer sounds dry from DMP after more play time. It's a mighty impressive pairing.
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    Subtonic STORM: Impressions and Discussion

    The first thing that struck me is the amount of resolution Storm gives. There is a high degree of clarity for each note without any harshness/brightness and it is pretty incredible how Subtonic managed to achieve this level of balance. Technicalities like separation, layering, imaging are beyond...
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    Subtonic STORM: Impressions and Discussion

    I auditioned STORM twice. The first time at Canjam Singapore which was a less than ideal environment for any serious auditions and not surprisingly, I went away unimpressed. The second time was at a cafe. I was much more impressed vs the first attempt and liked it enough to place an order the...
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    Subtonic STORM: Impressions and Discussion

    In Subtonic's own words, "STORM, short for Subtonic Opus Reference Monitor, is designed with a simple goal in mind: to recreate a studio main monitor experience in an in-ear monitor." From my understanding, a true reference monitor does not boost any frequencies and gives you a very accurate...
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    Subtonic STORM: Impressions and Discussion

    Hmm to put it in simple terms, Storm sounds leaner, less musical & smooth and flatter; not as dynamic vs my other sources; LP6 Ti AE, 1Z M2 & SP3K SS. Would like to highlight that this is strictly vs the other sources and not in absolute terms. Storm still sounds mighty good from the DMP with...
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    Subtonic STORM: Impressions and Discussion

    I'll PM you separately since this is a Subtonic Storm thread.
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    Subtonic STORM: Impressions and Discussion

    I auditioned the Ragnar a couple of times and always found it on the bright side of things. Overall signature is pretty lean and bass does not go as deep as I envisioned. Storm is more balanced and is probably the most accurate sounding IEM I have heard. Timbre & tonality is spot on and hands...
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    Subtonic STORM: Impressions and Discussion

    I personally find Storm sounding a tad dry out of the DMP. I really like it through the SP3K SS and it sounds glorious when driven from my SAEQ amp which I use to drive my RAAL SR-1B at home but is also able to drive all types of headphones https://saeq-audio.com/amplifier-hsa-1c
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    Subtonic STORM: Impressions and Discussion

    Storm arrived. Burning-in in the office!
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    Feedback by 'hshock76' on listing 'SONY WM1Z (uncapped)'

    Fast and smooth deal!! Great communications and shipped next day. Package arrived in great condition. Highly recommended!
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    Astell&Kern A&ultima SP3000

    Grey Alcantara
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    Shanling M9 Plus - Flagship Android player

    M9+ more musical & smooth but M2 still has the best mids (texture, timbre, tonality & layering)
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    Shanling M9 Plus - Flagship Android player

    I am currently burning in the SP3K (CU & SS) and the M9+. I should be able to post some updates early next week. Out of box, the M9+ was indeed very warm and thick. However, after 10-15hrs of burn-in, it has opened up quite a fair bit and is now less thick. At this point, I will not say that...
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    Shanling M9 Plus - Flagship Android player

    I’ll be going through this candy stack and give some impressions
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    Shanling M9 Plus - Flagship Android player

    Collected M9 Plus and SP3000 CU
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    Shanling M9 Plus - Flagship Android player

    I'll try to report back next week. Have the 3K SS on hand, collecting the M9+ tomorrow and 3K CU on Saturday if stock comes in.
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    Rhapsodio thread

    Are you planning a trip to Singapore anytime soon? :L3000:
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    Shanling M9 Plus - Flagship Android player

    I prefer the player over the box :L3000: I'll drop by Jaben tomorrow to have a listen.
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    Rhapsodio thread

    Need to visit you in HK one day… The Fantasies Copper with Infinity Plus looks crazy Good!!!
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