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  1. nocturne19

    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...
  11. nocturne19

    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.
  17. nocturne19

    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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    Rank the IEM's you've heard

    I actually think the 3k dip does something with this, but yeah probably the biggest (and only) flaw of the set.
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    The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.

    U18t (with the crappy stock cable) sounds phenomenal on N30LE. Guess it ain't easy to beat 18 drivers :ksc75smile: Other than issues with impedance I actually believe 18t scales up with better sources. Interesting to know if anyone have plugged 18t into desktop rigs:L3000:
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    Plussound Audio Thread

    I'd say cables are more about synergy, but verse copper + is really terrific - defintely an underrated cable - kudos to @PLUSSOUND Can't wait to demo Copper XL :)
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    The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.

    VEX actually does sit in the middle ground, it slams hard but definitely not as bass-focused as Rn6:drum:
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