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7Hz Impressions & Discussion
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You are very welcome!
You don't HAVE to do that, it is just a recommendation if you want maximum pleasure from a purely non-biased perspective (yours)...
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Killedkella
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Debating whether I pick the Legato or the Sony XBA-N3 for bass... I've only heard the Sony's briefly and was amazed at the amount of bass and control it had, hopefully the Legato isint a super dark/muddy iem.
Looking forward to impressions from this thread!
Looking forward to impressions from this thread!
ToneDeafMonk
Previously known as TheDeafMonk
Legato ordered. Give me some of that old school bass.
Congrats on your new (incoming) shiny!
Well, the benefit of living in Singapore: I have the Legato with me. I hope I can get my review out before CanJam SG!
The first IEM since my time with Maestro Mini/SE that could rumble my jaws but remain clean. The bass sounds so punchy and yet effortless. There is a slight bleed into mids as expected, but from what I read from even earlier impressions from China, some tip rolling might help with that (I'll run a few for the review). The upper mids are surprisingly not as dark sounding as the graph might suggest, but I was told that it may sound even smoother after a short burn in; the tantalum caps in the crossover do need warming up. Currently burning in for about 10 hours with white noise, I'll mention in the review if it does anything. Technicalities wise, I'd simply say that it is clearly not its highest priority.Early impressions ?
So far, it does exactly what the tuners wanted to achieve: the sound of old big hifi speakers of the 90s. Listening to it made me want to go to a karaoke or something.
I am interested in the Timeless and have got some questions:
https://headphones.com/blogs/reviews/7hz-timeless-ae-review-a-year-of-difference
So the AE is different but not better? Is the fit better than the Blessing 2 for smaller or average ears? The B2 makes it difficult. 160 € for timeless, 210 € for timeless AE or 250 € for the Blessing 2. There are a lot of good iems here.
https://headphones.com/blogs/reviews/7hz-timeless-ae-review-a-year-of-difference
So the AE is different but not better? Is the fit better than the Blessing 2 for smaller or average ears? The B2 makes it difficult. 160 € for timeless, 210 € for timeless AE or 250 € for the Blessing 2. There are a lot of good iems here.
I have the three: the B2 is veeeery balanced replay but I think you would find it bass light; the Timeless OG is very good deal (I still listen to it while having the other two) - its strength is resolution and detail retrieval but sometimes might be sharp (foam tips are a must). The AE is a veeeery good and engaging replay, better than OG, and its only flaw is that does not fit gym and running activities (due to its design).
I would always take Timeless AE vs the other two. And I think, for someone entering hifi iems, AE is best choice - it is not pretentious in sound signature (like B2), it is top resolution up to $500 and it has some qualities which some $1k iems miss.
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Cut a little bass out of the AE and to me it becomes even better.
This is what I do to mine and I’d call in neutral with a bass boost:
Depends on source! Mojo2 - no correction needed for me. Hiby RS6 might touch down bass.Cut a little bass out of the AE and to me it becomes even better.
This is what I do to mine and I’d call in neutral with a bass boost:
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I use a 5K, and I just like a little less bass.
Thank you. A little comparison with the Maestro Mini ?The first IEM since my time with Maestro Mini/SE that could rumble my jaws but remain clean. The bass sounds so punchy and yet effortless. There is a slight bleed into mids as expected, but from what I read from even earlier impressions from China, some tip rolling might help with that (I'll run a few for the review). The upper mids are surprisingly not as dark sounding as the graph might suggest, but I was told that it may sound even smoother after a short burn in; the tantalum caps in the crossover do need warming up. Currently burning in for about 10 hours with white noise, I'll mention in the review if it does anything. Technicalities wise, I'd simply say that it is clearly not its highest priority.
So far, it does exactly what the tuners wanted to achieve: the sound of old big hifi speakers of the 90s. Listening to it made me want to go to a karaoke or something.
It's a 'mini' Maestro Mini. Legato has slightly lower resolution and a bit more recessed mids, also physically heavier. Bass is equally clean, with similar quantity and quality, but with more midbass emphasis. I prefer Legato's timbre better, personally. All in all, Legato has more midbass in exchange of slightly less technicalities compared to Maestro Mini.
I don't personally own a Maestro Mini, so this is based on a unit that I borrowed from a friend (my friend also came to a similar conclusion).
EDIT:
Ian Fann has released a followup video. He also mentioned Fatfreq in his Legato full review.
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