Jan 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM Post #4,231 of 4,257
Quick cross post for anybody that might be considering the hermit and wonders about the bass versus other AuR sets.

In my experience bass performance and preference is down to specific tuning, probably the specific drivers and ones priorities within musical taste and the specific music being played but I offer the following for comparison purposes.




I just compared my AüR Audio Ascension and my AüR Aurora against my AüR Hermit.

I listened to “Blue Lines” by Massive Attack which has what I hear as relatively low range normal bass without much sub bass and “South of the Line” by Pitch Black which has rumbling sub bass throughout.

In short the Ascension and Aurora get their arses handed to them by the Hermits BA sub bass while the BC make the Hermits mid bass presence equal to the Ascension and Aurora in my estimation.

Overall where bass performance is valued I prefer the Hermit by a decent margin over the Ascension and Aurora simply because of the enveloping sub bass that makes the Ascension and Aurora rather lean sounding by comparison.

In isolation either of the Ascension and Aurora are very good in their own right of course.

Listening to “Five Man Army” by Massive Attack with the Hermit and the sub bass is genuinely akin to a true subwoofer without the punch in the chest. It actually takes some getting used to since I have never had an IEM or headphone that does sub bass anything like as well.

At first listen the sub bass can be a bit overwhelming but once acclimated to it the texture and nuance come through and it is a long way from a one note drone that could overpower the mids.

Yet pop on a female vocal centric track and the mids shine wonderfully with a nice richness rather than what I would describe as warmth. I imagine that is due to the BC.
 
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Jan 18, 2025 at 3:48 AM Post #4,232 of 4,257
Hermit this morning❤️. Pleasant smooth sounds in my ears😄

@BS5711 Did you buy the Midas cable? I regret not buying it😅.
 
Jan 18, 2025 at 3:56 AM Post #4,233 of 4,257
Hermit this morning❤️. Pleasant smooth sounds in my ears😄

@BS5711 Did you buy the Midas cable? I regret not buying it😅.

No I didn’t @Erkil I am not a cable believer, I like the look and handling of the Kinera Dromi that I have on all my AuR and I really dislike the look of a cable designed for a recessed IEM in an IEM without a deep recess.

My anal retentive disposition and desire for a certain aesthetic really limits my options 😂
 
Jan 18, 2025 at 6:55 AM Post #4,234 of 4,257
I got my Hermit a few days ago, still getting used to them but so far i'm very happy.

I haven't much to compare but it's better in every aspect compared to my Fiio FD7 and the TSMR X (didn't like this one).
The FD7 has good bass and reaches lower frequencies but it's way more tighter and defined on the Hermit, mids and treble hands down the Hermit wins by a large margin, the BC is very audible.

Another thing is they're efficient and don't require much power, i forgot to lower from medium gain to lower gain on my Cayin N3Ultra and almost blew my ears off.
I like the Midas cable as well, very well made.

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Jan 18, 2025 at 10:40 AM Post #4,236 of 4,257
Jan 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM Post #4,237 of 4,257
Quick cross post for anybody that might be considering the hermit and wonders about the bass versus other AuR sets.

In my experience bass performance and preference is down to specific tuning, probably the specific drivers and ones priorities within musical taste and the specific music being played but I offer the following for comparison purposes.




I just compared my AüR Audio Ascension and my AüR Aurora against my AüR Hermit.

I listened to “Blue Lines” by Massive Attack which has what I hear as relatively low range normal bass without much sub bass and “South of the Line” by Pitch Black which has rumbling sub bass throughout.

In short the Ascension and Aurora get their arses handed to them by the Hermits BA sub bass while the BC make the Hermits mid bass presence equal to the Ascension and Aurora in my estimation.

Overall where bass performance is valued I prefer the Hermit by a decent margin over the Ascension and Aurora simply because of the enveloping sub bass that makes the Ascension and Aurora rather lean sounding by comparison.

In isolation either of the Ascension and Aurora are very good in their own right of course.

Listening to “Five Man Army” by Massive Attack with the Hermit and the sub bass is genuinely akin to a true subwoofer without the punch in the chest. It actually takes some getting used to since I have never had an IEM or headphone that does sub bass anything like as well.

At first listen the sub bass can be a bit overwhelming but once acclimated to it the texture and nuance come through and it is a long way from a one note drone that could overpower the mids.

Yet pop on a female vocal centric track and the mids shine wonderfully with a nice richness rather than what I would describe as warmth. I imagine that is due to the BC.
I managed to recreate the Ascension sound! That slightly warmish, laid back, wide, W shape, diffused note decay.

iBasso DX340 line out, SoundTiger Mellow, Pegasus cable, 64A Volur.

Maybe just buy the Ascension. LOL
 
Jan 19, 2025 at 2:28 AM Post #4,238 of 4,257
I managed to recreate the Ascension sound! That slightly warmish, laid back, wide, W shape, diffused note decay.

iBasso DX340 line out, SoundTiger Mellow, Pegasus cable, 64A Volur.

Maybe just buy the Ascension. LOL

Yup!! That sounds like a very expensive Ascension substitute🤣🤣
 
Jan 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM Post #4,239 of 4,257
Yup!! That sounds like a very expensive Ascension substitute🤣🤣
Funny how one must go one big circle to appreciate something. I literally have bags and drawers of these thing. Only to discover the Ascension on Athena can achieve the same thing on a Fiio dongle.

The only good thing to come out this. I’ve listened to so many things critically. I put in an IEM and in 10 seconds know it’s going to be a waste of time.
 
Jan 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM Post #4,240 of 4,257
If anyone is interested in an impression of the latest Zero Degree Realm cable. I have it on the site below. It's more suitable for long form writing than the forum section of headfi. It was done for my Japanese friends. But I have it in both English and Japanese.

This cable was borrowed from a cable addict friend who collected it just last week. I am interested in buying my own copy. I just splurged on a Wabisabi and Super Godfall. That's quite a few grand. So, this will be for down the road.

https://note.com/dingdongmonster/
where i can get Zero Degree Realm cable?
 
Jan 31, 2025 at 11:27 AM Post #4,242 of 4,257
Feb 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM Post #4,244 of 4,257
Ordered the Hermidas, patiently waiting for them to arrive after the Chinese New Year holidays, btw Nicholas is just a CLASS ACT, very professional, very knowledgeable. Can’t wait to get them.
 
Feb 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM Post #4,245 of 4,257
Ordered the Hermidas, patiently waiting for them to arrive after the Chinese New Year holidays, btw Nicholas is just a CLASS ACT, very professional, very knowledgeable. Can’t wait to get them.
I had the same experience, it was a pleasure dealing with him. i'm very happy with my Hermidas combo(Hermit+midas cable).
 

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