It is also incredibly detailed and musical at the same time. I could listen using the M1 for a very long time while my P8 can be fatiguing after awhile. I am using high gain on my Schiit Hel+ which is not normal for IEM.
P5 if you need more bass. MagicOne would be my recommendation though if you're looking for a more complimentary sound to the S12. The M1 is super smooth and it sounds fantastic for the music genres you listed. It is BA though so it won't have much sub bass but that to me is a plus since it will give you an alternative tuning.
Exactly, it interests me more to hear a different tuning. Or a major improvement but I don't wanna spend 1000 USD/Euro. I'm pretty new to IEM's, are single BA's a rarity?
Hybrids and multi-BAs are very common nowadays as well as single DD. This is the first single BA I've heard. I don't know how Aful managed to create such a remarkable sound with only 1 BA but man this thing is fantastic!
Still no sign of the 14 BA flagship.
I pm’ed them about it and Hifigo. I plan I getting the one and reviewing if I can get one in. I know they are still working on tuning.
The thing is that the p1 max and P8 differ a couple of db in exactly the area that most of us are very sensitive to : 3.5k - 7k. 1 db of EQ in that area is noticeable to me. 2 db changes the character of an IEM from revealing but pleasant , to revealing and fatiguing...(this is the area of the Tripowin Olina that was tamed in the Tripowin Olina SE) of course everything depends on the eartips you use. You might be able to tame the P8 with different tips... certainly comply, but also with a narrower bore silicone tip if you can experiment.I've been listening to the P8's for around 2 months, I've tried but unfortunately I've been finding them too fatiguing in the upper mid range, when I'm out an about in the street often I'll have the sound bumped up a bit but I just can't do that with these, had this problem with the Blessing 2's also, looking at the FR chart I just didn't anticipate it as it wasn't that dissimilar to the P1 Max which is one of my favourite tuned IEM's,
Not sure where to jump next tbh, I want something but very non-fatiguing but a step up over the P1 Max, maybe SA6 Mk2? Sigh.
If I send them a message, it would be “just tune like Magic One, and LET’S GO!!!”
how did you find the Quintet as compared to the P5? What tips are you using on each? Have you tried powering either though a simple iphone dongle?
It's been awhile since I had both but I'd take the Quintet over the P5. Quintet sounds great just a bit fatiguing to me personally. P5 just wasn't very memorable.
I notice you posted PEQ settings for the Quintet, but not for the P5. I am not using pEQ, simply a graphical EQ called macEQ, 11 bands. At any rate, how have you EQ'd your P5, if I may ask? My issues with P5, using wide bore tips (I couldn't get any of my more narrow bore tips to get a good seal, including those supplied by AFUL), were 2: first, the vocals seemed veiled and rear stage. I fixed that by adding 2.7db at 2k. second issue was a sense of tizziness. For that I don't have a 5k or 6k bands to adjust, so I EQ 4k down 2.7db, and 8k down 1.7 db. That seems to solve the tizziness. As a bonus, I added 2.1db at 32, just to give the subbass a little help... though there isn't a lot EQ can do with a generic 8mm driver.
