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Yes they are. I think it made a slight difference. It's a little less bassy, less 'V' shape sound.
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Yes they are. I think it made a slight difference. It's a little less bassy, less 'V' shape sound.
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Yes yes Book of Souls on the way. Wait for it. Up the irons!
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I've check out @twister6 photos. The bore of the tips I got isn't as wide as his. Maybe that's why the difference I heard is slight.
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hey @nmatheis i hope its okay i use one of your pictures, as you marked it very clearly!
these are only preliminary findings but i found that the back vent i'll post a picture below
seems to skew the balanced toward the upper midrange-lower treble, making
the bass seems to lose some of its definition, and it becomes a bit more one- note.
but the presentation seems more closed
the vent near the nozzle i find it actually makes it more v shaped, the midbass gets more impactful but loses depth, the treble loses some of that smoothness,but trades that for a bit more "forwardness"
the bass here is very abundant, very punchy bassheads rejoice!
plugging both, makes the for for a congested sound.
id say its better to leave the ad01 in their stock form, unless your finding them still light on bass. its a cleaner listen
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hey @nmatheis
i hope its okay i use one of your pictures, as you marked it very clearly!
these are only preliminary findings but i found that the back vent i'll post a picture below
seems to skew the balanced toward the upper midrange-lower treble, making
the bass seems to lose some of its definition, and it becomes a bit more one- note.
but the presentation seems more closed
the vent near the nozzle i find it actually makes it more v shaped, the midbass gets more impactful but loses depth, the treble loses some of that smoothness,but trades that for a bit more "forwardness"
the bass here is very abundant, very punchy bassheads rejoice!
plugging both, makes the for for a congested sound.
id say its better to leave the ad01 in their stock form, unless your finding them still light on bass. its a cleaner listen
Absolutely no problem using my pics, and thanks for reporting in!
I know tape mods are one of the most common for vented IEM, so now people know what to expect. Thanks for being the Guinea Pig
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My review is up: http://www.head-fi.org/products/alpha-delta-ad01/reviews/13778
Enjoy...
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Agree on so much of your review hakushondaimao and wish I was as eloquent. Very nice!
One point if like to emphasize is that AD01 really do breathe life into older recordings. The enhanced bass adds a nice touch of warmth and fullness.
Conversely, I really don't understand why some reviewers recommend this type of sound signature for "modern" music, which is highly compressed and typically has bass levels cranked up quite high. This just gives bassy IEM + bassy music = too much bass! (IMHO, of course)
Anyhow, another great review hakushondaimao, and thanks again to TEOSJ for letting us test out your first IEM!
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Agree on so much of your review @hakushondaimao and wish I was as eloquent. Very nice!
One point if like to emphasize is that AD01 really do breathe life into older recordings. The enhanced bass adds a nice touch of warmth and fullness.
Conversely, I really don't understand why some reviewers recommend this type of sound signature for "modern" music, which is highly compressed and typically has bass levels cranked up quite high. This just gives bassy IEM + bassy music = too much bass! (IMHO, of course)
Anyhow, another great review @hakushondaimao, and thanks again to @TEOSJ for letting us test out your first IEM!
Thanks good sire. Glad you concur!
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My review is up: http://www.head-fi.org/products/alpha-delta-ad01/reviews/13778
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thank you for your review @hakushondaimao
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@nmatheis @hakushondaimao these are still early in development. but the AD02 will feature the same detachable DC connectors, better designed housing, better packaging. sound signature wise is still not decided yet: I have 2 possible sound signatures at the moment: 1 that is technically accurate and the other one is more warm and smooth sounding. If I like both sound, you might even get a AD03 at the same time.
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these are still early in development. but the AD02 will feature the same detachable DC connectors, better designed housing, better packaging. sound signature wise is still not decided yet: I have 2 possible sound signatures at the moment: 1 that is technically accurate and the other one is more warm and smooth sounding. If I like both sound, you might even get a AD03 at the same time.
Thanks for the info TEOSJ!
I vote for both :wink_face:
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@nmatheis @hakushondaimao these are still early in development. but the AD02 will feature the same detachable DC connectors, better designed housing, better packaging. sound signature wise is still not decided yet: I have 2 possible sound signatures at the moment: 1 that is technically accurate and the other one is more warm and smooth sounding. If I like both sound, you might even get a AD03 at the same time.
That would be a sight to see. Given the level of quality the AD01 has already brought to the table, a simple re-tune would definitely make them a very strong competitor in its price bracket.
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