So, it make about a week I receive whole Tserie, T300 and T800 being my favorite I still think the T180 is supreme bargain for single BA but need more listen.
Right now im jsut obsess about how great sound the T800, BUT they are capricious multi ba, and I want to know if anybody encounter problem with less powerfull audio source, like my Tempotec V1-A (wich do not sound fabulous) do not create distortion with bass with any other iem i try but with T800 it do. Its the only DAP that do this to T800, but i sure feel output clarity and stability is a big deal to get the best out of these revealing marvel.
Right now its plugged in my Radsone ES100 and sound great, and less trebly than with Ibasso DX90....man, as well, the eartips and perfect fit is EXTREMELY important, it open soundstage or tame it, bass too will be affect, so the imaging.
Here are some first impressions I share on my NBBA facebook group:
CONSTRUCTION is excellent, the resin housing will even resist to dog chewing if you own a stupid dog. BUT, these are big, and will not fit properly very small ear as I can conclude when I have to help my mother put this in her ears, she do not have my big ears (dont know where they came from) and well, I was afraid to damage her ears, it was like trying puting a big rock in nail hole. Nonetheless, it kind of fit and she was WOWED....even if I know she got bad seal and did not hear full potential of T800. ISOLATION is supreme and sound leakage inexistent.
EARTIPS and fit is ultimately important to get right sound, these are the most tips dependant iem I how, wide bore d well for me, but placement in my ear canal is a most for proper soundstage and bass impact, you can kind tune the sound too, with bigegr eatips air will expend and make the bass more thick etc.
SOUND: firstly, these are the more revealing iem I own, not just in upper region, but in whole frequencies range.
BASS is very weighty for BA, sub and mid bass have pristine separation tough lower end isnt the most refined I hear (dynamic driver still win in this region). With T800 you have an holographic sens of layering that give imaging a (kinda HD) life like presentation, wich proof its well tuned, it do not sound too fowards or artificial at all and timbre is just slightly textured so it do not sound grainy or shouty.
MID RANGE is richly revealing, vocal are centered and in front seat, they are very alive and super clear, this kind of clean mid range is only possible with multiple drivers iem as lower region do not war them up and stay in the back as it should in real life. Body is full, and mid range separation is excellent, all instrument have their singular presentation and soul. Should it be piano, violin ,sax etc, sens of attack and weight is accurate and lively.
TREBLE is well extended, and fowarded and elevated in 8-12khz with a smooth curve, this make the percussion ultra sparkly without splashiness, this is sharp and super energic mid treble and can be considered as analytical. Percussion or micro details are very crisp and you will hear perfectly every little sound of even the fastest and more complex crazy percussionist, this is particularly enjoyable for genius jazz or complex electronic-idm. Nope, the T800 aren't boring at all but will perhaps distract treble sensitive people.
With the T800, sometime I have to stop walking cause i'm too impress and my eye are poping out of my WOW face. For me, its the only drawback but I can deal with it.
