[SeaFoodBoy]

Anyone know where I can demo the Andromeda in Toronto, ON Canada?

TIA.

 

[rodel808]

The Andro really requires a hell lot of effort in paring a DAP. The degree of sensitivity sometimes become a flaw of these earphones. While I am listening on the Andro balanced on Onyko DP-S1 it sounded great. Then I wanted to share the great sounding of the Andro to my friend. He turned on the same song from his DAP, Onyko DP-X1 balanced. However, it sounded extremely thin and with very noticeable treble sibilance, it sounded just like playing a song from an old smartphone speaker. I then suggested him to listen the same song on my Onyko DP-S1 and it sounded perfectly good. I transfed my Flac file to his player to make sure it is not the problem from his cd rip. Even DAP from the same brand and same product lineup with very similar specs and design could make such a big difference on the Andro....

Yup, she is a picky one. I paired the Andromeda straight out the Shanling M2s which has an output impedance of 4.8 ohm and it sounds like crap. However, through the Shanling M1 with output impedance of 0.1 it sounds beautiful.

 

[goodvibes]

4.8 is a bit high. That one is understandable but it shouldn't sound like crap. You probably like more than neutral bass. 4.8z would only put it about 1db shy of neutral.

 

[rodel808]

Yeah. I need the bass. I prefer a v shape sound I guess.

 

[blazinblazin]

Sony WM1A give Andro better Bass.

 

[Gavin C4]

Sony WM1A give Andro better Bass.

True, tested it. But to my ears, only on the 4.4 balanced, not on the 3.5.

 

[ubs28]

Sony WM1A give Andro better Bass.

A cheap solution for better bass is using the $9 usb DAC from Apple instead of using the headphone jack from the iPhone. It doesn’t sound bad imo for $9.

 

[Gavin C4]

A cheap solution for better bass is using the $9 usb DAC from Apple instead of using the headphone jack from the iPhone. It doesn’t sound bad imo for $9.

Too bad the iPhone has no headphone jack, no option to play with a different ouput Z. The only solution is to use lighting to dac such as firefly.

 

[SilverEars]

I recently got the Spiral Dots, and I got to say, I like the slot for the iem sound tubing notch that keeps the tips in place. Although the fit is perfect with the ML size, the sound is pretty much the same as the silicon wide bore tips that comes with the iems that is more flabby in material than stiffer Spiral Dots silicones. What I've been using the whole time that sounded great to me was the KZ KS5 large star tips. They have a narrower bore than the Spiral Dots, but doesn't cover up the 3 sound outlets.



Spiral Dots on Left, and KZ ZS5 star tips on right for comparison(notice the bore size differences). Although the ZS5 star tips sound better to me, the problem it, it doesn't have notches to keep the tips in place when pulling out the iems. It's quite annoying having to pull the tips out of my ears every time. The widest bore does sound brighter in the lower treble area, and the star tips just sounds better, and I think it's the ideal bore diameter for non-narrow bore iems in general.

 

[SilverEars]

I'm wondering if there are olive type silicone tips out there like the star tips(on the right) with notches to keep in place with that bore sizing. Anybody know?

 

[SilverEars]

NM.

 

[blazinblazin]

I am so used to silicon tips which has a huge wide soundstage.

So narrow bores change the sound to have a tunneling sound especially longer stump tips.

 

[SilverEars]

NM. I forgot that I had EQ on for my iSines and forgot to turn it off. I had 4k boosted so that explains the shrill I was hearing.

 

[blazinblazin]

For me the sweet spot tips goes to Symbio tips.
As they are the most neutral sounding tips and have good isolation.

https://headpie.blogspot.sg/2017/08/mandarine-symbio-w-tips-impressions.html

 

[SilverEars]

For me the sweet spot tips goes to Symbio tips.
As they are the most neutral sounding tips and have good isolation.

https://headpie.blogspot.sg/2017/08/mandarine-symbio-w-tips-impressions.html

Can you post an image of the symbio tips next to the stock silicone tips? I'd like to see the differences in the bore sizing.