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Feb 5, 2017 at 8:06 PM Post #3,631 of 9,829
beowulf said:
You mean they sounded more like full size headphones in terms or air and soundstage?
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Yes sort of. The sound felt like it was coming from the 45 degree of on the back of my head. I also heard the echo and decay of the background sound on one track that surprised me.
Andromeda is on my purchase list now. I'll probably sell all of my IEMs :)
 
Feb 6, 2017 at 5:38 AM Post #3,637 of 9,829
xinghui0711 said:
Yes sort of. The sound felt like it was coming from the 45 degree of on the back of my head. I also heard the echo and decay of the background sound on one track that surprised me.
Andromeda is on my purchase list now. I'll probably sell all of my IEMs
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Very interesting. I'm a sucker for wide holographic singnatures that are more on the grainy bright side. Considered the Vega but I think going for the Andromeda might have have been the right choice.
 
Shipping is going slow, but I should get them this week. If they're not a considerable improvement to the SE846, I think soon there will be a mint-condition Andromeda on the Sales Forum. :)
 
Feb 6, 2017 at 3:41 PM Post #3,638 of 9,829
xinghui0711 said:
Yes sort of. The sound felt like it was coming from the 45 degree of on the back of my head. I also heard the echo and decay of the background sound on one track that surprised me.
Andromeda is on my purchase list now. I'll probably sell all of my IEMs :)
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This is exactly what I've found. Really didn't expect an IEM to have this sort of soundstage. Hell, I didn't expect any IEM to have such an amazing sound, full stop.

I am pretty concerned though... I think I may prefer the sound of my Andro to my LCD-X, though I've not tried my X with the DX200 as it's still being repaired.
 
Feb 7, 2017 at 1:04 AM Post #3,639 of 9,829
xinghui0711 said:
Yes sort of. The sound felt like it was coming from the 45 degree of on the back of my head. I also heard the echo and decay of the background sound on one track that surprised me.
Andromeda is on my purchase list now. I'll probably sell all of my IEMs
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I agree.
 
The main reason of I  bought the Andros was they sound like the full-size headphone.
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I never thought  even the  high-end IEMs would beat the full-size headphones by sound stage  until I listened the Andros. People always use the terms of details, transparence,...to describe the IEMs but rarely use large sound-stage, good separation on them.I had a pair of Shure 530 for several years, mainly used for hiking or running and I used Denon D7100 in the office not for critcal listening.  Last October I broke the 530 on the mountain, so I got a used pair of IT03 which I thought were with much better base and details than 530s. Before Xmas, I had a chance to listen the Andros, I was shocked. The sound stage, the separation and especially the full body of music with great details all like coming from a pair of decent full-size phones.The IT03s are nice IEMs, good bass, great details and clear transparence , but the body of sound is thin.  I compared Andros with D7100s on X5II,  I heard a lots of details I never get from D7100. So I sold the D7100 , IT03 ,X5II immediately and purchased the tiny full-size IEMs. Then I don't have to wear the huge D7100 with the silly feeling in office now.
 
I also used my Fiio X7 3.5mm SE with Andros compared  with my desktop rig: Audio-GD reference 1 DAC----Little dot MKVI+----Hifiman HE5 all balanced ( Kind of ancient setup
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). Andro's sound stage was a little smaller but the separation was better with more micro details. The HE5 was more forward with less bass but tighter . IMO, they are at least at the same level for now. But the combination of RE1 and MK6+ was much better source than  X7. I don't want to challenge the very sensitive Andromedas with the powerful MK6+, so the comparation is not very fare. My 8 wire Therium balance cable will be here in couple days, I hope the balanced silver cables will tighten the bass a little and bring more details out.
 
So my next headache is how to upgrade my antique desktops?
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Sorry for my shameful English writing. Too much expression I can't  explain clearly.
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Feb 7, 2017 at 1:12 AM Post #3,640 of 9,829
expatinjapan said:
Yeah i have three sets of jvc.

One different size in each ear.

I find i need larger in the summer, and smaller in the winter. Hence the three sizes.

Also some iems work better with different sizes.

I am thinking of buying one more size.
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Hi
I am going to buy some JVC, but I don't know which size I should buy? Now I am using the SM spin fit which is comfortable for me. The M size spin fit has better bass but I can use them for more than an hour.
 
Feb 7, 2017 at 1:26 AM Post #3,641 of 9,829
mudhole said:
Hi
I am going to buy some JVC, but I don't know which size I should buy? Now I am using the SM spin fit which is comfortable for me. The M size spin fit has better bass but I can use them for more than an hour.
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MS spiral dot tips are very similar to small spinfit tips. Measurements are the same, but spinfit feels just slightly bigger. If you want something between small and medium spinfit, get medium spiral dot tips. If small spinfit are perfect for you, get medium-small spiral dot tips.
Or just get both MS and M for peace of mind.
 
Feb 7, 2017 at 1:29 AM Post #3,642 of 9,829
Thanks,
I will try Medium first.
 
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