[Terco]

Where was it I searched for it for half hour

It's here with me right now , I will have it tomorrow at @Audio46 booth from 10am, be sure to try both types of pads.

My impressions for day one:

- ZMF Caldera & Atrium:
I want to say thanks to @zach915m for let me borrow both the Atrium and Caldera so I can bring it to the Audio 46 booth and take my time to try them, these headphones looks, feel and sound amazing, I found the Caldera great but the Atrium sounds better to my preference, I briefly heard the Atrium closed back and I was really impressed, definitely I will check them out tomorrow with more time.

- UM Mest 3: Sounds more balanced that the Mest 2, the unit that I tried had a switch that change the bass? I couldn't heard much difference honestly, I think was a prototype, pretty decent and better that the Mest 2 imo specially in treble.

- UM Mentor: Wow! Beautiful sound with a lot of texture in every single note, super energetic sound and details, bass was fast and fullest, like other people says the shells are a bit cheap for the price but looks great, cable was cool.

- Elysian Annihilator: Hands down one of the best tuning that I ever heard in iems, there is nothing cheap in these, feels, look and sound top, more in the balanced/relax sound.

- EE Odyssey: I have the luck to listen to them the day before thanks to @Dellwolf, excited sound with probably one of the best bass in an iem that I tried.

- Enleum 23RM: Owning the Enleum 23R I was so interesting to try this one but Headphonescom booth was always busy with the amp, hopefully I have better luck tomorrow.

I really enjoyed the Meze Elite with one of the Vivo amps next to the Abyss booth, the amp bring the Elite to the next level.


Mission for tomorrow:

Audio Technica WB2022 & WA2022
Dan Clack Audio Corina
ZMF Atrium Closed Back
Abyss Diana Closed Back


See you all you guys tomorrow!

 

[daijobudes]

It's here with me right now , I will have it tomorrow at @Audio46 booth from 10am, be sure to try both types of pads.





My impressions for day one:

- ZMF Caldera & Atrium:
I want to say thanks to @zach915m for let me borrow both the Atrium and Caldera so I can bring it to the Audio 46 booth and take my time to try them, these headphones looks, feel and sound amazing, I found the Caldera great but the Atrium sounds better to my preference, I briefly heard the Atrium closed back and I was really impressed, definitely I will check them out tomorrow with more time.

- UM Mest 3: Sounds more balanced that the Mest 2, the unit that I tried had a switch that change the bass? I couldn't heard much difference honestly, I think was a prototype, pretty decent and better that the Mest 2 imo specially in treble.

- UM Mentor: Wow! Beautiful sound with a lot of texture in every single note, super energetic sound and details, bass was fast and fullest, like other people says the shells are a bit cheap for the price but looks great, cable was cool.

- Elysian Annihilator: Hands down one of the best tuning that I ever heard in iems, there is nothing cheap in these, feels, look and sound top, more in the balanced/relax sound.

- EE Odyssey: I have the luck to listen to them the day before thanks to @Dellwolf, excited sound with probably one of the best bass in an iem that I tried.

- Enleum 23RM: Owning the Enleum 23R I was so interesting to try this one but Headphonescom booth was always busy with the amp, hopefully I have better luck tomorrow.

I really enjoyed the Meze Elite with one of the Vivo amps next to the Abyss booth, the amp bring the Elite to the next level.


Mission for tomorrow:

Audio Technica WB2022 & WA2022
Dan Clack Audio Corina
ZMF Atrium Closed Back
Abyss Diana Closed Back


See you all you guys tomorrow!

Confirm Annihilator and Odyssey
Disclosure I tried both on my EA Centurion and Ibasso Dx320X

 

[Terco]

Confirm Annihilator and Odyssey

Yeah I can see owning Both!
Annihilator: Relax
Odyssey: Excited

Personal preference: Odyssey.

 

[Shamburg]

Thick crowd, great range of exhibits, listened to as much as I could given the long lines on the perennial faves (ZMF, DCA, Focal, Abyss, 64 Audio). So much outstanding gear and sound, but, for me, there was one surprising best in show:

The T+A Solitaire P headphone driven by the T+A HA200 amp. This combo created a tonally vibrant and hugely three-dimensional soundfield that reminded me more of a superb room stereo system than a set of headphones. I was smitten, and even fought the lines for some repeat listens. The understatedly gorgeous physical design only reinforced the feeling of being in a rarefied zone of genuine excellence.

 

[rickles]

Thank you all for the great impressions! Was hoping to make it this year, but wasn't able to. Eager to hear more about the CRBN, Corina, and Grand Cayman.

 

[Not so fat head]

I don’t hear a noticeable difference between any of the headphones. I tried a lot from Sennheiser, ZMF, and 1 by T+A and Focal.

Sennheiser 800S is maybe the best so far. I talked to someone testing in the ZMF room whose fav was the 660s2 but that headphone, like most others, strikes me as unremarkable.

Yeah, headphones at these prices/levels are basically all great... Just pick your poison, can't really go wrong...

 

[kumar402]

I don’t hear a noticeable difference between any of the headphones. I tried a lot from Sennheiser, ZMF, and 1 by T+A and Focal.

Sennheiser 800S is maybe the best so far. I talked to someone testing in the ZMF room whose fav was the 660s2 but that headphone, like most others, strikes me as unremarkable.

Show condition and fatigue is the reason for everything sounding same

 

[BenJoe]

I was most impressed by this XMEMS prototype. It’s a new type of all silicon driver. I think it has the potential of setting benchmark of accurate sound reproduction in the IEM market. I am really impressed with how real it reproduces upright double bass sound. Many headphones and IEMs can’t do it.

 

[Uncle00Jesse]

Thank you to everyone that makes these events possible. This year felt very very different. First time that it really felt like a trade show rather than a large meet up with vendors. Congratulations on the turn out, I’m guessing this has to be the biggest ever. I think if your priority is to chat and hang out with others the show was fantastic, listening… well not so much. Just too many people imo. I had numerous instances where I’d be waiting patiently for a seat only to get it sniped by someone just snaking through. Tons of people in a hurry this year I guess. Should have went tomorrow instead, wasn’t feeling it today.

 

[TheOnetoWin]

Did anyone have a chance to test out the Abyss 1266? Man, I never knew bass could be so detailed lol. I'm definitely going to try listening to those again tomorrow. Also, what did everyone think of the new HifiMan closed backs?

 

[nhat_thanh]

I was most impressed by this XMEMS prototype. It’s a new type of all silicon driver. I think it has the potential of setting benchmark of accurate sound reproduction in the IEM market. I am really impressed with how real it reproduces upright double bass sound. Many headphones and IEMs can’t do it.

Did you try the new titanium Singularity IEM? How is it compared to this prototype?

 

[JLoud]

Anyone know what the price of the new DCA electrostatic is going to be?

 

[SolarCetacean]

Anyone know what the price of the new DCA electrostatic is going to be?

HeadAmp has a page listing it for $4500 (add $100-$300 for longer cables)

 

[Gromu]

expect for Diva - diva is disappointment

Could you expand on why you thought the Diva was a disappointment. I think this is the first time I've seen someone have a negative impression of them, so I'm interested in hearing some differing thoughts.

 

[daijobudes]

Could you expand on why you thought the Diva was a disappointment. I think this is the first time I've seen someone have a negative impression of them, so I'm interested in hearing some differing thoughts.

Yes, of course, Diva Price is 2000-2500$ and waiting time is 6-8months up to a year or in some cases more.
It sounds exactly the same As Elysian Acoustics x Effect Audio Gaea, BUT Gaea has better Bass extension thanks to very special and hard to find in Iem Foster 9mm Driver which I liked.
So, basically, in my opinion:
1) same signature with better bass
2) no waiting time and great collab cable PLUS better shell and artwork (just prettier looking iem on top of all that)
3) and Yes I played with tuning, still like Gaea More
PS
Annihilator is still the Summit-Fi iem. But in its price bracket Gaea defeats Diva for me