[AmericanSpirit]

Ya it's me.
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/trn-impressions-thread.881761/post-16286558

Great! MT1’s measurements do seems a very safer take on avoiding 3khz and 6khz peak

 

[saldsald]

Great! MT1’s measurements do seems a very safer take on avoiding 3khz and 6khz peak

Ya definitely much less harsh to my ears compared to the EDX but somehow sounds a bit scooped.

 

[AmericanSpirit]

Ya definitely much less harsh to my ears compared to the EDX but somehow sounds a bit scooped.

Haha right, 10db dip is huge, they could’ve made it to 5db compensations like those TOTL tunings.

 

[alamnp]

You can actually get them for 4 USD here https://a.aliexpress.com/_mth9AHf with this code: MT1202105057.
Limited to 100 pcs only, so be quick.

They messaged me in Aliexpress, told me to follow the store and they will give MT1 for free.
Followed the store, sure enough those dimplehead did not do anything. Unfollow them and no matter how good they are, I WILL NOT buy anything from them. TRN sucks balls, pardon my languange.

 

[alamnp]

Btw between Aria and Mirror, which one is better?

 

[saldsald]

It seems to me the MT1 and the EDX are made for modern genres. I guess not too many people get them for classical music alike or tracks where the instrumental timbre accuracy is of concern.

 

[AmericanSpirit]

Btw between Aria and Mirror, which one is better?

Heart Mirror is CNT driver, Aria is LCP Driver, they share different characteristics, I'd say LCP drivers resonate better in terms of tonality.

 

[dw1narso]

LOL damn....indeed not a great deal to pay 30$ for ''free'' 20$ review sample!

Again, until I can compare with my ears the Mirror and BL05s i cant conclude anything, but yes, it seem people say they use same driver. In the other hand I read conflictual sound impressions of people with both pairs. Do you have both by the way?

In speaker building world, the sound of driver could be different or percieved different by the box design.. Box usually designed to maximize bass gain in related with driver Q (resonance tendency value).. Thus there are closed, bass reflex transmission line, horn, etc).. But apparently the driver interaction with these acoustic principle is not just with the bass loading...

If we compare the same high Q midbass/Full ramge driver which could be used on closed (acoustic air suspension) and open baffle (boxless design, just use the principle of wavelength to set baffle size).. They do not sound the same on the mid frequency.. Open baffle sound very open, closed box sounded closed on the mid. Driver reaction to bass repated with their loading too... In open baffle driver will move freely (you can see it like barely move) and stable vs very wild move on closed box. This movement is supposed to be as reaction to bass frequency only.. But imagine the situation when they need to produce (vibrate) at 440Hz or 1KHz mid frequency too, with one that move in control (in open baffle) vs one that move wildly.. Which one do you think will produce better mid? Easy guess..

(Once you ever heard open baffle speakers, you don't want to go back to boxed speaker.. The problem is they are very, very big.. I once made a baffle of 1m x 1.2m (40in x 48in) just for a 20cm/8in driver... That x2 channels .. imagine slab of woods on your living room)

I checked Banbue's graph and comparing BL05s and Heart Mirror.. They are sooo similar on mid going up... Unless they are a case of perfect accident.. Or they actually use the same driver... I guess the 2nd would be more likely...

I read Baskingshark review and he mentioned that BL05s distorted if pushed hard.. While in opposite Heart Mirror could take equalization with aplomb.. (This is the reason I chose to get Heart Mirror instead of BL05s).. So I supposed the acoustic design of them both are very different.. In BL05s, the driver housing is acoustically designed to produce the base (increase gain acoustically).. While with Heart Mirror the design is more conservative and more 'friendly' to the driver.. So, if they sound different although they use the same driver, that is something really possible... (My 1st theory..)

My 2nd theory... As I wrote above before, I found that although Heart Mirror could take equalization well, the perceived sound balance also change with the added bass.. I prefer the non-equalized sound balance.. So.. maybe, just maybe... The same situation with BL05s loading.. The added bass on it make it perceivable different enough with Heart Mirror..

 

[AmericanSpirit]

It seems to me the MT1 and the EDX are made for modern genres. I guess not too many people get them for classical music alike or tracks where the instrumental timbre accuracy is of concern.

There you go Final E500! Timbral accuracy, E500 is very high, regardless of its $20 price tag, it has very few competitors for realistic sound reproduction(not referring to resolution, it is more of how the sound decays). Instrument separating is bottle neck though, I'd rather look for KBEar Lark for the joy.

 

[dw1narso]

Heart Mirror is CNT driver, Aria is LCP Driver, they share different characteristics, I'd say LCP drivers resonate better in terms of tonality.

Pls get Heart Mirror and compare them with Aria.. the comparison would be useful for the community..

 

[saldsald]

There you go Final E500! Timbral accuracy, E500 is very high, regardless of its $20 price tag, it has very few competitors for realistic sound reproduction(not referring to resolution, it is more of how the sound decays). Instrument separating is bottle neck though, I'd rather look for KBEar Lark for the joy.

Oh thanks for the recommendation. I will see where I can get a pair from. I have some kind of phobia of fixed cables and I definitely will need to give it a mmcx mod.
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/knowledge-zenith-kz-impressions-thread.698148/post-16348788

 

[AmericanSpirit]

Pls get Heart Mirror and compare them with Aria.. the comparison would be useful for the community..

I already have HeartMirror and Aria, you can open my spoiler for IEMs not on my fav lists. HeartMirror is good for $50 CNT driver, sounds as good as Moondrop Starfield, with bits of peaks which some may find offending.

73/100. Aria is on high scale, 70 /100 with default settings, 81/100 with filter mod.

I’m populating a comparative charts for 3 categories, sub$50, $50-$300, $300+. Heart Mirror is one of highest ranked $sub 50. It’s a long long list, but I’m planning to share it over google document someday.

 

[AmericanSpirit]

Oh thanks for the recommendation. I will see where I can get a pair from. I have some kind of phobia of fixed cables and I definitely will need to give it a mmcx mod.
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/knowledge-zenith-kz-impressions-thread.698148/post-16348788

You get full sets of Final E premium tips for $20 and it comes with a super nicely tuned neutral reference IEM It's smaller enough to fit most of the ears, and the best point is that you can sleep with that IEMs sticking on the ear! Side sleep doesn't hurt the ear, which is a big smile! I also hope they could've made it replaceable cable, but considering Final's selling strategy they seemed abandoned cable options for entry models(sad

 

[saldsald]

I already have HeartMirror and Aria, you can open my spoiler for IEMs not on my fav lists. HeartMirror is good for $50 CNT driver, sounds as good as Moondrop Starfield, with bits of peaks which some may find offending.

73/100. Aria is on high scale, 70 /100 with default settings, 81/100 with filter mod.
I’m populating a comparative charts for 3 categories, sub$50, $50-$300, $300+. Heart Mirror is one of highest ranked $sub 50. It’s a long long list, but I’m planning to share it over google document someday.

How do Arai and HeartMirror compare in terms of technicality?
You can use window's built-in snipping tool btw .
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...reenshot-a35ac9ff-4a58-24c9-3253-f12bac9f9d44

 

[saldsald]

You get full sets of Final E premium tips for $20 and it comes with a super nicely tuned neutral reference IEM It's smaller enough to fit most of the ears, and the best point is that you can sleep with that IEMs sticking on the ear! Side sleep doesn't hurt the ear, which is a big smile! I also hope they could've made it replaceable cable, but considering Final's selling strategy they seemed abandoned cable options for entry models(sad

Exactly! I am getting a pair for the tips, lol.