[crinacle]

Fresh off the coupler:
 

Audeze iSine 10
Audeze iSine 20
Audio Technica ATH-CKR100
Audio Technica ATH-E40
Audio Technica ATH-E50
Audio Technica ATH-E70
Audio Technica ATH-LS200
Audio Technica ATH-LS300
Audio Technica ATH-LS400
Audio Technica ATH-LS50
Audio Technica ATH-LS70
Noble Audio Django
Noble Audio Dulce Bass
Noble Audio K10
Noble Audio Katana
Noble Audio Savanna
Noble Audio Savant
Noble Audio Trident
Rhines Stage 3
Rhines Stage 4
Rhines Stage 5
Rhines Stage 7
Shure KSE1500
Unique Melody Legacy
Unique Melody Maestro V2
Unique Melody Martian
Unique Melody Merlin V2
Unique Melody Miracle V2

 
Due to fit issues with Klipsch and Westone IEMs, I was unable to get any useful data. However, I did manage to get a remeasure of the Zeus-XR (to be updated soon).
 
Round 4 favourites: Unique Melody Legacy, Rhines Stage 7 (best mids bar none), Noble Audio Savant, Audio Technica ATH-E70
 
Special thanks to Stereo Singapore for the opportunity. (And Music Sanctuary for the Rhines demos)

 

[deafdoorknob]

thank you so much for creating this repository !!! most of us here, myself included are not worthy!!

without appearing to be greedy, are there any campfire audio dealers in SG?

in many ways, the popularity of andromeda makes it a good reference point for many!

thanks once again for this

 

[nmatheis]

Brainwavz B200

L/R Channel Matching

AudioTools iOS app


Select Comparisons: Brainwavz B200 vs. Brainwavz B100

AudioTools iOS app


Select Comparisons: Brainwavz B100 vs Campfire Audio Nova vs NuForce HEM4

AudioTools iOS app


FFT Plot: L vs. R Channel

Spectrum Analyzer


Spectrum Analyzer

 

[crinacle]

thank you so much for creating this repository !!! most of us here, myself included are not worthy!!

without appearing to be greedy, are there any campfire audio dealers in SG?

in many ways, the popularity of andromeda makes it a good reference point for many!

thanks once again for this

 
Yeah, there's a dealer. Been planning to go there for a while, probably soon now that you mentioned it
 
 

Brainwavz B200

 
Great work as always

 

[crinacle]

smol update but an update nonetheless Been back to Zeppelin & Co for a nice bottle of soda and some more measurbating.
 

Westone W60 Westone W50
Westone W40
Westone W30
Westone W20
Westone W10
Westone UM Pro50
Westone UM Pro30
Westone UM Pro20
Westone UM Pro10
Rhapsodio RTi1
Rhapsodio Earth
Rhapsodio Clipper
JVC HA-FW01
FitEar MH334 custom
iBasso IT03 (remeasure)

 
Round 5 favourites: Westone W40, Rhapsodio Earth, Rhapsodio Clipper (bass monsters), iBasso IT03

 

[crinacle]

New Zeus measurements (also, mislabelled the previous one. XIV has more bass than the R, not the other way around).
 

Spoiler: Empire Ears Zeus-XR ADEL

Spoiler: XIV mode

G1 module B1 module
No ADEL emulation

Spoiler: R mode

G1 module B1 module
No ADEL emulation

 

 

[deafdoorknob]

smol update but an update nonetheless Been back to Zeppelin & Co for a nice bottle of soda and some more measurbating.

Round 5 favourites: Westone W40, Rhapsodio Earth, Rhapsodio Clipper (bass monsters), iBasso IT03

what are you subjective impressions of UM Martian, Oriolus Forsteni and/vs iBasso IT03?

which one did you enjoy moar?

thanks

 

[nmatheis]

smol update but an update nonetheless Been back to Zeppelin & Co for a nice bottle of soda and some more measurbating.

Round 5 favourites: Westone W40, Rhapsodio Earth, Rhapsodio Clipper (bass monsters), iBasso IT03

Clipper certainly has moar bass. It's also edgy, with aggressive upper mids.

what are you subjective impressions of UM Martian, Oriolus Forsteni and/vs iBasso IT03?

which one did you enjoy moar?

thanks

I'm curious about this, too. Specifically about IT03 vs Forsteni. Been thinking of buying Forsteni lately, so your thoughts would be of use to me.

I already tried Martian, and it wasn't for me...

 

[crinacle]

what are you subjective impressions of UM Martian, Oriolus Forsteni and/vs iBasso IT03?

which one did you enjoy moar?

thanks

 

I'm curious about this, too. Specifically about IT03 vs Forsteni. Been thinking of buying Forsteni lately, so your thoughts would be of use to me.

I already tried Martian, and it wasn't for me...

 
The Forsteni and the IT03 are both cut from the same cloth. Similar style of bass, similar midrange... the striking difference would be in the upper mids/treble. The Forsteni is slightly more laid back and airy while the IT03 is a little more sparkly, though it's really only apparent when you A/B it extensively. The Forsteni has a slight (and it's really very slight) edge in clarity and detail.
 
Annoying thing is, the Forsteni has very bad driver flex issues. The MK2 as well. The IT03 thankfully avoids the issue, so that's quite a plus point in iBasso's favour.
 
The Martian is, at least on a technical level, better than both the Forsteni and the IT03. In terms of flavour though, it's really up to the listener. It has even less sparkle than the Forsteni so it somewhat dabbles into "dark" territory, but not quite. Where the Forsteni and IT03 can be classed as "edgy", the Martian would be considered as smooth, which does increase the enjoyability of vocals and strings very much so. I can't really give too in-depth of a comparison since these impressions are purely based off memory and not an extensive A/B test.
 
However, my favourite UM IEM still has to go to the Legacy. I love it so much.

 

[deafdoorknob]

I can't really give too in-depth of a comparison since these impressions are purely based off memory and not an extensive A/B test.

that's exactly what i was looking for so thanks for that

 

[nmatheis]

Thanks for your thoughts on those IEM crinacle!

 

[ezekiel77]

Hi @crinacle what did you think of the KSE1500 subjectively? Any reason it wasn't in your pick of the litter?
 
Thanks in advance!

 

[crinacle]

  Hi @crinacle what did you think of the KSE1500 subjectively? Any reason it wasn't in your pick of the litter?
 
Thanks in advance!

 
My "Round Favourites" are rather arbitrary and is definitely not an indication of technical performance at all. More of a showcase of the surprises/standouts, like those that were unexpectedly good.
 
I went into the KSE1500 with high expectations, and yes they were very, very capable. Fast transients, amazing detailing, reference tuning. However it was rather... unfeeling. Boring. Also at the price tag, I couldn't really justify it as a purchase given that my other favourites (Legacy, Samba, Stage 7 etc.) were at least 95% in technicalities while presenting different strengths that outclassed the electrostat at other subjective enjoyments.
 
As a sort of proof-of-concept though, Shure have done it. If you were to ask me "is there an IEM that's good at everything?" then the KSE1500 (and a notable mention, the K10) would be my answer. However, there's no "wow factor", and I think that's the biggest thing that prevents me from truly loving it.

 

[ezekiel77]

   
My "Round Favourites" are rather arbitrary and is definitely not an indication of technical performance at all. More of a showcase of the surprises/standouts, like those that were unexpectedly good.
 
I went into the KSE1500 with high expectations, and yes they were very, very capable. Fast transients, amazing detailing, reference tuning. However it was rather... unfeeling. Boring. Also at the price tag, I couldn't really justify it as a purchase given that my other favourites (Legacy, Samba, Stage 7 etc.) were at least 95% in technicalities while presenting different strengths that outclassed the electrostat at other subjective enjoyments.
 
As a sort of proof-of-concept though, Shure have done it. If you were to ask me "is there an IEM that's good at everything?" then the KSE1500 (and a notable mention, the K10) would be my answer. However, there's no "wow factor", and I think that's the biggest thing that prevents me from truly loving it.

 
Thanks for your answer! I've been eyeing it for some time, heard it only in Canjam Singapore, it wowed me on detail level alone, but I managed only two songs bcos well there was a queue. Good to know other flagships are of similar calibre.

 

[bartzky]

Is there any possibility to create and use calibration data in your software/app? Peaks seem to be correctly positioned, but there's a treble roll-off that could be compensated by the software, IMO.
I ventured to take your Westone W20 measurement and do some photoshop.
 

 
Yellow is your data while dark yellow/red is my data (calibrated vibro veritas) and the grey is taken from innerfidelity.
 
Resources:
- http://headflux.de/messungen/
- http://www.innerfidelity.com/headphone-measurements