[davidmolliere]

New products from earsonics have nothing to do with their old production.
Purple , EM64 , Grace are all very good IEMs , with different sound signature (purple are more tuned like EM64 , which are much different than Grace)
I started to like their IEMs since S-EM9, not before to be honest. I think that Purple/EM64 are offering a very good price /performance ratio

Right now the EM64 is ranking just as high as VE8 or Phantom in my book, very high value for money...

 

[Colors]

@crinacle excited for your full update. I have your Patreon but seeing on Head-Fi with more detail will be nice

 

[iBo0m]

Nice article.

I can confirm that b&o e8 was a dissapoinment for me as well. However, I used to have e6 (not truly wireless) and they sounded better and clearer.

Going mainstream... Maybe next time you can compare some of the current smartphones and how they compete against DAPs in your opinion

Here's a small article for something a little more mainstream.

The Audiophile's Perspective:
Best sounding True Wireless earphones in 2019?
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[Colors]

Man I love the K10’s tuning. It’s so easy going and works with literally any song. Also, the phase handling is the best I’ve listened for multi-drivers since JH Audio’s stuff and the Andromedas. It’s really nice

 

[Rocfort]

Man I love the K10’s tuning. It’s so easy going and works with literally any song. Also, the phase handling is the best I’ve listened for multi-drivers since JH Audio’s stuff and the Andromedas. It’s really nice

I had K10 for 1 year and I used a lot as portable audio with my S8+ and my Note 9. Then i sold it when andromeda came in my collection. Similar, but Anromeda has a larger and wider sound stage. With andromeda, properly filled the sound - the detail - is simply holographic but not exactingly harsh or fatiguing. With K10 all was right but too monitor and cold for me.

 

[pstickne]

Here's a small article for something a little more mainstream.

The Audiophile's Perspective:
Best sounding True Wireless earphones in 2019?​

What about Hifiman TWS600?

 

[pstickne]

Man I love the K10’s tuning. It’s so easy going and works with literally any song. Also, the phase handling is the best I’ve listened for multi-drivers since JH Audio’s stuff and the Andromedas. It’s really nice

I listened to my K10U exclusively until I didn't

My current preference is more for something laid back - that can still stretch - like the TE5B. While bringing out vocals, the K10 feels like it 'squishes' the mid-bass and opts out of treble 'shimmers/flutters'. For whatever reason, my brain picks out the tone variations much better on the TE5B. Now I throw on my K10 and go "wow, that sounds really nice"; then I switch back to the Hyla and go "wow, that sounds really nice".

Oh, how much $ is spent on a specific individual's idea of how the SAME SOUND should be reconstructed.

 

[crinacle]

[Cliffnotes] 64 Audio tia Fourte Noir: Why
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[pstickne]

[Cliffnotes] 64 Audio tia Fourte Noir: Why
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After reading some of these impressions it seems like there should be a “Purgatory A” category

 

[Colors]

After reading some of these impressions it seems like there should be a “Purgatory A” category

The list is quite long haha.

 

[twiceboss]

I have the EX800ST currently and they sound ok unamped

Amped better tho

However it’s still at burn in period so it sounds muddy & veiled

does it even changed? I think ex800st is meant to be warm mids which i kinda dislike tho.... Rarely use it now. Burn in helps? Not really a burn in believer since the changes is tooo damn small to notice. More like brain burn in.

 

[crinacle]

I don't have a fancy eyecandy shot for this post.
https://crinacle.com/2019/07/26/cliffnotes-fearless-audio-lineup-basics-eccentricities/
[Cliffnotes] Fearless Audio Lineup: Basics & Eccentricities
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[TooPoorForHiFi]

Wheres the Fearless Audio Electrostatic Paladin Series

I don't have a fancy eyecandy shot for this post.
[Cliffnotes] Fearless Audio Lineup: Basics & Eccentricities
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[pstickne]

does it even changed? I think ex800st is meant to be warm mids which i kinda dislike tho.... Rarely use it now. Burn in helps? Not really a burn in believer since the changes is tooo damn small to notice. More like brain burn in.

Brain burn-in definitely exists, or how could I like the IEMs I like?

Transducer burn-in has always been limited (or clustered) around specific drivers / products, which I'm willing to accept as specific cases instead of a given norm.

HIFIMAN explicitly states to allow for burn-in on the TWS6000 due to transducer coating: "The TWS600 features HIFIMAN’S Topology Diaphragm, an essential element in high-end headphones that requires a break-in period before maximum performance is achieved. Please allow 10-20 hours of use before evaluating the sound."

Then again, maybe HIFIMAN is smartly playing on brain burn-in..

 

[Colors]

Brain burn-in definitely exists, or how could I like the IEMs I like?

Transducer burn-in has always been limited (or clustered) around specific drivers, which I'm willing to accept as exceptions instead of the norm.

HIFIMAN explicitly states to allow for burn-in on the TWS6000 due to transducer coating: "The TWS600 features HIFIMAN’S Topology Diaphragm, an essential element in high-end headphones that requires a break-in period before maximum performance is achieved. Please allow 10-20 hours of use before evaluating the sound. "

Then again, maybe HIFIMAN is smartly playing on brain burn-in..

Seems like there’s a consensus between my local botique retailer and info around this forum. 10-20+ hours.

200+ hours is just excessive. I’ve heard sound “changing” at 500+ in some posts here...o.o;