crinacle's IEM Ranking List
Oct 10, 2018 at 1:14 AM Post #976 of 3,338
Reshuffle time. Trying to keep the ranks somewhat normally distributed and have been seeing some ranks getting skewed towards the positive or negative side.

ModelOld rankNew rank
PEARS SH3AA+
StereoPravda SB7AA+
FitEar Private 333BB+
Sennheiser IE800BB+
Empire Ears BravadoB-B
Alpha&Delta D6B-C+
JH MichelleC+C
Stealthsonics U2C+C
Super Audio "Supermeme" 2BA+2DDC+C
FiiO F9CC+
AAW Nebula TwoCC-
FiiO F3CC-
1More Quad DriverCC-
1More Triple DriverC-D+
 
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Oct 10, 2018 at 4:46 AM Post #977 of 3,338
Reshuffle time. Trying to keep the ranks somewhat normally distributed and have been seeing some ranks getting skewed towards the positive or negative side.

ModelOld rankNew rank
PEARS SH3AA+
StereoPravda SB7AA+
FitEar Private 333BB+
Sennheiser IE800BB+
Empire Ears BravadoB-B
Alpha&Delta D6B-C+
JH MichelleC+C
Stealthsonics U2C+C
Super Audio "Supermeme" 2BA+2DDC+C
FiiO F9CC+
AAW Nebula TwoCC-
FiiO F3CC-
1More Quad DriverCC-
1More Triple DriverC-D+

I hope you get to listen to the 3 new Sony IEMs soon. It's getting a lot of hype right now, especially the IER-Z1R, but I've owned several IEMs on your list and your analysis for them is spot on so I'd like to see how you grade them.
 
Oct 10, 2018 at 9:08 AM Post #978 of 3,338
Reshuffle time. Trying to keep the ranks somewhat normally distributed and have been seeing some ranks getting skewed towards the positive or negative side.

ModelOld rankNew rank
PEARS SH3AA+
StereoPravda SB7AA+
FitEar Private 333BB+
Sennheiser IE800BB+
Empire Ears BravadoB-B
Alpha&Delta D6B-C+
JH MichelleC+C
Stealthsonics U2C+C
Super Audio "Supermeme" 2BA+2DDC+C
FiiO F9CC+
AAW Nebula TwoCC-
FiiO F3CC-
1More Quad DriverCC-
1More Triple DriverC-D+

Woot, Bravado goes up. I knew it couldn’t be a B-. B sounds about right if judging by technical ability. It’s a darn fun IEM though like the Atlas.
 
Oct 10, 2018 at 10:42 AM Post #979 of 3,338
On most CIEM 2-pin cables, the + is on the side nearer to the top of the iem, and the ground or - is on the side towards the bottom of the faceplate.

For UE SL iems, the polarity is reversed. The + is on the side nearer to the bottom of the faceplate and the -/ground is on the side nearer to the top of the iem.

The only concern, and very theorical concern, is about the absolute polarity.

But if the 2 canal are connected in the same way both, it's ok.
 
Oct 10, 2018 at 4:40 PM Post #980 of 3,338
Its interesting to note none of the IEMs in crinacle's Tier S are hybrids, and aside from a few most generally feature 6BAs or more. It'll be fun to see which is the first hybrid or single DD to make it into the top bracket.
 
Oct 10, 2018 at 5:07 PM Post #981 of 3,338
Its interesting to note none of the IEMs in crinacle's Tier S are hybrids, and aside from a few most generally feature 6BAs or more. It'll be fun to see which is the first hybrid or single DD to make it into the top bracket.

Well if the recent hype is to be believed, then maybe the Sony IER-Z1R might have a shot :)
 
Oct 10, 2018 at 6:20 PM Post #982 of 3,338
Never was a Sony believer until I owned the EX1000 and MDR7550. If they improved on those two models in SQ, the hype is to be believed.
 
Oct 10, 2018 at 9:26 PM Post #984 of 3,338
How can Earsonics sound dull and lifeless and still be B+?
 
Oct 11, 2018 at 12:22 AM Post #985 of 3,338
Haven’t heard the Z1R (or the M9, though it’s available here), but the M7 has been getting really mixed reviews locally. It’s been a while since I listened to it, but I didn’t think it was anything special.

The secondhand prices for both the M7 and M9 tanked pretty hard as well (<$500, <$900), though I can’t say whether that’s because of the IEMs or the used market in general.
 
Oct 11, 2018 at 12:48 AM Post #986 of 3,338
Its interesting to note none of the IEMs in crinacle's Tier S are hybrids, and aside from a few most generally feature 6BAs or more. It'll be fun to see which is the first hybrid or single DD to make it into the top bracket.
Hyla CE5 are S- so not very far.
 
Oct 11, 2018 at 2:50 AM Post #988 of 3,338
Oct 11, 2018 at 7:33 AM Post #989 of 3,338
The SB7's been getting alot of good points lately, got me wondering how it sounds... Wish there was one locally to audition :frowning2:
 
Oct 11, 2018 at 7:38 AM Post #990 of 3,338
The SB7's been getting alot of good points lately, got me wondering how it sounds... Wish there was one locally to audition :frowning2:

A beautiful thick audiophile looking cable + a very funny strange looking long uncomfortable IEM. All in all looks a bit DIY :wink: Sounds quite bright and harsh. I preferred SB5. Where to listen to? On the next Canjam maybe.
 

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