[james444]

  Attack of the (Dunu) Titans 1,3,5 with comparisons with VSONIC GR07BE, Phonak Audeo, Hifiman Re400s!

 
Great video, thanks!
 
(Loved the part where you tried to get your tongue round the MEElectronics A151.

)

 

[Tom22]

   
Great video, thanks!
 
(Loved the part where you tried to get your tongue round the MEElectronics A151.

)

thanks very much!
 
this is one of the reasons i prefer mainstream companies at times, the names are easier to remember and not just jumbled #s and letters!

 

[ezekiel77]

Great reviews thanks!

 

[twister6]

 

   
Great video, thanks!
 
(Loved the part where you tried to get your tongue round the MEElectronics A151.

)

thanks very much!
 
this is one of the reasons i prefer mainstream companies at times, the names are easier to remember and not just jumbled #s and letters!

 
That's why they changed from MEElectronics to MEEaudio

 

[stefanolandesca]

Subbed

 

[Tom22]

posted this in the other thread!
 
if you saw this already ignore my post!
 
 
looks like tyll has uploaded his quick thoughts and measurements of the titan 3 and 5
Dunu Titan 5 - Little bit of ringing here, but otherwise the Titan 5 looks damned good. I only gave it a quick listen as they belong to ljokerl, but after seeing these and the Titan 3 (the channel balance is most likely a seal issue) and the Titan 1, I've determined I need to be on these guys list for product.
Read more at http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/innerfidelity-update-january-2016#w8GH23kEyUOuIpUR.99
 
 
I think tyll is a fan!
 
 
here are the links with the titan 1 for reference
 
titan 1:http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/DunuTitan1.pdf
 
titan 3:http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/DunuTitan3.pdf
 
titan 5:http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/DunuTitan5.pdf

 

[HiFiChris]

Funny is how Tyll's plots look quite like I described the IEMs in the lows and mids (Titan 3's red line) (except for the treble which I hear as being more present when listening to noise signals and sine sweeps).
Imho proves that ear anatomy and the amount of how close the vent sits to the concha are even more important for the perception of the Titan series (which have more correct mids in my ears than the DN-2000J by the way).
In my measurement coupler without any artificial ear, the plots did not match my perception and looked way different. Simulating an artificial ear by placing tape close to the vent then showed about the same results as on Tyll's plots and the mids were correct in contrast to when I did get a good seal but fit wasn't perfect yet.

 

[nmatheis]

Unless I'm misinterpreting, T3's low end looks respectable in Tyll's graphs which I also found in my listening tests. Whereas some found it lacking in low end response, I quite enjoyed T3 with electronic music which needs good bass response.

 

[Tom22]

  Unless I'm misinterpreting, T3's low end looks respectable in Tyll's graphs which I also found in my listening tests. Whereas some found it lacking in low end response, I quite enjoyed T3 with electronic music which needs good bass response.

yup it does look mighty nice to my eyes as well
 
I'm just a sucker for a bit more warmth!
 
my favorite is the gr07be afterall.
 
the titan 3s are close! and even though I said this already, after few small tweaks I'm enjoying my t3s so much right now!
 
I think for me its the more so the 3k region, the gr07 has a peak around 5-6k similar to the titan 3s, and it didn't really bother me all that much.... hm...
 
but the titan 5 seems a come back to life around 10, 15k, hm... otherwise pretty marginal differences
 
 
in terms of the distortion! whoot that looks pretty darn sweet!

 

[nmatheis]

As I said in my review, T3 FTW!!!

 

[Tom22]

  As I said in my review, T3 FTW!!!

can't go wrong with either! objectively speaking

 

[Francisk]

From Tyll's graphs of the Titan 1,3 and 5, the Titan 1 looks like the best performer but honestly, I personally haven't tried the Titan 3 and 5 yet so please don't take my words for this account. Tyll's graphs certainly speaks a lot 

 I recently discovered that the Comply Comfort 200 is currently my favourite tips for the Titan 1/FiiO EX1. As much as I love the Comply T200, the Comfort 200 does not smooth out the highs as much as the T200 although the Comfort 200 does indeed smooth out the high peaks in a subtle manner. Insertion and comfort level of the Comfort 200 is also better than the T200. For those who needs smoother highs then the T200 will be the better choice. I've tried various silicone tips including the stock, SpinFit, JVC Spiral Dots and third party single, double and triple flange tips but it just doesn't smooth out the high peaks like the Comply tips, some of them even affects the bass frequencies in a bad way unlike the Comply tips. All in all, I prefer the sound of the Titan 1/FiiO EX1 paired with the Comply Comfort 200 than my Vsonic GR07 Classic. The only advantage of the GR07 Classic is it's slightly tighter bass and warmer mids, otherwise the Titan 1/FiiO EX1 with the Comfort 200 tips trumps it in other aspects especially the sound stage and the highs extension that never fail to grab my attention. I hope my humble opinion may help all Titan 1/FiiO EX1 users out there.

 

[shotgunshane]

Funny is how Tyll's plots look quite like I described the IEMs in the lows and mids (Titan 3's red line) (except for the treble which I hear as being more present when listening to noise signals and sine sweeps).
Imho proves that ear anatomy and the amount of how close the vent sits to the concha are even more important for the perception of the Titan series (which have more correct mids in my ears than the DN-2000J by the way).
In my measurement coupler without any artificial ear, the plots did not match my perception and looked way different. Simulating an artificial ear by placing tape close to the vent then showed about the same results as on Tyll's plots and the mids were correct in contrast to when I did get a good seal but fit wasn't perfect yet.

I think Tyll is probably putting the Titan's all the way to the reference plane, which is impossible in real live usage without triple flange tips. Normal wear position is at least 6mm away from the reference plane, which is going to make treble peaks higher in amplitude and lower on the frequency response scale. If you do try trips on the Titan 1, it will tame the treble a lot but then, IMO, defeats the purpose of the wear design of shallow and comfortable 

 

[HiFiChris]

 

Funny is how Tyll's plots look quite like I described the IEMs in the lows and mids (Titan 3's red line) (except for the treble which I hear as being more present when listening to noise signals and sine sweeps).
Imho proves that ear anatomy and the amount of how close the vent sits to the concha are even more important for the perception of the Titan series (which have more correct mids in my ears than the DN-2000J by the way).
In my measurement coupler without any artificial ear, the plots did not match my perception and looked way different. Simulating an artificial ear by placing tape close to the vent then showed about the same results as on Tyll's plots and the mids were correct in contrast to when I did get a good seal but fit wasn't perfect yet.

I think Tyll is probably putting the Titan's all the way to the reference plane, which is impossible in real live usage without triple flange tips. Normal wear position is at least 6mm away from the reference plane, which is going to make treble peaks higher in amplitude and lower on the frequency response scale. If you do try trips on the Titan 1, it will tame the treble a lot but then, IMO, defeats the purpose of the wear design of shallow and comfortable 

Yeah, this (ant the amount of how much the vents are covered, I did some measurements a few pages ago) likely explains it.
I have quite wide ear canals and large conchas, so there is no way for me to wear them too shallowly. My perception in the mids and bass is quite spot-on with Tyll's plot (guess my ears and his artificial ears on the coupler cover the bores identically).

 

[Hifihedgehog]

I have been away and occupied with pressing real life matters, but I am extremely anxious and excited to very, very soon share my in-depth evaluation of the TITAN 5 in the next week. I will be giving primary focus on the key areas of the TITAN 5 including packaging presentation, overall design and build quality, sound signature, and soundstage and imaging.  In my most critical portion of the review, the sound evaluation process, I will have approximately thirty carefully handpicked tracks which will be used to qualitatively determine its specific sound signature and imaging characteristics. The tracks themselves will be of various genres and artists spanning a hopefully very wide gamut of listening preferences that should appeal to many users here, which are listed in the table directly below. I cannot wait to spread my excitement and enthusiasm with the rest of the Head-Fi community for what I seriously believe to be DUNU's strongest contender yet for the world's best universal IEM!
 

Album	Artist	Track Title
20th Century Masters :The Millennium Collection: Best of Burl Ives	Burl Ives	Pearly Shells (Popo O Ewa)
A Single Man	Elton John	Song for Guy
Best of the Doobies	The Doobie Brothers	Listen to the Music
Boa Sorte Pra Você	Victor e Leo	Rios de Amor
Evidemment	France Gall	Musique
Frozen	Frozen Cast	Fixer Upper
Greatest Hits	Fleetwood Mac	Rhiannon
Greatest Hits	The Guess Who	American Woman
Greatest Hits	Heart	Magic Man
Lindsey Stirling	Lindsey Stirling	Transcendence (Orchestral Version)
Multi-Dimensional: Sonic Adventure 2	Jun Senoue, Johnny Gioeli	Live & Learn (Main Theme of Sonic Adventure 2)
Nonstop	BYU Vocal Point	Super Mario (a cappella tribute - medley)
Not Your Mother's LDS Music 3	Jenny Jordan Frogley	Never Be Another
Paula Fernandes Ao Vivo	Paula Fernandes	Não precisa
Something Big: The Complete A&M Years...And More	Burt Bacharach	New York Lady
Sonic Adventure: Songs With Attitude	Karen Blake (Misattributed as Karen Brake)	Believe In Myself (THEME OF MILES)
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (American Soundtrack)	Pastiche	Sonic Boom
Swing Time	The Glenn Miller Orchestra	Tuxedo Junction
The Best of Kansas	Kansas	Carry on Wayward Son
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	Harry Gregson-Williams	The Battle
The Essential Heart	Heart	These Dreams
The Essential Janis Ian	Janis Ian	At Seventeen
The Essential REO Speedwagon	REO Speedwagon	Roll With The Changes
The Essential Toto	Toto	I'll Supply the Love
The Partridge Family Sound Magazine	The Partridge Family	Looking Through the Eyes of Look
The Phantom of the Opera (Original Motion Picture)	Andrew Lloyd Webber	Think of Me