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JAnonymous5150
Headphoneus Supremus
You both are great
Glad to be here and to have gotten the chance to know you both
Aww shucks...thanks bro!
drewbadour
100+ Head-Fier
Aww shucks...thanks bro!
If any of you ever find yourself in Texas let me know!
fooltoque
100+ Head-Fier
Congrats on the quick delivery!The FF5s have arrived. On all three foam types, they sounded hollow and diffused, but they have a good bass impact and are not harsh on female voices.
Being exceptionally lightweight means excellent comfort. Even better fit than those MX500 shells for me. The stock cable is slightly stiff though.
Hopefully, I will grow accustomed to the sound as I listen more.
In comparison with FF3, it is not as warm sounding. There is less low-frequency extension than FF3, but its impact has remained the same, and the sense of speed has been significantly enhanced.
At the moment, my favorite is TGXear Serratus (Hiegi donut foam), which outperforms the FF5 in every aspect and sounds the closest to my Meze Elite headphone.
I would love to hear what other people think of the FF5
I had kinda suspected from the descriptions that the FF5s would be compared to the Serratus here. Can't wait to get mine!
drewbadour
100+ Head-Fier
Back with some more impressions on the Sun Copper!
This is the most resolving transducer I've heard, hands down. Hearing new details in songs I've listened to hundreds of times.
No notable shortcomings in tuning either - it's neither warm nor thin - bass is very well extended, mids are crystal clear, treble is very good.
Sound stage is very wide and deep with a ton of layering.
It's not a clinical bud either - it has top-shelf dynamics and transients that make for a very engaging listen.
The thing that most of you will probably ask for is a comparison with TGX buds:
Serratus has a more subbass while Sun Copper is more balanced between sub and mid-bass. As far as stage goes - Serratus has a more expansive stage that spreads out in front of you but it lacks definition and seems amorphous compared to Sun Copper's stage which is a little closer to you but is also incredibly well-defined and precise. Serratus is still very special though and you just get enveloped in the sound.
Timbre is closest to Ripples of all the TGXEar buds I have but in A/B, Ripples has a more charming analog feel compared to the "colorless" timbre of the Sun Copper. Resolution and stage go to Sun Copper.
Alpha timbre for violins is still magical to me and for this reason, it will always get a lot of listening time.
The main thing I would knock the Sun Copper for is fit - it's very tricky and it's not just "jam them in and you're good to go." Being a large stemless bell with a hefty cable, it does take a bit of experimentation to find the best position to get the right seal and they don't sound their best without the right fit. The provided ear hooks help (they even came pre-attached).
TLDR:
1. Serratus is like floating in the ether.
2. Alpha is the violin/string specialist.
3. Ripples is great for a more intimate/personal experience.
4. Sun Copper is the jack of all trades... and does it all well with incredible precision.
This is the most resolving transducer I've heard, hands down. Hearing new details in songs I've listened to hundreds of times.
No notable shortcomings in tuning either - it's neither warm nor thin - bass is very well extended, mids are crystal clear, treble is very good.
Sound stage is very wide and deep with a ton of layering.
It's not a clinical bud either - it has top-shelf dynamics and transients that make for a very engaging listen.
The thing that most of you will probably ask for is a comparison with TGX buds:
Serratus has a more subbass while Sun Copper is more balanced between sub and mid-bass. As far as stage goes - Serratus has a more expansive stage that spreads out in front of you but it lacks definition and seems amorphous compared to Sun Copper's stage which is a little closer to you but is also incredibly well-defined and precise. Serratus is still very special though and you just get enveloped in the sound.
Timbre is closest to Ripples of all the TGXEar buds I have but in A/B, Ripples has a more charming analog feel compared to the "colorless" timbre of the Sun Copper. Resolution and stage go to Sun Copper.
Alpha timbre for violins is still magical to me and for this reason, it will always get a lot of listening time.
The main thing I would knock the Sun Copper for is fit - it's very tricky and it's not just "jam them in and you're good to go." Being a large stemless bell with a hefty cable, it does take a bit of experimentation to find the best position to get the right seal and they don't sound their best without the right fit. The provided ear hooks help (they even came pre-attached).
TLDR:
1. Serratus is like floating in the ether.
2. Alpha is the violin/string specialist.
3. Ripples is great for a more intimate/personal experience.
4. Sun Copper is the jack of all trades... and does it all well with incredible precision.
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Thanks for taking the time to write this up! Much appreciated
Btw, for all Megatron owners: apparently it is 300 mW per channel, so running balanced, its output is indeed 600 mW, which is pretty solid.
JAnonymous5150
Headphoneus Supremus
Do you mind me asking where you heard/read these numbers? I haven't gotten around to measuring the output of mine yet, but I have been convinced that the Megatron has more than the power listed on the VE site and AE sore since I first got it so I'm interested to know who measured it.
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o0genesis0o
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I though the convention nowadays is to report per channel metric? Reporting 600mW for 300mW would get new or disliked companies like KZ in hot water for sure.
JAnonymous5150
Headphoneus Supremus
Apparently he's saying that they measured the output at 300mW per channel on the SE connection. I haven't watched the video though.
Ronion
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The numbers VE is quoting is substantially lower, but they don’t say if that’s total or per channel. Seems like it’s more likely per channel and they are probably under rating that.
o0genesis0o
Headphoneus Supremus
300mW@32ohm balanced, per channel, seems fair enough.
The numbers VE is quoting is substantially lower, but they don’t say if that’s total or per channel. Seems like it’s more likely per channel and they are probably under rating that.
