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Sep 30, 2017 at 2:07 PM Post #23,372 of 75,542
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Sep 30, 2017 at 7:33 PM Post #23,374 of 75,542
So, I ended up putting my babies for sale today. EMX500 made my Meze 99s obsolete. Even though I liked Meze better, it was only by a very small margin and was mostly due to slightly bloated lower mid-range of EMX in its current state (something that I will find a way to change with foam experimentation, I think..). Mezes also have a slightly clearer sound but harsher in a way, even though they are perfectly smooth in an isolated environment.

Kind of a sad day given how little issues I've had with 99s and how amazing they made me feel at times. It took me a month to realize and accept that a 10$ earbud did this, saying this really makes me feel like I'm slightly dead inside.

Oh well, here is to an amazing earbud-driven future!
 
Sep 30, 2017 at 7:46 PM Post #23,375 of 75,542
vladstef said:
So, I ended up putting my babies for sale today. EMX500 made my Meze 99s obsolete. Even though I liked Meze better, it was only by a very small margin and was mostly due to slightly bloated lower mid-range of EMX in its current state (something that I will find a way to change with foam experimentation, I think..). Mezes also have a slightly clearer sound but harsher in a way, even though they are perfectly smooth in an isolated environment.

Kind of a sad day given how little issues I've had with 99s and how amazing they made me feel at times. It took me a month to realize and accept that a 10$ earbud did this, saying this really makes me feel like I'm slightly dead inside.

Oh well, here is to an amazing earbud-driven future!
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I have a graphene incoming too
 
Sep 30, 2017 at 8:22 PM Post #23,377 of 75,542
vladstef said:
Many people have praised graphene earbud, perhaps it's time to order a pair as well. Can anyone compare EMX500 to Svara-L for example? I just love the design of it, but I can't imagine it being a true upgrade to EMX.
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Going off original Svara, EMX is more balanced where Svara-L might be the closest to a basshead earbud I've heard. It's still really great for vocals with a bassy tilt for fun. Svara-L is my EDC.
 
Oct 1, 2017 at 3:51 AM Post #23,380 of 75,542
Oct 1, 2017 at 6:16 AM Post #23,383 of 75,542
golov17 said:
300-400 usd, wow
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The way I see problem with that kind of pricing is that - neither Lyra 6 nor Lyra Classic (Astrotec previous 2nd and 3rd gen flagship earbuds) can be considered ToTL sounding, nor did I find their pricing to be particularly worthy of the SQ they have. So I'll have to wonder how can they justify the new flagship's over-the-top pricing when they have failed to do so (in both SQ and value) in the past? Either these new earbuds really do improve A LOT from the current model, or Astrotec needs to price their earbuds more sensibly.
 
Oct 1, 2017 at 6:45 AM Post #23,384 of 75,542
ClieOS said:
The way I see problem with that kind of pricing is that - neither Lyra 6 nor Lyra Classic (Astrotec previous 2nd and 3rd gen flagship earbuds) can be considered ToTL sounding, nor did I find their pricing to be particularly worthy of the SQ they have. So I'll have to wonder how can they justify the new flagship's over-the-top pricing when they have failed to do so (in both SQ and value) in the past? Either these new earbuds really do improve A LOT from the current model, or Astrotec needs to price their earbuds more sensibly.
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My totally ungrounded guess would be that, Astrotec aim for the niche market in which buyers buy an earphone in accordance with pricing, regardless of SQ, a philosophy Dr. Fang, boss of HiFiman, blatantly confessed in Baidu tieba.
 
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