[Zojokkeli]

  Has anyone tried the Velvets with Fiio X7? Just got my Fiio X7 and I'm pretty curious about this pairing.

For anyone interested on getting the x7, musicaacoustics is selling what seems to be their last unit for $598.

 
Sounds great with FiiO X3II.
 
I'm interested in X7, but as I'm tied to the Geek Wave campaign I won't look for other DAPs until that mess has cleared up in one way or another.  

 

[4Fan]

Anyone know if this will be a big step to the H3 in what areas ? The areas I would want noticeable improvements will the the mids and lows ..

 

[aras]

Better sub-bass and smoother highs than A3s. Mid bass and rest of the mids are similar. Velvets should be quite a bit better than the H3s

 

[FidelityCastro]

 
Has anyone tried the Velvets with Fiio X7? Just got my Fiio X7 and I'm pretty curious about this pairing.


For anyone interested on getting the x7, musicaacoustics is selling what seems to be their last unit for $598.

Sounds great with FiiO X3II.

I'm interested in X7, but as I'm tied to the Geek Wave campaign I won't look for other DAPs until that mess has cleared up in one way or another.  

I tried them with the X7 (and an Effect Audio cable. I think it was balanced connection). Sounded good. I prefer them with the Onkyo, which I why I went for that instead, but if you had an X7 and bought the Velvets, you certainly get a lot of bass for your money.

 

[ahmadmfz]

Don't know why everyone says earsonics has bad after sales service. I wrote them an email to change my housings from black to crystal whilst they repair my velvets and they replied saying it is possible within 10mins. Perhaps I was just lucky.

And to the guy saying velvets are thrash...perhaps you're right. Everyone perceives sound differently. I personally love the sound signature of Earsonics. I've gone from SM3 to SM64 to Shure 846 to the Velvets.

Love the deep bass, the intimate mids and the clear highs that aren't sibilant. Just hate the build quality a little bit. A year in and one channel died out and housings start to separate. Luckily it's all covered in warranty and hopefully I'll receive a fresh pair of repaired Velvet Crystals.

 

[flinkenick]

There were some quality issues with the first batch of black velvets, but they corrected it later.
 
I've communicated a lot with EarSonics, they usually respond very quick but I think they all struggle with English so they might come off a bit rude. But I have no complaints.

 

[FidelityCastro]

I have a fairly early pair in black and the housing on one was separated a touch from the beginning, but hasn't moved since (I.e. The unit is still sealed but you can see where the join has separated slightly).
They're still my favourite IEMs.

 

[YAGIZ]

Hey @FidelityCastro Buy 5-pack black sugru, apply it to the gaps on the housing. It'll extend it's lifetime and it will look better. 

 

[FidelityCastro]

Hey @FidelityCastro
 Buy 5-pack black sugru, apply it to the gaps on the housing. It'll extend it's lifetime and it will look better. 

Noted, thank you very much.
Will that work for the balanced connector on on Onkyo DP-X1 as well? I've got the dreaded wobble and its threatening to fall,out completely. Would like to avoid sending it back for warranty....

 

[YAGIZ]

It may work, if you could post pictures here, I may be able to tell you for certain.

 

[forbigger]

And to the guy saying velvets are thrash...perhaps you're right. Everyone perceives sound differently. I personally love the sound signature of Earsonics. I've gone from SM3 to SM64 to Shure 846 to the Velvets.
 

Came to Velvet pretty much the same route as you. Mine started from SM64 to 846 to Velvet with a brief detour to JVC HAFX-850. In terms of comparison between 846 and Velvets  ,$1k vs 600, its a no brainer. I would be hard to make decision even if both are priced at 1k.

 

[Starfield]

Got my Fiio X7 a couple days ago and yes I can say they pair very well.
Compared to the Ibasso DX90 I feel the Fiio is more midcentric, which made Velvet's signature more natural.

 

 

[rrollens]

Need some advise. Which sound setting do most folks like the best? I have both the QP1R and the DP-X1 DAPs.  I enjoy listening to music the way it was recorded with no EQ or other changes. Thanks.

 

[forbigger]

i hv mine on middle setting (forgot what earsonic call it)  with dp-x1. its the one i like the best. im running balanced though.velvet is not a neutral iem. its moderately coloured iem, in a nice way. infact all earsonics iem i've heard are all coloured. the less coloured one is their flagship, sem-9

 

[Aegruin]

I like the Velvet on Tight mode, with Spinfit tips and probably(I haven't buy it yet, but I know how it sounds) Linum BAX cable.
 
I've tried 5 different tips and Spinfits are the best. They are adding detail and improving mids and trebles. Tips are changing the sound too much.(I'm not a plecebo guy that says everything changes the sound, trust me

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Linum BAX changes too much as well.