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Empire Ears - Discussion & Impressions (Formerly EarWerkz)
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Been using my Legend X at work with the RME ADI-2 DAC. Absolutely amazing how well they respond to EQ, must be the fancy crossover system
+5db 20-60hz, -2db 150hz, +/- treble to taste = clean thunder
+5db 20-60hz, -2db 150hz, +/- treble to taste = clean thunder
Been using my Legend X at work with the RME ADI-2 DAC. Absolutely amazing how well they respond to EQ, must be the fancy crossover system
+5db 20-60hz, -2db 150hz, +/- treble to taste = clean thunder
+5db at 20-60hz? Man, you are a basshead!
Been using my Legend X at work with the RME ADI-2 DAC. Absolutely amazing how well they respond to EQ, must be the fancy crossover system
+5db 20-60hz, -2db 150hz, +/- treble to taste = clean thunder
Indeed! Apparently the synX cross-over system was mainly developed for engineers to freely EQ the IEMs with as little distortion as possible. Great to see it works in practice!
To be fair, 20-60Hz is basically toneless. All it does is heighten physical impact without all the noise. The 150Hz cut is certainly more telling.
Can anyone reccomend a great 4.4mm 2 pin cable to get the best out of my Nemesis? I only want to spend around $300.
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I’d like the full thick sound of EA Eros II 8wire 4.4 (psquared) on my CIEM Phantoms.
However, Ares II 8 wire is probably fit your budget of $300.
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@singleended5863 those look so good. I went the same setup for the left ear but red/inferno swirl for the right!
Ah...you pushed the red buttonI just posted this in another thread, but as EE IEMs play a big part, I also share my impressions over here...
During the past weeks I had (and still have) 3 interesting loaners over at my house, thanks to Nic (and @Wyville for forwarding them to me). The following is just a basic impressions trilogy of those loaners. As they were the only items that I listened to during that period, it felt as if there was some kinda connection between the three, while logically there wasn’t any, besides that they’re expensive items on a loan. Anyway, here we go...
1) EarSonics Grace: The ‘French’ connection
Now, there’s a movie called The French Connection (1971) with Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider. This was a raw and 'in your face' kind of movie. I would say that the EarSonics Grace, although they’re made in France, are almost the opposite of that. They have a very sophisticated and elegant (not raw at all) way of bringing you lots of detail and the soundstage is impressive. A beautiful and gracefull (name well chosen) signature indeed.
Just before I got them I read some reviews on them, so it wasn’t a total surprise that they sounded good. The part about the Spiral Dot (usually my favorites with universals) tips written by @subguy812 immediately worked in a 'Don’t push the red button' kind of way for me...
...and of course they got stuck in my ears on both sides when I removed the Grace. But luckily after 3 hours of intense surgery everything was allright again. I also (tried and) had to agree on the cable part. I’m aware that the Grace was tuned with the stock cable in mind, but I couldn’t help prefering it with an aftermarket cable like the Ares II over the stock cable myself too.
2) Empire Ears Legend X: The ‘Sweet Holy Mother of Bass’ connection
The Legend X was one of the few IEMs that I was still curious about over the last year. And I was even a bit afraid that when I should get that chance I might like them over my Phantom.
When I first listened to the Legend X it was with the Effect Audio Horus cable and I was very impressed (understatement) from the start. Especially the (gotta love that DD) bass and soundstage immediately stood out, but that was no surprise as I also read quite some positive impressions/reviews over the last year on this one. It sounded extremely good, dynamic and holographic to my ears and I think that Zeus XR + Legend X + Phantom could be a 'close to perfection' IEM trilogy collection. Not much left to wish for with those 3 signatures in tha house, except a good source to do them justice of course. Quality wise they're not that far apart imo, but they surely do have different strengths and therefor I can also totally understand why one might prefer one of them above the others. Imo they all 3 already have a well deserved legendary status.
3) Effect Audio Horus: The ‘Golden Touch’ connection
Yes, I’m a cable believer and I’m aware that many of you out there are not. But my ears and brain are able to convince me (which is enough for me) that I can hear differences in sound signature / quality when I switch from one cable to another.
When I switched the EA Horus after a few days from the Legend X to the Phantom it totally hit the 'Sweet Spot' for me. I just couldn't get myself to switch back to another cable after that. I already liked the Phantom a lot with the Ares II 8 wire over the past months, but with the Horus the clarity, resolution and imaging improved in a way that I found hard to categorize as 'fine tuning'. The Phantom clearly scaled up to my ears and that was not something that made me 100% happy, as I also realised at the same time that there is no way that I can talk myself into spending another $1600 on a cable right now. So, I will enjoy this combination while I can and will try to convince myself that it was just a sweet (spot) dream once it has gone back to its original owner.
Untill now I considered the Zeus XR (switch mainly on R) + PW1960 2 wire from the RW AK380 Cu as my best (at least in a technical way) sounding synergy combination.
But now the Phantom + EA Horus from the LPG probably has surpassed that synergy wise and conquered that personal #1 spot.
Solid gold to my ears!!!
Btw, none of the above Christmass tree decoration items was hurt during the above smartphone photoshoot.
Thanks for reading and best 2019 (audio) wishes to all of you out there!
Still loving my Phantoms but was wondering whether anyone has any recommendations for a closed back portable headphone that has a similar sound signature for the cold winter days. Currently have my eyes on the MrSpeakers Aeon Flow.
Funny you should mention the AEON Flow; I was about to recommend the - albeit, far pricier - ETHER 2. The AEON Flow’s definitely more fun-sounding and crisp; significantly brighter up-top. The ETHER 2 (barring a slightly calmer mid-bass) would probably be my strongest recommendation right now.
... but isn't the Ether 2 open back? Also from the pics I can find, they seem quite big...
... but isn't the Ether 2 open back? Also from the pics I can find, they seem quite big...
Ah, you were looking for a portable closed-back - sorry about that. I can't help you there, then.
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I just ordered a pair of aeons closed back about 2 mins ago lol 
KuroKitsu
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Everytime I check this thread "Phantom, Phantom everywhere"I get itttttttt universeeeeeee, but can we wait for my wallet to recover?
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