[F700]

My MM have landed this morning. These look quite nice

 

[F700]

Initial impressions confirm what I was expecting from these mini subwoof’:

- the MM are very tips dependent
- stock cable is unusable
- the MM need power and not just a bit
- the subbass is real, physical experience going on in my ears
- great separation between the lows, the mids and the highs
- technicalities are more than correct
- enjoyable wide soundstage
- shells are solid and the faceplates look great

The MM are the guilty pleasure bassheads should treat themselves with. Cannot go wrong here.

Waiting for a proper cable to arrive in the mail, I choose a generic copper cable in the USD 50.- segment to replace the stock one.

Regarding the tips, the Symbio W Peel are offering the best seal and a full bass experience while letting the other frequencies playing their role.

Here are the tracks that put a big wide smile on my face a few minutes ago:

 

[frix]

delted

 

[aaf evo]

I couldn't resist, going in blind and bought the Maestro SE. This looks like something I'd enjoy a lot for special use cases based entirely off of the graph. Seems to have overall positive impressions, looking forward to trying it out when it arrives!

 

[Sebastien Chiu]

My MM have landed this morning. These look quite nice

Initial impressions confirm what I was expecting from these mini subwoof’:

- the MM are very tips dependent
- stock cable is unusable
- the MM need power and not just a bit
- the subbass is real, physical experience going on in my ears
- great separation between the lows, the mids and the highs
- technicalities are more than correct
- enjoyable wide soundstage
- shells are solid and the faceplates look great

The MM are the guilty pleasure bassheads should treat themselves with. Cannot go wrong here.

Waiting for a proper cable to arrive in the mail, I choose a generic copper cable in the USD 50.- segment to replace the stock one.

Regarding the tips, the Symbio W Peel are offering the best seal and a full bass experience while letting the other frequencies playing their role.

Here are the tracks that put a big wide smile on my face a few minutes ago:

Congratulations! Glad you are so happy with it!

I couldn't resist, going in blind and bought the Maestro SE. This looks like something I'd enjoy a lot for special use cases based entirely off of the graph. Seems to have overall positive impressions, looking forward to trying it out when it arrives!

We need more impressions of this guy! Is there a thread started for the Maestro SE yet?

 

[aaf evo]

We need more impressions of this guy! Is there a thread started for the Maestro SE yet?

I have no clue, I've just been following this one.

 

[Bret Halford]

I have no clue, I've just been following this one.

Congrats and please share your impressions of them when you get them!

Feel free to use this thread for all things Fatfreq... I know I have been I guess I should probably change the thread title to make that clearer.

 

[aaf evo]

Congrats and please share your impressions of them when you get them!

Feel free to use this thread for all things Fatfreq... I know I have been I guess I should probably change the thread title to make that clearer.

Will do!

 

[Sebastien Chiu]

Congrats and please share your impressions of them when you get them!

Feel free to use this thread for all things Fatfreq... I know I have been I guess I should probably change the thread title to make that clearer.

In my experience, it's better to do a singular brand thread and then product threads for the major line members.

With FatFreq becoming more well known, figured I would be able to help them out a little in that process.

Discussion of the Maestro SE can go here for clarity's sake, so this thread can be for the mini (or become the main brand thread as an alternative?)

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/fatfreq-maestro-se-the-king-of-top-of-the-line-bass.965973/

 

[Bret Halford]

In my experience, it's better to do a singular brand thread and then product threads for the major line members.

With FatFreq becoming more well known, figured I would be able to help them out a little in that process.

Discussion of the Maestro SE can go here for clarity's sake, so this thread can be for the mini (or become the main brand thread as an alternative?)

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/fatfreq-maestro-se-the-king-of-top-of-the-line-bass.965973/

I agree, better to get a single place for all things Fatfreq, noob mistake on my part. I'll change this thread title accordingly... it would definitely be nice to get more impressions of the SE regardless of thread!

 

[rodel808]

Really liking the MM. Does it also come in custom fit?

 

[Bret Halford]

Really liking the MM. Does it also come in custom fit?

I don't think the Mini is offered as a custom unfortunately, but you could email them at hello@fatfreq.com to check. The Maestro, Maestro SE and Grand Maestro are all available as custom options by request. See post 9 for pricing: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/fat...~:text=12:02 PM-,Post #8 of 162,-Bret Halford

 

[bassfreak93]

@F700 u said "- the MM need power and not just a bit"

Im going to buy new fiio k7, i heard it will be nice?

"- stock cable is unusable"

Well so it's not only my OP xD

 

[Ace Bee]

Initial impressions confirm what I was expecting from these mini subwoof’:

- the MM are very tips dependent
- stock cable is unusable
- the MM need power and not just a bit
- the subbass is real, physical experience going on in my ears
- great separation between the lows, the mids and the highs
- technicalities are more than correct
- enjoyable wide soundstage
- shells are solid and the faceplates look great

The MM are the guilty pleasure bassheads should treat themselves with. Cannot go wrong here.

Waiting for a proper cable to arrive in the mail, I choose a generic copper cable in the USD 50.- segment to replace the stock one.

Regarding the tips, the Symbio W Peel are offering the best seal and a full bass experience while letting the other frequencies playing their role.

Here are the tracks that put a big wide smile on my face a few minutes ago:

A question has been burning in my mind - which driver controls the midrange? Is it the DD or the BA? FatFreq did not answer this question for me. What do you think @F700 ? Does the mid sound similar to, let's say, the Serial? I mean the timbre and the tonality? Of course, there will be differences, but what is your feeling - is it BA or is it DD?

 

[F700]

A question has been burning in my mind - which driver controls the midrange? Is it the DD or the BA? FatFreq did not answer this question for me. What do you think @F700 ? Does the mid sound similar to, let's say, the Serial? I mean the timbre and the tonality? Of course, there will be differences, but what is your feeling - is it BA or is it DD?

Good question @Ace Bee For me it’s clearly a BA midrange, until proven otherwise. Serial’s midrange is more lush, fuller and better textured. The MM have slightly recessed mids and eventhough they are well separated from the lows, there is nothing « special » about them. It’s quite a performance to tune a set like this, where the subbass pounds so hard and clear, without overshadowing the rest of the frequencies. Still, the MM are no allrounders by any means and it’s a kind of a niche product. Overall, I prefer the Serial over the MM, but the FatFreq’s effort fulfills one important target: giving the bassheads what they truly want with an appropriate management of the mids and highs. It’s a set that will find its (wide) audience, I guess.

@F700 u said "- the MM need power and not just a bit"

Im going to buy new fiio k7, i heard it will be nice?

"- stock cable is unusable"

Well so it's not only my OP xD

Oh yeah, a FiiO K7 should do well, no problem.

By saying that the stock cable is unusable, I wanted to say in an exaggerated way, that it definitely doesn’t meet today’s standard in terms of comfort and design. It does its job soundwise, but nowadays there are too many options to replace such a thing that it just cannot be ignored.