[nc8000]

Listening to Jazz at the Pawnshop with my new babies. The timbre of the instruments (especially the sax and piano) and feeling of the venue is fantastic but something like the kickdrum is pathetic. If I press on the pods to go deeper in the ear there is more weight to the sound but it's very painfull, they can't stay there on their own and some of the atmosphere of the room is lost.

Solo cello, female vocals, small ensemble chamber music are amogst the things that sound fantastic and surpricingly church organ is also great except the the low registers are all but missing.

Big orchestra, rock and electronica mostly don't work

 

[cooperpwc]

Listening to Jazz at the Pawnshop with my new babies. The timbre of the instruments (especially the sax and piano) and feeling of the venue is fantastic but something like the kickdrum is pathetic. If I press on the pods to go deeper in the ear there is more weight to the sound but it's very painfull, they can't stay there on their own and some of the atmosphere of the room is lost.

Solo cello, female vocals, small ensemble chamber music are amogst the things that sound fantastic and surpricingly church organ is also great except the the low registers are all but missing.

Big orchestra, rock and electronica mostly don't work

 
May I also recommend Baroque.

 

[casaahman]

Just arrived! My first FAD

 
FAD IX ? This baby need more than 500hrs burn-in times.

 

[juggakey]

@Kiats: Thanks for the recommendation
@casaahman: Yeah! Its PF IX.

 

[Kiats]

@Kiats: Thanks for the recommendation
@casaahman: Yeah! Its PF IX.

Any time!

 

[nc8000]

May I also recommend Baroque.

Yep, in my mind that goes under chamber music. Have listened to Corelli, Bach, Scarlatti and a few others and all sound fantastic.

Works really well with accoustic blues as well. Just listening to Reference Recordings first blues project with Doug MacCleod.

All is flac cd rips or hires straight out of iBasso DX90

 

[Mimouille]

Has anyone tried the Akr02 since James commented on it? I am wondering if it is worth it.

It seems it was tuned for the AK120 and I have the 240 which is very different. Besides, how is the fit and isolation?

 

[Idsynchrono_24]

James mentioned that it's very similar to the SS, except a touch warmer, a bit less open and the highs were tamed a bit - in essence, he said this sig could be replicated on the SS with small tips and a teabag filter. So... If the SS sig is up your alley I'd say it's probably worth considering

 

[Mimouille]

I have no clue what the SS sounds like

 

[Idsynchrono_24]

James wrote a very detailed review on it compared to a good number of other phones, so I'd start there. I have a pair coming in myself in a few days. Seems if you liked the KAEDE, you may find yourself liking the SS. That's probably the closest comparison I can draw from the phones I know you've heard

 

[sonickarma]

I heard October but dont know the exact date

Release date moved to November

 

[Kiats]

I have no clue what the SS sounds like

Heheh!

 

[sonickarma]

I have no clue what the SS sounds like

http://theheadphonelist.com/headphone_review/final-audio-design-fi-ba-ss/
 
Joker - reveiw - 9.2 for sound

 

[Mimouille]

Thanks guys. I am not sure this is what I need these days.

 

[Retrias]

I tried the heaven 7 and 8 at the USF, and well I think its the best one so far besides well the lab 1. I guess this is the first time I really like a final audio product