[alpha421]

I said I was going to upload some impressions of the heaven viii but I ended up writing a whole review, lol. 

Here's the link:
http://www.head-fi.org/products/final-audio-design-heaven-viii/reviews/17616

It's my first ever review I've written

Great first review. Hopefully the physical weight from long term sessions doesn't subject it to neglect. Yes, piano tone and its weight is very nice

 

[Jalo]

Did FAD release the Fibasst in this last weekend earphone show in Japan?  If so someone has to listen to it.  Where are the impressions?

 

[Bengkia369]

The pouch is a new one for me....never saw it before!

My Fibass does comes with this leather pouch too

 

[audio123]

My Fibass does comes with this leather pouch too

only new generation of fibass comes with this. Old generation comes with a long case which I am using atm.

 

[peareye]

I got the same thing when i bought the Heaven V, VI, VIII: the shiny cigarette case that loves 
 
fingerprints...i never use them

 

[gtrx333]

Some advice please from those familiar with the piano forte VIII.
 
Bought a pair from a seller in France. My concern is whether it could be a fake from china. The packaging seems a bit different from that which I've seen online. The case it comes with seems unusual and quite generic. It.s a plain silver tin without any branding and has a loose fitting foam insert. There appears to be minute amounts of residue at the housing joints. The print in the little leaflet appears a bit blurry. Any ideas?
 

 

[Idsynchrono_24]

I honestly wouldn't ever buy a set of PF VIIIs off of the FS section. Same goes for the Senn IE800. There are fakes out there for both. I don't know whether there are fakes of the IXs, but I know there are fakes of the VIII. Just seems like it'd be impossible to prove the authenticity of the item unless you had both sets in hand. Beyond that, the PFs are very idiosyncratic phones with a highly colored sound signature so... I dunno, you may very well think you're listening to a fake even if you had the real thing LOL

 

[CH23]

only new generation of fibass comes with this. Old generation comes with a long case which I am using atm.

mine came with a brass 'hockey puck'

 

[gtrx333]

  I honestly wouldn't ever buy a set of PF VIIIs off of the FS section. Same goes for the Senn IE800. There are fakes out there for both. I don't know whether there are fakes of the IXs, but I know there are fakes of the VIII. Just seems like it'd be impossible to prove the authenticity of the item unless you had both sets in hand. Beyond that, the PFs are very idiosyncratic phones with a highly colored sound signature so... I dunno, you may very well think you're listening to a fake even if you had the real thing LOL

Don't get me wrong, they actually sound pretty decent to my ears. Has good mids like your typical FAD iems but its much more smooth compared to the likes of the heaven VI and fi-ba-ss. Rolled off treble and bass. Better clarity than the heaven IV. Very good soundstage like wearing headphones. I imagine the design of the housing will contribute a lot to the sound signature.

 

[audio123]

mine came with a brass 'hockey puck'

oo

 

[CH23]

oo

 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/613641/final-audio-design-impressions-and-discussion-thread/6060#post_12432226
 
this was, I believe, the original packaging for the FI-BA-SS

 

[audio123]

http://www.head-fi.org/t/613641/final-audio-design-impressions-and-discussion-thread/6060#post_12432226

this was, I believe, the original packaging for the FI-BA-SS

ah i see so they have 3 casings!

 

[CH23]

ah i see so they have 3 casings!

seems like it.
In order:
 
brass puck
leather bag
black case

 

[audio123]

seems like it.

In order:

 
brass puck

leather bag

black case

black case is the first mate

 

[CH23]

black case is the first mate

are you sure of that?

I don't mean the box, i mean the actual carry case.