ianmedium
Headphoneus Supremus
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Great Choice Mike, she had such a wonderful voice.
Wanted to say thanks to those on this forum who gave reviews on the FI-BA-SS. I absolutely love this IEM. Sounds great out of my iphone. I am coming from an ER-4p I had lost on the plane. Clarity of the ER-4p certainly. So far great treble extension and transparency without sounding sibilant.
Are these expected to be limited in production? What are the best portable/desktop dac/amps for these?
The FI-BA-SS is already out of production. No more are being made, so be glad you got a pair! : P
I have come back here after quite a while. Have I missed something? When did the BA-SS go out of production? And what's coming in their place?
http://www.head-fi.org/t/613641/final-audio-design-appreciation-discussion-thread/945#post_9077328
As Tom says, there have been rumors of its discontinuation for a while now. When I spoke to a supplier several months back, he mentioned FAD's plan to stop production. Now it seems to be official, and vendors are no longer able to get new stock of the FI-BA-SS. What's there on the market atm is all that's left.
No idea what they plan on replacing it with at this point, but hopefully it'll be something really nice.
Another question -- why are the Piano Forte X's soooo expensive?
No you gave a good answer. And I agree I am pretty willing to pay a premium for Japanese workmanship.
Hence, why I bought the FI-BA-SS IEMs which are not exactly cheap (and on the lookout for the W3000ANVs). I was trying to figure out if the sonic quality for a $2800 IEM is up there somehow with the best Over ear phones or if this is more of a limited production item and hence, the higher price. It's basically at Stax price levels. From what little I have read, the Piano Forte X's have a certain sonic signature people prefer but what I am wondering is if the technical characteristics warrant the price premium. Hope my question makes more sense.