[Kerouac]

  Looking forward to the next review!

 

 Could you pass me the sunscreen please?

 
 

  Hahaha. Coming...
 
Stay tuned!

 
Nice! Just when I almost gave up all hope on a FFAB2

 
Please remind me: which contenders will show up?

 

[phonomat]

Let's just hope they'll all still be on the market once the review is posted.

 

[Ike1985]

  Hahaha. Coming. I have just finalised my review system. A change is coming. I think it's for the better, but I don't think everyone will like it. I have decided to do away with numerical scores, and instead slot each IEM into a tier. 90+, 85-90, 80-85, etc etc. You get the idea. Of course, since it's a shootout, they will be ranked within that tier, but no 'scores' this time. No component scores, no final scores. I just don't think that is the right way anymore.
 
My experience with my Stax SR009 was really instrumental in bringing forth this change. That headphone is really holographic and uncannily real- goosebumpily real- but because of its mosquito-bite bass would have done poorly on my previous scale. It also sounds like **** on pop and vocals in general. So, no dice. But put on some classical music and wow, watch this soar. Ask my overall impression though, and my unreserved words would be, 'top of the class at what it does'. I would score it in the 90+ category, but my previous system wouldn't have allowed that. Hence, this change.
 
IEMs are the same. Some IEMs are going to be good at certain things, certain genres. Other IEMs are going to have different strengths and weaknesses. To reduce all that to a number would, I fear, lead someone down the wrong path, picking a higher scoring IEM which may not suit them as well.
 
So I'm going to start scoring like this instead. You'll get tiers reflecting the overall score of the IEM, and then for everything else about the IEM... Read my damn review
 
Stay tuned!

 
Excellent idea that I'll be stealing.

 

[jelt2359]

The first of my IEMs in the shootout has been reviewed. It's a launch of a new company so it has its own thread.

https://www.head-fi.org/f/threads/warbler-audios-prelude-ciem-a-labour-of-love.845592/

My shootout is not going from last to first like it was last time. I thought about it, and it really isn't pleasant to come in last given that I have so many this time around and many are very good. So instead I'll be going randomly, IEM by IEM.

 

[Mimouille]

Cool review. I am nowadays looking for such elegant designs...tempted by these.

 

[ericr]

FYI, for anyone who can make the Seattle area HF meet (May 6) I will have available:

- The AAW tour kit (W900, W500, etc.)
- The new 64 Audio flagships: Tia Fourte and U18

https://www.head-fi.org/f/threads/seattle-meet-at-bottleheadquarters-05-06-2017.842402/

Edit: correct date.

 

[ranfan]

FFAB 2 will be in a new thread, or continue here?

 

[ranfan]

I was really impressed by Vision Ears during CanJam SG. I have to agree, that the VE5 is super clear and pure. Moreover, VE6 and VE8 are amongst the best I've heard during the whole event. They're simply fantastic

Great review! http://theheadphonelist.com/vision-ears-ve5-the-valedictorian-of-the-midrange/

 

[Mimouille]

I have a much more modest review of the VE8 coming up soon.

 

[Mimouille]

My modest take on the VE8 : http://headpie.blogspot.jp/2017/05/vision-ears-ve8-brief-review-reviewer.html

 

[roguepp88]

Is Jelt still reviewing these? have been patiently waiting for the next review for a while now

 

[fiascogarcia]

Is Jelt still reviewing these? have been patiently waiting for the next review for a while now

Jelt's review is complete. SE5U was selected number one.

 

[Deezel177]

Jelt's review is complete. SE5U was selected number one.

He's referring to FFAB2 which has yet to begin apart from the Warbler Prelude review (I'm not sure if the VE5 review is part of the shoot-out, or if it's merely a one-off).

 

[jelt2359]

Heh. It was part of the shoot-out. I'm going to make it obvious how they compare, but you'll have to read- no exact numerical scores this time. I don't want to make a clearly subjective thing too objective.

To be honest, been very busy with my Blu2 and my Abyss Phi. On the flip side, I'm getting neck ache listening too much to headphones so IEMs are gonna be very much back in flavour for me.

And my ears are much more critical now. Much!

Akan datang, coming soon.

 

[RomanRise]

I believe that this thread is the best place for my question... I found that sennheiser ie800 is a my favorite sounding iem ever, it's just exact my "perfect sound", now i'm trying to get one of the Ciem's, and i would like to know is it possible to find any customs with similar soung signature to IE800.
I'm trying to find out it for a loooong time, and there is no information about it anywhere, so maybe some of you guys ever get chance to experience similar SQ of IE800 in any CIEM's. Thank you.