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My To Go's just arrived at my flat.
May I ask what other CIEMs you have (if any) ?
Just interested in any comparisons you might be able to share, vs. the Fitears
My To Go's just arrived at my flat.
Maybe an AKG/FitEar comparison in the future?
May I ask what other CIEMs you have (if any) ?
Just interested in any comparisons you might be able to share, vs. the Fitears
@muppetface
Firstly, great read. Loving your writing style.
Secondly, I don't know what this says about me lol, but I paused for a little while after I read twins with some serious audio gear. Just out of curiosity, how close are twins' ears in terms of fit on the customs?
Thirdly, looking forward to further impressions! Shame about the soundstage, do you think it could have been tuned that way on purpose?
Since they're fraternal twins, I'd imagine their ears are as close as any ordinary brother or sister and not identical.
I agree about MuppetFace's writing style. Are you an English professor?
So, what do they sound like? One word: transparent. It's a somewhat lazy comparison, but these are the closest an IEM has come to matching the SR-009's transparency I've come across thus far. Simply stunning. Tonally, the balance of these is extremely linear. No coloration is standing out to my ears immediately as I listen this morning. They manage to avoid an overly analytic sterility though, and the treble is not a harsh, emphatic presence in the sonic spectrum. Detail-wise, these are on par with---if not beyond---the FI-BA-SS (keeping in mind I have the white-cabled version). This is pretty much the most detailed I've heard an IEM sound; I've spoken about "detail saturation" before, and honestly, when I reach this level of information extraction, it becomes difficult and altogether trivial to try and determine if anything else surpasses it. More important [for me personally] is the imaging capability of these: instruments are positioned with brilliant accuracy in space. Separation is also impressive, and the overall presentation seems evenly distributed. These manage to avoid the "blob effect" of overly delineating things into left, right, and center channels. The size of the soundstage / headstage is not overly impressive however, and thus far I'm perceiving things as a bit densely arranged.
They're not "fun" in the sense of wild coloration or smoke 'n' mirrors presentation; instead the TO GO 334 strikes me as a serious, no compromises relay device.
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Since they're fraternal twins, I'd imagine their ears are as close as any ordinary brother or sister and not identical.
I agree about MuppetFace's writing style. Are you an English professor?
Fraternal twins sharing the same extra-chorionic environment have a higher chance of similar axis patterning during gestation. Facial bone patterns are commonly decided by neural crest cell migration. Environmental factors can come into heavy play when deciding the migrational pattern of these cells. Thus, they may have a higher chance of having similar ear canal shapes compared to typical siblings. Of course, there is also a high degree of randomness involved as well.
She's a Philosophy professor.
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Since they're fraternal twins, I'd imagine their ears are as close as any ordinary brother or sister and not identical.
I agree about MuppetFace's writing style. Are you an English professor?
Are you asking me or her (assuming her) about being an English professor?
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Since they're fraternal twins, I'd imagine their ears are as close as any ordinary brother or sister and not identical.
I agree about MuppetFace's writing style. Are you an English professor?
Fraternal twins sharing the same extra-chorionic environment have a higher chance of similar axis patterning during gestation. Facial bone patterns are commonly decided by neural crest cell migration. Environmental factors can come into heavy play when deciding the migrational pattern of these cells. Thus, they may have a higher chance of having similar ear canal shapes compared to typical siblings. Of course, there is also a high degree of randomness involved as well.
She's a Philosophy professor.
Very interesting. We didn't go that that in depth in my physiology classes. I was under the impression that the two different paternal zygotes with two different eggs would have similar, but not identical genomes. I also thought that the migration was predetermined via fibronectin tracks.
Sorry for the OT
@muppetface
Firstly, great read. Loving your writing style.
Secondly, I don't know what this says about me lol, but I paused for a little while after I read twins with some serious audio gear. Just out of curiosity, how close are twins' ears in terms of fit on the customs?
Thirdly, looking forward to further impressions! Shame about the soundstage, do you think it could have been tuned that way on purpose?
Brilliant write up Muppet. Must say is interesting that you didn't find the soundstage wide however you've had a lot more listening experience than I have. I'll see if I can pop by Fujiya to take another listen - or just wait till the festival and listen to them again then.
Seems like it does exactly what its intended purpose is --- a no-nonsense listening device.
It seems like it'll be a good thing for people who want that kind of accuracy for professional purposes, for evaluation of equipment, etc. but don't want to go through with the hassle of the custom fitment process.