Coherence of the Odin is still the key thing I took away from trying it. Incredible how seamlessly all that tech works together.
flinkenick's 17 Flagship IEM Shootout Thread (and general high-end portable audio discussion)
ayang02
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For my ears, the Adv Eartune Fidelity U tips really help reduce Odin's upper mid presence & provide the deepest fit possible. Prior to that, I was using the Azla Sedna Shorts with them, also a pretty good combo.
By the way, you can also send the Stormbreaker cable to PW Audio and they can re-terminate it to 4.4mm for you.
By the way, you can also send the Stormbreaker cable to PW Audio and they can re-terminate it to 4.4mm for you.
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After my Traillii review quite a few mentioned that comparison was incomplete without Erlkonig. But when I got my hands on Erl, I didn't have Traillii anymore. Now, got another chance to audition it and finally to spend more time with a proper a/b comparison since I don't trust my ears going by memory.
I added the comparison toward the end of Comparison section in my Traillii review. I know, I know, these are in a megabuck category (vs kilobuck) and Erl is discontinued and sold out. But it seems like there are quite a few Erl owners in this thread who asked me about this comparison, so, here you go.
I added the comparison toward the end of Comparison section in my Traillii review. I know, I know, these are in a megabuck category (vs kilobuck) and Erl is discontinued and sold out. But it seems like there are quite a few Erl owners in this thread who asked me about this comparison, so, here you go.
Vitaly2017
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After my Traillii review quite a few mentioned that comparison was incomplete without Erlkonig. But when I got my hands on Erl, I didn't have Traillii anymore. Now, got another chance to audition it and finally to spend more time with a proper a/b comparison since I don't trust my ears going by memory.
I added the comparison toward the end of Comparison section in my Traillii review. I know, I know, these are in a megabuck category (vs kilobuck) and Erl is discontinued and sold out. But it seems like there are quite a few Erl owners in this thread who asked me about this comparison, so, here you go.
Nice nice
The battle of the TITANS. Did the earth shattered yet? Those musta be ludacrisiously mega good sounding iems
But dang no DD so no fun
Would love to hear those one day
KuroKitsu
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I used the normal Sednas, it gives a bit of room to keep earwax away from the nozzles. I should consider getting a vac as well.For my ears, the Adv Eartune Fidelity U tips really help reduce Odin's upper mid presence & provide the deepest fit possible. Prior to that, I was using the Azla Sedna Shorts with them, also a pretty good combo.
By the way, you can also send the Stormbreaker cable to PW Audio and they can re-terminate it to 4.4mm for you.
I considered having PW reterminate my Stormbreaker, but a number of factors added up:
1. Just didn't like the y-split, it's quite pointy
2. Cost of making sure my cable got there in a decent amount of time and safely is pretty hefty and given the shipping with the holidays and pandemic it's been all over the place.
3. I would be cableless for a nth amount of time as my M4 was in the post getting the grills fixed
It worked out with the Musicteck Black Friday sale. I got to pass on the Stormbreaker to a local friend and essentially worked around the issued for the same cost and sending it off.
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Nice nice
The battle of the TITANS. Did the earth shattered yet? Those musta be ludacrisiously mega good sounding iems
But dang no DD so no fun
Would love to hear those one day
Well, the actual fun here is that neither of them have DD, yet they reproduce the bass as good or even better than most of the hybrids I heard. But yeah, each one is $5k titan (going by Erl Limited Black Edition price at the time of being discontinued and Traillii black Friday sales).
After my Traillii review quite a few mentioned that comparison was incomplete without Erlkonig. But when I got my hands on Erl, I didn't have Traillii anymore. Now, got another chance to audition it and finally to spend more time with a proper a/b comparison since I don't trust my ears going by memory.
I added the comparison toward the end of Comparison section in my Traillii review. I know, I know, these are in a megabuck category (vs kilobuck) and Erl is discontinued and sold out. But it seems like there are quite a few Erl owners in this thread who asked me about this comparison, so, here you go.
Nice reading this battle of the Titans. Wish there were more in-depth comparison but it is time consuming and hard to find. Thank you.
Looks like Odin wins the best bang for the bucks
11-drivers with triple complex tech battling with the best of the best (crazy expensive IEMs).
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Nice reading this battle of the Titans. Wish there were more in-depth comparison but it is time consuming and hard to find. Thank you.
Looks like Odin wins the best bang for the bucks
It's the end of the year and I'm burned out... But since I know you guys LOVE your graphs
, maybe some will find this helpful. The difference between these two Titans "looks" the same as it "sounds"
After my Traillii review quite a few mentioned that comparison was incomplete without Erlkonig. But when I got my hands on Erl, I didn't have Traillii anymore. Now, got another chance to audition it and finally to spend more time with a proper a/b comparison since I don't trust my ears going by memory.
I added the comparison toward the end of Comparison section in my Traillii review. I know, I know, these are in a megabuck category (vs kilobuck) and Erl is discontinued and sold out. But it seems like there are quite a few Erl owners in this thread who asked me about this comparison, so, here you go.
I have zero familiarity with this brand, but your write up piqued my interest ... then I saw the price!
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I have zero familiarity with this brand, but your write up piqued my interest ... then I saw the price!
You are in Nic's thread after all where quite a few people own multiple kilobuck iems and cables
In the rest of head-fi they greet you with "welcome to head-fi, sorry about your wallet". In this thread the greeting is "welcome to Nic's thread, sorry about your kids college fund" 
KuroKitsu
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Crap, we've been exposed sweats nervously hiding iems and cables.You are in Nic's thread after all where quite a few people own multiple kilobuck iems and cables
You are in Nic's thread after all where quite a few people own multiple kilobuck iems and cables
6K must make this the most expensive IEM released after the blinged out version of the qdc VX at $12K.
At these TOTL price, I would still prefer DD for bass. BA can give high output but still not quite the same physicality, power and texture of DD bass. I’ve heard only four in the Titans list though.
proedros
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i will share again my formula of 'how much of a great buy my iem is ' , but i am sure most people here would be dissapointed with the results (but who cares when you have money to spend on freakishly expensive iems, right ?)
let's call X the greatness , the smaller the X number the bigger the 'great buy' ratio
X = ( Price in dollars / months of use ) x total numbers of iems in use (not how many you have , but how many you actually use/rotate between)
for my Zeus XR , i get an X = 35
share your X (i expect most people to be >100 though if not >1000)
let's call X the greatness , the smaller the X number the bigger the 'great buy' ratio
X = ( Price in dollars / months of use ) x total numbers of iems in use (not how many you have , but how many you actually use/rotate between)
for my Zeus XR , i get an X = 35
share your X (i expect most people to be >100 though if not >1000)
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