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flinkenick's 17 Flagship IEM Shootout Thread (and general high-end portable audio discussion)
Piano and violin are good instruments for test. Violin especially, can easily be hurtful to hear, or muffled depending on the tuning.
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Can't wait until next week to see the one that gets most hype falls on the 3rd rank, either A18 and Zeus will kick the dirt, just my prediction.
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My grandma will do a handstand if A18 falls next. It just sounds good in all frequency, and there isn't much to find fault in. The Zeus has an average bass, but exceptional midrange.Can't wait until next week to see the one that gets most hype falls on the 3rd rank, either A18 and Zeus will kick the dirt, just my prediction.
we will seeMy grandma will do a handstand if A18 falls next. It just sounds good in all frequency, and there isn't much to find fault in. The Zeus has an average bass, but exceptional midrange.
Can't wait until next week to see the one that gets most hype falls on the 3rd rank, either A18 and Zeus will kick the dirt, just my prediction.
Implications from @proedros's data and @flinkenick's insight would have something to say about that. But, that is, of course, considering Nic's Top 3 placings remain the same as it did a couple of months ago. With a Top 3 like that, a change of heart wouldn't be unlikely.
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@dongster you picked an interesting day to ask why more drivers are better, given that a single BA driver IEM just took #4 out of 17 IEMs
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We need pictures!My grandma will do a handstand if A18 falls next. It just sounds good in all frequency, and there isn't much to find fault in. The Zeus has an average bass, but exceptional midrange.
Will you promise to post the picture? I really want to seeMy grandma will do a handstand if A18 falls next. It just sounds good in all frequency, and there isn't much to find fault in. The Zeus has an average bass, but exceptional midrange.
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Zeus will fall next......bwaahhaa
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The reviewer enjoys mid forward signature I have noticed. Zeus will be Number 1
Nope, I don't think so, this is not a biased reviewer . He doesn't prefer that if you know Nic. The Prelude got the 4th rank because of many other things in combination.The reviewer enjoys mid forward signature I have noticed. Zeus will be Number 1
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I'm still impressed by the sight of all those drivers in that shell. Must have been one hell of a job to figure out how to place them all effectively.64Audio A18
I'm still impressed by the sight of all those drivers in that shell. Must have been one hell of a job to figure out how to place them all effectively.
The 3D-printed structure they've built probably made it significantly easier as the 16 mid-and-bass drivers look like they're simply 2 clusters of 8 drivers. The high-mid and the tia high drivers are both near the bore, and because all of them share a single bore, it really takes the "your canals won't fit the sound tubes" problem out of the equation. It seemed quite simple in my head, but typing all this out just made it click how long it must have taken 64 Audio to come up with all this. You're right @Wyville
But, then again, the Rhapsodio Infinity does have 20 BA drivers in it, so it mustn't be that hard
18 drivers you say? Easy peasy!The 3D-printed structure they've built probably made it significantly easier as the 16 mid-and-bass drivers look like they're simply 2 clusters of 8 drivers. The high-mid and the tia high drivers are both near the bore, and because all of them share a single bore, it really takes the "your canals won't fit the sound tubes" problem out of the equation. It seemed quite simple in my head, but typing all this out just made it click how long it must have taken 64 Audio to come up with all this. You're right @Wyville
But, then again, the Rhapsodio Infinity does have 20 BA drivers in it, so it mustn't be that hard
Hadn't heard about the Infinity, must check it out!
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