[Mimouille]

I hope these will be more expensive than the Fourte and A18, I cannot tolerate iems below 4k anymore.

 

[Deezel177]

Yes, it surprised me a bit too. Had not expected such high-end models. Would have been great to see mid-tier ones, but at least it is great to see the tia tech trickling down now!

True; Tia tech has indeed trickled down from the tree-tops to the jungle canopy, and I'm still down here waiting on the forest floor.

 

[Deezel177]

I wonder how long will the Fourte and U18 stands as flagship

IIRC the A10/12 stood at the top of their line for two or three years, so I'd place my bets on around there.

 

[piotrus-g]

I hope these will be more expensive than the Fourte and A18, I cannot tolerate iems below 4k anymore.

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[Wyville]

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A very interesting read Piotr!

 

[Gavin C4]

Yes, it surprised me a bit too. Had not expected such high-end models. Would have been great to see mid-tier ones, but at least it is great to see the tia tech trickling down now!

They brought it 1 Tier down : ) At this point, those who are planning to get the A12 would hope it price of the A12 will stay the same

 

[crinacle]

Spoiler: Bamboozled

Heh, thank you Video Title Adder extension

 

[flinkenick]

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I was planning on posting that my only wish for this thread, is that out of respect for me people would occasionally still rickroll each other

Saw on John Oliver last Sunday that a hacker used Rick to make a point in the Equifax credit scandal (ff to 8.30), brought a smile to my face.

 

[flinkenick]

Hi Flinkenick, that was a great review of the mod to the 1Z. However, it seems like you did not spend the time listening in the balanced mode, where a lot of the strengths of the 1Z lay.
I was frustrated in SE but know that I have converted my Weston, and waiting to receive my IE800 conversion, I think I'm set.

Hi buddy,

I apologise if I came across a bit negative towards the 1Z in my post. The 1Z is without a doubt a fantastic player as is, competing only with the AK's in a tier of their own. What I respect about it most, is that they went for a true 'audiophile' signature focusing on timbre, similar to the philosophy from which the 5-Way was tuned for instance. But much like the 5-Way, I find its warm tuning also limits its versatility. However, my main issue was an aspect of its performance. But keep in mind that everything is relative. If someone has either Zeus, A18 or 5-Way, it is hard to find faults with them. It's when you compare them, that they each have relative shortcomings and strengths. My main player has been the RW AK380cu for the last year, so naturally it is my point of reference when I listen to the 1Z. So yes, when I listened to the 1Z I exclusively listened to its balanced output. However, I still preferred the AK in single end; but of course, this just comes down to preference.

 

[kubig123]

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I should have known...

 

[piotrus-g]

I was planning on posting that my only wish for this thread, is that out of respect for me people would occasionally still rickroll each other

Saw on John Oliver last Sunday that a hacker used Rick to make a point in the Equifax credit scandal (ff to 8.30), brought a smile to my face.

Hey! you challenged me to do it, few pages back, saw an opportunity, I took it

I'm huge fan of John Oliver. The equifax one was cool episode

 

[Mimouille]

Hi buddy,

I apologise if I came across a bit negative towards the 1Z in my post. The 1Z is without a doubt a fantastic player as is, competing only with the AK's in a tier of their own. What I respect about it most, is that they went for a true 'audiophile' signature focusing on timbre, similar to the philosophy from which the 5-Way was tuned for instance. But much like the 5-Way, I find its warm tuning also limits its versatility. However, my main issue was an aspect of its performance. But keep in mind that everything is relative. If someone has either Zeus, A18 or 5-Way, it is hard to find faults with them. It's when you compare them, that they each have relative shortcomings and strengths. My main player has been the RW AK380cu for the last year, so naturally it is my point of reference when I listen to the 1Z. So yes, when I listened to the 1Z I exclusively listened to its balanced output. However, I still preferred the AK in single end; but of course, this just comes down to preference.

If I may, it is also important to add that any opinion of "Nic" should be taken with a grain of salt because he is not a "person" per se. The concept called "Nic" is actually a room full of monkeys on meth who's synapses are plugged into a quantum powered AI. It is quite sophisticated but some glitches just give it away.

 

[kubig123]

If I may, it is also important to add that any opinion of "Nic" should be taken with a grain of salt because he is not a "person" per say. The concept called "Nic" is actually a room full of monkeys on meth who's synapses are plugged into a quantum powered AI. It is quite sophisticated but some glitches just give it away.

That explain everything!!

 

[sansfin]

I wonder how long will the Fourte and U18 stands as flagship

Probably for quite long I suppose...at least the market is not prepared for a $4000 IEM, especially considering the fact 64 Audio is more of a boutique than an established brand like Focal.

 

[doctorjazz]

Isn't the Tia Forte $3599 (it IS according to the web site). I guess that isn't $4000...