[Deezel177]

Rank #6:

Advanced AcousticWerkes W900​

Matches my impressions from CanJam SG to a tee; excellent review once again!

Now, all I have to do is go Google... uhm... here we go... warbleraudio.net and... uhh, my birthday's in a week-and-a-half... grandma's probably gonna give me...

 

[Kerouac]

My grandma is going to do a somersault if Warbler gets to top five

I sincelery hope she has some good medical insurance

 

[proedros]

But first, two words.
Warbler, and
Grandma.

@ranfan , what does Grandma do if say warbler goes top-3 ? btw , here is a small poem for her


poor Grandma
everything's a blur
blame warbler

 

[ranfan]

You guys are underestimating grandma. If this is her 'daddy' grandpa imagine what she's capable of:

Spoiler

My grandma somersaulted!

---

Btw, what a piece of writing by Nic in this review. Informational, very well-written, and enjoyable to read.

 

[flinkenick]

So just a few words on the Warbler Prelude since it's becoming somewhat of a recurring theme. A while ago I wrote this post on how the scoring of this shootout is based on the 'audiophile philosophy', emphasising tone and performance. As a result, an iem like the NT6-pro is capped in its scoring. An iem like the Prelude on the other hand that is specifically tuned for timbre, benefits greatly. However, just like any other iem, it has weaknesses of its own that will be a turnoff for a considerable amount of people. So despite its high rank, it won't be a crowd pleaser by any means, but an iem that caters to a specific audience.

But all will reveal itself when the shootout is done hehe. And of course Jason also reviewed it a while back on THL/Head-Fi, this will also give some insight in what it's made to do.

 

[rskbug]

Rank #6:

Advanced AcousticWerkes W900​

Holy cow! And I was certain this will make it top 5. More in the top three really.

 

[eldss]

Nick, any chance that we will see comparissons between the AAW W900, A18, and Zeus in the coming reviews?

 

[hung031086]

Man i thought my w900 will be in top 3 ....

 

[flinkenick]

Nick, any chance that we will see comparissons between the AAW W900, A18, and Zeus in the coming reviews?

A18 will have comparison with W900, Zeus will have a comparison with A18. I can do other comparisons at some point here on the thread.

 

[twister6]

Man i thought my w900 will be in top 3 ....

as long as your w900 is in your top 3 - that's all that matters

 

[ranfan]

Representatives in the top five

Asia (China, HK, Korea, SG): Maestro;
Europe (France, Poland, Turkey): SE5, Prelude;
US: A18, Zeus.

 

[proedros]

what's the maestro price ? also , does it come in Custom ?

 

[ranfan]

what's the maestro price ? also , does it come in Custom ?

2000 or less for Custom, +/- 1600 for Universal. Zimbabwe currency

 

[ngoshawk]

what's the maestro price ? also , does it come in Custom ?

Universal (v2): $1700+/- USD
Custom $1979+/- USD

 

[proedros]

ok now we know the top-5 and since Nic mentioned that winners of the prizes guessed correctly 4/5 iems and 2/5 exact places, these are the possible winners

10 people , but 9 have a chance to win (why 9 and not 10 ? i explain it below)

Good luck !!!!!

@ranfan

unique melody maestro v2
spiral ear 5-way ultimate
noble katana
1964 audio a18 tzar
empire ears zeus-xr adel

@San Man

1. Tsar
2. SE5
3. Zeus
4. W900
5. Warbler

@ChrisSC

1. SE-5
2. AAW900
3. EE Zeus
4. 1964 A18 Tzar
5. Maestro v2

@PsiCore

1. Empire Ears Zeus-XR ADEL
2. 1964 Audio A18 Tzar
3. Spiral Ear 5-Way Ultimate
4. Noble Katana
5. Unique Melody Maestro V2

@Nekrosov

1. Empire Ears Zeus-XR ADEL
2. 1964 Audio A18 Tzar
3. Advanced AcousticWerkes W900
4. Spiral Ear 5-Way Ultimate
5. Unique Melody Maestro V2

@pfloyd

1. Empire Ears Zeus-XR ADEL
2. 1964 Audio A18 Tzar
3. Advanced AcousticWerkes W900
4. Unique Melody Maestro V2
5. Spiral Ear 5-Way Ultimate

@rookie2009

tzar
zeus
se5
warbler
samba




@EagleWings

1) Warbler Prelude
2) EE Zeus
3) SE 5 Way
4) UE 18+
5) UM Maestro 2

@Kerouac

• Empire Ears Zeus XR Adel
• Spiral Ear 5-Way Ultimate
• 1964 Audio A18 Tzar
• Dita Audio the Dream
• Warbler Prelude

@ black9white (same predictions as Kerouac , but he loses cause Kerouac posted them first)

• Empire Ears Zeus XR Adel
• Spiral Ear 5-Way Ultimate
• 1964 Audio A18 Tzar
• Dita Audio the Dream
• Warbler Prelude