So just received my 1964 A8 today. And my first impression was one word: amazing, my jaw dropped after I fired up my fav EDM / Trance / Bass tracks. The Bass and sub-bass is just as good as the Universal ASG-2.5. AT first I was kinda worry about the Bass of the A8 for being all BAs.
But after a few hours of listening, I can tell you guys that the bass from these BAs rival the bass from the asg-2.5 dyanamic driver.
I don't know if it is because of it being a Custom IEM, the ADEL module, newer and bigger bass BA drivers, or a combination of all of that, but the Bass and sub Bass is just as good as the ASG-2.5. The bass on these A8 dig deep, big, and a lot more detail than ASG-2.5
The mids and highs are also way better than the ASG-2.5.
I almost order the Custom 2.5 from Andy @ Aurisonics, because I was skeptical about these A8 for being all BAs while I was waiting for it to be done by 1964 during last week. But I was like nah, I'll give the A8 a try first, and then see if I have to order
the Custom 2.5 after, it still not be too late.
And bam, I got the A8 in the mail today and boy, I was wrong about BA drivers being not so good for Bass. Because I always thought BA driver can not be this good compare to a Dynamic driver. It was always something that I wanted to find out, and I'm sure alot of other ppl want to know also. These Bass BAs (4 of them ) are so good that I don't know what 1964 did to them, maybe they're newer and bigger compare to the ones that came out couple years ago.
But wow, I was amazed at the Bass response.
I am in the process of writing a review for my A8, I will post it within couple more days cause I need more time to test out the A8 more. But so far first impressions was amazing!
So earlier today I was out doing some shopping when I noticed some Soundblaster E5's for $199 tax included, so I bought one cause they have 30 day return and you guys were talking about how good the bass is on it
At first things sounded pretty muddy and ridiculous, then I remembered I had my +18dB EQ on:
So I switched SBX off and let my crazy EQ pump through the E5 as both amp and DAC (instead of using my ODAC like I usually do).
Well one thing is for sure and that's that I've never heard my ASG-B rumble so much with any amp I've used. This is pretty ridiculous!
On bass lighter tracks or with a less aggressive EQ than what's shown above (like if I'm using it on line out with my Xduoo X3 for example) SBX is MORE than welcome. SBX does a really nice job of beefing up the low end crazy hard. SBX in conjunction with the EQ posted above is just way too much. It pushes the ASG-B to their absolute limits. Nothing but sine-like sub rumble. However I'll need to do more listening testing with the E5 as just an amp, as I've been using it as a combo amp/DAC to get a sense for the quality of the DAC (which is really nice to be honest, wish I could say I hear the difference in this and my ODAC but I really don't)
I'm going to have to spend some more time with it but it may be a winner considering it's portable and a DAC as well as amp. It's not on the same level as the Mojo because, one, the Mojo costs as much as 3 E5's, and two, the Mojo is all about being ridiculously bit perfect and SBX annihilates any notion of that. Yes you can turn SBX off, but if you're not into EQing, you can let SBX do the work for you and you'll be happy. It's a hell of a lot better than the C5's bass boost and gets you in that "sweet spot" immediately versus the Arrow 5TX which can give you that sweet spot but only with a lot of flicking of switches.
It's a little weird still to me how the volume knob works (freely rotating digital encoder) but doesn't even have clicky steps and has a lot less resistance than I'd expect. Not a huge issue though.
Is it a magic bass enhancing box? Possibly. Very very possible. More testing is required but it handles EQ like a champ and SBX can make even an un-EQ'd line out signal a bass bomber.
I'm glad you bought it and try it out man. It's def a dream for BassHeads.
uh oh .Anyone who has preordered Dulce Bass from Noble?
So earlier today I was out doing some shopping when I noticed some Soundblaster E5's for $199 tax included, so I bought one cause they have 30 day return and you guys were talking about how good the bass is on it
At first things sounded pretty muddy and ridiculous, then I remembered I had my +18dB EQ on:
So I switched SBX off and let my crazy EQ pump through the E5 as both amp and DAC (instead of using my ODAC like I usually do).
Well one thing is for sure and that's that I've never heard my ASG-B rumble so much with any amp I've used. This is pretty ridiculous!
On bass lighter tracks or with a less aggressive EQ than what's shown above (like if I'm using it on line out with my Xduoo X3 for example) SBX is MORE than welcome. SBX does a really nice job of beefing up the low end crazy hard. SBX in conjunction with the EQ posted above is just way too much. It pushes the ASG-B to their absolute limits. Nothing but sine-like sub rumble. However I'll need to do more listening testing with the E5 as just an amp, as I've been using it as a combo amp/DAC to get a sense for the quality of the DAC (which is really nice to be honest, wish I could say I hear the difference in this and my ODAC but I really don't)
I'm going to have to spend some more time with it but it may be a winner considering it's portable and a DAC as well as amp. It's not on the same level as the Mojo because, one, the Mojo costs as much as 3 E5's, and two, the Mojo is all about being ridiculously bit perfect and SBX annihilates any notion of that. Yes you can turn SBX off, but if you're not into EQing, you can let SBX do the work for you and you'll be happy. It's a hell of a lot better than the C5's bass boost and gets you in that "sweet spot" immediately versus the Arrow 5TX which can give you that sweet spot but only with a lot of flicking of switches.
It's a little weird still to me how the volume knob works (freely rotating digital encoder) but doesn't even have clicky steps and has a lot less resistance than I'd expect. Not a huge issue though.
Is it a magic bass enhancing box? Possibly. Very very possible. More testing is required but it handles EQ like a champ and SBX can make even an un-EQ'd line out signal a bass bomber.
I'm considering ordering the E5, but can only show with the Th900. I'll know tomorrow for sure.
@jincuteguy Jmills8 heard the AAW W500 I believe. Wasn't a fan.
Took a mini business trip, brought my X7, mojo, and have my g2 plugged in... Stuck in a hotel room with my business partner... damn. Thank God for IEMS that's all I have to say.
I'm considering ordering the E5, but can only show with the Th900. I'll know tomorrow for sure.
@jincuteguy Jmills8 heard the AAW W500 I believe. Wasn't a fan.
Took a mini business trip, brought my X7, mojo, and have my g2 plugged in... Stuck in a hotel room with my business partner... damn. Thank God for IEMS that's all I have to say.
