[dharmasteve]

I don't think that it is QC issue.
Driver is the same so is the internal housing , I don't see how QC can result to metallic timbre.
We all though hear differently so some people may hear a metallic timbre , I don't know.

It's strange because the it00 is one of my favourite IEMs. It has great timbre and very organic. Metallic is the last adjective I would use, but we all are so uniquely different so people do factually hear sounds differently....and that's a good thing.

 

[Ichos]

I agree , as I have written in my review , it also one of my favorite tunings.
https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/ibasso-it00.24516/review/24362/

 

[tgx78]

I concur IT00 has really lovely tuning. I modded it to sound even more smooth and midcentric.

 

[IEMusic]

I don't think that it is QC issue.
Driver is the same so is the internal housing , I don't see how QC can result to metallic timbre.
We all though hear differently so some people may hear a metallic timbre , I don't know.

My thoughts exactly. I don’t hear a metallic timbre at all with the IT00, but we all hear things differently.

 

[lgcubana]

I don't think that it is QC issue.
Driver is the same so is the internal housing , I don't see how QC can result to metallic timbre.
We all though hear differently so some people may hear a metallic timbre , I don't know.

While I won’t discount the human anatomy as a contributor, the manufacturing tolerances for the graphene material used in the DD can also cause variants.

 

[PopZeus]

The IT00 definitely picks up some resonance in the lower treble from its graphene material. Very common with all carbon-based dynamic driver IEMs.

 

[Ziggomatic]

The IT00 definitely picks up some resonance in the lower treble from its graphene material. Very common with all carbon-based dynamic driver IEMs.

This sounds like what I heard out of the box. Luckily, I'm not hearing it with my current tip/cable set up. It's all over here.

 

[Vanquished]

I'm starting to appreciate these little buddies. I love the fact that if no bass in the song they doesn't add one. The different records sound differen, not like some headphones that everything sound the same. The soundstage lacks a depth, have nice width, hope with burn-in to open a little bit more. And the metallic notes in the hights are no more or I was adjusted to them. Now the itch is back - is the Xelentos much better? Do I want Moondrop Bleesing 2? Do I really need something else? No, I don't but I want. I should first buy diamond earrings to my wife...

 

[Sam L]

For those struggling with tuning, before you call it quits, here's a wavelet compensation file I made with oratory target.

 

[Sam L]

Also made a peq file for peace / apo users

 

[laleeee]

it00 + ibasso dc03 oh my god.. another level

 

[PopZeus]

This sounds like what I heard out of the box. Luckily, I'm not hearing it with my current tip/cable set up. It's all over here.

It calms down during break-in. And with sources that don't emphasize the upper treble, the sound is pretty great. Definitely more a carbon sound, not exactly metallic.

 

[xMisterVx]

Does anyone have a bit of trouble with tips?

I "upgraded" to these from the BLON BL03, which were nice for the price (I've been away from this topic for like... seven years?.. and had never heard of ChiFi before), but way too metallic, I use them as a backup. The IT00 sounds like a really nice all-rounder. But I'm wondering if I'm missing out on something because of wrong fit.

Maybe it's because of the source - LGV35 with integrated DAC? I feel like the soundstage is relatively small (not unpleasant, just less than what I expected after reading reviews). I feel that maybe the lacking isolation makes the more dark, voluminous tracks lose a bit of that magic darkness and volume (think Leonard Cohen's late albums).

Then again, the tips keep slipping out of my ears (even though my ears are small) and also slip off the metal nozzle.

Any 'tips for tips'? I haven't read through 62 pages here but Google didn't give me anything...

 

[Vanquished]

They are a little claustrophobic, yes. Your LG V35 is not the part of the problem, I think. There is a profile for them in Wavelet if you like EQ.

 

[illumidata]

Does anyone have a bit of trouble with tips?

I "upgraded" to these from the BLON BL03, which were nice for the price (I've been away from this topic for like... seven years?.. and had never heard of ChiFi before), but way too metallic, I use them as a backup. The IT00 sounds like a really nice all-rounder. But I'm wondering if I'm missing out on something because of wrong fit.

Maybe it's because of the source - LGV35 with integrated DAC? I feel like the soundstage is relatively small (not unpleasant, just less than what I expected after reading reviews). I feel that maybe the lacking isolation makes the more dark, voluminous tracks lose a bit of that magic darkness and volume (think Leonard Cohen's late albums).

Then again, the tips keep slipping out of my ears (even though my ears are small) and also slip off the metal nozzle.

Any 'tips for tips'? I haven't read through 62 pages here but Google didn't give me anything...

The Azla Sedna Earfit Light Shorts are good for them (wide bore, and will grip very well). Also the Azla Sedna Xelastecs, though they are a bit overpriced, but peerless as far as fit goes.