[EarphoneTony]

I've seen you also have argentum and fibae7, how aurum relates to these?

Yeah, I have
Aurum is a no-brainer in my opinion. Way higher level regarding everything (sound, bass structure, details, soundstage, depth, and so on, and those highs... man! the best EST sound ever made) than both - Argentum and fibae7. Argentum is more fun sounding, with more bass punch. Slightly more forward mids, but not as clear as Aurum. Highs are sharper and the overall sound signature is colder than Aurum. Fibae7 - to be honest, it is not fully my piece of cake. I like them, they are very good, technical earphones, but too sharp for my opinion.

 

[WilliamBlake]

Yeah, I have
Aurum is a no-brainer in my opinion. Way higher level regarding everything (sound, bass structure, details, soundstage, depth, and so on, and those highs... man! the best EST sound ever made) than both - Argentum and fibae7. Argentum is more fun sounding, with more bass punch. Slightly more forward mids, but not as clear as Aurum. Highs are sharper and the overall sound signature is colder than Aurum. Fibae7 - to be honest, it is not fully my piece of cake. I like them, they are very good, technical earphones, but too sharp for my opinion.

Really interesting, aurum seems great, I would like to pick an iem capable of manage every metal genre without effort, with good separation, good punch, engaging and musical signature

 

[EarphoneTony]

Really interesting, aurum seems great, I would like to pick an iem capable of manage every metal genre without effort, with good separation, good punch, engaging and musical signature

Then you need Aurum. It is everything you want from IEMS, and even more contact Jedrek - he is CEO of CE but also he collects new orders and communicate with customers - he is such a nice guy! He will advise with design and very likely give some small discount

 

[WilliamBlake]

Then you need Aurum. It is everything you want from IEMS, and even more contact Jedrek - he is CEO of CE but also he collects new orders and communicate with customers - he is such a nice guy! He will advise with design and very likely give some small discount

Sure i will in the next future, a tribrid is also what I'm looking for, having VxV and Dorado 2020, the first is more an all rounder, the second I feel is best with classic rock or trash metal

 

[orifiel]

Turii

It’s been a minute. Might as well update my mini rankings.

1. Softears Turii OG
2. FiR Audio Kr5
3. MEST mkii (w/ SE adapter + EQ + AR-M2)
4. Rhapsodio Eden
5. 64 Audio Fourté Noir
6. Campfire Solaris OG
7. 7Hz Timeless
8. Oriolus Isabellae

Why the Softears Turii is so good for metal music?
Even better than the more expensive IEMs ?
The timbre is the same between turii OG and turii TI?

The searching never ends…

 

[SilverAlc]

It's a pity that IMR makes short series of iems but for Metal I have found the IMR ACE to be great. Planar, DD and bone conduction. It has a very good soundstage for an in ear, good tonality, separation and good bass.

 

[blotmouse]

@orifiel

Why the Softears Turii is so god for metal music? - The tuning, staging, openness, and realism of power and space is rare in a single DD. Took me by surprise. “Why is this so good?” I stopped asking. It just is. Lol. It’s basically Erlkonig mids and treble and Solaris OG’s bass profile turned up a notch or 2

Even better than the more expensive IEMs ? -oh, yes, imo. Single coherent DD sounds best for metal but most are small stage, lack of detail retrieval, strange tuning, etc. the tubeless iems from Fir and 64 have close dynamics to a single DD, but still not quite as close as sounding like an amp on fire like Turii OG does.

The timbre is the same between turii OG and turii TI? -I have not head the Ti but from impressions, no, they are most definitely different. In more than just tuning, it seems.

 

[orifiel]

@orifiel

Why the Softears Turii is so god for metal music? - The tuning, staging, openness, and realism of power and space is rare in a single DD. Took me by surprise. “Why is this so good?” I stopped asking. It just is. Lol. It’s basically Erlkonig mids and treble and Solaris OG’s bass profile turned up a notch or 2

Even better than the more expensive IEMs ? -oh, yes, imo. Single coherent DD sounds best for metal but most are small stage, lack of detail retrieval, strange tuning, etc. the tubeless iems from Fir and 64 have close dynamics to a single DD, but still not quite as close as sounding like an amp on fire like Turii OG does.

The timbre is the same between turii OG and turii TI? -I have not head the Ti but from impressions, no, they are most definitely different. In more than just tuning, it seems.

Maybe i need to try the Turii OG, your description gives me the hype …
I’ll try to get one

 

[WilliamBlake]

@orifiel

Why the Softears Turii is so god for metal music? - The tuning, staging, openness, and realism of power and space is rare in a single DD. Took me by surprise. “Why is this so good?” I stopped asking. It just is. Lol. It’s basically Erlkonig mids and treble and Solaris OG’s bass profile turned up a notch or 2

Even better than the more expensive IEMs ? -oh, yes, imo. Single coherent DD sounds best for metal but most are small stage, lack of detail retrieval, strange tuning, etc. the tubeless iems from Fir and 64 have close dynamics to a single DD, but still not quite as close as sounding like an amp on fire like Turii OG does.

The timbre is the same between turii OG and turii TI? -I have not head the Ti but from impressions, no, they are most definitely different. In more than just tuning, it seems.

I don't believe that more driver better is the sound, but yes maybe a single driver could struggle with fastest metal, there must be some tech magic inside those shells

 

[blotmouse]

I don't believe that more driver better is the sound, but yes maybe a single driver could struggle with fastest metal, there must be some tech magic inside those shells

To be fair, Turii can struggle with exceptionally fast and brutal material (not a lot, but some) its threshold is greater than most other single DD’s however. I use Mest or Kr5 for the stuff Turii may struggle with, depending on where the mids lie and personal preference. Its not driver count so much as resolving speed and dynamics that matter. Kr5 is faster than VE Phonix and has way less drivers, for example.

 

[WilliamBlake]

To be fair, Turii can struggle with exceptionally fast and brutal material (not a lot, but some) its threshold is greater than most other single DD’s however. I use Mest or Kr5 for the stuff Turii may struggle with, depending on where the mids lie and personal preference. Its not driver count so much as resolving speed and dynamics that matter. Kr5 is faster than VE Phonix and has way less drivers, for example.

maybe the balanced armatures for mids help with dynamics, when I use VxV I can feel the difference compared to dorado

 

[moufouchou]

Hi
I love westone’s warm and non fatiguing sound and perfect fiting comfort
Dont buy a westone w50 for hard rock HC metal
Too bassy and lacking mids , despite great sound
I reviewed them all

Tested um2 and and um20 for a long time , very good « budget » ones, punchy « in your head » mid oriented sound but treble lacking
Also w10, perfect balanced mid oriented, but lacking overall quality

Im actualy searching feed-back for um30/50 or their new bro x30/50 but not finding much…

Hope I helped, and if someone can help me…

 

[WilliamBlake]

Hi
I love westone’s warm and non fatiguing sound and perfect fiting comfort
Dont buy a westone w50 for hard rock HC metal
Too bassy and lacking mids , despite great sound
I reviewed them all

Tested um2 and and um20 for a long time , very good « budget » ones, punchy « in your head » mid oriented sound but treble lacking
Also w10, perfect balanced mid oriented, but lacking overall quality

Im actualy searching feed-back for um30/50 or their new bro x30/50 but not finding much…

Hope I helped, and if someone can help me…

Sorry mate, never tried any westone iems, hope you can find a valid clue

 

[moufouchou]

Sorry mate, never tried any westone iems, hope you can find a valid clue

Thx I will keep u aware

 

[Vruksha]

Yeah, I have
Aurum is a no-brainer in my opinion. Way higher level regarding everything (sound, bass structure, details, soundstage, depth, and so on, and those highs... man! the best EST sound ever made) than both - Argentum and fibae7. Argentum is more fun sounding, with more bass punch. Slightly more forward mids, but not as clear as Aurum. Highs are sharper and the overall sound signature is colder than Aurum. Fibae7 - to be honest, it is not fully my piece of cake. I like them, they are very good, technical earphones, but too sharp for my opinion.

F7U is more tamed on upper mids and increased bass presence, it’s excellent for anything metal.