I have 5K, does it make a sense to get Go Blu? I love the 5K very much. Is the sound of Go Blu much more improved over it?
Also, is there any clip case available for Go Blu to attach it to shirt?
IMR Audio : Sonic Adventures & Impressions
- Thread starter NellieG
- Start date
Also, is there any clip case available for Go Blu to attach it to shirt?
dharmasteve
Headphoneus Supremus
Well morning is here in London. Fantastic concert, last night, at Buckingham Palace for the Queens Jubilee. I'm not a Royalist but I do admire her and even bonny Prince Charlie. Fantastic theatre.
As Shakespeare says.....
"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts"
Every day we are in our roles in the theatre of life.
When I received the first Dark Matter, I wondered why all the fuss? Where was the IMR famous bass (which on my Ozar is stunning)? IMR are a different kind of company. They do listen. OK it must be hard running this most unusual company, but still there is more personal contact and kindness in the way Bob runs his company. Waiting for builds is usual.....but worth it. So a replacement was sent out for the first Dark Matter. Of course in the UK we are not subject to the vagaries of world postal systems and delivery is quick. Well the new replacement Dark Matter has arrived and is the most engaging IEM I have heard (I have about 50 IEMs). Bass is experiential, almost a bodily experience, like being in front of an imaginary speaker. Mids are sweet, tone-full, great timbre and musical.......highs are detailed sweet and don't grate like on many an IEM......they are very integrated. Stage is wide and for many tracks, outside the headspace. Are there negatives if you are lucky to get a peak functioning Dark Matter.....fit has to be sought and a good seal essential. The correct bass and treble tuning tips need to be found by trial and error (I'm a bass driven black lower and blue upper). Is the Dark Matter V-Shaped......no not really....the mids are in a way the star of the show. The mids are very forwards on the stage, but if you get a peak functioning Dark Matter, the mids are shiny deliciousness. All in all IMR are an unusual company and Bob's ear for tuning like no other. Barring some Planars no other IEMs are worthy of displacing the SOG, Ozar, Dark Matter from my ears........and the soon coming Ace is avidly awaited.
As Shakespeare says.....
"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts"
Every day we are in our roles in the theatre of life.
When I received the first Dark Matter, I wondered why all the fuss? Where was the IMR famous bass (which on my Ozar is stunning)? IMR are a different kind of company. They do listen. OK it must be hard running this most unusual company, but still there is more personal contact and kindness in the way Bob runs his company. Waiting for builds is usual.....but worth it. So a replacement was sent out for the first Dark Matter. Of course in the UK we are not subject to the vagaries of world postal systems and delivery is quick. Well the new replacement Dark Matter has arrived and is the most engaging IEM I have heard (I have about 50 IEMs). Bass is experiential, almost a bodily experience, like being in front of an imaginary speaker. Mids are sweet, tone-full, great timbre and musical.......highs are detailed sweet and don't grate like on many an IEM......they are very integrated. Stage is wide and for many tracks, outside the headspace. Are there negatives if you are lucky to get a peak functioning Dark Matter.....fit has to be sought and a good seal essential. The correct bass and treble tuning tips need to be found by trial and error (I'm a bass driven black lower and blue upper). Is the Dark Matter V-Shaped......no not really....the mids are in a way the star of the show. The mids are very forwards on the stage, but if you get a peak functioning Dark Matter, the mids are shiny deliciousness. All in all IMR are an unusual company and Bob's ear for tuning like no other. Barring some Planars no other IEMs are worthy of displacing the SOG, Ozar, Dark Matter from my ears........and the soon coming Ace is avidly awaited.
Last edited:
why write the same thing three times
lukito09
Head-Fier
- Joined
- Aug 21, 2015
- Posts
- 94
- Likes
- 17
If you have the choices between 5k, go blu or UTWS5 which one would you go for? Are you able to find the fit for imr DM/others. How easy it is to pair for 5k? and is there a hiss noise when you connect using balanced cable or single end?
AlexCBSN
1000+ Head-Fier
Stay with the 5k, blue wont be an upgrade. The sole software of 5k already makes it 3 times better
Thank you. Planning to do that. Yeah the software is incredible, the way it tracks everything, from power output to battery consumption, is simply outstanding.
I agree. The GoBlu sounds the least impressive.
5K, then UTWS5. Blu was the least impressive.
Pairing 5K is super easy. No hiss at all. The Blu does have a hiss when connected to balanced.
AlexCBSN
1000+ Head-Fier
I hate to do this kind of questions cause whenever I'm asked, I get.annoyed to not know how to reply; how would you describe the sound of the first DM pair you got? I ask since I own as well the DM and even though I love em, bass is not yet on the crazy thunderous level that the BC or aten5 has yet. I know the material on the driver has a HUGE role on this but still I've been wondering if burn in will bring that "brain rattling" quantity or if maybe my unit has a bit less of bass
For example my ozars were pretty on point, but they had a washing machine incident and now they need to go back to the mother land for a checkup with bob cause they got a wiring problem (I need to tap on the left side for it to "ground" and fully work) and I can tell right away... Maybe I'm just drifting here wondering if everything is ok, when everything is perfectly fine. Whenever I place other headphone brand, i feel there's something missing and whenever I use my imr I feel at home. So its like. "Everything is fine... But I want some drama" syndrome hehehe tbh ill start selling a bunch of headphones and only keep my imr collection, tried a bunch of the fotm, tried a bunch of hybrids and I always ended up going back to my favorites.
Sorry for the long post
holsen
Headphoneus Supremus
On all of my Dongles I've been using Name Tag Magnets. Much stronger and much slimmer than clips and cases and you can attach them anywhere
Attachments
Quite interesting solution, gotta look that up! Thank you!
IMR BC reached the goal and is open for payment!
dharmasteve
Headphoneus Supremus
I thought the discount was 46% as on the site at the time. My total is coming up £258. I expected under 200 with tax.
What figure are you getting
ChrisOc
Headphoneus Supremus
Where did you get the Name Tag Magnets to buy?
PsiCore
500+ Head-Fier
- Joined
- Jan 21, 2007
- Posts
- 798
- Likes
- 159
Damn, now you got me thinking too...
Yes, the bass is there on the DM, but it's nowhere the levels of BC - rather more levels of Rah (based purely on memory).
And regarding ETS I got word from Bob that it was sent by standard post, so at least outside of UK it can take 1-2 months to deliver. But yeah, he could've post some official statement.
Users who are viewing this thread
