[rottoman]

That was exactly my feeling about many IMR models like old EDP, Avalon and Seraph, that I was missing treble and air very much. Cymbals and high hats were very muffled, the least to have that problem was Avalon. Now I am really enjoying the UM mest2 and its refined airy sound. But I guess it is just a matter of taste, some people just love the imr tuning. And it also depends of what kind of music you hear or what gear are you using. I remember how nice the Seraph was listening to acoustic music or jazz but very disappointing with rockish stuff, so for a metal head like me it was not the best thing.

Agree. I'm going to have test some rockish stuff.
For me guitar and vocals sounded better on seraph than on mest mk2

 

[rottoman]

That was exactly my feeling about many IMR models like old EDP, Avalon and Seraph, that I was missing treble and air very much. Cymbals and high hats were very muffled, the least to have that problem was Avalon. Now I am really enjoying the UM mest2 and its refined airy sound. But I guess it is just a matter of taste, some people just love the imr tuning. And it also depends of what kind of music you hear or what gear are you using. I remember how nice the Seraph was listening to acoustic music or jazz but very disappointing with rockish stuff, so for a metal head like me it was not the best thing.

The airiness was a new concept for me thanks to mest
All my other iems are imrs.

 

[rottoman]

That was the reason I have returned my Elan+
Everything was fine - as I was thinking back then - but cymbals and high hats were sounding like from an old cassette.

After I got my 64 Audio Volür I realized what High End on an IEM means...

On another note, tonight my IMR Dawn will complete 216 hours of burn-in and I must say they are really fun and enjoyable to listen to! Unbelievable soundstage, instrument separation, treble and bass for such a tiny IEM!

I am really happy for IMR's gift - I haven't paid anything for them

Kind of unfair to compare the volur with IMR . Plus we now know Elan + used cheap drivers . Not sonion if I can recall.

Volur is top of the line, I assume very few better in the iem.world ?

I'm surprised dawn sounds so good wasn't it 30 usd a piece from the Chinese oem ? Fantastic that they made something so good so cheap.

 

[fablestruck]

My first impressions from Red Dawn was that tuning was slightly different. Had some sibilant highs not characteristic of Dawn. But the overall signature was very similar.

 

[paggio]

That was exactly my feeling about many IMR models like old EDP, Avalon and Seraph, that I was missing treble and air very much. Cymbals and high hats were very muffled, the least to have that problem was Avalon. Now I am really enjoying the UM mest2 and its refined airy sound. But I guess it is just a matter of taste, some people just love the imr tuning. And it also depends of what kind of music you hear or what gear are you using. I remember how nice the Seraph was listening to acoustic music or jazz but very disappointing with rockish stuff, so for a metal head like me it was not the best thing.

What cable did you use with Seraph?

 

[PeacockObscura]

Talking of cables I had a beautiful bespoke cable made for the Oriveti OD200 turns out it's not a great pairing but.. Man the IMR BC(23) sounds amazing with it

 

[galushsen]

Talking of cables I had a beautiful bespoke cable made for the Oriveti OD200 turns out it's not a great pairing but.. Man the IMR BC(23) sounds amazing with it

Common thing with cables. You never know how it would sound before trying

 

[paggio]

My friends in Russia transformed Diana Abyss superconductor cable for the iem. They said and all who listened to it, that it's a revolution. Now I'm waiting for it. It's interesting how it will sound with enigma.

Talking of cables I had a beautiful bespoke cable made for the Oriveti OD200 turns out it's not a great pairing but.. Man the IMR BC(23) sounds amazing with it

It looks really lovely

 

[rottoman]

My friends in Russia transformed Diana Abyss superconductor cable for the iem. They said and all who listened to it, that it's a revolution. Now I'm waiting for it. It's interesting how it will sound with enigma.



It looks really lovely

Interesting what's a superconductor cable ?

 

[Stfr1908]

Elan+ the fastest bass, more sub bass than mid. With the silver cable they are really sparkling and the lightest among these three. They are more monitor like, sound stage is the closest. Perfect for electronic music, not forgiving bad recordings - metal as an example, only good recs sounds well.
Avalon have slightly more relaxed bass, more mid bass but less sub than Elan+. Holographic sound and overall larger sound stage, than other two. Forgiving bad recordings, good if you are treble phobic. Treble are really detailed, but not accented. Slightly darker than Elan+ and more analogic. As well as Elan+ I get the best sound for my ears with the silver cable. Because of the balance between all the frequencies. Good for jazz, orchestral and chamber music or an old rock and bad recorded metal.
Dark Matter are similar to Avalon, but more focused on mid range. Treble are simpler. Good for the folk and blues.

Do you think Elan+ got enough bass for genres like House, Trance etc?

 

[paggio]

Do you think Elan+ got enough bass for genres like House, Trance etc?

Yep, definitely, also because that bespoke 10 mm dynamic driver is very fast, so with trance music be careful of your teeth

 

[paggio]

Interesting what's a superconductor cable ?

Superconductor cable

iem mod:

 

[rottoman]

Superconductor cable

iem mod:

Holy crap ! Awesomeness.
JPS Labs proprietary Alumiloy® conductors in a noise rejecting topology !!!
The cable and the mod are more hitech than the Enigma !

 

[fablestruck]

Superconductor cable

iem mod:

Sound?

 

[paggio]

Sound?

I don't know, haven't listened yet, but masters and other listeners are speaking about super clarity, resolution and "timbre naturalness". As soon as I get it I'll share my impressions.