Intime SORA: Giant killer IEMs from Japan?
Jan 4, 2021 at 9:35 AM Post #391 of 1,037
who ever did tried to reterminate intime sora2 into balanced plug? i wonder if cable is 4core color-coded. plan to terminate mine to 4.4mm
 
Jan 4, 2021 at 10:33 AM Post #392 of 1,037
Jan 4, 2021 at 12:25 PM Post #394 of 1,037
Ti3 with balanced plug
Dont they already have one like that?
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http://intime-acoustic.jp/?pid=149290223
 
Jan 8, 2021 at 9:11 PM Post #398 of 1,037
Hi..I'm on the hunt for another IEM with 4.4mm balanced connection so that I could keep my Tin T4 in its original 3.5mm cable. With my budget I was primarily looking at ChiFi market but only recently realized that intime iem is within my budget as well.

Thus I would like to ask for opinion on which intime fits my criteria :

Source : WM1A
Signature prefrence : Neutral-bright (Tin T4 signature sound is my refrence)

So far my research points me to the below options :
1. SORA light 2019
2. SORA 2
3. MAKANA (SORA 2 balanced)
4. KIRA

KIRA seems to be on top of my consideration for now mainly because of the detachable cable but with SORA 2 offering balanced option, I'm still keeping my options open. If indeed SORA unbalanced is that good, I could just buy another 4.4mm cable for my T4 so that I could still have one iem for each connection.

So appreciate feedbacks from this thread.
 
Jan 8, 2021 at 9:33 PM Post #399 of 1,037
Hi..I'm on the hunt for another IEM with 4.4mm balanced connection so that I could keep my Tin T4 in its original 3.5mm cable. With my budget I was primarily looking at ChiFi market but only recently realized that intime iem is within my budget as well.

Thus I would like to ask for opinion on which intime fits my criteria :

Source : WM1A
Signature prefrence : Neutral-bright (Tin T4 signature sound is my refrence)

So far my research points me to the below options :
1. SORA light 2019
2. SORA 2
3. MAKANA (SORA 2 balanced)
4. KIRA

KIRA seems to be on top of my consideration for now mainly because of the detachable cable but with SORA 2 offering balanced option, I'm still keeping my options open. If indeed SORA unbalanced is that good, I could just buy another 4.4mm cable for my T4 so that I could still have one iem for each connection.

So appreciate feedbacks from this thread.

The Sora 2 is a good choice, i prefer the sora light versions but it could be just me. If you can find the Ti3 model used they usually go for about 100 - 130 in Japan which is another solid option. The sources I've been using so far are the WM1Z and DMP-Z1. These things scale really well with high end sources.
 
Jan 8, 2021 at 10:34 PM Post #401 of 1,037
The Sora 2 is a good choice, i prefer the sora light versions but it could be just me. If you can find the Ti3 model used they usually go for about 100 - 130 in Japan which is another solid option. The sources I've been using so far are the WM1Z and DMP-Z1. These things scale really well with high end sources.
Thanks for the input. What's the difference in terms of SQ between these IEMs?

1. SORA light 2019
2. SORA 2
3. MAKANA (SORA 2 balanced)
4. KIRA
5. Ti3

And where should I look for used market if I doesn't reside in Japan?
 
Jan 8, 2021 at 11:42 PM Post #402 of 1,037
Thanks for the input. What's the difference in terms of SQ between these IEMs?

1. SORA light 2019
2. SORA 2
3. MAKANA (SORA 2 balanced)
4. KIRA
5. Ti3

And where should I look for used market if I doesn't reside in Japan?

This is a good question and sort of difficult to really answer properly, just due to differences in tastes and flavors each individual. Im not sure if I can give some SQ details that could help but ive put the ones in your list at what i would rank them at.

1. Ti3 4.4mm - These
2. sora light 2019 2.5mm
3. MAKANA (SORA 2 balanced)
4. sora 2
5. Kira - I haven't listen to any of the non sora style IEMs.
 

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