https://imracoustics.com/collections/instock/products/seraph-1
"Worlds first MEMs tranducer IEM"
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"Worlds first MEMs tranducer IEM"
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Sure.https://imracoustics.com/collections/instock/products/seraph-1
"Worlds first MEMs tranducer IEM"
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Do you have a link to measurements comparing these Montara drivers to Knowles BAs, Sonion ESTs, PMs, and true electrostatics?This. I am (obviously) biased, but I can honestly say that IEMs designed with our microspeakers sound quite different from anything you have been used to.
The 2 most noticeable qualities that audiophiles would detect right away:
a. Super fast impulse response
b. Phase shift of 2 degree from 20Hz to 10kHz and beyond (Dynamic Drivers get to 180 degrees in the mids onward)
The result is clarity, resolution, separation and imaging like no other transducer.
These will not run on anything you have available. Early adopters with money to splash out only. Aparently they are betting big time on TW due to the electicity power it requires to run. Headphones.com has an early impression and it doesn't look that great tbh.
https://headphones.com/blogs/featur...ook-at-mems-the-next-step-for-in-ear-monitors
I think there's a lot in this article that is being critical for the sake of being critical. But to each their own. I would argue that this technology is absolutely revolutionary.
I just want to point out that these don't require massive ammount of power to drive. They require phantom power, similar to the way a microphone does. So the good news on the amp front is that the technology to make amps compatible is already developed and easily implemented. It's just that we have to wait on the manufacturing side to implement it.
@Pigeon X Sure but those guys review audio gear for a living. I liked the article because it was totally unbiased and it shows that it has great potential but the criticism was spot on. They don't look like it will fit well most of people. There's a noticeable timbre, driver combinations, TW and all being great in a near future. I am also looking forward for this new driver to come along but this tech still in its infancy.
You have to agree that this is now for the early adopters come on...
From what I’ve learnt, those drivers will not be used in full size headphones. They can’t be implemented as a hybrid setup with other types of driver for anything bigger than IEMs. They can’t physical move enough air to produce low frequencies in a larger scale.I have the feeling this will finally be the technology that can surpass Stax headphones.
As far as I know, IMR has already produced two iems with mems drivers, Seraph and Seraph+.
It has been done, not sure how successfully though! https://usound.com/product/3d-audio-headphones/From what I’ve learnt, those drivers will not be used in full size headphones. They can’t be implemented as a hybrid setup with other types of driver for anything bigger than IEMs. They can’t physical move enough air to produce low frequencies in a larger scale.
https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/the-worlds-first-truly-monolithic-mems-speaker-hits-market/The Megaclite 4.0, 4th iteration of Usound's single MEMs iem has been around since at least 2020 I believe, not even close to being world first. Need to check when their first iteration came out but 2018 or earlier I think.
https://usound.com/product/wired-earphones-reference-design/
https://audioxpress.com/article/fresh-from-the-bench-usound-megaclite-4-0-uh-r2040-mems-earphones
Hi, sorry I can't find any mention that it has a DD, only a single full range MEMs , can you show me?https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/the-worlds-first-truly-monolithic-mems-speaker-hits-market/
They use a hybrid design that is not a pure monolithic design. It has a dynamic driver on it. This is the first all mems iem with two monolithic transducers in it.
https://penonaudio.com/imr-seraph.htmlHi, sorry I can't find any mention that it has a DD, only a single full range MEMs , can you show me?
No worries, but I am not talking about the IMRs, rather the Usound Megaclite serieshttps://penonaudio.com/imr-seraph.html
If you read this description it states that it’ has a hybrid design with BA. not DD sorry I confused the switch up my bad!