IceTea
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I can confirm the T10i has the best fit so far. And sounds excellent too
By best fit you mean?
Also how is the sound signature like?
I can confirm the T10i has the best fit so far. And sounds excellent too
By best fit you mean?
Also how is the sound signature like?
Last question:
Is that little circle on the outside of the earpieces (By the RHA logo) evidence an open-backed design?
My wife says I have a UPS package waiting for me at home, so I may be up next
Here are a few pictures to satisfy the curious. Plus some initial out of the box sonic impressions...
Ok before I talk sonics let's talk build, packaging, and accessories! This piece of art is built like a tank and is yet light and super comfortable. The over ear cable design is simply stunning and will be mimicked by many unless it has been patented. The package has enough tips to meet anyone's needs plus it has a nice carry case and shirt clip. The case is soft so some might argue it should be a hard case but really what would be the point! The IEM is so robust it just doesn't need the protection a hard case would provide..
Ok so initial listen straight from the package to my ears using the default tips and default reference filters. Played from my LG G3 phone at just shy of 50% volume.
The headphone has a warm dark signature to my ears with the bass being a bit over cooked and the midrange and treble slightly subdued. The sound stage is a bit small and the imaging is average.
Are my mid/treblehead tendencies showing? ABSOLUTELY, but I also suspect that I need to let these cook over night to see what happens.
Switched out the filters for the treble ones and there is definite improvement to the treble and upper mids. The bass is still to strong but I do expect this area to change. Sound stage has opened up a bit and imaging has improved. Vocals sound much better as well.
Ever curious I then ventured to the bass filter...
Have to admit I actually enjoyed the fun factor of this filter. It bass them more bassy and warmed up the midrange. It actually reminded me of the XBA-H3 when I had a pair for about a week. Imagine being able to have that big bass sound when you want it without having to just live with that choice!
OK, so these filters ABSOLUTELY work as advertised and you get one of the best physically designed IEMs I have personally seen. Now I need to let these cook for the night and see what changes occur. So far I am impressed and really hoping the sound evolves into what I think it can. I am getting ready to go for a walk so will make one more post regarding microphonics and wind noise later.
Agreed. These seem to have a darker signature with a lot of bass to boot. This is very common with dynamic driver earphones so I'll let them burn-in for about a 100hrs before I do my main impressions. So far so good though!