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https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/kbear-aurora.25392/reviews#review-27087
The Lark has arrived....thanks so much Wendy....you rock!Finally, the lucky draw ends. Congratulations to No. 2 and No. 18 for winning a Lark.
@ayang02 @whirlwind
Received today
I should send you a steller as a gift, but I forget to ask you. Next time!!!Received today
KB04, KS1 and a case.
Also received a 16 core silver plated cable I ordered at the same time.
Feels and looks nice.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000352771372.html
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Pleased to hear you are enjoying them despite your early perception of the bass. Let's hope burn-in brings them to exactly where you like them to be.Received my Aurora almost two weeks ago but was really pretty busy...
Finally managed to allocate my time last weekend to unbox the Aurora... and Wow.. These really are beauties... I firstly even hesitated to touch it afraid of leaving finger prints and scratching them... I blame KB Ear: These are too beautiful and shiny for IEM
Right out of the box, I felt them a little boomy... (he, he.... maybe my brain... I'm so used to with Heart Mirror which is leaner compared to Aurora)...
So I burned it for about a day along weekend with some intermittent breaks in between and occasionally listen a bit to them (which were positives)
This morning, I woke up early at 3am since I have to prepare a report for a submission to a client before 8 o'clock.
So, while working on my report, Aurora accompanied me on my ears for about 3hours+... And it was not an easy time for me.
For many times Aurora wowed me and stole my attentions from my report to the music..
Some thoughts come along during that time:
I'm going to continue intermittently burn and immerse myself with Aurora before I would give further comments... But even before that, I'm pretty confident to say to @WendyLi and KB Ear: you have a winner with Aurora...
- "how come these are so smooth but still detailed at the same time..."
- "oh..., Linda Ronstadt's voice sounded full, un-shouty and so right"
(Side note: Linda's voice is really unforgiving on wrong stuffs. I listened to some songs from her jazzy trilogy albums.)- "hmm...Muddy Waters sounded weighty and breathy while his guitar kept sounding steely... This is nice..., this is nice"
- "these stuffs (Aurora) is really tastefully tuned..."
- "hey... never thought that Philip Bailey and Phil Collins' 'Chinese Wall' collaboration album could sound this fun..."
(Side note: this album was recorded almost flat and lean to show off Phil Collins drums along the album. And Aurora wasn't failed... It is really good on drums...)
I forgot toe mention actually after a day burned in (or my brain adjusted to it)... it does not sound boomy or low register colored in general anymore, only on certain tracks that seemed recorded too warm (such as the old Chet Baker mono vocal tracks...)
I can imagine the difference from earbuds to IEMs. I am with you on using one set for a couple of weeks, which is what I do (if I have no review commitments).
+1 for Linda Ronstadt. Try "Adios" from "Cry like a Rainstorm, Howl like the Wind". Simply beautiful.Received my Aurora almost two weeks ago but was really pretty busy...
Finally managed to allocate my time last weekend to unbox the Aurora... and Wow.. These really are beauties... I firstly even hesitated to touch it afraid of leaving finger prints and scratching them... I blame KB Ear: These are too beautiful and shiny for IEM
Right out of the box, I felt them a little boomy... (he, he.... maybe my brain... I'm so used to with Heart Mirror which is leaner compared to Aurora)...
So I burned it for about a day along weekend with some intermittent breaks in between and occasionally listen a bit to them (which were positives)
This morning, I woke up early at 3am since I have to prepare a report for a submission to a client before 8 o'clock.
So, while working on my report, Aurora accompanied me on my ears for about 3hours+... And it was not an easy time for me.
For many times Aurora wowed me and stole my attentions from my report to the music..
Some thoughts come along during that time:
I'm going to continue intermittently burn and immerse myself with Aurora before I would give further comments... But even before that, I'm pretty confident to say to @WendyLi and KB Ear: you have a winner with Aurora...
- "how come these are so smooth but still detailed at the same time..."
- "oh..., Linda Ronstadt's voice sounded full, un-shouty and so right"
(Side note: Linda's voice is really unforgiving on wrong stuffs. I listened to some songs from her jazzy trilogy albums.)- "hmm...Muddy Waters sounded weighty and breathy while his guitar kept sounding steely... This is nice..., this is nice"
- "these stuffs (Aurora) is really tastefully tuned..."
- "hey... never thought that Philip Bailey and Phil Collins' 'Chinese Wall' collaboration album could sound this fun..."
(Side note: this album was recorded almost flat and lean to show off Phil Collins drums along the album. And Aurora wasn't failed... It is really good on drums...)
Agreed, KS1 isn't perfect but when it works on your playlist, I think it is better than the other budget sets that were released around the same time. And as you mentioned it scales with a balanced out, a bit more power, and a nice source.
Yup. Right now, I'm listening my Spotify Like list with my Qudelix-5K out of balanced output with a XINHS SPC cable. Listening to Steely Dan "Do It Again" as I write this. Prior to that, I was jamming some Zeppelin "Hey, hey, what can I do". Before that, The Hollies "Air that I Breath". Before that, it was Public Enemy's "Shut Em Down". Now, CCR "Born on the Bayou". Whatever I throw at this set, music wise; it seems to do it without sounding offensive in any way. This is the kind of iem that just makes me want to keep listening to my music...long after my bedtime. It's just such a great all rounder for Its low price.
