Something is off in that relationship. I dont think Ryan would throttle orders and want Mimic to sell as many as they can. Thats just puttin undue pressure on him and I don't see why he would prioritize those orders while other people are having to speed order for 3 minutes a month. I fully expected to get them quicker by going through Mod-house.
That said I understand where you are coming from, your frustration with it, and all of that. I'm sure you didnt think about it from every single angle in the moment you decided to go through Mimic.
All I know is I'm Team Ryan- he is good people and deserves flowers for his success. He is going as fast as he can, we all understand that. Mimic on the other hand- my speculation would be Ryan had to have asked him to throttle orders and they just won't. "Contract's a contract" type of deal is my guess. Signed before it became all the rage and turned into unexpected, unpredictable, unprecedented demand for a proud like this.
It's not my intention to speak for anyone so one of them sees I'm wrong please correct me. But from what I understand mimic orders go in the same order as the direct orders, the primary benefit being you don't have to wait for direct drops on Fridays. Also Mimic has great support so you obv get that too. (In this case modhouse is also amazing so not that much of a benefit.) Also though, the Mimic line is a standard spec and a lot of orders are custom, so a Mimic order may go a little faster just because of standard of delivery.
I know both Mimic and Modhouse to be very cool to work with. I see a lot of concerns here and I would highly recommend reaching out to them about it.
I think Mimic has been pretty transparent with ETAs. I also don’t have an issue with WaveTheory’s reviews/thoughts/opinions. He clearly likes the headphones. He's not obligated to give a glowing review. In fact, I appreciate his views on them because they're different than others. There's a couple other small YouTube channels that have bought into the hype and don't really say much about the headphones.
I think Mimic has been pretty transparent with ETAs. I also don’t have an issue with WaveTheory’s reviews/thoughts/opinions. He clearly likes the headphones. He's not obligated to give a glowing review. In fact, I appreciate his views on them because they're different than others. There's a couple other small YouTube channels that have bought into the hype and don't really say much about the headphones.
After his 3 reviews I can only think that it was sponsored by HFM. I don’t have any other explanations. Correct me if I’m wrong. I wish him luck, but it’s time for me to unsubscribe.
I only use reviewers to get a general idea of what to expect from a product I'm interested in, ie specs, build quality, materials, etc. No matter how un-biased they say they are, you never know what sort of underlying deals and sponsors they have. They may say none of that matters to their review but I'm sure it's in the back of their head to even the most "un-biased" reviewer. It's their lively hood at stake after all, especially if the reviewer is still relatively small compared to the huge channels and this is a niche market to begin with.
I guess I wasn't the only one who thought his Mjolnir 3 review was odd. He also said stay away from 300ohm headphones with the Mjolnir 3, yet everyone is telling me it sounds great in the Mjolnir 3 thread. I almost didn't buy my Atrium to pair with Mjolnir 3.
I was originally going to get the Tungsten DS, but I decided to hold off until some of the backlog dies down (wishful thinking I know).
After his 3 reviews I can only think that it was sponsored by HFM. I don’t have any other explanations. Correct me if I’m wrong. I wish him luck, but it’s time for me to unsubscribe.
I mean, I too love Hifiman, my reference is HeK Stealth and his is HeKse. Saying they are detail monsters or even better in some aspects than Tungsten is fine and fair even. But saying Arya was more detailed than DS Tungz has to be wrong, for instance. IDK, his voice and the slow way in which he talks already makes him a painful watch to me so I've been moved on lol. But I had to ask why the hell he's still rocking a demo unit after all these months when we are on a 6 month wait...
I mean, I too love Hifiman, my reference is HeK Stealth and his is HeKse. Saying they are detail monsters or even better in some aspects than Tungsten is fine and fair even. But saying Arya was more detailed than DS Tungz has to be wrong, for instance. IDK, his voice and the slow way in which he talks already makes him a painful watch to me so I've been moved on lol. But I had to ask why the hell he's still rocking a demo unit after all these months when we are on a 6 month wait...
After his 3 reviews I can only think that it was sponsored by HFM. I don’t have any other explanations. Correct me if I’m wrong. I wish him luck, but it’s time for me to unsubscribe.
I hoped after his first failed review he would apologize and make and objective review. But I was wrong.
1. In his first review he stated that Arya was technically better headphone which was absolutely not true
2. Now in this second review he stated that hybrid pads were congested, bloomy and bloated - and that's not true neither
3. He stated that some adapters would fix that. Yes, they can do some improvements, but no adapters can fix a bad headphone as he was saying
When he said that Arya is technically better, that’s an objective statement.
When he said that the bass was congested and bloated, that’s an objective statement.
When he said that Arya is technically better, that’s an objective statement.
When he said that the bass was congested and bloated, that’s an objective statement.
no, it is not. it is his opinion based on his perception and preference, which is subjective. he has never attempted to provide objective evidence to support his subjective findings in his reviews as far as i am aware.
whether tungsten owners agree with him or not is ultimately irrelevant because it is his subjective experience that forms the basis of his reviews.
perhaps you could avoid this unnecessary aggravation by finding another youtube reviewer whose opinion of the tungsten mirrors your own.
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