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Perhaps you might wanna try reviewing the Final Audios~ That will be a justice for us seeing that how EXPPP they really are, One of the few rare brands that makes even Monster Cable hands down on their expensiveness on their product pricing~ =S
I remember james saying something about possibly lending his FA out when he was done with it so that might actually happen. I'm certainly curious as I've never heard an FAD product before.
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Hey joker how are the silver bullets compared to the brainwavz m1? Can you post some detailed thoughts.. including the comfort aspects and build quality comparison? Im thinking of the silver bullets to upgrade to from the brainwavz.. thanks alot dude. I can't thank you enough for the M1s and the PL30s
I think that the M1 is both more comfy and better-built than the SB overall, but only slightly. The cable is strong even though it lacks strain relief and the shells are time-tested (read: ancient design) on the M1. They are a bit larger than the SB in diameter but rounded at the front and the nozzle is a little longer. Plus they sound good with bi-flange tips which means the housing never really touches my ear when I wear them. For sound though I'd have to say the SB has a leg up in many aspects. It's the more spacious-sounding of the two, has better extension on either end, and seems to have slightly better dynamics (though the M1 is still very impressive). I have to say that because the note of the SB is a bit 'rounded', the M1 does sound more crisp, especially in the midrange. Strings have the right 'twang' and piano notes actually have impact. I think Inks might be able to do a better sound comparison than I since he's had my M1s for a while and has definitely spent time comparing the two
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Speaking of the RE262. I might have one heading your way in the near future. Hero Kid has been gracious enough to let me demo his pair from his HM-602 purchase he was planning on selling. We chatted and he likes the idea of giving back to the community by allowing these demos. He wants you to demo the pair too, so I will be sending them off to you after I try them out for a couple weeks. He's in no hurry, so time line isn't an issue. I will have a RE252 in my possession that I will soon be getting from a fellow member that I also want to send along to you so you can have a direct RE252 vs RE262 comparison.
The SA6R and SA7 will be interesting. I don't really expect a company to send demo hardware. However, I'd think fellow forum members would be willing to loan a pair. I would give you a pair to try out if I actually still owned them. My bro owns a pair, but I'm not sure how willing he is about loaning them out for an extended time since they are his main earphones that he does use on a regular basis. I'd be curious to see a SA6 vs SA6R to see if there are audible differences due to the new housing and possibly minor tweaks and of course how the SA7 stacks up against, well, everything else out there
Ah, that would be great. It'd be very nice to cross the RE262 off my list.
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I don't really expect a company to send demo hardware.
Don't be so sure - Sleek is a small company with roots in the audio community and even large corporations like Etymotic sometimes comply with samples (though it took them 6 months to get me an MC5). I certainly don't expect any demo hardware from anyone but it benefits both the community and my aching wallet (did I mention that I bought the Monster Lil' Jamz and Skullcandy FMJ recently?
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Lol comparing the RE252 to the RE262 will be like comparing DBAs to the DDMs.
Well, I'm guessing people are more interested in aspects of the sound aside from frequency response and balance. There are some underlying properties that could be very similar if the hardware is related - driver speed, throw, thickness of note, etc etc.
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Let me add the EQ5 and the second dual driver iem from Radius. Those are the last ones I'm looking forward to because they're the next step of new technologies that were just introduced.
Yep, definitely interested in those as well. I've also got some of the lower-end Radius earphones coming in though they seem to be MIA at the moment.
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It's kind of curious that there are even new technologies being developed in IEMs when it seems like full tower speaker and headphone technology seems to be relatively resolved. (Using big dynamic drivers... I'm assuming that horns lost their debate, and ribbon tweeters and flat panel technologies don't seem to have taken off.) The craziest thing I've seen in a while are the Sony PFR's, which seemed to have flopped.
Meanwhile IEM's are going from balance armature to dynamic drivers, to hybrid moving armature drivers, quadruple driver universals and dual drive dynamics - all these attempts to overcome shortcomings in a relatively immature market. I think we have portable audio to thank for that.
Personally I'm looking forward to the new DDM's and the X-Jays. I'm particularly surprised that the X-Jays haven't been released yet...
Hey don't knock the PFRs! They're very interesting... when they work. I really need to get mine fixed. I asked Peter@Jays about the x-JAYS recently and he was not forthcoming with info about release date, pricing, etc so I assume we'll have to wait substantially longer.
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Well, remember, IEMs have to fit in your ear canal.
Yeah, tell that to FAD
On a completely unrelated note, imageshack has decided that my picture of the Phonak PFEs was not worth preserving and lost it in a system crash. I also lost my backup of that photo a while ago so if anyone has access to a set of PFEs and is willing to take a replacement picture for me (in the usual manner - close-up with shells and 3.5mm plug) I would be very grateful.