[truejoker]

well i recive a messege from music acustica that they get stock of kadea , so i orderd . you can by with paypal or with credit card . but the price is 898$ 

 

[Oof Oink]

well i recive a messege from music acustica that they get stock of kadea , so i orderd . you can by with paypal or with credit card . but the price is 898$ 

Considering Dimitri offers warranty on all his purchases, I'd say the difference is well worth it.

 

[Leicachamp]

Has anyone compared the Kaede to the Final Audio Piano ix. I have a pair of the ix and would like to know what are the differences between the sound of these 2 Japanese companies. I am hoping that Muppetface could chime in.
 
Thanks

 

[shigzeo]

Leica: they are incredibly different. FA earphones are all about the midrange and extremely rich ring/resonance in the upper mids. There is nothing like dynamic series, either. Ocharaku have a much more traditional sound, though it is wider than probably anything out there. Bass is something final audio's dynamic driver earphones (and headphones) do not deliver; and highs are rolled off. I enjoy the sound, but it takes a while to acclimatise to it (for me).
 
Make no mistake, though, the house sound between these two companies is a bigger difference than night and day. It's like night (on mercury) and day (on venus). Something like that. 

 

[Leicachamp]

Thanks for the info. I have the piano ix and also akg 3003 and would like to add the Kaede to true mix. Would you say the Kaede is closer in tone and dynamics to the akg? Sorry for the question if you not auditioned the AKG.

 

[shigzeo]

I've heard the AKG only a few times. But it has a more traditional sound. Final Audio have a sound compeltely and utterly their own. If you like it, you like it. If you don't, you don't. But if you dig that sound, you won't find it in another earphone at all. 
 
So, in a way, yes, KAEDE is more similar to the AKG, as, despite its atypically wide, detailed stage, and freaking amazing vocals, is much more a typical presentation than is the FA earphones. 

 

[shigzeo]

 
Coincidentally, my review of KURO is now up. 

 

[truejoker]

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Considering Dimitri offers warranty on all his purchases, I'd say the difference is well worth it.

what do you meen warranty ? there is somthing special about his warranty? this is the first time that i buy from him , so i would like to know.

 

[cooperpwc]

Assuming that Ochuraku are standing by their original intention to have all of the Flat4-KAEDE chambers made from the same original piece of maple wood, I wonder how many new units beyond the original 200 they have produced.
 
(This is assuming also that these actually are additional units and not some of the 200 that they held back).

 

[lee730]

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what do you meen warranty ? there is somthing special about his warranty? this is the first time that i buy from him , so i would like to know.

He'll most likely take care of you instead of having to go through the manufacturer. So it may be easier overall.

 

[cooperpwc]

Wow, it looks like it is out of stock and discontinued again at Fujiya AVIC. Musica Acoustics are also not accepting any new orders at this time although they may get more. Whatever the source, the second release was small. 

 

[shigzeo]

Quote:

Assuming that Ochuraku are standing by their original intention to have all of the Flat4-KAEDA chambers made from the same original piece of maple wood, I wonder how many new units beyond the original 200 they have produced.
 
(This is assuming also that these actually are additional units and not some of the 200 that they held back).

When I spoke with Mr. Yamagishi, he was quite frank about the number. He didn't want KAEDE to be affected by grain, hardness, and different curing times. He wanted each one to sound alike as much as possible. At Fujiya's headphone show he mentioned that KAEDE were out of stock/sale. Perhaps a few more were still standing somewhere but were spoken for by Fujiya and that is where this week's news comes from.

 

[Oof Oink]

what do you meen warranty ? there is somthing special about his warranty? this is the first time that i buy from him , so i would like to know.

He'll most likely take care of you instead of having to go through the manufacturer. So it may be easier overall.

Correct.

 

[tomscy2000]

So, the only mass-produced Flat-4 will be called... GENERAL SHERMAN?

 
I miss that tree... I should go back and visit.

 

[Oof Oink]

Since KAEDE is no longer available, I'll turn my attention over to KURO. Then again, I'm beginning to think that maybe that's where my attention should have been all along, since MuppetFace mentioned that the KAEDE and SUI sound much closer to one another than not, and the SUI hasn't appealed to me from having read the impressions. Glad to see that the KURO is not a limited production.