kadamian
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Guys, do ocharakus benefit from burn-in or is it just placebo? And what about amping? I've tried chord mojo but couldn't sense audible difference in quality
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Do you have ever listened kaede?
They are more similar than they are different IMO. The sound signatures are just slightly different and the biggest departure to me is that the Sakura's treble response is just a tiny bit less energetic in the 7-10KHz region than the Kaede II. The 20-100Hz region may also be just a hair more elevated also but I could definitely see others not seeing it that way.
The slightly changed FR in the treble region makes this earphone a little less picky about source material but not by much. Other than that they are a nicely detailed, in terms of timbre they are very good with acoustic instruments, very nice instrument separation, and all the other qualities that made the Kaede such an interesting phone.
I don't think one is better than the other, just very slightly different. They are just a tiny bit easier for me to listen to because of the slight changes, but they are still a bright phone and retain some of the funkiness in terms of FR of the Kaede II IMO.
Because of the funny pricing of other flagship earphones, I think one could do much worse for their price or pay much more and get less or just different IME. But I think there are a lot of very good options for IMEs in the $100-300 range where you get very close to the SQ of the Kaede/Sakura but without the FR issues.
i agree that "more drivers = better sound = higher price" is total crap
i wonder what will be the selling point in next years as driver count has already hit maximum possible threshold (14driver zeus i am looking at you)
nowadays literally everyone can put together knowles/sonion drivers and get 80% of ppl satisfaction - that and also the fact that ba drivers are largely the same in literally every ciem/iem made me choose smth special in "dynamic iem world"
Guys, do ocharakus benefit from burn-in or is it just placebo? And what about amping? I've tried chord mojo but couldn't sense audible difference in quality
I think in comparing between the Sakura's and Kaede II's, it matters if one is comparing like-for-like as much as possible. e.g. I'd probably expect comparing a Sakura 30mm tube vs a Kaede II 28mm tube would yield a larger difference than comparing the Sakura 28mm tube vs the Kaede II 28mm tube. Naturally with the earlier Kaede (v1.0) had only one option - the 28mm.
I may try to go back to Fujiya today to compare my fully bedded in Sakura 30mm against the Kaedes again. Shockingly there's a 2nd hand Kaede v1.0 that costs more than a new Sakura. Those original Kaedes are actually appreciating in value.
Damn reading everything here just make me more nervous. i've ordered the sakura and it will arrive on wenesday.
i previously owned a kaede 2 for 7 months and then sold it off , because of the piercing treble that the kaede has.
i was really hoping that this sakura, can eliminate that problem, because aside from that treble i really like the acoustic accuracy on the kaede.
i think its superb in that sense.