[Slater]

By the way, are they being actually shipped?

Here’s the last Kickstarter update they sent:

“posted by Ari Pinkas

Dec 2, 2019 • 9:03AM PST

December Update 1/1

Hello Backers.

December is a huge month for this project. We will be manufacturing the headphones in just a couple weeks. Preliminary work to sort, QC, and match the parts has already begun. Manufacturing of subassemblies will begin next week and final units will begin rolling off the line when we arrive on the 16th of December. We will begin shipping almost immediately after manufacturing is complete at the end of that week.

We can’t wait to have more pictures and info for you. Expect an exciting update the week of December 23rd (Our Update will be a bit late since we will be busy in China!).

For now, we will have to leave you in suspense. In three weeks, we will show you some serious results!

Best,
The Ora Team”

 

[gikigill]

Do you work for ORA or have a substantial amount of cash invested in same? Sure seems like it.

I have a grand total of $300 something invested in it and I work as an accountant in Australia.

No relationship to Ora at all and no freebies from them either. Happy to provide proof of all of the above.

 

[robert-eric]

Hey folks,

Just want to point out that that pink and white curve has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the headphones - it is not even a headphone driver being compared.

Ora is busy preparing our update on the production run that will have a lot of interesting (and correct) information. Since everyone over here seems very curious about the frequency response, I thought I'd share our QC response from the production. This is a "golden sample" - an actual measurement of an average unit used to compare other units to. This measurement was made on the integrator's B&K QC system (note that this system does not include an artificial pinna so it does not have the 3kHz+ ear profile superimposed). The curve is VERY similar to the one we posted in our mid-April update.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nywLMsm_gZ-GtkiW7lcC7USTAXVmQwfr/view?usp=sharing

 

[MRM22]

Hey folks,

Just want to point out that that pink and white curve has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the headphones - it is not even a headphone driver being compared.

Ora is busy preparing our update on the production run that will have a lot of interesting (and correct) information. Since everyone over here seems very curious about the frequency response, I thought I'd share our QC response from the production. This is a "golden sample" - an actual measurement of an average unit used to compare other units to. This measurement was made on the integrator's B&K QC system (note that this system does not include an artificial pinna so it does not have the 3kHz+ ear profile superimposed). The curve is VERY similar to the one we posted in our mid-April update.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nywLMsm_gZ-GtkiW7lcC7USTAXVmQwfr/view?usp=sharing

Thank you for providing this. I'm excited to get mine.

 

[Beagle]

Hey folks,

Just want to point out that that pink and white curve has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the headphones - it is not even a headphone driver being compared.

Ora is busy preparing our update on the production run that will have a lot of interesting (and correct) information. Since everyone over here seems very curious about the frequency response, I thought I'd share our QC response from the production. This is a "golden sample" - an actual measurement of an average unit used to compare other units to. This measurement was made on the integrator's B&K QC system (note that this system does not include an artificial pinna so it does not have the 3kHz+ ear profile superimposed). The curve is VERY similar to the one we posted in our mid-April update.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nywLMsm_gZ-GtkiW7lcC7USTAXVmQwfr/view?usp=sharing

Was this a similar unit to the one that was reviewed?

 

[robert-eric]

Was this a similar unit to the one that was reviewed?

All units will be within 2dB of this. Ora will do a full run-down and check the response of the reviewed unit as soon as we get it back.

 

[Beagle]

All units will be within 2dB of this. Ora will do a full run-down and check the response of the reviewed unit as soon as we get it back.

2dB of what? Overall sensitivity, impedance? Or 2dB variation in FR at any possible point in the range?

Will you be sending the reviewer another unit for review in the event the first is proven to be defective?

 

[Krassi]

blabla.. sad stuff cant delete it.. all sad..not optimal" with a F

 

[Beagle]

The people in the testimonials video were using them wired.

 

[mel5582]

@robert-eric I would suggest having one of your headphones to be reviewed by "oluv's gadget' or "clavinetjunkie". I trust his reviews more but he can be critical on his comments

 

[Diesp]

I also backed the project, I'm not a frequent poster and I quite took my distances from head-fi to preserve my finances but I'll gladly share my feedback once I've received mine.

until then

 

[staticV3]

@robert-eric I am with mel5582 on that one. Please send Oluv from Oluv's Gadgets a review sample.

 

[Art Garfunkel]

Well damn. Joshua Valour’s review is pretty negative. Time to lower expectations:



I’m really surprised with the comments about resolution & frequency response since they were so well detailed through measurements. The updates even noted tuning the acoustics of the system. I just can’t imagine how that didn’t seem to work out in production. What a major bummer.

Hang on a moment, this is the same feller who trashed the Grado GS3000e, rated it below the SR80. I'd not put much creedence or confidence in his findings here. Hopefully more forthcoming impressions will present themselves in the near future.

 

[AlwaysForward]

Hang on a moment, this is the same feller who trashed the Grado GS3000e, rated it below the SR80. I'd not put much creedence or confidence in his findings here. Hopefully more forthcoming impressions will present themselves in the near future.

Well, they're presumably shipping this week or next so I have no doubt that there's an incoming flood of impressions. It sounds like there may be a decent amount of review units in the wild as well.

 

[Philimon]

Hang on a moment, this is the same feller who trashed the Grado GS3000e, rated it below the SR80. I'd not put much creedence or confidence in his findings here. Hopefully more forthcoming impressions will present themselves in the near future.

Without hearing gs3000e I would infer that the GS3000e is trash based on Grado’s other high priced uncompetitive products.