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It’s a shame no one is reporting her/his impressions about the OV800. No love for these on HF?
My review including comparisons is online: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/956208/page-4#post-16716960
What interested me most was how they compare to the O400 (purely in terms of sonics - I definitely prefer the looks and feels of the OV800s' connectors) - yes, the OV800 are a step up (separation and transparency; mainly noticeable in fast and demanding, busy and crowded recordings where they just "bottom out" somewhat later compared to the O400 that start to sound blurry and strained a bit earlier), but the actual difference in resolution isn't really much different.
On their own, the OV800 resolve well, but being used to IEMs such as the NocturnaL Audio ATLANTIS or InEar ProPhile 8, the ORIVETI cannot fully compete in terms of technicalities. On the other hand, I'd generally rate them a bit above my UERM and especially the UERR, so they are no slouch either - albeit not fully meeting my expectations to separation and transparency in this price range if I were to buy new IEMs for myself. Perhaps the area with the biggest room for (technical) improvement is the bass, as it lacks behind the rest when it comes to resolution, layering and speed, especially towards the sub-bass. Here, even the O400 are audibly superior when it comes to pure quality. Speaking of the O400, I have to say that I personally generally prefer them over the OV800 - while the 8-BA IEMs feature that nice, more neutral midrange and treble tuning that I prefer compared to the O400s' safer but at the same time more fun-oriented upper-end tuning, the 4-BA IEMs are just perfect when it comes to the implementation of the bass lift that they have set a new and yet unrivalled benchmark for me when it comes to bass lift implementation/transition, wherefore the OV800, even though their bass elevation (i.e. tuning) is clearly among the better as it doesn't interfere with the lower midrange (better transition than on my ProPhile 8), just doesn't sound as homogeneous as on the O400 that are truly just outstanding and unrivalled in this regard (as a result, they have more or less become my "exit IEMs" for recreational listening and are about the only ones that I still use for this purpose - surely I have got some IEMs that ultimately outperform them in terms of technicalities, but honestly I never really miss anything (or better said much) about the O400 even in more demanding situations, which just shows that they are technically highly competent, especially in their price range, but more importantly their lows' tuning is just pure magic and the best implementation that I have ever heard from any IEMs).
Hey mjm: did you ever post your thoughts on these? As a fellow ONP fan, I’m super curious about the comparison.Yes, the OV800 is coming. I decided to try that one out for the better refinement that it offers. I figure if I'm moving up, I want it to be a substantial improvement, and the switches should make it better to tune to my preferences. We'll see. I'm looking forward to hearing them next week.
Based on my 0800, I think Oriveti's biggest character is that it doesn't have much color. It has nice balanced tuning, detail retrieval is good, comforting sound, etc. There is nothing that it does particularly well but it doesnt lack anything particular as well. For me, It is my go-to iem when I had stressful day and I dont want any more excitation and i just want soothing music. Just like your home cooked meal.How do the Oriveti compare to the moondrop line? i've tried the O800 and O400 the mids of the O800 are tuned very well, forward, lush and vocals sounds real but i feel the sub bass and the treble needed some boosting for extra detail. O400 just sounds thin with less resolution compared to it. i love the intimacy it offers especially with vocal centric tracks compared to full size cans. With the new wireless dongles from shure and fiio i'm thinking of getting a IEM to replace my TWE around the $1k mark what do you guys recommend?