[i_don't_know]

Phonak releases new Audeo earphones | Crave, the gadget blog - CNET

Has anyone had these, and if so could you mini-review them for me in here?


All I know is:

-very comfortable design (according to them)
-customizable filters to change sound signature (kind of like SA6, but simpler)

 

[Styrbjorn]

Phonak Audeo? - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio

 

[krmathis]

At least one Head-Fi'er who own them...

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Originally Posted by dfkt /img/forum/go_quote.gif

 

[mortonjl]

Looks like these were just released

 

[dfkt]

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Originally Posted by i_don't_know /img/forum/go_quote.gif http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/phonak-audeo-380799/ How's the soundstage? Also, is there anything better for the price (IEM's)? And is the sound cold and analytical, or does it at least have some amount of fun? And detail-wise?

Soundstage is rather good for an IEM. They use an edge-firing custom armature (similar to the new Super.Fi 5 v2), I assume that's what makes the soundstage better than a direct-firing one.

At that $130 price range you won't find anything as precise and detailed as the Phonaks, I'm pretty sure about that. The Ety ER-6 sound like a muddy mess in comparison.

Yes, they're "fun" to a certain extent, considering they're quite analytical, maybe even more than the q-Jays.

 

[i_don't_know]

Thanks, they sound like my cup of tea! Good for complex music, rock, etc?

 

[dfkt]

They're good for complex music, unlike the q-Jays. I didn't find any music that makes the Phonaks sound compressed/muddy/strained. They're not made for Hip Hop, Drum'n'Bass, or similar stuff, but they're excellent for Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, Howard Shore, Danny Elfman, Miles Davis, etc...

 

[i_don't_know]

Whoopsies, I think I just drooled a little on my keyboard...

 

[dfkt]

Here's a little drool-preview for you then....

Index of /abi/phonak

 

[Hayduke]

dfkt, what's the 4 connector plug for? Does it have a mic?

 

[dfkt]

Yes, they sent me the headset version with mic... but it's also available as a normal headphone.

 

[dfkt]

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[dfkt]

Anythingbutipod - Phonak Audéo PFE Review is out - they made Editor's Choice, by the way. Enjoy.

 

[Confispect]

Oh we will.

 

[dfkt]

Heh, you dug up "the thread that didn't make it".