Pictures of Your Portable Rig (part XVI)

[kimD]

IDK maybe it's the cable or it's because the iem is black but these TFZ-S1 don't like cheap.
The other color look like $5 iem 

Ha ha I'd never realized that.. Thanks your input

 

[HiFiChris]

 

[FFBookman]

PonoPlayer #2 - Black
 

retail packaging is nice.
 

there's the cool bamboo box built for the long term and the 64gb card it came with.
 

black one is retail, yellow one is kickstarter version from 2014.  the black one seems slightly heavier, the card door is slightly thicker, but everything else seems the same.
 
 
 

came with 1 neil young song in 24/192. 

 

[Podster]

 

Man how I love coming in here, not only are the rigs sweet but so many of these shots are add/magazine grade. You guys are pros

Love the color scheme here Chris, how do you like the P-1's?
This was the rig for the day

 

 

[Yobster69]

Man how I love coming in here, not only are the rigs sweet but so many of these shots are add/magazine grade. You guys are pros:wink_face: Love the color scheme here Chris, how do you like the P-1's?
This was the rig for the day

Hi Podster, how are you enjoying your TFZ Series 1's?

 

[blazinblazin]

A simple stack~
 

 

[AUDIOBREEDER]

XBA-H3 up for this week

 

[HiFiChris]

Love the color scheme here Chris, how do you like the P-1's?
 

What did Led Zeppelin sing again? "Good Times Bad Times" - ahh, right. There are many great things about the Pinnacle P1 in-ears but also some where I see room for improvement. And while they stand relatively well in their price range and outperform some in-ears, they are not the best in class and are surpassed by some other models.
But first things first: build quality, the accessories and unboxing experience are top-notch and unseen at this price point.
Then bass control and decay are pretty pretty good for a dynamic driver in-ear and that soudstage is super addictive (I simply love it). Tonally, it reminds me of a warmer version of the Sennheiser IE 800 with less sub-bass and almost the same sparkling around 9/10 kHz.
But I def. see room for improvement here and there: while bass control and decay are really good, the attack could be quicker and more arid and the lows are also getting somewhat softer towards the sub-bass. Then, I find there is a tuning "glitch" somewhere in-between 1 and 3 kHz where I am hearing a moderate dip - this is nothing unusual for the tuning of in-ears, however as the level above 3 kHz, around 4 is coming back again and slowly climbing, this makes the midrange appear somewhat confusing at times.

They stand their ground quite well but the competition below and around $200 when it comes to dynamic driver models is steep and the P1 is not the best in class (however also far away from being the worst) and although it has some room left for improvement, I am still quite impressed about the build, excellent comfort and all of the included accessories (esp. 2 premium braided/twisted cables, one of them with silver-plating) at this price point.

 

[Turrican2]

  PonoPlayer #2 - Black
 

retail packaging is nice.
 

there's the cool bamboo box built for the long term and the 64gb card it came with.
 

black one is retail, yellow one is kickstarter version from 2014.  the black one seems slightly heavier, the card door is slightly thicker, but everything else seems the same.
 
 
 

came with 1 neil young song in 24/192. 

love the Pono player, sound quality is up there with the best of them

 

[sososerious]

love the Pono player, sound quality is up there with the best of them

I'm desperately trying to find one here in the UK, no luck so far. Keep missing them on eBay, only get one come up every few weeks.

 

[bmichels]

AK100+MOJO+SHURE KSE1500 electrostatic IEM

( 3 pcs brick but remain tight and clean Thanks to custom made optical and DHC Analog cables)

 

[Bengkia369]

Astell & Kern Ak240 + Chord Mojo + Cypher Labs Trio tube amp + Grado PS500 = awesome sounding combo!

 

[Turrican2]

I'm desperately trying to find one here in the UK, no luck so far. Keep missing them on eBay, only get one come up every few weeks.

Yep, you rarely see them here in the uk. You might need to consider and import?

 

[kimD]

AK100+MOJO+SHURE KSE1500 electrostatic IEM

( 3 pcs brick but remain tight and clean Thanks to custom made optical and DHC Analog cables)

Kse1500 under power?
Feel like wire..

 

[PinkyPowers]

It's good to see triple stacks again. I like to know the community remains a little insane.