flinkenick's 17 Flagship IEM Shootout Thread (and general high-end portable audio discussion)
Speaking of promising new IEMs...
It's going to be a busy weekend!!!
EagleWings
Headphoneus Supremus
Man, I should have travelled to India after this Canjam. I was so looking forward to attending Canjam NYC. But US Visa Officials in India had a different plan in mind for me. If I don't get my visa before the end of March, may be I'll go to CanJam SG.
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AllenWalker
100+ Head-Fier
The setup looks gorgeous and shiny. My eyes.....ahhhhh xD
Hello folks, I thought I'd share some initial impression on the beautiful Nerva X from HYLA.
I just listened for a couple of hours at this stage, so this is really an initial feeling.
Obviosuly, they are a marvel to look at, and very comfortable, not too large. Another good thing is that the sound is NOT very tip dependent for some reason, which is less of a hassle. I settled on the JVC Spiral Dots at this stage.
The general philosophy here seems to be musical and refined. Visceral, well-grounded and control bass, smooth and clear mids, non-aggressive yet detailed highs. Staging seems excellent, not excessively large but reasonably so with excellent imaging. They overall tonality is on the warm side, with a lot of realism.
The thing that strikes me the most is the smoothness of sound and transition between frequencies. The people at Hyla sure know how to tune 10 drivers in a coherent manner.
It might benefit from a brighter / airier source (which I don't really have), but with the WM1Z, I am going all in smooth musical full bodied and it is nice.
EagleWings
Headphoneus Supremus
Come over, man! I’ll treat you a bowl of Jia Xiang Mee before the show.
Yea man, it would be sweet. Let me start looking into applying for a SG visa.
Jia Xiang Mee sounds delicious. What is it btw?
It's essentially a bunch of oily noodles with your choice of meats - ranging from pork to smoked duck to fried chicken. After that, we can have a plate of salted chicken and call it a day. I doubt we'd be able to walk the show floor after seconds.
Jia Xiang Mee was Daniel's former nemesis. He might have bested him once, but never again. He tastes delicious btw.
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Mimouille
Headphoneus Supremus
Does it happen to anyone that their music sounds a bit congested when they are tired?
Yup, this is what I equate to listening fatigue. I used to compensate by constantly adding volume, but now I know better.
There is no "winning" against Jia Xiang Mee...
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Mimouille
Headphoneus Supremus
so what do you do now? Just take break. Apart from that, the only that works for me is switching to earbuds. By the way I tried earbuds again with the Shozy BK...damn these things are good. Do you guys listen to earbuds?Yup, this is what I equate to listening fatigue. I used to compensate by constantly adding volume, but now I know better.
EagleWings
Headphoneus Supremus
It's essentially a bunch of oily noodles with your choice of meats - ranging from pork to smoked duck to fried chicken. After that, we can have a plate of salted chicken and call it a day. I doubt we'd be able to walk the show floor after seconds.
Sounds like a plan. My wife saw the description and now she wants to tag along.
Bon appetit!
Hmmm.. I see more meat than oil and noodles.. Looks like you got a bargain..
Yikes! I sometimes wonder what you folks at THL are really upto..
Yeah... personally, I've found no better solution than a 10-15 minute break. I tend to fill that space with YouTube videos out of my laptop speakers, then back to mixing/reviewing for another half-an-hour or so.
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