[Fadem]

Stephen told me that currently UM Labs is closed for two weeks due to the Chinese New Year.

 

[nardkumz]

  Stephen told me that currently UM Labs is closed for two weeks due to the Chinese New Year.

which means i'd get my miracle this week

 

[uli87]

  which means i'd get my miracle this week

 
Excuse me but, shouldn't you be on the miracle thread? 

 

 

[nardkumz]

Excuse me but, shouldn't you be on the miracle thread?   

Pardon me sir, but yeah, i should. I was comparing merlin and miracle and just got carried away and forgot that i do get miracle instead of merlin

 

[uli87]

I'll still be glad to hear your impressions

 

[nardkumz]

Will do, also with photos!

 

[Bazirker]

Laying down, like on your back, probably shouldn't break the seal.  Generally speaking, I have to do something like crack a big smile to break the seal.  I can lie down without a problem.
 
The fit on my Merlins was good, but I stupidly got my ear impressions done when I had a pretty significant cold and my ears were swollen.  The end result is that the shape on my Merlins is right for my ear, but they're too loose.  I was able to fix it by buying clear coat nail polish, a more "natural" brand from Whole Foods.  A few coats of nail polish and it fixed my fit.  

 

[rootkie]

Laying down, like on your back, probably shouldn't break the seal.  Generally speaking, I have to do something like crack a big smile to break the seal.  I can lie down without a problem.

The fit on my Merlins was good, but I stupidly got my ear impressions done when I had a pretty significant cold and my ears were swollen.  The end result is that the shape on my Merlins is right for my ear, but they're too loose.  I was able to fix it by buying clear coat nail polish, a more "natural" brand from Whole Foods.  A few coats of nail polish and it fixed my fit.  

Interesting idea on the nail polish. Interesting for me is big smile does not break the seal but the moment i listen to it lying down, the seal breaks (can't hear the bass). My right side break seal easily like turning my head but not always.

 

[Fadem]

So yesterday I had a 'failed to deliver' notice from FedEx lying on the doormat... I'm not expecting any package from FedEx, but I've re-scheduled delivery for Friday (as I cannot just take a day off today). Curious to see what I will get

!    

 

[FidelityCastro]

Hope it's something good!

My Merlins arrived today. Finally.

 

[uli87]

How do they fit?

 

[PsiCore]

Anybody from the Merlin owners had the possibility to compare them to the universal Mentors?

 

[Fadem]

They arrived! They're amazing looking! They fit like a glove! First impression: they sound great! -- albeit not as bassy as I had expected!
 
My smartphone camera doesn't do them justice!

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[Bazirker]

  They arrived! They're amazing looking! They fit like a glove! First impression: they sound great! -- albeit not as bassy as I had expected!
 
My smartphone camera doesn't do them justice!
 
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Nice!!
 
Yeah they're less bass-heavy than I expected too, although the amount of bass on mine did increase after the dynamic drivers got broken in a little more.  Interestingly, I often find them to be too bass-light right when I start listening, and after I've listened for awhile, I feel like it's just right.  I don't know if it has to do with customs and fit, or if it's a "brain burn-in" type thing, but I don't find myself desiring more bass even though I consider myself a bass-head.  I think some of it has to do with the fact that I'm used to perceiving bass quantity based on the presentation of the headphones (i.e. how forward is the bass vs the mids and treble), but on the Merlins, bass/mids/treble are not mutually exclusive.  It is deep and thick and present, but doesn't displace and mids and treble.

 

[White Lotus]

The best part about the bass on the Merlin is how well it responds to EQ.
 
Even with huge bass-boosts, they won't struggle at all to deliver a true basshead performance.