[AmericanSpirit]

Wow.... changed the socket on my M8 to 3.5 and put on this track. So much more delicate sounding than balanced. The OI is rated at <1Ω in SE so that helps too. Much more pleasing sound.

Omg I didn’t expect anyone listening olafur arnalds using RSV except myself!! I like Nils Frahm with post-classical stream too. They have very very good recording environment that unleashes RSV’s true performance.

Here is my favorite test song: A Japanese female jazz pianist Hiromi’s Album Alive, dreamer, the album was originally recorded with DSD.

 

[SBranson]

Omg I didn’t expect anyone listening olafur arnalds using RSV except myself!! I like Nils Frahm with post-classical stream too. They have very very good recording environment that unleashes RSV’s true performance.

Here is my favorite test song: A Japanese female jazz pianist Hiromi’s Album Alive, dreamer, the album was originally recorded with DSD.

Olafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm are two of my favourites along with Max Richter and Johann Johannsson.
Hiromi is amazing. I love watching videos of her play. She’s so dynamic! I think she’s the only person I’ve ever seen play with her fist and it sounded like a chord. Ha ha..

 

[HuoYuanJia]

That is amazing! I love Hiromi, Keiko Matsui and Chihiro Yamanaka.

I only know Olafur Arnalds from the project with Alice Sara Ott. Will check him out too!

I am packing up the RSV and Turii demos today. I will give another Head-Fi’er the chance to have a listen.
I don’t know how I will deal with that void. Start smoking? Become a workaholic? Maybe listen to speakers...

Apparently I will have a chance to try RS10 and Cerberus too, soon! And some more toys. But right now it’s very hard for me to take Turii out of my ears

 

[redrol]

I just did a huge listening session with U12T, Nana 2.0, RSV and UM 3DT ,In all seriousness, A/bing with the U12T, the T has a more reverberant sound but its artificial and added in somehow.. the RST is pure and clean and accurate to the actual mix. In mids the RSV basically slaughters the everything in richness, openness and vocal/instrumental tonality and timbre. It has near perfect tonality (FOR ME) and IS the best IEM i've ever heard. I'm sure that wont be the case for everyone but for me, it is.

 

[AmericanSpirit]

It looks like I forgot we are not just a music reproduction equipment lover, but also music lover indeed

 

[AmericanSpirit]

Olafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm are two of my favourites along with Max Richter and Johann Johannsson.
Hiromi is amazing. I love watching videos of her play. She’s so dynamic! I think she’s the only person I’ve ever seen play with her fist and it sounded like a chord. Ha ha..

I will try Max Richer, thanks! Yeah Hiromi is kinda gifted not many who can perform legendary Chick Corea in their younger ages.

That is amazing! I love Hiromi, Keiko Matsui and Chihiro Yamanaka.

I only know Olafur Arnalds from the project with Alice Sara Ott. Will check him out too!

I am packing up the RSV and Turii demos today. I will give another Head-Fi’er the chance to have a listen.
I don’t know how I will deal with that void. Start smoking? Become a workaholic? Maybe listen to speakers...

Apparently I will have a chance to try RS10 and Cerberus too, soon! And some more toys. But right now it’s very hard for me to take Turii out of my ears

Wow, Keiko Matsui and Chihiro Yamanaka, you definitely really into the J-jazz piano scene. I'd recommend Manami Morita, she's not on the technical side, but the harmonics she plays are very touchy.

During the void...maybe give it a try for Turii's mother, the music game Beatmania? (joke
I know you are not into those.
This is original Turii - Panta Rhei-

 

[AmericanSpirit]

I just did a huge listening session with U12T, Nana 2.0, RSV and UM 3DT ,In all seriousness, A/bing with the U12T, the T has a more reverberant sound but its artificial and added in somehow.. the RST is pure and clean and accurate to the actual mix. In mids the RSV basically slaughters the everything in richness, openness and vocal/instrumental tonality and timbre. It has near perfect tonality (FOR ME) and IS the best IEM i've ever heard. I'm sure that wont be the case for everyone but for me, it is.

Actually, I'm interested in 3DT, how does it compare to RSV? Can they co-exist?

 

[redrol]

 

[feverfive]

I just did a huge listening session with U12T, Nana 2.0, RSV and UM 3DT ,In all seriousness, A/bing with the U12T, the T has a more reverberant sound but its artificial and added in somehow.. the RST is pure and clean and accurate to the actual mix. In mids the RSV basically slaughters the everything in richness, openness and vocal/instrumental tonality and timbre. It has near perfect tonality (FOR ME) and IS the best IEM i've ever heard. I'm sure that wont be the case for everyone but for me, it is.

Wow, that is quite the endorsement.

As one of the resident U12T stans, I'd love for @Precogvision to give the RSV a chance sometime.

 

[Precogvision]

Wow, that is quite the endorsement.

As one of the resident U12T stans, I'd love for @Precogvision to give the RSV a chance sometime.

and I took that personally

Just kidding, it’s on my radar. Graph looks good in that it reminds me of the B2 Dusk, so I don’t doubt it’s very tonally pleasing. If it also competes with the likes of the U12t on a technical level, though, that’d be pretty incredible.

 

[FastAndClean]

crin first impressions are up - https://crinacle.com/2021/03/15/sof...sk-Qamn55Cy4_6mI8bsujYV-QW4z7vgYqk1WA8MMRX6Oc

 

[AmericanSpirit]

crin first impressions are up - https://crinacle.com/2021/03/15/sof...sk-Qamn55Cy4_6mI8bsujYV-QW4z7vgYqk1WA8MMRX6Oc

Wonder if he tried with low impedance DAC, it sounds like what crinacle mentioned in his impression(Tonality S+, technicalities A, and in-the-head) out of box with high impedance source. Technicalities will be truly performing with low impedance source.

 

[FastAndClean]

Wonder if he tried with low impedance DAC, it sounds like what crinacle mentioned in his impression(Tonality S+, technicalities A) out of box with high impedance source. Technicalities will be truly performing with low impedance source.

he uses Ifi black label dac amp combo, it is low impedance (under 1 ohm)

 

[Strifeff7]

Glad I discover this thread,
this seems very promising,

Much love from Indonesia, ♥♥♥♥♥

 

[AmericanSpirit]

I just received Thie Audio Monarch, which is a direct competitor RSV in terms of pricing, both RSV and Monarchs are tagged as $729-$730.
I need to have a good comparison listening session this weekend, but my first note is that they both have its strength, not an easy A>B.