Thank you for this @fiascogarcia so i owned the U18s and was not able to enjoy them, I tried everything, different cables everything, but wasnt able to because it’s sonic performance is similar to an open back. I don’t listen to open back because in order to hear the music, I would have to turn it up louder than the background noise and I couldn’t, too loud. Which made me believe you guys are the ones with superhuman hearing to be able withstand that so ci performance.
Even with M20 module? I use both Fourte and U18t daily for my commute and never bothered by the surrounding city noise. To my ears, their isolation is pretty good.
As for the volume level on my WM1Z, I use 52-60 (High Gain) and 72-85 (Low Gain) on both Tia Fourte and U18t. These numbers are for Balanced output. I prefer high gain sound.
Out of curiosity, I tried volume setting of "1" on WM1Z balanced with high gain through Tia Fourte. To my surprise, I could hear music. But it requires completely quiet environment with lots of concentration to "listen". Certainly, music is there but for me to enjoy music, I had to turn it up at least to 7. I listened to some music at volume level of 7 for about 20 minutes, and I felt so tired because my concentration doesn't last that long.
Now the real surprise was after this "minimal volume" session, I'm happy with much lower volume than my usual setting like 35 instead of 52. In order to keep my hearing ability "healthy", maybe it is a good idea to have "minimal volume" listening session once in a week or so.
Even with M20 module? I use both Fourte and U18t daily for my commute and never bothered by the surrounding city noise. To my ears, their isolation is pretty good.
As for the volume level on my WM1Z, I use 52-60 (High Gain) and 72-85 (Low Gain) on both Tia Fourte and U18t. These numbers are for Balanced output. I prefer high gain sound.
Hello @Giraku even with the m20 module, th m15 modules are by far the best for me. To my ears, the m20 changes the sound sig. Make no mistake, my 1z with with U18s where great but I can only listen at 16 on the volume clicker. The U18s are like surgical knifes, you do indeed hear everything and they sound like overhead cans.
I visit this thread and i am happy that everyone shares their experience because i get to learn a lot and appreciate it. We all love music and its my escape gateway at the end of the work day. So thank you guys and gals for sharing.
Weird ? Because the speakers wasn’t made for it. The Qualia Q10 legendary from Sony picked up after the seashells. Guess what ? HD800/S has very similar design, and the sound is also amazing
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i did a crazy experiment with a shell and speakers LOL, the music just sounded weird through a shell 
