hamhamhamsta
500+ Head-Fier
Late to the party, just tried Orion 8 FW with modded 1Z - ALO 16 core iem cable and EE Phantom. Wow, it's really amazing. I just listened to my fav song, about 5:10 minutes. The hairs at the back of my neck keep raising up, waves and waves keep coming throughout the whole song, and after.
Its so open, vocals so gentle and emotive. Each note sounds focused and natural at same time. Like a gentle rainfall or maybe waterfall. I can't really describe what I hear in the songs I heard, but its so crystal clear, open, natural. I'm not sure what is your original intent with Orion 8 FW RobertP, but it definitely surpassed version 5. Orion 5 I would describe as technically very proficient and natural, and with Orion 8 FW the songs especially vocals just come alive, not in forceful way, it just flow so naturally, like flowing water or streams.
I think it helps that I'm using EE Phantom, a very thick, bassy, syruppy iem. Orion 8 FW not only plugged all its weakness, but enhanced its strengths. At its base characteristics, EE Phantom warmth/warmth is an enhanced EE Zeus cold/Yin, on its opposite spectrum. Hence any warm iems/headphones should do extremely well with Orion 8.
On the other hand, just reading Orion 9 description, it should do well with neutral/colder based iem/headphones.
Well done! I can't praise enough. I like vocals based songs, and Orion 8 makes them come alive. They just popped out and flow naturally.
Good Job!
Perhaps RobertP, you can explain what is your original goals with Orion8/9, if it reaches, how it deviates, if its surpassed its original targets and so on based on your own observation, other receptions etc. I think we can learn a lot even from just listening from your point of view and maybe contribute through suggestions
Its so open, vocals so gentle and emotive. Each note sounds focused and natural at same time. Like a gentle rainfall or maybe waterfall. I can't really describe what I hear in the songs I heard, but its so crystal clear, open, natural. I'm not sure what is your original intent with Orion 8 FW RobertP, but it definitely surpassed version 5. Orion 5 I would describe as technically very proficient and natural, and with Orion 8 FW the songs especially vocals just come alive, not in forceful way, it just flow so naturally, like flowing water or streams.
I think it helps that I'm using EE Phantom, a very thick, bassy, syruppy iem. Orion 8 FW not only plugged all its weakness, but enhanced its strengths. At its base characteristics, EE Phantom warmth/warmth is an enhanced EE Zeus cold/Yin, on its opposite spectrum. Hence any warm iems/headphones should do extremely well with Orion 8.
On the other hand, just reading Orion 9 description, it should do well with neutral/colder based iem/headphones.
Well done! I can't praise enough. I like vocals based songs, and Orion 8 makes them come alive. They just popped out and flow naturally.
Good Job!
Perhaps RobertP, you can explain what is your original goals with Orion8/9, if it reaches, how it deviates, if its surpassed its original targets and so on based on your own observation, other receptions etc. I think we can learn a lot even from just listening from your point of view and maybe contribute through suggestions
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