arijitroy2
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How long did it take for yours to reach you btw?
TGXEAR discussion thread.
gazzington
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Not long. Once posted it was a few days. It’s a really nice package too. Nice carry case with spare foams and stuff
Can you please indicate the reference of these black foams ?
Black Friday seems the right time to stock up
Serratus Frosty, with some red nail polish to make it easier to identify the R side.
I could have centered it better, but it works OK.
I could have centered it better, but it works OK.
Are they on the same level as your totl buds? You've got some nice ones
gazzington
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They most certainly are. I’ll do more listening tomorrow but from what I’ve heard so far, I really like how they sound
gazzington
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I really hope the ripple bud comes back to being able to be ordered
koikoikoi
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I received my Serratus and am enjoying them quite a lot. Great alternative to IEM as my ears tend to hurt easily with sound pressure buildup and tip fitment.
Now I'm very interested in the other buds in the lineup but having a hard time telling what the differences are even after reading the product descriptions and the reviews/impressions in this thread... can anyone explain what the main differences are going from serratus/tantalus/alpha/ripples?
Now I'm very interested in the other buds in the lineup but having a hard time telling what the differences are even after reading the product descriptions and the reviews/impressions in this thread... can anyone explain what the main differences are going from serratus/tantalus/alpha/ripples?
In my experience…. @koikoikoi
The Serratus is the all rounder of sorts. Pairs well with music that needs a large soundstage as well as ambient and electronic. Has the biggest stage width of these here. Most Sub-bass as well.
Tantalus is the mids specialist and vocals are brought forward making them extremely lifelike. The resolution of the stage is more narrow but all the details remain, Sub-bass to mid bass is very linear, less growl than Serratus
Alpha is a timbre specialist and instruments are portrayed with sublime realness and naturalistic. This to me is the most specialist of the three and works best with sparse instrumentation...ymmv…more mid-bass than sub bass but done very well.
Ripples is on its way to me and I will be able to comment more when I’ve heard it for a few weeks. But from what I’ve read, it’s special sauce is it’s neutrality and dynamics
The Serratus is the all rounder of sorts. Pairs well with music that needs a large soundstage as well as ambient and electronic. Has the biggest stage width of these here. Most Sub-bass as well.
Tantalus is the mids specialist and vocals are brought forward making them extremely lifelike. The resolution of the stage is more narrow but all the details remain, Sub-bass to mid bass is very linear, less growl than Serratus
Alpha is a timbre specialist and instruments are portrayed with sublime realness and naturalistic. This to me is the most specialist of the three and works best with sparse instrumentation...ymmv…more mid-bass than sub bass but done very well.
Ripples is on its way to me and I will be able to comment more when I’ve heard it for a few weeks. But from what I’ve read, it’s special sauce is it’s neutrality and dynamics
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koikoikoi
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Thanks for the info, I am loving the Serratus with electronic music at the moment.
tgx78
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Black foam coversCan you please indicate the reference of these black foams ?
Black Friday seems the right time to stock up
Hope above link works. PM me if anyone needs more.
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IamInnocentX3
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I have a SR-507 at home, and I think Shuoer S12 is more resolving than them. I also have a Salnotes Zero w/ Azla Xelastec ML tips for improving the 'spatiality' of the IEMs, which I think has better timbre than S12. I also have NICEHCK cheap earbuds which has a very good price-to-performance ratio.
My impressions of the Serratus? It smokes the S12, Zero & NICEHCK earbuds. Haven't tried with my desktop setup since I'm not at home.
UPDATE: Mini-Review after 5 hours of listening. I noticed that I have been grinning the whole day after listening to these pre-burnt in. They have definitely made my day. Now I have settled in 1-2 hours more, I can say that the overwhelming amount of detail that is perceived is far far beyond that of S12, so overwhelming that it's not suitable for certain of my daily tracks. On the positive side, I am able to hear things that were not present even before my SR-507. (Unsure that being the changing of DAC/Amps.) Overall, everything is just "wow". The timbre, the technicalities, the resolution, bass, mids, treble, all these categories surpass my previous headphone & earphones that I have owned. There is so much "wow" factor in fact that these buds never stop surprising me by showing new things in the old tunes that I used to listen 4-6 years ago. The pair of earbuds not only brought me a trip down memory lane, but also introducing me to appreciate and find favor within new-old tracks. The tracks which I have never paid any attention too, that I had judged them unworthy of merits, the Serratus brought new light to these tracks, highlighting their favor.
Well, any negatives? There's one- nah, not one but two. One is being mentioned above, and that is highlighting too many details at once, as running it through several loud & busy EDM tracks causes fatigue. I have to tone down the volume to avoid sibilance while listening through a degraded quality. Depending on some people, this could be a positive trait than a negative. The second negative trait corresponds to the previous trait, as Serratus can highlight the deficiency of tracks that were not mastered well. Even though I think they are far from being an analytical pair, Serratus are a very revealing pair of devices. They not only 'reveal' tracks, but also 'judges' them. Tracks that don't go well in their mastering process will be easily revealed by these earbuds, leaving those unmastered tracks behind the 'unworthy' class. That reminds me, there is a third negative trait as well. Coming from a treblehead, these are very sub-bass focused pairs without burnt-in. Plugging in and listen firsthand, you will find they are bloated with bass while having quite sibilant treble. These issues are mostly gone by the time that I am writing this, what I have now is a pair of very musical, transparent, and addictive earbuds that will make me smile.
My impressions of the Serratus? It smokes the S12, Zero & NICEHCK earbuds. Haven't tried with my desktop setup since I'm not at home.
UPDATE: Mini-Review after 5 hours of listening. I noticed that I have been grinning the whole day after listening to these pre-burnt in. They have definitely made my day. Now I have settled in 1-2 hours more, I can say that the overwhelming amount of detail that is perceived is far far beyond that of S12, so overwhelming that it's not suitable for certain of my daily tracks. On the positive side, I am able to hear things that were not present even before my SR-507. (Unsure that being the changing of DAC/Amps.) Overall, everything is just "wow". The timbre, the technicalities, the resolution, bass, mids, treble, all these categories surpass my previous headphone & earphones that I have owned. There is so much "wow" factor in fact that these buds never stop surprising me by showing new things in the old tunes that I used to listen 4-6 years ago. The pair of earbuds not only brought me a trip down memory lane, but also introducing me to appreciate and find favor within new-old tracks. The tracks which I have never paid any attention too, that I had judged them unworthy of merits, the Serratus brought new light to these tracks, highlighting their favor.
Well, any negatives? There's one- nah, not one but two. One is being mentioned above, and that is highlighting too many details at once, as running it through several loud & busy EDM tracks causes fatigue. I have to tone down the volume to avoid sibilance while listening through a degraded quality. Depending on some people, this could be a positive trait than a negative. The second negative trait corresponds to the previous trait, as Serratus can highlight the deficiency of tracks that were not mastered well. Even though I think they are far from being an analytical pair, Serratus are a very revealing pair of devices. They not only 'reveal' tracks, but also 'judges' them. Tracks that don't go well in their mastering process will be easily revealed by these earbuds, leaving those unmastered tracks behind the 'unworthy' class. That reminds me, there is a third negative trait as well. Coming from a treblehead, these are very sub-bass focused pairs without burnt-in. Plugging in and listen firsthand, you will find they are bloated with bass while having quite sibilant treble. These issues are mostly gone by the time that I am writing this, what I have now is a pair of very musical, transparent, and addictive earbuds that will make me smile.
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Sorry to take a while to reply to this. My listening impressions are with predominantly the ifi GO Bar. However, I have also recently hooked the Ripples up to the Valhalla 2 and needless to say, things only get better.
Well, the first source I actually used was the M8 and I was somewhat disappointed with the within-the-head presentation and this is quite unlike the M8. It tends to provide a decent stage. I switched soon after to the ifi Go Bar and things were considerably more separated and stage much more extended in air and dimension. It's a perfect matchup. I think the ifi Go Bar has a particularly powerful amp stage and gives a good bit of drive which helps. Out of curiosity I've played around the Valhalla 2 and again things scaled up - the Valhalla always opens my earbuds, while adding a beautifully organic texture and character to things. Again, this is a great synergy that pairs well with the detail on offer with the Ripples.
Long story short: source is definitely at play here.
These comments pretty much hit the nail on the head. I understand your difficulty trying to describe what you're hearing, trying to compare the intangible/psychoacoustic/spatial properties is never easy and highly subjective. Having said that, how the midrange is handled/tuned on the Ripples places elements closer and adds emphasis that naturally has the effect of tightening perceived stage dimension but there is still a 'furthest extent' to the stage that I try to establish in my minds eye. My feeling is that this 'furthest extent' is larger on the Serratus.
What the Ripples excels in, better than the Serratus and Alpha in my opinion is 'imaging' within the stage which gives it that ethereal and dimensional quality. I will always index for better imaging than absolute stage width. It gives life, body and shape to instruments and everything is infinitely more enjoyable. If I can have both, which the Ripples does offer to a very good degree I might add, then great!
I think we're both hearing the same wonderful replay here. The longer I listen, the more I can see it supplanting the Alpha as my go-to. The Alpha is a whiskey and warm fire type earbud and the Ripples a stimulating and dynamic listen. It's quite a magical little set and reminds me of the Traillii in that it's deep, naturally revealing and exceptionally balanced. Except, we can one up that here with a more authentic DD timbre and impact when called for (the Traillii was the best BA bass I have heard but it was still BA bass).
Listening to this the Ripples conveys every last drop of texture and detail. Alot of DD's struggle with the bass in the left channel on this recording, it loses texture quite easily, but not on the Ripples.
Well, the first source I actually used was the M8 and I was somewhat disappointed with the within-the-head presentation and this is quite unlike the M8. It tends to provide a decent stage. I switched soon after to the ifi Go Bar and things were considerably more separated and stage much more extended in air and dimension. It's a perfect matchup. I think the ifi Go Bar has a particularly powerful amp stage and gives a good bit of drive which helps. Out of curiosity I've played around the Valhalla 2 and again things scaled up - the Valhalla always opens my earbuds, while adding a beautifully organic texture and character to things. Again, this is a great synergy that pairs well with the detail on offer with the Ripples.
Long story short: source is definitely at play here.
These comments pretty much hit the nail on the head. I understand your difficulty trying to describe what you're hearing, trying to compare the intangible/psychoacoustic/spatial properties is never easy and highly subjective. Having said that, how the midrange is handled/tuned on the Ripples places elements closer and adds emphasis that naturally has the effect of tightening perceived stage dimension but there is still a 'furthest extent' to the stage that I try to establish in my minds eye. My feeling is that this 'furthest extent' is larger on the Serratus.
What the Ripples excels in, better than the Serratus and Alpha in my opinion is 'imaging' within the stage which gives it that ethereal and dimensional quality. I will always index for better imaging than absolute stage width. It gives life, body and shape to instruments and everything is infinitely more enjoyable. If I can have both, which the Ripples does offer to a very good degree I might add, then great!
I think we're both hearing the same wonderful replay here. The longer I listen, the more I can see it supplanting the Alpha as my go-to. The Alpha is a whiskey and warm fire type earbud and the Ripples a stimulating and dynamic listen. It's quite a magical little set and reminds me of the Traillii in that it's deep, naturally revealing and exceptionally balanced. Except, we can one up that here with a more authentic DD timbre and impact when called for (the Traillii was the best BA bass I have heard but it was still BA bass).
Listening to this the Ripples conveys every last drop of texture and detail. Alot of DD's struggle with the bass in the left channel on this recording, it loses texture quite easily, but not on the Ripples.
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BrokenHill
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Serratus S/N 100 has come home! These beasts require power. A great pairing with the Burson. I am enjoying a lot, with a big smile from ear to ear. Now to try some portable solution. The Megatron arrived yesterday!
Thanks @tgx78
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