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Jul 29, 2019 at 1:35 PM Post #43,036 of 100,100
Earphones and related audio gear are only a means to an end. And the end is music (obviously). We at the green blog care deeply about the enjoyment of our music and @loomisjohnson is the driving force behind publishing our music picks...he has been around for a while and I speculate he must have been baby sitting Elvis at the time....from how much he knows. This goes well with an optical re-arrangement from the default "sales-brochure" layout to a look that allows for more diversification of topics...after all, we are in it for information and entertainment.

I just checked our blog stats and @Slater 's review of the KZ ZSN PRO has climbed above the 1000 views mark. Respect...and it is a good one!

On the gear front I am awaiting the NX7 to arrive tomorrow or possibly even today.

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Jul 29, 2019 at 1:55 PM Post #43,037 of 100,100
Otto Motor said:
Earphones and related audio gear are only a means to an end. And the end is music. We at the green blog care deeply about the enjoyment of our music and @loomisjohnson is the driving force behind publishing our music picks...he has been around for a while and I speculate he must have been baby sitting Elvis at the time....from how much he knows. This goes well with an optical re-arrangement from the default "sales-brochure" layout to a look that allows for more diversification of topics.

On the gear front I am awaiting the NX7 to arrive tomorrow or possibly even today.

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I couldn't agree more it is only music that makes me love the many ways to appreciate it
 
Jul 29, 2019 at 1:59 PM Post #43,038 of 100,100
Pre-Unboxing the NiceHCK NX7

And indeed did the NiceHCK NX7 arrive today. The mailman wore blue shorts and a grey shirt...he came in a red and white car with black tires...and he could not be convinced to climb up my tree and pose with the packages. The tree is an over 70-year old elm, a very healthy one that is rare in Calgary. The NX7 come in a rectangular envelope that looks rather yellow. The yellow envelope is sheltered from the mid-day sun by a more orange one above...which comes from Korea and possibly holds the Philips TX2 (a purchase I will likely regret: old school tuning and not really reduced in price). I will have to test now how these envelopes performed over the enormous distances they travelled before skillfully executing the un-enveloping followed by the unboxing, pre-photographing, photographing, accessories count reporting, box enbalming, and I may have time for some listening after a doctor's visit, followed by a beer-garden visit...I hope you, the attentive reader, is asleep by now before I have even arrived at the measurement setup, measuring, post-measuring, measurement comparisons, etc. etc.

O dear, so much work.

P.S. Attention Satire! Achtung Satire!

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Jul 29, 2019 at 2:37 PM Post #43,039 of 100,100
HungryPanda said:
I received the E1DA Powerdac V2 a few days ago and could only run it from my PC, sounds really good with my HiFiMan He400i. I'm wating for some usb adapters so I can try it with my Phone and daps. The HP Toy software is a joy to use and connects to the Powerdac V2 very easily.
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Yeah I'm waiting for a USB C splitter since my Note 9 apparently can't power it without being plugged in. Also, waiting on a standard USB Type B cable so I can use with my MacBook. Both will be here today.
 
Jul 29, 2019 at 3:34 PM Post #43,040 of 100,100
After 30 mins with the NiceHCK NX7, my head was ringing...I therefore measured to confirm what I was hearing (&#%^$# I have other things to do): the classic elevated upper midrange and treble. While the overall image is very clean, the upper mids (2-5 kHz; that classic "Chifi castle" in the graph) dominate and the 14 kHz peak doesn't help relaxed listening either [the Senns IE 40 PRO also have that treble peak many find offensive]...and my coupler typically underestimates treble.

I doubt whether "aging" will diminish the quantities at the upper end (measurements are usually identical before and after).

From the graph (after the looks), my speculation hardens that this is a KZ design. Anyway, no one can claim the treble is not well extended. If your eardrums can handle the upper end, this is a great as very clean sounding earphone.

My eardrums may have settled an hour into listening.



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Jul 29, 2019 at 4:07 PM Post #43,041 of 100,100
Jul 29, 2019 at 4:17 PM Post #43,043 of 100,100
Otto Motor said:
After 30 mins with the NiceHCK NX7, my head was ringing...I therefore measured to confirm what I was hearing (&#%^$# I have other things to do): the classic elevated upper midrange and treble. While the overall image is very clean, the upper mids (2-5 kHz; that classic "Chifi castle" in the graph) dominate and the 14 kHz peak doesn't help relaxed listening either [the Senns IE 40 PRO also have that treble peak many find offensive]...and my coupler typically underestimates treble.

I doubt whether "aging" will diminish the quantities at the upper end (measurements are usually identical before and after).

From the graph (after the looks), my speculation hardens that this is a KZ design. Anyway, no one can claim the treble is not well extended. If your eardrums can handle the upper end, this is a great as very clean sounding earphone.

O shamoni, I missed reporting the unboxing...my age...speaking of, due to my age, my eardrums may have settled an hour into listening.


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You guys notice the similarities? This is the CA Solaris graph
 
Jul 29, 2019 at 4:25 PM Post #43,045 of 100,100
I own both the Solaris and NX7. NX7 is not the Solaris by a long shot. Dont have the space the separation the overall hi quality sound of the Solaris but the NX7 is most definitely a cheapman's Solaris in tuning..

I have to agree with Otto on the open box listen. They are a bit bright out of the box. Not to mention thin sounding in the mids which in tern leads to a brighter NX7. The mid range will gradually take more presence which in turn smooths out the treble over time. Also I highly recommend a different tip. The stock stuff constricts the sonics of the NX7. Try sprial dots/ wider bored tips if you have them. Give them some time to break in a bit. Graphs will not show the effects of breaking in an earphone but I most certainly can tell the difference between my well burned in NX7 and an NX7 out of the box.
 
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Jul 29, 2019 at 4:26 PM Post #43,046 of 100,100
Jul 29, 2019 at 4:50 PM Post #43,048 of 100,100
Otto Motor said:
After 30 mins with the NiceHCK NX7, my head was ringing...I therefore measured to confirm what I was hearing (&#%^$# I have other things to do): the classic elevated upper midrange and treble. While the overall image is very clean, the upper mids (2-5 kHz; that classic "Chifi castle" in the graph) dominate and the 14 kHz peak doesn't help relaxed listening either [the Senns IE 40 PRO also have that treble peak many find offensive]...and my coupler typically underestimates treble.

I doubt whether "aging" will diminish the quantities at the upper end (measurements are usually identical before and after).

From the graph (after the looks), my speculation hardens that this is a KZ design. Anyway, no one can claim the treble is not well extended. If your eardrums can handle the upper end, this is a great as very clean sounding earphone.

O shamoni, I missed reporting the unboxing...my age...speaking of, due to my age, my eardrums may have settled an hour into listening.


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oh man, when Jim asked me if i want to review that earphone i told him only if is not very bright sounding, he told me no, it is balanced, after that i told him to send me a pair, today i got email that they are in the country and i will get them the next two days, but it seems like Jim has other idea what the balanced sound mean
 
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