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Jan 15, 2020 at 2:25 PM Post #46,112 of 106,811
Jan 15, 2020 at 2:27 PM Post #46,113 of 106,811
I am getting the DK-2001 so I am think the blessing 2 is a direct competitor in the price range. Should be interesting. Premier Chi fi show down.

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Jan 15, 2020 at 3:15 PM Post #46,114 of 106,811
Dsnuts said:
So I had a relization. Just noticing that earphones now a days all sound pretty damn good. I havent really had one that I can say was an absolute fail. Seems SQ is ramping up more and more now a days. I think competing manufacturers are noticing this too. Such competion only means. Better stuff for us.

No longer do we need to shell out $500 for a great sounding iem. My H40 and TRi I3 has proven to me how good stuff can cost withought spending a ransome. With that being said it is the mid fi realm that is really intriguing. That Blessing 2 is less than the first Blessing. RP being $320 or so. From the looks of it. It should be every bit as good as my IT04 maybe even better which was $500. Heck right now I would actually take my H40 over the IT04.

Progress is good my friends!
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I am loving the TRI I3. Like all planars I've had, it's just getting better and better with burn in.

Spending $500+, nevermind $2k+ on a set seems insane to me at the moment with how good these <=$200 pairs are. If you have a specific sound preference, something has you covered. Unless you NEED brand new tech, or snake oil, the major, major diminishing returns problem is just absurd.

I thought the it04 was a bargain 18 months ago, now it's absurd to me at $500.
 
Jan 15, 2020 at 3:37 PM Post #46,117 of 106,811
njam said:
I'm a bit confused why Blessing 2 is being advertised as 1DD+4BA.
According to image and description there are 1DD and only 2 BA units.

Bass: 10mm paper cone diaphragm coil
Treble unit: Knowles SWFK
Midrange: Softears D-MID-A

Are they counting BA chambers as separate BA units?
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Yes, it's done by everyone. They count each rod/enclosure as one whether or not they're combined into one unit. The manufacturers of the BAs do it too so it's standard practice.
 
Jan 15, 2020 at 3:46 PM Post #46,118 of 106,811
RikudouGoku said:

looks like 4 to me :)
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2 BA units with 2 chambers each :)


SciOC said:
Yes, it's done by everyone. They count each rod/enclosure as one whether or not they're combined into one unit. The manufacturers of the BAs do it too so it's standard practice.
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Oh, so basically regular shady marketing practices. Ok.
 
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Jan 15, 2020 at 4:35 PM Post #46,121 of 106,811
I hope to get mines before my Bday next month. I figured since I have never heard a moondrop before might as well be a good hybrid. Fingers crossed it will be a good one.

Moondrop and aliexpress charges more tax for US buyers than for same stuff on ebay by the way.
 
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Jan 15, 2020 at 4:47 PM Post #46,122 of 106,811
Dsnuts said:
I figured since I have never heard a moondrop before might as well be a good hybrid. Fingers crossed it will be a good one.
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Same.
I was torn between the Fearless S8Freedom and Blessing 2 at first, but after reading that Fearless does hiss on most sources, decided to go with Blessing2 instead (also I'm still sceptical about BA-only IEMs without a DD for the lower end. I yet to hear one with a nice bass).
 
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Jan 15, 2020 at 4:50 PM Post #46,123 of 106,811
Anybody tried those new thieaudio voyager iems?
 
Jan 15, 2020 at 5:05 PM Post #46,124 of 106,811
njam said:
2 BA units with 2 chambers each :)



Oh, so basically regular shady marketing practices. Ok.
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I wouldn't say it's super shady. Take a look at some of the spec sheets to see the difference. Both Knowles and sonion publish these.

https://www.knowles.com/subdepartme...e-receivers-and-speakers/subdpt-premium-audio


The difference between 2 single BAs and a double BA it's that they just have one sound output tube instead of two but are mirror images of each other basically. They are also more sensitive than a single BA.

I'm not aware of ones that just have one balanced armature driver in a two chambered enclosure .... THAT would be shady.... But basically it's two units with a shared nozzle/tube.
 
Jan 15, 2020 at 5:16 PM Post #46,125 of 106,811
SciOC said:
I wouldn't say it's super shady. Take a look at some of the spec sheets to see the difference. Both Knowles and sonion publish these.
https://www.knowles.com/subdepartme...e-receivers-and-speakers/subdpt-premium-audio
The difference between 2 single BAs and a double BA it's that they just have one sound output tube instead of two but are mirror images of each other basically. They are also more sensitive than a single BA.
I'm not aware of ones that just have one balanced armature driver in a two chambered enclosure .... THAT would be shady.... But basically it's two units with a shared nozzle/tube.
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So far I only heard that those were referred as BAs with multiple tweeters/drivers (1BA with dual tweeters for example). It's also what Knowles' and Sonion's product descriptions say.
I think calling tweeters BAs is kind of misleading. It's like saying that i have 2 noses because there are 2 nostrils in it ^_^'
 
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