The discovery thread!
Oct 24, 2022 at 5:32 AM Post #66,106 of 101,564
In Australia, this IEM is as expensive as Fiio FD3. Not cheap for a produce in the Jade Audio line.

Very curious how they compare against the main FD line. I sold my FD5 to a friend recently. If I review this IEM, I might need to bribe him to borrow the FD5 back :beyersmile:
I edited my post, it's claimed to be a pure beryllium diaphragm in the DD, NOT plated! :astonished:
That would explain cost.
EDIT: sadly wrong, my screw up!
 
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Oct 24, 2022 at 5:53 AM Post #66,107 of 101,564
I edited my post, it's claimed to be a pure beryllium diaphragm in the DD, NOT plated! :astonished:
That would explain cost.
You were looking at FD7. That one is around $1000 AUD. JD7 is a new one with somekind of plastic driver. It’s $200 AUD ish.
 
Oct 24, 2022 at 6:36 AM Post #66,108 of 101,564
You were looking at FD7. That one is around $1000 AUD. JD7 is a new one with somekind of plastic driver. It’s $200 AUD ish.
LOL, my mistake. I found it rather hard to believe that it was a real pure Beryllium driver for $77. Even if it was on release and during 11/11. Most likely just coated or there would only be 2 or 3 available at the cheap price. :triportsad:
 
Oct 24, 2022 at 7:19 AM Post #66,110 of 101,564
LOL, my mistake. I found it rather hard to believe that it was a real pure Beryllium driver for $77. Even if it was on release and during 11/11. Most likely just coated or there would only be 2 or 3 available at the cheap price. :triportsad:

I wouldn't worry too much about those pure Beryllium drivers. The FD7 is definitely one step above FD5 (Be-plated) in terms of resolution and overall clarity, despite not having the same 5k peak. However, the bass is tamer as well.
The nice thing about these FD/JD IEMs from Fiio is the tactile sensation of air pushing against your ears at the beginning of sharp note attacks (think of guitar plucks, snares, or kicks). Even the cheapest one (JD3) has that sensation.




The Unboxing of Dunu SA6 Ultra.


Beautiful. Can't wait for impressions from others on the effect of the retuned upper midrange. I wonder if the soundstage would be larger than the usual SA6, now that the upper midrange has been reduced :thinking:
 
Oct 24, 2022 at 7:26 AM Post #66,111 of 101,564
I wouldn't worry too much about those pure Beryllium drivers. The FD7 is definitely one step above FD5 (Be-plated) in terms of resolution and overall clarity, despite not having the same 5k peak. However, the bass is tamer as well.
The nice thing about these FD/JD IEMs from Fiio is the tactile sensation of air pushing against your ears at the beginning of sharp note attacks (think of guitar plucks, snares, or kicks). Even the cheapest one (JD3) has that sensation.



Beautiful. Can't wait for impressions from others on the effect of the retuned upper midrange. I wonder if the soundstage would be larger than the usual SA6, now that the upper midrange has been reduced :thinking:
The First impressions from Gizaudio looks good. Timmy says it has better soundstage.
 
Oct 24, 2022 at 7:33 AM Post #66,112 of 101,564
Beautiful. Can't wait for impressions from others on the effect of the retuned upper midrange. I wonder if the soundstage would be larger than the usual SA6, now that the upper midrange has been reduced :thinking:
I'm planning on getting one the moment they become available, but as I don't own the regular SA6 or even any Dunu IEM I can't give that comparison.
 
Oct 24, 2022 at 7:41 AM Post #66,113 of 101,564
The First impressions from Gizaudio looks good. Timmy says it has better soundstage.

Any mentioning of honkiness or any thing weird with the midrange? I was a bit concerned about the ear-gain peaking at 1.5k.

Speaking of Timmy, I haven't seen his videos for a long time, even though he was the first audio reviewers I followed. Still angry about his recommendation of Aria like the best thing ever under $100 :dt880smile:

I'm planning on getting one the moment they become available, but as I don't own the regular SA6 or even any Dunu IEM I can't give that comparison.

Looking forward for your impressions!
 
Oct 24, 2022 at 7:54 AM Post #66,114 of 101,564
Well they aren't priced at the $77.99 that's plastered across the product description quite yet. Got to wait until November, slightly preempts 11/11 (or they made a typo and meant 11/11). :ksc75smile:
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Holy hell, pure beryllium! :astonished: EDIT: No it's not, I looked up wrong model on Fiio site :triportsad:
If it stays that price: great. If not, its competing against lots of branded BAs hybrids now...
 
Oct 24, 2022 at 9:19 AM Post #66,116 of 101,564
KZ planar iem QC... Trash. GeekWold 2.0 ? :D
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One good pic:
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Tyvan: "reviewers - buy my iem and review it!",
Revs: "buy it, get it like in my photo, tell the truth",
Tyvan: "uuuuf, :'( this is not true".

the sad thing is that I can not return them back because the shipping cost is equal to the cost of the headphones.

Perhaps these are the first versions and they are in a hurry to do it, maybe so.

Sound: very very good! "CCA CRA on steroids": super highs, good bass(too many for me :frowning2: ). Shell from plastic. if the build quality will be better - these headphones will be a hit.
 
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Oct 24, 2022 at 9:39 AM Post #66,117 of 101,564
Oct 24, 2022 at 10:05 AM Post #66,118 of 101,564
There's a new Planar + BA hybrid released.

SeekReal Dawn

$179 USD

https://www.linsoul.com/collections/all/products/seekreal-dawn

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BA is a knowles BA
The planar is a square planar driver made of PU composite resin & Lithium-Magnesium alloy

There's a bit of controversy whether square planar drivers can be considered legit planars, this tech is similar to the Kinera Celest Gumiho: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2386473901653225/posts/2973300126303930/





See Audio Yume 2 coming:

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Graph from their FB post. Looks bright.

https://www.facebook.com/Seeaudio20...AzoPAbwM59eUnwK8W1uazDX7M2ae8tHhodHXN5YDJ1yHl

Wasn't a fan of the first Yume, the sub-bass fell off a cliff and it wasn't great technically compared to similar priced competitors. Hope this will be good though!

There's some pics of the new See Audio Yume 2:

Will release on 11/11.

1DD + 2 BA

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Nothing is complete without the quintessential anime waifu babe.

https://www.facebook.com/Seeaudio20...Jn4LexBCJ31gKJShi89YsZpDtHcAcVcCky6iWutW3okql
 
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Oct 24, 2022 at 6:02 PM Post #66,120 of 101,564
The nice thing about these FD/JD IEMs from Fiio is the tactile sensation of air pushing against your ears at the beginning of sharp note attacks (think of guitar plucks, snares, or kicks). Even the cheapest one (JD3) has that sensation.
Given that the JD3 is usually half price in sales, I might check them out! :L3000:
 

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