[AmericanSpirit]

See audio Bravery - cable match notes

—Stock: Hakugei x See Audio Collaborative cable

▶︎Very durable and high-end finish
▶︎ High visibility and transparency, yet a little too bright to my preference, with stock AZLA Xelastec Crystal Or Xelastec, stock tuning may offend many audiences for the treble brightness

Just FYI Bravery AE has higher treble floor

—PW Audio Legend II Copper

▶︎Build is hand-made feel and bulky, cable is as thick as your daily use TV-power cable
▶︎One of the hardest matching cable which I had regret buying this, it somehow make most of IEMs to sound very lo-fi, except Bravery
▶︎PWA Legend II nerfed Bravery’s somehow overly hot treble to a delicate yet resolving timbre, makes Bravery an endgame for me in female vocal presentation, “fragile and translucent” expression in a combination with TRI Clarion (@PhonoPhi Thx for recommending Clarion! )

 

[o0genesis0o]

Being said $69.99 59% cheaper than same DAC chip used Moondrop MoonDiver and 78% cheaper than L&P flagship USB DAC dongle W2

Maybe competent as a dongle for a good price. No indicator so far that this dongle would match a full size DAP, battery amp, or desktop setup. And competent dongles are dime in a dozen

 

[AmericanSpirit]

Maybe competent as a dongle for a good price. No indicator so far that this dongle would match a full size DAP, battery amp, or desktop setup. And competent dongles are dime in a dozen

Yea I found even W2 lacks image depth for MQA and DSD files, maybe that’s where fullsize DAP and desktop amps start to shine

 

[Sunstealer]

Wrong post

 

[jant71]

That's what she said...You sir have a competent dongle!

 

[rggz]

Sennheiser just showed the IE200 today at CES. According to some news, it'll be 150EUR and ETA 31 January.
https://www.sennheiser-hearing.com/en-US/p/ie-200/

0dB already published their review and some cool graphs (GRAS rig).
https://www.0db.co.kr/REVIEW_0DB/2726916

 

[o0genesis0o]

Sennheiser just showed the IE200 today at CES. According to some news, it'll be 150EUR and ETA 31 January.
https://www.sennheiser-hearing.com/en-US/p/ie-200/

0dB already published their review and some cool graphs (GRAS rig).
https://www.0db.co.kr/REVIEW_0DB/2726916

Very nice! Look at the 3k dip and 15k boost. I’m interested!

 

[FreeWheelinAudioLuv2]

$19 for LCP!! Wow even Chu isn’t LCP

I remember the only time I ever heard of a LCP driver was the Sony EX1000, and that was sold for at the time was near TOTL pricing. Now it's found in $20.00 IEMs. Sheesh.

 

[WAON303]

I remember the only time I ever heard of a LCP driver was the Sony EX1000, and that was sold for at the time was near TOTL pricing. Now it's found in $20.00 IEMs. Sheesh.

Some people still use that set from what I've seen, a set that came almost 12 years ago.

Wonder what current chi-fi IEMs people will still be using 10 years from now?

 

[domq422]

I bought the SEa Elf for the cable. If the IEM's are any good, then it'll be a sweet gift to myself.

Absolutely watching this. I nearly bought the Lucky Voice cable from Hakugei last month but I settled on trying out the Kuro instead for $18 USD just to try the brand out. It seems like the cable that comes with the Sea Elf is similar to the Lucky Voice with the addition of the modular feature. Hakugei seem to make really nice cables and I'm looking forward to trying out the Kuro and the Golden Bodhi when it comes in (Hopefully) within the next 2 weeks.

 

[szore]

Oh yeah. I’ve seen this style art before. Late 90s era for sure. They have a specifically Photoshop look. Contemporary designs look like they’re being made in Illustrator.

Yes, I’m a graphic artist.

Never got the "cartoon porn" thing...

 

[AmericanSpirit]

Sennheiser just showed the IE200 today at CES. According to some news, it'll be 150EUR and ETA 31 January.
https://www.sennheiser-hearing.com/en-US/p/ie-200/

0dB already published their review and some cool graphs (GRAS rig).
https://www.0db.co.kr/REVIEW_0DB/2726916

Hmm

 

[o0genesis0o]

Some people still use that set from what I've seen, a set that came almost 12 years ago.

Wonder what current chi-fi IEMs people will still be using 10 years from now?

Any well built mid-fi would survive. By any, I mean any: Blessing 2, SA6, Tea, Bravery, etc. Maybe not anything with EST drivers.

At the same time, I can’t wait to have my mind blown. I remember an older gentleman telling me that “back then”, the Shure SE215 was mind blowing and SE846 was god-like. I have SE215, and it is at most “tolerable”. Maybe there is yet another layer of sound quality that we yet to hear?

 

[chinmie]

Any well built mid-fi would survive. By any, I mean any: Blessing 2, SA6, Tea, Bravery, etc. Maybe not anything with EST drivers.

At the same time, I can’t wait to have my mind blown. I remember an older gentleman telling me that “back then”, the Shure SE215 was mind blowing and SE846 was god-like. I have SE215, and it is at most “tolerable”. Maybe there is yet another layer of sound quality that we yet to hear?

Newer tech can make TOTL tech of the old at a cheaper price, and older product definitely have some degradation after time.. but might be also because of the different recording/mastering era? Because mastering is meant to make the audio products (songs, movies) fit and sound good on audio gears (speakers, headphones, amps, etc) that are available at that time. Old songs are usually updated and remastered (or even remixed in some case) to sound good with today's gear, maybe that's why now the older gear would in turn sounded less ideal with today's songs.

 

[AmericanSpirit]

Some people still use that set from what I've seen, a set that came almost 12 years ago.

Wonder what current chi-fi IEMs people will still be using 10 years from now?

Here is 12years old 4th pair of UE10PRO

My all time favorite.

It has detachable 2pin (but probably 0.75mm) so having 0.78mm pin is a bit hard, yet not impossible.

UE10PRO meets Softears RSV cable and SpinFit W1 modern ear tip

3BA - bass-rolled warm V with some treble boosts.

When compared to “monitor flat” tea, UE TF10Pro Is even flat in upper mid, you can claim it as recessed mid, too.