[AmericanSpirit]

Hakugei Sea-Elf

Just some quick impressions after 1 hour, not done any clinical listening. Just enjoyed some tracks I truly like.
Don't find anything that is wrong, tried genres from acoustic indie music to electronica to fast metal. Bass is deep and engaging, mids sound right, treble are gentle but clear.
Cable is soft fabric and very flexible, the connectors are tight and feel good quality, will compare it to some other cables later. But so far I think its a good cable in quality and sound.
Can give some better impression after some days when I have more time to sit down.

Great! Sounds like sea-elf is a fair offer from Hakugei.

 

[AmericanSpirit]

If I hadn't bought the Kai, the $45 bag would be interesting (to try and land Kai or Ormosia for the collection). Other than that, that Flagship Lucky Bag looks like a trap from here

I saw many ordered $69 one and happy with TRI Aurora it seems. The $159 one surely is throw money for uncertainty, a root-box without guarantee.

But $69 is a tough asking price within current competitive fierce sub100

 

[domq422]

I had the GR07 Bass as well as all the VSD line. I enjoyed them on my warm sources (mostly those early Sony mp3 players), but they were quite sibilant lol

My memory definitely cannot serve me as correct as I hope it too but I do remember loving the VSD3, 3S, and 5 so I went “crazy” and bought the GR07 bass edition at around $110? I remember that being a stupid amount of money for me. I remember the sibilance, oof, the sibilance … but I remember them being fun enough to enjoy at least.

Threw them in my pockets at that time and didn’t take the best care of em. Probably why the left side failed - oh well. I wish them luck in this new endeavor, I will be avoiding these like the plague but it was nice walking down memory lane!

 

[HPLovecraft]

Really 1 out of 10 $159 contains $799 TRI Starlight? haha As far as there is No Independent audit, that’s purely sales talk. Maybe 1 out of 100.

The 10% of chance is about the TRI Starshine.

 

[InvisibleInk]

The 10% of chance is about the TRI Starshine.

That's a $500 USD set

 

[WAON303]

I guess it’s another new year season, chinese new year. The luckybags(i.e. slow moving / excessive inventory bargaining) is coming again.


https://a.aliexpress.com/_m0vM7MI

$45


$69

$159


Really 1 out of 10 $159 contains $799 TRI Starlight? haha As far as there is No Independent audit, that’s purely sales talk. Maybe 1 out of 100.

Tempted to get the 69 dollar lucky bag.

I wouldn't mind getting anything barring the Astrotec IEM, FR looks abysmal.

Aune Jasper for $69 would be sweet.

 

[Sebastien Chiu]

Tempted to get the 69 dollar lucky bag.

I wouldn't mind getting anything barring the Astrotec IEM, FR looks abysmal.

Aune Jasper for $69 would be sweet.

 

[NymPHONOmaniac]

Hello guys, while its my ISN H30 review that make front page, which i do find quite good but not very engaging and exciting, my real 2022 crush is the Raptgo Hook X HBB and i just publish my review on headfi yesterday. It can be found here: https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/raptgo-hook-x-hbb.26284/reviews#review-29959

Pros:
-excellent W shape tonal balance
-full bodied bass, mids and treble
-gigantic holographic soundstage
-fast rumbly and weighty bass with good control
-open and dynamic sounding mid range with good note weight
-dense textured and realist timbre
-versatile and realist tone for all type of instruments
-fast, snappy and gently bright treble
-great imaging-layering
-great resolution and micro detailing
-surpass any single planar IEM
-excellent piezo driver implementation and performance
-present and bodied male and female vocal
-upper mids bite and crunch without the drawback (no sibilance, no splashyness)
-no other IEMs out of my 300 pairs sound like these
-can compete with other sub-1000$ IEMs without shame
-good modular cable included
-great sound value

Cons:
-not the cleanest bass and mids
-while good in resolution, it's no end game in term of transparency
-sparkle and decay cut short in upper treble, lack a bit of sharp brilliance
-bass extension isn't the most flexible
-kick drum is a bit warmed
-modular cable plug can disconnect easily

 

[Tzennn]

Agh i missed my chance

 

[Sebastien Chiu]

Agh i missed my chance

Too slow fam

 

[AmericanSpirit]

Tempted to get the 69 dollar lucky bag.

I wouldn't mind getting anything barring the Astrotec IEM, FR looks abysmal.

Aune Jasper for $69 would be sweet.

just looked FR of Aune Jasper, hmm very neutral bass floor as a single DD, 2.5khz Ety curve isn’t my HRTF, but maybe adjustable with eartips.

If really believed that 20% of TRI i3 Pro, I may have dupe i3 Pro for 1 out of 5 shots, that’s quite high failure rate

Also never heard about that Astrotec, looked up on Amazon and found this Intead.

an LCP IEM for $18 from keephifi Dealership? Hmm, interesting(click)

 

[baskingshark]

Any folks tried the ADV GT3 SUPERBASS?


https://www.adv-sound.com/collections/shop/products/gt3-superbass


Seems it was originally retailing at $399 USD but is now at a firesale $99 USD.

Has 3 tuning filters, bullet shaped.

Ultra-thin diaphragm (6μm) mass-coil dynamic driver
Impedance: 84ohm+/-15%
Sensitivity: 95dB+/-3dB at 1kHz

Wow looks like it is gonna be quite hard to drive for an IEM. Perhaps even might be Final E5000 levels of driving notoriety?

 

[baskingshark]

just looked FR of Aune Jasper, hmm very neutral bass floor as a single DD, 2.5khz Ety curve isn’t my HRTF, but maybe adjustable with eartips.

If really believed that 20% of TRI i3 Pro, I may have dupe i3 Pro for 1 out of 5 shots, that’s quite high failure rate

Also never heard about that Astrotec, looked up on Amazon and found this Intead.

an LCP IEM for $18 from keephifi Dealership? Hmm, interesting(click)

The Astrotec Vesna is quite decent for 20 bucks. Neutralish, decent technicalities, organic timbre. It has thin note weight and needs amplification to scale (Impedance: 30 Ohms, Sensitivity: 102 dB/mW).

There is a detachable version that is pricier, otherwise the non-detachable one sounds the same, just that it is cheaper.

I think it is quite underrated, just that it got overshadowed by a few other $20ish ultra-budget sets like the Salnotes Zero and Tangzu Wan'er etc.

But bro, if you own other higher end single DD/LCP types, really best to keep your powder dry and save up for a more substantial upgrade IMO.

 

[AmericanSpirit]

The Astrotec Vesna is quite decent for 20 bucks. Neutralish, decent technicalities, organic timbre. It has thin note weight and needs amplification to scale (Impedance: 30 Ohms, Sensitivity: 102 dB/mW).

There is a detachable version that is pricier, otherwise the non-detachable one sounds the same, just that it is cheaper.

I think it is quite underrated, just that it got overshadowed by a few other $20ish ultra-budget sets like the Salnotes Zero and Tangzu Wan'er etc.

But bro, if you own other higher end single DD/LCP types, really best to keep your powder dry and save up for a more substantial upgrade IMO.

Thanks! Well I‘m odd ball lover (TRN X7 incoming), so if it’s decent maybe that’s a good benchmarking stone to be counted on my scaler

Yea, that substantial good count, I’m looking the symphonium Meteor Maybe another Softears RSV like an extremely cohesive IEM that sounds like a single DD(yet with BA technicalities)

I’m still waiting Aur Audio Neon Pro, which maybe my personal endgame for 2023 (See Audio Bravery on steroid) and going to offer a sabbatical from ”new IEM” syndrom.

 

[r31ya]

just looked FR of Aune Jasper, hmm very neutral bass floor as a single DD, 2.5khz Ety curve isn’t my HRTF, but maybe adjustable with eartips.

If really believed that 20% of TRI i3 Pro, I may have dupe i3 Pro for 1 out of 5 shots, that’s quite high failure rate

Also never heard about that Astrotec, looked up on Amazon and found this Intead.

an LCP IEM for $18 from keephifi Dealership? Hmm, interesting(click)

Vesna have pretty good response.
it have the detachable cable version Vesna Evo, but apparently didn't worth the price premium 50%~70% pricier.