The discovery thread!

[Leonarfd]

Looking forward for my P5. It still hasn’t arrived. I had enough faith that I put my own money in for a unit. Finger crossed that it’s decent.

Tbh I do believe it is a good release. Problem is that many want everything from P5. It got mostly very good reviews but this is also considering the price point, also have a big feel that another release started to throw it in the shadow. Hexa, both of them being hybrid and having very good tuning.

 

[saldsald]

New Moondrop IEMs incoming. Named "Droplet". Apparently another USB-C equipped, DSP-totting budget offering.

The design is fairly unique though, reminds me of something I cannot type here lol

https://sina.com.hk/news/article/20230107/0/5/2/小試水月雨三體聯名動鐵耳機水滴-14927292.html

 

[baskingshark]

Looks like JVC is really getting rid of their catalog of unsold stuff on DROP. The firesale continues:

https://drop.com/buy/ha-fw1000-tws-iem

JVC HA-FW1000 TWS​

For our friends who are into wireless gear.

$350 USD -> $149 USD

Wood drivers

 

[ldo77]

Looks like JVC is really getting rid of their catalog of unsold stuff on DROP. The firesale continues:

https://drop.com/buy/ha-fw1000-tws-iem

JVC HA-FW1000 TWS​

For our friends who are into wireless gear.

$350 USD -> $149 USD

Wood drivers

Any feedback ?

 

[saldsald]

Ah it comes with FiiO’s ear tip!
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mOvLCHU

6 pairs of premium ear tip + storage box for $4.99USD is a very good buy.

Also, you can further organize cables/ear tips by categories using this storage box.

SGHUO 3-Tier Stackable Storage Container Box https://a.co/d/f8c0lUF

I prefer spaghetti box like this to store my budget cables. Least space required and can be hidden in the drawer when needed.

 

[helloh3adfi]

I wasted money on the S&S tips. The large aren't large. They are medium tips masquerading as large tips. Now a XL would be much better.

I wasted money only on the smaller sizes. L size is alright for me, but yeah I also hope they'll release XL. But it's ok as you never know whether a size will fit you.

 

[Kenyon]

Instead of giving such comments, you should go and learn how to do it so you can buy any audio gears with the profits. Cheers.

Ahh yes an industry that lost over $2trillion last year is always a good place to start to make money…
Thanks for the tip.

But why go learn someplace else when we have you - the Gordon Gekko of Crypto right here on the forum. Since your advice was to use a profit of over $1500 to buy those IEMs from Ethereum holds which lost 67% of their value last year (in a protocol that is highly volatile & leveraged, doesn't account for zombie wallets, and also houses a majority of Defi which was responsible for over $700m of fraudulent loses - hence contagion concerns). I would truely appreciate you sharing your stake, IRR, pricing strategy and hedges so that we can all better ourselves to achieve these results in a prudent risk weighted manner. I am sure with such results/forecasts you would have a lot of followers on tradingview and can provide the relevant charting...

Otherwise it is nothing more than hot air & big talk with claimed market outperformance more than verging on the unbelievable and advice firmly planted in the irresponsible - which no actual qualified investment professional would provide. Ohh yeah I forgot - that's actually how Crypto got into this mess...

 

[gooberbm]

I wasted money only on the smaller sizes. L size is alright for me, but yeah I also hope they'll release XL. But it's ok as you never know whether a size will fit you.

Well you can have a very educated guess at it if they report measurements, which Dunu does

 

[baskingshark]

Any feedback ?

Sorry I haven't tried this and ain't that much into wireless gear. Maybe someone else can chime in.

EDIT: there's a review here FWIW: https://www.qucox.com/jvc-ha-fw1000t-review/

 

[FranQL]

Ahh yes an industry that lost over $2trillion last year is always a good place to start to make money…
Thanks for the tip.

But why go learn someplace else when we have you - the Gordon Gekko of Crypto right here on the forum. Since your advice was to use a profit of over $1500 to buy those IEMs from Ethereum holds which lost 67% of their value last year (in a protocol that is highly volatile & leveraged, doesn't account for zombie wallets, and also houses a majority of Defi which was responsible for over $700m of fraudulent loses - hence contagion concerns). I would truely appreciate you sharing your stake, IRR, pricing strategy and hedges so that we can all better ourselves to achieve these results in a prudent risk weighted manner. I am sure with such results/forecasts you would have a lot of followers on tradingview and can provide the relevant charting...

Otherwise it is nothing more than hot air & big talk with claimed market outperformance more than verging on the unbelievable and advice firmly planted in the irresponsible - which no actual qualified investment professional would provide. Ohh yeah I forgot - that's actually how Crypto got into this mess...

Oh..... and I was already thinking of dating Shakira (LOL) and had ordered a stax sr-x9000 and senn HE1, with all the money I was going to earn thanks to our humble new friend... nothing happens I will continue with my life!!!!!

I have absolutely no problem with TOLTs and their prices, and of course I am really glad that people can afford them and give their opinion about them, it contributes a lot to everyone and enriches and facilitates the decisions of others who value buying them. We can also know what is the midfi level compared to these flagships

Although all my interest today revolves around AÜR (I'm talking about IEM), what these guys have done is impressive and they set a new level for what for me is a tolt sound. I am looking forward to reading the opinions of the people in this thread who have them or have bought them

 

[W0lrince]

I thought the Performer 5 was a popular IEM right now, Hifigo sent LOADS of demo units to various reviewers, everyone was hyping the P5 around a month ago.

I'm legit surprised Crinacle didn't hype the P5, the tonality is very much in line with his preferences.

Resolution is a can of worms IMO, I think it has to do with the sharpness of notes.

Louder music gives me the impression of higher detail but I then notice how less resolving sets have softer edges to their notes.

This is evident when I'm comparing the Dusk and FDX1 against my other sets, these two have sharper note definition than my other sets.

I could be totally wrong given how subjective the hobby is.

If crinacle review these, i don't think he will rank them higher than Oxygen/Hana which is B+ ... One iem that lack definition won't catch crin attention, at all (one iem that do too well at everything won't get his attention, that is what i meant)

 

[r31ya]

New Moondrop?
Moondrop Droplet, 1BA, USB-C in (DSP?)

 

[o0genesis0o]

If crinacle review these, i don't think he will rank them higher than Oxygen/Hana which is B+ ... One iem that lack definition won't catch crin attention, at all (one iem that do too well at everything won't get his attention, that is what i meant)

To be fair, the guy listened to and ranked over a thousand IEMs. Not much can shock you if you have experienced all kinds of sound.

I personally waiting for something 3/5 to add to my ranking table, so that the average stays around 3/5, where it should be - average

But still, some relatively affordable IEMs (I would put JD7 there, but I bet you are sick of hearing about this, so substitute with Wanker or Wu Zetian, Hexa, P5, or similar) can score 4/5 (Good) via direct A/B test against gatekeepers. At 4/5, they are genuinely “good”, not just barely acceptable, but good under scrutiny. There is not much “up” to go. Anything charging more than mid-fi has a lot to prove and very little space for making mistake.

I still remembered auditioning 64 Audio Fourte, being disappointed, and then tested a pair of audeze closed back for fun. That’s when I realised TOTL IEM might not be the best investment for sound quality

 

[baskingshark]

New Moondrop?
Moondrop Droplet, 1BA, USB-C in (DSP?)

Cable seems non-detachable. But anyways, I do think there are probably gonna be compromises for a single BA transducer - namely:
1) Inadequate extension in sub-bass and/or higher treble - there's only so much a single BA can cover without crossovers/other drivers picking up the slack.
2) BA timbre.
3) Possibly weaker technicalities than a multi driver set at the same price.

So in essence, you are combining the weaknesses of a single driver and a BA setup in a single BA IEM, but I do hope it turns out good.

 

[W0lrince]

Ahh yes an industry that lost over $2trillion last year is always a good place to start to make money…
Thanks for the tip.

But why go learn someplace else when we have you - the Gordon Gekko of Crypto right here on the forum. Since your advice was to use a profit of over $1500 to buy those IEMs from Ethereum holds which lost 67% of their value last year (in a protocol that is highly volatile & leveraged, doesn't account for zombie wallets, and also houses a majority of Defi which was responsible for over $700m of fraudulent loses - hence contagion concerns). I would truely appreciate you sharing your stake, IRR, pricing strategy and hedges so that we can all better ourselves to achieve these results in a prudent risk weighted manner. I am sure with such results/forecasts you would have a lot of followers on tradingview and can provide the relevant charting...

Otherwise it is nothing more than hot air & big talk with claimed market outperformance more than verging on the unbelievable and advice firmly planted in the irresponsible - which no actual qualified investment professional would provide. Ohh yeah I forgot - that's actually how Crypto got into this mess..

I don't mind crypto, but i don't advice anyone to join in. It messy and it need time to be stable, as well as being more authority / politic involved. But ouch the price drop last year hurt.

Oh..... and I was already thinking of dating Shakira (LOL) and had ordered a stax sr-x9000 and senn HE1, with all the money I was going to earn thanks to our humble new friend... nothing happens I will continue with my life!!!!!

I have absolutely no problem with TOLTs and their prices, and of course I am really glad that people can afford them and give their opinion about them, it contributes a lot to everyone and enriches and facilitates the decisions of others who value buying them. We can also know what is the midfi level compared to these flagships

Although all my interest today revolves around AÜR (I'm talking about IEM), what these guys have done is impressive and they set a new level for what for me is a tolt sound. I am looking forward to reading the opinions of the people in this thread who have them or have bought them

I would love to try the Senn He-1 super car, or is it? You can't drive them?

I guess it’s counter offer to Softears Volume, pricing around $275?

I googled Aroma Jam and reached to this website. Didn’t notice I was looking at aroma essence until very last moment after clicking “shop now”


Nvm….I found Aroma Audio’s JP website. It says the IEM(Neo) is 75k JPY , probably 500-600USD I guess that’s highest 2BA+1DD I ever saw in my life. But yes that’s how boutique high-end shops positioned them in focusing strategy for small amounts of rich nation’s target, understandable.

Actually Neo is 1BA+1DD for 75k JPY =500-600USD, and JAM 2BA+1DD for 135k JPY. roughly $1K USD.

wow!
Even that Elysian x Effect Audio‘s 4BA+1DD was like $1.2K USD


They are charing too much on intangible’s IMHO.

Look at the price then look at the driver set up look uninspired. Yeah we'll see if some madness actually buy them and review them