Aure was a bargain, I know from experience that the Monarch MKII never impressed me this much. And would much rather own the Aure than many other more expensive sets, almost wish I had one extra to keep at work for my breaks or paperwork
Over halfway in my review on it, and I want to try and finish it before the Aurora is released at end of the month.
Also the Z300 is slightly warm in tonality, so if you are listening to them through a warmer source, then yes, they will come off as being a bit lacking in resolution or have blunted top end extension with elevated bass and mid bass. Playing it through a Hiby DAP will certainly present warmer than say the Cowon J or the Fiio DAP?
To note, HBB love polite treble. So bright iem or treble centric iem won't be appealing to him.
Need to wait for other reviewer, Timmy(Gizaudio) love his treble, it would be interesting to see what he says about it.
Tough per HBB measurement, it does have more energy in 4k~8k than Stellaris
Gonna be quite tough to compare single DDs like the DUNU KIMA siblings against a planar in the PR2 on graphs. The bass can appear similar in quantity, but generally planar IEM bass might some issue with sub-bass extension and weight, due to the very fast drivers and lightning quick transients (note this does not apply to planar headphones which tend to be bigger).
I haven't tried the KIMA classic (new version), but the original KIMA was quite underwhelming in technicalities. It was a bit too safe, Harmanish tuned.
To note, HBB love polite treble. So bright iem or treble centric iem won't be appealing to him.
Need to wait for other reviewer, Timmy(Gizaudio) love his treble, it would be interesting to see what he says about it.
Tough per HBB measurement, it does have more energy in 4k~8k than Stellaris
Damn. The Stellaris is already brighter than the stars, no exaggeration.
Now this Raptgo Bridge is even more boosted in the lower treble (and more bass lite) than the Stellaris? Graphs don't tell the full story, but they do give a good gauge of tonality and this one might be a banshee shoutfest.
Z300 + NiceHCK BlackSoul + Spiral Dot tips + Sony A306 = high quality sound output. The top end extension coupled with that hard hitting but punchy bass is "punching above it's weight". Great synergy is great synergy. Confession...had to peel my ears away from the Aure's, but I did it, and the Z300 deliver in their own way.
Now this Raptgo Bridge is even more boosted in the lower treble (and more bass lite) than the Stellaris? Graphs don't tell the full story, but they do give a good gauge of tonality and this one might be a banshee shoutfest.
Graphs don't tell the full story, but in this case the graph told most of the story already.
But hey, we all have been through the shouty journey 3-5 years back right? This kind of tuning is considered quite good if compared to shouty v shaped budget IEMs years back
Graphs don't tell the full story, but in this case the graph told most of the story already.
But hey, we all have been through the shouty journey 3-5 years back right? This kind of tuning is considered quite good if compared to shouty v shaped budget IEMs years back
For some reason i interested to see how this Bridge compared to the recent budget offering
HBB measurement, Raptgo Bridge ($159) vs KZ ZVX ($20) over IEF neutral target (didn't have linglong)
again, graph is not the whole story but it shows the current maturity or at least trend of current budget iem tuning.
Understandably due to price and drive setup differences, technicality, timbre and all could be wildy different in level.
Graphs don't tell the full story, but in this case the graph told most of the story already.
But hey, we all have been through the shouty journey 3-5 years back right? This kind of tuning is considered quite good if compared to shouty v shaped budget IEMs years back
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