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Jan 31, 2024 at 11:10 AM Post #93,961 of 114,318
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Jan 31, 2024 at 11:19 AM Post #93,962 of 114,318
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A LITTLE GIANT!!!

Officially, this is the cutest Hi-Fi thing I have ever encountered!

And it will be a hard task to surpass it..at least as far as I am concerned.

And it's goooood toooo!!! :)



It makes me smile so much; such a funny little thing!

I thought that Hiby R2 was small...yes it is...but compared to this...

What a gem!

Cheers!
 
Jan 31, 2024 at 11:23 AM Post #93,963 of 114,318
Another set that truly astonish me. This one is from 7th Acoustic, the Supernova. My initial impression on this set is quite pretty balanced sounding that all frequencies are equally presented across the sound spectrum. In terms of timbre, vocals of any types and instruments sound quite natural and realistical rendered. Imaging, along with its separation and layering are probably its strongest asset that I was able to perceived the exact location of instruments and vocals. Good job 7th Acoustic on this one!

And thanks to @koyawmohabal for lending me this one for a short time.

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Jan 31, 2024 at 11:44 AM Post #93,964 of 114,318
We all know as we build large collections of IEMs many end up away being stored someway. Well I have a lot of IEMs in watch display boxes that don't see the light of day. It just so happened that I somehow took out the HBB Olina....with a Faaeal Copper 4.4mm cable on it. What a good IEM. Sometimes when we get an IEM in a 'hype' event, we don't hear it through a natural mind, our ears are somewhat conditioned. Hearing free from the hype train, it sounds so good and clean and clear. Due to my old age the 'glare' in the upper mids/highs, that some heard, do not effect me, and the HBB Olina sounds pristine. A really good sounding IEM.
I couldn't have said it better myself. I've recently started to use my OG Olina again and I absolutely love them. So musical.

Like you, my old ears have no concerns with the treble either. One of the best iems I own.
 
Jan 31, 2024 at 11:55 AM Post #93,965 of 114,318
Hi mate, could you check the some cymbals and hats with this IEM for me?

Double thank you if you can check the hand claps of this track:

Triple thank you if you also share the graph
I'm at work, I'll look at some stuff when I can. Full review should be out in a week, it's next.
 
Jan 31, 2024 at 11:59 AM Post #93,967 of 114,318
I have multiple DACs with different chips and STRUGGLE to tell the difference. Quite frankly, I just collect them at this point. The CMA18 at $800-900 dollars is quite ridiculous to me. A similar product, the Q15, has more power and the flagship AKM chip at half the price. The Questyle M15 dongle is a great product that WAS hard to beat at its price on release. Admittedly, I do not own the CMA but I struggle to see the value at that price.
Questyle rarely use the latest chips in their dac/amps and focus on good implementation while using a discrete analog stage with a high bias class a amp unlike the op-amp analog stage in the q15 and the power output of both on battery is 1W @32ohms.
 
Jan 31, 2024 at 12:25 PM Post #93,968 of 114,318
Super fast shipping by penon 😁
 

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Jan 31, 2024 at 12:26 PM Post #93,969 of 114,318
Super fast shipping by penon 😁

Mine is showing up today as well, was expected Friday, crazy! My EA500LM will be in the mailbox today at any moment as well. What a day!
 
Jan 31, 2024 at 12:29 PM Post #93,970 of 114,318
Jan 31, 2024 at 12:31 PM Post #93,971 of 114,318
Hello mates, Please check out my review on LETSHUOER EJ07.

https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/letshuoer-ej07.26368/reviews#review-32859

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Another set that truly astonish me. This one is from 7th Acoustic, the Supernova. My initial impression on this set is quite pretty balanced sounding that all frequencies are equally presented across the sound spectrum. In terms of timbre, vocals of any types and instruments sound quite natural and realistical rendered. Imaging, along with its separation and layering are probably its strongest asset that I was able to perceived the exact location of instruments and vocals. Good job 7th Acoustic on this one!

And thanks to @koyawmohabal for lending me this one for a short time.

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Nice review. I'll need to give them a listen some time!
 
Jan 31, 2024 at 12:50 PM Post #93,972 of 114,318
Yes, of course. It was a multi quote and you were the first quote. I do hope you get a good resolution to your issue!

Penon Customer Service asked for a photo of the earphone, which I sent.
Then they immediately replied that they could send a blue filter, and asked if I wanted to order anything else to ship along with it.
I'm probably going to order some of the Large Penon Liqueur Silicone Eartips.
 
Jan 31, 2024 at 12:56 PM Post #93,973 of 114,318
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Jan 31, 2024 at 1:05 PM Post #93,975 of 114,318
Questyle rarely use the latest chips in their dac/amps and focus on good implementation while using a discrete analog stage with a high bias class a amp unlike the op-amp analog stage in the q15 and the power output of both on battery is 1W @32ohms.
Yeah, still stand by my statement. Find it kind of amusing they already have the price marked down on their official website for the CMA18. Maybe that's just a sales tactic though.
 

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