[Ultrainferno]

Freya's first impressions article: https://www.headfonia.com/first-look-sunday-kinera-freya/

 

[davidcotton]

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[assassin10000]

Hummmmm, very interested in this one!! I use my TRN bt20 a lot and battery is not that good anymore. Was looking for the next generation of the same ( the bt20s), but most reviews agree the old one sound better.

The Fiio UTWS1 would be the next gen of the BT20/BT20S. Made by TRN for Fiio with updates to hardware and firmware.

But these ibasso are interesting with the charging case. Just wish they had 8-10 hours play time like the BT20S/UTWS1.

 

[RikudouGoku]

Freya's first impressions article: https://www.headfonia.com/first-look-sunday-kinera-freya/

Is that the final and retuned version? Not the early prototype that some others got?

 

[Kumonomukou]

iBasso CF01. Easily the best TWS Bluetooth IEM adapter.

That's great! At least We get a solid replacement option for TRN BT20s/Fiio UTWS1. The ease of charging is a huge plus!

 

[RikudouGoku]

Fiio FH3 (1 DD (beryllium) + 2 BA (knowles) ) = N/A

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/fiio-fh3-2-ba-1-dynamic-driver-hybrid-earphones.938384/

Wonder how much it will cost.

 

[Slater]

Wonder how much it will cost.

 

[baskingshark]

Fiio FH3 (1 DD (beryllium) + 2 BA (knowles) ) = N/A

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/fiio-fh3-2-ba-1-dynamic-driver-hybrid-earphones.938384/

Wonder how much it will cost.

LOL Fiio (with subsidiary Jade Audio) seems to be going down the KZ route and are releasing stuff on an almost weekly basis. And their recent budget releases seem to be riding on the beryllium hype train for their DD drivers.

Anyways for those that have heard both the recently released Fiio FD1 and Jade Audio EA1, do you guys concur the driver and tuning is similar? Is it cost effective to get the FD1 which is double the price?

 

[finalstan]

That's great! At least We get a solid replacement option for TRN BT20s/Fiio UTWS1. The ease of charging is a huge plus!

Isn't Fiio working on UTWS2? I'd wait for that to see which one is better.

 

[HanselPA]

Money!!! I need money !!!!
Has anyone listen to one of those beryllium “plated” before? Don’t know if they are just putting anything beryllium just to put that word on the name and follow the hype?! Is like in jewelry, one thing is “solid gold” and other very different is “gold plated”.

 

[Virtu Fortuna]

Is that the final and retuned version? Not the early prototype that some others got?

Hi,

The sample is the same with the sales version.

 

[dharmasteve]

Money!!! I need money !!!!
Has anyone listen to one of those beryllium “plated” before? Don’t know if they are just putting anything beryllium just to put that word on the name and follow the hype?! Is like in jewelry, one thing is “solid gold” and other very different is “gold plated”.

I would think pure Beryllium would cost a fortune. Anybody know how expensive pure Beryllium is?

 

[Slater]

I would think pure Beryllium would cost a fortune. Anybody know how expensive pure Beryllium is?

Dunu’s flagship is a pure beryllium driver.

 

[PhonoPhi]

I would think pure Beryllium would cost a fortune. Anybody know how expensive pure Beryllium is?

Beryllium is not that expensive (current prices is at ~$1 per gram); more expensive is processing due to toxicity of beryllium dust.

 

[baskingshark]

Beryllium is not that expensive (current prices is at ~$1 per gram); more expensive is processing due to toxicity of beryllium dust.

Yeah I heard beryllium is toxic to process.

I wonder what happens if the beryllium driver breaks down over the years, does it release toxic dust particles? Especially since it is so near the ears, that might be dangerous!

Though with how fast this CHIFI industry moves, maybe by next month, another CHIFI hypetrain would have arrived and the current beryllium IEM would be in the drawer or listed on the second hand sales page.