[jant71]

What is your reasoning for that? I find both CNT and Be to be really great material for DDs. Both are just super fast in transients of attack and decay, coupled with great timbre (might be a bit better timbre on Be, though hard to say as I do not have headphones with the same tuning but different driver material).

I'm starting to think the next "big" thing is to spend even more time/effort on the housing of IEMs, creating different sound tube pathways, etc.

Logic dictates those, not being new, can't be the next big thing. Well, I love my Victor and they chose no coating and I care little for coatings myself esp. since most have a better way to do it which costs and many pass off the cheaper way like DLC which is blah unless you do it the Campfire or DUNU better way.

People love the driver count and the materials. So, those are the big things to them. You know a housing aspect won't be the next big thing. Not too many threads for earphones going on about stabilized wood but of course Be seems to be a replacement for Viagra for some people.

 

[lgcubana]

https://twitter.com/tttaudio/status/1343386391527374848

I think L.Soul chose a word (commemorate) that’s not in their normal vocabulary. How can you honor a failure to launch (based purely on the lack of buyers on this Forum and on Drop), from only a few months back ?

It would make more sense for them to take a page out of Samsung’s playbook; when they realized they had set the price ($1,000.00 USD) too high on the base Note 20, they undercut the Note 20 with the cheaper, better screen refresh, “Fan Edition”

 

[RikudouGoku]

I think L.Soul chose a word (commemorate) that’s not in their normal vocabulary. How can you honor a failure to launch (based purely on the lack of buyers on this Forum and on Drop), from only a few months back ?

It would make more sense for them to take a page out of Samsung’s playbook; when they realized they had set the price ($1,000.00 USD) too high on the base Note 20, they undercut the Note 20 with the cheaper, better screen refresh, “Fan Edition”

Thats what I thought they were going to do. Make it cheaper by removing some accessories.

 

[chickenmoon]

Received an NS Audio NS5 MKII Extra Bass this morning, bonkers how good these are.

Rosa D3 and Tripowin TC-01 arriving next week, not expecting too much from these.

 

[FreeWheelinAudioLuv2]

How are the vocals and mids on the MT300? I read someone saying the vocals were on the thin side. @FreeWheelinAudioLuv2

Here's the thing. There is no bleed or mid bass bump, which normally gives that fuller vocal sound. The vocals are delivered with clarity and free of coloration. The mids have bite and attack with guitars and are clear and detailed. Are you getting a fuller sound with these? not really, because these are very balanced, spatially imaged, and presenting a very unique and accurate sound. I have more musical sets, including the NX7 mk III, but i reach for the MT300 more than my other 'phones because I want that addictive sound, which is special, but not necessarily chunky, full, or musical. Plus i don't like that kind of sound signature, where the mid bass dictates the fuller vocal sound at the expense of clarity and detail.

 

[Ziggomatic]

Received an NS Audio NS5 MKII Extra Bass this morning, bonkers how good these are.

Been interested in these for a while. I have the NS Audio NS3, and they're insanely good for the price.

 

[Slater]

Received an NS Audio NS5 MKII Extra Bass this morning,

That’s a mouthful

 

[jwbrent]

People love the driver count and the materials. So, those are the big things to them. You know a housing aspect won't be the next big thing. Not too many threads for earphones going on about stabilized wood but of course Be seems to be a replacement for Viagra for some people.

The nature of fads ... it always seems to come full circle over time.

 

[TheVortex]

I have the Tripowin TC-01 and it's surprisingly good coming from a cable manufacturer but some people say it is actually KZ behind it but I doubt it.

 

[FreeWheelinAudioLuv2]

I have the Tripowin TC-01 and it's surprisingly good coming from a cable manufacturer but some people say it is actually KZ behind it but I doubt it.

KZ does some good work as CCA. Plus i got the DQ6 on the way, and here's to hoping it's a KZ i can actually listen to and keep.

 

[Dsnuts]

Your weekend reader of the FD5. Happy new years fellas. Hope this year will see the beginning to the end of the pandemic and start of more advances in our hobby.
Fiio FD5 - Reviews | Headphone Reviews and Discussion - Head-Fi.org (head-fi.org)

 

[TheVortex]

KZ does some good work as CCA. Plus i got the DQ6 on the way, and here's to hoping it's a KZ i can actually listen to and keep.

I am going to order that DQ6 as 3DD per side is certainly interesting and going to order the CCA CST plus the Jade Audio EA1.

 

[tgx78]

For me, with more analytical source pairing with good power and careful cable matching, the overall presentation of the Volt becomes mildly L-shaped with excellent dynamic drive timbre, great impact followed by a slightly long natural decay, and excellent depth. It is beautifully complemented with precise and detailed Sonion midrange BA drivers that seem to stretch from the lower mids to lower-treble with a great vocal presence. This is topped by a very ethereal presentation of those Sonion electrostatic drivers filling upper treble region. Lower treble energy is bit subdued to give sibilance free experience no matter how bad recordings are.

IT07 by comparison sports more like shallow V signature of the two as low-end DD generates a bit more staging depth and at the same time Knowles treble BA firing right from the nozzle giving clear contrasts from the Mids and the Lows. I suspect the 20-80Hz region is a few dB higher than the Volt equivalent and IT07 sounds more articulate and slightly more controlled in its bass response.

I would say less energy into the lower-mids sounds a shade more clean on the IT07 compared to the Volt, but I wouldn’t say its leaner. Both carry some nice weight into the lower mids but the bass to mids transition on the Volt feels more linear and once again slightly on the polite side in terms of bass fundamental and treble contrast.

That can mean the mids on the IT07 sounds a little roomier and focused by higher contrast sound of the iBasso. Vocals on the IT07 have a bigger 1-2k bump leading to higher pinna gains, but they are not as upfront as the Volt.
IT07’s treble tuning has more body and lower-treble forwardness so percussion has more presence and contrast. However vocals on the iBasso have a bit more natural sibilance to them.

I perceive similar soundstage for both with IT07 showing tiny bit more depth and separation and layering capabilities.

TOTL sound and tuning for both and they really do compliment my IER-Z1R nicely. Currently these three provide top musical enjoyment for me.

 

[bhima]

Logic dictates those, not being new, can't be the next big thing. Well, I love my Victor and they chose no coating and I care little for coatings myself esp. since most have a better way to do it which costs and many pass off the cheaper way like DLC which is blah unless you do it the Campfire or DUNU better way.

People love the driver count and the materials. So, those are the big things to them. You know a housing aspect won't be the next big thing. Not too many threads for earphones going on about stabilized wood but of course Be seems to be a replacement for Viagra for some people.

Yeah for marketing purposes, driver count and material is an easier, sexier sell. Im just thinking of the old bose wave radio that sounded larger than it was due to the acoustic tunnels the sound travelled through. Wondering if some more of that can be explored. The Final E5000 has an interesting chamber design that does make it sound pretty darn large.

 

[hmscott]

Yes I do. for a couple reasons. 1) Timbre and treble extension are sublime on the MT300. Timbre is ok on the A7. the A7 has that typical Piezo timbre, which is better than BA, but not as good as dynamic driver. 2) The bass is punchier and has better resolution on the MT300. When you consider the imaging and stage are very comparable, and you don't have to do filters and switches on the MT300, i prefer it to the A7, but ultimately, it comes down to the unique and kick butt highs of that TDK EST. So much fun to listen to. Those who have the MT300 will back me up on this.

Are these the MT300 you are all discussing?

MT300 BA+DD+EST Hybrid Driver HiFi In Ear Earphone IEMs Music Monitor DJ Headset With Detachable MMCX OCC Cable P1 P2 BL1|Earphones| - AliExpress