[docentore]

openheart ghetto mod.. aka baby IT07

Is that Oxygen filter?

 

[tgx78]

Is that Oxygen filter?

Hana

 

[docentore]

Hana

Thanks, need to order some then. I used the paper tape for the vent so there is a bit of air moving.

 

[tgx78]

Thanks, need to order some then. I used the paper tape for the vent so there is a bit of air moving.

That is the idea and a correct approach. If you seal the vent entirely, driver looses its speed and balance. Here is a graph showing the difference between Hana vs Oxygen filter. Pinna gain is perfect with Hana for me.

 

[jwbrent]

That is the idea and a correct approach. If you seal the vent entirely, driver looses its speed and balance. Here is a graph showing the difference between Hana vs Oxygen filter. Pinna gain is perfect with Hana for me.

You have a huge collection of iems, congrats!

 

[mochill]

@FreeWheelinAudioLuv2
I'd have made the same choice... see Zen's FR ! I'm sure they will be very painful for my ears which such a pina gain! 12db difference between the highest point in bass vs high mids/low highs

 

[FreeWheelinAudioLuv2]

I'm really loving this combination lately! Sony with Sony! The XBA300 were once the Sony flagship all BA iem until the IER M7 and M9. Just love the wide stage for an all BA and the Sony house sound and shimmery highs and good bass for a BA. They are also very comfortable to wear, and they have beautiful and classy shells. Digging these until the Dita Truth arrives.

 

[BubisUK]

If any of you are not only chasing the new stuff, I would highly recommend BASN Bmaster. They are really amazing with instrument positioning and they sound like spekers that are playing somwhere close to your head, amazing soundstage, the best I have heard from all the stuff I have heard. Well worth the money

 

[FreeWheelinAudioLuv2]

If any of you are not only chasing the new stuff, I would highly recommend BASN Bmaster. They are really amazing with instrument positioning and they sound like spekers that are playing somwhere close to your head, amazing soundstage, the best I have heard from all the stuff I have heard. Well worth the money

I chased the new stuff and mostly was disappointed, so I've gone back to getting older stuff that's tried and true.

 

[mochill]

I chased the new stuff and mostly was disappointed, so I've gone back to getting older stuff that's tried and true.

I do the same but I usually get also new stuff

 

[zolyniakm]

If someone has the opportunity to check the Ranko RIE-1000, it is definitely worth it.



RIE-1000 is a model made by Tralucent Audio (company owned by Ranko Acoustics), but selling under the Ranko brand. It isn't the cheapest IEM, but for 470 USD it is one of more affordable true tubeless models. RIE-1000 has single dynamic driver and single balanced armature driver with RA|FPhase technology. In a box there is also RIE-Mini, a portable DAC/AMP (modified and upgraded version of Hilidac Atom with Lightning adapter, that is sold separately for around 130 USD).



As for some quick impressions:
- shells are quite big, but with ergonomic shape, so RIE-1000 is comfortable for me; good quality 4-wired hybrid cable that is easy to handle;
- one of most holographic soundstage for under 500 USD, presentation is very natural and coherent, with nice width and great depth (even better than Soranik iON-4);
- bass is the strongest point of RIE-1000, yet I wouldn't call them overly bassy IEM, lows goes deep, has nice texture, well defined attack and can create strong punches;
- lower mids has nice body, vocals and upper mids are placed more forward, to chive better clarity, but this isn't overdone;
- midrange is natural, just a touch on smoother side with great timbre, RIE-1000 were not supposed to be a detail monster, yet definition and resolution are nice;
- highs has some sparks to them, are lively, but also smooth, extension, level of details are ok and there is some air;
- sound is very clean with dark background, it helps easily pick up instruments positions;
- quite universal model for different music, works best with modern music, but I was stunned how good it plays many jazz and classical tracks;

RIE-1000 has nice synergy with RIE-mini, that helps drive them properly from smartphones, works great with DAPs like Shanling M6 Pro/M8, iBasso DX300. For me works the best with deeper insertion and with eartips with wider nozzles.

 

[RikudouGoku]

For those of you that got the Tanchjim Oxygen, here is the PEQ preset I made for it to simulate the Dunu Zen:

low-shelf: 40hz, Q:0.6, Gain: 2.5db
low-shelf: 150hz, Q: 1.2, Gain: 2.5db
peak: 2400hz, Q: 2.8, Gain: 1db
peak: 9000hz, Q: 3, Gain: 3db
high-shelf: 11 000hz, Q:0.71, Gain: -6db
preamp: -5db

 

[jmwant]

No, Kinera is the bigger culprit cause they damage people's wallet more than KZ.

I don't have any experience with their IEMs except Idun and Tyr, and both sounded good for their price point to me. And I saw various reviewers praising the Nanna v2. Yes the x Crinacle thing will be a very good idea.

 

[earmonger]

...for 470 USD it is one of more affordable true tubeless models. RIE-1000 has single dynamic driver and single balanced armature driver with RA|FPhase technology. In a box there is also RIE-Mini, a portable DAC/AMP (modified and upgraded version of Hilidac Atom with Lightning adapter, that is sold separately for around 130 USD).

Seems counterproductive to include a DAC/AMP that probably adds considerably to the price. Someone looking in that price range probably has some kind of amplification already. Better to knock $100 off the list price and leave out the DAC/AMP--or are they just super power hungry?

 

[FreeWheelinAudioLuv2]

For you guys and gals who like hard hitting bass and crystalline timbre and resolution, then the $50.00 JVC HA-FW08 is the target bullseye. Wide enveloping soundstage, with deep hard hitting bass and beautifully accurate timbre produced by the legendary JVC Victor wood dome driver. These are like mini-FX850's. If any of you ever tried those, then you know how amazing the bass hit and that unmatched timbre. Bass is heftier than the FW01 i owned until recently, but at about 85-90% of the technicalities for hundreds less. 8.5mm wood dome dynamic driver and JVC woodie shell. You can get them at the link i provide below NIB.

https://www.eardio.com/classic-earbuds-c-2_8/jvc-hafw8-wood-dome-hires-headphones-p-138.html