The three planar IEMs I have in collection at the moment.
Each of them have their specific issues that stop me from using them daily:
- Timeless: peaky in treble, poor staging and imaging
- P1 Max: Uncomfortable due to bulgy shell that presses against my ears, meh technicalities
- Z12: Too much treble for me, gets fatiguing after a while, but better staging and imaging than Timeless
Have you done at least 100 hours of burn in on the P1 Max? I say this as for the longest time I had an issue, especially with the lows being uneventful? Then at about 100 hours the lows seemed to open and even drop? The technicalities are maybe not the best, kind of congested in places, but still once you adapt to the response there is a style of magic? I like it better than the Dioko, even though the Dioko has better technicalities?
I truly also would suggest the HOOK-X as being a focus for you. But that one too needs the 100hr burn too, as I was confused by it and actually can be found nonsensically rambling at the beginning of the HOOK thread (pre-burn) as it was my first planar!
But I’ve only heard three planar IEM, so maybe I’m under educated on the subject?
Still rocking the HBB Melee on the go blu and am in love with it's smoothness. Got a 4.4 cable on the way and have removed the filters and it's opened up nicely. Anyone know what the latest iteration of the jvc spiral dots are and if there available.
Hi folks, I finally completed Fiio FF3 review. You can it on head-fi or my blog (in the signature)
In the head-fi journey, you sometimes come across a piece of gear that shakes your dogma. Fiio FF3 shows me that it is possible to get excellent sound with a large soundstage and impactful and textured bass without spending a fortune on TOTL IEMs.
Would flat-head earbuds replace IEMs for me? No, because flat-head is ultimately an illogical form factor, being portable gear but does not have the necessary fit and isolation for mobile uses. However, FF3 and other earbuds are my preferred options when I don't need isolation. Due to the outstanding sound quality and price/performance ratio, Fiio FF3 receives the first-ever IEGems seal-of-approval and recommendation without reservation from this reviewer.
Timmy from Gizaudio made a "under $50" ranking video yesterday and put the Celest Gumiho at least at A tier possibly S tier, pending a more in depth review, since he only could sample them for a short time at Canjam.
Are the earpieces completely filled with resin? They look good.
It is a public holiday where I am, so might as well get through the review backlog. Here is the review of Nicehck YD30, a pair of very budget earbuds.
Economies of scale are a powerful thing. Somehow, Nicehck manages to put together and sell a complete product at a lower cost than the total material costs. Sound-wise, YD30 is very decent if you mostly listen to vocal-centric music. If you are unhappy with the sound, you can always salvage the components to build a different set of earbuds.
I know I did. Below is the current home of the YD30 drivers.
Ha, you can read all my IEMs in my signature. There are a few left out due to not being that good, but sadly no I have not heard the Blessing 2, you can’t hear them all!
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