The discovery thread!

[r31ya]

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Clearly you haven't heard enough excellent single DDs...or your preference may be heavily skewed towards Hybrid or Multi-BAs. I, for one, cannot withstand multi-BA iems, however good technically they can be.

with the onslaught of recent $80~120 1DD,
its kinda funny because some of the multi driver actually got outperformed in tech by a 1DD in similar price.
they may have separation but some of those several budget driver may not be able to outperform a good 1dd.

i was looking around for $80~120 iem at the time and being told,
the multi driver i got my eyes on, Meteor apparently got outperformed by Olina in tech? apparently the iem intentionally not aiming for tech tough.
i ended buying new-ish cheap second hand Aria for $55.

That being said, moving from 1DD to multi driver, sometimes will need some time to get used to it. Coherence was it? some multi driver with bad coherence feels like each driver screams on their own indisregard of harmony of song.

 

[o0genesis0o]

That being said, moving from 1DD to multi driver, sometimes will need some time to get used to it. Coherence was it? some multi driver with bad coherence feels like each driver screams on their own indisregard of harmony of song.

Maybe just the issues of BA drivers themselves? To my ears, unless they are exceptionally well implemented, they are just flat-ish, lacking micro dynamic some how. Worst offenders like FH3 have overly smoothened midrange with very little texture, though such sound signature makes them feel “crisp” and “clear”.

There are some exceptions though. I haven’t been able to try the legendary ER4SR, but the MACH 10 by westone is surprisingly detailed and textured with just 1 BA driver. Beautiful vocal with that one. And guess what, that one is also unusually hard to drive for a single BA. Maybe those characteristics are related some how

 

[Ace Bee]

with the onslaught of recent $80~120 1DD,
its kinda funny because some of the multi driver actually got outperformed in tech by a 1DD in similar price.
they may have separation but some of those several budget driver may not be able to outperform a good 1dd.

i was looking around for $80~120 iem at the time and being told,
the multi driver i got my eyes on, Meteor apparently got outperformed by Olina in tech? apparently the iem intentionally not aiming for tech tough.
i ended buying new-ish cheap second hand Aria for $55.

That being said, moving from 1DD to multi driver, sometimes will need some time to get used to it. Coherence was it? some multi driver with bad coherence feels like each driver screams on their own indisregard of harmony of song.

I have also heard a lot of praise regarding Olina, although I am yet to hear it. Under $100 my current champion is Hiby Hela, the incredibly expansive soundstage it offers is so BIG, it took my breath away. No skimping out on technicalities as well, imaging is quite good also. In fact. The stage of Hela trumps some of my 3 figure single DD as well!

 

[Ichos]

Look at the pink box at the bottom of the frame

Nearly done with my review. How about you guys?

Not even started yet!
Too many samples, one guy only and I don't even have a dog, like @Redcarmoose to help me writing the reviews

 

[o0genesis0o]

Not even started yet!
Too many samples, one guy only and I don't even have a dog, like @Redcarmoose to help me writing the reviews

Is JD7 on your list of samples?

 

[Redcarmoose]

Not even started yet!
Too many samples, one guy only and I don't even have a dog, like @Redcarmoose to help me writing the reviews

He’s cheap as he works for pets and dog snacks, but his spelling errors are ruff....I mean rough.

 

[Ichos]

Is JD7 on your list of samples?

Not yet and I don't know if I will review it.

 

[WAON303]

He’s cheap as he works for pets and dog snacks, but his spelling errors are ruff....I mean rough.

Dogs are great for writing IEM reviews, how else are you going to judge that 19kHz peak?

But my pet dolphin can unlock the potential of 100,000 hertz easy peasy.

 

[o0genesis0o]

Not yet and I don't know if I will review it.

That’s odd, given how you have reviewed most Fiio high end stuffs. I remember drooling when reading your FD7 review. It would be funny to see you put FA7s and JD7 side by side, given how similar they look.

 

[Ichos]

That’s odd, given how you have reviewed most Fiio high end stuffs. I remember drooling when reading your FD7 review. It would be funny to see you put FA7s and JD7 side by side, given how similar they look.

Now you are tempting me.
FiiO are going to kill me, I have a lot of pending stuff...

 

[Redcarmoose]

Dogs are great for writing IEM reviews, how else are you going to judge that 19kHz peak?

But my pet dolphin can unlock the potential of 100,000 hertz easy peasy.

Have you ever read any of John C. Lilly’s books about dolphins.
Almost too fantastic to believe, some of it. They are conscious breathers meaning they have to think about every breath! He tried talking to them starting it the late 1950s. Those would be the creatures to teach to write, if they would ever put-up with our kind, or even want to. Do you ever stare at dolphins eyes at the aquarium, they look so smart! But some of the stuff he wrote seems hard to believe, but it did get him notoriety and funding.

 

[RCracer777]

Rolling along with the NX7 MK IV. I’m running them on the stock cable with 3.5mm single ended connection. I switched to AZLA SednaEarFit Max tips and I’m getting an excellent seal with them. The shape and size of the housing fits my ears really well. I tried all the nozzle filters and so far the default gold one sounds the best to me. I also have a balanced OCC cable on the way.

As far as the sound goes, I’m still below 20 hours but they’ve already opened up a lot. OOTB they sounded pretty tight and sharp. Over time the treble has smoothed out and the bass has become more refined. The stage? It’s fine. Plenty large. It could have a bit more depth, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that comes along with additional run in as the character has changed a fair amount over these initial hours. I suspect the dual Beryllium DDs are the source of the changes, loosening up and getting a bit smoother over time.

I really like the overall signature. It works great with metal, which was my target genre for these. They sound huge and crunchy with lots of definition. The bass is massive and sinus shaking but isn’t splashed all over the place. It’s sitting more or less right where it should be.

The one area these seem to struggle with is orchestral. They’re “boomy” enough to throw off the timber of the bass string instruments and you do get a bit of that BA ring, but it’s not especially pronounced. They can be tricky with spoken word too. I wouldn’t recommend these for podcasts. They’re too bright for that. Not sibilant but sharp. They need the lower frequencies active to balance out the overall sound.

So, again, these are evolving impressions. I’ll have more final comments after they’ve run in more.

So I guess these will be worth picking up this 11.11. Not that I desperately need them, the SA6 Ultra is currently taking care of almost all of my needs. I'm just blown away by it, I have nothing to compare it to as it even beats my HD660s quite easily and no IEM I have has ever done that before.

But it stays at home, I don't wanna risk damaging or losing it. So having a good mid-fi IEM for metal to take on the go is something I'm still am interested in. The 11.11 sale atleast lowers the impact on the wallet as the SA6 Ultra made it take quite a hit.

 

[PROblemdetected]

The Raptgo Hook-X is a popular current IEM that employs a piezo driver. I think part of the reason they haven't become more popular is that when the exotic driver competitions started in earnest between IEM manufacturers a few companies used piezos in very poor implementations in IEMs just to be able to claim they had an exotic driver in the mix.

Also, I think piezo drivers are probably the least widely known and understood of what's commonly out there so you don't see them being used much. They're most effective at reproducing the ultra high frequencies so they also compete with the very popular Sonion ESTs which also cover that range.

The Bqeyz Spring or the Tape (pro) are really nice performance drivers, with astonishing clarity and detail.

Also, they really perform nicely with eq.

 

[Redcarmoose]

So I guess these will be worth picking up this 11.11. Not that I desperately need them, the SA6 Ultra is currently taking care of almost all of my needs. I'm just blown away by it, I have nothing to compare it to as it even beats my HD660s quite easily and no IEM I have has ever done that before.

But it stays at home, I don't wanna risk damaging or losing it. So having a good mid-fi IEM for metal to take on the go is something I'm still am interested in. The 11.11 sale atleast lowers the impact on the wallet as the SA6 Ultra made it take quite a hit.

DUNU SA6 Ultra for the ultimate win!

 

[Carpet]

He’s cheap as he works for pets and dog snacks, but his spelling errors are ruff....I mean rough.

What did he think of the meow? Did he howl, or chase after it?