[FlacFan]

April Fool's is not even here in 2024, but Shanling has a CD player going at a very audacious $16,999 USD!!
There's a more wicked $18,999 USD variant which comes with a headphone amp module!

....

Now that thing reminds me of my turntable, which I purchased 1985 and it was expensive, but not that crazy $$$.

 

[InvisibleInk]

CD player looks like a drone.

So, it will fly off the shelves, then!

 

[Vonbuddy]

Yeah additionally it looks like some robot vacuum cleaner that picks up thrash on the floor.

Jokes aside, they just need 99 rich cats to peddle this router/drone thingy to, and the company will be laughing their way to the bank. But I won't be surprised there will actually be rich folks who will buy this.

I am a cd guy, but this thing will never be in my eyesight beyond these posts, and purely based on the absurd price. That is Shanling marketing to an elite income. I could buy my elite iem, headphones, and source for the price of that thing.

 

[cobrabucket]

Got a hypothetical for the Discovery gang this AM.

If you could buy any set right now, the price being completely left out of the equation, what ONE set would you be buying?

I’ll start, Vision Ears VE10

Subtonic Storm

 

[jazzzy]

Newer discovery for me: Aune S17 Pro.
Looks like a heck of a deal for a true balanced class a amp.
They are extremely powerful and tbh I'm unsure how my IEMs will pair with it, but it looks neat and I can't wait to experiment with it.
I do have a passive pre amp I could use to fine tune the volume if needed.
#Stoked

pairs very well with IEM even on full power mode

 

[cobrabucket]

pairs very well with IEM even on full power mode

Sweet! Thanks for the feedback!

 

[fidgeraldo]

But I won't be surprised there will actually be rich folks who will buy this.

It's still 1/3 the price of HE-1, which some folks on Head-Fi have.

Cheers!

 

[thaslaya]

Got a hypothetical for the Discovery gang this AM.

If you could buy any set right now, the price being completely left out of the equation, what ONE set would you be buying?

I’ll start, Vision Ears VE10

Effect Audio Gaea just based on looks alone. I love the paired cable too.

 

[kaeswiss]

Got a hypothetical for the Discovery gang this AM.

If you could buy any set right now, the price being completely left out of the equation, what ONE set would you be buying?

I’ll start, Vision Ears VE10

Lots of drama around this set, but I'd still like to get the Empire Ears Raven with the never-to-be-released piano black faceplate.

 

[PhonoPhi]

Got a hypothetical for the Discovery gang this AM.

If you could buy any set right now, the price being completely left out of the equation, what ONE set would you be buying?

I’ll start, Vision Ears VE10

KZ AS24
Ordered a second copy today - a perfectly achievable dream

Happiness is essentially minimization of a difference between desirable and achievable.

 

[roflokek]

Id pick Crimson.

 

[sgtbilko]

It's still 1/3 the price of HE-1, which some folks on Head-Fi have.

Cheers!

Yeah, but at least they came complete with a pair of headphones...

 

[nikbr]

Got a hypothetical for the Discovery gang this AM.

If you could buy any set right now, the price being completely left out of the equation, what ONE set would you be buying?

I’ll start, Vision Ears VE10

Based on all of the impressions from people I trust, probably the FiR RN6... Or Subtonic Storm... Or Oriolus Traillii. Yikes. All these choices.
But let's settle on the RN6. It helps that it looks very upmarket + its size is reasonable.

 

[fidgeraldo]

Yeah, but at least they came complete with a pair of headphones...

Sure is...for 60k
Are they rich people? Or they just have a good reach

Cheers!

 

[Animagus]

Hey guys! A very happy new year to all! Hope you all had a great holiday + NYE and have an even better 2024!

Well, I've come out of hibernation for an article which has been a long time in the making. This one's a review of two Yanyin Audio IEMs under my multi-product Brand Spotlight review series - their flagship, Moonlight Ultra (1DD+4BA+4EST), and their sub-$500 offering Canon II (1DD+4BA). They both are very capable IEMs with the Canon II being one of the nicest VFM IEMs in the market at the moment, IMO. Cheers!

Yanyin Audio Moonlight Ultra and Canon II​