The discovery thread!

[-rowan-]

Folks, one question.

Which IEM / combo that started you down the rabbit hole

Do you mean rabbit holes or wallet holes? There have been several. It started with cheap Sony headphones, I think in the early 2000s (the cheaper and bassier, the better - because that was all I could afford at the time, and all I’d known before then were the cheap no-bass earbuds that came with my Discman). That bass was fun, but very likely lacking definition, speed and various other attributes.

The correction came with the discovery of IEMs like ER4S and Triple-fi 10, and the whole world of detail I was missing. That resulted in an insane rabbit hole of aggressive, “analytical” tunings that were popular in the day, including the CK10 and DBA-02.

Anyway my treblehead phase culminated with the likes of OG Andromeda and Earsonics S-EM9. (Bonus rabbit hole: I blame S-EM9 for being the IEM that sent me down the cable rabbit hole - like many high-end IEMs back then, it came bundled with a generic Plastics One cable that really didn’t do it any favours. It was the first time I felt compelled to explore cable options, and it was an IEM with which I could hear cable changes quite clearly.)

I’m no longer the out-and-out basshead or treblehead I used to be at various points, but I still require a deep, textured bass that slams and rumbles well. I also require good treble extension (though I could do without the aggressiveness and harshness these days). To me, treble contains so much information about atmosphere, positional cues, harmonics etc that if an IEM is short of treble extension, I’m bound to notice it and it loses significant points in my books.

But back to rabbit holes. Round about the same time, I’d also discovered the Oriolus MkII, which I bought for its lush, musical mids despite lacking aforementioned last mile of treble extension. (By this time, the Triple-Fi 10 had long been sold, after realising that singers were being drowned out by their lead guitarists.)

Some time later came the Penon Volt, which has lovely natural timbre, good staging, imaging, and dynamics. I was on hiatus and had mostly managed to haul myself out of audio rabbit holes at the time, and the Volt was responsible for sending me tumbling back headlong (and is why it’s still my user pic, even though many, many more IEMs have come in through the door since).

This was somewhat longer than intended but it’s also way more rabbit holes than my wallet would have liked.

 

[Uprox]

I absolutely adore this 6 BA IEM from
MEYER-AUDIO SLIIVO SLT6

Very, very good sound. Mine arrived yesterday and it needs time to burning in, but in conf UD I like the sound.
Only one disappointed me - I can't replace stock cable for any other cable due to small size of IEM's socket.

 

[pevinkarker]

Only one disappointed me - I can't replace stock cable for any other cable due to small size of IEM's socket.

Same for me with sl41

 

[fidgeraldo]

Still, if we talk about IEMs only, it's a hole without an "s." But what about other holes, and how many are there?
Hmm...how many collect without selling and filling that hole(s) at least halfway back?

Or...these are not actually holes...if I fill those "holes" with joy and happiness...

BTW Sing...Soratune V6 has been cancelled; they were actually out of stock...
but A3000 are coming, and my wife got a present from our dear vendor for her birthday, Final audio ZE8000 TWS, not bad, not bad

Best Hi-Fi dealer in the world

Cheers!

 

[Uprox]

Same for me with sl41

How did you solve this problem?

 

[baskingshark]

HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A LEGIT MOONDROP?

1) WAIFU
2) PAINT PEELING OFF
3) FACEPLATE DROPPING OFF


Alas, No. 3's faceplate dropping off curse has hit my Moondrop Variations today.



Granted, this particular Variations has been with me for 2+ years (self-purchased), and has been used for multiple reviews as a benchmark gatekeeper "MEASUREBATOR" approved gold-standard comparison tool.

It has run the good race and fought the good fight. BTW I didn't bring it for Can Jam today, but was just taking it out of the case this evening when the faceplate curse happened.

Thanks mate. They better not finalise the Cantor like this. The look, build quality, and impressions seem disappointing at best. It’s supposed to be a 16 driver monster that finally stands squarely against an average (multi) kilobuck, not another “alright, it’s a midFi”. Time to chase other contacts for more impressions about Cantor )

Good news, I spoke to the Can Jam HIFIGO rep Adam and YUMU about the Cantor, and told them about some of us consumers feeling that it was overly bright and peaky in the treble. In fact there were some participants in the booth at that exact moment, and they just listened to it and also told YUMU it was too bright.

So she said she will bring back that feedback to the tuners and hopefully tame that region.

The Performer 3 and Binary 4DD set is also not finalized in tuning, they will go back to fine-tune from the Can Jam suggestions and release these in the near future.

 

[helloh3adfi]

HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A LEGIT MOONDROP?

1) WAIFU
2) PAINT PEELING OFF
3) FACEPLATE DROPPING OFF


Alas, No. 3's faceplate dropping off curse has hit my Moondrop Variations today.

Just glue it back.

 

[Singaravelan]

...

BTW Sing...Soratune V6 has been cancelled; they were actually out of stock...
but A3000 are coming, and my wife got a present from our dear vendor for her birthday, Final audio ZE8000 TWS, not bad, not bad

Best Hi-Fi dealer in the world

Cheers!

Wow! The best hi-fi dealer in the planet for sure! No fricking doubt! What ay legend! Salaaam!

And you to Soratune V6

 

[o0genesis0o]

HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A LEGIT MOONDROP?

1) WAIFU
2) PAINT PEELING OFF
3) FACEPLATE DROPPING OFF


Alas, No. 3's faceplate dropping off curse has hit my Moondrop Variations today.



Granted, this particular Variations has been with me for 2+ years (self-purchased), and has been used for multiple reviews as a benchmark gatekeeper "MEASUREBATOR" approved gold-standard comparison tool.

It has run the good race and fought the good fight. BTW I didn't bring it for Can Jam today, but was just taking it out of the case this evening when the faceplate curse happened.

Before you glue it back, could you take some macro shots of the internals? It’s not every day we can see the guts of a tribrid.

Good news, I spoke to the Can Jam HIFIGO rep Adam and YUMU about the Cantor, and told them about some of us consumers feeling that it was overly bright and peaky in the treble. In fact there were some participants in the booth at that exact moment, and they just listened to it and also told YUMU it was too bright.

So she said she will bring back that feedback to the tuners and hopefully tame that region.

The Performer 3 and Binary 4DD set is also not finalized in tuning, they will go back to fine-tune from the Can Jam suggestions and release these in the near future.

Now that Canjam is done, time for me to chase Hifigo again with the same question: “where Cantor impressions”

Why do I have a weird feeling that Aful is Hifigo house team like ThieAudio is Linsoul’s.

Anyhow, fingercrossed. My wallet is (hopefully) ready.

 

[fidgeraldo]

Wow! The best hi-fi dealer in the planet for sure! No fricking doubt! What ay legend! Salaaam!

Yes, it is indeed, not to mention what discounts he is giving to us every time.

And you to Soratune V6

Ah...good tunes...thanks!!!

 

[baskingshark]

Before you glue it back, could you take some macro shots of the internals? It’s not every day we can see the guts of a tribrid.

Hmm I don't dare to pry out the cables and stuff to uncover the inner workings, but here you go (sorry no macro lens too):

This IEM shall be named the MOON HAS DROPPED.

 

[Singaravelan]

Before you glue it back, could you take some macro shots of the internals? It’s not every day we can see the guts of a tribrid.



Now that Canjam is done, time for me to chase Hifigo again with the same question: “where Cantor impressions”

Why do I have a weird feeling that Aful is Hifigo house team like ThieAudio is Linsoul’s.

Anyhow, fingercrossed. My wallet is (hopefully) ready.

My enthu has waned on em. Was supposed to launch last September, (aful rep said here)

I rmbr @Jaytiss even hearing a prototype around that time. They are still tuning it?

Amaze. I don't have much hope for it now.

 

[helloh3adfi]

Before you glue it back, could you take some macro shots of the internals? It’s not every day we can see the guts of a tribrid.

Someone was able to tune the Variations. Maybe changed some drivers?

 

[baskingshark]

My enthu has waned on em. Was supposed to launch last September, (aful rep said here)

I rmbr @Jaytiss even hearing a prototype around that time. They are still tuning it?

Amaze. I don't have much hope for it now.

TBH, I rather the company don't get overly pressured to hit time lines, and release a crap or half-baked job.

I'm not talking about KZ weekly pokemon releases (that's on another level), but more that the company takes time to fine-tune and take constructive feedback from consumers, so as to release the best product they can. I rather a delayed good IEM than a crap release, and we consumers end up as beta testers. And guess what, a "PRO" version comes out later to address the flaws of the rushed job.

 

[lgcubana]

HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A LEGIT MOONDROP?

1) WAIFU
2) PAINT PEELING OFF
3) FACEPLATE DROPPING OFF


Alas, No. 3's faceplate dropping off curse has hit my Moondrop Variations today.



Granted, this particular Variations has been with me for 2+ years (self-purchased), and has been used for multiple reviews as a benchmark gatekeeper "MEASUREBATOR" approved gold-standard comparison tool.

It has run the good race and fought the good fight. BTW I didn't bring it for Can Jam today, but was just taking it out of the case this evening when the faceplate curse happened.






Good news, I spoke to the Can Jam HIFIGO rep Adam and YUMU about the Cantor, and told them about some of us consumers feeling that it was overly bright and peaky in the treble. In fact there were some participants in the booth at that exact moment, and they just listened to it and also told YUMU it was too bright.

So she said she will bring back that feedback to the tuners and hopefully tame that region.

The Performer 3 and Binary 4DD set is also not finalized in tuning, they will go back to fine-tune from the Can Jam suggestions and release these in the near future.

As MacGyver would say, duct tape the crap out of it.