Spent pretty much all night and the early morning, before I pivoted to the ISN EBC80, confirming your statement!
I have a feeling that this graph isn't telling us the entire story.
I got one in last week. The rainbow version is pretty neat-looking, and it sounds great to boot!
I love seeing people vouch for their "reasonably-priced" favorites in the face of the massive, $1000, $2000, or even $5000 price tags of the modern HiFi landscape. Its a striking and powerful reminder that this hobby is ultimately about what makes you happy--and happiness can be easily detached from bank-busting flagship pricing schemes! My standout remains unchanged--the humble $350 Rose Cappuccino Mk II from 2016. Its a miracle it still works though!
Disco folks who are going to CanJam SoCal this year, lets meet up! I was there last year but forgot to coordinate with the thread
I hope so, mate! We'll see when more reviews turn up
It's the one I reach for the most since it arrived. I could see this with ESTs to add more air be a total winner if it was still priced reasonably and it'd get a mustbuynow recommendation. As it stands, it's a special but specific IEM that will appeal to most but not all.Published my review on Ruviest Audio Prelude, the new brand made by the AüR Audio tuner Abel. This is a 1DD + 6BA IEM, that has a colourful tuning that I bet many would love. Thick and strong bass with rich midrange, with extended highs to finish it off. It is more on the musical and fun side than being technical, but that is also why I love it. Never sibilant or sharp, it loves to be played at high volume but can also sound nice for a more silent session.
It is tough competition around $400 with all the great hybrid IEMs, but Prelude is one of the best ones for me with its pure musicality and fun. Can read all my thoughts in the review, with comparison to Arcanis and Meta.
Cheers
REVIEW HERE
Can check the Facebook page here, for the next batch information. Should be a new batch any day now.
Tried to find something for you, but I'm such a noob at Amazon that I found nothing worth mentioning. Venture Electronics stuff is good, but I can't seem to find them on Amazon.
Not if the country of origin is China. Merely shipping a Chinese made product from Singapore does not get around the U.S. tariff. At least from all the "official" documents I have read. Now, with regard to de minimus lower cost items from Singapore, paperwork must declare country of origin, yet perhaps one could lie. Does the U.S. have systems in place to be able to determine the actual product country of origin?
Again, it could be because they still may have to declare the country of origin on the customs paperwork to the U.S. Or it could just slide right through as I intimated above. Is anyone actually buying these handsets and can verify no additional shipping charges (tariffs) are added compared to before?
God I'm so excited to get a chance to try them this week. As someone who enjoys monstrous sub-bass, I think the Duality + Impedance may be my most anticipated IEM to try ever, I really hope they live up to hype I've build up for myself
Great review as always, but it would have been nice if he would have made this available to EVERYONE, and not shut out an entire nation, just because he didn't want to mess with taxes, so just me personally, I could care less how this sounds, as anyone in America didn't get the opportunity, even with review units. He cut off his nose to spite his face. It's a phantom, and not in a good way. I'll stick to my Aure.Published my review on Ruviest Audio Prelude, the new brand made by the AüR Audio tuner Abel. This is a 1DD + 6BA IEM, that has a colourful tuning that I bet many would love. Thick and strong bass with rich midrange, with extended highs to finish it off. It is more on the musical and fun side than being technical, but that is also why I love it. Never sibilant or sharp, it loves to be played at high volume but can also sound nice for a more silent session.
It is tough competition around $400 with all the great hybrid IEMs, but Prelude is one of the best ones for me with its pure musicality and fun. Can read all my thoughts in the review, with comparison to Arcanis and Meta.
Cheers
REVIEW HERE
Can check the Facebook page here, for the next batch information. Should be a new batch any day now.
The only reservation I have about this unit is that all the dialogue pretty much is the same as the N3U, so I'm afraid I'm just getting an N3U in dongleish form? I don't need that.just received the new ru9 and wowthe sound is outstanding
Love me some BD, but the H60 smacks the BD around and then plays mouse with it like a cat does. Sheeeeit. If we give a equal check to every facet of both (which isn't reality), the H60 wins by actually having mid bass presence and impact. The end.
I'll be there. See you at the Jam!I have a feeling that this graph isn't telling us the entire story.
I got one in last week. The rainbow version is pretty neat-looking, and it sounds great to boot!
I love seeing people vouch for their "reasonably-priced" favorites in the face of the massive, $1000, $2000, or even $5000 price tags of the modern HiFi landscape. Its a striking and powerful reminder that this hobby is ultimately about what makes you happy--and happiness can be easily detached from bank-busting flagship pricing schemes! My standout remains unchanged--the humble $350 Rose Cappuccino Mk II from 2016. Its a miracle it still works though!
Disco folks who are going to CanJam SoCal this year, lets meet up! I was there last year but forgot to coordinate with the thread
Polarization typically comes from the treble region, and the Top Pro seems to have plenty of treble, and just like I'm seeing with reactions to the new Que (including you), you see a graph (which in my well known opinion, is garbage time analysis, as a million graphers say "it's just to provide a baseline" or "this doesn't sound like it graphs" and yet, folks are making judgements before ever putting them in their ears), and you see the treble, and it's "oh my god! what is that! It's got too much treble!" So this is why the Top Pro is polarizing. So far I've read and seen most folks say it's got really good extension and presence up top, but it hasn't been much of a complaint. You're always going to get some complaints from the treble sensitives. I have legit seen folks complain about the "treble peak" of the MagicOne (yes it was said. google it), or that the Legion's treble was a bit much (wha?! On what planet?! What do you have?! Bat ears?!), so you can probably meld together a consensus that the Top Pro is very good if not punching above it's price point, if you filter out the folks who always complain about treble, and also, focus on what's being said about the bass and midrange, because if it's good for metal and hard rock, it's gotta have a strong midrange presence and incisiveness, as well as bass presence, otherwise, it's going to fall flat.
I've almost bought the Noble Knight about 5 times, including one where I cancelled it after PTT in cart, due to it seemingly speaking my language fairly fluently, BUT, many reviews mention the stage is intimate, which spooked me. I look forward to your assessment.
An affordable single DD from Dita?! Count me interested....It's the one I reach for the most since it arrived. I could see this with ESTs to add more air be a total winner if it was still priced reasonably and it'd get a mustbuynow recommendation. As it stands, it's a special but specific IEM that will appeal to most but not all.
Speaking of Preludes, as we know, DITA is coming out soon with their own Prelude in the form of an entry-level single DD that looks stunning IMO. This is more significant still because they're aiming to price it at a new all-time low for DITA - roughly 5% of their TOTL single DD, to put it in perspective!
Also, visit their IG to find out more about the reviewing possibilities should you wish to attempt your own version of reviewing!
Tried to find something for you, but I'm such a noob at Amazon that I found nothing worth mentioning. Venture Electronics stuff is good, but I can't seem to find them on Amazon.
I'm fine with lying on that paperwork, and the reason? Well, I would love to say, but the post would get removed, so read between the lines.
Thanks. This was more a issue of the new tax rules hitting at the same time as first batch and it was a lot of uncertainty, first batch was sold out very fast without US. Ruviest also cannot give these away for reviews like big brands can do, remember its just one guy making them, selling, marketing etc.
Yeah a high end version with EST would have been awesome, would buy it instantly. As you say not everyone will like this, I dont think folks who hate bass will like this at all. As it has plenty, but is still well rounded without being just about bass.
I think he means a 1+1 (planar + Sonion BCD), like the Flip Ears Aegis is a (1+1, DD + BCD (might be Sonion?)?
That's what I love about the Aure. The bass is quite present, but it's so well tuned, that it hits, but also doesn't overwhelm anything. Just plays along, but still quite present. I think after the EBC80, the Aure is up next?
