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Sep 11, 2021 at 11:43 AM Post #18,571 of 23,496
Those early impression seem to point to a good place for me. I was pretty set on the IE900 but the Duo may give it a run for its money. I like the open back nature of it since I’ll only be using it around the house. I’m into a V-shape sound so it if is just a mild v-shape that would be great.
 
Sep 11, 2021 at 12:32 PM Post #18,573 of 23,496
aaf evo said:
has anyone tried 1960s 2 wire w 12t? Thoughts?
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Better on the U12t than the A12t.

U12t sounds bit brighter to me and the 60s gives a nice injection of warmth. With A12t being darker, it doesnt have the same feel to it.
 
Sep 11, 2021 at 1:04 PM Post #18,576 of 23,496
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Sep 11, 2021 at 2:29 PM Post #18,577 of 23,496
aaf evo said:
I honestly heard my A12t to be almost identical to the U12t in the highs so maybe I’ll check it out still.
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It's worth a try in that case. I had @SLC1966 Cardas Clear Light for a bit with the A12t and I preferred the PW Monile.

Looking for a pure silver at the moment.
 
Sep 11, 2021 at 2:36 PM Post #18,578 of 23,496
Huntersknoll said:
Those early impression seem to point to a good place for me. I was pretty set on the IE900 but the Duo may give it a run for its money. I like the open back nature of it since I’ll only be using it around the house. I’m into a V-shape sound so it if is just a mild v-shape that would be great.
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This is a different type of open back. My only experience with open back is using a handful of headphones, like R70x and Empyrean, where there is no privacy and anybody in close proximity can hear the sound loud and clear like you have two speakers pointing out. This is NOT it. Isolation is not stellar, as intended by design. The spec says -12dB, could be around that or maybe a bit less. But there is very minimum sound leakage. Did wife-test, she wasn't able to make out what song I'm playing standing next to me. I even put my phone next to iems and recorded ambient noise, probably within an inch or two away from faceplate, played it back and all I can hear is my wall clock ticking across the room. With close to 2 days of burn in and a few more listening minutes, the sound is VERY open, does feel like you are wearing open back headphones, but the soundstage shape is not exactly holographic, more focused on depth and height. The width is there, and sound is spreading wide, but doesn't exactly matches the extent of depth/height.

I will go into a more detailed analysis later when I get to work on the review. I know there were a lot of questions about this new release, and when I posted about it on FB and HF FB audio group, many were not even aware about Duo. So, I tried to answer as many questions as I can to share more early impressions and will continue with the rest in a full review which I'm planning to have by the release date of 9/24.
 
Sep 11, 2021 at 9:01 PM Post #18,579 of 23,496
Found this image in tweet. For our good tiger friend :wink: Oh wait that's not tiger, lol. Nice anyways...


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https://twitter.com/2pin_audio/status/1436603152095006722/photo/1
 
Sep 11, 2021 at 9:03 PM Post #18,580 of 23,496
Sep 11, 2021 at 9:10 PM Post #18,582 of 23,496
riverground said:
Those Lion chins tho lmao

Edit: The conversation between the lions were hilarious haha
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Haha, here's the conversation

Brown "Have you heard?"
Black "Duo?"
Brown "I thought it was a new flagship, but it seems to be an entry-level with 1DD1BA!"
Black "Yeah! Freaked me out!"
Brown & Black "We still won't lose to the younger folks!! "
 
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Sep 11, 2021 at 10:36 PM Post #18,583 of 23,496
Ojisan said:
Haha, here's the conversation

Brown "Have you heard?"
Black "Duo?"
Brown "I thought it was a new flagship, but it seems to be an entry-level with 1DD1BA!"
Black "Yeah! Freaked me out!"
Brown & Black "We still won't lose to the younger folks!! "
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Yeah man, Japanese audiophiles on Twiiter have some comedy gold!
 
Sep 12, 2021 at 7:28 AM Post #18,585 of 23,496
Just finished up with the U6t review, an excellent and very likable sound signature. I have the original A6 from way back in late 2016 and this is a good upgrade sound quality-wise.

https://headfonics.com/64-audio-u6t-review/

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