[491326]

anyone else with the a12t cable roll yet?

also, does anyone know any 3rd parties that might do tia driver reshells? i wanna see if I can get something with an acrylic filled shell or something.

 

[Deezel177]

So I went to grab a Fiio M7 and we were chatting about the 18t and the owner gave me a chance to test out the EE Phantoms suggesting I give em a consideration. I'm still scooping my brains off the floor along with that nice tingle. Anyone with comparisons of how the 18t and 6t compare? (Though the phantoms mean having to sink another 200 for impressions and shipping)

I should be able to give you a full comparison between the Phantom and the A6t within a month.

 

[491326]

no idea if this was posted yet

 

[KuroKitsu]

I should be able to give you a full comparison between the Phantom and the A6t within a month.

Yes Please!

 

[icebeam030]

Have it, don't like it for the u18 (decreases detail and clarity a bit, without much to show for it)



I've heard it changes the sound signature on the u18, significantly warming it up, decreasing detail and decreasing soundstage too. these last two definitely put me off it, for 500 usd I'd like to not mess with the detail retrieval and soundstage of my u18.

honestly, right now only Horus and Janus are serious candidates for a cable and both are too expensive. maybe leonidas...

I thought I heard the Lionheart before and it's just like what you said. I'd prefer to keep the neutral sound signature of the A18t and make it slightly warmer especially on vocals. Maybe I will try PW audio's flagship coppers cause 64 is using them with its new Project K. Effect audio's Eros II (+) is also a candidate now in my mind.

 

[tim0chan]

anyone else with the a12t cable roll yet?

also, does anyone know any 3rd parties that might do tia driver reshells? i wanna see if I can get something with an acrylic filled shell or something.

no one else will do the reshells and no filled shell is possible due to vented drivers. . generally, reshells should be done by the original company since they know the product best and have spare parts if anything goes wrong. Most new iems that use BA uses vented drivers for the bass for better extension but that means that filled shells are impossible.

 

[teknorob23]

Have it, don't like it for the u18 (decreases detail and clarity a bit, without much to show for it)



I've heard it changes the sound signature on the u18, significantly warming it up, decreasing detail and decreasing soundstage too. these last two definitely put me off it, for 500 usd I'd like to not mess with the detail retrieval and soundstage of my u18.

honestly, right now only Horus and Janus are serious candidates for a cable and both are too expensive. maybe leonidas...

I’ve been demo’ing a18s for the last few days and absolutely love their energy, width and detail, but I 100% agree that it’s one obvious deficiency is around vocals which to me sound a bit recessed and south of natural. This is until I swapped out my Leonidas, which has to date matched with pretty much anything I’ve tried it with, for my atlas Zeno iem cable. Normally this copper cable plays pretty neutrally allowing the source signature to really come through but neither adding or removing much from the signature of the Iem. With a18s however there’s a significant effect in terms of adding body to the vocals, slight reduction in width but At the same time tightening up the treble and bottom end and giving the presntation overall a slightly more organic realistic feel.
Essentially to my ears this makes the a18 pretty much near perfect.

 

[Marat Sar]

So that's a no on the Leonidas for the 18t then? (Soundstage reduction on the atlas Zeno sorta rules it out for me...)

 

[teknorob23]

So that's a no on the Leonidas for the 18t then? (Soundstage reduction on the atlas Zeno sorta rules it out for me...)

The soundstage reduction is incredibly slight and is more to do with a slight taming of the treble extension. The benefits to the overall tone are much more noticable. And its worth pointing out that the Leo would have added width, resolution and extension in at both ends of the frequency range, over the stock cable. I find the Leo dials everything up to 11, which is addictive on IEMS like EE Phantom or Earsonics SME9 which have darker more natural signatures. Of course its all down to personal taste, so yes it may not be right for you, but Atlas to my ears is a real unsung hero that performs way beyond its price and is beautifully made too

 

[Marat Sar]

Thank you for this information on an interesting cable. Cable advice is always very welcome. One last thing -- would the treble taming be compensated for by using the m15 module? I think another way to phrase the question would be: do you use the Atlas with m15 or 20 module?

 

[Deezel177]

Thank you for this information on an interesting cable. Cable advice is always very welcome. One last thing -- would the treble taming be compensated for by using the m15 module? I think another way to phrase the question would be: do you use the Atlas with m15 or 20 module?

The Atlas is a Campfire Audio IEM; it doesn't use APEX modules.

 

[theveterans]

The Atlas is a Campfire Audio IEM; it doesn't use APEX modules.

Atlas is also a cable manufacturer that is well known in Asia though they are more common in 2 channel setups than IEMs though

 

[teknorob23]

Thank you for this information on an interesting cable. Cable advice is always very welcome. One last thing -- would the treble taming be compensated for by using the m15 module? I think another way to phrase the question would be: do you use the Atlas with m15 or 20 module?

Just the 20 so far

 

[420204]

The N8 makes its first appearance on Headfonia in today's Picture Sunday post:

https://www.headfonia.com/picture-sunday-64-audio-n8/

 

[crinacle]

The N8 makes its first appearance on Headfonia in today's Picture Sunday post:

https://www.headfonia.com/picture-sunday-64-audio-n8/

Is there a higher quality shot of the internals? The angle of the third picture is odd and I can't see a lot from that small 690x460 image.