Dsnuts
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I am fairly certain the sound exapands with burn in. Stage sounds wider than when I first heard it.
Whoa, Serial is quite good right out of the box. As Dsnuts stated, very cohesive and detailed... with great timber, no weirdness. As lauded as the 3DT is, when I had it there was just something I couldn't get on with, think it was some "chestiness" and slightly off tonality in the mids. Mids also seemed a tad recessed to me. Serial has none of those problems, and is what I was hoping the 3DT would be. Not even burned in yet. This IEM will certainly get a good deal of ear time even in light of some of the other higher priced ones I've picked up recently.
Curious to hear your thoughts versus Timeless - Serial, Kato and Timeless are 3 'cheeky' last of 2021 purchases that I'm debating!
Thank you for your comparison.But probably the biggest difference is a grander sense of space with the Serial.
Thank you so much for your reply.The Serial just has a bigger sense of space. Better height, depth, with width maybe being a tossup (Timeless is actually pretty wide - just not very 3D sounding).
So I just did a quick comparison with both (Serial & Timeless)... keep in mind that the Serial only has a few hours on it so far, and I haven't even tried out my favorite cable, or found the most ideal tips yet. So what I immediately hear is quite a similar timber between the two, and very similar bass reach. But the Serial has a touch more physicality to the lows. Tonally speaking it's funny how similar they are regarding vocals / midrange. Treble extension and quality is likewise very much in the same vein. Neither have any sibilance (that I've heard yet). But probably the biggest difference is a grander sense of space with the Serial. It really shows how the Timeless' staging is hemmed in a bit by comparison.
Congratulations, hope you enjoy the Serial! I see you also have the Oxygen - how do they compare to the Serial? CheersI wouldn't consider the Timeless' stage narrow per se, or the imaging bad... To me, the soundstage is acceptable, and imaging is actually above average. I think of imaging as how an IEM digs in and is able to place instruments and sounds within a given space.... and in how detailed a manner it does that. To my ears, the Timeless is quite detailed and images rather well.
The Serial just has a bigger sense of space. Better height, depth, with width maybe being a tossup (Timeless is actually pretty wide - just not very 3D sounding).
That's great, thank you. Definitely leaning towards Serial.