[twister6]

@twister6 Wasn't expect less to be honest ...

I had it a month ago for a few weeks only, jut for review. Gag order was lifted 20min ago.

 

[wazzupi]

I had it a month ago for a few weeks only, jut for review. Gag order was lifted 20min ago.

Any initial impressions xD

 

[rantng]

Odyssey configuration

• Dual W9+ Drivers - Legendary, unparalleled bass reproduction is made possible by Empire Ears purpose-built, W9+ subwoofers
• Five Balanced Armature Drivers - Custom spec’d Knowles and Sonion balanced armatures are commissioned with a single-minded purpose of reproducing only the most pure, breathtaking mid-range frequencies
• Dual Electrostatic Tweeters - Distortion-free, lightning-fast transient response and hyper treble extension from Sonion electrostatic drivers ensure unparalleled transparency
• W10 Drivers - Otherworldly imaging, nuance retrieval and timbre are achieved via bone conduction from our W10 Bone Conduction Ultra Driver.

 

[Lumithium]

Odyssey configuration

• Dual W9+ Drivers - Legendary, unparalleled bass reproduction is made possible by Empire Ears purpose-built, W9+ subwoofers
• Five Balanced Armature Drivers - Custom spec’d Knowles and Sonion balanced armatures are commissioned with a single-minded purpose of reproducing only the most pure, breathtaking mid-range frequencies
• Dual Electrostatic Tweeters - Distortion-free, lightning-fast transient response and hyper treble extension from Sonion electrostatic drivers ensure unparalleled transparency
• W10 Drivers - Otherworldly imaging, nuance retrieval and timbre are achieved via bone conduction from our W10 Bone Conduction Ultra Driver.

I wonder how big will the IEM be. Since this has all the drivers Legend Evo has, and with Estats on top. Legend Evo is already quite a large IEM.

 

[stacey]

What about it?

How does it compare to the N8ii and the Sony ZM2? Does it have a tube mode like the SP2000T? I'm not a heavy DAP user, but I'm giving the SP3000 a good look.

 

[tgx78]

These have been burned in as they were owned by @tgx78, dunno how many hours he's had on them.

I will give them a fair amount of listening time as well, of course.

Should have at least 200 hours on them.

 

[raylu]

sp3000....

https://www.techradar.com/news/aste...rS8MWVYq2VkzJUe268yWLQuTAV5jssq3I63mZXqSrM7LI

 

[maegnificant]

Astell&Kern / Empire Ears Odyssey
https://us.astellnkern.com/products/odyssey ?variant=42299401896136

more info here - https://www.head-fi.org/threads/ast...ration-with-empire-ears.964863/#post-17140768

Haven't read through it. Looks to be Odin; not sure what the difference is.

There are many differences as it seems. Looks like a good product so far, tbh.

 

[raylu]

yeah looking really good

 

[KuroKitsu]

I wonder how big will the IEM be. Since this has all the drivers Legend Evo has, and with Estats on top. Legend Evo is already quite a large IEM.

All I can think of is that AK has imprinted on JH Frankenstein bolts design.

Odin and Evo both have the DD + DA driver count. Makes sense they have to drop 2 estats to add in the WX, but then its more closer to Evo getting 2 estats.

 

[aaf evo]

Man that SP3000 has me tempted. Looking forward to CanJam impressions to see how it compares to my beloved N8ii. The AK/EE collab looks great! Love the faceplate and the driver tech. Wish it wasn’t a collab, that A on the side is hideous also, no CIEM

 

[Bosk]

I had it a month ago for a few weeks only, jut for review. Gag order was lifted 20min ago.

Speaking of gagging I'm expecting a similarly intense experience reading your SP3000 review. Fingers crossed the verdict won't be too hard to swallow.

 

[KuroKitsu]

Man that SP3000 has me tempted. Looking forward to CanJam impressions to see how it compares to my beloved N8ii. The AK/EE collab looks great! Love the faceplate and the driver tech. Wish it wasn’t a collab, that A on the side is hideous also, no CIEM

Battery life seems to have gone up compared to the SP2K despite a newer AKM chip too.

 

[aaf evo]

Battery life seems to have gone up compared to the SP2K despite a newer AKM chip too.

I am too lazy to check again, the power output is the same as SP2000 right? Not that I think it matters much given how well WM1Z M2 drove my IEMs.

 

[darveniza]

Inflation ballooned the asset class' disposable income leading to an environment where manufacturers can charge higher prices

Will see in 2023 how will the environment treat all these firms pumping these +$2K devices. It will catch up with them a d for sure will see a wave of consolidation in the market