[drftr]

Or maybe there's a 4Chan campaign to use this thread to crash the HF servers.

Joking aside I could see "random lurkers" at peak hours resulting in ~1-200 guests...1K just seems absurd...like a combination of bots and an algorithm somewhere that's gone berserk.

I wonder if there's a Cyber Monday effect maybe? People interested in late deals entering their dream IEMs many of which must have been mentioned quite a few times on this thread. And many have them in their signatures as well.

I couldn't find stats for the most active threads on Head-Fi unfortunately. Historically yes, but not for the current month.

drftr

 

[Rockwell75]

Hellooooo EXT, some of the best quality bass available imo.

I gather that...but It's not a basshead IEM though (or is it?).

This got me thinking of different companies collaborating together.

I would love to see VE & Oriolus collaborate on an IEM. (Or VE & Campfire...or VE & 64....or Oriolus & Campfire...). What are some collaborations you would like to see?

 

[aaf evo]

I gather that...but It's not a basshead IEM though (or is it?).

It’s pretty damn bassy, its not crazy levels like LX but it should satisfy anyones bass needs.

 

[Rockwell75]

It’s pretty damn bassy, its not crazy levels like LX but it should satisfy anyones bass needs.

I was thinking I'd like to see them do a true basshead IEM...but that's not really what they're about...so I started thinking about different collaborations that might be interesting.

 

[blotmouse]

It’s just another SP2000 I sold my first Copper unit and replaced it with an Onyx version. I missed those AK mids!

Oh yeah, I forget they made an Onyx SS version. It looks great. I am a sucker for black anodized.

 

[Rockwell75]

Looks like the SP2000T, or a member of Stryper.

lmao

 

[drftr]

And now... the thread to watch while we talk about the people who watch the thread thread.


Looks like the SP2000T, or a member of Stryper.

Good Lord... Saw those guys live at a metal festival in probably 1984-85 or so. The whole audience started boo-ing when they entered the stage after some trash and death metal bands. But after 5 minutes everyone became very very quiet as these guys could actually play! They took the audience by surprise is an understatement. Loved it.

drftr

 

[Rockwell75]

I missed those AK mids!

25MKii is my first AK player (2.5 has kept me away thus far) but I'm really really liking it so far-- it's got a very balanced, smooth & resolving sound that's rather addicting and a nice contrast from the bombast & grandness of the M8.

Here is what I have on hand this eve:



In other news I thought of an interesting philosophical question relating to this hobby: do you think IEM tuning is more art or more science (it's obviously a combination of both)?

 

[DanielListening]

ART

100%

yes a combination, however the art of it is most important.

 

[Rockwell75]

GAWD damn this is god-tier on the Odin + M8:

 

[tgx78]

In other news I thought of an interesting philosophical question relating to this hobby: do you think IEM tuning is more art or more science (it's obviously a combination of both)?

Some people may call the tuning (IEM) a science. I personally don't think so. Tuning earphone is a matter of taste like chef adding or mixing ingredients to create a bowl of ramen. If enough people appreciate the taste of it, they would call it as the art of cooking.

However I acknowledge that there is a blurry distinction between art (tuning) and craftsmanship (transducer selection, crossover implementation, enclosure design etc.) in the voicing aspect of an IEM.

 

[Deezel177]

Some people may call the tuning (IEM) a science. I personally don't think so. Tuning earphone is a matter of taste like chef adding or mixing ingredients to create a bowl of ramen. If enough people appreciate the taste of it, they would call it as the art of cooking.

However I acknowledge that there is a blurry distinction between art (tuning) and craftsmanship (transducer selection, crossover implementation, enclosure design etc.) in the voicing aspect of an IEM.

Different tuners have different approaches as well. Piotr from Custom Art and Ito-san from Kumitate Lab have both told me that the first thing they do is get the drivers to produce an imaginary target frequency response. So, they won't even hear it until that graph is achieved. Only after will they listen to the IEM and fine-tune it; work out the kinks. I believe Dean Vang from EE works like that as well. So, you could say that, most of the time, it starts as a science, before slowly transitioning into art.

 

[blotmouse]

Different tuners have different approaches as well. Piotr from Custom Art and Ito-san from Kumitate Lab have both told me that the first thing they do is get the drivers to produce an imaginary target frequency response. So, they won't even hear it until that graph is achieved. Only after will they listen to the IEM and fine-tune it; work out the kinks. I believe Dean Vang from EE works like that as well. So, you could say that, most of the time, it starts as a science, before slowly transitioning into art.

Really cool. I immediately think of architect’s doodling pen and inks prior to modeling, materials, and measurements.

 

[discord]

GAWD damn this is god-tier on the Odin + M8:

Liking these 2 on Odin as well listening now:

Acid lead that kicks in at ~3:00 is nuts...



This one is soo spacey...

 

[DunkFealer]

Different tuners have different approaches as well. Piotr from Custom Art and Ito-san from Kumitate Lab have both told me that the first thing they do is get the drivers to produce an imaginary target frequency response. So, they won't even hear it until that graph is achieved. Only after will they listen to the IEM and fine-tune it; work out the kinks. I believe Dean Vang from EE works like that as well. So, you could say that, most of the time, it starts as a science, before slowly transitioning into art.

That's fascinating! Sounds like putting together a floor plan and then checking that everything lives up to the expectations and up to spec.