The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.

[aaf evo]

It's Dave Grohl and no one's gonna tell me otherwise.

Foo Fighters x King Triton collab incoming

 

[552609]

I have no idea what's happening here. I'm just gonna go with Dave Grohl makes great music and leave it at that.

 

[xAssailant]

I bought a pair yesterday. It is very good. AMT is the way. Must pair with your own cable.

are the linsoul cables good enough? I ordered the tripowin something something 8 core, also have the audeze 3.5mm cable that comes with the lcdi4

 

[main character]

Ok, I'm officially confused...

Are we talking about something regarding music or is it just thinly veiled bigotry hiding behind humor or something else entirely .

"It’s a joke, bro..."
"Why ya gotta bring up race..."
"It's a joke, deal with it..."

I'm too old and dumb to get the joke...

Anybody willing to explain so I can laugh and like this post too?

Just wanna know what type of forum this is and the people in it.

Oh Hey, as original poster of Little Mermaid trailer..
I did not mean to insult anyone. Originally, I saw Ibasso iem’s very nice shell art and felt it reminded me of something.. Later, I thought that was a sea, or shell, and it looked like a little mermaid’s bra shell design! So I posted the picture.
But it felt weird and somewhat inappropriate? And I did not want to insult @twister6 or Ibasso.. So I put more info to be “helpful” and interesting.
I watched the trailer then felt it will be an instant hit!

Lyrics of new “part of the world” OST is more proactive, promote “you can do this” feel and I liked vocals as well. This song is more of a sequel to original “part of the world” I think. I will most likely watch this movie!

“Watch and you’ll see
Some day I’ll be
Part of your world””

Triton, I do not know.. Look similar to that singer maybe?

(BTW English is my 2nd tongue.. Not intended to insult anyone. One time I wrote “This iem is not broken yet, only short amount of usage” and someone kindly let me know that word “Broken” feel ominous!)

 

[Neweymatt]

Aune M1P landed. It’s a bit bigger than I thought but still very pocketable and light. I love the retro design and it feels well built and durable. No listening impressions yet as I’m giving it a full charge first. Oh and it comes with a 128GB microSD card.

And I thought the P6 Pro UI was old skool, wow that is a real blast from the past

The M1p is cheap, so it has that going for it at least...

 

[CL14715]

Oh Hey, as original poster of Little Mermaid trailer..
I did not mean to insult anyone. Originally, I saw Ibasso iem’s very nice shell art and felt it reminded me of something.. Later, I thought that was a sea, or shell, and it looked like a little mermaid’s bra shell design! So I posted the picture.
But it felt weird and somewhat inappropriate? And I did not want to insult @twister6 or Ibasso.. So I put more info to be “helpful” and interesting.
I watched the trailer then felt it will be an instant hit!

Lyrics of new “part of the world” OST is more proactive, promote “you can do this” feel and I liked vocals as well. This song is more of a sequel to original “part of the world” I think. I will most likely watch this movie!

“Watch and you’ll see
Some day I’ll be
Part of your world””

Triton, I do not know.. Look similar to that singer maybe?

(BTW English is my 2nd tongue.. Not intended to insult anyone. One time I wrote “This iem is not broken yet, only short amount of usage” and someone kindly let me know that word “Broken” feel ominous!)

Don’t apologize. There was nothing wrong with it.

 

[552609]

Right. Came out to $738.85 USD (using PayPal).

It's that 4-6 weeks lead time that's made me pause on getting these.

 

[jwilliamhurst]

It's that 4-6 weeks lead time that's made me pause on getting these.

YOLO, I still ordered a set! Someone mentioned in the Singapore Canjam impressions that it sounded better than Diva to them and Diva is one of my favorite all Ba iem's I have heard. I am willing to take a leap and be virtuous with patience.

 

[552609]

YOLO, I still ordered a set! Someone mentioned in the Singapore Canjam impressions that it sounded better than Diva to them and Diva is one of my favorite all Ba iem's I have heard. I am willing to take a leap and be virtuous with patience.

Enjoy! For me, I go through around 6-8 IEMs for review in that amount of time, so sending out money to wait that long doesn't work for me, but let me know how they sound - maybe I'll buy a used set once this round comes in and someone gets rid of theirs.

 

[jwilliamhurst]

Enjoy! For me, I got through around 6-8 IEMs in that amount of time, so sending out money to wait that long doesn't work for me, but let me know how they sound - maybe I'll buy a used set once this round comes in and someone gets rid of theirs.

For sure. I know you mostly review, however I’ve been curious if you intend to settle on any iems or will you just continuing flipping to review? And I don’t say this with judgement or disagreement of your way as a lot of us will never settle on any single iem, etc. I am curious if you are looking for a sound or if you just enjoy hearing everything that is out there or still figuring out your preferences?
I know Rn6 and Trifefta have been some of your highest rankings which gives me some indicator what you like. But really curious about your preference on sound, because as a reviewer I think this is important for anyone reading your reviews to know. Which I think is what someone meant when they mentioned you adding an emotional factor into your reviews as it’s pertinent to us that listen with our emotions(or don’t for that matter) to discern if we share a common ground with the reviewer. I’ve read all your reviews and enjoy them but often left wondering how the iem in questions moved you or didn’t, and if it did, why did you sell it right away…
Apologies for my curiosity but it really is just that.

I will definitely post impressions of my thoughts on the neon pro.

 

[o0genesis0o]

I'm not quite as high-aiming as the rest of y'all - I don't have much income right now. It's just what's trickled in by my family for general expenses, but I do save up a bit for luxury purchases here and there.

I've been so enamored by the Wu Zetians and their sound, that I'd like to try other IEMs with a more exciting or maybe heavily V-shaped signature. Paiaudio DR2 (aka Smabat Black Bat and many others), NiceHCK F1, Final A4000, Truthear Hola, Seeaudio Rinko... especially the DR2 and Rinko, given their extra-deep bass extension.

You seem sensitive to sibilance and want to have extra bass extension. Why don't you give the 7Hz Legato a try? Smooth and pleasing. I use these before sleeping sometimes. Very effective for that purpose

 

[Not so fat head]

I will gladly laugh at anything mocking these horrible excuses for entertainment that are the Disney live action remakes.

I hope one day people will stop throwing their money into the bellies of this company, which seems to rely solely on wringing out every last bit of money they can off of every intellectual IP they own, robbing their once great names of their glory and turning them into entirely forgettable instant waste. What a time we live in. Shameful in my eyes.

How'd we start bashing Disney's head in.. Wait a minute, I don't want to know.

 

[552609]

For sure. I know you mostly review, however I’ve been curious if you intend to settle on any iems or will you just continuing flipping to review? And I don’t say this with judgement or disagreement of your way as a lot of us will never settle on any single iem, etc. I am curious if you are looking for a sound or if you just enjoy hearing everything that is out there?
I know Rn6 and Trifefta have been some of your highest rankings which gives me some indicator what you like. But really curious about your preference on sound, because as a reviewer I think this is important for anyone reading your reviews to know. Which I think is what someone meant when they mentioned you adding an emotional factor into your reviews as it’s pertinent to us that listen with our emotions(or don’t for that matter) to discern if we share a common ground with the reviewer. I’ve read all your reviews and enjoy them but often left wondering how the iem in questions moved you or didn’t, and if it did, why did you sell it right away…
Apologies for my curiosity but it really is just that.

I will definitely post impressions of my thoughts on the neon pro.

I honestly don't know. When I came into the IEM world, I'd already listened to most of the high-end headphones excluding the new DCAs and the Susvara, so when I discovered what we'll call subjectively "good IEMs" after having listened to the Blessing 2 and some KZ stuff (u12t) and realizing that there was about 100 IEMs I hadn't listened to, it just sort of steamrolled for me. Then, I got the bright idea (dumb) to start a review website because...I'm not entirely sure. And geez, there's so many Pokemon (IEMs) to choose from that I sort of had to catch them all since they really do all sound different. I sell IEMs right away because I can't afford to get a new one in to try until I've sold the old one and IEMs drop in value rapidly - so there's no point in holding on to anything really - there's another Pokemon to catch down the road.

I don't know what my sound preference is, since I entered the IEM world with a pair of RAD-0s that I really loved because they have excellent mids, but almost no bass. So, for awhile I assumed that was my preference. Then, I discovered really good bass without it being overwhelming and that became my preference - thumpy, impactful, rumbly without it ruining the mids that I like (and where most of the music resides). Then, I discovered treble, which I realized I missing on my favorite headphones at the time, which had great bass and mids, but no treble. Sibilance bugs me, so no treble at all seemed my preference until I realized that there was a whole layer to a lot of songs that I like that you couldn't hear if you get rid of the treble layer. So yeah, I like good, but not overwhelming bass, with clear/detailed mids with some soul behind them, and good treble clarity without sharpness or sibilance. So literally the perfect IEM - at least for me. This has been something of a search for that. The Rn6 has gotten the closest to that so far, and added in great instrument separation, and excellent build quality and cable, and a nice soundstage without sounding echo-ey. That said, the Trifecta is the IEM that I keep going back to because I do have an emotional connection with it - it's the one I daily drive, despite the sibilance. There's something special about it - I can't quite figure out what it is, but it's the one I reach for when I'm done reviewing other IEMs. Ironically, It's also the one no one has bought yet haha - something I'm not mad about as I may end up keeping it. They move me I suppose, even though there are better scoring IEMs out there which are also excellent.

Anyway, long ramble since I'm bored at work. Sorry to babble your ear off - you asked for it.

 

[jwilliamhurst]

I honestly don't know. When I came into the IEM world, I'd already listened to most of the high-end headphones excluding the new DCAs and the Susvara, so when I discovered what we'll call subjectively "good IEMs" after having listened to the Blessing 2 and some KZ stuff (u12t) and realizing that there was about 100 IEMs I hadn't listened to, it just sort of steamrolled for me. Then, I got the bright idea (dumb) to start a review website because...I'm not entirely sure. And geez, there's so many Pokemon (IEMs) to choose from that I sort of had to catch them all since they really do all sound different. I sell IEMs right away because I can't afford to get a new one in to try until I've sold the old one and IEMs drop in value rapidly - so there's no point in holding on to anything really - there's another Pokemon to catch down the road.

I don't know what my sound preference is, since I entered the IEM world with a pair of RAD-0s that I really loved because they have excellent mids, but almost no bass. So, for awhile I assumed that was my preference. Then, I discovered really good bass without it being overwhelming and that became my preference - thumpy, impactful, rumbly without it ruining the mids that I like (and where most of the music resides). Then, I discovered treble, which I realized I missing on my favorite headphones at the time, which had great bass and mids, but no treble. Sibilance bugs me, so no treble at all seemed my preference until I realized that there was a whole layer to a lot of songs that I like that you couldn't hear if you get rid of the treble layer. So yeah, I like good, but not overwhelming bass, with clear/detailed mids with some soul behind them, and good treble clarity without sharpness or sibilance. So literally the perfect IEM - at least for me. This has been something of a search for that. The Rn6 has gotten the closest to that so far, and added in great instrument separation, and excellent build quality and cable, and a nice soundstage without sounding echo-ey. That said, the Trifecta is the IEM that I keep going back to because I do have an emotional connection with it - it's the one I daily drive, despite the sibilance. There's something special about it - I can't quite figure out what it is, but it's the one I reach for when I'm done reviewing other IEMs. Ironically, It's also the one no one has bought yet haha - something I'm not mad about as I may end up keeping it. They move me I suppose, even though there are better scoring IEMs out there which are also excellent.

Anyway, long ramble since I'm bored at work. Sorry to babble your ear off - you asked for it.

No need to be sorry, this is great and gives me a better sense of where you are coming from and I’m very appreciative of your time in responding so thoughtfully.

And I agree with how you “feel” about Trifecta and so do a few others here. It is a very unique iem and one that I will always keep.

Thank you again for sharing, means a lot.

 

[Bosk]

are the linsoul cables good enough? I ordered the tripowin something something 8 core, also have the audeze 3.5mm cable that comes with the lcdi4

I recently purchased a NiceHCK BlackSoul and it's become my preferred cable for the Impacts, I like it more than the Ares S 8 wire or LL Martini on them.

Which shows how crucial synergy is with cables, and I find it's not easy to predict which one will match perfectly with an IEM either. So it can pay to amass a collection.