[Natesdailies]

Capt Jack Sparrow #JusticeforJohnny #MegaPint

Love the house version:

 

[stacey]

Oh there are differences. Mostly because a lot of cables don't strictly completely adhere to standards. Which explains why some cables have difficulties establishing connections and so on. Or the device manufacturers don't abide by the standards on their ends.

But neither should have an impact on the digital payload.

Even with the established standards, not every USB -C cable is going to perform nicely. This is an issue when it comes to power delivery

 

[aaf evo]

Capt Jack Sparrow #JusticeforJohnny #MegaPint

Love the house version:

Nvm, I’m an idiot

 

[Neweymatt]

I don't know whether you can hear differences in USB cable performance or not, but this test seems to indicate that differences do exist:



This particular rabbit hole is one I'm not really interested enough to invest in, but as ever YMMV.

 

[discord]

Received the demo Jewel from MusicTeck. Been listening to this thing for about 4 hours now and it's a very familiar type of sound so far in that it goes for a lean and clarity type of presentation like Odin. It's got really nice extension in the treble with plenty of air up top and light feeling. Treble is less crisp sounding than Odin. Instrument timbre seems to be a bit more "correct" than Odin. The midrange, vocals especially, are super nice and life-like, one of my favorite mids so far and comes close to Phonix which has my favorite mids. The bass quantity actually surprised me in how close it was to Odin, as I was expecting a bit more based on graphs, but I guess this may have to do with my Odin being a CIEM and so I don't perceive that much of a difference except slightly more mid-bass. Soundstage is a bit wider and deeper than Odin, and detail retrieval is similar although I'll give the edge to Odin still by a bit.

That's all I got for now. Oh, and forgive the horrific cable in the image, that was Aroma's idea, not mine. Seriously one of the worst cables I've ever felt and seen on an IEM.

I'll keep listening over the weekend and see how my thoughts change.

 

[pkcpga]

Received the demo Jewel from MusicTeck. Been listening to this thing for about 4 hours now and it's a very familiar type of sound so far in that it goes for a lean and clarity type of presentation like Odin. It's got really nice extension in the treble with plenty of air up top and light feeling. Treble is less crisp sounding than Odin. Instrument timbre seems to be a bit more "correct" than Odin. The midrange, vocals especially, are super nice and life-like, one of my favorite mids so far and comes close to Phonix which has my favorite mids. The bass quantity actually surprised me in how close it was to Odin, as I was expecting a bit more based on graphs, but I guess this may have to do with my Odin being a CIEM and so I don't perceive that much of a difference except slightly more mid-bass. Soundstage is a bit wider and deeper than Odin, and detail retrieval is similar although I'll give the edge to Odin still by a bit.

That's all I got for now. Oh, and forgive the horrific cable in the image, that was Aroma's idea, not mine. Seriously one of the worst cables I've ever felt and seen on an IEM.

I'll keep listening over the weekend and see how my thoughts change.

Definitely recommend swapping cables, it’s cable is really less then spectacular.

 

[discord]

Definitely recommend swapping cables, it’s cable is really less then spectacular.

I think I'm going to use the Stormbreaker cable tonight when I listen again.

 

[14christ]

I think I'm going to use the Stormbreaker cable tonight when I listen again.

I'm sure Jewel II will have an excellent cable after all the negative feedback about the cable. Hopefully so atleast.

 

[aaf evo]

I actually like the stock cable sound with Jewel, the FT definitely expands the stage though. If the stock cable wasn’t so microphonic it wouldn’t be that bad

 

[kevin638880]

I'm sure Jewel II will have an excellent cable after all the negative feedback about the cable. Hopefully so atleast.

"To allow people to discover their own sound signature with the Jewel 2, we will not include a cable."


(That's the DC Ti's reason for not including a cable lol)

 

[14christ]

"To allow people to discover their own sound signature with the Jewel 2, we will not include a cable."


(That's the DC Ti's reason for not including a cable lol)

That's hillarious

 

[metaljem77]

"To allow people to discover their own sound signature with the Jewel 2, we will not include a cable."


(That's the DC Ti's reason for not including a cable lol)

If Jewel’s price can be calibrated downwards without the cable, I’d happily take that option haha

 

[HiFiHawaii808]

How are the cooler gang with N8ii’s finding it with full size headphones? In particular, anyone tried it with the Meze Elite?

Off the topic of gear and onto some music, easing into the weekend with the new release from one of my favorite artists, Karen Elson, titled Green.



A little bit disjointed, sounds more like a collection of songs than an end-to-end album. Nonetheless, not analyzing too much, just kicking back and enjoying.

I have been listening quite a bit to full sized headphones with N8ii + C9. It is an outstanding desktop quality set up. It also does a great job driving IEMs that thrive with more power like EXT, X, IER-Z1R.

 

[Rockwell75]

I have been listening quite a bit to full sized headphones with N8ii + C9. It is an outstanding desktop quality set up. It also does a great job driving IEMs that thrive with more power like EXT, X, IER-Z1R.

Have you shared any X impressions here yet?

 

[HiFiHawaii808]

If Jewel’s price can be calibrated downwards without the cable, I’d happily take that option haha

All i need are the left and right monitor in a little ear ring case. I don’t need anything else. No tips, no cable, nothing.