[MatW]

Velvet probably in 2nd place for me. Did you order from MTMTaudio in HK? - very impressed how quickly two orders I placed there recently, both less than a week - Hong Kong to Ireland not so long ago could be 3-4 weeks.

Yes, MTMT. So far my orders came through fine, in two weeks’ time or so, but this one went missing, probably a sorting error at PostNL.

 

[KuroKitsu]

I'm gonna be hearing the Anni finally!

And Raven is going to a good home

 

[tjzurlaaa]

I'm gonna be hearing the Anni finally!

And Raven is going to a good home

Super solid trade

 

[Tristy]

I'm gonna be hearing the Anni finally!

And Raven is going to a good home

I preferred Raven to Anni by quite a large margin. Anni’s treble is amazing but the rest was lacking compared to Raven from my listening. Let us know what you think!

 

[KuroKitsu]

Super solid trade

Yup both are up there!

I preferred Raven to Anni by quite a large margin. Anni’s treble is amazing but the rest was lacking compared to Raven from my listening. Let us know what you think!

No hyperbole, I will easily say Raven is Empire's best flagship to date and it's a shame the rollout was botched. Probably the most deflating rollout I've seen

 

[ScornDefeat]

I'm asking this here, because Coolers are the ultimate in knowledge on all-things mobile/transportable head-fi!

"Mobile" (probably more transportable is fine for me) amps; which are the best options for ones that a) have significant power output and b) have balanced drive (preferably 4-pin XLR, but 4.4mm could he fine)?

I was told the Enleum HPA-23RM was very impressive, and interested in it, but I'd prefer something with balanced output. Standalone transportable amps, or DAC/Amp combos, both are good with me.

 

[theveterans]

Look no further than DMP-Z1 or the Lotoo Mjolnir

 

[davidmolliere]

New Earsonics CIEM : EM96
https://www.earsonics.com/in-ear-monitors/en/em96/
4 drivers + 2 super-tweeters

1390 euros

Good to see some news from them!

Pro lineup, 6 drivers actually all BA (large ones) in a 3 way crossover with 2 low 2 mids and 2 Knowles super tweeters.

Sensitivity : 128 dB/mW
Freq range : 10 Hz -20 kHz
DCR: 40 ohms

Probably won't get much attention from the audiophile bunch here, given how much tech has moved on and spec wise this is a bit underwhelming, but you can trust Earsonics to provide solid reference tuning with the usual qualities only enhance with supertweeters that I appreciate so much on my Sharonas. And EM64 which was the previous top of the line pro lineup is still as solid and unique tuning among my collection. I think those will appeal to those who like Earsonics house sound and want an upgrade. But the main market is the french pro market which they dominate.

 

[RTodd]

With everything I had going on the last two years I feel way behind on lots of things including post photo work. After a week and a half I am now caught up. About a year and a half of images that I had to import and go through. There were a few that stood out to me so here are a couple of them along with a caption as to where they were taken.

In the Bahamas on a business trip

From Utica NY taking my son back to college.

A wedding in Maryland

Central Park NYC

A big day steel installation so I could convert the barn into the studio it now is.

Outside of Savanah Georgia visiting my daughter who was going to school at SCAD.

 

[Tristy]

No hyperbole, I will easily say Raven is Empire's best flagship to date and it's a shame the rollout was botched. Probably the most deflating rollout I've seen

100% agree…. Love the sound of Raven and will pick it up someday but the rollout has left a very sour taste in my mouth.

 

[BlueA]

New Earsonics CIEM : EM96

They say using an 'exclusive' knowles drivers that goes to 25 kHz, spec says 10 Hz -20 kHz.

 

[PixelSquish]

What sound signature you looking for?

Something like the volur but a bit more technical in the mid and treble ranges, but still a really really good DD bass

 

[Neweymatt]

Anyone have any Tidal music recommendations?

Yes, Lots!!

Here's my recent monthly playlists of fave new releases & discovery:

https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/998d000e-99ad-4e2b-bd3c-d8329e3e8910

https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/582ec3f4-cc76-42ea-b234-8be87da11935

https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/cbc17d84-b5ca-4ea5-846f-b6ab18a5ae19

 

[CodenameBK201]

Yup both are up there!

No hyperbole, I will easily say Raven is Empire's best flagship to date and it's a shame the rollout was botched. Probably the most deflating rollout I've seen

100% agree…. Love the sound of Raven and will pick it up someday but the rollout has left a very sour taste in my mouth.

I was talking ages ago with Jack about a demo. Imagine things got waylaid with the bumpy rollout. Hoping it comes through. It's definitely on my want to try list for this year.

As an entirely separate aside, @linux4ever sent me a small pair of eletech baroque tips and they're a perfect seal. As always, really grateful to be a member of this community.

 

[PHLHarmonic]

I was talking ages ago with Jack about a demo. Imagine things got waylaid with the bumpy rollout. Hoping it comes through. It's definitely on my want to try list for this year.

As an entirely separate aside, @linux4ever sent me a small pair of eletech baroque tips and they're a perfect seal. As always, really grateful to be a member of this community.

I got some of them in today as well and they're great. Using them on the TS-316. Been a while since I used the Spiral Dots but they very much remind me of those. As far as the TS-316 goes, a couple days in and I'm still very pleased with them.