[PassionForMusic]

my guy said “hold my beer” talk about endgame sheesh

Bursts out laughing. I am out. Seriously though if you or anyone else feels like parting with a Subtonic Storm pm a brother. Otherwise enjoy the gear. If you host a listening party let the rest of us know. God bless you.

 

[PassionForMusic]

My mind went in like 500 different places to this question

All roads lead to Rome. 500 different places to answer this all roads lead back to the fact of iem plus the Sony gold brick. Seriously just buy the gold brick, either version.

What is the absolute best pairing of a source you have had with either an iem or headphones?

I would have to say VE Aura and AK SP3000.
Amber Pearl and Cayin N30BLE AP.

 

[Leto Dal]

What is the absolute best pairing of a source you have had with either an iem or headphones?

Feliks Envy with WE300b Tubes + Holo May and Susvara so far.

 

[Rolu]

Watercooler,
Curious which relatively high-end current IEMs ($1500+?) would you rate to be the biggest at soundstage width and height? Not considering if that soundstage is hollow or filled with sound.

 

[o0genesis0o]

Watercooler,
Curious which relatively high-end current IEMs ($1500+?) would you rate to be the biggest at soundstage width and height? Not considering if that soundstage is hollow or filled out with sound.

I think Symphonium Crimson is pretty sweet. The stage spread out more than both U12t and Noble Spartacus in my AB tests, though any of these three can be considered “great stage”

 

[Sifo]

Watercooler,
Curious which relatively high-end current IEMs ($1500+?) would you rate to be the biggest at soundstage width and height? Not considering if that soundstage is hollow or filled out with sound.

For artificial soundstage probably Ragnar?

 

[tjzurlaaa]

Watercooler,
Curious which relatively high-end current IEMs ($1500+?) would you rate to be the biggest at soundstage width and height? Not considering if that soundstage is hollow or filled with sound.

Trifecta

 

[Neweymatt]

I found Trifecta rather underwhelming during our Amsterdam meetup to be honest. From all the praise I read I was rather hyped to hear it and even set funds aside to potentially go for it next. The bass and staging are fun, but the tuning felt wonky, technicalities are far behind whats currently considered TOTL, including older stuff like Traillii and the treble spikes are as usually a deal breaker for me.

*hide

No reason to hide, my impression of Trifecta is pretty much exactly the same. It’s 3DDs create a huge, majestic sound image that is a lot of fun, but they are so incredibly slow that the cannot keep up with moderately paced music and are lacking in fine detail. Add in the wonky treble peaks, and that is too many compromises for the price point imho.

I heard Trifecta’s bass as nothing resembling fuzzy. It was super satisfying out of the N30LE.

If anything, I sold my Anni 2023 because of its rather linear BA bass. I disliked it enough to forego having access to a monitor with such a delicious treble extension.

Fair enough if you didn’t like Annihilator, but one thing is that it definitely doesn’t have BA bass.

 

[IgeNeLL]

No reason to hide, my impression of Trifecta is pretty much exactly the same. It’s 3DDs create a huge, majestic sound image that is a lot of fun, but they are so incredibly slow that the cannot keep up with moderately paced music and are lacking in fine detail. Add in the wonky treble peaks, and that is too many compromises for the price point imho.



Fair enough if you didn’t like Annihilator, but one thing is that it definitely doesn’t have BA bass.

Yeah, I have quite same impression with you. Only impressive point and weak point is bass, huge, thick and dominate but slow. It give the same impression when you go to DJ show, bar, etc. Mid treble detail is not good. Its only “fun”. Nothing special.

 

[tjzurlaaa]

Damn … trifecta hating gang just came out the cut I see what you guys are saying, but damn I had a good time with it! Trifecta was one of my favorite sets at Canjam it shocked me with its soundstage and bass And analog sound I feel like that’s enough to deserve a spot in a TOTL lineup

 

[wolfstar76]

No reason to hide, my impression of Trifecta is pretty much exactly the same. It’s 3DDs create a huge, majestic sound image that is a lot of fun, but they are so incredibly slow that the cannot keep up with moderately paced music and are lacking in fine detail. Add in the wonky treble peaks, and that is too many compromises for the price point imho.



Fair enough if you didn’t like Annihilator, but one thing is that it definitely doesn’t have BA bass.

Maybe it was a confusion between Anni and Diva, Diva has BA bass.

 

[hAbIrAbI]

Anybody ever heard or bought from this online shop?
https://www.muzix.eu/de/iBasso-Audi...Bluetooth-5-0-WiFi-5G-32bit-768kHz-DSD512-MQA

They are saying they have the DX 320 Max Ti i stock but I've never heard of them and I'm not trying to get scammed out of 3k €.

 

[dleblanc343]

I'll be ordering a Red Cape for you Bobby - that way you can be Audio Thor

Couldn't agree more. Mentor is special...love mine to bits and decided to keep it over Amber Pearl.
Can't help but wonder what the best cable upgrade path for it is..

I bet it would sound incredibly good with Sovereign or Sovereign Symphony by Nightjar.

Nightjar + Unique Melody - heh. On the topic of Marvel superheroes... that's like a Marvel meets DC Universe combination

I also found Mentor quite boring. Capable and well done, but boring to me. Had the same feeling with the HD650 or the TGXearTotem for example.

I can see this. But I love the HD650 and that explains why I like the MM so much. It's really an amalgamation of HD650, Susvara & IER-M9 in one single IEM as far as how I hear it on my rig.

 

[PixelSquish]

fair enough if you didn’t like Annihilator, but one thing is that it definitely doesn’t have BA bass.

I heard the Anni twice. People say it's the seal but I got a perfectly fine seal with the pilgrim with similarly wide nozzles with the same tips.

I knew it had a DD but my first thought was, so this is how you make a DD for bass sound like a BA. Interesting.

 

[Garney]

Damn … trifecta hating gang just came out the cut I see what you guys are saying, but damn I had a good time with it! Trifecta was one of my favorite sets at Canjam it shocked me with its soundstage and bass And analog sound I feel like that’s enough to deserve a spot in a TOTL lineup

One of the main reasons I want to hear Trifecta is because it’s so damn divisive. I can’t think of any other IEM that yields such a love it or hate it response. I tend to like fun, big and bombastic sound signatures so I can’t see myself not enjoying it… but whether or not I find them to be “worth” (to me personally) the MSRP, that’s another question entirely

If Bonneville is any indication of CFA’s house sound then I think I’d like Trifecta. I have the Bonneville tour unit on hand currently and it’s for sure an enjoyable IEM.