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I'm pretty sure I'd never prefer a $300 IEM with a $2700 cable over a $3000 IEM with stock cable. The way I see it is that cables are a medium for speaker's sound to reach your ear, and this can reach neutrally or with some sound frequencies tamed. But it can't add to the technical aspects of the speaker.Yes, but said price combination doesn't say everything about SQ. Pretty sure I will prefer some $300 IEMs with a $2,700 cable over certain $3,000 IEMs with their stock cable. I don't see why one approach would be better than the other in a hobby in which it's all about preferences.
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@Rockwell75 spotted you got the Penon Voltage now, mind sharing some first impressions?
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There's zeitgeistgermany. They have some pretty cool looking IEM’s. All in 2×BA configurationWould be cool to see more IEM’s look like they are made from wood, like AP, or Promission X.
I think Noble uses the technique to make those, yet not with real wood (or maybe I just dont know them). Pick a razin block and cnc the shels out if it. Instead of rasin uv models
Wood + cast metal is such a good combo for a lot of things. Now lets see it in IEM’s
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Yeah that is from the same company as InEar Promission X IEMThere's zeitgeistgermany. They have some pretty cool looking IEM’s. All in 2×BA configuration
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There are quite a few brands now that make full-wood (or wood-resin) universals, but only few that can do so in custom. I'm fairly sure Noble were the first to ever do it, but we now also have JH, UM, QDC and Ambient Acoustics off the top of my head. I'm sure there are a few I'm missing. The reason this isn't common or cheap when it comes to customs is because of the process you mentioned: CNC. AFAIK, third-party services rarely accept CNC jobs this small in both quantity (since customs are made-to-order) and in literal physical size. So, you kinda have to have your own machines, like Noble and JH do, to get a smooth operation running.Would be cool to see more IEM’s look like they are made from wood, like AP, or Promission X.
I think Noble uses the technique to make those, yet not with real wood (or maybe I just dont know them). Pick a razin block and cnc the shels out if it. Instead of rasin uv models
Wood + cast metal is such a good combo for a lot of things. Now lets see it in IEM’s
Thank you for sending these suggestions, will take a look at there catalog.There are quite a few brands now that make full-wood (or wood-resin) universals, but only few that can do so in custom. I'm fairly sure Noble were the first to ever do it, but we now also have JH, UM, QDC and Ambient Acoustics off the top of my head. I'm sure there are a few I'm missing. The reason this isn't common or cheap when it comes to customs is because of the process you mentioned: CNC. AFAIK, third-party services rarely accept CNC jobs this small in both quantity (since customs are made-to-order) and in literal physical size. So, you kinda have to have your own machines, like Noble and JH do, to get a smooth operation running.
That said, a local brand here in Indonesia, Avara Custom, have figured out how to do wood, wood-resin and forged carbon shells without a CNC:
I don't exactly know how they do it, and I'd say CNC'ed wood does look a smidge better IMO. But, if you wanna get 85-90% there at a fraction of the cost, brands should reach out to them and find out how.
EDIT: Oh, and the wood all these brands use are indeed real wood. They're just stabilized and dyed in different colors, or mixed half-and-half with resin, which is why they look stylized
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