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

[exitfire401]

I could certainly see why, but I would recommend to try it out first, no?

Oh, definitely, I've got one on order and am eagerly awaiting it!

 

[Whiteil46]

Have you ever had a custom IEM made with some concept in mind?

When the baseball team I support won a championship, I once ordered an IEM with the same name as a commemorative gift.

 

[musingclouds]

Confirmed with AME that the Korean version and the American version of the Ravens used to be a bit different.

Originally, the Korean version's bass was tuned to be about 3db lower than the American version.
In Korea, some people still prefer the earlier version.
The Korean version has a slightly more transparent sound and a slightly more referenced sound.

I believe now everything has been standardized.

Really prompt and excellent customer service over email. I’m impressed!

 

[Deezel177]

Customs are marriage...make sure you like what you hear first before committing to a custom.

Not necessarily. Aroma lets you get a divorce for $500 (reshell).

 

[KuroKitsu]

Customs are marriage...make sure you like what you hear first before committing to a custom.

I feel like marriage is actually costlier than customs. The loss from selling customs is neglible compared to a divorce in many ways.

Also, denizens of the WC. I have defied my wife and bought a Viento B from Zeppelin & Co. Wish me luck as I think of an explanation offer condolences

 

[drftr]

I have not, and from what I've read/ heard from others I would probably find it lacks a bit of dynamics and clarity for my preferences. Although it graphs very dark, apparently it's very open and well layered, which offsets the sense of darkness. Likely good quality components and psychoacoustical tonal quirks.

For someone wanting a very dark but linear IEM though, this could be great but I can't comment without hearing myself. @Smirk 24 was pretty lukewarm on it if I remember (same for Volur when I sent it over to him; I enjoy Volur though)

It's the reason I'd love to test drive it with a good silver cable before I pull the trigger, as for now I have them same problem with them you have.

The graph looks very wrong to me for treble though as the first demo I found them even too bright.

Also, denizens of the WC. I have defied my wife and bought a Viento B from Zeppelin & Co. Wish me luck as I think of an explanation offer condolences

Well, at least you didn't trade her in so there's that.

drftr

 

[KuroKitsu]

Well, at least you didn't trade her in so there's that.

drftr

I was thinking at worse I might just backpack around the world and hire you as the guide for a bit

 

[Bosk]

I feel like marriage is actually costlier than customs. The loss from selling customs is neglible compared to a divorce in many ways.

Also, denizens of the WC. I have defied my wife and bought a Viento B from Zeppelin & Co. Wish me luck as I think of an explanation offer condolences

My IEMs can be shouty but never shout at me. They don't give funny looks if I sit around all day doing nothing but listen to them, nor complain I don't take them out enough.
They'll happily go wherever I want, and don't get jealous when I give my attention to other IEMs. I can openly admit one IEM will never be enough to satisfy me.

I even share IEMs with my friends without any awkward conversations, and the moment they fail to please they're sold off without a second thought.

You only live once. There's an endless supply of women out there... but truly great IEMs are worth cherishing.

 

[MatW]

My IEMs can be shouty but never shout at me. They don't give funny looks if I sit around all day doing nothing but listen to them, nor complain I don't take them out enough.
They'll happily go wherever I want, and don't get jealous when I give my attention to other IEMs. I can openly admit one IEM will never be enough to satisfy me.

I even share IEMs with my friends without any awkward conversations, and the moment they fail to please they're sold off without a second thought.

You only live once. There's an endless supply of women out there... but truly great IEMs are worth cherishing.

I wish IEMs could cook and do the dishes.

 

[maegnificant]

My IEMs can be shouty but never shout at me. They don't give funny looks if I sit around all day doing nothing but listen to them, nor complain I don't take them out enough.
They'll happily go wherever I want, and don't get jealous when I give my attention to other IEMs. I can openly admit one IEM will never be enough to satisfy me.

I even share IEMs with my friends without any awkward conversations, and the moment they fail to please they're sold off without a second thought.

You only live once. There's an endless supply of women out there... but truly great IEMs are worth cherishing.

Oh man

I wish IEMs could cook and do the dishes.

And fill the hole in my soul.

 

[drftr]

I was thinking at worse I might just backpack around the world and hire you as the guide for a bit

And if you bring WM1Z, Rn6, and Fei Wan I'd be happy to be your porter too. Ain't no mountain high enough.

drftr

 

[GiullianSN]

Hello watercooler boys and girls. I was looking for some advice. Looking for an iem, $3k or less, for someone who listens to rock and metal. My current favorites are all jerry harvey iems. I have the roxanne, jolene and sharona. It would seem i like a more neutral monitor type of sound. The jerry harvey stuff just has this amazing growl in the midrange for distorted guitars and most importantly they sound natural. I recently bought the mega 5 est …. Very different tuning, but i really like it. So im thinking it sounds so great at $550, what is the newest and latest and greatest in the kilobuck range? Ive been thinking about vision ears ve10 … any thoughts on that? Thanks for any help.

I may be late to the party...but as a main metal listener and one of the few remaining JH fan here... I would suggest to have a look on an Used UM Mentor, Fir Xe6, Elysian Annihilator.

 

[Ryokan]

Listed my LPGT Ti again and with a price drop if anyone interested. I’m doing a bit of a reset in the hobby with some tough decisions! HERE

Price also dropped on both Perpetuau and RS8.

Do you listen with XRC on or off? thanks.

 

[timeslip]

I wish IEMs could cook and do the dishes.

At least it speaks kindly to you when you do =)

 

[MonochromeFashionLawyer]

I can openly admit one IEM will never be enough to satisfy me.

Love the analogy!

I’m still scratching my head on possible good excuses to tell my wife on why I need to own multiple IEMs, or in her words ear buds.