After 5 hour afternoon listening with monarch, now I think the undisclosed config of Monarch would be
-1DD (bass)
-2BA (Mid)
-4BA (treble)
-2EST (super tweeter)
Which explains why monarch could handle so much of resolving capability for string and micro details
I don't remember where (maybe Resolve on the Headphones.com YT channel) but someone said that there were several BAs for the bass. So it was a DD and at least 2 BA for bass, then 2 for mids and 2 for treble. I don't recall it very well who or where, and the exact distribution, but I am sure that there were the DD and several BA just for the bass.
Seems like there would be a significant difference, with so many less drivers for the bass... Curious. Did they improve the DD for Oracle? Need more reviews on this thing!! Maybe they don't want to do the R&D to make a better DD, so they McGyver'd it by adding BAs to make the bass better/stronger.
Ah, taken from the Drop page, five drivers (hence penta) - a triple-hybrid IEM with two Sonion electrostatic drivers, two Knowles balanced armatures, and one 10-millimeter dynamic driver.
Can anyone tell me anything about unit variations. Were there cases of one Monarch or Clairvoyance sounding different from the graph or other same unit. What I'm asking, has anyone got thier set and thought something is not right here?
What is usual unit discrepency in units?
TA QC haven't been all that great lately, and I think due to the big demand they are rushing the production and not paying too much attention on QC.
I want to order Monarch, because it will most probably suit my tastes perfectly and unfortunately there is nothing else in the price range with similar performance.
Can anyone tell me anything about unit variations. Were there cases of one Monarch or Clairvoyance sounding different from the graph or other same unit. What I'm asking, has anyone got thier set and thought something is not right here?
What is usual unit discrepency in units?
TA QC haven't been all that great lately, and I think due to the big demand they are rushing the production and not paying too much attention on QC.
I want to order Monarch, because it will most probably suit my tastes perfectly and unfortunately there is nothing else in the price range with similar performance.
my new clairs have a really tiny chip where the faceplate connects with the body of the iem. It kinda irritates my ears. I contacted them and they told me to send it back. I really want to send them back but I enjoy them so much im procrastinating lol. Dont know how long its gonna take for them to send it back
I would send them back. Huge hassle, disappointment, more waiting, I get it. Consider impact on resale value otherwise, unless you’re sure they’re all time keepers (is anything?). Same thing happened to me with Penon Volt. I kept em to avoid the hassle but it likely cost me $100 when I sold them. Especially if it’s bothering your ear. Mine was purely cosmetic and very minor
Very sure sufficient. I'm using the Shanling M3X which has the same power rating as BTR5 for balanced, and only slightly higher for unbalanced. I've used both balanced and unbalanced. On balanced, I use it at low power and usually listen ~35-60 (out of 100) and so plenty of headroom even on low power. High power obviously even more headroom
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