Absolutely, the a12t is very much like my 18 and hits very hard down low when called for with no bass when the song has no bass. The M15 is closer to neutral, but still north of neutral in bass. I am preferring the M20 right now enjoying how well it does quality bass in songs that call for quantity.
Quick Initial Impressions
WOW! and WOW!............................. the end.
No, just kidding. These are fresh out of the box, and early impressions, but I am greatly enjoying both of these new CIEMs. So please continue taking your time emailing the required contact info so I can continue enjoying these truly remarkable products....... kinda kiddin.
- Trio: The Fourte' has some competition in the Trio. I have not heard these two IEMs side by side, but the Trio sounds like what I remember of the Fourte', but with better bass. While the Fourte' is truly an incredible product that I still druel over, and likely has better mids with the extra tia driver, I was hoping for more boom from the dynamic driver. The Trio delivers in spades. At a distance, I don't feel like I am missing anything by going for the Trio over the Fourte' - although I would likely hear different in an A/B scenario. So it is likely to come down to going for better bass or better mids in making a decision. Think of the Trio being a warmer Fourte'. BTW, yes I am a little bit of a closet bass junky - but the Trio handles it in an audiophile sort of way. If only 64 Audio would offer a custom version of these two that would properly fit my weird inner ear.
- 12t: Having been a long fan of @ericr 's original U12, I can clearly say that this is a large step up in clarity and bass response while retaining and possibly improving on it's incredibly large/wide soundstage. In fact, it sounds closer to my A18 than the old U12. Again, think of the 12t as being a warmer 18. The clarity is outstanding adding a lot more detail compared to the U12. Where I am really having fun is with the bass. I have moved to the M20 for that extra boom, and boy did it deliver. Definitely north of neutral, but boy is it fun. However, like the Trio, it delivers this large heaping spoonful of bass in a very audiophile sort of way. These are as far away from being a fart cannon as they can be. While the signature feels very balanced across most of the spectrum not sacrificing anything for this extra serving of bass, it manages to sound great across genres. This is not an EDM only CIEM, instrumentals and rock sound great as well. Having received my A12t, I have a full review coming up on this one where I will expand these impressions considerably...... stay tuned.
