The Mental gymnastics with them is real then
Really? So none of the aftermarket balanced MMCX cables will work? Interesting. They do have great service though and I very much liked the amount of detail and clarity it possessed. But the lack of bass is what led me to selling it. It was sorta okay in quiet environments, but I'm usually on a bus or walking around when using IEMs so a little more bass kick is needed for things to sound right in those conditions.
You might as well stop emailing. You're just wasting your own time cuz it's just gonna be the same response from him every single time.
From what I can tell, Icarus III is a dual-driver. Both the BA and dynamic drivers are new designs. I think their old dynamic driver was a 7-8mm driver in their hybrids. Plus, this one is also a dual-coil driver.
Well whatever MEE Audio's doing, they've been nailing their IEM tunings lately. And with the sort of service that Trinity used to be able to match, they do have most of the market covered in terms of the cable. A considerably lower number of people want to try it in balanced operation given that most of the people buying at that price point probably haven't shelled out for something good with balanced output and high bitrate music.
Or at least something to this effect. The basic explanation was that there's 2 antennas: an internal and external. I think the external antenna was described by Bob at one point as being basically the whole plastic face of the Air. Hence why people got more than the usual amount of confused when the few that received had such poor Bluetooth performance, nevermind the crap battery life. One would think that the signal transmission would be better if the entire outward face was an antenna, so when they explained that the anemic battery was the cause, it seemed quite plausible. With the battery being crap and having to work overtime dealing with signal processing as well as transmission, it made sense that it's the source of battery life and signal problems. Here's hoping that the replacement batteries actually work as advertised to some extent.....and that I actually get an Air delivered to me before 2020.
It could be that's the appropriate response for the OP's specific situation though. Like you, I personally haven't had too much trouble in terms of communication from them, but I really haven't emailed them all that much. I never emailed asking for any sort of tracking update or production update from them. I've emailed Bob to tell him how I want my Litz cables terminated and I've emailed Kieran about a replacement Vyrus 2 due to the shell splitting open. But since he said I'd have to send it to the UK, I'm just gonna dab some glue on it and call it good. An IEM that cost me $30 isn't worth $15 of standard international shipping.
