[rroseperry]

huh, here are the ones from the Mage


Looks as though there's a mid drop in the Merlins, yes?

 

[kckc]

Although I wasn't part of this group buy and received mine near the end of November, I'd thought I'd post my freq graph here as mine is actually very similar to bronco's.
 
They are however, currently getting a refit so I can't give them a listen.
 

 

[shotgunshane]

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Looks as though there's a mid drop in the Merlins, yes?

I was worried about recessed sounding mids (similar to the FX700) but to my pleasant surprise, the Merlin is definitely mid centric.
 

 

[rroseperry]

^Probably tells ua something about the relationship between frequency graphs and listening experience, eh?

 

[Bronco628]

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They're consistently different from Bronco's. Bronco, how do they sound to you? 

They sound decent.  Must be my small ear canals, the doctor who did my impressions said they are more narrow than normal.  Suprising cause my ears are pretty big.

 

[Varley]

Mines also pretty different

 

 

[Hero Kid]

I would not worry about variations. Those graphs are for illustration purposes only, to give you a warm fuzzy feeling that they have been tested and to reassure you that you are buying a quality product (in my opinion at least). Differences are easily explained by variations in placement when they are measured.
 
 

 

[fobboy]

I would like to ask what is meant by "perfect fit".

When I feel like I get very good isolation, the comfort is terrible because of the pressure in my ear canal.  Are you suppose to experience any pressure for a perfect fit?

 

[rrahman]

Well in my limited experience w/ iems and custom iems...
 
I would say if you have a air tight seal (if bass is anemic then its a poor seal), its comfortable (notice its there, but by no means uncomfortable even after hrs) and its stable (manipulate jaw w/o breakin the seal) you have the perfect fit or as good as its gonna get.
 
 

 

[Poetik]

I don't think there is a "perfect fit" as your ciem will fit better for certain positions.  Your ear canals change shape when you look up / down / around / stretch your face so unless you have something that contorts to your ears, which acrylic doesn't, then you won't have a "perfect fit".  That is why the iem companies tell you to open your mouth an inch so you can get the best fit for most positions.

 

[-y0-]

Here's the one from my Merlin.
 

 

[Mython]

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Here's the one from my Merlin.
 

Is it just me or does your chart show a more boosted bass than other Merlin charts?
 

 

[shotgunshane]

It looks the same. There's just a Mage and Miracle mixed in with all the graphs. 

 

[Mython]

No, I'm specifically referring to the Merlin graphs, although I do concede that kckc's look similar, bass-wise.

 

[shotgunshane]

I don't see any differences worth mentioning. My graph looks the same. 
 
On another note, has anyone contacted or heard from UM on the cables?  I've started working on my review this morning. It will take a few weeks to complete and want to include cable comparisons in it.