[Hisoundfi]

Just in case you were interested and haven't picked one up yet, the Veritas price dropped to $80 usd.

 

[nmatheis]

Hopefully be able to pick one up soon!

 

[Hisoundfi]

Hopefully be able to pick one up soon!

Scratch that, it's now $50!!!

 

[Hisoundfi]

I see no reason for someone to not pick one up at this price honestly!

 

[nmatheis]

Hopefully be able to pick one up soon!

Scratch that, it's now $50!!!

Holy f-nitz!?!

I need a job right now, Vince!!!

 

[Hisoundfi]

http://vibrolabs.com/products/veritas

 

[CraftyClown]

Sorry to open up a super old thread fellas, but I've been trying to get my Veritas rig set up, using the recommended Startech soundcard as input and a Geekout 100 as output, however my results in Arta for an Etymotic ER4 SR seem pretty far off what I was expecting.
 
 
If anyone could highlight where I may be going wrong, I'd be hugely grateful 
 
 

 

[castleofargh]

 the low end roll off is clearly wrong, but for the rest it's very much what's to expect without any sort of compensation.
 
what I get raw with the er4sr and the best seal I can get.

 
so for the low end, I see 2 options:
1/ you failed at getting a proper seal. it would do that. use some putty and make sure you do have a seal.
2/ your geekout thingy is the cause for the roll off (protective caps?), that would possibly do that too. try another source, your soundcard, the startech ... and see if you get the same kind of result in the low end.

 

[CraftyClown]

   the low end roll off is clearly wrong, but for the rest it's very much what's to expect without any sort of compensation.
 
what I get raw with the er4sr and the best seal I can get.

 
so for the low end, I see 2 options:
1/ you failed at getting a proper seal. it would do that. use some putty and make sure you do have a seal.
2/ your geekout thingy is the cause for the roll off (protective caps?), that would possibly do that too. try another source, your soundcard, the startech ... and see if you get the same kind of result in the low end.

 
 
Yeah, I just tried the startech and got the same results, so I guess we can take option 2 out of the equation.
 
I had the earphone pretty well logged in to the veritas, but I guess that's where the problem is coming from. Do you remember what tips you used to get a good seal between the coupler and the earphone?

 

[shotgunshane]

Use blu-tack around the couplers opening to ensure proper seal.

 

[CraftyClown]

Use blu-tack around the couplers opening to ensure proper seal.

 
Thanks Shane, I'll use some of the provided putty.
 
Another thing I was wondering about is insertion depth. To get consistent results, should I be trying to ensure that all IEMs are inserted to the same depth?

 

[shotgunshane]

Thanks Shane, I'll use some of the provided putty.

Another thing I was wondering about is insertion depth. To get consistent results, should I be trying to ensure that all IEMs are inserted to the same depth?

That would be ideal. I'm assuming where the taper opens up into the cavity is the reference plane.

 

[CraftyClown]

That would be ideal. I'm assuming where the taper opens up into the cavity is the reference plane.

 
Cheers Shane. I'll give it another go in the morning and see if I can get a better read

 

[bartzky]

Did you use sine waves or noise? A screenshot of your ARTA settings would be helpful to determine if something is wrong there.

Also 1/3 Oct smooting will disguise measurement flaws. 1/24 Oct or less would be more helpful to spot flaws.

 

[CraftyClown]

It looks like the extreme low end roll off may be from the Veritas. I spoke to HiFiChris who mentioned seeing someone else get similar results recently. In which case, I guess I just need to account for it in my calibration. I've attached some photos of my set up and settings, just in case I'm doing something silly you might spot