A bunch of replies from a different thread all in relation to Timlessā¦
A/B Timeless vs the Tea is now showing the Timelessā weaknesses. The Timeless has no imaging vs the Tea and it also takes about double the power.
Itās kinda like the music is behind glass with the timeless. Everything sounds perfect but nothing pops out. You can hear the details but they donāt pop out in front of anything else. Everything always stays in line behind the glass.
The Teaās sounds are dynamic moving forward and back. The Tea probably sounds not as high of resolution but the presentation is more engaging because of the variation in the audio events placement within the stage.
I was wondering if Iād come to that conclusion or not last night, but after the first A/B Tea would still be my preference in general.
It does, but I donāt think the tuning is a problem for the Timeless. The Timeless is well balanced with a subtitle bass boost. It actually sounds very good. Remember the Tea is one of my highest recommendations. The Timeless is knocking on itās door.
I still have lots more listening to do tho. Going to do some tip rolling too.
I wish @Rikudou_Goku had his set so we could discuss.
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories - Within - A/B testing now between the Tea and Timeless.
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories - Within
Stage - Tea
Imaging - Tea
Resolution - Timeless
Clarity - Timeless
Detail - Timeless
Dynamics - Tea
Warmth - Tea
Leading edge clarity - Timeless
Timbre - Tea
I think the conclusion Iām going to come to is thisā¦ The Tea is one of my favorite IEMs ever made. The Timeless beats the Tea at speed, detail, resolution and clarity at the cost of the Teas impressive dynamics, stage and imaging. Even though the Timeless is a bit cleaner than the Tea, itās not different enough to warrant recommending the Timeless over the Tea unless you are concerned only with clarity or your library can benefit from a very fast transducer such as metal, but youāll be missing out on some slam vs the Teaās dynamic.
If I had to choose between the Timeless or the Tea, I would choose the Tea but both IEMs are great with their own strengths and weaknesses. The Timeless does enough that is unique to carve out a place for a spot in my collection and at itās price point, itās another must have.
lol, Sure. I already did. I was listening to Dua Lipa Homesick for my details test.
To my surprise, even though the Timeless sounds clearer than the Tea, the details of the fingers touching the keys and key clicks didnāt pop out as me as much as I was able to hear on the teas. They were clear and audible but when vocals were present, they were harder to make out which leads me to believe the Timeless is compressed vs the Tea.