Bad Guy Good Audio Rankings and stuff (under construction) (Part 1)

That’s why I wear white gloves on closeups.
No need to be distracted by chronic busted knuckles
“Bro are you a mechanic”
“You work with wood chippers”
“You punching stuff in rages”

Just quiet all that stuff with gloves :laughing:

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Been rocking the Mest Mkii for about 3 hours a night for two weeks now. Much appreciate your bringing this to the Worlds attention. :call_me_hand:

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Thanks for trust.
That set is on another level. :boom:
Micro details
Imaging
Low end tuning
cohesion of sound across diff drivers (they blend together well)
polite gain but can get intense at times.
UM can do BC drivers while EE cannot. IMO.
If you elevate the gain and bass too much perception of that driver is diminished.
MEST MKII did it right…IMO

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I ordered the Penon Orb a few weeks back. They sent it out on a tuesday via UPS and I received it on thursday. That was incredibly fast. Fastest China → EU shipping I ever witnessed :heart_eyes:

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@hawaiibadboy I’m trying to get a friend of mine into audio (currently he’s using some shitty bluetooth earphones) - I was thinking Mele or Olina, but which one’s better for pop/electronic? Or anything else up to $100, thanks!

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I think Mele is better suited for that :notes:

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Brilliant, thanks!

Bummer Linsoul just informed that the JQ Hua Jiang has been discontinued. Looks like that won’t be happening. Refund on the way. Time to look for some other choices.

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well that sucks.

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that’s…bang on your FR target…
How do they sound in your ears? Dream come true?

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Although, being a cynic here, but do you think the PZT (i guess piezoelectric transducers) makes an audible contribution?

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3 months since I got excited for a set.
Feels like a year :cry:
This came outta left field. Expected meh and got blown away.
Which is much better than expecting a lot and feeling underwhelmed

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Not gonna lie, on paper it looks like a Planar/Piezo Dark Magician with a bass shelf and maybe slightly better treble extension? Real curious about the “open back” shell, too.

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Wow thats big! Can’t wait for a full review. Would love to hear how you compare it to the canon

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Are they really an open back sound ?
What does the PZT driver sound like ?

If that sounds at all like that graph, it could be interesting. The other two models from Raptgo went under the radar ( GR-2CP, GR-40CP, both all BA sets ).

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and Z1R cut and shut…

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They look beautiful!
Please tell me that MEST are better :smiley:

Also love this accent on company logo “Raptgo SINCE 2019” - that amount of experience means something, at least that they survived pandemic :smiley:

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Wow set looks beautiful. How’s the shell size? I loved the sound of my Mest MKII but, they were just to uncomfortable had to let them go. Lava, Up and Canon are great in size for me. If the shell is comparable might have to get a set since the JQ was refunded.

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