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Man, really happy you like em. Thanks for the trust 
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They really do look nice.
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Nice easter egg 
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What you think about campfire supermoon? How does it compare to chifi?
Not sure.
If they offer a UIEM I might grab a set.
Is that the Twilight?
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Yes. Pretty sweet
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Looks a little thin, but I eagerly await the review of that beauty. 
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Looks like a more balanced/bright set than the other planars, am I wrong? Maybe too much treble?
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Thanks for your review. Do you mind sharing the nozzle size in mm?
I have been crazy busy after my move, between work on the new house, and job hunting. In an nice coincidence the Olina SE showed up about 2 hours after I accepted a new job offer.
I am getting some listening time this morning and they are pretty impressive. I like how they manage to keep the details, while toning down the treble a bit, and they still have really dope bass. I was also impressed that the imaging is still there the way I have come to expect with Olina.
I ordered a pair of QKZ x HBB because I couldnāt resist. Sometimes you just want a bit more bass.
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Only reason Iām not getting the SE is the OG didnāt fit that well for me. Sounds like a jam.
Did 2/3rd of the ShotBus mod (reduced bore and front port mod) to my S12s . Interesting results.
Gets rid of the shoutiness without affecting much else such that i may start using them again.
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Havenāt had much listening today - about 15 minutes on the Penon Fans this morning.
Roll on the evening and Iām listening while getting some grading done, a giving the QKZxHBB another shot with Whizzer SS20 wide bore tips, and using 2.5mm balanced from my Hiby R3 Pro (high gain for the minute).
Dang.
On earlier listening imaging/stage wasnāt really there, even though tonality was great. Timbre had a hair off too. Listening tonight itās a full package. Also the way the bass comes in under other things, distinctly.
Case in point currently with Radioheadās Reckoner. Cymbals are razor crisp and realistic but not sibilant, guitars are soothing and well placed for intimacy/depth, vocals are spot onā¦ heck nothingās amiss. Separation that didnāt seem to be there before is definitely there .
Making one heck of a second impression.
If Iām totally honest, I completely disagree with any praise for its appearance. For my taste itās garish/tacky in all aspects, looks like something between a KZ design and a McDonalds toy celebrating a new Transformers movie. Not that it matters much when theyāre in my ears, and the construction is certainly solid, no doubt about that. I feel especially free to be harsh about something as subjective as appearance, and itās arguably the very least important part of in-ear monitors so it doesnāt matter either way. Appearance does matter to a degree though - Iām sure itās the main reason I keep eyeing some stabilized wood DM8s even though thereās no earthly reason for me to own a full BA set.
Edit: Iāll need to do some more comparisons/ not in a ālisteningā vacuum for this all to hold more weight but these are sounding VERY good. Listening to āUnityā by Royksopp for the same deep bass, and detail in bass enough to clearly hear the gliding bass notes that make a lot of the appeal of the track, that the Maestro Mini helped me to noticeā¦ an uncannily similar full, good bass experience. It doesnāt quite cause physical vibrations through me like the Maestro, but itās one of the deepest basses Iāve heard, and itās pretty articulate. Iām sure the wide bore helps maintain as much texture as possible.
Whatās most telling is that although I tell myself I want to compare to the Fan or Serial or anything else to hand - Iād rather keep them in my ears for āone more trackā. Theyāre also playing a wide variety of music really really well. This isnāt just a āreggae and EDMā set. One of the best for rock, great resonance in classical strings, no problems with male or female vocals so far.
Weāll see after tonight, this is the second of two sessions. Absolutely great for $20. I can remember back to when that was all I had aside for earphone upgrades, and this is a real world opener most especially for those cases. Any critiques I pull will probably have to be against much more expensive sets.
Curious what Iāll think of the Rosefinch when it comes. Iām happy to make this set my āextra bassā set at this juncture. Maybe a biodynamic can pull an extra punch based on preferences.
Very, very well tuned across the board.
EDIT2: Itās the next morning, made some coffee, playing āAll I needā by Radiohead. Lost in it. Magenta Mountain by KG&TLW just started up and I know itās going to be good.
Thereās an authority to the low end instead of boominess - instead of turning up the Gaussian blur, the opacity was turned up*. The control on the bass (obvious in any percussion but even vague warm humming drones like in All I Need) is very high level for this quantity of bass.
*Some of my sound descriptions are basically going to be visual descriptions. Itās the best Iāve got.
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