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

hawaiibadboy · April 30, 2021, 3:08pm

LOL

An Empire Ears Agent Smith would get my money

igor0203 · April 30, 2021, 4:38pm

I just click like, can’t recognise which is which lol

formerviking · April 30, 2021, 11:12pm

Freakin iem porn there.

hawaiibadboy · May 1, 2021, 4:13am

JHilderson · May 1, 2021, 8:50am

@hawaiibadboy You got any experience with any of the Rhapsodio IEM’s?

Seems like that dude is making some good stuff, but there’s not so much to find on his work as is on other IEM’s.

I’d think your opinion on some of his work would be well received!

hawaiibadboy · May 1, 2021, 2:51pm

Ouch those things are pricey!!
I’ll check em out

JHilderson · May 1, 2021, 5:26pm

That they are

But from what I’ve read the company has made real quality stuff and has quite a fanbase. There’s a thread over at head fi if you’re interested in some reading.

Would be awesome to have some proper reviewing by someone like yourself. Infinity mkii for example has nothing for review except on head fi. Maybe Rhapsodio is willing to send you one or two iems for review. I’ve read they’ve sent to reviewers before.

hawaiibadboy · May 2, 2021, 12:28pm

I will reach out and see if I get any reply

saltire · May 2, 2021, 2:35pm

New to the forum but just wanted to drop in here and say cheers for the BS free reviews. For a bit of a newcomer to portable gear it was so refreshing just to be able understand how something might sound because I can relate to tracks I know so well. So yeah, cheers, Mangird Teas it is then.
Will they suit me? I won’t know until they arrive but at least I’ve got a much better idea now that they should suit a chunk of my library, without breaking the bank.

luizgarcia · May 2, 2021, 8:06pm

@hawaiibadboy after watching your review for the Oracle i am now curious about how it compares to the Mangird Tea which was on the top of my “next iem” list.
If you find some time i would like to hear about how these compare.

IEMusic · May 2, 2021, 10:16pm

I think the Tea’s two greatest strengths are its midrange (which seems to be the Oracle’s forte as well), and its holographic imaging.

emer08 · May 3, 2021, 7:57am

Same dilemma also, was about to purchase mangirds but didn’t and wondered if the extra 240$ is worth it and if the oracle was a much better buy/upgrade as well.

hawaiibadboy · May 3, 2021, 9:48am

I wil A/B Mangird and Oracle tonight. Oracle is fantastic. Mangird is quite special and unique in it’s playback.

Not going to put one over the other without some serious listening 1st

Strifeff7 · May 3, 2021, 10:31am

Need a recommendation for the Mest Mk2,
ifi Signature or Honey H1 ?

thank you so much,

hawaiibadboy · May 3, 2021, 2:32pm

Thanks for the trust. It’s music gear so describing the replay quality with music…seems like a no brainer

hawaiibadboy · May 3, 2021, 2:54pm

luizgarcia · May 3, 2021, 3:39pm

Nice review, but wth Fiio such a disappointment!

Nullandvoid · May 3, 2021, 3:44pm

Money saved right there, can’t stand murderous treble.

hawaiibadboy · May 3, 2021, 4:39pm

It’s rough.
FiiO has been fair to me for years. One of the better companies in that regard. No penalty or delays to me after not rec’ing their stuff. I wanna see them do good and hype their stuff. This cannot be that.

Martward · May 3, 2021, 5:19pm

Too bad, I was really looking forward to this set since I was making up my mind between these and the FD5. You don’t have the FD5 in your ranking I saw, but you did do a review and they even made it to top 10 earphone of 2020. Where do you think the FD5 would (approximately) end up in your ranking?

I tried the L4 but I had some trouble with suction and I wasn’t overly impressed tbh. I like the FH3 way more, so I guess our tastes don’t exactly line up. Still impressed by your channel and I appreciate the effort and work you put in it !