@rattlingblanketwoman a budget Penon Serial
ā¦a budget Serial
MMMMM Those are some heady words!
Hype train would say Cadenza. Iāll say gimmie till monday and i can give a specifics based opinion. Both are good and Cadenza is cheaper. This Tinhifi is pretty good. I prefer over the T4+ which based on packaging and slow info is likely their focus. I like this C3 though
Some are saying the Cadenza benefits a lot from a tip change. Specifically to shallow wide bore tips.
Can you test and confirm? Spiral Dots should be good.
I havenāt listened to my Cadenza since the day before yesterday, something that I liked on them was sticking a high density tuning foam into each Final E tip (the most reversible mod in the world)
My summary on them so far is that Iām not crazy about them, theyāre a bit wonky to me, will most likely sell mine on. Tuning foams helped. Bass hits are dry. Treble is the wonky region. Upper mids not enjoyable on female vocals.
Whatās your experience of them with Wide bore tips?
Very limited because if anything I needed to tame some treble. Happy to try something soon and report back 
EDIT: Pretty sure I have some spiral dots, Iāll try those.
I have the azla sednaearfit crystal on my Cadenzaās and I think it changes the staging or imaging for them in a positive way.
Haha oh no, I was pretending I hadnāt seen this comparison, but now Iām called outā¦ definitely graphs so similarlyā¦ Iāll watch the full video later to hear about technicalities etc.
Itās a swap that would free up cash, which is the goal where possibleā¦
I was playing with tips this morning, and there are a lot of tips that I found going one size larger than what Iām used to might help to get a better seal if you think the treble is too bright or youāre not getting the bass you should.
It might not move anything for you, but might as well try right?
Comparison of Casenza and C3 with WAN ER:
TLDR:
He says the WAN ER has the best balance and tuning. Cadenza feels too light and not engaging, whereas the C3 although has the best bass and note-weight, the rest of the frequency isnāt as good as WAN ER.
So:
- WAN ER
- C3
- Cadenza
Iām confused by a lot of these reviews. As far as the Cadenzaās bass, for me itās very prominent and I donāt want more.
Disagree, Waner sounds worse of the 3
Cadenzaā¦maybe C3
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Waner
Baffling. The Cadenza sounds like a much cleaner replay
You should be a bit confused. There is no music mentioned.
Forward and shouty with what?
The set with more leverage over the bass than the other 2?
Iām doing a collab w/Tangzu so Iād like to not clown but the cadenza is audibly a better set.
I am not doing a collar with Tangzu, and I have no skin in the game so I will say it: Cadenza sounds better than Wanāer. And Iām finishing up writing my full thoughts on it so this isnāt just an out of my ass statement.
Itās pretty obvious man. Not sure what library that wouldnāt be the case?
Not my library.
Cadenzaā¦maybe C3
Waner a distant 3rd
Sounds like how most people feel about the Serialā¦ strike 2 for doppleganger.
Still a little trepidatious of the LCP driver, only about 2 experiences so far but neither good.
Tinhifi says itās a PU + LCP composite, so Iām giving it a benefit of the doubt I donāt give to pure LCP