I’d take these over TEA and anything in $300 range.
That I never hear or am asked about these (rarely) is an indictment on the hobby.
Sellers with a good “team” and exposure get push but others do not.
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Ah ok! Glad you found the cause. Your YouTube reviews are based on your ears and your library so I trusted your assessment of the Canon from the start.
Niiiccceee. Wait, over the Canon as well??
Check out the Aladdin too! But you’re right - folks like @rattlingblanketwoman and I who tried to talk about how great the Aladdin is a while ago got some push-back from folks saying “Penon shillers” or “Penon cable lovers are crazy.” Penon doesn’t market well but hopefully after your reviews they will be more popular!
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Do they give that same energy when Linsoul or Hifigo or Shenzen folks spooge all over stuff?
They should shut the fuck up.
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Actually hard when Penon cult leader is DN, every thread on headfi turns into a cable swapping into a 2k cable and graphs are non existant til now.
But serial looks hot.
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Cymbals and female vocals (lets day feetwood mac - dreams) are good and 5k not noticeable?
Just was on that album.
…kinda love me some DD goodness. 
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Guess I need to look into it 
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As a fellow reviewer getting asked about stuff in the range…you should.
Money does not grow on trees but some stuff is worthy
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If you say it’s good and has one or more dds, i will put the dough.
Already mailed penon
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hey Chris, did you listen to the Legend? what do you think?
Not yet.
I’m buying my Penon stuff full price so I am moving slow 
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All this talk about Penon sets has me looking like 🫠 and my wallet looking like 
If I can get some good checks in from work, Penon might be the next brand I try out. I’ll be on the look out for the “Penon” video 
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i’ve seen the penon serial mentioned on head-fi before, and it was being hyped due to just using DDs and doing that really well, but then there weren’t any reviews from external sources … so i never really bothered looking into it more. it’s nice to see that head-fi wasn’t full of shit on this one
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Bought mine. Very satisfied.
Best 3DD implementation I have heard and among the best in its $$ range with a library like mine. 
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Was there a specific question I missed? Here are my initial Serial impressions: IEM discussion thread (Part 1) - #2352 by thoohil
What changed over time is that they play more stringent than fresh out of the box.
My most expensive IEMs are the the Dunu EST 112 and the Moondrop Variations and I favor the Serial any day of the week.
While tribrids are technically well thought out and executed I came to realize that it’s kind of exhausting for me to listen to them for longer sessions. They demand too much brain cpu load. It’s hard to describe.
Planars are similiar but still unmatched for electronic music sessions.
@hawaiibadboy Great Serial review! I can subscribe to all points made. I was wondering how far totl IEMs are from a pearl like the Serial?
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oops sorry, not sure why that didn’t link properly. Here’s a question from @nymz that I thought you could answer as well:
Ah ok, Cymbals sound perfectly fine. Clear, not piercing and not recessed. I did a quick comparison with the S12. Reverb and decay are actually better on the Serial.
Favorite Cymbals Meinl Byzance Vintage Sand Medium 18" 
Same with female vocals Fleetwood Mac - Dreams, perfectly dosed imho.
It’s hard to find anything negative about these.
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