Discussions, memes and sound impressions of @SE

Successor to the Voyager 14 maybe?

Thieaudio have been killing it with their shell designs lately.

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If successor then probably one to the V16 Divinity :thinking: :slightly_smiling_face:

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I can’t get a sense of the shell size. It had to grow a little if you are going to stuff 19 drivers in there!

I tend to wonder about this as well. At what point is driver x redundant? 19 almost seems like overkill. I’ll be interested in the first reviews.

According to Sony, 5 (BAs) are ideal.
https://www.sony.jp/feature/products/180905/?s_pid=feature_products_83

(google translate)

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Interesting. Being new to the IEM game, I always wondered this. I’m still blown away by how they can make such incredible sound out of these tiny things! The Da Vinci has 6, and 2 of those are DDs. So yeah, this seems like a good number!

I would not put hybrid iems in that same vein as BA only iems. With a Hybrid, I would guess Sony would say 3-4 drivers are the optimal spot (their Z1R and Z5 flagship iems have 3 drivers in total).

Especially since you kinda need 2 BA woofers to compete with a single DD woofer. (which is what the most famous BA woofer is (Sonion 38d1xj007mi 8a).)

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Weird name/tagline combo.

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New…

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Prices are out of control. I don’t believe it’s as good or even close to Majestic. Thieaudio really believed in themselves. I wish them luck with this price. :roll_eyes:

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Mmmmm yeah - Majestic is an example of an IEM that without an open back makes the sound like an open back. Masterful tuning!

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Interesting with the 4 way crossover splitting the mids into two channels!

Useless sensitivity spec without impedance :upside_down_face:

Question is whether it’ll justify it’s price diff over similar tribrids (Punch or mega5est at 400-550 usd, vs 1.8k :grimacing:).

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I doubt it. In addition to the number of drivers, their integration and tuning are also important, but this price is killing whales in the ocean :sweat_smile:.
I also think it will be difficult to drive.