Successor to the Voyager 14 maybe?
Thieaudio have been killing it with their shell designs lately.
Successor to the Voyager 14 maybe?
Thieaudio have been killing it with their shell designs lately.
If successor then probably one to the V16 Divinity
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)
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).)
Weird name/tagline combo.
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.
Mmmmm yeah - Majestic is an example of an IEM that without an open back makes the sound like an open back. Masterful tuning!
Interesting with the 4 way crossover splitting the mids into two channels!
Useless sensitivity spec without impedance
Question is whether it’ll justify it’s price diff over similar tribrids (Punch or mega5est at 400-550 usd, vs 1.8k ).
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 .
I also think it will be difficult to drive.
Big, tight, controlled bass with fantastic texture. The best thing is that the sub-bass and mid-bass are in almost equal amounts. Top level of resolution. Images popping out of a perfect black space with enormous depth. And all this from an IEM that no one talks about.
But you’re competing to buy the new Thiaudio
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo…
Outstanding performance. And Glacier does it very well but with Majestic it’s magic:
^^^ For acoustic guitars:
DTE900 >= Majestic > Glacier
Soundstage:
Majestic > Glacier > DTE900
Bass:
Glacier > Majestic (UP/UP)> DTE900 (UP/UP)
Treble extension:
Glacier > Majestic > DTE900
Vocals:
Majestic >= Glacier > DTE900
Mids:
Majestic > Glacier > DTE900
Resolution:
Majestic > Glacier > DTE900
Musicality (subjective):
Majestic (UP/UP) > Glacier > DTE900 (UP/UP)
Images/ Pin-point:
Majestic > Glacier > DTE900
Dynamics:
Majestic >= Glacier > DTE900
Separation and layering:
Majestic > Glacier > DTE900
Coherence:
Glacier > Majestic > DTE900
Tech:
Majestic > Glacier > DTE900
Fun factor:
Glacier > Majestic > = DTE900
Ability to play classic rock and older music libraries - none of the three IEMs
Personal preference, despite different sound signatures:
Glacier >= Majestic > Dte900
Value:
Majestic (on sale) > Glacier (on sale) = DTE900