I know you love your photography man, this came through on one of my feeds…
A shot with Olympus EM1 MK2
16mm Kenko extension tube
60mm Olympus macro lens
Raynox 202
iso200f5.6
125+ high resolution mode images stacked
Hope I got that right 
A fly had hit a Butterfly mid flight and knocked itself out…
That is just unbelievable…
The depth of field using that extension tube is so shallow, getting a shot like this is next to impossible. Impressive stuff thanks for sharing, Ω!
KBEAR has REALLY stepped up with the design of their iems lately.
That last blue iem is the Voyages SR-8 right?
They have another new one that looks damn good.
Did someone say, burn? Here is a major burn…
The burn. What horse shit. As usual, women just can’t drive and ruin everything! 
Yes, sir! The SR-8. Not only do they look like bangers but they sound surprisingly great imo. Slightly bright leaning but not thin, the note weight is there. My favorite part though I think is the bass. It’s quick and really tactile in the sub bass. I usually prefer smaller DDs tuned a bit on the hefty side, like the Symphonium Titans anyways. The mirage looks stunning, too.
I Didn’t get offered to review those unfortunately, but some others have.
Still big, but a great portable equivalent of this is the fosi sk01. Perfect for playing with simple eq adjustments.
That looks nice yeah. But thought you meant it was battery driven lol.
The sk01 has its own lipo battery, yeah.
Wait it does?? damnn
Yeah, it’s such a nice little unit. Easy rec. Show up used for like $60-$70
I simply cannot get away from all of the Thie Cypher videos on my YouTube home page… good thing I’ve been living with these beauties for the last few days.
I’ll say this, first and foremost, I can completely understand why most folks I’ve seen prefer the 142 over the 242. Lots of people don’t really jive with either of them. I get it. The 142 is far livelier of a replay but it’s too a fault to my ears. The timbre/tonality is off in the treble somewhere. Not as bad as the Harrier was, but still, it’s noticeable to me.
The 242 on the other hand fixes that issue but with compromises. Actually, 1 compromise: the tuning is dulled down. More subdued. Less in your face. “Mature” I dare say. But I’m thinking I prefer it. The timbre and tonality is so natural on these. Every instrument from the bass to the mids and treble sound correct in every way. Nothing is off.
So while the 242 is less exciting than the 142, I, personally, happily accept that trade off for the simply exceptional timbre on the 242. Vocals sound fantastic with a very natural weight and presence in the mix. Guitars have just enough bite to them before being grayed out in the background. Drum kicks and sub bass, while on the relaxed side of things, have a lovely depth to them so whilst the actual levels are lower than the 142 in the low end, I think I actually prefer it.
I’m hoping I can get the 142 in hand soon so that I can do a proper comparison, this is just off of memory but it’s a fresh memory considering I just had the 142s in hand about a week and a half ago.
Have a great night, gentlemen 
Good analysis, Dom.
Just finished my tour with the 142 and 242. Agree with your assessment, but I’ll take the energy of the 142 – even with the slightly off timbre – over the sleepy tuning of the 242.
Different strokes, my brother!
Interesting… I really need to confirm it for my own sanity, Paul. I am really stupidly sensitive to timbral and tonality shifts, so MPL drivers seem to throw me off a bit. I’m fairly convinced that this is what’s happening here.
I appreciate you sharing, brother! What’s a song that stood out to you when you had them both in hand? 
Try the Canpur CX3-02 ‘Silver Flash’. No MPL! 
I’m all over the Silver Flash as soon as Musicteck restocks.
I just played my usual test tracks and a few new songs I enjoy. All sounded better to me on the 142, which I really enjoyed. I was not impressed by the 242 at all.
Some of the tracks:
”Weird Fishes/Arpeggi” - Radiohead
”Problem With It” - Plains
”FM” - Steely Dan
”Rein Me In” - Sam Fender and Olivia Dean
”Let Alone the One You Love” - Olivia Dean
”Tobeloved” - Parcels
”Morning Zoo” - Ratboys
”Kicked in the Teeth” - AC/DC
”Run to You” - Bryan Adams
”Lonesome, On’ry and Mean (live)” - Waylon Jennings
”I Did It For Love” - The Lone Bellow
I snagged a set from the first batch. They are very good. Quite the enjoyable listen. Absolutely scales with better source.
I really do want to give these a whack; luckily, I’ll have the chance this coming weekend at CanJam with MusicTeck having their own table. I’ll be shocked if they don’t have a pair there, considering how hyped they’ve been. They might be a touch too forward in the upper mids for me, but I’m still very curious to give them a shot.
Of course, your taste in music is impeccable.
Sometimes. If I’m feeling it I pull back a dB at 4k-8k. Done. Bam. I also have a PEQ that maps to CP622B. Very minor tweaks in mostly the slightly over active lower treble region. Huh. Most of the time with really well recorded tracks it’s simply sublime stock.
My source is DX340 AMP18 powered completely by modified LHY battery linear supply and Anantar Ultimate OS/FPGA/DSP suite.
