I read your post over there and was thinking, oh damn that won’t last long. Appreciate your sincerity.
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Thanks. The Penon 10th review posting in every thread tipped me over to say something.
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No we are not talking about the same Cadenzas. Mrmrmrmr that’s way out of my pay grade
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Yes it´s not a budget set for sure.
A german shop put the price down to 1500€ for a while, which still is a lot of money ofc but it was much more tempting, but Letshouer did not approve and they had to raise it again.
Whatever, I´m pretty sure you´d like it aswell and hope that you will get a listen one day 
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I’d love to hear the Cadenza once more, it didn’t blow me away the first time I heard it, but referring back to my notes from CanJam;
These were so very smooth, all parts of the FR are extremely buttery and the playback is addicting, honestly. I could see these being a set one could wear for hours and hours without any fatigue whats so ever. The fit is great too, very comfortable - ingress/egress is very easy, and there’s no pressure build up or driver flex from the DD. I guess the reason why I’m putting this one in the good and not great section is because I wasn’t exactly wowed by them - really fantastic IEM, don’t get me wrong - but I sit here and I think back on them and I can’t remember anything that blew me away besides how smooth it was and how much I love the cable*
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I had them at home for a few days and was mesmerized from the very first moment.
I can imagine that your impression could possibly differ if you had a listen in another environment but that´s just a guess.
For me it was also fascinating how smooth they are while still having that super high resolution, i did not get any fatigue. But also I was listening to them at lower volume because I did not even feel to crank it up…everything was there already.
Can not really forget about it and would love to give them another listen one day
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Unless im reading that wrong it doesnt look like they toned down the pina gain at all. Is there an audible difference or just a fresh coat of paint? Also plz link to foams in case i feel compelled to give them a shot down the road. In love with my quintet atm ngl.
I assume they’d be incredible for an at home environment. While the seal and fit was perfect for me, there’s no denying that the background noise of canjam would effect the experience.
Here’s to hopefully one day getting another chance to hear them! 
The OH10S is not from my squig, I dont have it.
but yes, they did not change the pinna much at all, in fact it might be brighter since it does not have a dip at 5k. (the upper limit of what u can call pinna gain.)
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Isnt a solution to that problem to put some ANC headphones over the iems you are demoing over there? 
LOL
That’s a 200 IQ play right there 
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My bad, I spaced on that part. Like its not bad in stock form, but too fatiguing after a time. I dont even own them anymore. I just know that bass was still prob the best ive heard still. Planar is close, but still lacks the weight to go with the speed so it doesnt feel like it impacts as hard. In iem anyway. 1mores and lcd2c are tied for headphones.(purpleheart and t20rp are DQed due to treble murder for my ears.)
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Just mod it like I have. It is my tws set (using the TRN BT20XS with it).
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You black magic evil … lmfao. What foams do you use and ill put it on my list of things to try. I can use the foams without the set in the meantime etc.
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I’ve only heard the pre-production version of the Cad 12 and it’s one of my favs. The vocals are 
TOTL imho. Hits my preferences perfectly - too bad it’s not the retail version 
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I believe its the 4x3mm High density: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004052500811.html
You can use a 500 mesh instead of tanchjim filters if u dont have any (and if u use 500 mesh, the 6x5mm high density foam will probably be better): https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004052530517.html
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Yea, you right. I messed up the filters on my z300 since I had a volume mismatch and it turned out to be because of the filters. If I can do a slight adjustment I can get them back into their sweet zone as I really like them alot…
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Strange interference from them since you’ve been routinely complimentary of their offings.
This is true. Obviously I love my Serial but I can use like 1 out of 6 cables with it, the others are too loose even if they’re fine in other sets.
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Quick tribute to the EN1000, and shoutout of thanks to @GooberBM
These are really doing it for me as my clear, wide, treble present but not bass weak set. You can tell the DD is made of something special.
I’ve recently really been appreciating clear sounding balanced sets that don’t remove bass to get there, EA500 (even with subbass roll off) and in a recent reaudition, I really really like the Olina SE. I’d say it’s like a tgxears bud in IEM form for good timbre, balance, and imaging. I rate it very highly. But if you’ve got the money, or incredibly kind friends, this “Wonder King” comes out on top.
This is a killer female vocal set for me too by the way, volume scales to provide huge textured vocals.
Although I wouldn’t unless my hand were forced, with this and the Serial I feel I have a complimentary pair that would check all the boxes. (Serial with more speaker-like bass, and a little more relaxed approach.)
There are sets that come close but ultimately would be redundant to me vs the coverage this pairing can give.
For one example I am a huge fan of Michael Bruce’s Eru, but I have to tip roll to get rid of some consonant sibilance* and at rare times even that doesn’t fully remove the problem. While that issue in how I hear things might be my longest running thorn in my side as far as sets that I love becoming non-reach-for sets (and as far as I’m aware is from the midrange gain rising in the 1-2k region, but I may be off on this and it’s not always graph justifiable) it’s a hidden blessing as far as eliminating some otherwise top runners I’d have to struggle to pick between.
*listening to singers saying “t, ch, s, sh” and wincing or having to brace for it
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