Added micropore on rear vent which is wide open - even on the Serials this hole has a miniature filter to control subbass levels, I personally prefer with a coupe dB less subbass which I imagine this small mod provides, and reduces a slight dryness I’m sensitive to when subbass overtakes midbass.
Unexpected good result but followed my intuition - despite wanting to limit treble and these being wide bore tips I wouldn’t image they’d help with that goal - BGVP W01 tips are sounding good on this.
A very large stage, but intimate vocals on tracks so far.
Bass is still very full bodied, and the higher end of the V seems more mellow to me.
This and the Eru are making me realize that mods and tips aside, sometimes it’s just time of day or mystery “x” variances between listening sessions that can add or remove slight hotspots to the FR.
I expect I’m listening at different volumes each time too.
Some very neat imaging effects are worth mentioning with the Aphex too. On tracks you wouldn’t necessarily have dog-eared as “imaging testing tracks”. Case in point “Worry Rock” by Green Day’s opening: Guitars are in one place, but then vocals are much closer and from a different direction, in a very “oh I didn’t know you were in the room” surprising way.
Oh let me know what variances you want graphed when you send it down to me. It’s always nice to see how the changes we hear are interpreted into a graph.
Wow that’s insane! Recently been lurking over there more and I’m constantly reminded why I don’t like that place. The environment is way more friendly here and seems to be driven much more by our true opinions and not outside pressure or influence.
Will your IEM be available for sale or is it just a personal use project? For those of us not are informed is there any details you can share on it? Like possibly what sound signature you’re aiming for.
Ahhh T tips, I forgot to mention those yesterday. I was trying to think of good tips on my way home from work and my memory isn’t so great so I definitely missed a bunch. Yes, those T tips are fantastic. I bought way too many a few months ago
Tony (akros on YouTube) just put out a part 2 video for his Aurora review. I think some people got butt hurt on Headfi about his views on the Aurora. He made the video to clarify his views. I will never never never understand how people can get so upset by someone’s subjective opinion on the most subjective of hobbies.
Yes, you want the IEMs to be as transparent and timbrally/tonally accurate as possible and any changes to the mix (like bringing the drums up to make them easier for yhe drummer to hear) to come from the sound guy at the board. Anyone alse who says otherwise doesn’t know ehat they’re taking about.
Do these versions differ a lot?
Exact my feelings about the vocals on the retail version… Can’t get better than this… At least I could not imagine that
