haha yeah, even less treble than my E5000 (which is a black hole).
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Couldnāt agree more. Yes, itās a dark set without EQ but it literally has EQ built-in and itās an, honest-to-god, good enough 5-band (or actually 6 with the bass boost?) so why not utilize it???
And, yeah, its driver is extremely technically capable. Easily the best DD of all the TWS Iāve tried and Iāve tried them all aside from the AP2 and Buds 2 pro.
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have you tried the MTW3? I ask because it has the same driver as the IE series (200/300/6000/900) which is pretty capable
Hello darkness my old friendā¦
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Itās honestly pretty bad without EQ 
but if you know what sound youāre looking for you can turn it into a completely different beast with that EQ, I was blown away the first time I got the EQ set up and hit play. These sound much better than $279
I think most people do reviews of these with no EQ applied because I just canāt see how most people wouldnāt like them after fiddling with it
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Have you review it?
I have not yet. I loaned them out to @rattlingblanketwoman and I just got them back. Iām going to do that soon, now that I finished up my Rikubuds review
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Oh absolutely. But
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itās not like you have to buy a dedicated DAC/AMP to EQ them. It literally comes built-in!
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thereās loooaads of online EQ custom profiles for it from Reddit to YouTube to Headfi
Oh I also just want to say, about them is they can also handle pretty much every aftermarket tip since the nozzles are big and long enough with a lip. Definitely canāt say the same about Samsung and, of course, Appleās TWS buds.
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Anyone buy this pkg? Thoughts
C$ 119.71 | HAKUGEI Sea-elf.Double magnetic drive Modular plug 5 to 1 0.78mm mmcx
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mtYhktG
Dark is the enemy for most mammals and nightmarish in iems. But can be a blessing for some 
Final e1k and the whole e line without the wouldnāt make it to current days if it didnāt have pitch black background and 3d imaging as a result. But who is remembering same pitch black backgrounded BGVP Zero?
Now that it shot up in price to $85 USD, I think Iāll pass. I was looking at the Sea Elf a few days ago when it was first posted on AE and it was being offered at $65 which was a good deal considering that cable alone I think was worth something like $70. Some guys over on head-fi took the chance, so weāll have to wait and see what those guys think.
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Super interesting. Hopefully it turns out well. I think the ie600 is a bit overpriced so this could be a good option
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I just got the Yanlin Moonlight today. There doesnāt seem to be too much written about it here. Iāll give some impressions after i spend some with it. So far, Iām enjoying it running some test tracks and playing acoustic roots and some orchestral music. Nothing is making me think āouchā yet. The male vocals are crisp. The bass is punchy, extended just the right amount. Better low end than the Helios and the S8 I listening to before.
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Delivery day always feels nice.
Have been eyeing this brand and their cables for a few months and just decided to pull the trigger.
Hakugei Golden Bodhi & Hakugei Kuro
Dunu S&S as well as Tanchjim T300 tips came in at the same time. Trying out the S&S tips on the Monarchās now and they are extremely comfortable, very similar to the translucent Cylinder tips that came packaged with the Timeless except they have a glossier finish, rather than a matte, textured finish. Unsure how this affects the FR but these seem to boost mid bass punch to my ears. Happy listening, gents 
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Yo that looks AMAZING on the Monarch 
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Seconded 
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thats a beautiful pic man! You can really turn headphones into art
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Thank you so much, gentleman 
Itās a damn near perfect match for the Monarchās, happy with the purchase for sure.
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Just grabbed dirt cheap 2nd hand Cadenza today. After 40 minutes of listening I can tell I am really impressed with the tuning and the build quality.
They may be for IEM what Vidos are for buds (being 35$ against 5$ of Vido obviouslt). On the other hand I can imagine Salnotes Zero or Chu or whatever is TOTM now may be even better value for safely tuned IEM.
Technicalities, staging, layering, bass extension are enough for the value or just slightly better. But the tuning makes it crazy to think it costs so little even as compared to something which was considered well tuned last year like KZ CRN.
I would probably end up giving it further to someone in few weeks as I did with most of those KILLER BUDGET sets (donāt blame me, but with limited listening time I have I guess I would prefer MEST, Serratus or Erasmus), but there is really nothing to complain about this Cadenza and I would love to be at the beginning of the journey right now looking for something below 50$.
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