Stop with the impressions damn it.
Your going to make me buy it and I am saving for the serial or something dark like it!
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Iām the one that talked him into the Panda so I vouch for it:
If you donāt have your flavor of planar yet, and have tried any of the others, the Panda is wonderful.
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Thanks for the brief comparison. Looks promising. Do you think it sounds similar to the DM? Others who heard both can chime in too since I recall Mag saying he couldnāt get the right fit. Iām assuming the staging on the DM is bigger?
Graph of Hola (yellow) vs Zero (blue) and Hexa (pink):
Will graph the rest (wanāer/DSP/Khan) once I get them back
And since weāre talking about DM, hereās how the Hola (yellow) is vs DM (orange)
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Dark Magician and Panda share the DNA of the mid-centric style. From memory:
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Dark Magician has a complete different tier of texture in the bass/lower mids. Itās at least top-3 and probably top-2 in IEMs Iāve heard off the top of my head
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Panda is going to have brighter treble. Not that Dark Magician is super dark or lo-res at all, but Panda is closer to bright in itās smoothness
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Planar technicalities stomp all over DM, even though DM is fantastic at that
But for a mid-centric tuning, I donāt know if thereās anything in price between Dark Magician and P1 Max even worth considering. P1 Max is like a step behind DM, at worst, in all the objective kinds of things we can judge. Dark Magician just has that something extra thatās special.
Itās not worth the $80 vs. $600 price tag, but itās there
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Cool cool. I think I might just hold off for now then if theyāre that similar (and spend it on some of the new stuff coming out). Now I just need my man Ethan to update it with a better driverā¦ if heās still active. Iād totally be down for a 3DD DM.
Absolutely love them pandas. I truly believe that Planar technology is the way to go for my kind of tuning, essentially been looking for that Susvara experience in an iem (haha might not find it but itās an enjoyable journey). Tried 7hz timeless, s12, s12 pro, pr1 hifi, Tangzu Wu zetian, raptgo hook-x, and campfire audio supermoon. So far the only one that I kept is the p1 max for that lush relaxed experience.
However I do find that they need good amplification to really bring out what they can do. I have tried them on the mojo / Hugo 2 but I find that they truly shine in the Singxer sa-1 or audio gd master 9 (some more than others, like the 7hz it was a night and day difference between the mojo and the SingXer).
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Thatā¦ Is a very efficient EQ!
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Thank you, I really try. I can give you an even more efficient EQ, as long as whatever the pre-amp is, you do -4.0 dB on top of that
I was almost ready to buy the Heyday, but after your experience with the Pandas I think Iāll give them a shot.
I prefer a mid centric sound with smooth treble, so looks like sheās my jam.
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The panda could be bought at $80 during sales. So I would advise those who want it to look for such a price (isnāt there sales in February in China?)
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Exactly my thoughts. I own the Timeless and S12, and donāt listen to either very often, so I donāt have time for another. Tea, Tea2, and Olina SE, get most of my serious listening time.
I dabble with some budget sets, currently the QKZXHBB and Cadenza for travel and in office.
Or get Panda in 2-4 weeks on saleā¦ 
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Iām not feeling too hot, boys, not sure Iāve come down with the Rona or not but I have the energy of an 87 year old man the last 2 days 
But I wanted to come through and slide into this thread right quick and say the Pandas are such a good rec for under $100 that If I didnāt have the Timeless already, I would have picked them up immediately after I listened to them with @GooberBM. I never would of thought theyād sound that natural - Hell, I never would of thought a planar could sound that natural period.
They also scale so well, thatās something the other planars canāt say, I can assure you. Anyways, Iām hyped for you, @MMag05 ! I hope itās a long, loving relationship between you and Big Panda 
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Hope you feel better soon 
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Thank you, brother
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I might not know them, if not for them having a few songs in the āRock Bandā games. They have some serious talent, and are about the most pop rock I get.
Get well soon. I have done both Rona and the flu in the last month, so I get the feeling old part. Of course I have a IRL head start on being old.
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Oh no! Sorry to hear that. Hope you feel better soon! 
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The cool thing about Paramore for me is that theyāre evolving their sound and image with every album lately, but instead of going so far out of the box that it lands flat, theyāre last 2 albums have been great imo. This new album is shaping up to be great as well.
Thank you, guys! Unfortunately Iāve had COVID as well as the Flu in the past and from memory, Iām feeling very similarly atm but dialed back about 4 notches. Iāll be good! Give me 2, 3 days and Iāll be tip top magoo 
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Gotta get you in order, so that we can get some Ripples in your earholes!
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I hope that you feel better soon!