IEM discussion thread (Part 1)

More importantly useing the new vented system from the 5EST good job Hisenior now I can buy one.

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well, just like with some other drivers. ā€œcoatedā€ can mean ā€œsprinkled with 1 particleā€ lol.

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Where do they mention it is re-tunned?

Would you and @MMag05 say that maybe cal is looking at it more in a objective sense while Mags is looking at it more in a subjective stance? Reading through both of your write ups (which are fantastic btw, boys :+1:) I get the sense that Mags is embracing the analog tuning I think 7hz was going for, while Cal is looking at it more in a correct/incorrect stance.

Not a complaint! Just an observation and I’m always curious what you guys come up with :sunglasses:

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I wouldn’t disagree with this looking back at our thoughts and write up. My problem is going to be I don’t want to look at objective and I can’t. One it’ll probably make me find its weak points and two I can’t I’m having so much fun listening to them.

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Gareth asked folk for tuning feedback awhile ago, hence the re-tune :+1:…

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That makes perfect sense, dude. For my personal enjoyment, objective truths take a back seat for sure. If they didn’t, the Maestro Minis wouldn’t have sunken into my life so deeply. So deep in fact, that they tend to be my main squeeze when it comes to listening.

It’s all about enjoyment and subjectivity is the name of the game in this hobby, that’s what I always say.

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That’s a fair assessment. I definitely tried to be as objective as I could be awhile also taking into account the goal of the IEM and my preferences, so I guess it’s still pretty subjective lol. I really really really enjoy this IEM though and it will stick with me for a long time

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Any idea when yours gets in?

They just shipped it so…probably weeks.

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If you want to jam to some funk I would def rec this song with Legato!

Don’t know the seller but anyone in the UK this’s a crazy good deal…

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Jesus, that is insanely cheap for them.

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Don’t think they’ll hang around long :smile:

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That makes sense, man! Can you and @MMag05 do me a favor, maybe? Can you both take a listen to a few songs for me, I’d love to get both of your views and see how different or similar they are.

daft punk - Voyager
daft punk - Give Life Back To Music
Men I Trust - Lifelong Song (very decent sub bass and mid bass texture testing song)
Parcels - everyroad (the last 2 minutes of the song is sub bass heaven, just have to be patient lol) it’s also a good song to test stage and imaging as well, whole bunch of different voices coming from above, behind, side to side, all over the place.

I appreciate you boys!

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This is otherwise known as the ā€œplease listen to this IEM so I don’t have toā€ special!

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Love reading Aminus posts. :joy:

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His thread has been hilarious with unfamiliar people coming in and making assumptions about him without knowing him at all.

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Nice thread to detox myself after getting overdoes by snake oil and shills that are everywhere on HF otherwise. :rofl:

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…and for what it’s worth, I agree with him about IEMs (and to an extent, earbuds and headphones, too); they can not match a real life performance or properly set up speaker system. They can only approximate to varying degrees of success. A big part of why I’m into IEMs and buds so much is that I can’t feasibly bring my speakers and subs on the road with me, and headphones by and large fill a space that matches neither of my use cases (I have a couple of pairs, but rarely use them for that reason).
I’m going to be very curious to see how his eventual write-up on the Storm goes; I think he’ll put it among the top performers but may gather the ire of any fanboys out there. I look forward to it!

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