IEM discussion thread (Part 1)

[Ohmboy]

AMAZING BASS!! Celest Phoenixcall Review

[rattlingblanketwoman]

@domq422

I have to know your secret when it comes to the lighting. It’s all so smooth and well diffused.

@Leonarfd IRL:

[domq422]

Nevermind @Kenyon (I meant @Leonarfd I still love you too, Kenyon, my bad) and his lighting skills, how about your photoshop skills?! Teach me the ways, John!

[rattlingblanketwoman]

My methods and tools remain an enigma.

[Leonarfd]

Thanks for the praise, but @domq422 you take some really nice photos yourself

[domq422]

I appreciate that dearly, brother / but there is no denying that you’ve absolutely honed in your craft when it comes to lighting.

[domq422]

A literal Easter egg

John, you’re a funny guy

[Rikudou_Goku]

This will help.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004741882171.html

And something like these
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005302908335.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004523218345.html

[domq422]

Definitely appreciate that, sir.

I do use an LED with a diffuser over the LEDs, but I have not tried to break out my umbrella and set up a full nightstand with a strobe / I may give that a try in the future. That multicolored LED is super cool btw… I actually may buy that

[Rikudou_Goku]

I use 2 that are similar to that one although I never used the colored lights.

Might buy that L2 one though.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004682464749.html
Having 3 lights is pretty useful afaik.

[John_W_Clark]

I assume I am either very happy with my current stable of IEMs, or something is wrong with me.

I have been listening to the same handful of IEMs, and with one exception ( Hype2 ) haven’t really thought about another pair for a month. My current collection has some great IEMs in it, with the Tea, Tea2, P1 Max, Kailua, Olina SE, and Tanchjim One DSP.

Is this what reaching the endgame feels like?

[InvisibleInk]

Happiness isn’t having what you want, it’s wanting what you have

[Cameleon30]

I’ve been pretty content since I have Vulkan and Azul.
I got some budget looking for an EDC for traveling.
I am eyeing more expensive sets but I’m not in a hurry and I get to see what sticks instead of following hype trains.

[SoundEater]

Ordered! Expect a review with DTE 900 together with HYPЕ2 for metal music. I decided to skip Prestige…

[Rinderkappajoe]

3 weeks before 11.11… I would have waited for possible discounts

[saltire]

@SoundEater

a review … with HYPЕ2 for metal music.

Will be interested in hearing your thoughts.

[sovran]

the fte900 graph looks MUCH brighter and more aggressive on the upper midrange than prestige.

[sovran]

and after 10k(where ests do the job), the spl falls off, like the 4 ests do absolutely nothing here.

reminds me of this quote from thieaudio

[SoundEater]

Yes. But according to most dudes the Prestige won’t be much of an upgrade on my KL MK2. And FR is not all… But we’ll see soon

[Leonarfd]

I am by no means educated enough about drivers and such, but seem like EST drivers can work on a wide range even up to 100k hz. If so we shouldn’t hear them, but even so people seem to be more impressed by a tribrid with est than a hybrid without.

Also I am always sceptical to measurements above 10k hz.