Fair enough: more accessible, less pretentious, less gobbledygook, better presented.
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TBF if I were forced to pick a collab to get I would probably Precog’s just because I hate all BA-only IEMs lol.
A bit unrelated, but I was interested in trying the DUNU Falcon Ultra. Aside from it looking gorgeous, most impressions I have seen speak of it as a great, fun sounding (v-shaped) single DD.
Might buy a set to be honest.
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I have one question: Couldn’t DUNU have done this tuning and selection of drivers without cooperating with “great personalities”?!? Just asking, not nagging…
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TBF that 3-4k tuck I can see being very precog (aka too much 64 audio fanboyism).
Hey if this is like a cheaper U12t it might be worth a look
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Collaboration handbook -tips and tricks
1. You choose a company for IEM
2. You call and offer cooperation
3. You find the graphics of your favorite IEMs
4. Tweaking the tuning here and there so it’s not completely identical to your favorite prototype IEM
5. You select a driver configuration that is different from the prototype
6. You are advertising this IEM and your name must be in first place
7. You get a good commission because you gently copied some good IEM
8. Everyone praises you in HFGF for how good you are and how good your IEM is
9. With the money you earn, you buy a good IEM
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It’s a very enjoyable, (at least to memory) similar update to the limited Vernus that improved on the Falcon Pro for most people. I would definitely rec it personally, and depending on where you are (and when my schedule opens up) I may be able to loan you one for demo if you really want. PM me if you’re interested.
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I wonder, does anyone aside from Crinacle even have and measure IEMs with a B&K Type 5128/4620?
Did you ever get to try the ultra? Have i forgotten whether you wrote anything about it 
I have not. I should at some point
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Couldn’t Nike have made a great sneaker without collaborating with Michael Jordan?
He could. But that’s not the point! 
No doubt it’ll sound good. Looks like a spiced up Vulkan indeed.
Acoustic design for a generic TOTL IEM:
- Add a sub bass boost because we don’t want to come across anemic
- Bring down the upper Bass (180 Hz to 250 Hz) as much as possible, because mud is pure evil
- Gently incline ear gain from 1kHz up to somewhere between 2.2 kHz and 3.5 kHz because we don’t want to cause any stress.
- Slap a lot of treble/air energy on there for the older financially established target demographic who seen a few decades. (at least a few dB over the mid low point)
- Profit
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Or if you’re campfire audio just slap drivers together and pray. 
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Doesn’t make sense to me either. A set at this price should be able to stand on its own and not need attachment to an personality to move. Collabs are more for stuff that might get stuck in the pack without a push or retunes going away from a company’s “house sound”
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Anyone here got Artti t10?
Very curious about these. Seems like a smoother budget S12 from reviews.
Also Artti R1 looks interesting, 3dd. Two 6mm + one 8mm.
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The R1 sure looks interesting, I agree. I believe @ToneDeafMonk has the R1 incoming and will most likely leave some impressions once the snail mail arrives
Are you serious! That’s the chart for it. Didn’t realize one came out already. They used all that fancy wording about it being intentionally colored and the sound of the future to give us that. Ridiculous!! I was hoping we’d get something untraditional in today’s market and just looks like most their other releases. The SA6U looks more unique than the Mirai. I’m sure no one up there cares though since they made it limited to help pump interest and bring in more a markup for it being a collab. Shame on headphones and Precog.
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