IEM discussion thread (Part 2)

Yeah exactly, Zero 2 leans a bit too polite, like it holds back. The Bunny, while still clean and neutral, has a bit more texture and liveliness, especially in vocals and upper mids. It just feels more dynamic without breaking that balanced tuning. Definitely a step up in engagement for me.

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I listened to the Flipears Legion for a couple days, so consider these quick impressions. The Legion is a $850 USD tribrid IEM with a dynamic driver, coil-style bone conduction driver, and SPARK electret tweeter (like an EST). It has 5.3 ohms impedance and 114dB @ 1mW sensitivity. Thanks to AudioGeek EU for arranging the tour!

I can see why people like the Legion. It’s a warm, smooth listen with lush vocals while keeping some nice sparkle up top. To me, that’s what makes this set special: the presentation is smooth and relaxed while still having that treble sparkle shine in the mix. The bass is big and bombastic. This isn’t a technical or detail-focused set, it’s a lush, enveloping kind of sound. I liked it with classic rock like Steely Dan’s ā€œJosie.ā€

Ultimately, this isn’t a set I’d go for myself, and would recommend people try before they buy to see if its special-sauce tuning suits them. The bass is fun, but it’s not so fast or tight, more warm tending towards boomy. Vocals are a bit too soft and romantic for me, lacking some sharpness. The timbre in the mids tends towards a boxy or slightly nasal tone. It’s not bad, but heading there. This is actually around the frequency that the BC ā€œringsā€ at, if you just tap the set while it’s in your ear; not sure it has to do with that, but maybe.

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EJ10 seems to be now available on the market. Steep price vs the EJ07 if this is the successor. Wonder how good this is.

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Ok so, it has been like 11 days or something that I’ve lost count since I have discussed about my dismay in regards to the that event happened to me for like 2 months ago.

Right now I am feeling much better and I think I am ready for the next one to add to my collection, that is when I am able to eventually find a buyer for my Pula Anvils.

So please, any recommendations that could serve as a form of like ā€œWelcome back to the hobbyā€ IEM set? that would be appreciated and thank you.

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apparently really good for most that have demo it. there should be a cheaper version of this coming out later this year i think.

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It is very very good and up there with much more expensive stuff that i have heard.
Just don’t expect it to look exactly like this as these are just renders of a stabilized wood faceplate, no idea why they decided to use these, maybe will get updated soon.

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It is very good, at least at the level of Anni. Some of us have heard the proto, technical beast with an energetic tuning.

Price is steep, but quite understandable as it will be their new flagship model.

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The Serenade will come and is tuned similar i think , it will be around half the cost or less of EJ10. Will not share to much before they come out with the information themself :sweat_smile:

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I listened to the engineering prototype at CanJam London and it is a marvellous IEM. Don’t know any other one that can project sound like that into the three dimensions.

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Glad to have met you (although I don’t know your name etc.) in CJL but glad you enjoy the pre-production resin set and we look forward to introducing the real beast in coming weeks. Won’t be long now should be even better. Trust you liked the pairing with the special Nightcraft full shielded cable Spectre

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Likewise! Appreciate the time you took to talk and listen to everyone there. No complaints about the Nightcraft here :+1: To imagine that the production version will be even better is frightening tbh (in a good way of course).

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Likewise, was great to have chatted with you and I might have an idea who you were as remembered we discussed EJ series signature of delivering 3D sound around our heads. EJ10 for me is truly the pinnacle of our engineering team’s continued excellence delivered a truly magical set of all the strengths from past EJ series - a true return of the King :face_with_hand_over_mouth: . I firmly believe it will eclipse the legendary EJ07 OG for all of those short-bus and I’m sure this time we will get a full jumbo jet

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Listening to the Hexad, excellent impressions for a set from a young DIY guy! Kudos to @ctjacks336 for the loan.

(And Jaytiss for the graphs!)

I wonder if the Penon Dome is even closer to this.

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How about the soon to be released followup to the Hercules Audio Moses, Noah?

A few reports from CanJam London sound quite positive. Capturing a significant portion of the Moses magic for ~1/10th the spend

Bloom Audio confirmed they are in talks to be the US distributor/retailer for Hercules Audio…hopefully the deal is done in early August

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I’m buying a Noah and will review it, it’s an interesting release.

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Everyone wants Noah (myself included). I hope they have a huge stock :joy:

The product page has been removed? Your link redirects me to the homepage.

Hopefully :crossed_fingers: I’ll get to my ears on that set next week or so, I’ll know more then about pre-orders etc.

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Looks like it, they removed it

Same thing happened to me when I clicked on it just after you posted it. Probably some last minute tweaks (or having it go live by mistake).