If you want a bass test track check out āwhere weāre goingā from the Interstellar soundtrackā¦there is bass throughout that slowly builds but at the end crescendo the full bass pedal is stomped for the last 2 seconds.
a church pipe organ will typically play around 12-15hzā¦itās epic on the Timeless.
@Dynamic
I got mine during the EB sale, just got delivered yesterday along with the DT02 DAC/Amp (I am in Wisconsin, USA). As far as I know, no one is stocking it yet in the US because it was just released.
hi there, can anyone plz try them on a phone + dongle (or just 3.5 jack) and see how it performs?
I know planar needs power ā¦ but just wondering if this one is efficient enough
also any idea about DT02 which is bundled with ST12 in Aliexpress?
One thing to note for the OP @Aromato: being loud doesnāt equate to sounding good and loud. Power matters, good power matters even more. If youāre getting a 150 USD planar IEM, I would invest in at least a decent dongle that can provide more oomph.
how would you evaluate DT02 dongle which is bundled with S12 in Aliexpress? is it good enough?
I canāt even judge it on paper. does the specs seem good to you?
thank you very much ā¦ great to hear that ā¦ regarding ttorbic comment, do you think sound quality (not just loudness) is good enough out of phone or Link dongle? i care about soundstage and tonality. not very seeking detailsā¦ i wanted to buy Hana 2021 but this just got really hyped ā¦ i wonder if itās better than hana/kato out of a phone ā¦ which one should I buy in your opinion?
A/Bing just now, sound quality from the S12 directly from the phone jack is already quite good compared to the DD IEMs I have, probably because of S12ās planar driver. Usually other single DD IEMs I use with the phone sound more muffled without the dongle. Link lends more clarity in the upper region for the S12, and a thicker sub bass, but thereās a risk of making the bass overall muddy.
There are tons of dongles better than the Link out there. I wouldnāt say the Link is the cleanest; it rather colors the SQ in the typical xDuoo way. If you want cleaner sound, look for other dongles.
thanks again. iām considering to buy S12 + DT02 dongle bundle in Aliexpress ā¦ it should be good combo if they are officially bundling these togetherā¦!
last questionā¦ how would you evaluate soundstage/imaging of these against other iems in this price range? (againā¦ on phone )
I canāt thank you enough
I saw your other comment on the Tea Cult thread lol, I donāt know where you got the impression that soundstage of planars are narrow (planar IEM perhaps, planar headphones are always wider than DD headphones), but S12 has one of the widest soundstage in this price range, just slightly short of Mangird Tea ($300). Imaging is pinpoint accurate, I donāt recall any IEM under $150 that can do imaging this well.