I honestly wouldnāt let what I heard stop me from buying them based purely on the other benefits. The soundstage really was all around more coherent.
Maybe I should try taking down that peak in the second graph with EQ.
No one knows. Iāll just stop using/reccing it. I donāt want ppl to feel scammed or not to hear the magic we hear. Ill preserve them and use the other stuff I have
It has an amazing stage imaging. Even more for 300usd.
I got mine from Drop at the end of August, no problem as well besides the slight driver flex on initial insertion into the ears, and that the set sounded smoother after one day burn in.
I used to use Spinfit CP145 on my Teas, sound is smooth but downside is due to Spinfitās soft silicon, it increases the pressure on insertion and creates a vacuum in the ear canals enhancing the driver flex. The drivers donāt click, the bass just gets sucked out for about 3 seconds, then back to normal.
Recently having added Variations to my collection, I realized that the stock and stiffer silicon tips that come with it pairs really well with Teas. Besides opening up the mids and stage more than CP145 (dimmer bass tho), the best improvement is the stiffer silicon solves the driver flex issue. No more enduring the 3-second vacuum upon Teaās insertion.
Here are the shots of the two tips compared. Also, interestingly Mangird put different color meshes on the left (silver) and right (black) vents, donāt know if itās just my set or itās generally like this. If there were any differences with the batches release, I donāt think itās due to the tuning but rather possibly the inconsistencies of the vents?
Pfff, 11.11 is closing in fast, but after hearing about all these QC-related cases in this and other forums, Iām bummed to be pushed over to the cautious side and refrain from buying a new pair of Teaā¦
Same. Since Teas are my favourite IEM, Iāll be taking them out of my rotation til QC seem fixed. After that I might grab another pair (in a far future).
I think that confirms that there are definitely inconsistency issues or quality control issues on Mangirdās endā¦
Can folks share what color/colors of your left/right vent meshes? This is a more solid visual evidence than people saying that the driverās died in terms of consistency; vent mesh color has no relation to usage and wear. But confirming this also suggests that Mangird is sloppy in producing each unit.