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Yea OG. Ask nymz for Tea2 comparisons :wink:

Oh nice, those filters are the right size?
Also, doesnā€™t Hana 2021 get fatiguing at high volumes as well? Looking forward to your impressions!

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Yup, the filters covers the grill perfectly. Also, Hanaā€™s less bright with treble tamer than the Olinaā€™s!

Impressions next week if nothing comes up :slightly_smiling_face:

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Thatā€™s good info for those who canā€™t get their hands on Tanchjim filters without buying the Tanya!
What trick did you use to tame Hana treble? Personally I donā€™t find my O2 to be aggressive in any way but I donā€™t listen at high volumes.
Edit: you modded your Olina right? Use Paul Wasabiiā€™s squig - he has graphed all the mods

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No mod for Hana. The treble on the Hana and O2 sounds good to me stock, but I had to filter-mod Olina + foam tips. The treble was that bright for me haha.

Olina sounds really good at mid volume, but Hana and O2 can be cranked up higher. Probably due to the deeper fit of the Olina compared to the shallower Tanchjim designs.

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Oh gotcha, I misunderstood your prior post. I know you might not want to try yet another mod, but a micropore tape or tuning filter addition to the front vent will increase bass and may help to balance out the treble aggressiveness you hear. Note that on a graph, this front vent mod doesnā€™t affect the higher freq, but since we hear the entire spectrum with our ears, the bass lift could help. Just my two cents if you want to try to adapt the Olina to suit your needs :slight_smile:

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Hahaha the triple mod combo :joy: Thanks for the tip, Iā€™ll try it out!

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Sorry guys, had to take a couple days out to sort some stuff (non hobby related) . Will be back tomorrow full force and will reply to every PM/post I got during the last days.

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where did you get the moondrop filters from?

moondrop store on aliexpress. Choose B2 for size.

also available on hifigo/shenzen maybe linsoul also

Arent those the same filters as Variations? Aka they have no acoustic dampening, just protect from wax?

I only compared to S12, Tea OG and EJ07m (to be added).

Olina and Tea2 fulfill two different roles in my collection. I know you PMā€™d me, will answer in a bit!

Ej is a beast. I would like to hear fh7/5 and na2+ one day :slight_smile:

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Yes, it all comes down to my preferences and my library. Amongst all those, there are some gems for price, like mh755, but thereā€™s no miracles. Market is moving too fast. Thereā€™s basicly alternatives to any of those for less or better for the same price.

These are some of the examples Iā€™m talking above. They have some X factor to me and they rule the brackets for me on their price point.

I could basicly use anything that is A- or above as my daily driver. This is the point where dimishing returns hit pretty hard, in my collection.

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Basicly, they have to work for me, but I give credit to something that is good, just not for me, like Variations or UP.

Thereā€™s also tuning vs Techs for me. A great example would be Olina vs Oxygen vs Fdx1 vs Kato. Thereā€™s no right or wrongs. Any of these have flaws and strong points. Comes out as preferences and price. Price is not a factor on my rankings btw.

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Oh, I didnā€™t take out the Olina filter; I put the B2 filter on top of the Olina one. It works too. If you want I can take out the Olina one and replace it with the Hana one and try. Currently Iā€™m testing B2 filter + vent mod + foam tip for long high volume listening :joy:

I was just curious, nothing else :stuck_out_tongue: I need to grab myself another pair of Olinas!

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Itā€™s very fun tinkering to get it just right :wink:

So far the best way for me is B2 filter on top, Olina filter on front vent, and moondrop T55 foam tips. Tames the treble at higher volumes (70%+ on my Macbook) while maintaining everything else.

I have been debating about a Hybrid and I know the Tea cult approved of the OG Tea, but the view is that the Tea2 is enough better to be worth the price bump from $300 to $350.

The OG are $260 on drop, which seems like a very good deal, is there something wrong with the ones on Drop, or am I missing something?