The Andromeda Edition Gold(Black with Golden screws) uses no crossover if I remeber correctly
and yes in original green with golden screws it would look awesome!
https://campfireaudio.com/shop/andromeda-special-edition-gold/
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Huh, Ill have to hear these the next time I get the chance, I wonder what kind of a difference it makes. If it has better bass, I might be more interested since I am kinda thinking about getting the Solaris
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Yes should extend further down and stay quite wide in stage, from what I read
Actually the tips to get are the Spiral Dot ++ tips from amazon.co.jp
Personally, I did like the ++ less than the ānormalā spiral dots on these
One of my best blind purchase so far. These are so damn good.
The only issues Iāve had is the connectors being so long (1")?
Oh the stock cables are definitely one of the good ones.
Just ordered a pair of these, should be here by next week. Will be my first planar driver in a iem. Canāt wait to check them out.
Thinking of picking up a pair. Saw the basic set available for an affordable price.
Wondering if any of you owners can give me some information on how replaceable the cables are since the basic set only comes with a basic cable. Looking at the pictures it seems like the metal contacts protrude out more than normal so it looks like mmcx connector wonāt fit?
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No they use a proprietary obravo connector. It is impossible to use mmcx unless you are very careful with an angle grinder to grind the metal on the connectors down until you can fit an mmcx. Be very careful.
Otherwise your options are either the basic cable, or that white balanced cable the more expensive one comes with. Iām not sure if they sell the balanced cable by itself
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Ah I expected as much. Thatās a bit of a turn off. So it means once your cable dies youāre out a whole pair.
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Got no āloveā from Crinā¦
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Yeah, he flat out just said he hates the Cupidās on resolveās last podcast. Lol
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nice. I love my pair. itās definitely a good price especially for the basic edition.
Yeah like Seazer mentioned the only way to replace the cable is to grind down the connectors till you can fit standard mmcx, this is very risky tho and you will want to be extremely cautious in doing so but Iāve seen a few people successful in doing this. otherwise your only other option is to either build your own cable or order a custom one from someone else if you donāt have the know how yourself. The connectors can be obtained by themselves, I have a custom cable i got made just for my cupids.
And yeah I obviously donāt agree with Crinās assessment of the cupids, he even admits in the comments that he didnāt burn them in which with my experience this set changed so much over the course of 100 hours. The other thing that irks me with his assessment is that it seemed rushed and just like he did not care and had no intention of really giving the earphones a chance. That coupled with the fact that his FR graph does not match other sources and he mentions nothing of tip rolling or fitment tweaking has me pretty damn sure he just didnāt give a fuck lol.
The Cupids are a very involved set, you canāt just throw them in with stock tips and expect it to sound great. They are one of the pickiest IEMās Iāve used regarding tips and that not only extends to what kind of tip you use but also the fitment of the tip, how far down the tip is on the stem? Is the tip fully inserted into the ear canal or part way? etc. There is a ridiculous amount of trial and error for this earphone to get the fit and sound you want, but it 100% worth it in the end.
With all this said itās not the perfect earphone, it does have some quirks and can be very strange sounding with certain music. When it works tho it has a very interesting presentation that sounds wonderful but a bit unnatural I will admit. This not the IEM for you if you are going after naturalness. After burned in the DD bass comes alive and is very dense and articulate in itās delivery with great body in the mid bass, these are excellent for bass heavy music just because of how addicting the slam is on these with the right seal.
I really like my pair but i do have to urge some caution as I would not purchase these if you have no other pairs on hand. From time to time they can soundā¦ wellā¦ not great, largely in part to the tip fitment and not well recorded music and certain genres. They are a pair that I like to listen to sometimes but not all the time. if you have other pairs tho and donāt mind fiddling with tips and doing proper burn in then I can definitely recommend giving them a try.
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Thanks for this write up man! Really helpful. Few quick questions.
Where can I get the connectors? Also, where did you get yours made, or did you make them yourself? I think this is the biggest sway for me. WHether I can get the cables replaced so I can just go with the basic pair.
What tips did you end up with on your pair?
This is really what attracted me, really what Iām looking for is a pair to replace my OH-1s. Itās becoming very tiring and uncomfortable wearing them. I usually have to take them off around half an hour or so.
I really liked the fit and comfort of my Shures se215 & Audioflyās because of the negative profile and it seems the cupids are the same.
I had mine made custom from Skedra of viking weave cables, He already had the spare connectors on hand so it was pretty painless, iām pretty sure you can get them direct from obravo, might have to email them tho. He can make you one from the ground up which will be pretty awesome but also stupid expensive or what he did for me is he modified a cheap ($30) silver yinyoo cable with the connectors and added 4.4mm termination. I opted for the cheap route as the full custom cable would have cost more than the IEM themselvesā¦ which wouldnāt have been a problem if I wasnāt forced to use some stupid proprietary connection, but i wasnāt down with spending that much on a cable that could only be used on this pair and none of my other mmcx earphones.
if you want to contact him about a cable, you should be able to find his contact info on his blog; https://vikingaudioblog.com/
For the longest I settled on Comply foams, T400. But recently Iāve been trying out Symbio F foams and they are pretty nice, stil working on my preferred fitment with them but Iām liking them quite a bit atm.
Yes the Cupids are very comfy for me, they have that negative profile that just kind of disappears into your ear and very lightweight imo. the only thing that could potentially be a problem is how long the stupid connectors areā¦ it wasnāt an issue for me but could be problematic with different eartypes.
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Cool, I think Iāll try contacting Skedra just to be sure before pulling the trigger. I tried obravoās website but no luck, so it looks like you would have to contact them directly for obravo connectors.
Yeah the cable + connector is really the biggest put off. Maybe someone can come up with an ob-mmcx to mmcx convertor. Lol
Ah I saw this too, but it looks like theyāre on preorder? Not sure what that means or whether they have it available
I listened to these at CanJam last year as i was sooo hoping theyd be a P1 with bass.
Honestly, they just sounded very odd especially with vocals.
I listened to their entire range inluding the stupidly priced set and they all had a similar signature so it seems to be a āhouseā sound.
Id strongly suggests a listen before buying as its certainly a different sound.
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