Who needs marketing analysis?
You get your audience.
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Does anybody here own a MELE color blue? Iâm thinking about buying one but I canât decide between yellow or blue
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UPDATE. After a couple of days with the Meles (mine had imbalance out of the box) the driver of the right side died, i guess it wasnt a filter problem. It went form an audible imbalance to no sound at all.
I talked with DD audio and send them a couple of videos of my issue and they gave me back all the money, so i bought another pair of Meles. Talked with DD audio and they told me if i want they can make an extra âquality controlâ to check that everything its fine on the new Meles before send them. HBB said they would take care of me and they absolutly did. Im really thankfull with the people of DD audio, they took care of everything without problem. I will try to keep you all updated when the new Meles arrive.
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They told me Blue isnt in stock yet. I know they will get a new batch on 11.11, i guess blue aswell.
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I am very happy to hear that. Thanks for the update!!
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You can order it but the first batch will be released on the 11.11 thatâs how I read it any anyhoo 
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I havenât heard the kato, but according to peopleâs first impressions, mele should be bassier and kato should have the techs.
50usd vs 180usd as well.
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Thatâs why I was curiousâif itâs something that sounds as good as the Kato but a fraction of the price, thatâs quite a deal. Of course, thereâs more to sound than the FR graph.
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You cant see it like that, im afraid. Kato is an Aria in tech steroids. Mele is closer to blon bl-03 with more sub bass and less treble extension.
MD house tuning should be more shouty and have better mids, while Mele should be warmer and less fatiding.
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In a more fair fight, Super Review wasnât too nuts about the 7Hz Timeless, but did like the Kato ( his Timeless review compared 4 sets at the end ). He tends to like things that are a bit lighter on bass, and brighter sounding, so as a rule I find that when he compares two close sets, I usually go the other way. That serves as useful information too, once you know what things appeal to a reviewers tastes.
I still havenât figured out Crinacle completely. I think he has a good ear, and is consistent, but I havenât identified what he is looking for. He seems like a neutral bass guy, but he is very concerned about the shape of that up slope in the mids and treble. He rarely talks about it in terms of music.
I think this is a case where @hawaiibadboy is on the right path, knowing what pieces of songs that people really expect to hear nailed, on a new headphone or IEM give you a better impression of what they are looking for. His library approach is the perfect shorthand to showing the reviewers expectations. I had a âtest driveâ playlist for years, I just didnât realize what I was telling myself with it.
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Is there a good cheap cable with microphone for the mele?
I find that heâs generally pretty good about distinguishing between âthis unit doesnât sound very goodâ vs âthis unit isnât to my tasteâ. This reviewer had a similar take, which matches my own impressions too. The Timeless is both really impressive for its price, and not my cup of tea. I feel similarly about my Moondrop Starfield, which is a really solid performer for its price and doesnât really do much wrong, but I never find myself reaching for it.
Exactly. The Mele succeeds because it is really, really amazing with some stuff like Rock, but without being so wonky that I canât use it for other things too. Items like the Timeless and Starfield fail for me because theyâre not really amazing at anything. Yes, they are great all-rounders, but as such they just turn into nothing but tools for transmitting sound. If Iâm just interested in hearing stuff rather than having a special experience, Iâve got Aftershokz Aeropex, my factory car stereo or for that matter the various Google Nest Minis scattered about the house which are all perfectly capable of conveying sound.
For whatever reason, while I find that I enjoy neutral speakers, I donât love completely neutral earphones and headphones. While neutral speakers have the ability to produce great timbre, dynamics and soundstage all at once, neutral headphones tend to get the timbre right but then lack either dynamics or soundstage. Itâs almost like with headphones, you need to make compromises with the tonality to selectively excel at some of these things, but you canât have it all, so you have to choose what matters most to you.
EDIT - I should clarify that I donât really consider the Timeless or the Starfield to be textbook âneutralâ because they have relatively elevated bass, but especially in the midrange, both of them have a style of tuning that I think is aimed at sounding decent with everything, something which they achieve but at the cost of not really sounding great with anything (in my opinion).
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Yes, I owned a pair, and sold it shortly after buying the Moondrop Aria. That was my primary for a few months, but the Mele really pushed it from 70% to 15% of my listening time in short order. I am guessing that Timeless might be doing some time splitting with the Mele, and pushing the Aria into the drawer completely.
I admittedly like that elevated bass sound ( within reason ), but hate when it is simulated by pulling back the mids ( which is how most cheap headphones did it for years ). Bass response is where most of the discrepancy of preference really is for headphones, so it shouldnât be surprising when reviewers also vary the most on it too.
Strange to admit here, but with all the moves since 2018 ( I have lived in FL, NE, and CA ) the only speakers I have owned since, are a pair of original ( pre Logitech ) UE Wonder Boom speakers that we used for our pool and patio, at the house we sold ( I miss that place ). I have been an apartment dweller since ( We moved for access to better / acceptable / not shitty doctors for my wife, long story ).
Blue purchased. Just waiting for the âDaddy, you can have your IEMs back. Are those for me?â
Soft-touch! Lol!!!
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Love how Mele handle Borland bass pulls in this track.
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