Aye ride it like you stole it 
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I ordered the micro versions of these speakers but the (twice the price) mtm version showed up instead… can’t complain.
What i ordered
What I got
I initially had some issues getting them to run without popping or hissing (high noise floor). I believe they are designed only for balanced, so they are very sensitive to the noise from an unbalanced source it seems.
I found these cables work the best.
Every other combo, I could hear clear low volume crackling and hissing when I get close enough to the speaker. With these they are dead quiet and clean sounding. So definitely a case where getting the right cable made a big difference. lol
But now that I got them working well, I do like them a lot. Definitely recommend balanced source to avoid noise issues. For the price I got them for, they are incredible. For the typical price of $800, I think they are worth it. They definitely justify their price. The built in room correction works really well. And the full range sound is really impressive near-field. Plus they mount to tripod desk mounts nicely. (Note that you need a 3/8 to 1/4 reducer to make them tripod compatible).
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Awesome. If that is from street riding you are a braver man than I! 
I’m gonna jump on the bike thread and chew some motorcycle fat! Don’t wanna jack the thread.
That is the plan, man! 
I have ridden every day this week, so we are off to a good start.
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I had been having issues with ringing in my ears lately, and finally seem to have it under control ( it seems to be related to my blood pressure ). So I went on a little spree.
I got the Juzear Defiant last week, then the Bunny and Snowsky Retro Nano last weekend, and finally the EW300 x HBB today.
The Retro Nano was a must buy because of the easy to replace battery. I like Bluetooth dongles around the house, but have resisted most of them, because of the e-waste issues.
The Defiant has crazy good detail and accessories, but is a bit bright for my tastes.
The Bunny is my new goto budget recommendation. That is way too good for $20.
The EW300 is interesting, it avoids the too bright Simgot house sound, but still has some sparkle, and satisfying bass. I am really impressed with the stage and imaging at this price point, and I think if the EW300 hadn’t had the most confusing launch with three different versions, it would have been a bigger hit.
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OK I’m going to move a few of the above posts to the IEM discussion thread as ear hygiene etc has been discussed there before also helping keep this thread on topic 
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I had to do a double take until I read your post about the move. 
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Second attempt at an monitor arm, praying it fits my desk this time…
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I want revise my earlier remark, with the correct ear tips, the bass opens up and balances the set way better.
Zeos really dialed in the tuning and Defiant has well controlled bass and treble. The more time I spend with it, the more I am enjoying it.
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Order Truthear Gate on Amazon, will receive it tomorrow. Good cable and maybe decent IEM.
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And we’re at it again. Often times when riding season hits you start going through gear because shit ages out. The latest refresh is in the helmet department. Here’s the new addition, my first Carbon Fiber lid:
It’s weird how the photo makes the shell seem almost matte, because when I took it out of the box I was rather pleased to find that it’s got a really nice gloss finish. I rode it for the first time this morning and it did amazingly well. I’ll talk about it more in the bike thread, but it more than passed!
Let me just say that it has been years since I shopped helmets and the pricing these days is kinda criminal. 
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Very apt purchase for these times we are living through, sits under my iMac and when things appear overwhelming I press the button to hear “this is fine”
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Got it and it FITS!
But god is having speakers on the table terrible when you have more than 1 monitor…
The speaker (Swan oasis 140) is big enough that I cannot angle it much more than the stock monitor stand…
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I caved. I thought I was done after the Thieaudio Origin, but the dragon reared its head once more, begging me to chase it. I obliged.
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One of rhe best buys
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I recently got the ISN Audio H20 IEMs and found the NICEHCK PurpleSE as a nice compliment to them. I saw some chatter about these a while back and decided to give them a listen. At first, the tuning took some getting used to since I have mainly been rocking the more classic V-shaped type of tuning on my IEMs and headphones, but after a while the fun began. I see now why these are tuned the way they are, and I quickly found myself spending a bunch of time going through my test tracks and other favorite tunes in my playlists. 
I am going to spend more time with them this long weekend, but so far my listening impressions (to my ears, ymmv) are: a fun, warm tuning with the bass as the main star of the show with the slightly warmer mids up next and lastly the treble, while still ever-present, is a bit tame in the lower range. Thankfully, my favorite Dunu S&S tips work their magic for a great fit and also take a smidge off the upper treble peaks. Since I don’t have this type of tuning in my IEM collection yet, it will for sure be a keeper! 
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Recently moved my Polk r700s into the main theater room to replace the front mains (phantom center) and replaced the family room system with the Sonos Arc Ultra soundbar, era 300s for surrounds, and a sub mini for the bass.
DSP has come a long ways. You might ask, How does it compare to the theater room atmos with the Polk r700s and large svs sub, 5.1.2 component system all calibrated with Dirac running off the Arcam avr21 ($5k AVR)?
You would expect it to not even be close, right? Honestly, it is much closer than you would expect. I am extremely impressed with this system.
The main downside is it has a somewhat narrow soundstage when listening to stereo content (just cannot compare to separates for imaging in stereo). BUT anything mixed for 5.1 or beyond sounds fantastic (huge even). Dolby Atmos, even better. Tonality is extremely solid (even in stereo).
Slightly colored but tasteful, especially if you lower the bass a few notches in the app. Otherwise it sounds really close to flat/neutral. Seems to go for the harman research target for ‘untrained listeners’ for speakers out of the box, which doesn’t sound bad at all, but I lower the bass a few notches to even things out, while still keeping a little bit of emphasis in the low end. Based on my testing, the app gives you a bass shelf you can adjust that will affect things from 200hz and below. By default it has close to a 10db bass shelf below 200. Adding a sub makes that shelf clean and flat, but still a shelf. The app defauts “bass” to 0 and can be set from -10 to 10. Going all the way down to -10 should theoretically give you a flat neutral response with a slight overall tilt towards the treble(-2db). So I’ve been playing with it and settled on -4 (I DO like bass).
The bar by itself can get as low as 70hz cleanly, and all the way down to 40-50 if you don’t mind a little bit of extra bass emphasis. With even the sub micro it gets the rest of the way there and crosses over at 70hz, so no mids coming from the sub (typical soundbar issue). And the Era 300s do a fantastic job creating the 3D soundscape.
If you’re looking for something simple that will give you a fantastic atmos experience, this is an extremely good option IMO. Assuming you have a good room to accommodate it. As someone who has heard really good stuff and EQs all their headphones for ideal tonality, The Sonos Arc Ultra 100% gets my approval and recommendation.
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Finally got round to buying the Kiwi Ears HBB Punch in the Linsoul sales, ordered on the 20th, arrived in Scotland today 25th so very quick delivery, now to settle down for an afternoon of listening
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