The below blurb is verbatim from 1MORE's Piston Pod product page:
Read moreFuture Sonics Spectrum Series: G10 thread open at Headfi
Head-fi superstar, Kunlun, has opened a brand-new thread dedicated to the Future Sonics Spectrum Series: G10. The hordes (yours truly included) are already swarming the place.
Read moreFuture Sonics quietly debut Spectrum Series G10
As an early owner/lover of the Atrio, the new single-driver G10 has me all up in a tizzy. Unfortunately, Future Sonics's copywriters appear to have been culled from the AP and a failed personality cult. Here's what they say about the G10:
Read moreThe Ocharaku Flat-4 KAEDE Type II
Because I have some drinking to get to, I'll keep this short. Here's a copy/paste job from my latest review at Headfonia:
Read moreComply Custom Wraps Review
If getting "the most out of your CIEMs" involves custom wraps, your earphones do not properly fit your ears. Before investing in silly wax-magnet wraps like Comply's Custom Wraps, get a re-fit.
“I mainly became interested in Comply’s Custom Wraps after I struggled to maintain a consistent seal with my CIEMs. I was finding that before using them I would have to adjust the CIEMs multiple times over the course of an hour and that the balance between Left and Right seemed off - particularly with the bass presence and extension of the trebles. Applying the Custom Wraps provided an immediate remedy and became worth their weight in gold! Now with the Custom Wraps I don’t need to alter my CIEMs at all so I’m a very very happy man. I do have to say that using the Custom Wraps does come with one caveat. This is that the sonic performance does slightly change. Whilst the bass becomes much more rounded and powerful, its attack becomes moderately slower, and this attack descriptive stands the same for the trebles along with a slightly reduced treble extension. On the other hand the sonic improvement to the instrument separation/staging is certainly desired and you just have to weigh up what you want from your CIEMs. Personally I feel that the Custom Wraps have made my life a lot easier and have heightened the performance of the CIEMs in question so I’m a very happy man.”
Edd Harris's essay about a product whose only utility applies to poorly-fitting custom-fit earphones, deserves to have been written by Joseph Heller.
Source: Comply Custom Wraps Review
A Rare Luxury: In Ear Space reviews the Heir Audio 10.A
This crotchety prick believes that no review is worth reading that isn't first worth looking at. And while Sonny Trigg's use of bad words curls my nose hairs, his latest pictures are worth the price of admission. And that is a rare luxury in the me-too-crowded review world.
“A Rare Luxury:
Looking at these shiny blue earphones, they look like some rich fancy, jewellery. They don’t come cheap but for some people, a pretty enough product warrants that. But this is one of the rare few that nails every category, from comfort, to build, all the way to the sweet, sweet sound its reproduces and for that reason, it is a great buy and whole hearted recommendation from myself. And before I go, yes I did fall completely head over heels with these and yes I have an emotional connection with this that I don’t have with any other monitor, perhaps.”
The Campfire Audio Lyra
Knocking back 200mm of chilled Glenfiddich didn't exactly help me catch the heavily-stylised C in the Campfire Audio logo. Still, to a pleasant inebriate, Ampfire Audio, even in its boorish, techy way, worked. But I've been straightened out. There's a C there. Which makes a lot more sense for a brand out of the flannel-wearing Oregonians.
Read moreOcharaku Donguri-Keyaki - Good Wood
At long last, my review of the Ocharaku Donguri-Keyaki is up at Headfonia. It is a good wood.
6 people are higher than hell
Best quote from the Head-fi poll: Are these worth the MSRP of $159? in the now-legendary LH Labs Verb IEM Impressions Thread goes to doublea71.
MEElectronics M6 Pro - refined 'is an understatement'
Indieman's Head-fi review of the MEElectronics M6 Pro is pretty indicative of the quality MEElectronics kick out wallet-friendly prices.
“While the sound and design is not a radical departure from the original m6, the pro distinguishes itself in several other factors. Probably the most radical being the removable/replaceable cable. This is a first from MEE as far as I know. The pro comes with 2 cable variations, the first being an audio only with a slightly more durable factor. The other cable includes a mic for using the pro as a headset. Both cables are of high quality and a suitable length. The original m6 cable was almost perfect in my opinion, and the newer audio only cable included with the pro completely nails it. I have to say it’s the perfect iem cable. It’s awesome. The pro also includes all the usual tips that come with most MEE products (already a robust package) and adds some Comply foam tips for ultimate isolation. With so many accessories included, a normal MEE iem case just would not suffice. Thankfully MEE ALSO includes an extra large semi-hard shell zipper case that not only is big enough for the iem and accessories, but also a small DAP and maybe even a micro sized amp!”