That's not actually correct, the vent is, as rutter mentioned, below the 'R' and 'L' letterings, directly behind the mmcx connectors.

I heard it twice on different days, and through different sources, and I would just like to drop a few thoughts. First of all, it looks great aesthetically. Classic CFA design, nice touch on the gold screws. Not the first IEM I've seen to don this particular colour combo, but I like it still...

Of course people are entitled to their opinion, and you are too, although I like to call yours "wrong", not "an opinion"

Sony PCM-D100.

There is a problem with your poll - there is no Shanling M0 in there.

It's significantly larger than Andro, but the case should still fit it.

Bass is not bad, but not great at all. Bass is almost BA like, has no impact or slam that is worthy of a DD, although texture is there. The quality of bass makes me wonder then, why they even put a DD in there in the first place? As mentioned, upper mids sounds disjointed and weird compared to...

Ah yes, of course, the community are the ones with crin's ears and rig, and are doing all the measurements, with no input from crinacle himself

Sometimes I actually wonder who is the one actually making the list and ranking them all... EDIT: turns out it's crinacle, and not the rest of the people I've been seeing with their endless experience and opinions. Who knew?

M9 sounds the most accurate and correct. Z1R is more fun but the price is also close to 2 times more.

I have given the M7, M9, and Z1R all a good listen, and I'm going with the M9. It does so many things right. I'll have to scrounge up some money first, however :p

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Again, the price of an IEM isn't just down to drivers alone. Allow me to correct you. Z1R is a 2DD + 1BA setup, with all drivers developed, and produced, in-house, in Japan. Not Thailand, not China, not Malaysia, but Japan. The 12mm DD has an Aluminium-coated, Liquid Crystal Polymer...

I do, and in case you didn't know it yet, driver count is irrelevant if you can't tune your IEM to sound good. Z5 is a horribly tuned IEM, with disgustingly bloated bass, and an odd disjointed lower-upper midrange. The EX1000 is tuned to be a detailed, neutral studio monitoring IEM, and it does...

I'm not a fan of BA bass, and as for the U18t... not a huge fan either, but I can see why you'd say so. The M7/M9's bass is noticeably more DD sounding than most things, with a nice thump, great texture, and a decay that doesn't feel forced. It's fooled me into thinking I'm listening to a D...