[jamato8]

I have never liked the DCA Stealth or Expanse much, but the Corina was something interesting in offering a meatier and thicker presentation for a stat. I wouldn’t buy it however because I prefer the Stax headphones to it. And the Corina does not have the technical chops of Stax.

I read positives and negatives on the Corina. Were you able to listen to them on at least two different stat amps? How did you find them not technical?

 

[LoryWiv]

Any additional info on the Noble Fokus Prestige? Price? Release date?

In particular I would love to know if it adds 2 features missing form previous Fokus releases:
1. LDAC
2. Multipoint

 

[jamato8]

What has been the general impression of IEMs that are expensive, 2000 plus. I have listened to IEMs costing over 3000 dollars and was not impressed at all. And if given to me, I most likely wouldn't use them, because the sound was off and didn't like the high of a few of them. I preferred the better 800 to 1500 dollars IEMs. I think more thought was put into the sound than just add up the cost to be at a certain point.

 

[wolfstar76]

7:39am... Pan Pacific Breakfast Buffet impressions please! Dunno if they still have it, but I love their Congee station. We have nothing like that here in the States.

Almost every hotels in Asian countries I tried are very good in their breakfast buffet, especially in Taiwan.

 

[Frankie D]

I can't for the life of me make sense of the reports I've heard of the VE prototypes from SG. 1/3 of them make me think that VE switched them from NYC, 1/3 make me think they're the same ones I heard in NYC and 1/3 sound like two entirely new IEMs altogether.

I find myself disagreeing with a number of individuals impressions of IEMs so far. That will always occur a bit, but I feel like way more than usual.

 

[juannycash]

Anyone with feet on the ground please let us know any feedback on the EF600 if you have a chance, it seems like there isn’t a single independent review anywhere!

 

[wolfstar76]

Went to camjam since the morning had a chance to try quite a lot of good stuff and picked up a mass Kobo 475 for myself as well. Just some impressions

1) Campfire audio
Andromeda 2023 - Compared to my own older Andros, the treble doesnt
sparkle like it used to. There is actually some weight to the bass now but does sound a bit muddy. It also has
more air compared to my own old Andros, similar for the Solaris compared to my Solaris SE.

Solaris Stellar Horizon - Nice air, very good for live recordings and orchestral music. Nice thumb to the bass but controlled such that it doesnt bleed into the mids, doesn't have the detail in bass texture like the Odin's does but it's still quite enjoyable. For an all rounder I prefer my Solaris SE but I can see how the new Solaris would do better in certain genres like live recording especially since there is better air and wider staging.

Trifecta - Being all BA, standard BA bass problems, doesnt have the heft and weight of DD bass but since I listen to Jpop and some songs are mastered / mixed such that some BA only IEMs can still produce pretty good bass so not too much problems. Pretty nice detail, and again there is air and quite wide staging.

Overall Solaris > Trifecta > Andros for me. Really sad the Andros don't sparkle like they used to... Although I also understand it was that sparkle that could be come sibilance in some cases.

2) Vision Ears
VE7 - Very well balanced, slightly colored sound with some nice energy .The bass still had a nice thump but still a bit away from my Odin's. Overall an enjoyable sound.

Red Anniversary - Very safe and laidback sound. A bit too boring for my taste, the bass was lacking on some of the music I was listening to despite having DD for Bass.

Blue Anniversary - More energy overall, in the bass and slightly in everything else. A more exciting and musical pair of IEMs compared to reds. Bass can get a bit much on bass heavy genres.

VE7 > Blue > Red

3) Empire Ears / Collab with A & K
Odyssey - I get where ppl are saying it is somewhere btw the EVO and Odin's,bass is
tamed a little bit more but can still give a massive thump, mids and treble are still very resolving like both EVO and Odin's just that they aren't as much in the background as compared to EVO. Bass is more meaty and has weight comparative to Odin's which is focusing a bit more of subbass.

Raven - Somewhere in between the Odyssey and Odin for me I think.....

4) Fatfreq
Maestro SE - Surprisingly not as bassy as the frequency measurements may suggest. Boomier compared to my Odin's but still has nice bass texture, and definitely not trying to be the star of the show like the EVO. Overall quite an enjoyable listen.

Grand Maestro - Has a default and vocal mode switch. In default mode the vocals and treble a too recessed for my liking and in vocal mode are a little too bright. For those who want to have the 2 in 1 option for laidback and energetic iem. Too much of each for me with no middle ground

Maestro SE > Grand Maestro

5) Unique Melody
MEST Mk 3 - Overall very coherent and nice sounding pair

6) Elysian
Annilator - Similar to 2021 version, just some improvements in the internal wiring etc. Good resolution, nice weighty yet textured base, wider staging compared to Odin's with just the right amount of air. Really good IEM, my favorite among all that I heard.

7) Zeppelin
ZMF Atrium Open & Closed - Tried them both on the Cayin 6A Amp, Open very natural sounding with longs of air very good for old live recording, like old jazz music. Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong sounded lovely. Louis Armstrong was a bit too much for the closed as his Ss were quite sibilant.... My focal Utopia did not like the 6A unlike it's younger brother the 3a, bass is definitely weightier compared to it's supposed usual leaner and punchy bass but seems to be muddied in a weird way.

AT WA2022??? (The nice japanese laquer one) - Paired with the DCS Lina stack, very clean and resolving but too bright for my liking. Lina delivering a clean sound as usual. The headphones, not too excited about it....

8)Mass Kobo
Susvara and 465 - flawless, enough said. Really good pair that does well with everything I threw at it from hip hop, j pop, orchestral, mando pop. Best pairing for good reason.

475 - From my RS6 to the 475 to my Utopias. My Utopias are very agreeable to this set up, definitely helps it to showcase everything it has to offer out from the RS6. I was then told to try my Odin's on it too. I thought it would be a bit much since my Odin's honestly really didn't need an amp to drive but I was pleasantly surprised that it helped the Odin's open quite a bit. And thus, I whaled on this 2300sgd monster of a portable amp. Definitely worth it.

That pretty much wraps up camjam for me. Happy and poorer haha.

Trifecta - Being all BA? CFA guys will be dead now.

 

[Xinlisupreme]

Amazing experience today! Managed to try various IEMs - Fir Audio NE4 and Radon 6, UM Mest MK3, FitEar Air, Air 2, TG335, Titan, Accoustune HX2000MX MK2, Madoo Typ512, and Inear Black Bronze Small 2 Driver!

Surprisingly, my fave IEMs among all of them are the FitEar Air and FitEar TG335!

They pair well with my Hiby RS6 DAP.
I love them probably cause they are quite energetic (my DAP is slower sounding), less/suppressed highs (I am very sensitive to highs), bit warm, full bodied, well textured bass, and great mids!

Surely their bass is still not as amazing as Fir Audio kinetic bass technology, but I feel they are just enough for me.

I will still come tomorrow to do more audition and further comparisons!

Did you listen the new MH335HT?

 

[samuraix920]

THX Do you know the price and where to order it?

Torben

I saw that the IEM was 2999, it was supposedly having a promotion with a cable that was 1999, the discount was the set at 3999

 

[juannycash]

I saw that the IEM was 2999, it was supposedly having a promotion with a cable that was 1999, the discount was the set at 3999

Whew, a cable for 1999 sounds intense lol no pun intended hahaha

 

[merinowool]

Interested if anyone has impressions of the HiBy R6 Pro II?

 

[kylev]

Did you listen the new MH335HT?

Oops! Did I miss that? Or it was not in the auditioning item list (yet).. hmm anyway when I visit Jaben will check it out as well.. was not aware about it

 

[FcConstruct]

which ones did you try? (which one was had more bass?)

for us the blue one definitely had more bass; iirc the red one had more bass @ CJ NYC?

Red was the more neutral warm to me while the blue was the more V one. Definitely prefer the red one, super clear and cohesive.

Oh interesting! Yes, at CJ NYC I felt that the Red one was much more V-shaped and in speaking with Oliver the designer, he said that the Red was meant for more of a "live" sound while the Blue was more "studio".

From your guys impressions, it seems like maybe they did swap the colors? Though I'd be a bit surprised if they went through the trouble to do so. Wish I was there to have tried!

 

[hoofman]

No time!!! We're rushing from one meal to the next and any spare time is filled with listening to IEMs!

I have a looooong wait at the airport tonight before I fly with Mr. Bogdan to Doha so will try to make up for the radio silence later.

Told the FiRry Bros I had literally given up on them after Kr5 and Xe6 but after glowing stories from @Sifo decided they earned a 3rd chance. Unfortunately resulting in being floored by Radon 6...

drftr

Wanted to message you to chat about the Sho mk2 and then couldn't make it

 

[ejong7]

Oh interesting! Yes, at CJ NYC I felt that the Red one was much more V-shaped and in speaking with Oliver the designer, he said that the Red was meant for more of a "live" sound while the Blue was more "studio".

From your guys impressions, it seems like maybe they did swap the colors? Though I'd be a bit surprised if they went through the trouble to do so. Wish I was there to have tried!

Would be pretty impressed if they did go through the trouble of swapping the shells. Hilarious too. Can’t be affected by opinions from CJ NY if they don’t look the same.

Based on my quick conversation with them it seems the red is more popular here.