shotgunshane’s IEM (custom and universal) recommendations, favorites and classics

Double postin' to the max!

It's what I get for posting from an island off Africa...

 

Hi @shotgunshane
From your list, both Andro and PS Deca has downward slopping signature. Have I understood correctly that Andro has rebound on treble so it is brighter than Deca since Deca's treble is more laid back but Deca has goes deeper in bass than Andro?
It sounds like both are quite neutral but Andro's focus is more towards treble and Deca is towards bass. Have I got it right?
(P.S.) Which one is your current favorite TOTL IEM if you don't mind asking?
Thank you very much~~

 

Hmm. I am now confused. I read 3rd party review and it says that Andro is fun sound tuning and Deca is natural uncolored sound... If this is correct, Deca is more neutral and Andro is more colored to provide excitement.. It sounds like Andro is better choice for pure music enjoyment but Deca is the choice for analytical purpose.

 

Andromedas are slightly coloured, but the depth of coloration changes with the device's output impedance. With a device near 0 ohms it has a more bottom heavy sound, but moves to neutral with higher output impedance of say > 2 Ohm.

 

@shotgunshane Do you any experience with the RHA sets?

 

Thank you for the input. Great to know. So far, Andro seems to be better choice between the two for listening pleasure...

 

I have not heard the Deca's, but sound aside, the Andros do have some comfort issues for people (it's big and angular) so the Deca's being customs would definitely be more comfortable either way, and that's fairly important too.

 

Good point. I used to have Nova and comfort was fine for me. If the housing size is same with Andro then I think that it should be okay.

 

I confirm housing are all the same between Orion, Nova, Jupiter & Andro. This has been confirmed by Ken when I asked him

 

i do wonder if those who found CA iems uncomfortable are using silicone tips, which with the exception of spinfits are a good deal shorter than the foamies... prior to switching to stock foamies i had that issue with spiral dots and ortofon as they made the shell too close to my ears.

 

Thank you very much. It is very helpful, indeed...

 

I own the t10 and did own the t20. I like the t10, especially the build but there are better iems out there. I used to really enjoy the t10, but they've fallen out of favor. Which model were you looking for?

 

I currently have the T20 set and was looking for an upgrade to that...maybe. I like them a lot, but feel that I would like something more refined still as the T20 are still bit dry sounding. hence my question. They are indeed very well built and three year warranty is excellent. So before asking for advice I thought to see what people here have heard.

 

I like the t20, probably a bit more than the t10 but they just weren't worth keeping for me. Plus, I bought them at the apple store and they had the online remote, which I didn't want. What type of sound signature are you looking for?

I'm with SGS, the sound is OK. I used to like it more, but I think it was new toy syndrome. Plus, I really love the build and look of them, so I think that unfairly made me a little biased.

 

interesting backstory about fitear parterre. imho ymmv caveats of course

http://www.stereosound.co.jp/media/astellnkern/201307/review03.html

 

The Noble X has caught my eye as a possible step up sound-wise although I fear the shells might be to bulky. I tried the TFZ-S5 and they seem to be about the same size as the Noble. Perhaps to difficult to get a good deal for my ears. My full size cans are the HD650, Nighthawk, Fidelio X2 and CAL! So I would prefer something in the warmer side.

 

as a noob with all things iem, are things like "dry boxes" and the like really needed? (i do live in subtropical asia i suppose) or just marketing bs by the iem industrial complex?

thanks