Why they make these high end audio stuff that you cant even buy LOLA few pics from the show
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Why they make these high end audio stuff that you cant even buy LOLA few pics from the show
Yes even portable stuff (IEMs, DAPs, fancy cables) prices now are crazy expensive. This trend where the prices keeps climbing is bad for wallets.Why they make these high end audio stuff that you cant even buy LOL
it's our fault that we believe the fairy tales they tell usYes even portable stuff (IEMs, DAPs, fancy cables) prices now are crazy expensive. This trend where the prices keeps climbing is bad for wallets.
Perfectly stated.Utopia 2022:
I owned an original Utopia for a while, and for that brief period of time it was my favorite headphone, until I decided that it was too unnatural and metallic sounding. The Utopia 2022, had it been what I owned all those years ago, may not have been as blatantly colored as the original, but I doubt I would have found much reason to love it in the first place either. Sure, it's less metallic, but it's also a lot less lively and arguably has none of the special sauce that made the OG so memorable. It's very unfortunate that the only solution Focal could come up with to fix their flagship headphone's biggest criticism was to neuter it like stray mutt and throw a handy 25% pricetag increase on an already ludicrously expensive headphone, but that's high end audio for you.
I am a bit surprised that you disliked the Yamaha as an musician as it sounds pretty close to typical Monitors like the TG335 or the IER-M9.A few pics from the show
Are there really people having trouble differentiating between bottled water flavors? I can even taste the difference in my cappuccino.Between this and something like the Niimbus US 5, you'd have better luck comparing flavors of bottled water.
This discussion should move to the watercooler threadAre there really people having trouble differentiating between bottled water flavors?
If Aminus liked it, it's worth a listen, thanks for the impressions, but I didn't understand which Ucotech multi BA version you weren't listening to, could it be the Ucotech IL1000 (DD)?Canjam NYC 2023 show notes:
Ucotech RE2:
This is an IEM brand I have quite literally never heard of before in my life. As far as I can tell, they're a Korean brand that mostly makes budget portable audio, and for the vast majority of their lifespan they seem to have been earbud specialists until as of late. The only reason I paid any attention at all to this is because the guys at the Bloom Audio booth were desperately trying to find something to wipe the look of utter disgust off my face from having just heard the latest Campfire offerings, and upon hearing it was a single DD, I said sure, why not. Boy am I glad I did. I went into this thing with no expectations at all and was very pleasantly surprised with an extremely honest, relatively correct sounding IEM with no gimmicks or strings attached. No unnatural bass boosts, no shrieking upper mids, no excessive dampening, no EST tweeters, no planar nonsense, just pure, honest music. I cannot even remember the last time I heard an IEM with so few frills.
That's not to say the RE2 is totally flawless, not at all. The treble is a bit rough, as one might expect from an undampened single DD, and it is beryllium coated, so it can be slightly metallic and maybe even a hair grainy at times. And certainly, it's not going to appeal to all crowds. The typical "audiophile" looking for nuclear bass or airy treble or a massive soundstage would do better to go elsewhere. But to someone looking for music, and nothing but music, I would recommend giving this a try. Expect nothing, and be pleasantly surprised, as I was. And just for full disclosure, I did end up buying a pair. As for the rest of the Ucotech lineup, I can't endorse it. The RE1 just sounded distant and bassy, and I didn't bother listening to their multi BA, though a friend of mine who did didn't have anything good to say about it.
You are correct, it was indeed the IL1000. Somehow I got it in my head that it was a BA setup, may have made the assumption due to the acrylic shell against the RE1/2's metal shell. Fixed in the original post.If Aminus liked it, it's worth a listen, thanks for the impressions, but I didn't understand which Ucotech multi BA version you weren't listening to, could it be the Ucotech IL1000 (DD)?
Its called Snake Oil 🛢 business! Soon I might start selling £300 amp to £3000+Yes even portable stuff (IEMs, DAPs, fancy cables) prices now are crazy expensive. This trend where the prices keeps climbing is bad for wallets.
Its called Snake Oil 🛢 business! Soon I might start selling £300 amp to £3000+
You will sell a lot. Just put a nice caseIts called Snake Oil 🛢 business! Soon I might start selling £300 amp to £3000+
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