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    1. imackler
      imackler
      Any SoCal peeps going to NAMM? Oldest set of UE's to stop by booth will win a FREE UE 18+ PRO Upgrade.
      1. imackler
        imackler
        Bring your pair and they'll check by serial number.
        Jan 22, 2018
      2. insidious meme
        insidious meme
        Nice if I could get in. Mine probably aren't the oldest..
        Jan 22, 2018
    2. imackler
      imackler
      Can anyone check on the noise of Andromeda out of an Ipod Touch (6th gen)?
    3. imackler
      imackler
      I've got a suspicion that on my ciems the L/R volume is mismatched. Is that possible? Does anyone have a good test?
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      2. bixby
        bixby
        mono test track should be dead center, and just for grins how do you know your ears are not mismatched. ? Lots of folks are.
        Dec 30, 2017
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      3. scapeinator1
        scapeinator1
        I concur with the fit consensus. One thing that I did to see the difference is I used foam tips and let them expand in my ears. When I took them out I saw my left ear canal was larger than the right. But also when I use foam I don't get channel imbalance.
        Dec 30, 2017
      4. g_mr_p
        g_mr_p
        I used to really notice CIEM imbalance with chiptune music I made (simple mono tracks of superpositioned simple waveforms with no other processing), verified by panning a sine wave as mentioned above. Coarse-grained test all in all, but comparing all this with another pair of IEMs would put the difference beyond reasonable doubt.
        Dec 30, 2017
    4. imackler
      imackler
      What would you use a 32gb Ipod Touch for if you were given one for Christmas (no gift receipt)? Would it find a place in your listening?
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      2. ButtUglyJeff
        ButtUglyJeff
        Cypher cable is a must...
        Dec 28, 2017
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      3. %20 Oddity
        %20 Oddity
        ...ebay and hope they'll never ask?
        Dec 28, 2017
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      4. Deep Funk
        Deep Funk
        The Spotify-DAP...
        Dec 28, 2017
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    5. imackler
      imackler
      Any time I read about something "new" from Sennheiser, I think,"I should probably get another pair of HD600."
      1. Vansen
        Vansen
        HD600/ HD800 > all other Sennheiser.
        Dec 21, 2017
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    6. imackler
      imackler
      Measurements in a video are stupid.
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      2. brencho
        brencho
        A good way to force people to watch your stupid vid tho
        Dec 20, 2017
      3. imackler
        imackler
        I've seen too many judeos to fall for that.
        Dec 20, 2017
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      4. cskippy
        cskippy
        It seems to measure pretty close to the 660S.
        Dec 20, 2017
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    7. imackler
      imackler
      Pretty cool sale at Noble. Every $ saved is matched by Noble toward local fire relief efforts for the Thomas Fire. https://goo.gl/5mTkGG
      1. insidious meme
        insidious meme
        Not surprising since Brannan lives up in Santa Barbara. At least when I last checked...
        Dec 12, 2017
    8. imackler
      imackler
      Shout to @Merrick who hooked me up with a Tidal coupon code! If any of you have one that will go to waste, please pass it on to him :)
      1. Mikoss, gaspasser, Merrick and 2 others like this.
    9. imackler
      imackler
      Did anyone get a tidal coupon code from Best Buy they couldn't/can't use? I waited too long to get one...
      1. Merrick
        Merrick
        PM me your email and I’ll forward mine to you.
        Dec 10, 2017
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    10. imackler
      imackler
      Anyone try primephonic?
      1. DigMe
        DigMe
        Did Amazon buy out Hooked on Phonics?
        Dec 8, 2017
      2. Melvillian
        Melvillian
        How is Tidal’s classical music catalog? It may be a better deal to pay $5 more per month for streaming and have access to more than just classical music.
        Dec 8, 2017
    11. imackler
      imackler
      I got scanned at UE. The person who did the scan gave me a tour of the workshop. Incredible! Everyone I met was awesome. Very, very cool.
      1. Mikoss, gbeast, elguapo and 3 others like this.
      2. jowls
        jowls
        Nice. UE4 will be even better value. It’s kind of dangerous being in a situation where you can click a ‘buy’ button and have subsequent IEMs made though...
        Nov 28, 2017
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      3. elguapo
        elguapo
        Excuse my ignorance, but is getting scanned better than getting impressions made?
        Nov 30, 2017
      4. imackler
        imackler
        She said that it doesn't really matter...
        Nov 30, 2017
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    12. imackler
      imackler
      Finally ordered a UE4 tonight. I've vacillated long enough.
      1. jowls
        jowls
        Nice. UE4 is such a sleeper in this hobby. Not the final word in resolution but sufficiently detailed with great tone. Super comfy too. Did you get scanned?
        Nov 28, 2017
    13. imackler
      imackler
      Is there a general rule of how OI affects BA? Closer to 0 equals more bass, right?(Or is that only w/ Andromeda?) But what about treble?
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      2. imackler
        imackler
        I'm really lame, @TomHP Can you help me understand more of what you mean? So w/ the Andromeda, the higher the ohm, the more treble?
        Nov 22, 2017
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      3. TomHP
        TomHP
        Pretty much, yes. Higher output impedance will give you more treble. It's all about ratios between the output impedance and the device impedance and follows the voltage divider rule. I believe @Marvey made a post about it somewhere with the maths.
        Nov 22, 2017
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      4. TomHP
        TomHP
        It's pretty straightforward to think of it like this: if you have large impedance swings, higher output impedance will add "EQ" that follows the impedance curve of the headphones.
        Nov 22, 2017
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    14. jowls
      jowls
      Strictly speaking UE4 is closer in tonality to HD600. However; while Andro bass is boosted it has better texture and is less ‘one note’ than UE4. Andro also has more treble presence but in the end it is actually smoother than UE4 which can fall apart in some circumstances. Andro easily out resolves UE4 and has a more expansive soundstage.
      1. imackler
        imackler
        Awesome description. Thank you!
        Nov 21, 2017
      2. elguapo
        elguapo
        The question for me is Andromeda vs. UE18+. The B-stock price is very tempting.
        Nov 22, 2017
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      3. imackler
        imackler
        That really is the question, now isn't it. The UE18+ gave me my once a year audio shiver when I heard a demo. But the B-stock price is indeed tempting.
        Nov 22, 2017
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    15. imackler
      imackler
      Just heard a demo UE18+. What in the world?! Sad I missed out on their recent deal. UERR was meh. Unfortunately, UE did not have a UE4 demo.
      1. jowls, Aleatorius, FlySweep and 2 others like this.
    16. imackler
      imackler
      Anyone know how to set forum so you're notified every time someone responds to a thread, even if you don't open the thread?
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      2. A1Gear
        A1Gear
        Not sure how, unless you can maybe Follow/Watch each of SBAF Sub-Forums?

        But I just have this Bookmark for going through all the week's shenanigans, that I've missed (btw: sometimes it won't auto-organize Recent Posts by latest up top, on my POS phone, so I just Reload it once, and it fixes itself w/ Newest Posts first):

        http://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?find-new/posts
        Nov 11, 2017
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      3. A1Gear
        A1Gear
        Nov 11, 2017
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      4. imackler
        imackler
        Nov 12, 2017
    17. imackler
      imackler
      I saw that UE has a out of warranty flat fee of $99. That seems like a good deal if you're looking at a spendy iem: https://goo.gl/Q2gdMa
      1. Mithrandir41, Kunlun and zerodeefex like this.
    18. imackler
      imackler
      It is a beautiful day in Anaheim.
      1. BillOhio, JK47 and Case like this.
    19. imackler
      imackler
      So people smarter than me: Why is my Magni 3 so loud when my source is a GO450? I was just testing for fun and I could hardly listen...
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      2. imackler
        imackler
        That's interesting... I'll have to think about that. I'm not using my normal rca to rca cables, since both the GO450 and AK JR have that 3.5mm out... Maybe I've got a funky cable in there...
        Oct 28, 2017
      3. imackler
        imackler
        Just singled ended. I don't think the GO450 has a balanced out, only the V2 and above.
        Oct 28, 2017
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      4. Grahad2
        Grahad2
        GO450's line out is like 2.68Vms output.
        Oct 29, 2017
    20. imackler
      imackler
      @Ice-man Why am I excited for you to get your HD660S?!
      1. zonto
        zonto
        Because you're a good person.
        Oct 27, 2017
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