Comments on Profile Post by YMO

  1. M3NTAL
    M3NTAL
    I'm actually kind of curious how the two JVC's play out against one-another.
    Sep 29, 2021
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  2. YMO
    YMO
    You know I'll make a post about it in the future @M3NTAL. ;)
    Sep 29, 2021
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  3. shotgunshane
    shotgunshane
    Is it too warm to listen to in Florida during the summer with your shirt on?
    Sep 29, 2021
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  4. YMO
    YMO
    Ha... @shotgunshane It's warm, but not stuffy warm cuddling suffocation. Has wider staging than FDX1. I don't sweat with them on.
    Sep 29, 2021
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  5. Stuff Jones
    Stuff Jones
    Are you getting loving that wood timbre and slow decay? The ones I've heard are captivating with live acoustic music or studio music recorded with room ambience. This I imagine would sound great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5cELP06Mik
    Sep 29, 2021
  6. YMO
    YMO
    I'll get back to you on this one @Stuff Jones. I'm burning in the drivers since they were stiff sounding when I first put them on. Getting the drivers moving is making them less stiff.
    Sep 29, 2021
  7. zerodeefex
    zerodeefex
    I suspect it sounds like shit. The original was based off a pair of modded JVCs I gave to @CEE TEE. Everyone left at Drop is deaf.
    Sep 29, 2021
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  8. Stuff Jones
    Stuff Jones
    why didn't they get @james444 to work his magic again?
    Sep 29, 2021
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  9. YMO
    YMO
    @zerodeefex actually it isn't bad IMO, provided if you pair it right.
    The wood really gives the timbre that I wanted to hear, which I think it is different in the IEM word. I really enjoy it with a Vali 2+, and the warmness being toned down helped a lot not being suffocated. However, for $449 it isn't competitive in the IEM world....
    Sep 29, 2021
  10. YMO
    YMO
    ....and the tuning isn't for everyone. However, if you are into IEMs and you know what you are doing, FWX1 is not a warmness suffocated mess that has the JVC wood timbre, which it turns out that I like. I came in with low expectations and I came out saying "actually this isn't complete shit."
    Sep 29, 2021
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  11. james444
    james444
    @Stuff Jones: last year, I sent them detailed measurements and comments on how the FW1800 could be re-tuned to sound closer to the FDX1, while leaving the nice wood timbre intact:

    https://i.imgur.com/SQhPy85.jpeg

    I never heard back from them though. And I don't know how the FWX1 compares to the original FW1800.
    Sep 30, 2021
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  12. YMO
    YMO
    @james444, I reviewed your screencap. With my ears, the subbass/midbass is more than a FDX1 Green Filter that is on my desk (I still found FDX1 to have leaner bass). However, subbass/midbass isn't even close to a stock FX1800 if going by the graph.....
    Sep 30, 2021
  13. YMO
    YMO
    ....I hate ultra boosted bass IEMs that is overbearing, and the FWX1 to me isn't even close to that limit. However, FWX1 is downward sloping starting at around 4k/5k (not what you wish for), but can get the shout like the FDX1 if you push the vol control HARD. It's an acquired taste, which is something I'll be referencing since the wood timbre benefits are here.
    Sep 30, 2021