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Campfire Audio Astrolith S+ Tier IEM Review

Discussion in 'IEMs and Portable Gear' started by purr1n, Dec 9, 2024.

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  1. RestoredSparda

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    Oh for sure. IEMs are more for laying in bed or around the house for me.

    Astrolith doesn't need this chain and it definitely wasn't assembled with them in mind. Mainly for ZMFs and senns.

    That being said, Astrolith is the most resolving thing I own, headphones or not.
     
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    LOL, well for a similar kind of tonal response, there is the HP100! (Getting one for myself).

    I'm a Grado-head and will find some way or pads to make it work. I'm sure most of the crew here will hate it though because of its V-shaped response. Technicalities wise, the HP100 is the best Grado I've heard yet.

    Another one with the bass but calmer highs would be Atrium.

    Fostex TH-900 has the bass (and sharp spotlit spike in the highs) but has limits to it's resolving power.
     
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    I should probably search, but have you spent any time with the Moon Rovers?
     
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    Oh, I forgot this one with respect to value and kind-of similar to Astrolith U/V frequency response:

    The Beyer DT990-600. This one actually works great (special synergy) on DNA amps.
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    Paid link, dirt cheap: https://amzn.to/4h2gTEA
     
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    Only have experience with the 250R version of the DT880 but that one's probably my fave Beyer headphone, pretty not bad overall other than the really weird superwide but zero depth staging that bisects my head. I know HRTF shenanigans are going to make it so that things might not necessarily translate between people but if the Astrolith is (kind of) similar to how the DT880 comes off as super warm with a boosted air region then... yeah that's a flavour thing, but can be very fun.

    Treble on the Beyers has more of a metallic tzing than how I hear e.g. the vintage Yamahas/MCTH (double stack if you have them both) have a more delicate, finer "glassy" treble, but price aside this actually has me slightly more curious about the Astroliths haha.

     
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    Tried bunch of Campfire models over past two CanJams and can say that Fanthoms are my favorites, would pick them over Astrolith. (this coming from somebody who never had issue with BA Timbre)
     
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