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Noted. Appreciate the effort!
I am updating slowly.
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Futuresonics
LEAR
Stage93
No love for UE?
Noble Audio, Westone leh?
can i just ask, there arent many dynamic custom IEMs around right? so far only know mg6pro from FS, a1d from aaw. any particular reason why? maybe cos DD harder to fit/tune as the shell will affect the sound more? hmm.
i know there are quite a few hybrids around but i think im just not used to or maybe dun like the kinda sound coming out from BA drivers. have tried
UM merlin and feel that the sound is very... separated. i could tell the diff between sound coming from BA and DD.. haven't tried many other BA iems yet though. so not sure issit cos of the separation in the bores or what.
1. It's not easy to volume match dynamic drivers
2. It's not easy to tune dynamic drivers
3. Size of drivers make optimal placement of dynamic drivers in shell more difficult
4. DD and BA drivers behave very differently to frequency phasing due to change in impedance
I know E1 have 1964 demo units(used to, not sure if it's back yet). Logically speaking, they should be able to order too, if not there's no point in having demo units..Updated with what I think are all the brands (except 1964ears, as from their website there is no local dealer).
Let me know if I missed out any.
I know E1 have 1964 demo units(used to, not sure if it's back yet). Logically speaking, they should be able to order too, if not there's no point in having demo units..
can i just ask, there arent many dynamic custom IEMs around right? so far only know mg6pro from FS, a1d from aaw. any particular reason why? maybe cos DD harder to fit/tune as the shell will affect the sound more? hmm.
i know there are quite a few hybrids around but i think im just not used to or maybe dun like the kinda sound coming out from BA drivers. have tried
UM merlin and feel that the sound is very... separated. i could tell the diff between sound coming from BA and DD.. haven't tried many other BA iems yet though. so not sure issit cos of the separation in the bores or what.
Well I spent quite some time looking into the r&d process of AAW's A1D, for DD drivers, placement requires more delicate handling and sound bore size needs to be carefully deliberated. Do them wrong then some frequencies are totally gooooone....
Shell chamber size, acoustic dampening material, bass port and wiring play a secondary role. However, honestly speaking, nobody will get exactly the same sound from a DD CIEM, your ear size is different, canal bend degree is different, but that's the fun in it, isn't it?
Generally speaking, average sized ears or bigger will get close to the universal demo sound. If your ears are small, I would seriously recommend hybrid or full BA CIEMs.
The A1D took months to get the sound perfect, now along with its bigger brother W100, another 9mm DD driver CIEM, it does add more variety to the CIEM world.
Another reason I guess why most makes don't offer DD CIEM is the manufacturing inconsistency. One careless mistake in installation, you are looking at a dead driver