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Just taken delivery of these.
Bottom line, lovely design and shape. Comfy though I find the cable ear hooks a bit heavy and stiff for my tastes (as with the Free DSP but YMMV) Nice case with it too.
Sound great- Standard EQ profile works best for me so far but see issues regarding the presets below.
Whoever procured the stock tips needs a talking to- the bores are far too small, almost like they were made for an entirely different nozzle. I wouldnt like to have arthritis and try to squeeze them on- works with a bit of patience.
It very much does appear this is the Free DSP cable discussed elsewhere rebadged and with a few May specific EQ settings stored. Sadly when you select a preset you cant see in the PEQ window what the adjustment filters are. More annoyingly there are big gain variances between the different presets. "Standard" is way higher than the "Reference" for example yet oddly the measurements of the same show the Reference setting as having an almost identical FR aside from a LOWER bass shelf - so surely should have had the same gain reduction as the "Standard" setting? It makes quick comparisons by switching on the app (which is still very rough and ready) impossible as the volume difference is so noticeable.
Overall I cant argue with it at all. No need for a USBC dongle, decent cable, great sound for around £60. Better value out there for sure but these feel a bit more premium than some of the c£30 offers.
Bottom line, lovely design and shape. Comfy though I find the cable ear hooks a bit heavy and stiff for my tastes (as with the Free DSP but YMMV) Nice case with it too.
Sound great- Standard EQ profile works best for me so far but see issues regarding the presets below.
Whoever procured the stock tips needs a talking to- the bores are far too small, almost like they were made for an entirely different nozzle. I wouldnt like to have arthritis and try to squeeze them on- works with a bit of patience.
It very much does appear this is the Free DSP cable discussed elsewhere rebadged and with a few May specific EQ settings stored. Sadly when you select a preset you cant see in the PEQ window what the adjustment filters are. More annoyingly there are big gain variances between the different presets. "Standard" is way higher than the "Reference" for example yet oddly the measurements of the same show the Reference setting as having an almost identical FR aside from a LOWER bass shelf - so surely should have had the same gain reduction as the "Standard" setting? It makes quick comparisons by switching on the app (which is still very rough and ready) impossible as the volume difference is so noticeable.
Overall I cant argue with it at all. No need for a USBC dongle, decent cable, great sound for around £60. Better value out there for sure but these feel a bit more premium than some of the c£30 offers.