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achristilaw
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Aug 19, 2018
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The amp section of the Bluewave GET is first rate. Before it's run in? The bottom is fat, the middle is congested and the treble is stunted. After the 20 hour mark things improve markedly. The funny thing? The amp needs to warm, then needs about fifteen minutes running time to show some magic. It's best after 30 minutes when it becomes very transparent (after break-in). The standard amp is powerful (for what it is) and will have a small bit of hiss with the most sensitive headsets. Bluewave is marketing a reduced gain version. That or an impedance matching cable. The cable is awkward and works against portability I noticed the little bit of hiss with the KEF M500's or Sony's 7510. Or some BA's that are sensitive. Dynamic IEM's? Didn't notice any.
I have the Radsone Earstudio ES100 also. The amp section of the GET is cleaner, clearer and more focused. The space (read: immersive image) offered by the GET is superior. More width and height, the GET has a little depth. The Radsone doesn't offer that much in the image realm. What the Radsone has is a world class app. It's an app for the ages. A really wonderful equalizer, with equalizer presets that are usable. Much more than a volume control (it has that also), a usable crossfeed. Want to change the dac filters? By all means. You can control ambiance for christ sakes. You can make the ES100 a carbon copy of the GET footprint if you desired.
GET caveats? You will bump the wheel and blow your head completely off your shoulders. I was thinking the wheel would offer more sure, subtle adjustments. Very sensitive, so know that going in. I like the feel of the GET. If you drop it? Being all metal, it will show it's scars. The range of bluetooth is about twenty plus feet in a line of site. Place a wall in between you and you get about fifteen feet (perhaps). It takes TWO devices to make a good bluetooth connection. So your mileage may vary. Which to buy? Between the ES100 and GET? I find I love them both. If I lost or broke either I would replace them. If you have cords a dangling and don't want to start over with bluetooth only phones? These are a very good stop gap, until everything (including AC) is totally wireless.
Uzuzu
1431
Jan 19, 2019
achristilawSS components do not require or change from any warm up time, stop.
solwind
8
Oct 15, 2019
achristilawit's just your ears adapting.
Neptune99
16
Jan 27, 2020
achristilawPseudoscience
Whitedragem
185
Feb 19, 2020
achristilawSuper informative, nice write up. Can see a few people having issues with the notion of warm up... I would definitively label ‘break in’ as seperate to ‘warm up’. Funny thing is that even the CD Transport at a mates place is going through very noticeable ‘break in’, where as my mostly older stereos benefit massively from warm up. I would argue that many newer (cheaper) stereo systems that are far from being CLASS A devices, do not require/benefit from a little warm up,.. and whilst undoubtedly my valve amps do, majority of decent hifi kit I have ever owned sounds much better after being ON for awhile. Like the Marantz PS17 amplifier and its beautiful ‘temperature achieved’ analogue meter that tells the listener when to IMAGINE the sound sounds best.... (believe whatever you want, but people saying that certain aspects of sound are not scientific are yet to learn some of the most basic lessons in life; that being- we don’t know bugger all about very much... and if the human race doesn’t drive off a cliff anytime soon, people 1000 years in the future will think of our age as a dark age, no doubt). Anyone stating that cables don’t matter and warm up doesn’t make a difference /headphones don’t ‘break in’ etc; haven’t really experienced that which is in front of them.. or they haven’t owned stuff that actually does benefit. Its probably a little of ‘not owning equipment good enough to show the difference’, combined with ‘not knowing what to look for to be able to tell’. Dont get me wrong.. I do not advocate people spend money on cables (until they actually need to), and I certainly would never review anything straight of a a box/without a fair bit of ‘run in’ time. But then I am the kinda person who is willing to leave my DAC running 24/7 to reduce ‘down time’ (waiting for the kit to warm up/sound great). Just my subjective truth. Look out, my Dogma just got run over by your Karma.
kohlerm
34
Mar 11, 2020
WhitedragemLOL. Ever heard of confirmation bias? I doubt that in a blind test anyone would hear a difference.
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