Moving up to this from a TF10 Reshell, will this be advisable? Based on the freq response chart these have less prominent lows and more highs?
Shipping to Singapore would be no issue i hope?
bryanyeomxHi all,
I wanted to post my impressions of these monitors as CTM was kind enough to mold a set for me to test before we set up this drop. They've become my go to IEM's mainly due to the fit and clarity.
1. One of the things I watch out for in anything with multiple drivers is phase discrepancies from poor time alignment (each driver has a unique path to your eardrum and ideally they are all the exact same length but this is easier said than done.) The CTM's have shown no signs of obvious phase cancellation and are quite precise.
2. The sound signature is nicely rounded and clear. The top end can show a touch of sibilance even after break in but this is more revealing of flawed material than flaws in the monitors themselves. Brilliantly recorded material sounds brilliant, poorly recorded material is less so. I've even spent some time mixing on these in my studio with good results, though I don't normally mix on headphones.
3. Build quality is excellent. These are quite clearly made for the long haul and I expect they will last quite some time. I'm very pleased with them overall and use them daily. For reference I was previously using Etymotic HF5's, or Final Audio Design FI-BA-SS for my on the go listening.
4. With regards to background hiss from various sources I have driven them with my iPhone, Macbook Air, Grace M920, and a FiiO E18 Kunlun and not heard much if any background hiss from any of them under normal use.
Please feel free to respond to this comment with any more questions and I'll do my best to answer.
nicpopeThanks for the great insight. Looks like these are a pair to be reckoned with though not TotL ciems. Just a quick question, the +$30 would be for full customization where both sides have different colours? So the normal option would be a single colour for both sides with the same faceplate colour?
bryanyeomxIf you want everything one color, select the regular option. If you want to mix and match more than one color on the faces/bodies and left/right add the +$30 option.
nicpopeThanks for this! Do you happen to know which colors were used for the product pictures on the drop page? Looks like translucent gray/clear bodies and either bronze/gold faceplates? In any case, really looking forward to these! Not a lot of information out there on them but what there is seems very positive. Go Massdrop!