I crashed Super*Review's studio! Helios SE, SA6 MKII, Quartet impressions and more

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Күн бұрын

It's been a while since I've made a video or dropped some impressions, so here we are! THIS is the type of content that I'd like to be making more of in the future: not necessarily reviewing products stand-alone but more through the lens of experiences. Products come and go, and while dedicated reviews might generate more views, I'd much prefer to have content that I can look back on fondly.
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▼ Film gear
Sony A7IV w/ Tamron 17-28mm f 2.8
Sony ZV1
DJI Wireless Mic
▼ Editing software
Premiere Pro
Photoshop
0:00 Mark’s Studio
1:47 My listening process
2:45 DUNU SA6 MKII
4:37 Symphonium Helios SE
5:29 Juzear 41T
6:22 Kiwi Ears Quartet
7:45 Moondrop S8 thoughts
8:50 Why Mark started doing KZfaq
10:10 Channel direction update
Song: EBEN - Promise [NCS Release]
Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds
Free Download/Stream: NCS.io/EPromise
Watch: • EBEN - Promise | Drums...

Пікірлер: 38

@GadZookz Жыл бұрын

Thanks Precog. Have you guys considered doing an episode of Pink Noise together? Maybe you could blindfold Mr. Ryan and get him to try some IEMs from your own collection.

@btfr5129 Жыл бұрын

The studio seems quite neat and organized

@bruno_mart Жыл бұрын

You just described my relationship with my IE200. By no objective measure is it better than anything else I have here, but it’s the one I reach out to the most. Something about the sound I can’t explain, and the comfort. Go figure.

@metal571 Жыл бұрын

That manual Honda tho

@PrinceZirconium 11 ай бұрын

For what is supposedly "out of your comfort zone", this was fantastic. I'm totally for this type of direction from the channel. Likewise when you mentioned viewing products through the lens of experience, it got me wondering if you could do reviews based around an experience that a certain product or products give you. This could also open the door for reviewing groups of products that all share a certain type of experience or theme. Just some food for thought. Whatever you end up doing, I'll definitely be here watching.

@Weareonenation303 Жыл бұрын

Two of my favorite gear reviewers in symphony! Having access to so many IEMs is an insane boon, you develop listening experience a hell lot faster than the average joe like me who doesn't have access to demo units. Speaking of the SA6 MKII, I get the impression that it's pretty much a cash grab with no real improvements over it's two predecessors which is a bit crazy because the OG SA6 is like 3 years old by now.

@wiesolos Жыл бұрын

Great video precog, looking forward to watching more clips like this in the future.

@shamelessplace11 15 күн бұрын

You find certain sets pleasing and not pleasing not because of the way they're squig line looks but because of your hair cells in your ear for someone like myself who is older I have had years of heavy metal concerts military explosions you name it which have damaged those hairs so I don't pick up sounds the way you would you don't pick up sounds the way I do so each set is going to be unique to everyone I think. I think that's why testing something out is so important but you know not everyone has the ability to do that My opinion on that is find a company like Penon Hifi go that has a fairly robust exchange program so that if you do get you a set of SA6s and you go wow these really don't do what I think you can return them get something different. Good work thanks for everything you'll do

@DTDS Жыл бұрын

Loving the new format oppa!

@aceofspades6667 Жыл бұрын

This was a fun episode to get some rapid fire takes on initial impressions

@imwhatsnew Жыл бұрын

Nice to see you back on bud!

@juanblanco7898 Жыл бұрын

Yoji Shinkawa's art. Nice

@anachromaly Жыл бұрын

nice change of pace precog, im liking this more vlog style video! it's too bad the last video, on your fitness, hasnt done too well, video performance wise. But I hope you keep trying more of this style/different styles of video, and keep improving! keep up the good work! 👍

@sto-humanfriendly Жыл бұрын

It's been over 3000 years...

@diegot143 7 ай бұрын

Loved this video for some reason, I’ve come back to it lol

@vickichen648 8 ай бұрын

Love the collab!

@johnschwarz4720 7 ай бұрын

You've got to try comply tips on the S8. If you're like me, I haven't been a fan in the past due to how they affect a sig but here it's doing it in all the right ways. They have always sounded open and that s8 solidity remains.

@alexeiboukirev8357 Жыл бұрын

Juzear 41T sounded a bit compressed to me. But they do pull me in to listen again and again. Weird. One thing that reviewers do not do much is taking gear with different technologies and describe the difference in perception of the same music piece. Like, point to a specific passage or nuance. Basically, give some hints to the audience.

@edowins Жыл бұрын

Their magic actually come from their intention to put their focus to make 41t sounds really musical instead of leaning toward to their technicality. Their drivers imo is quite competent though, and respond well to any eq. Yesterday I just tried to auto eq it to blessing 3, and they sound more technical afterward. The sector which is holding back by them can be revealed easily.

@Wainster Жыл бұрын

We know you shoot from the hip Precog, there's no bull - just your honest unbiased opinion. That's a huge benefit to your delivery. You need to review the U6T! I don't think you've video reviewed it - if memory serves me. I hope if Moondrop put out a model above the S8, they do a proper nozzle bore for the inner ear. The comfort was not brill in my ear on them, despite me loving the sound...

@audio_tron Жыл бұрын

This was a fun one.

@jaroslavfricek7772 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the visit at Mark's crib. I have the Meteor, if the size of the shells is not an issue, which one to get og Helios or Helios se❓😊

@nikolaygramchev Жыл бұрын

Hi, Precog, congrats for the video - like it very much. What's your preference with the SA6 mk2 - bass switch Off or On?

@Precogvision Жыл бұрын

Logically the switch off would probably be best for most people. But my impression is that I prefer it with the switch on because at least then it sounds more special (compared to the original SA6) and leans into the warm/musical type of sound more

@MickBenjamins 11 ай бұрын

Do you have a playlist of your reference tracks somewhere? Would be fun to hear what you're listening to :-)

@supra8087 Жыл бұрын

Cool video

@sto-humanfriendly Жыл бұрын

What IEMs aren't the best but you find yourself drawn to them regardless because of a unique quality?

@Precogvision Жыл бұрын

Hmm, some ones that come to mind are the Andro 2020, XBA-N3, and Hyla Sarda. They have flaws that would definitely be considered dealbreakers to some listeners, but they also do some things exceptionally (e.g., imaging for the Andro and bass for the XBA-N3 and Sarda). For more budget oriented stuff, the Moondrop KXXS comes to mind just because it was one of my first IEMs :)

@sto-humanfriendly Жыл бұрын

@@PrecogvisionThanks for the reply! It's cool that some gear carves out a niche strong enough to still exist among the best