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First Harmonic IEB6 IEM with Mic

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Apr 25, 2016

I've had 2 of these for several months now. They're small, but very hi-fi.

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Yakov

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Apr 25, 2016

dalethornMicro or dynamic driver?

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Apr 25, 2016

YakovNo idea - I reviewed it - didn't even consider that the driver mattered. The price is extremely low given the quality and sound, so I'd assume the cheaper option.

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Apr 26, 2016

Yakovmicro driver

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Apr 26, 2016

dalethorn"very hi-fi" please do elaborate good sir you may make a sale here ;-) also shoutout to Massdrop your page is missing some important info, like driver size. Some of us have sensitive ears, thank you!

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Yakov

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Apr 26, 2016

Uzuzu5mm drivers according to product page.

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Apr 26, 2016

Uzuzu'Very hi-fi' == proper bass and treble balance, clear authentic tonal quality, no distortions, etc. That's what you pay several times as much for in headphones. Go read the reviews now - my review for example.

Apr 26, 2016

UzuzuDriver size has zero relevance to your sensitivity.

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TheContraptionist

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Apr 27, 2016

YakovMicro and dynamics are the same actually :) Generally, a dynamic driver 6mm and smaller is given the title "micro driver". These would classify as a micro. Hope this helps!

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Yakov

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Apr 27, 2016

TheContraptionistNot fond of the smaller driver size bass response. Luckily HiFiMAN x Massdrop is laucnhing tomorrow. So I found my buds.

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thong

Apr 28, 2016

dalethornThanks Dale, have seen your reviews and youtube video too. Have also seen other nice reviews, so I have decided to plonk down for one.

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Apr 28, 2016

dalethornit does because bigger drivers in an iem = greater pressure?

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Apr 28, 2016

Yakovhuman ears canals are 5mm wide though so any driver bigger doesn't really need to be at least in the sense of an IEM when it comes to creating natural sound. Smaller than 5 would be bad but 5 could be perfect. Heard of flare audio r2a's? they are 5mm drivers but slam harder than a th-600 apparently, and as an owner of a th-600 I'd find that hard to believe until I heard a pair myself. The bass on the fostex cans is fucking unbelievable.

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Apr 28, 2016

UzuzuThere are several factors, so as long as the driver isn't being overdriven into distortion, the other factors would matter. Usually in these things, you'd worry about sensitivity. Too sensitive and your amp might hiss. Less sensitive and you need more power and that could cause distortion. I didn't find any issues with the IEB6.

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Apr 29, 2016

Yakovthe hifiman earbuds are very bass-lite read Massdrop Will's comments there my guess is that these earbuds will severely outperform those.

vortextubes

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Apr 30, 2016

UzuzuI'm also in for these instead of the hifiman earbuds with the same hope. The long lead time for those hifiman in August doesn't exactly help either :D
Edit: why don't I have a star next to my name when I'm also a participant in this drop???

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Apr 30, 2016

vortextubes;-) when I get these I'll be comparing them to the Flare R2As

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asigal

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May 1, 2016

UzuzuDriver size is 5mm.

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Uaexemarat

Aug 7, 2016

YakovI see a bad choice :)

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