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rantng
845
Sep 29, 2018
Not understanding all the confusion about the lack of reviews/durability/drivers/re-shell options, etc.
It’s already been stated these have the same internals - drivers, wiring, etc. as the non-MD EE Zeus XIV. The only difference is the ABS plastic shell instead of acrylic. I’m sure MD offers at minimum a 1-year warranty and at this point you’re worrying about a problem that may never arise. They’ve actually improved durability in many ways. It’s literally stated in the first paragraph. With new drivers/wiring/etc. they would have to tune the drivers, prepare new crossovers, run tests, etc., all of which would cost more time & money. Using all the same internals allows them to bypass all that. The MD version should sound the same, factors such as fit/cable pairing notwithstanding. We all hear differently, YMMV. With that said, there are many reviews on the EE Zeus XR. Yes, these are the Zeus XIV, but if you read through the reviews you’ll notice that most of the reviews provide separate impressions between the R and XIV, which this basically is. Seriously, GTS (Google that sh). It’s not like the EE Zeus magically appeared overnight and this is some brand new IEM. As to complaints about the ABS plastic in a $1k IEM, it’s already been explained some concessions had to be made to offer this IEM at the MD price, while not compromising on sound quality, which is the most important issue. You’re more than welcome to buy the acrylic version for much more. As for re-shelling, most of the major manufacturers have either never offered this, or have stopped offering it, whatever the reason may be. You just have to accept it. Rant over. Sorry if some of this may sound harsh, but it seems there has been minimal effort made to read the write-up. Help us help you.
Dtang1800
10
Sep 29, 2018
rantngif all of the internals are the same and the only difference is the shell, like you say, then why does this one have '10 ohms impedance' and the original zeus xiv have '21 ohms impedance'?
stormmilk
90
Sep 30, 2018
Dtang1800Good point. Whatever material the cable is made of, given the fact that it has approximately only a length of 1.2m, there shouldn't be such a big difference in impedance, if the impedance of the cable is included in the impedance they listed. So there must be some difference with the circuit itself inside the shell.
Dtang1800Great question! Back then we had a third party company measure our IEMs and we now measure them ourselves. Christian asked me the same thing and I opted to publish our numbers instead. They're the exact same internals and tuning. Sorry for the confusion!
Gos8
15
Oct 13, 2018
EmpireEarsWhere are the graphs of zeus massdrop
krystalsippin
30
Oct 14, 2018
EmpireEarsStill no measurements. This is getting tedious.
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