Lastly me, trying out the FA002 -

what's your preliminary opinion on the FA002?

This post has been edited by terradrive: Apr 12 2010, 05:11 PM

needs to burn in lol.
Like most of Eterna products, they take some time to settle in.

Wow bro.Where is this event was held?Looks nice.I'll wait for DBA-02.Keep me updated

It is in singapore at the university in town - SMU.

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Added on April 12, 2010, 8:29 pmIntial impression of the FA002 -

It feels abit claustrophobic even for an open can, I know it'll open up in time..
The Eterna took about 250 hours to settle, first 50 to make it decent.

I believe with the headphones, it'll take abit more time before I can evaluate it properly.

But its is on the darker side, bass is akin to my M50 without the boom.
It's quite efficient though, easy to drive but pairing will be crucial.

It seriously feels like strapping 2 sub to your head and playing it.
The cool thing about open cans is that the bass will not have boominess yet the punch is there.
Totally unlike grados yet not like M50s which has a very claustrophobic feel.

This is something great for bass heads and people who like their bass tight.
However now the music seems like its playing behind a veil/screen.

Its opening up slowly after a night of burning in, so I'll do a serious evaluation on the weekend and run through many sources.

But like the eterna I'm guessing that it needs a very clean and dynamic source to bring out hte best. As this headphones is very "colored" if you add in a warmer/darker amp/source will make sound soon too dark that the highs will be rolled off.

This post has been edited by weib: Apr 12 2010, 08:29 PM

A small news update: I just got confirmation on the EMS packages Fischer Audio are sending me. Maybe this weekend but most likely I will get them early next week. Still not quite sure which models they have sent me though, but my guess is all the new IEM and perhaps all the big cas as well, as one of the package weighted close to 2kg

hebatnye... i osoo wan nice packages...
guess have to wait for another 2 weeks b4 gettin a review?

Probably. I can give an initial impression but the final review is going to take time, consider there will be quite a few of them needed to burn-in and I want to have the time for serious audition and comparison.

I believe there are many who are anxious for the reviews after such high ratings coming from ClieOS regarding the eterna not too long ago.
Lets pray that the new offerings would exceed expectations again.

Agreed. I am one of those ppl...hehe

This post has been edited by HereticPhyre: Apr 14 2010, 08:38 AM

I'm gonna start making review on earphones too like ClieOS.But mine is low end budget.So I think I'll start off with these after I get my salary.

Three days later....

I feel like my swan has finally awoken from being an ugly duckling.

I paired it up with my Fuze and FrankenCmoyBB which I have been mericlessly tweaking with endless comparisons btwn component.
From my initial impression, I knew this would be pair with a cleaner amp because this open cans can really kick you in the face with bass; i get abit motion sick at times from the bass.

When I first got it, it was crazily punchy.
I could feel my head spring with each beat... this is a bass head wet dream and I mean those you can handle the strong stuff.



The extra cool thing about the bass it doesn't feel boxy from the open designed.
The thick foam pads around the ears helps isolate the sound which played a big part in its imaging.

I've heard their IEM equilibrium the last time and had the same experience but in a smaller way. Those who have it or heard it will know what i mean, the music turns into High definition and not Hi fidelity.

Presentation of the music is that you're in the same room the music is played on stage which is the same level as you.

It its amplified with this huge cans, it makes the music larger than how the can seem.
Before the driver settled it was quite un-listen-able. Too in your face that you'd get tired from the music.

Today, as i plugged it in everything opened up.
The bass subsided and the forwardness gone, the soundstage is in your head.

It feels like carrying 2 boom boxes on your shoulders and having a pseudo imaging that makes it feel weird yet a very fun experience that you've never experience with any other Cans.

It is a fetish for most people and to me as an audio adventure, my kind.

Something you have to try to really learn of its uniqueness.