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Headphones [REVIEW] AiAiAi TMA-1, Dark Side of the Moon

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post Aug 23 2011, 05:38 PM

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QUOTE(FaezFarhan @ Aug 23 2011, 05:27 PM)
What's your conclusion after reading?  brows.gif
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Now that you are playing with your new toy, can you tell any difference from the unit you had tested at LowYat hmm.gif
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post Aug 23 2011, 07:52 PM

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QUOTE(g3n0c|d3 @ Aug 23 2011, 07:06 PM)
why? at lowyat selling fake arr?? hmm.gif
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Faez tested a 150 hours unit (personal) while he brought home a brand new unit. Since he was asking about burning in, he should be in the best position to tell tongue.gif

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post Aug 24 2011, 01:29 PM

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QUOTE(Lennox @ Aug 24 2011, 12:29 PM)
HAHAHAHAHA!!!! Epic conversation you got there!!!
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post Aug 27 2011, 03:12 PM

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Getting very quiet, all balik to poison the kampung folks 
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post Aug 30 2011, 09:19 AM

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QUOTE(FaezFarhan @ Aug 27 2011, 06:04 PM)
Yeah, poisoning every single one I can think of here brows.gif
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Was wondering how many kampung folks kena audio poison this raya hmm.gif

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post Sep 8 2011, 12:10 PM

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DJ Carl Cox at Ibiza.

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post Sep 13 2011, 05:49 PM

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Limited edition anyone hmm.gif

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post Sep 13 2011, 09:05 PM

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One off custom.

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post Sep 14 2011, 04:55 PM

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QUOTE(PopoPRP @ Sep 14 2011, 01:08 PM)
True, but who knows, same price but limited run, that happens sometimes, have to be quick enough to get your hands on it though. If it's sold out then it starts to get expensive because of scalpers, heh.
Wishful thinking though, haha...
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The yellow accent TMA-1 with mic is in collaboration with Fool's Gold Records.

Fool's Gold limited edition package
1x TMA-1 with mic
1x Pipes with mic
1x Poster of original artwork by AiAiAi and Fool's Gold
1x Original artwork sticker by AiAiAi and Fool's Gold
1x Fool' Gold music content.

RM1,900.00

Price aside, minimum order, 10 sets sweat.gif
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post Sep 15 2011, 12:20 AM

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QUOTE(PopoPRP @ Sep 15 2011, 12:16 AM)
Oh ok, cool package, no wonder there are those earphones at the side. But what do you mean by min 10 sets to order? That means if i want i have to buy at least 10 sets? Wow, haha...
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Need to find 10 kakis to do a bulk. sweat.gif
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post Sep 17 2011, 12:52 PM

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QUOTE(blissandecstasy @ Sep 17 2011, 08:25 AM)
are you sure this Carl Cox ? thats Christian Smith!  laugh.gif
anyway, nice review sir. i see lots of electronic dance music DJs especially from techno acts, using TMA-1 nowadays. how much the damage i need to prepare ?
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Hope to get this right, Kyle Hall.

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post Sep 21 2011, 09:00 AM

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QUOTE(PopoPRP @ Sep 16 2011, 07:11 AM)
Thanks for those reviews, i almost always found the 3rd review when searching but never the other 2.
But it seems the 2nd review kinda bashes it a bit, but looking at the pics it looks like the old Pipes.
And btw, you're an authorized seller??
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On the Pipes, how about your review then hmm.gif
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post Oct 21 2011, 06:41 PM

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The limited Fool's Gold edition is coming in very limited numbers nod.gif

What is Fool's Gold hmm.gif http://www.foolsgoldrecs.com/

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post Oct 27 2011, 03:43 PM

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Just in time for Christmas shopping via Fedex nod.gif

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post Oct 28 2011, 10:54 PM

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QUOTE(monked @ Oct 28 2011, 09:23 PM)
how much >w< *checking my bank balance*
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Only 2000 units worldwide, 5 for Malaysia, only 2 left.
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post Nov 2 2011, 08:24 PM

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QUOTE(PopoPRP @ Nov 1 2011, 12:44 PM)
Was thinking about selling but then by the time i sell, all the fools gold have sold out, then i won't even have a tma-1, haha.
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How can anyone miss out on something so chic to wear hmm.gif

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post Dec 16 2011, 06:08 PM

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QUOTE(E1 - AKG @ Nov 2 2011, 08:24 PM)
How can anyone miss out on something so chic to wear  hmm.gif

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Reviews galore flex.gif

Digital Trends: http://www.digitaltrends.com/headphone-rev...i-tma-1-review/

Gizmodo: http://gizmodo.com/5623686/aiaiai-tma+1-he...s-high-on-style

CNet: http://reviews.cnet.com/headphones/aiaiai-...tml#reviewPage1

Future Music: http://futuremusic.com/news/testdrive/aiai...a-1_review.html

Ubergizmo: http://www.ubergizmo.com/2010/11/aiaiai-tm...a-crossfade-lp/

In-ear Matters: http://www.inearmatters.net/2011/08/review...de-of-moon.html

Okay Geek: http://www.okaygeek.com/blog/aiaiai-tma-1-...nes-review.html

killah Beez: http://www.killahbeez.com/2011/01/31/revie...a-1-headphones/

Anything but iPod: http://anythingbutipod.com/2010/12/aiaiai-tma-1-review/

Noisy Motel: http://noisymotel.blogspot.com/2010/12/int...l-tma-1-dj.html

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QUOTE(blissandecstasy @ Dec 16 2011, 10:06 PM)
whoa A-Trak collaboration with AiAiAi now ? nice.  drool.gif
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A re-post of a recent expertester fellow forumner's review of the TMA-1 nod.gif

TMA-1 is like the opposite of Grado headphone (S80). Both are very very good. Grado is super bright, tma-1 is a bit dark. Grado is easier to be driven and shine with portable audio player (galaxy s2, ipad etc) but I almost heart broken when I test tma-1 with Galaxy SII. However, TMA-1 is a very capable phone. Once I hook it with my X-Fi platinum, I was pleasantly surprise. At 20% of the sound card volume, I almost reach my hearing limit. And once I fiddle with EQ, I was WOW!. The bass is punchy, solid and vibrate my skull with fast and sharp decay. I like it. I hate phone that has strong bass till it overwhelm half of the sonic spectrum. TMA-1 is different. The bass is strong but it never polluted middle and high frequency component. Same goes with high freq zone. When I increase treble, it will not cause middle freq to shift. What I love most about TMA-1 is it is very flexible. If I want more bass, I crank it up at my x-fi card and I got more bass without any distortion at other area and vice versa. Same goes with treble. Therefore, I could use this phone with any genre and it is a bless for trance/electronic music lover. Seriously LOL. For rock/alternative lover (I am listening to Greenday at this moment), the guitar sound is awesome.

Comfortable wise, it is much better than Grado (thank God). But my other cheapo can such as Philips SHP2700 is much more comfortable. But since it is not fully covers my ears, less sweat issue here. The headband need padding. Different head size and shape will has different experience anyway.

TMA-1 is an excellent headphone. Worth every single RM spent. But it is not a perfect headphone for everyone (provided everyone has the money to acquire it). It need great soundcard or good headphone amp to really shine. Portable music player such as Galaxy SII, Express Music 5800XM, Ipad II etc can't do justice to it. Granted it is way better than the factory supplied earphone but cheaper headphone or earphone could sound better on this portable audio device (my personal experience, Grado S80 and Senheisser Precision II).

In short, is this a keeper? ...... HELL YEAH!!!

I am not an audiophile. Just another Joe who love to listen to contemporary and trance music. This is just my personal opinion and experience feedback. Please note that the opinion above is based on the TMA-1 that has less than 10 hours burn in (I never burn in my phone actually...I just listen to it normally), while Grado, Precision and other headphone has hundreds of hours burn in.

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1. Current batch need burn in. The difference of sound quality between 1 hour of usage and 30 hour of usage is pretty significant. Hence, explaining my 'almost heart broken story' since I test this can on my phone once I acquire it at KFC Bukit Bintang.
2. TMA-1 is pretty darky (audio wise) headphone. Perfect for Trance, Techno, Club House, Dance, RnB music with decent amp or high quality soundcard. But, for other genre, it need EQ manipulation or amp that has bass/treble boost. For Pop song, I have to crank up my treble to +60% and use Noise Sharpening (set at 70%) at Foobar 2000 = Solid bass, smooth mid, bright high. On iPad, I have to download EQu and on Galaxy I have to download PowerAmp. But I still think I need FiiO E6 though. Although the phone attenuates high frequency by design , it has no difficulties to reproduce it if needed. But if you love bright sound and don't care much about solid well rounded punchy bass, I think TMA-1 may not suitable for you (classic, orchestra, jazz lover i guess).
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QUOTE(Lennox @ Jan 7 2012, 01:31 AM)
Yeah, yet no further details announced
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QUOTE(Chyan @ Jan 8 2012, 06:33 PM)
Retro implementations on a modern & monotone design. I love the looks. biggrin.gif
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For all the TMA-1 fans and foes, there is an evolved version coming real soon nod.gif

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