To me it's still a disappointment. Maybe they looked at the numbers again and the amount needed to be produced to just break-even in cost would be too unrealistic and not achievable so they pulled the plug early to avoid further damages. The rarity of it will make it even more expensive when re-sold, but only a crazily rich FAD collector who did have their orders cancelled will seek them out. But I guess as their first attempt in embedding their DNA into a headphone form, they're not bad. Again though they really did literally outdo themselves this time.

Good that you enjoy their products, new range from FAD really doing an astonishing job.

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Added on June 24, 2012, 2:37 pmi believe that might be their company cultural, seem they are producing extremely expensive hifi horn speaker set as well, and brought over this concept to new earphone line.

Backfire indeed, but they made their name in the industry, without a doubt their earphone really do sounds awesome, but headphone wise i hope i got the chance to try them.

This post has been edited by windboy: Jun 24 2012, 02:37 PM

Yes, I do hope they venture into headphones. I know they are starting with something unbelievably expensive but will they step down and do something more 'customer affordable'? Still a question mark provided there are so many FAD fans here already.

No only that, I hope the next time, they're not going to be as reckless and think things through.

try to find BAM tuning in Google, seem can't find it.
I believe this is their secret recipe on all their earphone design.

I think not tuning but BAM design?

Nice collection of Final Audio you got here mate!

I believe it is an incorporation of both the driver and housing technology. We all know that BA needs to be sealed in an airtight shell to sound its best. BA in open space is pathetic. They somehow managed to get a BA to work vented. I know that for a BA to sound its best (more low end) it needs to have a large rear volume (the space behind/rear of the driver itself). Some BA drivers has a venting hole at the back of the driver shell to provide a larger rear volume but doesn't really vent out to the outside atmosphere (the casing will provide the extra rear volume but still contains it in an airtight seal). Maybe FAD works around that principle but takes it t a more radical step.

Just a theory of mine.

Then again I do recall one dynamic diver having the technology, so it leads me to believe that this technology is more on the casing rather than the drivers themselves.

This post has been edited by tunertoobe: Jun 28 2012, 10:42 PM

i think so, they stated to reduce unwanted air resonance, maybe to reproduce live sound effect?
A myth

My guessing is that when the air moves 'balance-ly'. It will imitate how the music to be reproduced, and what is hard to achieve is 'da balance'. Two driver which is symmetrical.

You both have a good point. They don't really explain the term all that much, but my guess is that it's to avoid, what windboy quoted from FAD, unwanted resonance, and what walabies is saying, to enable it to reproduce the music truly (well, maybe also allow them to tune the sound intricately to how they want it).

The driver will also produce sound behind it in the shell. If the sound and condition is right certain frequency can resonate and amplify, making the sound artificial as if you've applied an EQ and boosted that frequency. Or the sound wave can be reflected back into the true sound wave at the same phase, but inverted, thus cancelling it. All these can also happen in the frequency range beyond the human hearing, so while we can't hear them, maybe the sonic 'tingling' or 'feel' is compromised. The ports on an FAD monitor is probably to eliminate unwanted pressure wave/back pressure inside the shell. Works to eliminate wave cancellation and resonance. Maybe what makes it special in FAD is the the BAM allows intricate sound tuning, possibly greater isolation than open back, most probably allow the shell to virtually 'disappear' as far as the driver is concerned so no colouration due to said resonance and wave cancellation.

Again, this is my theory.

This post has been edited by tunertoobe: Jul 2 2012, 09:04 PM

nice explain you have over there, it can be a new innovation housing design for FAD themselves, it sounded open and airy in their earphone. Well i guess they are trying to pursuit reproduce speaker and headphone sound inside their IEM/earbud series

Is T-100 Comply compatible with FAD Adagio II ?

or need something bigger like T-200?

T100no. U need something bigger like t200 t400

I got the S400 and tried it on the AII.....kinda loose.

I'll go for T200 size then.

Yeah, that's probably it. But it will still fit.

whoever is looking for Good FAD earphone.
Look no where!!

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2418826

This post has been edited by windboy: Jul 10 2012, 03:40 PM

Me Me Me......

damn, if they have FAD Heaven IV or adagio V =D

Haha, you think?~