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[Early look] AVlog #1: Singapore's "Headphone Café"
My most ambitious video by a country mile. Nearly 40 minutes of vlog content.
ask me anything: Full 53 minute cut
Original YouTube cut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdhT8ZC7USw
Final update before public release
Public release in roughly less than 24 hours.
Early look at the upcoming Headphone Ranking List update
(Again, I don't think I need to mention this but I'll reiterate anyways: please don't share this link. Everything is WIP and highly subject to change, so I don't want to deal with salt from the outsiders before everything's settled and done.)
All 412 new entries to the IEM ranking list have been ranked.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vTRpfHsf-qupU3QWxzb4YbnMZPREIZFXBhYxGDqcjbpbIgQ4rRMY2rDXhw_7hQDX4Nyjx7VdVnijS5s/pubhtml?gid=955278575&single=trueStill somewhat rough around the edges still, but the general ballpark is there.All that's left now is to populate the "Signature" and "Remarks" column, award the stars, and do some last-minute shuffling of the entir...
Raw IEM Ranking List for new entries
As stated in my Reddit post, here's the raw IEM Ranking List that will be updated with new ranks for the new entries in the next few weeks.It can get a little hard to read since I have to add in some html code into the cells themselves, but the ranks are colour-coded to ease readability. I won't be posting updates on Patreon so you can just check back every few days to look at any changes ...
(16/09/20) More headphone measurements
Added the following to the graph tool: Audio Technica ATH-A990Z Audio Technica ATH-AWAS Audio Technica ATH-AWKT Audio Technica ATH-M50xBT Audio Technica ATH-MSR7b Audio Technica ATH-R70x B&O BeoPlay H7 Bose QC35 II (Active/Passive modes) Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 E-MU Walnut Focal Listen Professional Focal Elear Focal Stellia Grado GW100 Kennerton Thror Bog Oak iBasso SR1 iBasso SR2 Ma...
Early access to the headphones graph comparison tool (ALL patrons!)
Yep, ignore the splashpage for now. As long as you are an active patron, you should be able to access the page once you log in.Happy comparing!
Raw GRAS measurements update
The .mdat data for the following models have been uploaded to the raw measurements database. Audeze LCD-1 Audeze LCD-2 Rosewood Audeze LCD-2 Audeze LCD-2 Classic Audeze LCD-2 Closed Back Audeze LCD-3 Audeze LCD-MX4 Audeze LCD-X Fazor Audeze LCD-XC Fazor Audeze Sine DX Audio Technica ATH-M50X Beyerdynamic Amrion Beyerdynamic T1 3rd Gen Beyerdynamic T5 3rd Gen Beyerdynamic TYGR BLON B20 Drop + THX P...
Data for new GRAS measurements are now being uploaded to the raw measurements database.
As you may already know, I've received the last few components for the GRAS 43AG-7 and will soon be going full-force into building up the headphone measurements database.However, uploading and publishing the graphs themselves to a consistent format (with the watermarks of top crowdfunding contributors and all that) along with updating the Graph Comparison Tool to the new format will take some ...
Small cleanups on the headphone ranking list
https://crinacle.com/rankings/headphones/More or less happy with the current rankings at this point, should not be any more major changes from here on. Just need to add the comments, double check the final placements and the public release should be good to go.
Preliminary headphone ranking list update + Disclaimers
https://crinacle.com/rankings/headphone/The headphone ranking list has been updated with the new grading system of tonality/technicalities.Now I'll address some concerns brought to my attention and put up some disclaimers that I never thought I had to. The Headphone Ranking List is a work-in-progress. If you're offended by the fact that it is unfinished, don't say I didn't warn you...
Preliminary Headphone Ranking List
Expect changes. Still an early draft, but closer to public release this time.
List of important links that you're probably looking for
Now that Patreon finally allows me to pin posts to the top of my page, I can finally pin this "starter post" for new patrons.***Tentative ranksNovember archiveJuly archiveTentative rankings and review titles for review unitsTentative titles for upcoming cliffnotesThese posts will be updated the most, so don't expect new posts but rather edits of existing ones. You should be kept in the...
An update.
https://www.reddit.com/r/inearfidelity/comments/e4v9nv/
TWS Buyer's Guide update: sneak preview
Current link: https://crinacle.com/guide/tws/Updating the guide with some new additions but the formatting is pretty hard to navigate through, so I'll only be done tomorrow or the day after. I'm literally doubling the number of entries in the guide, so thank you for your patience.Here is the abridged summary of the upcoming update for you loyal patrons:***#15: Audio Technica ATH-CKS5TW - &...
Consolidated Tentative Ranks (Cliffnotes)
Entries that have been added/updated are underlined.***AAW Halcyon: D+Acoustune HS1655/1657/1677: BAcoustune HS1695: A-Acoustune HS1697: B-Aroma Shock: C-Aroma Star: CAroma Early: B-Aroma Twins: C+Aroma Witch Girl S: B-Aroma Witch Girl Pro: CAroma Witch Girl W12: CAroma Ace: BCampfire Andromeda (2020): ACampfire Ara: A-CCA C16: CEdifier TWS6: CFearless S8Z: AFinal Audio A8000: B+HUM TT: CiBasso AM...
Tin HiFi T4: Sneak peek and early impressions
Background: So like a few other reviewers, I was sent three variations of the Tin HiFi T4 to evaluate and give feedback on. I sent feedback that this variation would be the best choice for production, after which I was told that it was the variation that Tin HiFi will proceed with.Too lazy to take pictures, so I'll link BGGAR's unboxing video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u5jNNoJOIgIni...
[Sneak Preview] The Big October Mixup
Apologies for the lack of content recently, work piled on in the last weeks or so but I'll be back next week for more content.I'll have to take another short hiatus after in November-ish, but I'll be back at the end of month for my semi-annual Singapore trip. So look forward to that.General background: this new update is basically a downward revaluation of many entries in C-tier and up...
An update.
https://www.reddit.com/r/inearfidelity/comments/dc7ru2/
Sneak preview of tomorrow's article
ON THE RECORD: POWERHere I shall put my beliefs and thoughts on various “controversial” topics so people stop asking me the same questions every single day.This is me stating my beliefs, and then explaining why I hold these beliefs. While I do not have the intention of proving or debunking anything, it may enter that territory when I pry further into my own personal rationalisations.Here’s w...
List of tentative stuff
Just a consolidation of all the things you're probably looking for.Tentative reviews and rankings (for review units)Tentative ranks for stuff I tried in JulyCliffnote article titles for the aboveWill probably do away with the 7-day early access period for full reviews as I think people are more interested in just the rankings anyways.
