Just came back from Jaben,ZC last minute got chalet,so took only a few photos.
This has by far been my most enlightening experience in Jaben....Let me tell you more.
(Contains boring long grandmother story that non-audiophiles wouldn't give a damn)
Step foot into Jaben,immediately heard a guy asking for the Quattro.Luckily,nobody was testing the Quattro so I took the Quattro,had 3 sets with the 3 faceplates(but all Quattros come with 3 faceplates)
Tried faceplate Bass setting 3 first,not good,no bass at all.
Moving on to 2....Slightly better,with controlled but not thumping enough bass.....
3.....Bass is very good,but this time i started to hear the people around me talking,which does not happen on my current IEMs...I think it's because of the bad isolation so I tried many tips,but still,to no avail.With a bad seal comes a bad sound so I was having second thoughts on the Quattro,just then,people wanted to try the Quattro so I had to give way for them.Tried the UM-1 for fun.Very nice but no bass(yeah i'm bass thirsthy) but the comfort and cables are very nice. :D
Then I randomly asked Uncle for the Alessandro MS-1s.Although above my budget,I still tried it and I sort of got poisoned.
The bass is really good.Tight and controlled,coming from a headphone,it produces the oomph needed for the "impact" feel and of course,wide soundstage.I loved the MS-1s but 2 things I hate are the open air design which leaks sound like hell I would turn it into a portable speaker and also,it's UGLY cables.By ugly i really mean ugly,it is as thick as power cables you use with most of your household appliances.How unsightly is that -.-
But nonetheless,I love the sound it produces and supposedly for my home use,I guess it's okay the sound leaks. Planning on getting the MS-1s with woodie mod(priority) and yellow pads .
That would cost near to $200 . I need to break my reluctance to spend the money .Argh :X
I want to varnish the woodie cups until shiny shiny :D
As for the cables.....close one eye bah :X