tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post2178934484256253892..comments2024-03-28T00:31:13.472-07:00Comments on <em>Archimago's Musings</em>: REVIEW / MEASUREMENTS: CCA (Clear Concept Audio) C12 IEM - 1 Dynamic + 5 Balanced Armature Drivers - are more drivers better? (Plus new analogue disc technology, cable-maker Russ Andrews interview.)Archimagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-56430741127082228262022-11-23T10:55:01.861-08:002022-11-23T10:55:01.861-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Digital Marketinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04514998532580157001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-62386797248212966002022-05-05T19:45:42.282-07:002022-05-05T19:45:42.282-07:00There are a lot of single-driver 'phones on th...There are a lot of single-driver 'phones on the market, using a number of different technologies (dynamic, electrostatic, planar magnetic, balanced armature). Seems to me that at least some of them achieve a reasonably flat response (or a response that closely matches a reasonable target) and low distortion over the audible range. <br /><br />For loudspeakers, of course, it's a Errant Audiophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336807433220139478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-84641997982071486792022-05-05T13:07:01.350-07:002022-05-05T13:07:01.350-07:00Hey Errant,
Yeah, would certainly be great to have...Hey <em>Errant</em>,<br />Yeah, would certainly be great to have a single driver do it all. A driver that can achieve the full FR evenly would be ideal as well in the time domain. Alas, not sure this is achievable to find a single driver of such flat response with low distortion across the spectrum. Also, my feeling is that subjective preferences such as adding a bit of bass boost are important Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-57996271784545523982022-05-04T22:22:07.898-07:002022-05-04T22:22:07.898-07:00Hey guys,
Looking at the boards on those pictures,...Hey guys,<br />Looking at the boards on those pictures, appears that these are just SMD resistors changing the relative voltage going to the various drivers in order to control frequency response. Doesn't seem to be true crossovers but rather taking advantage of the relative FR for each type of driver they incorporate into the IEM.<br /><br />The advertising material for the C12 seems to Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-30536047142232729512022-05-04T19:26:14.981-07:002022-05-04T19:26:14.981-07:00I thought that one of the advantages of headphones...I thought that one of the advantages of headphones is that it's possible to use a single driver that covers the entire audible range without serious compromises. Being the objectivist that you are, you should be asking for measurable evidence that the use of multiple drivers confers real advantages. I don't think that the fact that the CCA isn't as bright and harsh as the KZ Errant Audiophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336807433220139478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-53081344743789503762022-05-04T17:21:33.957-07:002022-05-04T17:21:33.957-07:00Hey there AudioPhil,
Oh yeah, the Cheap Audio Man....Hey there <em>AudioPhil</em>,<br />Oh yeah, the Cheap Audio Man. Hilarious dude.<br /><br />Yeah, a broad-based recognition of the silliness of the beliefs and myths of audiophilia is important. At an academic level, clearly the audiophile snake oil will not fly among researchers. Technical audiophiles like on ASR and here have been increasingly aware of the lack of evidence for much of the sillyArchimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-57575785098975920212022-05-02T18:34:19.327-07:002022-05-02T18:34:19.327-07:00When I read the article cited above, I saw that th...When I read the article cited above, I saw that there is a crossover network of some sort. Errant Audiophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336807433220139478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-86054467799389689262022-05-02T14:35:44.420-07:002022-05-02T14:35:44.420-07:00Assuming the drivers are actually connected... Is ...Assuming the drivers are actually connected... Is there an electronic crossover of some kind? Errant Audiophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336807433220139478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-30150862892413390002022-05-01T18:23:23.921-07:002022-05-01T18:23:23.921-07:00Agreed that there is a lot of audiophile crap bein...Agreed that there is a lot of audiophile crap being peddled out there. Interestingly, more "angry" audiophiles are coming forward in an attempt to knock some sense into long-time audio cultists. <br /><br />Here is a guy who is more of a "common man" ranting about the crap he's been putting up with. No audio science or fancy charts here folks, it's just an angry guy AudioPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08106888598140626861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-70663960290588490552022-05-01T09:22:50.810-07:002022-05-01T09:22:50.810-07:00Thanks for the note Read,
Interesting and would be...Thanks for the note <em>Read</em>,<br />Interesting and would be highly fraudulent if so! This is something that will need a good 'ol "teardown" of the ear piece to see and measure what's going on!<br /><br />I see this interesting article with ongoing discussions on this issue and various earphones:<br />https://www.headphonesty.com/2022/03/kz-fake-multi-driver-iem-scandal/<br Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-35207382304161577382022-05-01T02:20:19.111-07:002022-05-01T02:20:19.111-07:00There are reports in the web saying specially thes...There are reports in the web saying specially these two mfr with IEM with 3 or more driver saying that only one or two really are connected and the rest of 3-4 driver are glued and not emitting sound. Read Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06452528084900931335noreply@blogger.com