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KilokaaiComing fresh off CanJam Socal this weekend, the list of standouts to me in their respective brackets would be the CrinEar Daybreaks, Punch Audio Martilo, Xenns Top Pro, Thieaudio Monarch MK4, Hercules Audio Moses, and Empire Ears Odin Mk2. Moses and Odin Mk2 stole the show for me, two very different listens but both were buttery smooth through the mids/treble with two different implementations of impactful/tactile but clean bass.
Hercules Audio Moses and Empire Ears Odin Mk2 were my favorite new sets at CanJam for totally different reasons. If cost was no issue those would both be instant buys.
Different-Photo-4206I’ve had Odin twice now and sold it both times because its bass is very neutral
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