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I got them just for the looks and was not disappointed... Same with the Wyvern Black Remastered
I haven't done any EQ, since I'm a bit busy, but I did give them a try. To be honest I enjoyed both, the original Kinera Wyvern Black are more V-shape, while the Remaster are a bit more neutral, I really liked them with the divinus velvet widebore tips
Previously I used Kinera Wyvern Abyss/Black and Tanzu Wan’er. Now I want to try something similar but with a wider soundstage. Mostly I listen to many genres of music, and I also use IEMs for movies and other content. The Wyvern Black’s warm tuning was good, but it felt a bit lacking in bass for my taste. On the other hand, the Tanzu’s natural sound was very good for me. The Wyvern was my main IEM, so now I want something similar but without the downsides (like lack of bass and dark-ish sound). I have shortlisted a few IEMs: EW200 Ignite X Beast AGA Audio AGAOne STA Pro I also want to try something new, like AGAOne or STA Pro. Which one would be better in terms of: wider soundstage good amount of bass natural mids micro details Also, the STA Pro’s faceplate looks interesting, and the reviews seem closer to my taste. The AGAOne also looks good, but I didn’t find too many reviews on it.
Thanks for the tips. I'm also just had my first IEM this week, my pick is Kinera Wyvern Celest White so far so good, just the default eartips does not seal well for me. Waiting for Earsoft UC, i hope it can seal better
It's also not consistent, I've heard iems costing hundreds and up to 1k+ dollars that I wouldn't take over things like the zero reds, the hexas or even the kinera wyverns.
Nice write up. IEM has the best price to performance…hands down. It’s a different beast compared to over ear cans, headphones in general. With that said…you are just scratching the surface. I have the original Celeste Wyvern Abyss, they are actually my knock-around set. They perform as intended…but there are much, much, much better sets out there. Do be aware, as deep as the headphones get…there really are only several known brands that most gravitate towards. IEM, there’s a much wider and deeper pool of companies and models to choose from. Enjoy the discoveries you make along the way!
You do realize that you guys are arguing over KZ and CCA (er, I mean, KZ), right? You have to have a set with excellent imaging, soundstage, detail retrieval, separation/layering. I’m not saying you have to spend $300+ to get all of that, but you gotta do better than the Castor Bass Pro and Rhapsody. C’mon now. At least mention the KE Cadenza. 7Hz Zero2? Wan’er? Wyvern Abyss? Let’s get crazy with the cheese whiz.
I have personal experience with the wyvern. When you dont manage to break the nozzle from dropping them while trying to put the cable in because they're so slippery (raised hand here) they actually took good to EQ.
There is also the Nicehck NX8. The Abyss Wyvern is a solid IEM, especially at its price point.
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