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STAR WARS SCENERY TIMELESS PLUS

It feels like you're in the front row of a concert with two giant speakers blasting towards you having plenty height but little depth. Soundstage is decent, somewhat 2D presentation but still an improvement over the Timeless OG.

STAR WARS SCENERY TIMELESS PLUS

In typical band scenario with 4-5 instruments plus vocals, you'll likely get a very enjoyable listening experience. A bit of nitpick, but I sometimes do find Timeless AE sounding too crowded on big orchestral pieces with a lot of instruments as the details presentation may feel overwhelming. The overall tonality is good, pretty versatile tuning that suits a lot of genre of music. The treble is smooth and airy but detailed, no distracting treble peaks or shoutiness. The mids are largely clean and crisp, allowing the the vocals to keep up with the bass intensity. The bass is fast and textured with a tasteful bass shelf that blends slightly into lower mids, giving it a very satisfying punch on bass guitars and snare drums.

The Timeless AE is an L-shaped tuned IEM, neutral with a healthy amount of bass boost. Note that I would suggest against using extra wide-bore eartips like the Sedna Earfit as it may overemphasize upper mids. Timbre is pretty good for a planar, less metallic and a marked improvement over Timeless OG and Dioko. Male vocals sound present, while female vocals do not sound shrilly. Timeless AE gives you fuller note weight and cleaned up the treble peaks, making the bass more impactful in contrast. The listening experience can be summarized as visceral and intense Timeless OG in comparison was feeling sharper and lighter.

STAR WARS SCENERY TIMELESS MOVIE

I typically listen to pop (mostly J-pop), jazz, movie soundtracks, and occasional orchestral pieces. I spent the past weekend testing the unit and went around to some local audio stores to compare it to other popular IEMs. Sound Quality and Technicalities Testing setup: Topping D90SE-A90D stack or Fiio M11S, running on balanced. The other accessories are the same, with the same set of 7Hz eartips from the Timeless OG. I kinda love/hate the milled aluminium case of Timeless OG, as it was sturdy but it may damage other stuffs you put in the same bag due to its sharp corners. Talking about the case, it is now a rigid leatherette box with AE logo embossed on the top. The cable is on the stiff side and may be pretty hard to squeeze into the case. The cable will eventually be available separately as 7Hz Thunderbird cable at $69 from what I heard. The stock cable has been upgraded to a 4-core thick silver-plated copper cable (looks like 25 AWG) with swappable termination. The 2-pin plug is more durable and now I can use it with my favourite cables which are mostly 2-pin, although it may not be necessary now with the new and improved stock cable. I have also heard about many people having issues with the Timeless OG's MMCX port in fact, I had to fix Ray's Timeless MMCX port before. I personally find it difficult to remove the MMCX cable with the OG (MMCX removal tool doesn't fit with the shell design). To me, the best part is the change of MMCX plug into 2-pin 0.78mm plug. The anodized CNC aluminium shell is tough and durable, but now in an elegant blue. The tuning change is only an additional 3dB in subbass, which anyone can probably just use PEQ to achieve, right? Is it worth its $259 price tag, a $60 premium over the OG Timeless? Maybe, but before we get into that, let's start the review from the build quality and sound impressions.īuild Quality and PackagingIf you've owned the Timeless OG like me, you'll be pleased that Timeless AE has the same solid build quality of the earpiece.

I felt that the original Timeless was already tuned really well, just there were a few things I didn't like, namely the stock cable, the MMCX termination, and the kinda sharp metal carrying case. When I learnt about Timeless AE, I was pretty excited about almost everything other the tuning changes.

Some contents have been edited to reflect current situation with this repost. The following review was posted a few months ago in a different site. That said, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Thanks to Ray from 7Hz for helping me to get an early shipment of the Timeless AE.

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