Comments on: TRI I3 Review (1) – Smooth Operator https://www.audioreviews.org/tri-i3-review-bs/ Music for the Masses. Sun, 24 Oct 2021 02:45:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 By: Baskingshark https://www.audioreviews.org/tri-i3-review-bs/#comment-863 Tue, 26 May 2020 10:45:53 +0000 https://www.audioreviews.org/?p=17822#comment-863 In reply to Jonathan.

Hi I don’t have the CCA C16.

But having read reviews about the C16, it seems quite well regarded in audio sites. There’s a new CCA that just came out called the CCA CA16 (not to be confused with C16), and this new CA16 has a dynamic driver bass instead of the BA (balanced armature) bass of the C16, so maybe some reviews on it may filter out soon and compare the 2!

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By: Jonathan https://www.audioreviews.org/tri-i3-review-bs/#comment-862 Tue, 26 May 2020 08:23:56 +0000 https://www.audioreviews.org/?p=17822#comment-862 How would these stack up the CCA C16? I am quite torn between them to be honest.

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By: Baskingshark https://www.audioreviews.org/tri-i3-review-bs/#comment-833 Fri, 15 May 2020 01:36:53 +0000 https://www.audioreviews.org/?p=17822#comment-833 In reply to amanieux.

Hi, u can consider the Toneking Ninetails. Co-blogger Loomis made a nice succinct review on it here: https://www.audioreviews.org/toneking-nine-tail-review/

It has wider soundstage than the TRI I3, though at the expense of isolation. I bought it at full price previously, it retails around $100ish USD nowadays, and I never regretted this purchase for one second. It has a rear/front tuning filter, to give a possible 9 sound signatures – from V shaped to basshead to neutralish, so it is quite versatile, and it has great timbre and above average technicalities (for a dynamic driver setup). Only thing is it looks weird, but the fit is comfortable.

For a cheaper open backed IEM option, do consider the Senfer DT6. Triple driver set, around $16 USD sometimes on Aliexpress. Wide holographic soundstage, but has poor timbre. Technicalities are good considering the cheap price, though it needs some amping to scale better (as the piezo drivers handling the treble frequencies do need some juice). I think this is a not too bad set if you are not listening to acoustic instruments in your preferred music genres.

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By: amanieux https://www.audioreviews.org/tri-i3-review-bs/#comment-832 Thu, 14 May 2020 20:18:15 +0000 https://www.audioreviews.org/?p=17822#comment-832 when you say “There are similarly priced open backed type IEMs with possibly larger soundstages” what iem are thinking about ? i am looking for an affordable iem that has speaker like soundstage and transparency, thanks

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