On this evaluation we’re going to take a look at certainly one of Imaginative and prescient Ears’ new fashions – the XCON. It’s a six-driver customized IEM promoting for €2.200 Euro.
Disclaimer: Imaginative and prescient Ears supplied the XCON for this evaluation. Headfonia and Imaginative and prescient Ears are by no means associated to one another.
Imaginative and prescient Ears
The German model, Imaginative and prescient Ears is thought for crafting among the world’s best customized and common IEMs for audiophiles, musicians, and sound engineers. Imaginative and prescient Ears’ philosophy facilities on a mixture of German precision engineering, luxurious design, and a ardour for impeccable sound high quality. Every product is meticulously handcrafted to make sure the best stage of efficiency, consolation, and aesthetic element.
They’ve a various vary of IEMs of their VE and VE Premium strains. The VE line consists of all their customized IEMs in addition to the VE10, which is common solely. Within the VE Premium line, you will see their most superior common IEMs up to now. The Phönix and EXT MK II.
Over the previous years, Imaginative and prescient Ears has gained reputation considerably amongst audiophiles. Particularly their Elysium and Erlkönig had been true assertion items for my part.
When trying on the artist roster from Imaginative and prescient Ears, we see that there are various extremely revered bands and teams in it. Bands like Kraftwerk (sure, Kraftwerk!), Blink 182, The Bosshoss or H.P. Baxxter (Scooter) belief them with their monitor decisions.
Simply earlier this yr, Imaginative and prescient Ears introduced a totally revamped customized IEM lineup. Yagiz has already posted his evaluation of the VE Professional. You could find it right here:
At the moment’s characteristic concentrates on their new XCON, the successor to their earlier VE 6 X-Management.
Imaginative and prescient Ears XCON
The VE XCON is a six-driver, all BA, customized In Ear Monitor with a switchable tuning system. Imaginative and prescient Ears has spent a great period of time creating the brand new change system, because it departed from the earlier dip-switch type. VE has launched their magnetic change, which is seamlessly integrated into the faceplate.
This new system although begins a brand new downside, now you can’t change tunings on the fly anymore, since you could take the screens out and use the provided magnetic device to take away the magnet from the faceplate.
What makes the change system distinctive is that you simply don’t solely change one frequency spectrum, however two. With the XCON’s change you decrease bass (under 100Hz) by 4db and mids (1kHz to 5kHz) by 3db on the similar time. This turns the XCON into a totally completely different sounding monitor, providing you with two merchandise in a single IEM.
The XCON makes use of two low finish drivers, two full-range BA’s, a single mid driver and a single tweeter in a four-way system. It has a rated impedance of 21 ohms and an unspecified sensitivity.
Like your complete Customized Lineup, the XCON just isn’t strictly obtainable as CIEM. You’ll be able to order a common model in customized design on their web site as effectively. This makes each mannequin fully distinctive to your personal needs and ears.
The XCON is on the market for €2.200 Euro by means of Imaginative and prescient Ears’ net store.
Bundle
The Bundle of the XCON is reasonably easy. You get a protecting case, a cable and your new toys. Within the package deal can also be a cleansing material, a disinfectant resolution and naturally the magnetic device for the change system.
My cable is terminated to a 4.4mm balanced plug and is identical cable that comes with the VE10, which is a silver-plated copper cable.
Construct High quality
Imaginative and prescient Ears has a repute for glorious construct high quality, and naturally the VE XCON isn’t any completely different. The CIEM itself is constructed to perfection and has good seal and luxury for me. I might put on it for hours on finish with none points myself, and even making silly faces doesn’t actually break the seal for me.
When ordering a customized IEM you possibly can after all decide your personal design. Imaginative and prescient Ears has a plethora of various choices from which you’ll be able to select from. From completely different coloured shells and faceplates to unique supplies. You actually are spoilt for decisions right here. In the course of the preparation for my CIEM I handed over inventive freedom to Imaginative and prescient Ears.
For one, as a result of I belief their designs, and since I merely didn’t have any time on my fingers as I used to be swamped with work from my day-job.
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