Leonardo Drummond Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 The bass adjust is odd. It doesn't sound like it gives a bass boost, it sounds "thick" at the lowest setting and just seems to fill in with bass as you turn it up. Strange and hard to explain. Precisely how I feel! It doesn't give me an increasing sub-bass boost starting from a lean sound like I expected, it just fills up a space that's kind of empty just below the thick mids. Not exactly how I envisoned it or how I would have ideally liked, but that doesn't detract from the great earphone that it is! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 I've just received TTVJ's newsletter announcing the Universal fit Roxanne IEM, which still hasn't been displayed at JH's website. I wonder if anyone can provide listening notes of them, or of other TOTL JH IEM in universal fit format, to get an idea of how much performance could be lost. For me, living on the other side of the Pond, it's absolutely unpractical (besides my own considerations against custom fit thingies) getting custom fit units, so these universals seem pretty interesting. Kind of expensive, yet doable. Anyone? Please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 +1. I'm getting the urge too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadphoneAddict Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 The draw for me to get IEM is the ability to get a custom fit for comfort, isolation, and ease of one-handed insertion and removal. Universal fit in something like the Roxanne doesn't appeal to me much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiWire Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I like the universal design and JH pedigree, but $1,300 seems like a lot of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purk Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 How much better is the Roxanne to the original 13 pro? Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm321 Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Wish I could help you out, but I haven't heard the JH13 or the universal Roxanne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Enigma Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 I briefly had a set of the UF's - they feel much bulkier in the ears and look it too. If you are able to get a good seal, they do however sound just as good as my customs of the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnotis Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 (edited) How much better is the Roxanne to the original 13 pro? Thanks guys. I compared the two for several days before handing my original 13s off to a friend for reshelling. Here's what I found: 1. The Roxannes are largely brighter. That's not to say they're bright. But the 13s seemed almost impervious to sibilance. I think the Roxannes give it to me when it's in the recording. I did hear some hi hat type noises that were louder on the 13s. That surprised me, and suggested that not all of the treble range is more pronounced on the Roxannes. 2. The Roxannes' bass reproduction is clearly superior. When set to neutral, I haven't yet noticed a frequency bump. When comparing it to the LCD-2 bass, I found performance to be equivalent. That's quite an achievement. 3. Relative to the 13s, there's an added sense of impact. Perhaps this is a freqphase enhancement? There's a softness to the 13s. I don't know how else to describe it. The Roxannes don't have it though. They sound relatively sharp and focused. 4. Front and back layering is the most significant improvement for me personally. The Roxannes separate "in front" and "behind" sounds the 13s couldn't. 5. As expected, imaging is improved. The soundstage is surprisingly coherent. 6. The previous five points add up to a significantly more detailed set of IEMs. Before the 13s came out in 2009, I had UE10s. The performance gap between those two was enormous. I don't know that the gap between the 13s and the Roxannes is quite as large. But subjectively, I'd say it's fairly close. In other words, it's a big enough jump that I didn't feel any buyer's remorse after hearing the Roxannes. Edited April 24, 2014 by nnotis 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greymarine Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Are there Roxanne Universal owners here? Can you comment on review below at moon-audio claiming regular tips fit on the Roxanne? I thought Roxanne needed wide hole tips. http://www.moon-audio.com/review/product/list/id/981/#customer-reviews I want to buy universals and I'm not worried about them falling out. That's impossible if you hook the memory wire around the top of your ear. I think people not getting a secure fit do not know how to use universal memory wire. I also like how the universals protrude from the ear and show off the fact that they have twelve drivers. My only worry is getting the right tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greymarine Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 One more question. Does anyone know when Jerry Harvey will make the successor to the Roxanne? He makes a new headphone every year? I wonder if I should wait for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Fuck off and die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greymarine Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 why? I would ask another forum but they make you wait to post. I want to buy it tonight. I think you can shane diesel roxanne univerals into normal sized tips. just want to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Have you thought about contacting JH Audio? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greymarine Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 ok. can you delete my account moderator? I don't have use for it anymore and don't want to remember another password. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 We feel used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 We feel angry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 I would ask another forum but they make you wait to post. We should do this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwood Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 I know answers to all your questions, greymarine. But I can't say anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexicanDragon Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 The Roxanne is part of the Siren SERIES... If I recall correctly. Unless they are coming out with on ears and portable non-iems or DAPs or JHA branded nachos, I figure it's pretty safe to say there will be another IEM. Not necessarily a replacement, but an addition to the line. That is what people here infer from the word "Series" because we paid attention to our vocabulary words in elementary school. If we know we can't say, I'd we don't, see above. I need to go post in the drinking thread now. **BRENT** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greymarine Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 I know answers to all your questions, greymarine. But I can't say anything. I figured it out. I shane diesel'd a Bic pen's top into the hole of my westone 4's comply tips and it eventually went it. moderator delete my account thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 we don't do that, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Do these other forums also have "Welcome PMs" that can be optionally read and not heeded? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 I think you can shane diesel roxanne univerals into normal sized tips. just want to be sure. Yes you can, and with the Roxanne you don't have to turn on the Red light. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augsburger Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 Steve channels Sting /\ /\ /\ /\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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