ThieAudio Oracle mkii - Step Aside Blessing 2,the Oracle has spoken! - Honest Audiophile Impressions
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- Опубліковано 23 лип 2024
- A BIG thank you to Linsoul Audio for providing the ThieAudio Oracle mkii for review, much appreciated. Is the Oracle mkii the next step up from the Moondrop Blessing 2?
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Dave, your reviews are unbiased and i must say im a proud owner of oracle mk2 thanks to your vid. cheers 💪🏻
Thanks for the kind words. Oracle mkii is a great IEM, glad you enjoy them.
I love seeing that Tor Audio in the background...my favorite amp of all time!
Awesome! A very cool amp for sure.
Interesting IEM for sure, looks like a fun listen
The Oracle OG is one of my absolute favorite IEMs. I've heard these are a significant departure and should have been named something different than a mkII. I appreciate your review - decisions, decisions.
Interesting. Thanks for the information.
You are welcome for the review.
"the Oracle has spoken" and so haveth Dave😃👍
Great review as always
Like how you do it
Which would you prefer over the Mangrid Top, although not the same price point??
Look forward to you next review
You answered my question later in the video.
😊👍🏼
Glad you found the video helpful.
I recieved my Oracle MK2 today.
I also found the bass to be a bit lacking
However, after doing a bit of tip rolling, I found that using the Final-E silicone tips, greatly improved the bass.
You should request Linsoul to send you Moondrop Variations so you can A-B these sets together for your reference.
Thank you for the suggestion, I will see if a Variations is available.
I agree ☝️..these VS Variations 😱
These murder the variations if you like natural with an open clear treble.
I'm still a believer and my favorite is still the Xenns Up ..... a tribrid with a DD, 4 BA, and 2 EST and all Sonion...... I just love quality Bass ....
I hope to get an opportunity to hear the Up at some point.
Thanks Dave for another great review. I would still lean towards the XENNS Top. Keep it going 👍.
From what I’ve heard and seen on FR graphs, the OG is a more balanced set with fuller upper bass and lower mids. The MK2 has these areas scooped out, which increases clarity but reduces the sense of note weight. Personally I loved the Clairvoyance but couldn’t get passed the fit, I wish they’d spend more time packaging these into smaller shells.
Hello Dave, great review thanks for everything enjoying your content. I have the Xenns Tea 2 which you seemed to like a lot. Missing detail, vocal emphasis , clarity... sparkle. Would you suggest Oracles Mkii make sense as an upgrade?
Oracle mkii is a different presentation with a more sparkly mids and treble.
I'm curious, what are you using as a source?
@@TheHonestAudiophile Using iems mainly for stage use with 99% sennheiser gear. For reference, i now use a custom Iem which is very close to a custom version of the Dunu Sa6.Previously used the sennheiser ie500 (unreliable build quality, very nice timbre, very "true" vocal representation,)Also used a 3 driver Ultimate Ears custom, which was kind of fun but muddy. I like the Xenns tonaly and they fit great , but i would like a lot more detail , upper treble extension "airyness".Maybe that is too much to ask from the Oracles!
Oracle mkii may give you what you seek for a slight sacrifice in tonality.Look forward to hearing your impressions, if you choose to purchase.
@@TheHonestAudiophile Thank you for taking the time, and again for your content. Whatever I upgrade to I will post how it went.🙏🏻
I really wonder, if sound quality wise these would be an upgrade to a Philips Fidelio X2HR headphones.
Im still on the fence if I should leave headphones behind and go IEMs.
My shure SE215's are way more comfortable to me than any other headphones I had. Except for maybe the Sennheiser HD595 wich I had a long time ago. But compared to beyerdynamic dt990pro and the Philips Fidelio ones I never had comfy headphones. But the shure SE215 I sometimes forget I have them in XD
Greetings my friend.. how do you compare Meze Audio Rai Penta... Against the Oracle and the top? I like Natural realistic sound with big ralistic stage.. wich one would you choose ?
Kings regards
Hi ,Dave .So you say that if i like a little bit of punch and depth its a Top for me , right ? For metal , for example ?
Yes, the Top is amazing for metal.
Could you do a video on best Noise Isolating Headphones and IEMs. This would help me and many others who Are Autistic and have Sensitive to background sounds and want to drown that out as much as possible.
Perferably ones that support PC out the box.
Interesting topic for a video. Thank you for the suggestion.
👍 nice....
I still find my fave is the tin hifi t4 which is quite treble focused so this may interest me very much.
Wide soundstage and very detailed
I haven't heard a T4 in a long time so I don't remember enough to compare them.
@@TheHonestAudiophile Thanks for commenting! Yeah I also have the Moondrop Aria and the HBB QKZ Khan which I recently got.
I still much prefer the t4.
This is on a different price level but I think I do prefer wider better treble. The t4 has a nice sub bass too
I love your vids, so chilled but informative. You don't need to say the full name every time though 😅
But it so much fun 😂 Glad you enjoy the channel content. Thanks for the feedback.
So Top or Oracle mk2? I think that you and I have very similar tastes in IEM after all your videos I have watched. According to your face expression, is it Top? :)
I like both but I'd pick the Top first.
You say that the Oracle is more analytical while the Top has more detail, can you please explain? I'm currently debating between the two, great reviews for both 🙏
Analytical - Excessively detailed reproduction.
Detail - Reproduced images of the original sound.
Analytical is a type of sound presentation/reproduction. Detail retrieval is technical ability. So you can have a lot of detail retrieval without sounding analytical.
@@TheHonestAudiophile thank you for the reply, so I'd be better suited for the Oracle considering the Timeless is my favorite iem?
My pleasure, you're welcome. Oracle is an improvement over the Timeless in my opinion. BUT they are different in presentation, the Timeless is a little warmer, has a little more intimate mids and not as much elevation in the uppers. The Oracle is more detailed and resolving.
Will you be reviewing the Aful Performer 5 in the near future?
If the funds become available or the Aful Performer 5 is provided for review.
can you review tangzu waner? its been so hype in past few months.
Thank you for the suggestion.
Hello Dave, is there any possibility that you could test the soundcore Q45 ?
TWS isn't something I'm interested in reviewing. I rarely if ever use TWS and Bluetooth.
@@TheHonestAudiophile yeah I know, that's why I'm asking you. It's interesting the benefits of a tws, but the sound quality always gets ...... 😞
The TWS I have reviewed have been 🤨🤐😏
Oracle MK2 is siblant, I sold it away after 2 weeks and my buyer then sold it to another buyer. In just a month my Oracle MK2 has changed hands 2 times, suggests people to demo it and avoid blind purchase, test them with various female vocalist tracks to listen to the sharp "sshh" sounds.
Everyone hears differently. I have no issues with sibilance with the Oracle mkii unless it is in the track.
I've had zero issues with siblance on my set of MKII, but I've heard people complain about it in videos and comments so while I don't discount those experiences, they don't match mine. This set acts as a great counter to my SA6 for me personally.
I’ve heard this from other forums/videos and I think it depends on the person or maybe even the unit. At first listen I thought there might be a little spiciness at the top but after burn in and some time I never noticed it.
I don’t own the oracle, but couldn’t that be mitigated with some tuning filters?
I have these can’t seem to find eartips that will stay in good! Which ones would you recommend
I had no issues with the stock tips. Final Type E, CTM flexi, Azla Earfit, JVC Spiral Dot, ePro are some of my go to options for tips BUT I didn't use any of them with the Oracle.
I chaned the tips to Final E silicone that gave me a good seal and also improved the bass.
Awesome 👍 Glad you found a tip that works for you.
If you can only choose one would you rather get this iem or the Mangird Xenns Top?
Xenns Mangird Top
@@TheHonestAudiophile thank you so much.. Need to save just a little bit more to get this..
My pleasure, you're welcome.
Hello, love your reviews .
Help me please , trying to chose between variations or oracal mk2 . I love hearing instruments clearly and good separation with clean bass. Which is best you think ,or anybody can help ?
Variations have a little more detail retrieval and resolution and separation with clean bass. The Oracle also has clean bass but isn't quite as technical capable as the Variation but does have a little more of a fun side to it with a little more treble elevation.
@@TheHonestAudiophile thanks , so what will be your choice if you had to get just one of those 2 ?
I'd choose the Oracle mkii I found the Variations to be boring.
@TheHonestAudiophile last question, so the tremble doest have sss type sound on s words as people say ?
What u think does the ie 600 beat both ?
I've not heard the IE600. I have no issues with sibilance with the Oracle mkii but it is more elevated than the Variations
I guess overall variations beats the oracal mk2
Yes technical abilities the Variations are better but overall sonic performance the Oracle mkii sounds better to my ears. I like both but I'd reach for the Oracle mkii more often if I owned both.