'Raphael' solidifies Eletech’s experience with working with flagship copper and gold materials, configurations and streamlined into a highly performing mix that is housed within the new “Virtues Series”. Raphael offers a highly resolving sound signature with being very organic sounding with a well textured warmth. Augmented by a Kevlar core, the "Raphael" is resilient while ensuring the structural stability of extremely high strand counts.
Y-Split Housing
Eletech bespoke designed Y-Split and Termination housing features ultra precision cuts of seven balanced triangles with fastidious attention to detail. Triangles are the most structurally stable and strong geometry and wherein it represents strength and balance. Eletech next generation Y-Splits and Termination housing design have imbued a patterned geometric triangle within.
Termination Housing
The parts are made of ‘Aluminum Alloy’ which features a seamless structural integrity and rejects magnetic EMF radiation. Both parts are weighted to calculate not only for its tensile strength but the ergonomics and aesthetics as well. Eletech’s logo is engraved using high precision apparatus to achieve an extremely deluxe finish.
Connector Housing
Every Eletech cable with the configuration of 2Pin / MMCX is sported with a bespoke designed Eletech shell housing that’s made of ‘Aluminum Alloy’ which features a seamless structural integrity and rejects magnetic EMF radiation. Its specific chromed texture and shaping has been refined multiple times to achieve perfect ergonomics. Eletech’s logo is engraved using high precision apparatus to achieve an extremely deluxe finish.
So the BASS there’s a lot…a lot of it. If I had to describe it in a physical standing structure. It’s a wall af bass that is equivalent to the Great Ice Wall in Game of Thrones. While the midrange being a grand passage through and the details being the tiny Crows standing guard.
I have reached my journey of a bassy set. The bass is standing the boundaries of muddy bass. However it’s staying in the boundaries as a faithful guard dog not venturing beyond the property line.
I have found the bass to be unnatural, when applied to most music. Genres I have found most suited is Rap, EDM m, Some Techno, Male K-Pop & 90’s to Modern Metal. Details are far..far in the background and will bother some that know their music tracks well.
The separation is moderate and imaging is just okay maybe good at the best, depending on music. This is certainly a niche tuning of an IEM and will likely not a daily driver.
I don’t regret this being in my collection and Iove booming my friend’s heads with it. No one yet has said they hate it…..just WHOA & WOW.!!!
There is some driver flex at times, but that only occurs when inserting not wearing. I have the basic cable, but would recommend a high output source. So I applied a balanced 4.4 and have best results with a minimum of 200mw.
Wide bore tips have been best to squeeze out as much detail as can be found. TRI Clarion, Divinus Velvet Wide Bores and Moondrop Spring tips achieved this.
I recommend for the collectors and the brave. Reference folks not so much though.
Pairing this with the Eletech Ode to Laura has been a game changer for me with this IEM. It transforms the Fei Wan into it's absolute perfect form in my opinion. The bass hits harder, is more controlled, and tighter. The Vocals/mids get pushed forward and are completely transformed with lots of detail and imaging, and finally the Ode to Laura completely tames the Fei Wan's treble peaks with certain music while still retaining the same resolution and detail retrieval as it has with the stock cable. The tuning transforms from a V shape into more of a W shape.
You no longer have to find a specific Ear tip to calm the treble peaks down. I was able to switch back to the Azla Sednaearfit Crystal Standard tips and now there is no longer a negative treble impact by using a treble enhancing tip.
I don't know what kind of voodoo magic Eletech puts in this cable, but it really makes the Aroma Audio Fei Wan one of the top 5 end game IEMs available today.
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What a beautiful, totally functional case. Great!
Superb player with great sound options; ClassicTube is my favourite. Great service and help from Andrew. Many thanks.
