The place to discuss the Empire Ears HERO!!! Will you be my Hero? 
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No.
But I will drink whiskey with you.
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LOLā¦ I couldnāt resistā¦
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One of my all time favorite movies!
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Will be interested to see what the community thinks about thisā¦I find it bright enough that I am trying to find the right cable to attenuate the treble, but enjoy the rest of the signature, particularly in the context of the rest of my IEM collection.
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Heās gotta be strong
And heās gotta be fast
And heās gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
Iām holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
Heās gotta be sure
And itās gotta be soon
And heās gotta be larger than life!
Bonnie Tyler Special Ltd. Edition. Coming soonā¦
(best. music. video. ever.)
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I think the Hero has a tough contender in the Nio. A couple hundred bucks more for similar bass quantity but module EQ.
Personally I didnāt find the Hero treble to be too harsh but my use case was mostly while transiting so frequencies do get lost.
Heroās stock cable is definitely better than the Nio stock cable. No question there.
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A couple of quick thoughts.
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After auditioning a bunch of Empire Ears IEMs at CanJam NYC this February, I was struck by three things: first, how great the EE representatives were; they genuinely went out of the way to be helpful and to select IEMs for me that might suit my sonic preferences; second, how busy they were, and how they attracted a loyal, devoted, and enthusiastic younger crowd (is it me or do IEM aficionados skew younger in terms of demographics?); and third, how diverse the tuning of the IEMs is - @Precogvision gets it exactly right when he writes about EE in the above-linked review that āyou never know what theyāve got cooking.ā There doesnāt seem to be a house sound, as there is with others like Campfire Audio. I wonder where the Hero sits in relation to its EE counterparts?
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The competition among high-end hybrid IEMs is getting interesting, given the number of comparably-priced offerings on the market now.
- Moondrop Solis: 4BA/2EST, $1100
- Empire Ears Hero: 1DD/3BA, $1349 (not to mention the Legend X and Valkyrie as other hybrids by EE)
- Unique Melody MEST: 1DD/4BA/2EST/1 bone conduction, $1400
- Campfire Audio Solaris (2020): 1DD/3BA, $1500
- 64 Audio Nio: 1DD/7BA/1 tia driver, $1700
- Sony IER-Z1R: 2DD/1BA, $1700
And itās cool to see ThieAudio and UM, with the MEST Mini (3BA/1 bone, $600), release more affordable offerings such as the Clairvoyance (1DD/5BA/2EST, $700) and the Monarch (1DD/6BA/2EST, $730). Exciting times.
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I found them to be way too bright and hard to listen to. Very shouty to my ears and sibilant. I also didnāt find the bass to be all that impactful. The Nio on the other hand is near perfection to me. Better bass, easy going treble and nicely placed mids. The APEX modules also release some of that bass pressure so I never get fatigued listening to them. And I find that the Nio physically sits better in my ear than the Hero did.
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Excellent picture sir. I have these winding their way to me as we speak. I got the Founderās day Edition ones from the Lounge sale a few week ago. I shall let you know my impressions when I get them.
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Looking forward to hearing what you think! @TylersEclecticās live impressions today were great, felt like it did a great job of capturing the Heroās sound.
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Yes I really liked the format of the show. @TylersEclectic really seems to be taking to the role really well. It shows too heās very relaxed in front of camera. Iām really looking forward to trying something like the Hero. I think it will complement the rest of my stuff really well.
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Thanks @taronlissimore and @prfallon69 now if I could just do proper pre-filmed videos lolā¦ but live streams are just more my style ha! I find it very difficult to do pre-recorded videos for some reason =(
Plus I really enjoy interacting with the live chatā¦ I also prefer having guests on =) or co-hosts makes for more interesting conversations and fun
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Just taken delivery of my Hero iemās. Had them 4 hours and then FedEx came back and said they wanted my parcel back. āWhy?ā I said āDonāt know the driver said.ā Bugger off I said. So he did.
I rang FedEx and eventually they told me the reason was that somewhere along the line it had missed a scan in the system. If I let them have it back then theyāll get it back to me next week. Again āBugger off said I.ā In the end they saw it my way as I wasnāt going to give it back. Itās just silly. I may never see it again.
Hope I did the right thing, but Iād already opened it. It had been handed over and delivered properly. Not great service from FedEx to be honest.
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Give them the empty box and then file an insurance claim for missing items. 
Joking for the humor impairedā¦
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Iām sure some actually would. Lol.
What a hassle over something so pointless. Itās not your responsibility to fix their mistake, especially when doing so would create unnecessary inconvenience (as the customer!) and especially when doing so would deprive you of the very thing you were getting in the first place. Ludicrous. You did exactly the right thing - all the more so given the risk of losing your Hero, as you note.
I hope they sound good! Would love to read a comparison withe your Andros!
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