ALO opened up preorders for both Nova and Andromeda about 2 or 3 weeks ago with a price cut as an incentive.
Not sure TBH. I'm only in it cause the Jupiter was generally well received and because WCDchee seems to think that it addresses the Jupiters' low end and relaxed upper mids. That and Ken granted me a return on em if I don't like em.
That aside, I do have the Shozy Zero in. I think it's a nice take on a consumer friendly tuning. Fans of Aurisonics, Noble or perhaps Audeze will likely really dig em. I personally think they sound very similar to what I can recall of the K10 but for like... 30X less money LOL. I'll hopefully have more to say in the coming days, but suffice it to say, if you enjoy a sweet, thick midrange, huge soundstage, and pounding bass, these'll do it for you.
What I'm really excited about tho, is this modded Fostex IEM that James has sent to me and SGS. It costs $30, and is seriously one of the most technically capable IEMs I've heard to date. James has approached CeeTee of Massdrop about possibly having this mass produced for the er... masses. It's basically akin to a dynamic driver version of the UERM with even tighter bass (less mid bass, very quick sub bass) to my ears and will likely eat the RE00 or whatever for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It's stunningly clear, has Stax like air and sounds awesome straight from a smartphone.
An amusing little anecdote that James shared with me was that he met up with a friend who owned an Oriolus and HD800/HDVD800 combo. James let this friend listen to his modded Fostex phone and this friend was completely floored and asked James to mod a set for him. A few days later, the Oriolus went up for sale. Well, this friend also went on to put his HD800/DVD800 combo up for grabs LOL.
