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Earfun UBOOM L vs all the other rest
I think I managed to cover most speakers I still own and which are still interesting to some degree. I should receive the Marshall Emberton II soon which I would also like to compare but first need to fix those sample variation issues.
Earfun UBOOM L vs the rest
I had shot several other videos of the UBOOM L recently which I didn’t want to post and avoid creating any further hype until the official announcement by Earfun but post them afterwards bit by bit as there were also some requests by users to compare it to this or that speaker which I wanted to fu...
Problems, issues, desperation
A lot has happened lately and because so many are repeatedly asking about the eventual release of the UBOOM L I finally decided to share this info with you as I want to remain as transparent as possible with what I am doing. I received the first production sample of the UBOOM L some days ago which n...
Oluv’s audiophile collection #36
https://music.apple.com/at/playlist/oluvs-audiophile-collection-36/pl.u-11zBMeyC8zoBp5https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Sf4kKcqBswPRiAbL8c5Ud?si=jPNo22GxSDmAk1SX40BmLA
Anker Soundcore Motion Boom Plus - evening garden session
I am using my recent binaural compensation for this video. If you listen at exactly half volume with the Free Pro 2 and my reference tuning, you should also get the correct volume level that I was hearing in real life. I will continue to optimise both my compensation as well as improve the reference...
Oluv’s audiophile collection #35
I have to out myself as big smooth jazz fan and always try to snip in some single tracks into most of my playlists, but this time I wanted to dedicate an entire playlist to this genre, as I love that clean and high recording quality with extensive production effort and a mostly positive and sunny vi...
Anker Soundcore Motion Boom Plus - unboxing & first impressions
After the video I performed the firmware update for the Motion Boom, but the issues with disappearing bass still remained. Later in the evening before shooting another video there was also an update for the Motion Boom Plus shown which I did, but I didn't noitce any significant changes to before...
The birch
I spent the last couple of days trying to optimise my entire recording/monitoring chain by laying at the ground and listening to the wind noises created by the moving birch leaves above me. It’s extremely hard to capture these noises precisely and also reproduce them faithfully with a headphone.I ...
Oluv’s audiophile collection #34
I tried to get some variation and included some smoother tunes this time, I hope you enjoy them:https://music.apple.com/at/playlist/oluvs-audiophile-collection-34/pl.u-aZb01ZZCPkXvZqhttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2UKW7iwmE9qGS0lB34LfUU?si=mnQr0VPeScmKiLKgc6wobg
Music for the day: Vangelis - Beaubourg
After Vangelis, one of my big musical idols from my youth passed away recently I thought about posting this little Hommage to him and hint at one of his most uncommon albums he ever released: Beaubourg from 1978.It’s basically an abstract kind of electronic sound painting but done with such high s...
Earfun UBOOM L - official presentation on Friday May 27th
Sorry to inform you that the launch planned for today was delayed to next week (probably Tuesday) because of some production issues by the factory. As it won’t make sense to start any presale as long as no units are produced yet, they decided to wait until the first production batch will really st...
Oluv’s audiophile collection #33
Some fresh food for your ear:https://music.apple.com/at/playlist/oluvs-audiophile-collection-33/pl.u-e98lyk9Uzobpj7https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5TyehOCShjZNYB49kGCdHq?si=IEMxNQMdSHqrBvjhUnpY5Q
Best TWS IEMs? Apple Airpods Pro, Anker Liberty 3 Pro, AKG N400NC, Nura NuraTrue, Nothing Ear 1...
This time I wanted to offer realistic sound samples for all the IEMs shown, unfortunately it's not that easy to get reliable results. Using the Free Pro 2 with my reference tuning as base, all the other IEMs should more or less sound like themselves when listened over the Free Pro 2. While this ...
Artsound PWR05 - first impressions
I got this based on some raving by a friend of mine and although quite OK for 150€ if you can get it discounted, usual price is 199€. I let it play against 2 UBOOM L connected for stereo, curious to hear your opinion.
Earfun UBOOM L - indoor/outdoor sound demo
I wanted to demonstrate how the UBOOM L will perform in various locations and situations including playing in stereo outdoors.
When does a headphone sound better than another one?
Just trying to explain my personal experience I made during the last years when one product starts sounding better than another one.Discount code for the Free Pro 2 is active again: EFP2OLUV3Amazon DE: https://amzn.to/3me4xQmAmazon US: https://amzn.to/3k9Gp09
Oluv’s audiophile collection #32
I already played some of these tracks in my older videos, one song is missing at Spotify:https://music.apple.com/at/playlist/oluvs-audiophile-collection-32/pl.u-V9D7GNGHBmbgoLhttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/4C0MK50D6d10uXOIR1BpnN?si=KE6mQfIySKO3HUznjh8Axw
Earfun UBOOM L - final firmware
The firmware shown here is close to final, there were some changes but not regarding sound, which should remain like shown in the video. Unfortunately there was some copyright issue with a Prince song which I had to speed to up to avoid getting the video blocked. The original version should still be...
Earfun UBOOM L - final adjustments and corrections
I had some busy days recently, trying to optimise the sound for the Earfun Free UBOOM L. When you think it's already done, the next day you notice that there is still room for improvement. But there must be a deadline, and that’s why today I finally sent Earfun my most recent sound settings fo...
Oluv’s audiophile collection #31
Some tracks I also played in my recent videos. https://music.apple.com/at/playlist/oluvs-audiophile-collection-31/pl.u-aZb0Dz7CPkXvZqhttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/6i512OJZvSYNev8OayC9PU?si=Fz25sWS8SmOYUvGDC5WZVg
March/April give away winner
Congrats to Tim!Sorry for the confusion, the link to the video obviously got ccorrupt which I didn't notice.
Earfun UBOOM L - another teaser
Unfortunately I still found some issues with my settings included within the firmware used in this video. I found some tracks which caused a slight distortion with outdoor mode, but indoor mode appears clean so far. Meanwhile I readjusted the dynamic EQ for low levels for even better results. There ...
Oluv’s audiophile collection #30
Some jazz’n’stuff as usual, unfortunately one song is missing at Spotify:https://music.apple.com/at/playlist/oluvs-audiophile-collection-30/pl.u-aZb0KNrFPkXvZqhttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2WdYwTp3H0d6KWcu1zMa8Y?si=31fQehPwTWGcNkfj_deaOw
Earfun UBOOM L - final firmware
I wanted to keep you updated about the progress I did with the UBOOM L recently. I moved into the cellar the last days to be able to crank the speaker to higher levels without annoying anyone and tried to tweak and optimise the settings which I finally managed to send to Earfun today. I should hopef...
Earfun UBOOM L - facts and discoveries
To answer most questions which popped up recently: according to Earfun the UBOOM L should become available in July with a price of $79.99. I am not sure if they can offer some discounts, I suggested them to offer a lower preorder price prior to release or for the first hundreds of orders but didn’...
Earfun UBOOM L - teaser
Keep in mind this video was still recorded with my old microphones and my old compensation which is not optimised for my current target yet. I hope to finally find some time to concentrate on creating a new compensation for my new microphones, then the recording should sound even more realistic. But...
Music for the day: Nick Walters - Singularity
Video is still uploading, hope to have it finished before falling asleep and to keep me awake I am listening to some music as usual disovering new stuff continuously. I often had situations with a particular album I was listening to completely blew my socks off and I couldn’t share my enthusiasm w...
Earfun UBOOM L - video coming tonight
After I got the firmware with my recent DSP tweaks yesterday I immediately shot a first video with the UBOOM L putting it against some other speakers side by side like the MaxSound+, Flip 6, Soundore Motion+ and Denon Envaya, I didn't manage to include the Soundlink Flex anymore as my camera got...
March/April - give away
As last month the give away somehow fell through, I wanted to raffle off 2 products at once this time and let someone win both of them. First being the quite rare Divoom Atom Bluetooth speaker and the other one the Valco VMK20 Bluetooth headphone tuned after the Meze Empyrean by the top Finnish musi...
Earfun UBOOM L - final DSP tuning
Unfortunately I am currently sick, my son has brought Covid from school right before Eastern and then it caught my wife and finally me some days ago. They both could already recover but I still have my nose and ears blocked.Nevertheless I was not lazy and because Earfun gave me access to the DSP I w...



























