Photographed: Drop + JVC HA-FDX1 DUAL CARBON IEM

September 6, 2019March 13, 2023 Jürgen Kraus (Calgary, Canada)

FULL REVIEW: https://www.audioreviews.org/jvc-ha-fdx1-review/

I have been waiting to get my hands on this JVC HA-FDX1 one for a bit over a year now. Arguably the best single dynamic driver on the market (appreciated in Japan for its tonal balance and accuracy) at a measly $250. Thanks to Christian at drop.com for this loaner. Once again, I put my mouth where my money is (or was it the other way round?) and ordered one at full price. At the time of photographing, the edition was limited to 665. In the meantime, these JVCs have re-appeared occasionally on drop.

Product page: https://drop.com/buy/drop-jvc-ha-fdx1-dual-carbon-iem

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Jürgen Kraus (Calgary, Canada)
Head-Fier since 2016. He has been known as “Otto Motor” to Head-Fiers, as “Dr. Schweinsgruber” to audiobudget.com users and Youtubers, and as “Brause” to Super Best Audio Friends and the Headphone Community. - For the purpose of confusion, he decided to pose under his real name Jürgen Kraus (“JK”) from now on. - This is a hobby. In “real” life, Jürgen is a professional geologist operating his own petroleum-exploration consulting company Franconia Geoscience Ltd. based in Calgary, Canada. He holds German and Canadian passports. Jürgen had a classical music education from childhood through high school in Germany and he has been following popular music developments since the late 1970s. His understanding of arts and crafts was influenced by Bauhaus pragmatism: “less is more” and “form follows function”.
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