Elysian Pilgrim & Noir Sound Impressions at Stars Picker Malaysia

Check out the new store for Stars Picker Malaysia, and while at it, join me & Ben testing out the Elysian Pilgrim & Pilgrim Noir
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- Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM (Video)
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[@apollomoonlandings]

I love this video since this is a nice example about how different cables can and do actually effect the overall sound signature of IEMs. Single DD IEMs are less affected. Multi-driver IEMs are more effected and frequently in somewhat unpredictable ways. This is due to the way that the different resistance values for different types of cables actually interact with the RLC crossover networks and the inherent impedance curves of the drivers within multi-driver IEMs. Most people do not believe this and simply state that cables do not matter. These same people also tend to state that burn-in is not a real thing.

[@gestron99]

I believe because I can hear the difference.

[@yds1133]

Similar to using impedance adapter how it changes the sound

[@matusjurcik6974]

Just from my ears, it doesnt matter much if thats DD or hybrid. Cables will always affect the sound equally

[@MrNik6200]

Couldn’t agree more. Cable and burn in are really matters to me 🫶🏻

[@kerjianlai6391]

I loved the part in the video where you mention whether believe or not just change it. It really made me laugh. This episode is so relaxing and warm, feel zero distance between you and the audience. i definately felt that you nailed it very well this one, short, fun, informative and natural.

[@donglemadness]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SaulAlvarezzzz]

Thanks, great video new sub , i will change the cable for sure

[@tunewavetamil]

Soo good cable does bring sonic difference.. hmmm.. I'm not a big believer of cable rolling. But now slowly changing by perception.

[@AlexAddams7]

Finally a proper comparison between the Pilgrims.

[@maskudo]

Support local. Buy Elysian. If you're rich

[@apollomoonlandings]

I forgot to mention that I love briefly seeing video from inside the Stars Picker store. You so need to do a video tour of the entire store. This would be really slick to watch!

[@donglemadness]

I didn't cover the other two areas as they are work in progress still. With 3 stories, SP need a bit more time to sort some details

[@sworddice]

Stars Picker responsible for making me poor 😤 Aside of that, thank you for providing us Malaysian with top notch audio gears! Looking forward to get Onix Alpha XI1 😁

[@nmatheis]

Love this type of review and wish there was someplace like this where I live. Amazing! More of you and Ben, please 🙏 How about your cable with Pilgrim, Andy?

[@donglemadness]

Thanks. We will see more of Ben, I need someone I can debate/argue with lol. My own Valkynaz can't be used on Noir because I don't have Pentaconn type connectors

[@jamesberryman9893]

This was awesome! I wish we had places like this near me. We have a dying Best Buy for electronics, and that's about it. Also, fantastic review on the Noir, Andy!

[@erictracy1630]

I was about to comment something similar. There are very few places like this in the US; I'm very jealous of other countries that have these sorts of stores.

[@jamesberryman9893]

@erictracy1630 In my area, it's all bars, hotels, dealerships, and restaurants that seem to be closing on a weekly basis.

[@donglemadness]

The more reason to visit Malaysia! :D

[@johnmcvicker6728]

America (where I am) is basically widespread Walmart/Best Buy and then a few boutique stores in select cities. Singapore and similar have such great tech offerings.

[@shamelessplace111]

Nice digs!!!!! 🤘💀🤘

[@NelsonMichael]

I like Stars Picker. Recently they gave me best deal for the Thieaudio Monarch Mk III

[@jin18934]

How much was the deal?

[@charlesjag3407]

The Pilgrim Noir is maybe the best IEM I've heard (haven't tried a ton). The bass quality is amazing. So "full bodied", as you said. I've never heard better bass. I also think the instrument separation is quite good. I recently bought the Symphonium Titan and I actually prefer the bass on the Pilgrim Noir. Noir doesn't match it in sub bass, but the bass quality is in a league of it's own. And the rest of the sound is so much more natural to my ear.

[@heyking8583]

Compare to maestro mini?

[@charlesjag3407]

@@heyking8583 I think the Noir is a clear upgrade over the MM. MM might have slightly more bass quantity, but Noir has much better texture and bass quality. And the treble of the Noir is more controlled and not sibilant when compared to MM meaning the bass becomes more emphasized and you can listen at higher volume. Sound quality is much more natural with better timbre on the Noir. Only advantage to MM would be it fits more comfortably

[@EricJorgensen1]

Thanks for this.

[@donglemadness]

My pleasure!

[@kopibibi3365]

i always pass by this place but i had to work and couldnt really pay them a visit, time to find time i guess

[@CoffeeXmusic]

Nice quick impression video on these 2 iems, hopefully a full review soon. I think the audio shop is the star for this video man, so nice. How I wished this video was out a few days ago. Was at KL a couple of days ago for holiday, staying around Petaling Street Market area, quite near this is audio place. Chilling there with my Oriolus Szalayi + Hiby R6 III with my kindle at cafes, also enjoyed all the nice food around the area ❤

[@donglemadness]

No worries, all the more reason to revisit Malaysia yes 😁

[@CoffeeXmusic]

@@donglemadnessyup go there quite often mainly JB because very near. KL was the first time but definitely will go again for the food :)

[@shaami8622]

I remember going to them before they moved to try out some headphones. I asked them if i could try out a focal, and they gave me the most expensive one. They really let you try out everything on display.

[@donglemadness]

Awesome right?

[@FMI_TheMixEngineEar]

congrats Shaami for winning yesterday.

[@contrarian2496]

Look forward to you reviewing the Dita Audio Project M

[@donglemadness]

Me too!

[@AndrewYouTubeUK]

Nice review, love your reviews. I got the Elysian Pilgrim and though I could hear the detail for classical etc it didn't wow me. And so I sold it- a shame as I was hoping for a bit of Elysian Diva magic (which is outside of my price range). I didn't have any other pentaconn cables so couldn't try another cable without spending quite a bit more. It's good to know the cable makes such a difference. It would be great if Elysian included a cable that helped get the most from the Pilgrim.

[@donglemadness]

Agreed

[@xyfer76]

I find the pilgrim’s fitting abit shallow. With the spinfits tips provided, it doesn’t sits well in my ears, and because of that, the seal wasn’t great. Changing the tips to Dunu S&S made alot of difference since it provides deeper insertion and better seal.

[@jacksonyu7257]

did you find your long lost brother. the reviews are awesome!

[@donglemadness]

Haha thanks. Ben is as close to me as a brother indeed

[@benchanification]

Thank you!

[@daniellam1018]

Thanks for the review. Is the Pilgrim Noir among the best for rock and metal within USD$400-1000 price range?

[@donglemadness]

Noir yes, I would use it for Rock/Metal. But my personal choice for Metal regardless of price will still be SIVGA Nightingale

[@johnmcvicker6728]

I don't know of anything like store Starts Picker in the USA. Would be great but would need solid security. Audio 46 in NYC is likely close.

[@zDennii]

I wish more Shops like this would exist , even for the cat I would go there recently to pet :D. btw I bought the new Dunu lyre Mini cable because it was so cheap and it in person feels very great. Would you maybe consider feedback to this cable if you can have it somewhere on hand to your own made Cable or others? Im still consider a buy of your Cable because other "full copper" cables are so expensive for me at least.

[@donglemadness]

I have Lyre with me, and I also have my own Valkynaz cable made of pure annealed Canare copper. While Lyre is without a doubt a good cable, I still use my own Valkynaz for a more full bodied sound and analytical smoothness

[@titanattack4743]

wow...Stars Picker library, unfortunately im not from and live in Malaysia 😅😁nice impressions ...finally ELYSIAN !!! will you update your IEM TIER list (include this pilgrim or and NOIR), because i really want to know...where ranking of Pilgrim original will gonna be ? Someday, if my money ready to buy, Elysian maybe my first choice to upgrade 😁🙏...I really like your comparisons and evaluation to scoring IEM and DAC

[@donglemadness]

Yes I have spent enough time with both of them to put them into my rating system. But I will do it later as I am a bit occupied now with so many things

[@titanattack4743]

@@donglemadness THANK YOU MISTER...I will monitoring your content and the update list...👍👍👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@wedrinkfitness180]

Thoroughly enjoyed this video! How close was the performance of Pilgrim to the Noir after changing to the Vortex cable? 90%? Do you think a good quality copper cable would bring the same performance as the Vortex Eddie?

[@donglemadness]

Thanks. Yes with the right copper cable, 90-95% of what Noir offers. Not many options to choose from since Pilgrim uses the Pentaconn connector so I wasn't able to try other copper cables, but I believe a good copper would have similar effect

[@wedrinkfitness180]

@@donglemadness Maybe an adapter would do the trick... Thanks for the reply Andy!

[@777zekepitargue3]

Great insight my friend thank you for saving me money but I just have a question is the Noir good for Metal?

[@donglemadness]

Noir yes! great for Metal, exceedingly smooth while being analytical

[@nathz2020]

Hello thank you for sharing. I believe from both of you chAnging cable makes a difference. Mine too hidizs mp145 a little bit layback in the vocal but when i change the cable to simgot ew200 i hear the vocal fuller compared to stock cable.

[@johnmcvicker6728]

Have you done a good copper-cable level review comparison? This cable is out of my own price range but there are some sub-$100 copper cables out there worth considering.

[@donglemadness]

Not extensively yet but the ones I have tried, NICEHCK makes some really good OCC copper cables like the MixPP 6N. Also I have my own brand the AAV Valkynaz which is built on Japanese Canare pure anmealed copper, which is the one I use on my MP145

[@jasontan7523]

Great vid as always! How would you compare the normal pilgrim and tanchjim origin?

[@donglemadness]

Tanchjim Origin to me sounding better balanced, until you change Pilgrim cable to something better then they are pretty much two stellar IEMs, perhaps Pilgrim with copper cable sounding a bit more full bodied

[@heyking8583]

​@@donglemadnesswhere can u buy the cable globally

[@Erikaeene]

Hi Andy mmm the cable that you mention is a 2 pin conector , Vortex Eddie Square alright?? So did you use an adaptor , please if you get the link to get it the cable and adaptator i need them

[@donglemadness]

Vortex Eddie has Pentaconn connector which works perfectly with Pilgrim

[@Erikaeene]

@@donglemadness help i am looking at internet and i cannot find that cable with pentaconn please if you have the link help me ❤❤

[@alexanderac1097]

What Dap Ibasso do you use?

[@donglemadness]

DX180

[@bamskie2024]

so basically for cable upgrades for pilgrim, it needs to be a pure copper cable?

[@donglemadness]

Yes

[@bamskie2024]

@@donglemadness i see, might look up on this or local custom cables. thanks for the insight!

[@famimame]

Wait they changed location?? I'm gonna missed to old store

[@donglemadness]

The new place is bigger and more flexible. Go check them out!

[@shamnoor07]

Bro..did your side can repair iem? If can I'll wassap u

[@donglemadness]

If you are asking me, I can only do cable stuffs. IEMs is something else

[@zygote8888]

Change cable 😂

[@arthurkillen396]

Cables matter!

[@estinoazell1016]

Cable is #NOTSNAKEOIL! PREACH! 🐍🤡👿 If you were to add Volare in the mix, how would you rank them performance and enjoyment wise?

[@donglemadness]

Elysian Noir offers more full bodied sound while the rest pretty much on par to Volare. However Volare does sound more neutral to my ears

[@TheNEOONE1]

Nah

[@Un4eseen]

[@donglemadness]

🤘😁

[@FMI_TheMixEngineEar]

Congrats