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The CCA rate for eligible non-residential buildings acquired by a taxpayer after March 18, 2007, and used in Canada to manufacture or process goods for sale or lease includes an additional allowance of6% for a total rate of10%. The CCA rate for other eligible non-residential buildings includes an additional allowance of2% for a total rate of6%. Piano sounds soft yet powerful for simple songs with less stuff going on or instrumentals when piano is the main part of the song (FKJ - Way Out, Ylang Ylang; Joji - Glimpse of Us) the treble also has some details to it, but given its extended presentation it loses some details when the high frequencies are somehow busy. Tech: Staging width is pretty average. Depth is subpar. Imaging and separation is not that great. The space between the instruments is small. The detail is pretty good.
So I decided to split the difference. I could place it in E Tier, because that’s how bad the tuning is to my ears. I could place it in B Tier, because that’s where the detail retrieval belongs. And in the end, I will place it in C+ Tier. C Tier is where the good earphones belong, and this one certainly has something special that, for the right person (someone who likes big bass AND loves to EQ), makes it more than just good. The CCA will be applicable on any remaining balance in these classes using the specific rate for the class. Both the Blon and the CCA are V-Shaped sets, however the 03 does this tuning much better. First of all, the bass-boost isn’t as isolated to the sub-bass. You also have some more upper mids, as well as a treble that’s still elevated, but not as much as on the CRA. Soundstage on this pair is suprisingly wider than certain pairs I've tried that are more expensive than this. The sub-bass can be felt. The rumble is present and there is a good amount of vibration. With the ER2SE, the bass could still be felt, but it isn't as strong as the CRA. The instruments in this song do not sound right.I did play a couple of games such as destiny 2 and fallout 76 and the low bass had force behind the gunshots. I didn’t have an issue with immersion when I was playing either games.
The BLON BL03 has long been regarded as one of the top IEMs in its price range. It doesn’t differ too much from the CRA in terms of its frequency response (they both adhere fairly closely to the Harman target response). A: To simplify, the CRN (or as it was initially called, the ZEX Pro) is an attempt to bring my style of tuning to an even bigger audience by pushing prices down as low as possible. Separation: well well done not getting too chaotic jus a little bit, and the revealing nature of the mids makes the separation stand out. Moving on to the mids (finally!), these IEMs do have a V shaped tuning to them, with the lowest part being found around the 800Hz mark. Starting off with the transition, this is remarkably clean if we take into consideration what I would expect from the graph. However, the cleanliness of the low end again works in the CRA’s favour to not cause a sensation of muddyness or bleed. It may not be the cleanest transition ever but it is certainly not something I would complain about.
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Cons: abysmal isolation, which makes it unusable in the noisy environments, hot upper mids. Hot upper mids would be manageable on medium volume, but with low isolation this makes them unusable outside Treble notes are slightly rounded and smooth but crisp. Detail retrieval is above average but CRA achieves this without overt brightness or exaggerated peaks. Hi-hats and cymbals have a nice sheen and natural decay. Overall, the treble sounds spacious and airy with no signs of sibilance. Soundstage and Technicalities A: There are no exclusivity contracts for the CRN, so demo units should be available at your local KZ distributors/retailers if they choose to carry it.
The bass on the CRA is not only too much, it’s also poorly executed. The sub-bass dominates the music and crowds out the mid-bass, leading to weird effects like in Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby by Cigarettes After Sex, where the bass guitar in the intro is certainly strong and hits you... But doesn't have that "warm blanket” effect that it would on most bass boosted sets. Even worse is Nirvana’s Something In The Way from their MTV Unplugged concert, where you certainly feel the cello coming in at 0:44... But you can’t hear it at all. a boat that was built and registered in Canada and was not used for any purpose before you bought itThe additional allowance applies to buildings acquired after March 18, 2007, (including a new building, if any part of it is acquired after March 18, 2007, when the building was under construction on March 19, 2007) that have not been used or acquired for use before March 19, 2007. As far as detail, this is still an impressive set for the money, sounding very well controlled and offering details that are usually not as apparent on IEMs with this kind of tuning. It is not detailed to a level that will be mind blowing but it is more than adequate for the price range that it sits in, in fact, it would embarrass some options that go for 3 or 4 times the price. You would think a V-Shaped set would do well at rap, but when I tested the CRA with my favourite rap songs like No Name by NF and E-Girls Are Ruining My Life by Corpse, even though the bass was skull-shaking and the snares drove the rhytm nicely, the vocals were stupidly recessed… Which, correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the vocals the main part of a rap song?
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