The 23Fe was developed in 2023 in an effort to create a really bad transformer, while retaining somewhat of a decent frequency response, minimal insertion loss, and a robust enough build to handle getting tossed around without breakage. Technically speaking, the worse a transformer performs, the more colorful it is. Unfortunately with the 23Fe, it had a bit too many issues, so a revision was necessary. During the manufacturing phase, the 23Fe had a 40% failure rate, which is obviously not good. Furthermore, during the warranty period about 4% failed - also not good. About 2% were returned because the buyer found it to be noisy and a small number of people reported they felt it was... believe it or not, "too colorful". I can't please everyone, but I'm really trying with the new 23Fe+.