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Jul 1, 2016 at 1:54 PM Post #5,866 of 75,448
waynes world said:
I almost went go go! But the bass comments causes me to pause dammit!

"湖西小筑 DIY Dual Driver - OEM Dual Dynamic Matrix driver from PowerBeats, some of the best soundstage and micro-detail, but very neutral and doesn't have much bass reach or depth."
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Unless you're a treble head and bass doesnt matter much for you, like me
 
Jul 1, 2016 at 1:56 PM Post #5,867 of 75,448
audionewbi3 said:
All right folks, finally took some time (as in maybe 20 - 30 minutes) to finally compare the Shozy Cygnus and Rose Mojito.

Before I begin, kindly note that all statements made are purely personal and your mileage may wary. What is stated are just impressions of an audio newbie.
Gear Used:

Xduoo X3 (Rock Boxed)===>Trasam HA2+ Extreme Edition===> Cygnus and Mojito

Audio Tracks utilized were all in flac formate.

White Album (Live Version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAEvpReyek0

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Seven Samurai 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc7B9Xkgcso

Suara - Musouka
https://soundcloud.com/fray-pham/musouka-dream-song-suara-akiko

 
All comments made will be based off of the afore mentioned 3 songs, and made in the context of comparing the Cygnus against the Mojito. 

[COLOR=FF0000]Shozy Cygnus [/COLOR](when compared to Mojito)

-Bass attack is quick

-Bass has little to no bloom
-Very good and intimate vocals
-Vocals sounds rounder

-Highs are clear but slightly "blunted" or "smoothed?" or "roll off?"  
-Soundstage is deep but have limited width
-Slight warmth
-More laid back
-Less revealing
-A good amount of clarity (but separation may be somewhat poor)

-Sometimes can sound cramped in
-Piano notes have more "meat" to them

[COLOR=FF0000]Rose Mojito[/COLOR] (when compared to Cygnus)

-Good bass presence (surprised me too after ABing)
-Moderate bloom
-Bass attack is not as quick
-Clearer and cleaner highs
-Sharp vocals (slightly recessed)
-Able to pick up more micro details
-Deeper and wider soundstage
-Imagine and separation is also better
-Good extension on both ends
-Immersive listening experience (maybe due to the wider and deeper soundstage)
-Holographic Piano


Overall:

Please note that this is just a normal and not extremely in-depth comparison, the Shozy Cygnus and Rose Mojito are both very very good earbuds for the price.


For longer and more laid back listening sessions involving vocal tracks, I would no doubt pick the Cygnus over the Mojito. However, that being said, I will never use the Cygnus for classical or orchestral pieces, it is just not immersive enough personally. The Cygnus has sort of the same purpose as my Tomahawks, which is the Jack of All Trades in my earbud inventory (though the Cygnus will surely out perform the Tomahawks in the vocal as well as overall tonal balance department).


The Mojito is an entirely different beast all together. I would not use them for any form of vocal jazz or any vocal tracks for that matter. They just sound revealing and "too cold" for my personal preference. For long listening sessions, unless you are listening to classical or orchestral pieces, you can be quickly worn out (meaning that hip-hop, pop, rock........no go (for me at least)). Mojito are what I would call analytical and revealing. Good for critical listening sessions with classical and any shape or form of orchestral works.


So it has been one hell of a long post (maybe my longest yet since joining this forum). For those of you who took the time to read, I hope that you find my post useful, if not, any constructive criticism is always very much welcomed!


Cheers~!      
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Sounds like Mojito will be perfect for my instrumental listening sessions. Sometimes you dont want to hear vocals.
 
Jul 1, 2016 at 1:58 PM Post #5,868 of 75,448
tayyab pirzada said:
Sounds like Mojito will be perfect for my instrumental listening sessions. Sometimes you dont want to hear vocals.
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Mojito is like little STAX earspeakers in earbud form. Vocals aren't gonna take over the whole mix but they fit in very nicely and everything blends together very well while also being micro detailed.
 
Jul 1, 2016 at 2:16 PM Post #5,869 of 75,448
golov17 said:
this true :hushed:
For bass go on Seahf..
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Or continue being extremely happy with my zen 1.0's... :)
 
Jul 1, 2016 at 2:26 PM Post #5,872 of 75,448
tayyab pirzada said:
Sounds like Mojito will be perfect for my instrumental listening sessions. Sometimes you dont want to hear vocals.
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Yup! Absolutely
 
vapman said:
 
Mojito is like little STAX earspeakers in earbud form. Vocals aren't gonna take over the whole mix but they fit in very nicely and everything blends together very well while also being micro detailed.
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I haven't heard the stacks so I can't say for sure. But for me personally, since I have both the Cygnus and Mojitos, I just use the Cygnus for vocals as I feel that vocals are not the strong point of the Mojitos. Vocal jazz will loose that intimate feeling you get when listening to it with either Cygnus or SeaHF.....to me at least hahaha 
EDIT: Yup you are absolutely right, the mids do not bleed into the other ranges
 
Jul 1, 2016 at 2:41 PM Post #5,875 of 75,448
vapman said:
 
Mojito is like little STAX earspeakers in earbud form. Vocals aren't gonna take over the whole mix but they fit in very nicely and everything blends together very well while also being micro detailed.
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I'm surprised there isn't a lengthy review of the Mojito yet.
 
Jul 1, 2016 at 2:43 PM Post #5,876 of 75,448
danneq said:
  Well, you can say that it means that the highs are not veiled and that there is a focus on them.

Tomahawk have got a balanced sound overall, but there is some focus on upper mids and highs, At the same time the sound is fairly cold. I find that there is good instrument separation and you can easily position the instruments. Also bass is quite tight and does not bleed into the mids.

I suppose that the focus on higher frequencies together with a lack of warmth in the sound can put some people off. I am not too crazy about treble and I found Tomahawk too sharp sounding with donut foams, but with full hiegi foams I find them to be great
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The Tomahawks are a little sharp in the high-mids and treble.  Generally, I only like them when paired with a source that is warm or something like needledrops that you are looking for a certain sound to them.  They are certainly not an all-around earbud and probably put many off of it, but shouldn't be discounted as an excellent earbud.
 
Jul 1, 2016 at 2:44 PM Post #5,877 of 75,448
tayyab pirzada said:
  I'm surprised there isn't a lengthy review of the Mojito yet.
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I meant to, but then I sold my set to a fellow regular of this thread, and he loves it. But I remembered after that fact that I never gave the Mojito a review, I just rambled about it a lot in this thread. and nobody wants to sift through old posts....
 
Jul 1, 2016 at 2:51 PM Post #5,878 of 75,448
vapman said:
 
I meant to, but then I sold my set to a fellow regular of this thread, and he loves it. But I remembered after that fact that I never gave the Mojito a review, I just rambled about it a lot in this thread. and nobody wants to sift through old posts....
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I'd be grateful if you could link your old posts about it lol. I'm finding very little about the Mojito online.
 
Jul 1, 2016 at 2:53 PM Post #5,879 of 75,448
tayyab pirzada said:
  I'd be grateful if you could link your old posts about it lol. I'm finding very little about the Mojito online.
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I'll let you know/link you if I find some good ones, but if you search this thread for posts I made with the word "mojito" and go to the oldest posts you'll find some really wordy posts by me
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They're mostly me being like "holy crap these are really similar to STAX earspeakers and are awesome but fit weird".
 
Jul 1, 2016 at 3:56 PM Post #5,880 of 75,448
rggz said:
 
Haha, good news! Well, E100 shape isn't friendly with some ears, I was used to fitting with this style or putting an earhoox large on the "bell" shape to maintain the buds stable in my ears.
 
Sorry mate! But I don't have Monk+ or E300 atm, but for I've read they are very distinct, tell your sound/signature preference and certainly people here will help you!
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Thanks for the tip, but style is not going to work for me, I did try all kinds of ways already, maybe with an earhoox I could get them to stay put, too bad I don't have any. Maybe I'll buy some on Aliexpress when I buy my next earbud, as is they're nearly unusable for me unfortunately, they just don't stay in correctly and after a while they kinda move outwards and the sound becomes airy and tinny. With a good seal or pressing them with my finger they sound very good to my ears. I usually prefer a slightly v shaped sound with slightly boosted bass and forward highs, and decent soundstage.
 
Also, would anyone want to exchange a pair of earbuds for my E100? I've opened them as you can see from my previous post and they're the "good" variant, also they're not broken and just snapped right back together with no issue and don't fall apart. If anyone has a pair of earbuds you want to exchange for them send me a message. The ones I'm interested in are the Monk+, JiuShao E300, Edifier, and the Shozy Cygnus (will pay the price difference for these). Europe only.
 
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