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Danneq · Mar 15, 2016 at 3:38 PM

By the way. I just welcomed two new friends into my house: Asura 2 and Zen 1 via a trade with DarkZenith. He got my Zen 2 & DK-Jin plus some money to cover the difference between Asura & DK-Jin. I really like Zen 1 from only listening to it a few minutes. Closer to my preference than Zen 2, I suppose. Asura has got lovely mids, but a bit too much of 'em. Wish i still had my Yuin PK2 so that I couild compare. PK2 have the nicest mids I've heard in an earbud, but now Asura might challenge that...

BloodyPenguin · Mar 15, 2016 at 3:55 PM

Quick impressions - FiiO EM3:

For the life of me, though FiiO says they are not the same, the EM3 sounds JUST like the earbuds that come with the M3 DAP. And I was not a fan of those.

With little burn in, the EM3 is almost muddy, with a big veil over all frequencies. Sound signature seems about the same no matter what source I have used so far.

Few quick pictures I took:

Original M3 Earbuds White - EM3 Black

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yacobx · Mar 15, 2016 at 4:58 PM

bloodypenguin said:
Quick impressions - FiiO EM3:

For the life of me, though FiiO says they are not the same, the EM3 sounds JUST like the earbuds that come with the M3 DAP. And I was not a fan of those.

With little burn in, the EM3 is almost muddy, with a big veil over all frequencies. Sound signature seems about the same no matter what source I have used so far.

Few quick pictures I took:

EM3 Black - Orginal M3 Earbuds White

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leobigfield · Mar 15, 2016 at 5:35 PM

Listening to the monks exclusively in the last weeks. I just can't take them from my ears and now i'm carving for more. But unfortunately i can't afford the others VE offerings. Is there anything better than the monks around 30$?

BloodyPenguin · Mar 15, 2016 at 5:43 PM

leobigfield said:
Listening to the monks exclusively in the last weeks. I just can't take them from my ears and now i'm carving for more. But unfortunately i can't afford the others VE offerings. Is there anything better than the monks around 30$?

Better, for $30. Not that I am aware of.

Jump up to $50 and get the MrZ MusicMaker Tomahawk, now that is an impressive earbud.

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Danneq · Mar 15, 2016 at 5:46 PM

leobigfield said:
Listening to the monks exclusively in the last weeks. I just can't take them from my ears and now i'm carving for more. But unfortunately i can't afford the others VE offerings. Is there anything better than the monks around 30$?

Nope...

You'd have to to around $45-50 to find something better. And that something is Music maker MrZ Tomahawk...

klove4252 · Mar 15, 2016 at 5:59 PM

Does anyone have any recommendations for foams for the KC08? Mine just came in today, but I'm struggling with both pairs of stock foams. It is tough to get a good sound impression.

golov17 · Mar 15, 2016 at 6:30 PM

klove4252 said:
Does anyone have any recommendations for foams for the KC08? Mine just came in today, but I'm struggling with both pairs of stock foams. It is tough to get a good sound impression.

maybe Hiegi?

golov17 · Mar 15, 2016 at 6:30 PM

http://m.shenzhenaudio.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Hiegi

leobigfield · Mar 15, 2016 at 6:50 PM

bloodypenguin said:
Better, for $30. Not that I am aware of.

Jump up to $50 and get the MrZ MusicMaker Tomahawk, now that is an impressive earbud.

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danneq said:
Nope...

You'd have to to around $45-50 to find something better. And that something is Music maker MrZ Tomahawk...

But how much better? Slightly better, somewhat side upgrade or a nice improvement? I could get them for $40.

yacobx · Mar 15, 2016 at 6:52 PM

leobigfield said:
bloodypenguin said:

Better, for $30. Not that I am aware of.

Jump up to $50 and get the MrZ MusicMaker Tomahawk, now that is an impressive earbud.

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danneq said:

Nope...

You'd have to to around $45-50 to find something better. And that something is Music maker MrZ Tomahawk...

Click to expand...

But how much better? Slightly better, somewhat side upgrade or a nice improvement? I could get them for $40.

bloody penguin posted a review that you should check out.

Danneq · Mar 15, 2016 at 6:54 PM

leobigfield said:
But how much better? Slightly better, somewhat side upgrade or a nice improvement? I could get them for $40.

I have described it as going from Monk to Tomahawk is like removing a thick blanket from a speaker. They have a similar sound overall, but details, bass depth, instrument separation etc is better on Tomahawk. Monk's soundstage is slightly bigger.

leobigfield · Mar 15, 2016 at 6:54 PM

yacobx said:
bloody penguin posted a review that you should check out.

I've already read it but he wasn't with the monks at the time of reviewing for comparison.

leobigfield · Mar 15, 2016 at 6:57 PM

danneq said:
I have described it as going from Monk to Tomahawk is like removing a thick blanket from a speaker. They have a similar sound overall, but details, bass depth, instrument separation etc is better on Tomahawk. Monk's soundstage is slightly bigger.

Thanks for your thoughts guys!

klove4252 · Mar 15, 2016 at 9:49 PM

golov17 said:
maybe Hiegi?

Thanks for the heads up. I just bought some and will try them out when they arrive. I've been using some of the buds that came with the Yuin PK1, and that has been better so far. The fit isn't great, but I think they are better than the stock foams from the KC08

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