Earbuds Round-Up - Page 16

 

Yeah, it comes from an authorized distributor for Sennheiser in my country 

Oh, look forward to your opinion of the mx985. Wasn't overly impressed with the 980, hoping this update brings improvements.

Can't wait for your impressions. I'd like to see if your opinion of the CM707 mirrors that of other reviewers who say that the 707 is more bassy than previous Audio-Technicas. And of course, interested to hear your views on the MX985. I've always wanted to try the MX980, but the price was just too high for me to pull the trigger. The MX985 seems to be cheaper in most regions, but Sennheiser USA doesn't distribute them! I just can't win!

What was it that turned you off on the MX980? Save me some money, man! Talk me out of buying a MX985!

Cool stuff! We need more impressions of the AT.

 

The MX985 doesn't seem different from MX980 outside of the cable with the new plug and Y. The press releases always mention the CX985 sound improvements over the CX980 but never any mention for the MX changing anything but physical stuff.

 

Anyone have/hear a Sunrise SWD2 yet? I read one review vs. the MX980 that the Sunrise has more treble and a wider stage than the Senn but the reviewer still preferred the Senn low end. Of course the lacking low end may be a function of the power needed with the Sunrise being 120Ohm. The Sunrise are $111 shipped from bigbargainonline making them $50 cheaper than the MX985(for me anyway). More info needed on those.

 

Any new info on the next BLOX??

Thanks for the update. Yep, you are right there! If anything I have seen with Sunrise, it is wise to wait and not to buy the first version of a phone cause there will probably be another version with tweaks/fixes coming.

Edited by jant71 - 12/8/12 at 10:52am

Ah, that wouldn't be fair on the Mx985 would it? :-) I haven't hear it yet, might be super!

Don't get me wrong, I found the 980 generally good. The bass was astonishing. Hope they manage to keep that in the 985. Just that it wasn't a clear winner against the Yuin PK1 and Blok TM7. I seem to remember I also had a problem with fit, it was a tad thick with the foams on for me.

That's not good. Did you try PMing Rosmadi here on Head-Fi? He may not know the answer, but maybe he can get in touch with someone who does.


It might be. I'm personally not looking for the "best" (which doesn't exist), but rather something to compliment my Creative Aurvana Air. I have the M2C so I have Blox covered, and I've always been interested in the PK1 but not enough to buy one and a portable amp.
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Edited by kjk1281 - 12/9/12 at 9:40am

Thanks for the early impressions on the CM707! It's strange that they're deviating from the classic formula that AT used to employ, but at least it seems to be good-sounding in its own right. I wonder why they decided to go with the warm and sweet signature? Is that the direction AT is going in, or is it just for certain models?

 Forgot my JH13pro at home today and has been listening to a $5 Koss Earbuds without any cushioned on.    Not completely horrible but I want my good phones again.

 

What has happened to your Sony E484? I remember seeing you when I looked through old threads looking for info on old Sony and Aiwa earbuds.

 

I've built quite a collection of old Sony and Aiwa earbuds. I've got all the Sony models that I want and need: E252, E282, E484 and E464, I rank the SQ in that order. The E252 is clearly the best one and sound amazing considering that it's an almost 30 years old model. They are in the same league as Sennheiser MX980 and Blox TM7.
As for Aiwa I've got HP-D9, HP-S400, HP-D2 and HP-V541. I rank the SQ in that order. The D9 is the only high end Aiwa I've got. The Aiwa auctions on Ebay always end up at a very high price. I recently bid on a pair of mint Aiwa HP-V9, and I stopped bidding at €611. The auction ended at €805...

 

I find Blox TM7 to be 1 on my list with Sony MDR-E252 coming in at number 2 followed by Sennheiser MX980 at number 3. I don't care about Yuin PK1 or other earbuds with high impedance. I really like the PK2 and PK3, but the PK2 are probably on the lower part of my top 10 list, and the PK3 don't make it there at all...

 

@ClieOS - thanks for your impressions on the CM707. I think I'll skip these. The CM700 was my first high end earbud and my favorite until I started collecting earbuds. A few months ago I bought a mint pair of CM7, and I find myself prefering it over the CM700.

Edited by Danneq - 12/12/12 at 12:45am