ljokerl said:

  I have the Fidelio S1 rated at 8.9 right now, right below the RE-400. The smoother treble of the HiFiMan ultimately wins me over but the S1 is a great earphone for the money.
 
3580 I have at 7.8, again very nice for the price. Super comfortable, too. I will do a 3590 review for InnerFidelity soon - needed a sub-$20 entry for the Wall of Fame there.  

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Ok, cool. Thanks so much! I love my SHE3580/90 for the measly 9 bucks. Simply outstanding!
 
When you say the S2 is marginally better than the S1, do you mean like 9.0 or 9.1ish? Cause I was wondering if the S2 warrants a recommendation at $111 on Amazon vs. the $83 for the S1. Or does the S1 still have a lot more value/better deal in your eyes at these prices as well? 
 
Also, would you say the TX1/TX2 are good enough to get a review here on your HF thread as well, in due time I mean?

mikonjuice said:

  ljokerl, to you, what is considered a satisfactory durability?
My RE 0 survived for one year and a half, my RE 272 12 months and now my GR 07... 2 years.
I truly believe that onlye the GR07 had moderate durability, while the others I consider awful.
I must confess, though, that I probably have the iems in my ears at least 3 hours a day.

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I think a year with heavy use is reasonable unless we're talking an unreasonably expensive product like a K3003 or something.
 
 

ap616 said:

  Ok, cool. Thanks so much! I love my SHE3580/90 for the measly 9 bucks. Simply outstanding!
 
When you say the S2 is marginally better than the S1, do you mean like 9.0 or 9.1ish? Cause I was wondering if the S2 warrants a recommendation at $111 on Amazon vs. the $83 for the S1. Or does the S1 still have a lot more value/better deal in your eyes at these prices as well? 
 
Also, would you say the TX1/TX2 are good enough to get a review here on your HF thread as well, in due time I mean?

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Yep, that's exactly what I mean. It's hard to say at what point one becomes a better deal than the other - if you can afford the extra $30 for the S2 without a stretch, I would do it just to get the nicer construction with more metal bits. The extra Comply tips are a nice bonus as well. 
 
The TX1 and TX2 are definitely worth adding here. Just not in a rush because I still prefer the VSonic VSD1S to the TX2 so I don't see the Philips knocking it off my own buyer's guide. 

ljokerl said:

  Yep, that's exactly what I mean. It's hard to say at what point one becomes a better deal than the other - if you can afford the extra $30 for the S2 without a stretch, I would do it just to get the nicer construction with more metal bits. The extra Comply tips are a nice bonus as well. 
 
The TX1 and TX2 are definitely worth adding here. Just not in a rush because I still prefer the VSonic VSD1S to the TX2 so I don't see the Philips knocking it off my own buyer's guide. 

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Ah, gotcha! I don't know if I could deal with the peaky treble around 5K & up making it less forgiving and hot. But otherwise the S1/S2 certainly have caught my eye. I feel Philips makes good stuff for the price though as of late.
Interesting... thanks for the clarification and info. I'm really glad(and others too) you call it like you see it; well, I mean, tell it like you hear it I guess.
 
 
One more comment/question, though I'm sure I'll have more in the future  
I know you're checking out the KC06 right now. If you like/are fairly impressed with them for the price, hopefully you will consider checking out the TTPOD T1-E, Zero Audio Tenore, Havi B3 Pro 1, or even the KC06A(haven't heard it). I'd really be curious how they fared since they are all between $35 & $70 and maybe an 8.3 or higher on your scale, possibly up to a 8.9 or 9 for one of them. I don't know though, as I don't have your ears...  
I don't know if others have brought them to your attention yet; if so, sorry to reiterate. Anyways, they are really great and compared positively over/to the VSD3S frequently, which is presumably better than the VSD1S. I know you still gotta hear the VSD3S sometime! I'd send you a VSD3S for testing if I had one if that's any concession. I could send you any or all of those first three though if you're interested to test. I know you're busy just like everyone else, and you've got reviews on the burner right now coming up. Just let me know if you want to or have time for them, and keep up the good work!

ljokerl said:

   
 
I have the Fidelio S1 rated at 8.9 right now, right below the RE-400. The smoother treble of the HiFiMan ultimately wins me over but the S1 is a great earphone for the money.
 
3580 I have at 7.8, again very nice for the price. Super comfortable, too. I will do a 3590 review for InnerFidelity soon - needed a sub-$20 entry for the Wall of Fame there.  

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Any ratings (or pre-ratings) for the Altone200 and the Dunu 2000?

Best hip hop earbuds 25-30$ from Amazon or something like that?

Pistons, probably. 

ap616 said:

  Ah, gotcha! I don't know if I could deal with the peaky treble around 5K & up making it less forgiving and hot. But otherwise the S1/S2 certainly have caught my eye. I feel Philips makes good stuff for the price though as of late.
Interesting... thanks for the clarification and info. I'm really glad(and others too) you call it like you see it; well, I mean, tell it like you hear it I guess.
 
 
One more comment/question, though I'm sure I'll have more in the future

 
I know you're checking out the KC06 right now. If you like/are fairly impressed with them for the price, hopefully you will consider checking out the TTPOD T1-E, Zero Audio Tenore, Havi B3 Pro 1, or even the KC06A(haven't heard it). I'd really be curious how they fared since they are all between $35 & $70 and maybe an 8.3 or higher on your scale, possibly up to a 8.9 or 9 for one of them. I don't know though, as I don't have your ears...

 
I don't know if others have brought them to your attention yet; if so, sorry to reiterate. Anyways, they are really great and compared positively over/to the VSD3S frequently, which is presumably better than the VSD1S. I know you still gotta hear the VSD3S sometime! I'd send you a VSD3S for testing if I had one if that's any concession. I could send you any or all of those first three though if you're interested to test. I know you're busy just like everyone else, and you've got reviews on the burner right now coming up. Just let me know if you want to or have time for them, and keep up the good work!

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Yeah, aside from the Philips O'Neill earphones I have yet to be disappointed with one of their in-ears.
 
I do like the KC06 and would like to try all of these other popular sets. The VSD3S is at the top of my list but I need to repost the VSD1/VSD1S reviews here first, and complete one for the newer GR07 Classic. By the time I get done with that there will be a new crop of popular budget IEMs . 
 

reihead said:

   
Any ratings (or pre-ratings) for the Altone200 and the Dunu 2000?

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“Pre-ratings”.. I like that. Let’s say in the 9.3-9.4 range for the Dunu and 9.1-ish for the Altone200. 
 

drunkentiger said:

  Best hip hop earbuds 25-30$ from Amazon or something like that?

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Yeah... Pistons would probably be your best bet. Just don't get the really cheap fake ones. You can also get a Sony MH1C on eBay for about $28.

ljokerl said:

   
Yeah, aside from the Philips O'Neill earphones I have yet to be disappointed with one of their in-ears.
 
I do like the KC06 and would like to try all of these other popular sets. The VSD3S is at the top of my list but I need to repost the VSD1/VSD1S reviews here first, and complete one for the newer GR07 Classic. By the time I get done with that there will be a new crop of popular budget IEMs

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anything really new about those?

ljokerl said:

I do like the KC06 and would like to try all of these other popular sets.


“Pre-ratings”.. I like that. Let’s say in the 9.3-9.4 range for the Dunu and 9.1-ish for the Altone200. 

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If you like the Kc06's then the As would be similar but with a deeper bassline. That should give you a good idead

That's quite the feat considering the difference in price between the 2

zelda said:

  anything really new about those?

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The price . Other than that, don't know yet. They're still en route. 
 

exesteils said:

If you like the Kc06's then the As would be similar but with a deeper bassline. That should give you a good idead
 

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Good to know! So far I'm finding the bass of the KC06 satisfactory but if only the deep bass is raised with the KC06A that's not a bad thing.  

hey joker , can you compare me the brainwavz r3 and re-400 , how much r3 will score on sq ?

I gotta say Flux still managed to positively surprise me. First off, the soundstage seems unreal for someone who thought cx400s are decent IEMs. This is just what I was looking for: all around clear sound with good vocals, instrument separation and bass that doesn't conjure up "lows" where none are to be found (e.g. The Agonist's Lullabies-album) but especially electronic music has quite the punch. These are also way more comfortable than the Sennheisers both in terms of ear fit and the cable not constantly pressing against my ear cartilage when worn cable down. It even feels like the included pouch won't fall apart after a year. Thanks again ljokerl for the recommendation. I did notice these in your reviews but, as I said, the "50$ headset can't compete with *real* IEMs" -misbelief got the better of me.

ljokerl said:

   
“Pre-ratings”.. I like that. Let’s say in the 9.3-9.4 range for the Dunu and 9.1-ish for the Altone200. 
 
 

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Hope not to start a trend.
 
Thank you very much, your rating system is very valuable for me.

reihead said:

  Thank you very much, your rating system is very valuable for me.

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suman134 said:

  hey joker , can you compare me the brainwavz r3 and re-400 , how much r3 will score on sq ?

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Not sure yet. I don't think the R3 is better than the RE-400... a little less mid-centric maybe, but also a bit dull on top.
 

uppopulla said:

  I gotta say Flux still managed to positively surprise me. First off, the soundstage seems unreal for someone who thought cx400s are decent IEMs. This is just what I was looking for: all around clear sound with good vocals, instrument separation and bass that doesn't conjure up "lows" where none are to be found (e.g. The Agonist's Lullabies-album) but especially electronic music has quite the punch. These are also way more comfortable than the Sennheisers both in terms of ear fit and the cable not constantly pressing against my ear cartilage when worn cable down. It even feels like the included pouch won't fall apart after a year. Thanks again ljokerl for the recommendation. I did notice these in your reviews but, as I said, the "50$ headset can't compete with *real* IEMs" -misbelief got the better of me.

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Don't know about the pouch, but I agree with the rest . Glad you're enjoying the Flux! 
 

reihead said:

   
Hope not to start a trend.
 

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Not too worry, there's not many things I've heard in depth but haven't reviewed