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Not for the bass, no.  Toggling the Bass EQ higher on foobar or my J3 makes it sound terrible. 

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Originally Posted by wilzc 

The Live and Living doesn't really have weak bass, definitely not 1/10. The bass is VERY well done. Just, requires the foam sleeves to get a seal required. Try it.

 

PAA-1 is not very good, compared to the stock apple earbuds (with foams) they're almost on par, if not worse.

 

 

Ps: And the mystery earbud is the Dunu 5x Ex150  LOL

 

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They're great but nowhere the level of Live to my ears

 

I enjoy your enthusiasm in regards to the Paa1, its funny how we all hear so differently.  What exactly do you find inferior inside the Paa1 compared to the apple earbuds?  To my ears they have more bass, better bass quality, more clarity throughout the spectrum and a larger soundstage.  They are also only $19US.

In regards to the bass quantity found in the Living and Live, I think our definition of what bass light, moderate and heavy is are very different.  I consider sets like the MX980 and Paa1 Pro Bass heavy.  A slamming low end that reaches very deep with a lot of rumble, broad and unbloated.  Sets like the Blox MC2, Pk1 and the Paa1 would be in the bass moderate zone, closer to a balance of bass quantity compared to the mids and highs.  Bass light sets would include the 9wave Pro, Pk3, Living and Live ect ect.  These earbuds possess a bass experience that feels underwhelming compared to their mids and highs, no rumble and easily become easily distorted with a decent amount of bass in the track.  Sets like the AKG k701 and the AD700 are bass light and the Living definitely sounds a lot like the K701s presentation.  Excellent spacious mids, peaky highs that are bright, lows that are very lacking.  This is just my view, I am not qualified to say you are right or wrong nor are you qualified to say I am wrong or right, to each his own, this thread is based on my views alone. :)

The dunu mystery buds are just that, mystery buds with no model number.  I have the Ex150, it was reviewed in this very thread.  This model is not the Ex150, it is much better.  MUCH BETTER and much DIFFERENT.  If anything, they are Rockys revised Ex150 after we spoke about the original.  He sent me this model with no tags or information so I have no idea what they really are, but the original ex150 they definitely are not.  I will agree they are not as good as the live though.  Despite being pretty good earbuds, this mystery model is not as good as the Live or the Living.  

I still think it is the best in clarity and bass response but it has too many downfalls for me to consider using it.  Usability is a huge problem with the MX980.  It isn't the most detailed and shocking in the imaging department like the Hisound Living for example, which has excellent airiness and spacial imaging as well as separation qualities.  There are other buds that are cheaper that outperform it in that area.  I am just not fond of that semi neutral signature, it sounded like the Shure 840 to me and thats not a sound I want on the go.  

My Paa1 came with my Studio P by Hisound, but yes you are going to have to order from overseas if you are here in the USA.  I don't think they have any American distributors.  The Paa1 gets my full endorsement, for $19 + shipping they are a steal.

Indeed, they sound very nice out of the E10.  I am glad to see Rocky changed things around for the better after last time we spoke about the ex150.  The revised version is a good earbud.

There are a lot of users who have fit problems. I am seriously happy for you that you get a decent fit, I just couldn't and it appears I am not alone in that failure.  It was a very sad thing for me, I've had dozens of conversations about it here on head fi with dozens of different users who all cried along with me that we just cant get a good fit.  We agree on everything else, the mx980 remains the king.  The hisound living has better depth in stage and comfort, but everything else is better on the Sennheiser, the 9wave Pro had a bit less depth but still remains a little superior in that 3Dish type sound. I want the Mx980 drivers inside the 9wave Pro or Living housing.  All aluminum, rock solid with more of a yuin style base instead of a super long one, yet one that is super long AND has a weird angle on the MX980 hehe.  I will be typing an email to Sennheiser about this, I want to help design a revision Mx980 just for the Head Fi community, something more user friendly and more simplistic.  I'd work for free :P

But yes, again.  I miss my MX980 every single day, every time I put an earbud into my head I long for it.  If it hadn't been for my custom Livewires, I'd be in a very dark place right now haha!

-Mike