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post #121 of 996
3/26/12 at 5:15am

Got my BA200s 1 month ago and I'm pretty impressed with them! I don't think they are on par with the SE535s or Westone 4, but hey, look at the price! :)

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post #122 of 996
3/26/12 at 5:27am
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Got my BA200s 1 month ago and I'm pretty impressed with them! I don't think they are on par with the SE535s or Westone 4, but hey, look at the price! :)


The W4 is better, indeed, but I think whether or not the SE535 is better is dependent on taste. The SE535, to me, is not detailed enough and rolls off its highs way too early. The LTD-J version is better in that regard, but gives up refinement. That's why I rate it on par with the SE535LTD-J...

 

My rating of the W4 is a little off because it's way too tip/amp-dependent. It can sound amazing, or it can sound like crap (for its price, I mean)

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post #123 of 996
3/26/12 at 8:21am
I bought a pair of ASG-1 and unfortunately found them way to peaked in the vocal frequencies. Lucky for me I found someone who wanted to trade for the TDK200. Waiting for them to arrive. Very excited.
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post #124 of 996
3/26/12 at 7:39pm
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The W4 is better, indeed, but I think whether or not the SE535 is better is dependent on taste. The SE535, to me, is not detailed enough and rolls off its highs way too early. The LTD-J version is better in that regard, but gives up refinement. That's why I rate it on par with the SE535LTD-J...

 

My rating of the W4 is a little off because it's way too tip/amp-dependent. It can sound amazing, or it can sound like crap (for its price, I mean)


I agree with the W4 part. Though I did not find a big improvement between the certain amps I have tried. I personally dislike the dark sound of the W4, which makes me a little regretful now, but their awesome mids and soundstage reminds me why I even got it in the first place. Though I find the SE535 to have better mids than the BA200. But I got to agree it's preference, since one is bright and warm, the other dark and warm. 

 


Edited by Jeremypsp - 3/26/12 at 7:40pm
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post #125 of 996
4/16/12 at 7:57am

Just got these delivered today for the bargain price of £89ish/$145ish excluding delivery. Next cheapest in the UK is around £170! Massive saving these compared to the UM series! They sound lovely! Been listening to them for the past hour, various types of music, from MTV live soundings to rnb/hip-hop and sound great. 


Edited by p2A810wner - 4/16/12 at 8:00am
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post #126 of 996
4/19/12 at 12:32am

Guys u can get it from treoo.com 

from singapore now 178SGD b4 shipping

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post #127 of 996
4/19/12 at 12:35am
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Just got these delivered today for the bargain price of £89ish/$145ish excluding delivery. Next cheapest in the UK is around £170! Massive saving these compared to the UM series! They sound lovely! Been listening to them for the past hour, various types of music, from MTV live soundings to rnb/hip-hop and sound great. 

 

Glad you like them... sucks that they readjusted the price so quickly...

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post #128 of 996
4/19/12 at 10:57am

 

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Glad you like them... sucks that they readjusted the price so quickly...

 

Sure does, I guess they were having many hits and realised they were priced too low comparing to other sellers. 

 

Thanks to all those who said these are great without you guys I would not have even Google'd them and found the TBM link. 

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post #129 of 996
4/19/12 at 11:42am

 

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The TDK BA200 I personally find are quite sweet and smooth sounding. The instrumental separation and clarity on these are pretty good too. But one might find that they lack bass, so it wouldn't suit a basshead.  They are also very comfortable ^^. Highs and mids are really smooth and neutral sounding too. Lows are good, but like I said, it wouldn't fit a basshead.

 

Bass wise, how do they compare to the DBA-02mk2?

I've been putting them off for a while, thinking i might not like the sound, but i want to try something different.

 

Also has any one in uk bought from welovetech? They are going for £122.39 there :o

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post #130 of 996
4/19/12 at 6:48pm
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Originally Posted by tegR View Post  Bass wise, how do they compare to the DBA-02mk2? I've been putting them off for a while, thinking i might not like the sound, but i want to try something different. Also has any one in uk bought from welovetech? They are going for £122.39 there :o

 

Both impact and extension are better with the BA200... another big difference is in the highs, where the BA200 is conservative, and the DBA-02 is aggressive (well, with the MK II there is less of a difference, but the DBA-02 MKII is still brighter).

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post #131 of 996
4/20/12 at 8:29am

 

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Both impact and extension are better with the BA200... another big difference is in the highs, where the BA200 is conservative, and the DBA-02 is aggressive (well, with the MK II there is less of a difference, but the DBA-02 MKII is still brighter).

 

That's awesome, cheers. Looks like it's going to be my next buy, considering the cost/comparison vs the um3x and 535s too.

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post #132 of 996
4/24/12 at 7:50am

quick question : do i need to burn in this IEM?

 

After more than 1 week, i keep reading all the review about UE TF10 and Westone UM3X, suddenly there's this announcement from my local store (Stereo - Singapore) that they going to drop the price for BA200. Only 158$ SGD. It change everything, i have read somewhere here in this forum saying that this IEM is like the brother from another mother of UM3X.

 

With the price that they offer, makes me want to dig more info about it.

 

I just checked youtube, there are NONE inside there showing about review for this IEM...weird...if its so good why there's no review in youtube. Usually if its so hip, there will be at least 2-3 video showing about review and unboxing

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post #133 of 996
4/24/12 at 7:58am

 

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quick question : do i need to burn in this IEM?

 

No, becuase they utilize Balanced Armature drivers, which usually do not need any Burn-In at all.

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post #134 of 996
4/24/12 at 8:05am
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quick question : do i need to burn in this IEM?

 

After more than 1 week, i keep reading all the review about UE TF10 and Westone UM3X, suddenly there's this announcement from my local store (Stereo - Singapore) that they going to drop the price for BA200. Only 158$ SGD. It change everything, i have read somewhere here in this forum saying that this IEM is like the brother from another mother of UM3X.

 

With the price that they offer, makes me want to dig more info about it.

 

I just checked youtube, there are NONE inside there showing about review for this IEM...weird...if its so good why there's no review in youtube. Usually if its so hip, there will be at least 2-3 video showing about review and unboxing

 

My personal belief is that BA-based IEMs don't need burn-in, but there are people who do the burn-in process regardless of type.

 

It's not exactly similar to the UM3X, but has the same type of vocal-lifting/isolating property. Both ClieOS and I have made comparisons of it to the UM3X, however.

 

The TDK is not a 'hip' product, partly because TDK's distribution scheme is terrible. TDK/Imation in North America doesn't plan on releasing it until fall of this year for North America, so the largest quantities of stock for the BA200 are restricted to Asia, and parts of Europe. AFAIK, I have only one of two reviews here on head-fi, the other one being ItsMeHere's review. ClieOS was actually the one that introduced me to the BA200, but he's a very busy guy, and he hasn't had time to complete his BA200 review.

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post #135 of 996
4/24/12 at 9:09am
thanks for ur brief explanation, tomscy

another small question : is this iem easy to drive?
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