The ATH-CKM50. The CKM family impressions..(First look at the NEW CKM500)..Pg 86 - Page 4

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Originally Posted by Dsnuts 

It is the NWZ-S545. I have a sansa clip I use as well but always loved the sound from this player. Bass boost is lovely on them.  I do plan on getting a newer player maybe for my B-day. We will see.

If I may ask: Do you ever hear this background noise from your earphones whenever your Walkman is on? I find that very annoying, but probably nothing an amp can't fix.

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Originally Posted by Dsnuts 

I was thinking of getting a Cowon but for the price I can get a Galaxy player that does more than just music. We will see. I have some time to do some research

I respect the DAP's like Cowon's and give Sony the thumbs up for their awesome effort at remaining close to the audiophile realm with their walkma DAP's...but smartphones other than select Nokia's. to me are a laugh in the audio department other than the iphone. they all use low quality amps, circuits, and DAC's.. if u read the reviews..tey are all very bad. even Sony phones..and with no option of lining out except for a quircky way with nokia's..haha. i'm not going to dual amp a good amp with a poor one and DAC. Oh BTW. i love ASUS, and Samsung. But Apple is still on my top due to what they offer. i always back Samsung in the other departments other than smartphone. just can't do it here.

Just wanted to mention that you can find these AT IEMs on eBay also!

Just search for: ATH-CKM50

Most of the listings are less than $30...

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Originally Posted by Dsnuts 

Thats strange I have no issues like that. It is silent with no noise for me.

with the sony or other's? For the other's i was talking about sub par components and no option to line out. the differences are small. but as audiophile's. the diffferences get pretty big pretty soon and is audible. 

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Originally Posted by gelocks 

Just wanted to mention that you can find these AT IEMs on eBay also!

Just search for: ATH-CKM50

 

Most of the listings are less than $30...

haha. if amazon runs dry. i'll get them here..are the users authorized? or have a good rating and gold star and stuff?

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Originally Posted by Dsnuts 

Thats strange I have no issues like that. It is silent with no noise for me.

Whenever the Walkman turns on or wakes up from standby there's a 'd' sound and then I hear this buzzing sound. It's like static. It's barely noticeable when music is being played but...

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Originally Posted by mbamg 

Whenever the Walkman turns on or wakes up from standby there's a 'd' sound and then I hear this buzzing sound. It's like static. It's barely noticeable when music is being played but...

 

it's amplifier hiss. 

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Originally Posted by Dsnuts 

I agree. I know there are plenty of better players out there but this Sony has lasted me a long time. Good solid quality and the sound is awesome. Maybe I will upgrade to a higher end sony. hmm There is a thought.

haha yeah Sony is pretty solid with their Walkman series. their headphones are trying to again re break into our audiophile market. it's doing okay but not nearly as good as Phillip's one try break in this time at CES (Jude thinks so from Tekzilla video)

my next device for audio is probably going to be an ipod classic :D be it the new one's or the old one's with Wolfson DAC :D 

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Originally Posted by Dsnuts 

Take a look see at this guys. ATH-CKW1000 50th Anniversary edition. Cost? $650 and sold out at Audiocubes. Lovely wood iems. Wouldn't it be funny if these $25 CKM50s ended up sounding better than these? Lol. Somehow I doubt that.

LOL.

Maybe not funny but it wouldn't surprise me... I still hold the Pannies you recommended

a few months ago in high regards even when compared to my newest ATH-A900X so... :-p

hmm, well, i jumped on the ckm50, we'll see how they compare to their big bro CK10s.

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Originally Posted by Dsnuts 

You get them yet? Oh man if I can get an iem that sound exactly like my A900X.. Maybe those woodies. Na I am happy with these CKM50s. You get one of these like I suggested to you? You are gonna love how these sound man.

 

NVM didn't see that mini review. Let me read. .Oh boy!

leave some for us!!! 4 pairs!! ahhhhh

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Originally Posted by germanturkey 

hmm, well, i jumped on the ckm50, we'll see how they compare to their big bro CK10s.

I believe it's two different beast's, the CK10 being a dual driver BA and the CKM line up are dynamic drivers.

Even the AT CKS line is yet again very different from the the CKM and CK, still with a dynamic driver, but much more emphasize on bass than any of the others. The CK10 sounds more like other dual driver BA's like  DBA-02/Q-jays/UE700.  I believe the CKM50 sounds more like what we typical expect from a DD IEM.