The ATH-CKM500..The best CKM earphone yet. - Page 26

The way I see it. I think we all agree these are fantastic value. Am I wrong? To me it matters less what is better than what. It should be more about enjoying our new earphones. I concur with eric. I was that impressed myself.. I enjoy all my earphones even the ones I don't listen to much. I make it a point to listen to them all just to get a good perspective on different sound signatures and what sounds right and not so right about all of them. In the end we will all have an idea of what type of sound we all like in an earphones.

To me while these CKM500 aren't tops in sound. They certainly act like it and has so many aspects and positives in the sound that many here at headfi will like..I think finding that perfect earphone will always be illusive because I don't think such an earphone exist. Be it a 8 driver custom or a cheapo. But these sit somewhere in the middle of that journey for me and I simply enjoy them as much as time will allow..Enjoy them earphones fellas as these are yours now. Who cares if these sound or don't sound like this or that. When your listening to your music and it puts a smile on your face. That was money well spent.

Sure I bet there are many that think I am crazy. I mean who goes onto the worlds number 1 audiophile site and suggests a $7.11 earphone?Lol. Even for me that is nuts. I was even called out from some headfiers. " These threads should be about high end" Lol! I remember there was a guy just mocking me about the isurus thread too. Lol! It happens. Much like a big dinner buffet. You all have your choices on what to eat no?

I bring the mac n cheese..Cheap but good. Lol!

I loled hard everytime I see Dave reviews some new headphones.

First is HTF600S, then 8320, many people think Dave was crazy and hyped these things, and it's half true. He is crazy for sure, but no hype. 

There is so much hype in all his threads it can power a third world country. He is a one man hypomanic hype machine going on pure adrenaline and a little help from speed injected straight to his heart... However they are from what I experienced well earned hype.

That's strange. I got the confirmation seconds after I ordered.

I don't want to say you're wrong, but first impressions are often misleading because you haven't actually used them for a few weeks and figured out its pros/cons and just post the "wow" factor. It's crazy to think the CKM500 is more refined than the GR07 and IMO it doesn't have sub-bass. There is no way the GR07 has harsher highs and there is nothing smooth about the CKM500. The only way I can describe "smooth" is the sound of a live orchestra and the CKM500 sound nothing like it. I usher at an orchestra so I have it ingrained in my head. Instrument separation is almost definitely worse on the CKM500

I just reread jarrett's comment where he states it doesn't have sub-bass. In that case, you're not getting a proper deep enough seal and you're not wearing the CKM500 correctly. It has plenty of deep sub-bass. If you're not wearing these where you can hear the sub-bass, then I can see why you don't like the CKM500, but it's not the earphone. It's user error in my opinion (unless you have a defective IEM).