Surprise TDK MT-300: $4.97 of AWESOME... - Page 17

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Originally Posted by WAYNENUMM 

 

Curious: Did you try the mh1c medium sized tips on them? I really enjoy the amount and quality of the bass with them (and the mids, and the treble lol).

Yes, I tried the Med and Lg Sony tips. The bass is just too strong for my taste.

I really don't like rubber tips though... I dont like the fit because it feels insecure. I prefer foam tips for a deeper fit.

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Originally Posted by palmfish 

Yes, I tried the Med and Lg Sony tips. The bass is just too strong for my taste.

 

I really don't like rubber tips though... I dont like the fit because it feels insecure. I prefer foam tips for a deeper fit.

Thanks. I find the bass a bit too strong with the large mh1c tips, but perfect with the mid sized ones (Nick likes the large ones though). I look forward to your impressions f you do try them out with some foam tips (although my experience with foam tips is that they usually increase the bass). Cheers.

MH1C actually has two different medium tips. One is slightly elongated while the other is the "normal" shape. Unless mine is just weird.

I seem to have new thoughts about wearing them around ear recently; they do not sound the same worn that way than straight down. Mostly because of the immediate shape in the ear canal when placed in slightly different angles; the original angle I had them would slightly kill the treble and was reduced in overall volume. So I tried different angles and finally came with something that fit my ears a bit better.

On another note, if you don't get a perfect seal the apparent amount of bass is also reduced quite a bit. This can be helpful as "soft" EQ method.

what happens if you fully or partially block that MC-300 rear port it should tighten/lock up the driver excursion, depending on driver size and space etc etc.  Would be an easy test ( if you want to that is )

NOTE PEOPLE this is different than the MT 300

find someone who is partial to current consumer tuning and they will love them then. Worth a shot though thanks very much for checking those MC-300 out.( Note not the MT-300  which this thread is all about )  waitaminnit, did you do the required 10000 hours of break-in period on them that might fix it.

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Originally Posted by nick n 
 waitaminnit, did you do the required 10000 hours of break-in period on them that might fix it.

I think I've only logged 500 hours on these. Not for burn-in purposes, just typical day to day usage. So 5% of the way there....

Hopefully by that time, they'd either:

1) Begin to secrete liquid gold into my ears

2) Blow up

ZAGG (iPhone skin/"shields" company) SMARTbuds

Re-branded OEM design

Costing 50 dollars :D (http://www.zagg.com/audio/smart-buds.php)

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Originally Posted by devouringone3 

ZAGG (iPhone skin/"shields" company) SMARTbuds

 

 

 

 

Re-branded OEM design

 

Costing 50 dollars :D (http://www.zagg.com/audio/smart-buds.php)

wow.

If they share more than just the housing, then all who currently own the mt300 now know they have $50 earphones :-D

Well. bad news.

After using the mt300 for about two weeks, I go "hmmm. whatever happened to that mh1c?"

So. fired up some tracks and laid in my bed for some listening time.

I like the mh1c's sound better. It's more balanced.

The bass/subbass is lower in quantity and the mids are more present. The difference was striking since I had come to think of the mt300 mids as flat.

Now I'm more inclined to say recessed. The experience is similar to when I received my brainwavz hm5 after using the denon d2k for some months.

The highs in the mh1c are also more present and sparkly.

Overall the mh1c sound is more smooth and refined than the mt300s.

And that complaint I've had with the mt300 about the timbre.

No such flaw here.

So. I'd put it this way.

The mh1c is a much better all rounder than the mt300. Especially with the right tips. I swapped the mt300 and mh1c tips out of curiosity and was pleasantly surprised. It's like the mh1c tips were designed for the mt300 and mt300 tips for mh1c. I should note that the mh1c tips didn't alter the mt300 sound signature. It simply made the signature more obvious. In other words, it brought out its potential. And one aspect of the mt300 that EXTREMELY impressed me was the positional cues and the front to back placement of instruments (I call that soundstage depth). Your ears may hear different though.

Now I'm off to try to deal with the mh1c cable while moving. If I'm fine with them, the mt300 will have to be given away to a curious head-fier.

If not, I'll have to compare the mt300 to my abandoned brainwavz m4 and see which I like better.

Oh and for those who care. The mh1c is harder to drive than the mt300. I had to volume match when comparing. And yes, the mh1c bass is still slow (to those who can discern that).

I want to thank inline79 for meeting me today in the cold Chi-town temperatures (of all days this winter it finally hit zero here), and bringing me a pair MT-300s. I only got to hear the MT-300 very briefly, but very initial thoughts had me highly impressed for the cost. Too early to compare the sound with anything. I let inline79 hear briefly the ATH-CKN50. He seemed to like the sound, but I'll let him chime in more if he wants to add his thoughts. He also heard briefly the TDK MA600. Thanks again inline79. Enjoy my beautiful (but cold) city and let me know if I can be of assistance in any way.

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Originally Posted by ericp10 

I want to thank inline79 for meeting me today in the cold Chi-town temperatures (of all days this winter it finally hit zero here), and bringing me a pair MT-300s. I only got to hear the MT-300 very briefly, but very initial thoughts had me highly impressed for the cost. Too early to compare the sound with anything. I like inline79 hear briefly the ATH-CKN50. He seemed to like the sound, but I'll let him chime in more if he wants to add his thoughts. He also heard briefly the TDK MA600. Thanks again inline79. Enjoy my beautiful (but cold) city and let me know if I can be of assistance in any way.

Zero degrees. I wish it were 0 degrees C here right now. -13 degrees Celsius, it's been two years since we've hit negative double digits.
I do miss Chicago though. Best and most beautiful weekend I've had so far.

Anyways, these headphones still amaze me. They have much better bass quality than the VSonic GR02 BE, not as much quantity though the GR02 can be boomy at times. Mids are great but I think needs a little more detail. Treble is smooth and rolled off, never harsh or sibilant. Today at work, these babies took me to another world. Might as well have been dancing, I was sure as heck singing and whistling.
Initial D&B burn-in of 50 hours plus 50 or so hours of casual use. I realized that the bass has tightened since the initial burn-in too. Much clearer and just better quality in general. Haven't noticed the mids change since burn-in and the treble is still somewhat elusive. Apologies for the stream of consciousness.  Anyone have a recommended tip to enhance the treble?