Surprise TDK MT-300: $4.97 of AWESOME... - Page 6

 

Good on you cgrahams! You join the ranks of the many cool people who seem to be partaking in this thread.

Yep, Mr. cgrahams is a kind person indeed. My mt300 order was cancelled because of insufficient funds. Now I will get a chance to try these.

 

I will pay it forward when I get the chance.

It's funny how these are bringing out the spirit of the season in us. I also bought a pair a couple of days ago but for someone else, who I happen to only slightly know. He loves and has loved music for longer than I've been alive and his IEM's broke over a month ago and he hasn't gotten new ones for reasons i don't know. I just feel that a good guy like him not being able to enjoy something within reach that he loves so much is fundamentally wrong. It's not a big gift or anything but I hope he likes them. Maybe he'll let me try them out because I really want to hear them but just don't need another pair right now lol. Glad they are available in the US too.

Thanks for posting about these everyone.

 

OK, so I've had these MT300 for a couple of days and have put in about 24 play/burn time and 15 more hours listening to them.  Straight, no EQ, they are pretty "dark" to me, which to me means fairly bass heavy and dull in the treble regions.  Once I tone down the bass and mid-bass (70-400 hz regions) and bring up the mid thru treble regions, they have a very natural sound and timbre that the Philip SHE-3580/90 don't quite have.  Also a fairly wide soundstage with good side-to-side imaging.

 

Of course, a completely different sound compared to the ER-4P -- I do almost exact opposite EQ on the ER-4P as I do these TDK.  As expected, there is a still a level of details that the TDK just doesn't reproduce, and the instrument placement is not quite as precise as the ER-4P, but again it has a warm and rounded timbre that is hard for the BA-driven ER-4P to reproduce.

 

Also, I find it very tip-dependent, and my set seems to have a slight L-R imbalance toward the left channel.

 

But apart from these slight issues, I'm enjoying them as a nice rich and fun contrast to the ER-4P.

Think tomorrow ( 24th ) is the last day of the flyer showing them at $4.97, maybe they'll jump back up again. Seems like enough stock left ( don't know why )

 

I don't need to go back for more, I don't need to go back for more, I don't need to go back for more , . .... .... .. .. .... ...

Edited by nick n - 12/24/12 at 3:52am

I just bought a MT-300 at Vancouver store for $4.97 + tax. I think they have more than 30 in stock.

Weird TDK were not even on display and I had to ask staff member to bring it out from the storage area at the back. 

I came home.. promptly opened the box.. popped them into my ear and wow this do sound pretty good.

Adjusted tip insertion and shocked how much lower end characteristic changes.

Insert little shallow, bass is very pronouced and boomy but with slight deeper insertion bass clears right up.

I've quickly a/b it against sony MH1C and I actually find MT-300 sound signature more preferable in classical music I mostly listen.

Good Instrumental separation, timbre is pretty spot on, soundstage is nicely presented albeit slight hollow in the center, cable less microphonic than MH1C as well.

 

more impression to follow...   

Edited by tgx78 - 12/24/12 at 1:56pm

trying some R&Bs now.. sub-bass is very good. extends almost deep as the Atrios M5 mg7

How much time on them so far? They should tighten up a bit with a bit more time. See if you notice though.

Make sure you get a spare too at that price how can you lose.

 

I find these more preferrable to the MH1C overall.  Get used to these for a while then do a swap and you may see what i mean.

Edited by nick n - 12/24/12 at 2:05pm

 

I only listened to it for about 1 hour.. now it's hooked up to my pink noise burn-in station.

Yep this is pretty awesome deal. I think I will buy few more today.

Edited by tgx78 - 12/24/12 at 3:12pm

You mean 3 total or 3 additional extras?

 

Best not to risk it and just buy 33. XSCargo in Richmond still won't bring them out (doubt they don't have them like they said to me before). 

 

Loving them with the bass reducer EQ on the iPod for some reason. And I usually hate those presets. A nicely balanced set, like a 8320 with some heft in the mids. These could start to replace a lot of things in my inventory. 

 

I've finally found the perfect tips! Realized the SM Hybrids were too large, which was why the seal wasn't working. Switched to the SL (yellow ones), and damn. Perfect seal. My goldilocks tips. Now I can just relax and enjoy!

Edited by TwinQY - 12/24/12 at 8:17pm

Which brand/tips? got a link?

 

 

 

That's just a line they were feeding you they are just being useless and un-customer-friendly.  Store stock on their  updated ( more or less ) site shows ~20 left at Richmond. Unless someone was smart in here and got all the rest.

 

I thought 3 pairs was far too conservative,  myself.

 

FYI they are not shown on the new flyer ( 26th - 2nd ) so it is possible they will fly back up to the $9.99 mark again. Still a deal.

Edited by nick n - 12/24/12 at 10:50pm

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/earbud-replacement-tips-9-pair-18-pcs-SM-MD-LG-WHATEVER-MIX-YOU-WANT-x-/150683851137?pt=US_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item2315751981. Got mine from some leftover GR07s though. 

 

The Richmond store might have some of the worst workers in any XSCargo. And I've been to 5. They really do not try a single bit.

 

My flyer said the same thing. Still, wasn't the original going price $30?