Earbuds Round-Up
Oct 7, 2016 at 5:06 PM Post #11,581 of 75,774
Today night a good mix of Jazz + Topping nx5 + Cygnus, cool
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Oct 7, 2016 at 9:57 PM Post #11,588 of 75,774
I forgot to post this for earbud case chat... The small square zip cases are fine and cheap, I have given many away to save on space as these are available in the USA for under $3 shipped each. seems there is very little demand for them as i've been buying them from various sites' clearance sections for years now.
 

 

 
Oct 8, 2016 at 3:04 AM Post #11,590 of 75,774
What are you looking for sound-wise in an earbud you're not getting from the ones you have?

 
Mrice E100 and this TY Hi-Z 32 both have some capabilities, you can hear some bass, it has some punch that you would not expect to have from an earbud. You can feel some dynamics also, nice for an earbud.
 
But, the sound is not airy, it's not euphonic, it feels a bit cold, not that engaging. The have a mid-high harshness(E100 has more, Hi-Z has less), there might be a peak somewhere in the mid-high frequences, they have that Sennheiser PX100 type of highs. 
 
Oct 8, 2016 at 3:07 AM Post #11,591 of 75,774
   
Mrice E100 and this TY Hi-Z 32 both have some capabilities, you can hear some bass, it has some punch that you would not expect to have from an earbud. You can feel some dynamics also, nice for an earbud.
 
But, the sound is not airy, it's not euphonic, it feels a bit cold, not that engaging. The have a mid-high harshness(E100 has more, Hi-Z has less), there might be a peak somewhere in the mid-high frequences, they have that Sennheiser PX100 type of highs. 

I agree about E100 and Hi-z 32. I don't think either are the sound you are going after!
 
What's your budget? Off the top of my head I have maybe 5 or 6 buds I could instantly recommend but all are above $40. Of course there are good ones under $40 as well, but let us know your budget before I start recommending fancy buds :)
 
Oct 8, 2016 at 3:55 AM Post #11,592 of 75,774
I don't have a fixed budget. I could go up to 100$ for something really good, but I'd prefer to stay on the lower side, since I have a feeling that I'll get disappointed.
I consider Hi-Z a good buy, for 5$, even though it's not my favourite type of sound.
But  Mrice E100 wasn't a good buy, since I paid 20$ and I prefer to listen to some cheap earphones coming from a Sony Cedar phone.
 
Offtopic, I bought this out of curiousity, ES9018 and AD823 inside. Do you think that these chips could be fake?
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/HIFI-ES9018-K2M-SA9023-AD823-2-USB-DAC-Decoder-With-Volume-adjust-3-5mm-output-USB/1497284_32711825626.html
 
Oct 8, 2016 at 4:05 AM Post #11,593 of 75,774
  I don't have a fixed budget. I could go up to 100$ for something really good, but I'd prefer to stay on the lower side, since I have a feeling that I'll get disappointed.
I consider Hi-Z a good buy, for 5$, even though it's not my favourite type of sound.
But  Mrice E100 wasn't a good buy, since I paid 20$ and I prefer to listen to some cheap earphones coming from a Sony Cedar phone.
 
Offtopic, I bought this out of curiousity, ES9018 and AD823 inside. Do you think that these chips could be fake?
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/HIFI-ES9018-K2M-SA9023-AD823-2-USB-DAC-Decoder-With-Volume-adjust-3-5mm-output-USB/1497284_32711825626.html


Shozy Cygnus, decent bass power but not as powerful as other earbuds. Warm, energetic, engaging sound. Fairly forward mids. about 70.
 
Edimun V3, exceptional bass & treble extension, but not cold and non fatiguing. Recessed mids. about 60 plus shipping.
 
Qian39, probably will check all your boxes off, and stay under $10 doing it. consider it a budget option :)
 
and i would get a monk plus if you don't own one yet.
 
Oct 8, 2016 at 5:04 AM Post #11,594 of 75,774
Offtopic, I bought this out of curiousity, ES9018 and AD823 inside. Do you think that these chips could be fake?
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/HIFI-ES9018-K2M-SA9023-AD823-2-USB-DAC-Decoder-With-Volume-adjust-3-5mm-output-USB/1497284_32711825626.html

ES9018K2M is not an expensive DAC chip, so I doubt you'll ever get fake one. Besides, faking DAC is too expensive a process to worth while. Those opamp however is a fair game - the more wellknown the opamp, the more likely it isn't going to be the real deal.
 
Oct 8, 2016 at 6:00 AM Post #11,595 of 75,774
TY Hi-Z continues to confuse us all: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/TY-Hi-Z-Earbud-HP150-150ohm-HP320-320ohm-HP400-400ohm-HP400s-400ohm-HiFi-Earbuds/32727454828.html
"320M"... a different plug, but what does M mean lol
 

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