DocHoliday
500+ Head-Fier
Wow Doc, you have more willpower than I do. 24hrs with no earphones....
It's the same rule for wine tasting, always try to start with a clean palette.
Wow Doc, you have more willpower than I do. 24hrs with no earphones....
Dumb question about your mod. From the picture I'm assuming that you did your method #2 on those, the small washer versus #1, the nylon mesh. I was going to ask why not just put the washer over the existing stainless steel mesh but as I was writing this I think I answered my own question. Between the smaller diameter of just the hole in the washer and the extra percentage of the hole covered by the existing mesh it gets too closed off. Am I right?
The question is: do all our ES3s and ZSRs sound the same?
@khighly
Off Topic: Do you find that tennmak pro are a good iem by today standarts ? How do they stand against, let's say, your kz's, in sound. Their design really attracts me. And they can be bought with only Shells for 12$ in tennmak store, with a 6$ KZ cable they could go for cheaper than retail price.
@khighly
Off Topic: Do you find that tennmak pro are a good iem by today standarts ? How do they stand against, let's say, your kz's, in sound. Their design really attracts me. And they can be bought with only Shells for 12$ in tennmak store, with a 6$ KZ cable they could go for cheaper than retail price.
Can't speak to Tennmak's MMCX connector quality as I had only owned mine for a few weeks. You're absolutely right about warm sound. Very dark and veiled sounding headphone. I've listened to mine with foam tips and at least on my copy the sound stage was very good actually. Also very comfortable fit.The MMCX on the Tennmak's is really bad and every pair I've had lasted only 2-3 weeks. They were very warm and lacking a soundstage. They were actually pretty good, however due to the MMCX issue I'd pass.
Tennmak Piano is worth it if you want an absolute bass cannon.
Maybe their polarities are flipped causing them to be out of phase. If they can misswire the drivers inside of headphones they could misswire cables too.Cable Salad
Tested two KZ cables with the ZSR. The ones designed for the ZST have the same connectors as the stock cable. Now I am really confused...both "upgrades" make the sound clearer/harsher or simply louder but certainly different. But the sound with the original cables is more subtle - which one is better I don't know. And whether there is a difference between the two upgrade cables, I don't know either.
I am confused.
Cable Salad
Tested two KZ cables with the ZSR. The ones designed for the ZST have the same connectors as the stock cable. Now I am really confused...both "upgrades" make the sound clearer/harsher or simply louder but certainly different. But the sound with the original cables is more subtle - which one is better I don't know. And whether there is a difference between the two upgrade cables, I don't know either.
I am confused.
Sorry, I don't understand a word.I can't tell the COLOR of the plastic rings between the poles of the TRRS jack in the TOP photo. It's obscured by the wire.
That could explain the difference in sound. It boils down to impedance.
The BOTTOM wire has the non-white rings. If the top cable has white plastic rings between the poles of the TRRS jack, then it has higher impedance vs the bottom wire, which would explain the difference.