[rkw]

  it's royalty free, meaning anyone can use and sell them without paying royalties,

 
Hahaha, I doubt that's the reason — over there, everything is "royalty free".

 

[Father Schu]

Thank you for the excellent summary and review of the Ty Hi-Z earbuds.  Your work is much appreciated.

 

[groucho69]

   
Hahaha, I doubt that's the reason — over there, everything is "royalty free".

well you can always take legal action...bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

 

[8hours]

Thanks for doing all this research, your work is much appreciated
 
I currently have the monk+ and the zen 2. I've ordered the TY Hi-Z HP-32s as there have been many reports of good sub bass on it. Sub bass is the only thing I find lacking in both the earbuds I currently own. If it impresses, I will take the plunge and try the more advanced alternatives.

 

[Gideon Lim]

Great review mate, well done. Hope many review coming from you in the future. Regards from Indonesia

 

[LaughMoreDaily]

TY Hi-Z HP-32s - Error -> "This extension into the highs does give the HP-32s a small amount of extra detail than the HP-32s."

 

[BloodyPenguin]

  TY Hi-Z HP-32s - Error -> "This extension into the highs does give the HP-32s a small amount of extra detail than the HP-32s."

Nice catch!  Thanks, I have corrected it to read:  "This extension into the highs does give the HP-32s a small amount of extra detail than the HP-32."
 
I appreciate the heads up!  

 
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[8hours]

Man these earbuds have such an airy effortless sound, I can't wait to compare the high-end TY to the Zen2. Even the humble monk+ is just sumptuous!
 
Keep up this excellent work

 

[svenbit]

Kinda interested with the HP-150 model, how is it compared to Monk+ in term of soundstage? I guess my preference is earbud with airy sound 

 

 

[flamesofarctica]

Kinda interested with the HP-150 
model, how is it compared to Monk+ in term of soundstage? I guess my preference is earbud with airy sound   

I love that quality of the Monk+ as well, and personally I'd say all of the 32, 32S and 150 lack the airy laid back sound of the Monk+.

There is plenty of this on the TY HP320 though to my ears, I found it a big leap in quality in the TY range once you get to the TY320, as I hadn't been overly impressed with the 150. The TY650 is awesome by the way, high quality and rich in detail (I haven't tried the 400 earbuds yet). Neither the 320 nor the 650 have any harshness (which I found with the 32 and 32S).

Obviously it depends on style of music, source etc, so this is just my experiences.

 

[svenbit]

I love that quality of the Monk+ as well, and personally I'd say all of the 32, 32S and 150 lack the airy laid back sound of the Monk+.

There is plenty of this on the TY HP320 though to my ears, I found it a big leap in quality in the TY range once you get to the TY320, as I hadn't been overly impressed with the 150. The TY650 is awesome by the way, high quality and rich in detail (I haven't tried the 400 earbuds yet). Neither the 320 nor the 650 have any harshness (which I found with the 32 and 32S).

Obviously it depends on style of music, source etc, so this is just my experiences.

 
Thanks for the comparison, I guess I will try the TY HP320 instead if I decided to order one.

 

[gobin]

How much of a difference or improvement between the HP-32 and HP-150, I just can't get pass the cable of it, but for nearly four times the price I would expect some huge enhancement in sound quality.

 

[tinkertailor]

... HP 150 is airier than k64 ...

 

[svenbit]

  Hey, if you want airyness, or more soundstage, in a similar to monk bud I recomend K's earphone 64 ohm. Its basically like a more refined, smoother, more detailed, and wider soundstage monk. same general sig, just better imo. Its a $10 bud. I have the reg dark cable, there is a silver one as well.

Thanks for the suggestion, will probably give this one a try first since its cheaper

 

[bsphong]

I have hp 150 & 650 and yuin pk1. I am basshead and love both of ty-hi-z than yuin. Hp 650 is driven excellent with lg v20.