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It’s a bit surprising in the first hour or so since there is more ear gain than usual for an AFUL product, but I got used to it soon. After that, it’s just another AFUL-tuned midrange. Despite the ear gain, Johnny Cash and John Denver still sound as wonderful as expected. Meanwhile...

Thanks mate ❤ I guess my MMCX DIY bud project broke me. It was a nightmare to get MMCX into the clear shells I bought, then drivers broke, and my soldering iron not working. I lost all interest after that project 🤭 (It turns out my particular batch of clear MX500 was overly brittle. I tested...

Double post from discovery My graph (take it with a bucket of salt. These graphs are never accurate) I measure more bass than AFUL's 5128 graph (I think 5128. Need to check the doc again). I also think the 15 db ear gain is pretty real. But buds measure different from IEMs, so...

Take your time. The best fit for buds, IMHO, is not to jam as air tight as possible, but to ensure that the buds "hang" onto the "pocket" outside the ear canal (sorry for the lack of vocabulary) stable enough that even if I shake my head, the buds do not fall out. That's how they were tuned. My...

I unironically want that IEM just to test their BAs. So weird how none of them has the sprout.

Is it the Cadmus II 8W cable or something else? I still need to write a review for my Cadmus sample, but cable review is hard :dt880smile: I like how it looks and sounds, but pretty sure I would have a hard time picking these cables apart in A/B tests.

That's an interesting product line up. Earphones, earphones, more expensive earphones, stoneware cup. :dt880smile: Congrats on the store, mate. Will visit if I come to Singapore one day.

The price tag of this one is surprisingly low. When I saw the EA cable, I expected at least $1200. "Technically and sonically superior to ... Cantor" How dare you, sir :rage:

Maybe shallow(er) fit moves the resonance peak lower into audible region, thus "brighter". CIEM should move the peak all the way to 16kHz. Because the peak is gone, it sounds "darker".

Morbid curiosity. Hey lucky you, it did not get stuck at custom. Congrats on the shiny, mate. That's the coolest DAP (dongle?) I have ever seen. I had a Chinese cassette player and radio in that colour when I was in junior high school. Felt like a big boy because I can listen to music on...

Back in 2021, cheaper IEMs stomps headphones pretty hard (both tone and resolution, though headphones always have advantage in passive soundstage). I would argue that you need at least Sundara with a nice Schiit stack to catch up. But at that point, you are looking at nearly 1k AUD setup, and...

You can try Yacht10. I did a comparison with EA1000 in my review. AFAIK, EA1000 is superior to all iterations of EA500 (some would argue otherwise of course). I think the dual peak ear gain of Yacht10 would compensate for the more gummy R2R presentation of RS2. The FD5 in class A mode already...

Howdy folks, my review of HiBy Yacht10 is now online on head-fi and my blog. I included a galore of comparisons for your information.