Received my pair of Monk +'s  48 hours ago and did an overnight burn in. Gotta say, after a 4 hour session, I'm also very impressed. They're a noticeable improvement over my Blox M2c's and BE3's. I didn't get the expansion pack, but I did have various foam pads lying around from Sennheisers...

Is there a comparison anywhere either on this thread or somewhere else on the head-fi portable forum that puts these Monk Plus Earbuds up against Blox's BE3 and M2C. I own both, but I'm waiting on the Monk + from Aliexpress and while waiting, I'm curious to know where the Monks are on the food...

The one thing I've found about the triple-fi's that still holds true is that they are very forgiving of lesser quality audio files. My understanding of the Noble line of IEM's, not so much so. Let's just say, for me, the triple-fi's are my comfortable old pair of shoes. I still think they...

i'll suggest another direction. As an owner of the triple-fi's with custom wires and using comply foams, i was very impressed with the new soundmagic e80's and how their balanced sound reminded me of the triple-fi's. Fit is better on the E80's as well. At $60, you might be pleasantly surprised...

With the clip, My recommendation would be to put the rockbox firmware on the clip and get a pair of soundmagic e80's with the included comply foams and adjust the rockbox settings. I know you said cheap, but don't settle for that cheap. Even though the e80's are 64 ohms, the rockbox firmware can...

Well, I got my Z5's in today. Spent only around 3 hours till now, but I'm already sold on them. Superb. You can just tell when something is just going to have synergy with the rest of your equipment. What took me by surprise was that the larger, harder silicone tips they came in the box are the...

Good to know. Thank you for that.

  That was incredibly helpful....thank you. Now that I know what to expect, I can be prepared for how the sound adjusts itself over burn in time. Probably one of the reasons I've held on to the triple-fi's is that they became like a comfortable old shoe and the dizzying options of high end...

I took the plunge on these Sony's giving my credit card another bruising thanks to head-fi. :o, and I noticed you have the fiio E12A down there as one of the portable amps used with them. I'm currently running a pair of UE triple-fi's with custom wires and comply foams with the fiio e12a, no...

Depends on your audio source, but if your ears aren't too small, the Mrice Earbell E100 has outstanding bass for an earbud. As I've mentioned in my previous post, they are on a whole different level of bass quality in comparison to the Blox BE3's which in my opinion are still bass strong, but...

You weren't kidding. These E100's are pretty special. To think, I paid $13 and that included shipping. The bass is outstanding for an earbud. In comparison to the rest of the earbuds I have in my collection from least favorite to most favorite, the bells absolutely destroy the Tingo TG 38's...

Thanks for all the info. I'll reply as soon as I've given them some burn in time. Reason I asked about the donuts vs foams was that I felt I was getting a better sound out of the Yuin pk1's and pk3's with the donut covers and a better sound out of Blox's M2C's and BE3's with the full pads, so it...

I've got the BE3's and they are currently my favorite earbuds, but I also have the Mrice E100's on order. The difference is I won't be using them with an amp, although I could with an ibasso T5, but most of the time they'll work with a Sansa Clip running rockbox. My question is have you compared...

Just speaking for myself, I have no issues with my BE3's. Broken them in for about 100 hours now. If the bass was unbalanced, I'd have immediately noticed them on mine. Wait and see what others on the forum say, but I can't say I'm experiencing your problem.

Just got my BE3's from Blox. Straight out of the blocks ( no pun intended ), I can already tell they are going to be my favorite earbud. Using them with a rockbox'd Sansa Clip, I found I didn't have to change the settings all that much from the M2C's. Added 1 notch to the Bass because the BE3's...

Could you please elaborate on that, the differences I mean. Why, in your opinion, does the be3 stand out in comparison to the 5 and 7? Thanks

Thanks for the great review. Currently waiting on my pair to arrive. In my collection, I've got pk1's, pk3's, senn 580's, Tingo TG38's, blue ever blue 328rm's, and Blox's M2C's, but I use them all with the full covers ( The tingo's, I like the least) . How much do you think I'll be giving up on...

I so badly wanted the tg38s to be giant killers that I actually convinced myself that they were better than the M2C's and that couldn't be farther from the truth. I spent so much time with them hoping the sound coming out of them would mature to the point that I could eventually understand why...

Actually, for me, with the comply t-500 tips from my triple-fi's, the bass can be pretty strong and not in an over bloated way like they can be with the sennheiser cx300's. More of a wow, these $10 Philips can handle bass and sub-bass content without even breaking a sweat Looks like music101...

Setting aside the amp, you ever think about putting the rockbox firmware on the sansa clip. You'll end up with a lot more ways to adjust the sound than through the stock firmware and also increase the volume output. I was originally using an ibasso T5 amp with the clip, then when I installed...

Based on that criteria, an earbud like blue ever blue's 328RM could be one option. It's cheap enough, comes with a MiC and sound quality is more than acceptable for phone use. Not bass monsters by any stretch (what ear bud is), but if you want something that allows him to hear the world around...

I figure most people won't get how good these are until they spend some EQ time looking for the sweet spot. A Sansa Clip + running the rockbox firmware and using comply foams are the reason I've now got 4 pairs of these....and at $9 each, who could blame me as these have to be up there as one of...

Nice find! Yeah, I wouldn't pass that one up. Think I'll get a pair myself. Thanks,

My recommendation....philips she3590 for $9 which I use with my Sansa Clip + running the Rockbox firmware. Great isolation, great bass and with the settings tweaked using the rockbox firmware and 25 hours of burn in; it's a real bargain. I've found they sound better with comply foams.