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    Fischer DBA-02 MKII - Impressions and review thread: CK10 threatened!

    Question(s): how good / bad is the cable on the MKII? Compared to the MKI cable? Is it microphonic / does it harden / is it difficult to wear over-the-ear without ear guides? I am keen on either this or the e-Q5 but am not sure the latter will fit well for me - however the complaints I've...
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    The ATH-CKM500..The best CKM earphone yet.

    Quote:   That's exactly what I was hearing as well, but didn't quite know how to express. It almost seems as if AT was too worried about bleed between the mids and the bass, and so tuned it this way as a compromise...       Ha, I ended up using my IEMs instead of earplugs at...
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    new to Head-Fi.. trying to decide between Gr07, Gr01, DBA-02, ATH CKM500, FXT90, EPH-100 and maybe RE-262. all opinions appreciated

    I've had the DBA02 and currently own the CKM500. I suspect you'll find the DBA02 too bass light for your taste, to varying degrees, which would probably mean (going from what others have said on these forums) that the GR01 - which has a very similar sound to the DBA02 - would be bass light as...
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    The ATH-CKM500..The best CKM earphone yet.

    Quote:   Shouldn't there be three pairs of spare tips...? They're the same, just of different sizes.
  5. xer0x

    The ATH-CKM500..The best CKM earphone yet.

    These earphones have brought me back to the world of Head-Fi... oh dear.   Got these from CDJapan after I recently lost my DBA-02. I must confess, I thought those were going to be the end of my portable audio journey for some time - back then the GR07 hadn't been released, the idea of a...
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    Review: Fischer Audio's DBA-02

    quick update on my tips situation - I fiddled with different insertion angles and now I'm getting what I think must be the sound everyone's raving about with the smallest stock silicone tips. Also bought Shure grey soft flex tips, which work as well (as mentioned elsewhere on the forum / this...
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    Review: Fischer Audio's DBA-02

    Thanks, I'll try the Klipsch gels if I can (can't take triple flanges!), between the Complys and the stock silicone tips I'm getting what one might call 'normal BA bass' and nothing more. Maybe shouldn't have expected more to begin with.   (Would the CK90Pro or the e-Q5 be a better...
  8. xer0x

    Review: Fischer Audio's DBA-02

    so despite being relatively unimpressed the first time I heard them (cf. my post in the e-q5 impressions thread) I went back to try them on a few times in store... am pretty sure they got tired of seeing me step out and in. The more I listened to them the more they grew on me: and there would...
  9. xer0x

    Ortofon e-Q5 Impressions Thread

    @Anaxilus   yup, they do hit hard, but they don't reproduce the low bass rumble in the background of some tracks as well as the e-q5. Different strokes, I guess... think I'll give the DBA-02 another long listen in the store. Might yet get both.   How similar / different are the e-q5 (or...
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    Ortofon e-Q5 Impressions Thread

    I've heard both the DBA-02s and e-q5s as well, but only briefly at local stores instead of having the chance to listen to them at my leisure. Based on what people are saying about the difficulty in getting a 'perfect' fit with the DBA-02s I don't think it's really possible to give any meaningful...
  11. xer0x

    Earsonics SM2 or Monster Turbine Pro Gold or Westone 2? Or ortofon e-Q7?

    yeah I suppose I'll try that out - thanks for the tip!   this is what you get for Procrastinating 
  12. xer0x

    Earsonics SM2 or Monster Turbine Pro Gold or Westone 2? Or ortofon e-Q7?

    None of the coupon codes work now. It's six hours to midnight on Cyber Monday... weren't they supposed to run throughout? Oh well. I shall now kick myself for not buying them seven hours ago and go to sleep. What can I say.
  13. xer0x

    Earsonics SM2 or Monster Turbine Pro Gold or Westone 2? Or ortofon e-Q7?

    Quote:   as I posted in the Deal Alerts thread, the code 'CYBER2010' on soundearphones.com nets a 20% discount. it doesn't seem to be announced anywhere, but it seems to work. AFAIK, they also have the best official-dealer price for the MTPGs at the moment: ~US$200 after the discount is...
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    Earsonics SM2 or Monster Turbine Pro Gold or Westone 2? Or ortofon e-Q7?

    Trying to decide between one of the first three so I can get them for Cyber Monday prices - opinions? Or should I hold out and save up for the e-Q7s? I own the audio-technica CK70Pros and am looking for something with a little more bass and a richer sound overall, just to rotate with.   ...
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    The IEM/Portable Headphones Deal Alerts Thread - Closed! Use the Deals Thread III instead.

    @daveDerek   I didn't find it anywhere! I was trying to order the Earsonics SM2 and attempting to key in the 20BF code, but kept getting 'invalid code' returned... so on a whim I keyed in 'CYBER2010' (which is earphonesolutions.com's code) and presto, their price dropped by 20%. I just...
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    The IEM/Portable Headphones Deal Alerts Thread - Closed! Use the Deals Thread III instead.

    soundearphones.com coupon code is no longer '20BF' (this won't work) but 'CYBER2010' (this will, 20% storewide)
  17. xer0x

    Durable + Isolating IEM's under $100. Help me convert a friend.

    if you're trying to introduce him to hi-fi, isn't it easier just to give him an inexpensive pair for Christmas? S4s or HJE900s won't break the bank... :3
  18. xer0x

    New Audio-Technica IEM: ATH-CK70PRO

    VERY strange observation. The sound signature of these earphones changes depending on how far down the stem the earpiece is pushed. When I push the earpieces all the way down to the base of the stem, they sound awful... there's a 'sweet spot' beyond which they are fine. Is this supposed to be...
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    Review by 'xer0x' on item 'Audio Technica ATH-CK70PRO In-ear headphones'

    I upgraded from the CK7 and am very pleased with the sound on these. Much more bass extension than the CK7s, good separation, sounds very balanced overall. Reading what's been said about the CK90Pros, a lot seems to apply to the CK70Pro as well - slightly dark, very neutral, hard-hitting bass...
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    New Audio-Technica IEM: ATH-CK70PRO

    Has anyone else gotten these?   First post, I just picked this up at from a local store (Stereo, for S'poreans out there) for ~220USD, ie pretty much full retail. Afterwards I went home and discovered Head-Fi and felt stupid for getting these when I could have picked up the CK90Pro instead...
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