Thanks a lot! That is very detailed quick impressions. I think you have sold me on this, as I have always wanted some Audio Technica IEMs. That is a very nice price you got too, hopefully the official MSRP in Hong Kong won't be too high when they come out. I will probably wait about a month and...

Have you ever heard the Vsonic GR07 MKII? They have a balanced, neutral-ish sound. I wonder if the IM50 would be a good side-grade/complementary to the GR07. I am not too fond of overly bassy IEMs though. Also could you compare these to the Moe SS-01? They can both be got for similar prices so...

No. Only silver, blue and dark red. If you got yours from LMUE they should be the MKII version as I don't think they have classic stock yet.

It should be "1.30M 4 - Maximum 82 Core fever nontoxic silver wire". Somehow the last 2 words don't show up in the layout but if you select the Chinese text and cut/paste into Google translate you will see it. As I said, the Chinese version of the manual says it has silver cable and most of the...

http://www.vsonic.com.cn/earphone_product_cn/GR07.htm It says silver cable here.   Edit: Please manually translate it because the layout look messed up in Google translate

     

I wouldn't hold my breath on this one since the classic only came out recently and the VSD3 should be released in January. Also their previous attempt at detachable cables of the VC02 wasn't a success really...   I got the silver one for $20 less from Taobao.     I think the...

I can still see them listed on the front page.

Fair price I'd say considering how much of a PITA buying from Taobao really is.   It is probably just based on the price they got their stock for. AFAIK they are not listed on Vsonic's website as an authorized dealer, so presumably they have a middle man and got their older MKII stock at a...

  Yes I agree they are a steal, especially at the price that I got it for. Already liking it a lot.   If you factor in shipping and handling fees, you can't really get much lower than $135.

That sounds like my wire too. I think they are the same because 1. VSonic didn't really advertise/market this product, even on Chinese forums 2. If they are having new products out soon, why bother retuning an old one? 3. Comments on Chinese forums saying they are just price-reduced MKII. I...

I am not sure what you mean by bends, but they are not of a uniform colour under light because the wires underneath the coating are twisted. My cable looks exactly the same as the photos I found of the MKII.   edit: for example the photos found in this...

From the photos and descriptions I've seen online of the MKII, I think the cable on mine are the same, or very similar. A shiny bronze-ish colour, with a clear plastic coating. Almost no microphonics, quite flexible, and well built. I don't need the ear guides to wear them over ear.

I don't know, the Chinese version says it has silver wire. It doesn't really bother me though.

I believe the VSD3 will be released in the new year, and VSD5 in March or something, VSD7 a bit later and those will be the new flagships.

On the shell itself only GR07 is written, but on the box, the stickers say GR07 MKII without the "classic" Mine looked exactly like this (pic taken from the seller)

  Silver/white? The seller called them silver grey. But yes I think they are just MKII with a reduced price tag, at least from what I gathered from Chinese forums.

I got the silver version yesterday, but I don't own the MKII version for comparison. The box and the user manual that came with it have GR07 MKII written on them, and the specs & accessories are exactly the same. IMHO they are just Vsonic's way of reducing the price of a previous flagship...

Clip Zip 8GB rockboxed + 32GB microSD + Radiopaq Classical Paid a total of about $80 for it. Underneath the rig is the my 'portable' piano, and the reason that I have budget gear only. 

Nice, I hope you don't have to spend too much on maintenance or pay an extortionate amount insuring it. That's what I hate about budget cars.

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