Maybe they are also manufactured in china, but they are not chinese companies and maybe have better quality control or have better chinese manufacturing than the chinese owned companies. I'm only saying what I observed, and ever since I started buying chinese branded buds from aliexpress, they...

I had sennheiser and jvc buds, they lasted 4+ years. Panasonic, I used for a few months, didn't break.

How long have you used them though? The last 3 chinese buds ranged from dead on arrival, a few months, to 2 years. This is a really bad record.

I just got my x10 today, I was able to lower my volume to 20%. It sounds the same except the bass seems boomier compared to my lbbs. Wonder if I should have gotten the pricier version, but I don't really want to if it will just break in 2 years again. These chinese buds never last. Every...

both sides are failing, the right side more than the left. If it's a wiring failiure I'm guessing the buds are toast?

How often have you guys had your earbuds lose volume as it got older? I've never had this happen to any of my other earbuds but it is happening to my bell lbbs. Before I could use it at 30% volume, and now I have to crank it up to 70%. I've checked to make sure it wasn't my hearing by testing...

I'm back again, my bell lbbs seems to be dying now, with the right side having 40% less volume than the left. I'm fixing it with software but I feel like it is going to kick the bucket eventually. These chinese earbuds never last. Any good earbuds out?

Finally got my replacement bell lbbs. They are very good, being on par with equalized faaeal datura pro. Hope it lasts longer. Soundstage seems a bit smaller than most of the earbuds I've had, probably because the shell is so small. But I love everything else about it.

I used a tone generator website to play a 3000 hz tone through my earbuds, then taped the right earbud to my microphone while showing the dB levels in a program callled audacity. Then I taped the left earbud and showed the dB level was different. It was a bit difficult to record this with 1 hand...

Sorry to hear that, but at least we know we're not alone! But I feel like I'm especially unlucky, 3 out of 5 chinese earbuds I've bought have build issues! This is a very bad percentage in my opinion. ve monk plus - no problems diy nickhck mx500 - no problems FAAEAL Datura Pro - the drivers...

Ok thanks for the suggestion, time for me to try and record this on my cell phone with 1 hand.

Seems like it is worse than just 1 side being louder than the other. I managed to download a db meter for my phone so I can be more scientific, and it seems like the loudness is equal at low frequencies, but as I go above 300hz the loudness difference gets worse, all the way up to a 15 db...

Are they going to make me ship it all the way back to China for $50 though?

So I just got my LBBS and the right side is quieter than the left side... I tested it with https://www.szynalski.com/tone-generator/ and also swapped it between my ears to make sure it wasn't my ears being damaged. The quality control on chinese earbuds is not good.

I ordered lbbs, hope the build quality is better than datura pro.

I think I might have a possible reasoning for poor soundstage. I've bought a few different chi-fi earbuds now and the thing that stands out over all of them is the poor quality control. As I mentioned in a previous post. I had a FAEAAL Datura pro where the drivers just popped out of their...

I'm not interested in repairing my broken one right now. I don't think I can repair something with such a tiny coil. All I want to do is make sure it doesn't happen to other buds I buy in the future. But thank you for that video, it seems like a very simple concept, its just that I don't have...

Would it be possible to solder or apply a bonding agent to the outside so I don't have to disassemble it?

Wouldn't it be possible to solder these things shut or use hotglue to seal plastic ones to prevent this from happening? Glue just seems really weak to me.

They can't all be glued right? I don't see how any of these buds could last if they are all glued.

My FAAEAL Datura Pro just broke in 4 months of use with this equalizer. The drivers appear to be glued on. I am not sure I can recommend these buds.

Hello everyone, I am back unfortunately. I found the FAAEAL Datura Pro based off the recommendations here and from @Sam L I got equalizer settings that made the sound quality really good. However, it didn't even last 4 months. I noticed the right side stopped working, and the grill was...

I can't tell any difference between foams and foamless on my other buds. I'm just using them on the datura pro to get a tighter fit to my ears since they are smaller than what I'm used to and the buds keep moving around my ears. I'm not noticing any changes between the original and 10k files...

After messing around with the bud I think I am satisfied with it. First thing that helped was putting on the foams so it was more secure. The bud is a bit smaller than the mx500 shells that I am used to so it keeps moving around my ears and not creating a good seal for the bass. Then I changed...