Thanks for the link, I’ll keep them in mind if I want to buy another cable! :thumbsup:

That shows again we all ear things differently! Although I don’t have the RY4S to compare I liked the sound quality of EP05 and I even bought the entire line of JCally products at that time! (I’ve seen that there are two new models since then, didn’t ear them...) Admitedly I even prefer the...

Ha ha, I’m not too far off, to be honest, I’m so happy with what I have! And by changing the cable of the Smabat M2 Pro just before selling them, I discovered that the original cable was causing them to pop out of my ears every time! So I’m using the JCally EP05 with them, as it’s quite thin...

Hey guys (and galls), long time no see, hope everyone is fine, been a crazy month on my end with absolutely no time at all to look for new shiny toys! Hopefully I’ll have more time ahead to try to catch up with all the things I missed. Get well everyone!

Wow, lots of very interesting things to read since a few days, you can't be too far away from Head-Fi for even a short period of time or you end up drowning under loads of posts to catch up! :sweat_smile: I received all the things I ordered on January 11th and I'll comment on the JCALLY buds...

Wow @Sam L you've done a tremendous job here, THANKS A LOT for taking the time to listen to those buds, and, moreover, for writing this comparison, much appreciated! :beerchug: And thank you as well to @furyossa for pushing you to do a compensation file that led to that "Cinderella...

Yeah you're right! :thumbsup: Though you can still have amps with good power while just single-ended. :wink: But balanced output will always gives more power, no doubt. :L3000:

Ha ha, I couldn't do that, I love my earbuds but I wouldn't lose any food to see if they match or not! :sweat_smile: I guess I'll still have to buy the ones I'd like to see if they fit or not... :ksc75smile: I for one like the fact that some earbuds have non detachable cables, that makes...

Thank you for this FR comparison between those 3 IEMs! :thumbsup: Seeing it I think I understand better why I like Live1 so much: absolutely no sub-bass roll off but no mid-bass elevation either, which exclude any bass bleed! Coupled with superb clarity (probably too much for treble sensitive...

Great choice about K's LBW, I'm sure you'll like them! :L3000: And if by any chance you don't I'll buy them back from you, I like them that much. :heart_eyes: About ToneKing Dendroaspis Viridis I can't say as I didn't have the chance to try them but they seem to be praised a lot by those who...

As I only have Live1, which I really dig, I'll let others with more TFZ gears tell you what they think is "the best" in the lineup. :relaxed:

Moondrop SSR & SSP are really tiny IEMs (much smaller in reality than what photos would suggest, so I think you can assume they will stay flush in your ears, unless you have very small ones. As always in this hobby, YMMV. :relaxed:

That cable you linked has "type-c" connectors to the IEMs and I think BA10 is using a"type-b" connector so I would be careful with this cable... As I don't have KZ BA10 I'm not 100% sure of the connector's type, probably someone who has a BA10 set can confirm the type of connector it uses...

Well, I would say both! :sweat_smile: Ok, I know it's not the answer you were waiting for so let me develop a bit. JCALLY EP-05 are more "WOW" earbuds, in the sense they have big bass (but well controlled to my ears, not overwhelming or boomy, and great clarity throughout the spectrum. So...

Don't be sad, all this is just a hobby and I'm sure @furyossa wasn't joking at you for your English (we are a lot here for which English isn't our native language, and it doesn't affect the way we share our passion for music!), just finding a funny analogy to cool down the temperature in the...

Thanks! Between you and @RikudouGoku I think it will be hard to pass on this one! :sweat_smile: Ha ha, yeah that was fun, let the temperature raise for a moment, it's so cold outside! :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: Quoted for full agreement, a great explanation, thanks for taking the time to...

I think I remember a long post somewhere (was it on Reddit?) that did measure Apple dongle, just to discover that it was among the best one can find on the market! Not to say it can't be improved or that there is no need for more power, but I wouldn't dismiss Apple dongle so quickly. :relaxed:

Frankly, I know other will probably disagree as they keep advise for powerful (and, of course, pricier) DAP/DAC/AMP but I can confirm, at least to my ears (and keeping in mind I'm listening at low volumes), that even uBTR is able to drive all the buds I have (as already mentionned I don't own...

Now that's a list to keep anyone occupied for a few years!! :L3000: :sweat_smile:

You are preaching to a convinced guy, my friend! :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

As said in my earlier post, you have Neutron Player and Onkyo HF Player on iOS, with free curve EQ, really good! :thumbsup: Yeah, Boom 3D also available on iOS, great if you want to try different ambiances, although we are far from what audiophiles would consider acceptable, given all the DSP...

As an iPhone XS owner I'll have a dissonant voice here to say that all earbuds I've tried as of yet sound really good out of Apple's adapter. :L3000: I have compared with Hiby R2, which has more power than my iPhone and I don't find a great difference, if any at all, between the two, that's...

Yeah, for whatever reason, they keep coming out of my ears, they don't want to stay in place, very frustrating, i even tried different positions (and the "normal" one, ti be sure, as JCALLY EP-05 sounds good that way for me) to no available, so I decided to give up on Smabat, I have so much...

You're welcome, I see that you've had a fair bit of recommendations by fellow earbuds experts in the meantime, in advance sorry for your wallet with all this choice to go through!! :sweat_smile: Fortunately enough, earbuds are on the cheaper side (compared to full-size headphones or IEMs), even...

Ha ha, scary how heated discussions can lead to psychopath behavior!! :scream: :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: Yeah, I bought M2 Pro for that, as well as hoping they would fit me better, as they are bigger than M1 Pro (which were too small to stay in place in my ears, unfortunately, yet they...