[mebaali]

IMHO, Philips SHE3800 (3.21 US$ shipped worldwide).
 
To my ears, these have got a balanced sound signature with a tinge of warmth and more than decent clarity + detail retrieval.
 
From my collection of cheap earbuds, it goes like this -->> SHE3800 (works pretty well on all music genres and very easy to drive) > RX1 (vocal-centric) > TY HI-Z 32 (clarity and treble focus) > Monk (warm sounding and at times bit too boomy) > SHE1360/97 (airier of the all but very hard to drive)

 

[fairx]

I prefer ty 32 more than monk+. By a wide margin. Of course monk+ is airier. Some of my friends listened and prefer monk+ juts for the extra air. But as a whole package I said ty is better. I wonder how the slightly pricier seahf 32 compares.

BTW. How much is the price limit considered budget? 20 bucks max?

 

[Willber]

I prefer ty 32 more than monk+. By a wide margin. Of course monk+ is airier. Some of my friends listened and prefer monk+ juts for the extra air. But as a whole package I said ty is better. I wonder how the slightly pricier seahf 32 compares.

BTW. How much is the price limit considered budget? 20 bucks max?

I agree with you re. Hi-Z vs Monk+.
 
I would suggest up to $10, there are quite a few in that price range.

 

[SuperMAG]

  IMHO, Philips SHE3800 (3.21 US$ shipped worldwide).
 
To my ears, these have got a balanced sound signature with a tinge of warmth and more than decent clarity + detail retrieval.
 
From my collection of cheap earbuds, it goes like this -->> SHE3800 (works pretty well on all music genres and very easy to drive) > RX1 (vocal-centric) > TY HI-Z 32 (clarity and treble focus) > Monk (warm sounding and at times bit too boomy) > SHE1360/97 (airier of the all but very hard to drive)

where can i find the philips she3800, i searched in google, it showed some iem.

 

[Willber]

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  IMHO, Philips SHE3800 (3.21 US$ shipped worldwide).
 
To my ears, these have got a balanced sound signature with a tinge of warmth and more than decent clarity + detail retrieval.

Just got mine, my initial impressions accord with yours.

 

[Willber]

  where can i find the philips she3800, i searched in google, it showed some iem.

I got mine from here:
 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262596814437

 

[SuperMAG]

its around 5 pounds + some shipping fee here, well i will check my ty hiz first then see if i really need another earbud.

 

[mebaali]

  where can i find the philips she3800, i searched in google, it showed some iem.

This is where I got them from https://www.fasttech.com/products/0/10005987/1460600-philips-she3800-3-5mm-earphone 

 

[SuperMAG]

Thanks bro, but do you have monk + and TY hiz 32. If so before pulling the trigger, what advantages does these have over those two, do these have better clarity or soundstage or bass, mids tribble etc. Because i don't want to have too many earbuds, two budget kings with different sounds are enough, unless these are one same level and provide something different.
 
Thanks again brother.

 

[mebaali]

  Thanks bro, but do you have monk + and TY hiz 32. If so before pulling the trigger, what advantages does these have over those two, do these have better clarity or soundstage or bass, mids tribble etc. Because i don't want to have too many earbuds, two budget kings with different sounds are enough, unless these are one same level and provide something different.
 
Thanks again brother.

Yes, I do have TY Hi-Z 32 but I have got only original Monk. I prefer the sound signature of Philips SHE3800 over both of them. To me, it's kind of having best of both worlds (fun sounding yet very clear and capable of producing great details).

 

[Willber]

  Thanks bro, but do you have monk + and TY hiz 32. If so before pulling the trigger, what advantages does these have over those two, do these have better clarity or soundstage or bass, mids tribble etc. Because i don't want to have too many earbuds, two budget kings with different sounds are enough, unless these are one same level and provide something different.
 
Thanks again brother.

Yes, I have both. Here is a brief summary of my preferences:
 
Bass
Hi-Z > Monk+
 
Lower mids
Hi-Z > Monk+
 
Higher mids
Hi-Z = Monk+
 
Treble
Monk+ > Hi-Z
 
Soundstage
Hi-Z >> Monk+
 
Comfort
Hi-Z = Monk+
 
Source
Hi-res youtube recordings on laptop with PEACE EQ
 
Music (eg)
Bowie, Kate Bush, Fleetwood Mac, Dire Straits, Yeasayer, Tame Impala, Chemical Brothers
 
I shall add my findings for SHE3800 in a few days.

 

[SuperMAG]

Great, expecting ty to rock, its been 20 days since i ordered it from some guy selling cheap in aliexpress. ahhh the wait. guess i will be adding the philips too. its cheap so no biggie. Awaiting your impressions on the she3800. thanks mebaali , seems like a quite and balanced from these two.

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[mebaali]

  Great, expecting ty to rock, its been 20 days since i ordered it from some guy selling cheap in aliexpress. ahhh the wait. guess i will be adding the philips too. its cheap so no biggie. Awaiting your impressions on the she3800. thanks mebaali , seems like a quite and balanced from these two.

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Hope it matches with your musical preferences 

 

[Sp12er3]

I tried the TY Hi-Z 32 and directly compare it to my Monk+ for a few minutes, I think it depend on the sound sig, I prefer the more balanced, warmer Monk+for daily and the TY does have slightly better detail with more treble focus. For looks I prefer the Monk with its transparent enclosure, cable is both so-so
Both are still trumped by the Tomahawk with its clarity, felt like some veil is lifted off when I move on to the MrZ

 

[fairx]

I tried the TY Hi-Z 32 and directly compare it to my Monk+ for a few minutes, I think it depend on the sound sig, I prefer the more balanced, warmer Monk+for daily and the TY does have slightly better detail with more treble focus. For looks I prefer the Monk with its transparent enclosure, cable is both so-so
Both are still trumped by the Tomahawk with its clarity, felt like some veil is lifted off when I move on to the MrZ

Quite with you with TY vs Tomahawk, But TY creeping into hawk territory more and more lately.. at work I use mostly TY.