I have resisted this in the past as it seemed too fiddly; I wanted the physical hardware to do all the heavy lifting, so to speak. My recent foray into Chi-Fi has shown me that it is now sometimes necessary
BQEYZ in-ear monitors Impressions Thread
I have resisted this in the past as it seemed too fiddly; I wanted the physical hardware to do all the heavy lifting, so to speak. My recent foray into Chi-Fi has shown me that it is now sometimes necessary
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I have resisted this in the past as it seemed too fiddly; I wanted the physical hardware to do all the heavy lifting, so to speak. My recent foray into Chi-Fi has shown me that it is now sometimes necessary
One of the nice things now is that there are drop-in solutions for EQ at the DAC/amp level, like the Radsone ES100. This helps reduce the fiddliness by making the EQ settings portable between computers and phones.
F700
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My quick review of the Spring 1, if someone's interested to read it: https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/bqeyz-spring-1.23941/reviews#review-23105
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Nice review, I agree about the mids and sibilance issues. EQ has the potential to help a lot and can make the Spring 1 a genuinely versatile IEM -- but that's a lot of fuss for most users. I hope BQEYZ improves the tuning and puts out a Spring 2 or whatever, because its technical performance is so good for its price.
Spring 1 would have been fantastic iem minus the sibilance. But competition is too strong up to 200 mark.
SciOC
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Does anyone here know how monoprice and bqeyz are related, I know this was mentioned in another thread?
Looking at monoprices in ear offerings, it seems clear many are the same as the available bqeyz models, at least based on appearance and setup.
The bq3 appears the same as the monoprice quintet, the kb100=monoprice trio, kc2= quartet, and so on, but monoprice has some other interesting offerings like the mp80 and M350 which don't appear to be copies of bqeyz....
Looking at monoprices in ear offerings, it seems clear many are the same as the available bqeyz models, at least based on appearance and setup.
The bq3 appears the same as the monoprice quintet, the kb100=monoprice trio, kc2= quartet, and so on, but monoprice has some other interesting offerings like the mp80 and M350 which don't appear to be copies of bqeyz....
nraymond
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Monoprice doesn't make products itself, they have things contract-manufactured by other companies and then branded by Monoprice under their private label (so I wouldn't call what Monoprice sells as copies). I believe I was the first person who pointed out that three of BQEYZ's earphones are currently selling under the Monoprice brand. I don't think Monoprice typically discloses who their OEMs are, so these connections are informal inference on the public's part. The big difference when you buy something from Monoprice vs. say AliExpress (besides the faster shipping within the US) is Monoprice's support of the sale, since they offer a money-back guarantee, service/replace the item if there's a problem, which for people the US is a good value-add.
SciOC
Headphoneus Supremus
Thanks. That makes sense now. I guess I never really knew exactly what their business model is, but obviously bqeyz is making those three models for them. I actually really like that business model for chifi gear versus something like massdrop. Their price for the bq3 equivalent is a bit high, but the others are competitive enough it'd be worth it to buy the monoprice branded version in the US.
I wonder if the tuning is any different or if it's straight up identical....
LaughMoreDaily
Headphoneus Supremus
I've found Bqeyz selling earphones on Walmart's website. So even though I think they are a small company and your mentioning they are oeming their products for others. It's quite possible they are going to get super big as they are very smart and are the best Chifi company as far as I know, for now.
I'm curious as you are, if they are changing the sound in their oems.
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MrMuunster
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Got my Spring 1 2 days ago , I'm new at this hobby and only have Ikko oh1, & blon bl03 to compare
Comparing them to spring 1:
Lows : Oh1> bl03 > spring 1
Mids : Spring 1 > Oh1 > bl03
Highs: Spring 1 > bl03> Oh1
The detail on this set is on another level when comparing it to my few collection
Have a good Instrument separation &
This Can handle busy track pretty well
Comfort? it is hard to beat OH1 on fit&comfort department same as noise isolation.
I loveee this set even more after playing with eq to remove the wooly bass like someone said in this thread
Haven't tried the grill mod.
Comparing them to spring 1:
Lows : Oh1> bl03 > spring 1
Mids : Spring 1 > Oh1 > bl03
Highs: Spring 1 > bl03> Oh1
The detail on this set is on another level when comparing it to my few collection
Have a good Instrument separation &
This Can handle busy track pretty well
Comfort? it is hard to beat OH1 on fit&comfort department same as noise isolation.
I loveee this set even more after playing with eq to remove the wooly bass like someone said in this thread
Haven't tried the grill mod.
Solar1971
100+ Head-Fier
In my opinion, the KB100’s that I have are great.
They are in my top 5 for sure.
Along with the CCA C10 and the KZ ZSX,
Very nice sound. Good all round IEM.
I just ordered the BQ3s’. I hope they are as good.
They are in my top 5 for sure.
Along with the CCA C10 and the KZ ZSX,
Very nice sound. Good all round IEM.
I just ordered the BQ3s’. I hope they are as good.
BadReligionPunk
Headphoneus Supremus
If they fit you comfortably and you like some strong low end, you will love them. Don't sleep on KC2 either. My favorite BQEYZ of the bunch.
BrunoC
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For me the BQEYZ BQ3 is good but not great. The bass is overwhelming and gives me headaches, I prefer the BQEYZ KB1, KZ ZS10 PRO and the V90 really.
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