[mbwilson111]

I think every review I have read of these mentioned the driver flex, it is not an isolated case.

I have no driver flex with my Blon. You are the first one that I have seen mention iy.

 

[mbwilson111]

I have received BLON BL-03, my first purchase of IEMs in almost 10 months (I used to buy new IEM every week but stopped since I found **** ****)
Also it is a first single driver IEM I have bought in years

It looks and feels cool. As everyone says, nozzles a bit too short for this form factor but I use spinfit tips anyway which are fairly long, so I get good fit and isolation

Man, what is wrong with soundstage? It is crazily tiny! After **** (or my other recent favourites like KZ ZSN and CCA C10) it is unbelievable. Even if you take my dynamic-driver-only favourites (Tin Audio T515), BL-03's soundstage is laughably small, I didn't even think that was possible. All instruments and vocals are confined in a cube one by one inch inside your head. No sense of 3D imaging at all.

Is it something wrong with my pair? Tonally sounds good with deep bass which I love but I can't give it a good test as I can't make it past the soundstage issue.

Something does not seem right. Could be out of phase.

 

[NymPHONOmaniac]

Still using (and loving)in sub-50$ area:

SF ****
BLON BL-03
KZ ZS10PRO
AUDIOSENSE T180
FINAL AUDIO E2000-E3000
TIN AUDIO T2
BQEYZ KB100

 

[LaughMoreDaily]

BQ3 is no longer a daily iem?

Can you list your iems from #1 fave, #2 fave, etc?

 

[Zerohour88]

Some IEMs released by PHB (not sure when, stumbled upon them on shopee), I kinda like the look of this:

PHB EP-022B 1BA+1DD
USD$20-ish, I think?

 

[antdroid]

Here's my full review of the new Shozy Form 1.1 IEM which launches on Friday on drop.com for surprisingly only $59 (regular $75).
https://www.antdroid.net/2019/09/shozy-form-11-iem-review.html

I really like it for the most part. It's a tad bright, but I put the PEQ settings I liked using with this in the review. Measurements are included in the review as well. Let me know if anyone has questions!

 

[lgcubana]

Here's my full review of the new Shozy Form 1.1 IEM which launches on Friday on drop.com for surprisingly only $59 (regular $75).
https://www.antdroid.net/2019/09/shozy-form-11-iem-review.html

I really like it for the most part. It's a tad bright, but I put the PEQ settings I liked using with this in the review. Measurements are included in the review as well. Let me know if anyone has questions!

I'm still learning PEQ, Q Factoring
Peak: 200 Hz Gain: -3.0dB Q-Factor: 0.5
Peak: 7.3 kHz Gain: -3.5dB Q-Factor: 5.0
Peak: 7.5 kHz Gain: -5.0dB Q-Factor: 2.0

When you graph this on your RME ADI-2 DAC, does the larger bell (from the Q value of 2.0) of the 7.5 khz setting encroach on the 7.3 khz PEQ setting ?

 

[antdroid]

I'm still learning PEQ, Q Factoring
Peak: 200 Hz Gain: -3.0dB Q-Factor: 0.5
Peak: 7.3 kHz Gain: -3.5dB Q-Factor: 5.0
Peak: 7.5 kHz Gain: -5.0dB Q-Factor: 2.0

When you graph this on your RME ADI-2 DAC, does the larger bell (from the Q value of 2.0) of the 7.5 khz setting encroach on the 7.3 khz PEQ setting ?

Here's a photo I took of what it looks like on the RME ADI-2 DAC display. This was actually prior to me tweaking a tad. The dip at around 7.3kHz is lessened with my final EQ values.

But yea, the idea was to completely reduce that spike at 7.3kHz that you see in the measurements so that it was even with the rest of the treble, and to just tame that 7-8kHz area overall so that it wasn't as fatiguing for my personal preference.

The Q value controls the width of the of the normal bell curve. The smaller the number the wider the line is (see the 200Hz red portion of the line above) and a larger Q will make a sharper change.

 

[DynamicEars]

Still using (and loving)in sub-50$ area:

SF ****
BLON BL-03
KZ ZS10PRO
AUDIOSENSE T180
FINAL AUDIO E2000-E3000
TIN AUDIO T2
BQEYZ KB100

Similar List

1. BLON BL-03 silver - daily on the go
2. BLON BL-03 brown - daily
3. TRN V90
4. KZ ZSX
5. BQEYZ KB100
6. TIN AUDIO T2 - seldom
7. **** - seldom

ZS10 PRO was replaced by ZSX, never listen after got ZSX

 

[Johnny2R]

DynamicEars, I see the following in your signature: "BLON BL-03 with TRN BT20 for wireless". This looks like an answer to my question a page or so back, about adapting the Blons for Bluetooth. So this TRN BT20 works with the Blon connectors out of the box, does it? And is it a good bit of kit?

 

[smith]

What tips are folks using with the Blon BL- 03.... I am liking them with large Spinfit at the moment.

 

[DynamicEars]

DynamicEars, I see the following in your signature: "BLON BL-03 with TRN BT20 for wireless". This looks like an answer to my question a page or so back, about adapting the Blons for Bluetooth. So this TRN BT20 works with the Blon connectors out of the box, does it? And is it a good bit of kit?

Yes they do if you are getting the 2 pin version of BT20. There is a new model called BT20S with APTX, with upgraded buttons and shell finish.
But please be noted, the BLON fit is frustrating, and even more difficult with BT20 because of that stiff earhook, like keep pulling out the Blon from your ear. I have to spend more time to get the fit and hate when someone talking to me and made me pull out my BT20 and the blon and redo the fit again. If not because Blon BL03 sounds very special, i wont think too long to replace with another iem straight away.
Yes the sound quality worth that extra hardwork to get the fit right. That much.

About the BT20 itself, if youre connected to AAC codec, they are quite okay and sounds good. Not the best but i call them good. The conveniece of made an iem become TWS is big plus

 

[mbwilson111]

What tips are folks using with the Blon BL- 03.... I am liking them with large Spinfit at the moment.

Medium Symbio Peels.

 

[durwood]

Blon BL-03

Negative, no, nein,...

Are you getting that annoying pop/click on both sides ?

It would be highly improbable for both sides to be poppin. I'm not saying that, to doubt you, but to lean towards another tangent; if it's both sides.
I swivel mine in, no driver flex, to date.
What tips are you using ?

I have no driver flex with my Blon. You are the first one that I have seen mention iy.

I don't have mine yet but perhaps there is some exaggeration in "all" and maybe the same people have mentioned it multiple times or in different threads. There are 2 reviews in the showcase that mention driverflex, the phonograph put that in their cons and did hbb mention it too?... I don't remember.

Glad to know there are plenty without. I hope mine don't have it when they arrive, between that and the shallow nozzle I sat on the sidelines for a while until I decided to try my luck.

 

[mbwilson111]

Glad to know there are plenty without. I hope mine don't have it when they arrive, between that and the shallow nozzle I sat on the sidelines for a while until I decided to try my luck.

I think it also can depend on the person. Sadly I could not use my TFZ Exclusive 3 because the driver flex was so bad. I gave them to my husband @HungryPanda and he experiences no driver flex with them.