[wastan]

What is the current $50 champ ?

Depends on what sound you want. This is my current favorite (don't have ZS6 yet). https://www.head-fi.org/threads/chi...phones-and-iems.820747/page-826#post-13792059

 

[MoshiMoshi]

So Tin Audio T2 vs SVARA Red vs CI880?
That would make this type of song sound the best

 

[Khalid762]

Are the 1more triple driver E1001 the best earphones/headphones for $100? I mostly listen to rap and top 100 music. Will be used unamped.

 

[Vidal]

Are the 1more triple driver E1001 the best earphones/headphones for $100? I mostly listen to rap and top 100 music. Will be used unamped.

No, much better earphones available for a fraction of that price, although the E1001 are nicely made and packaged.

Try my website for other options www.aproear.co.uk

 

[s4tch]

Are the 1more triple driver E1001 the best earphones/headphones for $100? I mostly listen to rap and top 100 music. Will be used unamped.

i'd probably get a portable dac and a pair of iem's for $100, especially if i had a bad sounding phone with a big battery.

 

[-brnz]

Listened with CM5 on LG V20 Vol:30/75 (Spotify):

Linkin Park - Numb
Papa Roach - Last Resort
Aerosmith - I don't want to miss a thing (Touchstone version)
The Doors - Riders on the storm

These are tracks I know.

I will use the Aerosmith piece which is orchestra-like since there are quite some instruments. The intro is beautiful with the snare drum and cello(i believe?). I also noticed a deep bass hump 1.49-2.00.

Details: I can hear drums, guitar on the left, piano and violins on the right. Cymbal clash on the left. Vocals are central and forward from the instruments. There are also some pretty central drums and guitar in the middle of the song. Closing to the end there is the triangle(tinging sound) on the left as well.

Btw, I am hearing this at work and CM5 does not have the isolation like KZ ZS3 so i might have missed out some sounds.

Apologies if I am wrong with some of the instrument names. Never could remember them.

Thanks for the feedback! I had the ZS3 for a couple of months and overall liked it. Do you think CM5 is better than ZS3 for rock music?

 

[TheWongWrong]

@Vidal hey just wanna say I love the new changes on the website. Everything looks superb. Thanks for all the work you put in for the community.

 

[Cantrell]

It's true that things slow right down around October in China because of the holiday, probably similar to delays in the west during Christmas break but more severe. The 9 tail is awesome but I'm sure you won't be disappointed with the NC50. In comparison it's more ergonomic, lighter and has more authority in the bass region. Soundstage is killer too.

True we have our busy season, but we also aren't taking week off, 2 days on, week off 3 days on, then a week off... and they include Christmas and western and Chinese New Years as holidays too.

Either way it's kinda confusing. Say they're on vacation after date for week has ended, says it will be a few days until status changes and shipped to HK to process ad ship, yet then somehow it's packaged and shipped during holiday and weekend. Lol, it's arriving tomorrow now... so heck if I know how to figure what gets done when with all this... just glad they arrive tomorrow

 

[MoshiMoshi]

Has anyone compared the Tin Audio T2 to the Svara Red? Both are in the same price range, and both seem to get a lot of positive reviews.

Did you ever get a response to this? I'd like to cop one of these.

 

[djmakemynight]

Thanks for the feedback! I had the ZS3 for a couple of months and overall liked it. Do you think CM5 is better than ZS3 for rock music?

Hi there, you are welcome. Thanks to you, i actually found such a beautiful piece of song. The last time I heard it would be almost 2 decades ago.

Listening to the same song with the ZS3, in terms of details retrieval and bass thickness, I would say CM5 does beat out the ZS3. The CM5 is 20 bucks so I would expect it to do so.

However, the sound signature is quite different. CM5 puts you right in the 1st row as compared to ZS3 middle section seats.

If you are worried that the music would sound small, you will be quite surprised.

 

[Fahim Foysal]

So Tin Audio T2 vs SVARA Red vs CI880?

Has anyone compared the Tin Audio T2 to the Svara Red? Both are in the same price range, and both seem to get a lot of positive reviews.

Did you ever get a response to this? I'd like to cop one of these.

As far as I know only hungrypanda owns both the svara red and tin audio t2.
@HungryPanda ples help these fellow members out.

 

[Ahmad313]

Anyone has experience on the Ostry KC09? Also waiting for the Shozy Hibiki to land here.

I am also interested to see a review or some brief impressions about Shozy KC09 but it seems nobody interested in these , i don't know why ,

 

[HungryPanda]

Ok Svara Red has more of a classic V shape with a bit more bass than the T2. The T2 is a more neutral sounding iem but presents bass when it is present, sound is great on both

 

[MoshiMoshi]

Ok Svara Red has more of a classic V shape with a bit more bass than the T2. The T2 is a more neutral sounding iem but presents bass when it is present, sound is great on both

This puts me more towards the T2, also I like the look better. Thanks for the info

 

[HungryPanda]

The T2 is my favourite between them to be honest