Hi guys,
I obsessively check head-fi once every few months when i decide I want to buy new iems. I love the high value stuff described in this thread. My first decent iems were the xiaomi hybrids, liked them alot because they are really comfy and i loved the sound quality too. Then I got the KZ ATR for 1/4 of the price of the hybrids and I remember being like WOW when i first used them. The SQ/price ratio was insane for me. SQ wise better than the hybrids. Then i got ZST. I liked them alot. More comfy than ATR, great detail, but bit shrill. The foam mod helped a lot tho. A week ago or so i ordered three pairs of IEMs because I was curious and wanted to expand my collection with some flush (not over ear style) iems: the rock zircons, E-MI CI880 and the Einsear T2. Fast forward to this morning when i received the EMI-CI880 (got them for around €14 on aliexpress). Yet to receive the T2 and Zircons.
First impression: I love them. The detail retrieval / mids are great although the(sub)bass could be slightly more pronounced for my taste. Im very noob in audio description so I'll spare you the details. However, after using them for a few hours I'm not sure I'm still that happy. I think my drivers are missmatched. When I listened to the song Ed Sheeran - Bibia Be Ye Ye on moderate-high volume I hear a very high somewhat hurting sound on the right side. Its like the sound I sometimes hear around buildings to prevent young people from hanging there.
When i do the driver matching test (
http://www.audiocheck.net/soundtests_headphones.php) i hear a very shrill pitch from midhigh to just before the highest frequency (cant be sure of the Hz), only in the right side (tried switching left and right, its the earphones). I contacted the ali seller and hopefully they will send me a replacement. Other than that I was so happy with these earphones so this saddens me. Any other solutions if the seller wont come through??
I listen to hiphop / pop mostly. I figured after the ZST i might be a slightly sensitive to agressive treble. Overall i didnt notice much sibilance with the E-MI CI880, only on really high volumes with certain artists (biggie with his lisp, chance the rapper on some songs), i dont listen at that volume anyway. Any other recommendations? Im still very curious about the T2 and Zircon signature and how it fits my taste. I (prefer somewhere in the €10-30 bracket) I'm still very curious about the T2 and Zircon signature and how it fits my taste.