CHIFI LOVE Thread-A never ending IEM-Heaphones-DAP-Dongles Sound Value Quest
Nov 20, 2018 at 9:05 AM Post #14,326 of 31,845
Woah the fkbkr IEM looks dope, and ceramic? Damn!

Also received my (OOT) Sabaj Da3 along with the banned earbud to be used at home. Metallica sounds super clean now!
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Nov 20, 2018 at 9:13 AM Post #14,327 of 31,845
For the nicehck lucky bag

https://twitter.com/france_kz/status/1064795322461970432?s=19

Few photos
I confirm the good quality and confort !
The sound is very very awesome. Aerial, smooth, very detailed, great stereo,

I try, with my ears, video 20hz to 20khz.
Meizu pro 6 plus
20hz -100hz UP yo normal frequency
100hz -2.5khz linéarité/neutral
2.5k-3khz Peak
4khz Peak
7khz peak
10khz Peak
13khz Peak
But not very high peak, i didn't need to down the volume.

I appreciate a lot the deep sub bass
Very natural, clear sound and polyvalent.

Very very cool iem

 
Nov 20, 2018 at 11:37 AM Post #14,329 of 31,845
Woah the fkbkr IEM looks dope, and ceramic? Damn!

Also received my (OOT) Sabaj Da3 along with the banned earbud to be used at home. Metallica sounds super clean now!

The site says metal not ceramic.

I put a balanced cable on the bud in your photo a few days ago. Sounds amazing out of my new iBasso DX120.

For the nicehck lucky bag

Thanks for putting that in a spoiler....I will look at it tomorrow after mine arrives. Tracking finally updated.
 
Nov 20, 2018 at 11:47 AM Post #14,330 of 31,845
Some pictures of the black mystery IEMs:



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Used them for like 1 min, sounded great, bit darker than the Ezaudio D4 which ive been using all day. Gonna use them later tonight. Build quality is awesomeee
 
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Nov 20, 2018 at 11:59 AM Post #14,331 of 31,845
The site says metal not ceramic.

I put a balanced cable on the bud in your photo a few days ago. Sounds amazing out of my new iBasso DX120.
Ahhh damn, i thought ceramic. Would be good as ceramic makes the sound sig brighter IMO. Ceramic or not, the body look super slick

I am waiting for my 3.5mm female to 2.5mm male converter to arrive so i can try out the balanced output on the Sabaj. Cant wait! xD And the bud's signature is so pleasant, not too much emphasis on the lower range and also very clear
 
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Nov 20, 2018 at 12:41 PM Post #14,332 of 31,845
Ahhh damn, i thought ceramic. Would be good as ceramic makes the sound sig brighter IMO. Ceramic or not, the body look super slick

I am waiting for my 3.5mm female to 2.5mm male converter to arrive so i can try out the balanced output on the Sabaj. Cant wait! xD And the bud's signature is so pleasant, not too much emphasis on the lower range and also very clear

I love ceramic housings as well!
 
Nov 20, 2018 at 1:23 PM Post #14,333 of 31,845
Ahhh damn, i thought ceramic. Would be good as ceramic makes the sound sig brighter IMO. Ceramic or not, the body look super slick

I am waiting for my 3.5mm female to 2.5mm male converter to arrive so i can try out the balanced output on the Sabaj. Cant wait! xD And the bud's signature is so pleasant, not too much emphasis on the lower range and also very clear
I hope you mean your 3.5 balanced plug to an adapter that will make it 2.5mm as only balanced can be converted to balanced, there are adapters that will convert balanced to single ended not the other way around
 
Nov 20, 2018 at 1:32 PM Post #14,334 of 31,845
I hope you mean your 3.5 balanced plug to an adapter that will make it 2.5mm as only balanced can be converted to balanced, there are adapters that will convert balanced to single ended not the other way around

uh, unless I'm mistaken, you mean something like this? tbh, after reading up a bit on it, I'm actually confused on how it can be done (unless this just shorten out the grounds and mess up the player?)
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Nov 20, 2018 at 1:40 PM Post #14,335 of 31,845
I hope you mean your 3.5 balanced plug to an adapter that will make it 2.5mm as only balanced can be converted to balanced, there are adapters that will convert balanced to single ended not the other way around
Ahh i just read abit on it, feel like an idiot now xD thanks Mr Panda!

Its just like the converter @Zerohour88 posted, but i guess if my cables arent balanced, it doesnt really benefit from plugging into a balanced output?

@Zerohour88 same here xD i am a little confused too
 
Nov 20, 2018 at 2:09 PM Post #14,337 of 31,845
Just got my EZAudio D4. Totally unimpressed, I don't see what the hype is all about, they definitely don't punch above the $10 mark. I also got the AR-3001 on this order and found them to be better by a fair margin, Weird how some IEMs are picked to be hyped and others fly under the radar.
I agree with you now. They sound thin, vocals sound tinny, the bass is too light for my taste and their soundstage, although above average, just doesn't compensate for me.

Not really a regular 10 dollar IEM, definitely better, but not the sound signature I will recommend to many non-audiophiles. I'll keep on recommending the ATE to chifi beginners. :)
 
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Nov 20, 2018 at 2:26 PM Post #14,338 of 31,845
Here you go.. :)

(you won't resist clicking @mbwilson111 !! haha)


oooh That's special. :)
For the nicehck lucky bag

https://twitter.com/france_kz/status/1064795322461970432?s=19

Few photos
I confirm the good quality and confort !
The sound is very very awesome. Aerial, smooth, very detailed, great stereo,

I try, with my ears, video 20hz to 20khz.
Meizu pro 6 plus
20hz -100hz UP yo normal frequency
100hz -2.5khz linéarité/neutral
2.5k-3khz Peak
4khz Peak
7khz peak
10khz Peak
13khz Peak
But not very high peak, i didn't need to down the volume.


I appreciate a lot the deep sub bass
Very natural, clear sound and polyvalent.

Very very cool iem


That was quick. Still waiting for mine and I'm in Paris :frowning2: I also got a few EZaudio D4 that should arrive this week.
 
Nov 20, 2018 at 2:29 PM Post #14,339 of 31,845
As for the lack of bass on ezaudio d4, there are bass vents on the nozzles. So you can try taping them or pushing foam tips further down. It will boost the bass significantly, but will also introduce some driver flex.
 
Nov 20, 2018 at 2:38 PM Post #14,340 of 31,845
Ahh i just read abit on it, feel like an idiot now xD thanks Mr Panda!

Its just like the converter @Zerohour88 posted, but i guess if my cables arent balanced, it doesnt really benefit from plugging into a balanced output?

@Zerohour88 same here xD i am a little confused too

Regardless of plug size, balanced requires the ground to R and L to remain totally separate.

Single ended cables join the grounds together.

That’s why a simple adapter like that won’t work. You need a specifically balanced cable, or to make/rewire your own cable.
 

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