[Otto Motor]

If a hype train is ever warranted, then it must be this cheapest of all trains.

This is the FR graph of the NO3:

And this is the FR graph of the Nine Tail:

NIne Tail definitely seems more of a better sound to me, and seems to follow the harman target much better.

Thank god some obscure Japanese reviewer posted a collection of these FR graphs of the NIne Tail on their blog, had to dig deep down in the search results to find them. There's more here: https://ameblo.jp/nyanpire-chu/entry-12386408735.html?frm=theme

Is this setup calibrated for 87 dB at 1 kHz...which could result in some peak clipping.

 

[Riz99]

This is the FR graph of the NO3:

And this is the FR graph of the Nine Tail:

NIne Tail definitely seems more of a better sound to me, and seems to follow the harman target much better.

Thank god some obscure Japanese reviewer posted a collection of these FR graphs of the NIne Tail on their blog, had to dig deep down in the search results to find them. There's more here: https://ameblo.jp/nyanpire-chu/entry-12386408735.html?frm=theme

I know you got the first graph from Hi End Portable. Sadly his graphs are not from a standard rig and cannot be compared to graphs from other rigs (like crins'). Just look at the upper mids of the kanas pro graph and you will understand.

However the graphs can definitely be compared to other graphs from the same site.

 

[Riz99]

It would have been better if the site had an Etymotic, people could have used it as a reference.

 

[NeonHD]

I found @crabdogs review nice too very through (with graphs for us that like to put words with graphs), as well as loomisjohnson and slater. I too wrote it off because it seemed like fitment would be weird.

Could you link me to @Slater 's review of nine tail? I could only find the reviews from crabdog and loomis.

 

[Slater]

Could you link me to @Slater 's review of nine tail? I could only find the reviews from crabdog and loomis.

I don't have a review of it. Loomis did the review for audioreviews (and I agree with his assessment), so I figured it would have been redundant for me to do one as well.

 

[Cyanogenmoded]

A quickie for the VJJB N30: https://thecontraptionist.blog/2019/06/17/vjjb-n30-alien-engine/

I don't expect it to be popular around here given the Rise Of The Measurbators, but those who enjoy a warm leaning, easygoing l-shaped tune should find some enjoyment in them.

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They look straight out of the Alien universe, the xenomorph's egg

 

[vegetaleb]

QKZ DM1 are nice iem or you can get better under 10$?
Or DM7 DM9?

 

[nxnje]

A quickie for the VJJB N30: https://thecontraptionist.blog/2019/06/17/vjjb-n30-alien-engine/

I don't expect it to be popular around here given the Rise Of The Measurbators, but those who enjoy a warm leaning, easygoing l-shaped tune should find some enjoyment in them.

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Reviewed them as well, but i can say i find them more on the v-shape than l-shape
Highs are not really flat imho, but hearing perception is always different

 

[Slater]

QKZ DM1 are nice iem or you can get better under 10$?
Or DM7 DM9?

I don’t have any experience with that particular earphone, but 95% of QKZ is junk.

For under $10, I’d go with KZ ED9, Sony MH755, KZ EDR1, or KZ ZSN Pro.

 

[vegetaleb]

I don’t have any experience with that particular earphone, but 95% of QKZ is junk.

For under $10, I’d go with KZ ED9, Sony MH755, KZ EDR1, or KZ ZSN Pro.

Thanks!
Which one of these you listed has better vocals, details and soundstage?
I don't like heavy bass

 

[nxnje]

I don’t have any experience with that particular earphone, but 95% of QKZ is junk.

For under $10, I’d go with KZ ED9, Sony MH755, KZ EDR1, or KZ ZSN Pro.

Agreed.
I can advice something as well:
- EDR1 like Slater said, they're astonishing and keep the competition with many IEMs in the price range.
- ED9, which is more refined
- EZ AUDIO D4, which can become a real bass paradise with the mod i've posted some time ago (with starline tips all the way down that cover the nozzle vent). They're really good for the price as well.

 

[vegetaleb]

And what about the Einsear T2 and UiiSii HM7?
And any of the listed models you gave are better than "akg" bundled with the s10?

 

[nxnje]

And what about the Einsear T2 and UiiSii HM7?
And any of the listed models you gave are better than "akg" bundled with the s10?

I do not own UIISII HM7 but some people say it's not as good as many of the competitors in the price range even if igor on audiobudget speaks well about em.
Considerations of the ED9 are written considering the bass filter on (not the long golden one)
If i had to say about these:
- EZ AUDIO D4 have the best soundstage and threedimensional rendering
- ZSN PRO have more detail but stage is just average, narrower than the D4 (which is v-shaped so soundstage is more open) because the ZSN PRO is not v-shaped i'd say.
- EDR1 is v-shaped with good natural sound, great bass and sub-bass, superb soundstage for a 3$ headphone.
- ED9 has good detail retrieval but ZSN PRO is better in that. ED9 have bigger soundstage than ZSN PRO but less than D4.

If i have to be faster

Soundstage: EZ AUDIO D4 > ED9 > ZSN PRO > EDR1
Detail retrieval: ZSN PRO > ED9~EZ AUDIO D4 > EDR1
Which of them has more bass: EZ AUDIO D4 with tips mod > EDR1 > ED9 with fat filter ~ ZSN PRO

These are my 2$

 

[vegetaleb]

Thanks
Now I have to decide between ED9 and EZ Audio D4
The D4 looks for now like the winners for me, unless the bass can be bleeding more into mids than the Ed9?

 

[nxnje]

Thanks
Now I have to decide between ED9 and EZ Audio D4
The D4 looks for now like the winners for me, unless the bass can be bleeding more into mids than the Ed9?

IMHO, to my ears, D4 without tip super bass mod, is like a no-soul iem.
Maybe yes, could be enjoyable, but not at the same level.
In your case, i would go with ZSN Pro, or if you cannot reach the ZSN PRO or do not like the aroubd-ear cable, the ed9 is still a good single driver iem. Soundstage is just average but u get more details and a more forward midrange.