[LaughMoreDaily]

The four standout IEMs for me in my signature are the Blon 01, 03, the Tin T2 and the CCA C12. Every one of these has their good points and bad points. For me, the easy to drive from a poor source nature, the neutral (for ChiFi) tonality, and the pinpoint accuracy of the (admittedly small) soundstage of the 01 makes it equally worthy of consideration to the fiddly to fit and lacking in detail 03 and the Tin T2's slightly too light bass and slightly dry, sibilant treble, especially when one considers that to drive either of the latter 2 properly one needs some kind of amplification.

With the right track and the right source, c12, T2 and BL03 CAN all sound better than BL01. For me the beauty of the 01 is how good it sounds with everything, whatever the source. The fact it is less than half the price of the other three makes it a bargain.

That's not to say it's perfect. The bass can get a bit muddled and the soundstage is smaller than I would like. It's also maybe a bit TOO neutrally tuned for some. Certainly next to some of KZ's efforts it might sound boring. But after 3 hours when the KZ sounds like some form of audio torture the BL01 is just there, being invisible, letting you enjoy the music.

Good post but I don't have a lot to say in response.

I think the Blon 01 is probably discontinued. With that being said I'll try it again, but since I love the T2 I may never listen to it again.

I have no real problems with most iems and neither should anyone else if they can swap a new iem everyday.

What I was saying though as you may find it still listenable despite having much better iems I still don't. I don't see the point of listening to something that will never sound as good as the T2, etc. What's the point of that?

The Blon 01 is worth owning because of its looks. It's worth dangling from a rearview mirror on a vehicle to give that vehicle a super sexy look.

The Blon 01 in my mind is better than the Semkarch CNT-1 in its stock form even if the latter has better sound quality. The cable and eartips suck on the latter... The 01 may even have better sound quality than the CNT-1 except with electronic music.

With that being said, our conversation is slightly pointless. I think people should do whatever they want with their iems. Want to listen to bad iem and leave better sounding ones in a drawer? Go for it!

 

[LaughMoreDaily]

in most countries I've been in, if i walk up to a stranger and say "your face is ugly", or "your taste in sound is bad, you must have a hearing problem", and add a wink after that, they would still frown, scold me, call the police, or (in my country) get pummeled..
or maybe this is the way the world now? maybe i should get out more

okay then, carry on, don't mind me

People shouldn't take the internet too seriously. With all the fake news and the ability to control what people think by controlling the information they see, people need to take the internet with a grain of salt. It's no different than watching a tv show.

 

[Tonymac136]

People shouldn't take the internet too seriously. With all the fake news and the ability to control what people think by controlling the information they see, people need to take the internet with a grain of salt. It's no different than watching a tv show.

"Don't believe everything you read on the internet" - Abraham Lincoln.

 

[piji]

Trying to decide what to do with this Linsoul credit from buying the T4...

Shower tape looks like intriguing tech but sounds like it has QC issues or something. Other than that I dunno, TFZ No 3, CCA C16, KZ ZSX, Guideray GR-i at a quick glance look like they might compliment the T4. Hard to ignore the big 60% off sign on the Semkarch but I'm pretty iffy about them. Nice price though.

Guess I could just hold onto the credit for now but where's the fun in that?

 

[dharmasteve]

Disappointment. It needs new ear tips and cable. I still don't know which ones work well with it. The stock eartips pop off like fake nipples on fake boobs.

These headphones aren't worthy of travel in its stock form.

I'm a bit worried to put a fake nipple in my ear. They come in different sizes and I don't want em to keep falling out. Silly that Linsoul are selling fake nipples. I thought their nipples were genuine.

 

[LaughMoreDaily]

I'm a bit worried to put a fake nipple in my ear. They come in different sizes and I don't want em to keep falling out. Silly that Linsoul are selling fake nipples. I thought their nipples were genuine.

There is no lip on the CNT1 to keep the eartips from coming off. The stock eartips are like newborn babies that just slide off.

 

[yorosello]

Trying to decide what to do with this Linsoul credit from buying the T4...

Shower tape looks like intriguing tech but sounds like it has QC issues or something. Other than that I dunno, TFZ No 3, CCA C16, KZ ZSX, Guideray GR-i at a quick glance look like they might compliment the T4. Hard to ignore the big 60% off sign on the Semkarch but I'm pretty iffy about them. Nice price though.

Guess I could just hold onto the credit for now but where's the fun in that?

60% off the no.3? That's a legit deal

 

[piji]

60% off the no.3? That's a legit deal

Nah 6% off on the No.3. Most stuff is between 10% and 20% discount over there. Semkarch is just an outlier for some reason.

 

[yorosello]

Nah 6% off on the No.3. Most stuff is between 10% and 20% discount over there. Semkarch is just an outlier for some reason.

Thought it was 60%. 6% feels like nothing

 

[dharmasteve]

There is no lip on the CNT1 to keep the eartips from coming off. The stock eartips are like newborn babies that just slide off.

How do you wear newborn babies in you ears? Are you Midwife?

 

[piji]

Thought it was 60%. 6% feels like nothing

Lol yeah. Only looking at it because of the $20 credit.

 

[Infoseeker]

Faael Hibiscus arrived! "Transparent" color. O.o;

Sharing same driver diaphragm technology as Blon-03 and Tin HiFi T4. Edit: Sorry bad writing, not the same driver itself.

Blon-03 subtle v-like signature, with enjoyable bass and details. More Soundstage than Blon-03. Blon-03 has a longer decay much better for brass. Hibiscus is faster for genres that Blon-03 can't handle.

Only con, Voices may be shouty, or I am just sensitive to that. Need others to second this.





I would say the Faaeal Company's graph is pretty accurate and not romanticizing it.

 

[BadReligionPunk]

There is no lip on the CNT1 to keep the eartips from coming off. The stock eartips are like newborn babies that just slide off.

Huh? This is just bad information here. Do you work for the White House? Both nozzles for the CNT have lips on them and the included tips are Sony tips which are considered top of the food chain by most everyone in the industry. Very good tips and very comfortable. I use Spiral Dots which are super squishy and don't have a problem with them falling off. Maybe the tips you are using are to big and don't fit correctly?

 

[Adide]

At the self imposed utmost limit of single audio expenses I jumped on these as too good to pass price, I hope they will honor the deal:

https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32989695241.html

 

[TimeSnow]

At the self imposed utmost limit of single audio expenses I jumped on these as too good to pass price, I hope they will honor the deal:

https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32989695241.html

Whoa!