[audio123]

Does anyone have any suggestions for a decent bass-oriented IEM in the $100-200 range?  Not entirely sure if I want to pick one up, but I'm tempted.

tfz series 5

 

[waveriderhawaii]

Moni One. Bass can be on the lighter side but has beautiful texture and control. Treble can lean bright but is highly detailed. Rock music sound brilliant on them. Im preferring them over the unmentionables

 
 
Thanks Lurk. Wasn't it you that made those wooden HLSX (I think was the 808's) a few months back with those grey tips (that I have yet to buy)? How do you think those Moni One's would compare to the Sendiy M1221? I don't know jack about either of them but have been ferociously trying to keep up with this thread by just now reading like the last 44 pages.
 
Not sure if this is a real original price, but the M1221 is on sale from $298 down to $149. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Sendiy-M1221-Dynamic-and-Armature-Double-unit-metal-Earbuds-HIFI-In-Ear-Earphone-Headset/32757009502.html
 
I need to talk to @1clearhead. He's never steered  wrong. I should say he has always steered me more than right.

 

[Lurk650]

Thanks Lurk. Wasn't it you that made those wooden HLSX (I think was the 808's) a few months back with those grey tips (that I have yet to buy)? How do you think those Moni One's would compare to the Sendiy M1221? I don't know jack about either of them but have been ferociously trying to keep up with this thread by just now reading like the last 44 pages.

Not sure if this is a real original price, but the M1221 is on sale from $298 down to $149. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Sendiy-M1221-Dynamic-and-Armature-Double-unit-metal-Earbuds-HIFI-In-Ear-Earphone-Headset/32757009502.html

I need to talk to @1clearhead
. He's never steered  wrong. I should say he has always steered me more than right.

Nope haven't heard the 808. Not sure about the Sendiy either, looks like the upcoming Trinity Audio Atlas Delta.

That's another one to look at, the Trinity Audio Phantom Master 4 just started shipping

 

[chompchomps]

Geez my UEs just got sent out. a good week after 11.11. but well, they must be really busy huhh

 

[waveriderhawaii]

Nope haven't heard the 808. Not sure about the Sendiy either, looks like the upcoming Trinity Audio Atlas Delta.

That's another one to look at, the Trinity Audio Phantom Master 4 just started shipping

 
Maybe it was @CoiL that did that mod. Had my eye on the Trinity when they had the pre-order sale. Wonder how they sound. I think they were 4BA earphones going from memory.

 

[Robert Turnbull]

Have you guys seen this IEM from AK store?

DIY AK846 5BA http://s.aliexpress.com/YFBbYzaI

Seems to be 5 knowles BAs.. Is it worth the price?

 

[crabdog]

@chaiyuta  just posted this in the KZ forums. 10 driver KZ ZST Pro. I just can't wrap my brain around this one.
 

 

[Saoshyant]

Knowing KZ, it'll cost $40 tops.  Also, I find it amusing it calls it both ZSR & ZST Pro

 

[Holypal]

  @chaiyuta  just posted this in the KZ forums. 10 driver KZ ZST Pro. I just can't wrap my brain around this one.
 

 
Holy Cow! You can't jump from 2 or 3 drivers to 10, you have to go step by step!

 

[robervaul]

   
Holy Cow! You can't jump from 2 or 3 drivers to 10, you have to go step by step!

I'm considering that these 10 drivers are actually 4ba+1dd each side due to the shell's size.
DT2+ uses dual ba in its little body.

 

[TwinACStacks]

   
Holy Cow! You can't jump from 2 or 3 drivers to 10, you have to go step by step!

Their 2 Driver Hybrid was not impressive. Now their going to try 10?????
 
This should either be amusing or sad. I'm not sure which.....
 
I'll give them one thing, They're ambitious.
 

TWIN

 

[Hisoundfi]

I'll give them the benefit of the doubt for the dual hybrid.

Although not the best hybrid I've ever heard, the ZST sounded damn good for the price and better than the piston hybrid IMHO.

I just think it's fricken awesome what KZ is doing. They're pushing the limits of budget audio, that's awesome for us cheapos, lol

 

[robervaul]

Bellsing provides good and cheap Ba's for many chinese brands. I hope KZ too this time.
 
http://en.bellsing.com/html/Products/Receivers_and_Speakers/BRC210/index.html

 

[BramblexD]

I'll give them the benefit of the doubt for the dual hybrid.

Although not the best hybrid I've ever heard, the ZST sounded damn good for the price and better than the piston hybrid IMHO.

I just think it's fricken awesome what KZ is doing. They're pushing the limits of budget audio, that's awesome for us cheapos, lol

I would say the ZST bass is more controlled than the hybrids but still booms when not necessary, combined with being much louder than the mids/treble.

 

[hakuzen]

some more raw measures, inaccurate and not compensated, just for tonal rough comparison..
 
**** UEs, new & not burnt-in vs "old", burnt-in:
 

 
 
the new ones shows very slight more bass, less upper-mids, and highs roll-off.
i'll measure them again when burnt-in, but don't expect significant tonal differences.
 
 
Urbanfun, shallow vs deep (and higher isolation) insertion, not burnt-in:
 

 
quite big bass difference.
 
 
**** UEs (old one) vs Urbanfun (not burnt-in, averaged from shallow and deep insertion):
 

 
Urbanfun has considerably more emphasized bass (sub-bass?), and less (more relaxed) highs. about upper-mids, i think female voices sound a bit forwarded in Urbanfun than in UEs, with different timbre (maybe that +2.5dB difference in 3-3.5KHz?). They match their hip-hop looking.
 
i prefer the UEs.