[RayNg]

It's currently listed for $24.99 in stead of $19.99

Coupon "KZZS5" brings the price to $19.99. Unfortunately the coupon expired few days ago.

Is "VOGROUND Store" reliable to order? Has anyone dealt with this store?

Seem alright to me.

 

[RyanM]

I have to agree with you. Apart from a slightly flabby bass and the memory wire they are fun as heck and the build quality is stellar. The airy treble is outstanding.

Agreed. Bass benefits from slight decrease via eq and the stock cable makes for a challenging fit for my ears. I've replaced it and the IEM fits unlike an OJ glove now.

 

[Slater]

Coupon "KZZS5" brings the price to $19.99. Unfortunately the coupon expired few days ago.

Cool. It will be on sale again. They have flash sales all of the time. Probably be a dollar or two cheaper next time as well.

 

[Pastapipo]

Same territory as LZ A4, TFZ B2A, Sendiy M1221 and Pinnacle P1!

So is the LZ A4 still the king of this segment or is there a new kid in town?

 

[crabdog]

So is the LZ A4 still the king of this segment or is there a new kid in town?

For myself, some are better for certain situations but the A4 still amazes me with it's ability to sound smooth and engaging while picking up details the others often miss. I've not heard the P1 though so can't comment on that.

 

[peter123]

Fwiw my Magosi K3 HD will arrive tomorrow so we'll see soon how they hold up against the A4's

 

[Pastapipo]

Fwiw my Magosi K3 HD will stive tomorrow so we'll see soon how they hold up against the A4's

Must be one hell of a battle, looking forward to it!

 

[TheWongWrong]

Hey um just a question, do I need a special adapter for my phone if an earphone uses a balanced cable?? And what are the differences between a 3.5mm and 2.5mm balanced trrs?

 

[TheWongWrong]

Hey um just a question, do I need a special adapter for my phone if an earphone uses a balanced cable?? And what are the differences between a 3.5mm and 2.5mm balanced trrs?

Edit: given that the balanced plug is a 3.5mm male

 

[smy1]

Edit: given that the balanced plug is a 3.5mm male

I heard the 2.5mm does sound better little bit. And I believe it's called a trrs to trs cable or something.

 

[peter123]

Edit: given that the balanced plug is a 3.5mm male

Yes, you'll need a adapter to use it with your phone. Venture Electronics got some cheap ones.

The difference between 2.5mm and 3.5mm is the plug size

 

[Saoshyant]

Hey um just a question, do I need a special adapter for my phone if an earphone uses a balanced cable?? And what are the differences between a 3.5mm and 2.5mm balanced trrs?

You will need a TRRS to TRS adapter in order to use with a normal jack. As @peter123 said VE makes some inexpensive and reasonably reliable ones that anyone who's going to get started with balanced should order. The main thing to keep in mind about 2.5mm TRRS vs 3.5mm TRRS is different companies support different balanced jacks. Hifiman is probably the main company that uses 3.5mm, where 2.5mm is more commonly used by Astell & Kern, Opus, etc.

There are also other alternatives like the ALO/RSA jack, the 2 jack setup that Pono uses, mini XLR, full sized 4 pin XLR, Dual XLR, plus I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting.

 

[TheWongWrong]

Ok, cool. Balanced cable stays the same regardless of plug size.

Now say I order a VE Monk+ with a balanced 3.5mm plug running off my phone, the balanced cable will work(and differ from an unbalanced cable) the way they are supposed to from any kinda audio out 3.5mm jack?

Also 5$ extra isn't much but is it just the novelty of it being balanced and slightly better separation between two channels making people choose a balanced cable? Because I doubt I'd be able to hear much difference especially if I'm out in public because let's be honest you don't buy the Monks for home use being powered by your tube amp that also serves as your heater in your house that's also coincidentally an isolated Anechoic chamber, you use them on the commute or on the streets and what not. But I guess it is kinda neat.

 

[Saoshyant]

Another thing to keep in mind about Bal vs SE is some sources have increased power for balanced. AK's bluetooth dongle the XB10 for example has twice the power for balanced than single ended.

Also, in order to listen to that balanced Monk+, you'd either need an appropriate balanced jack or an adapter.

 

[groucho69]

Ok, cool. Balanced cable stays the same regardless of plug size.

Now say I order a VE Monk+ with a balanced 3.5mm plug running off my phone, the balanced cable will work(and differ from an unbalanced cable) the way they are supposed to from any kinda audio out 3.5mm jack?

Also 5$ extra isn't much but is it just the novelty of it being balanced and slightly better separation between two channels making people choose a balanced cable? Because I doubt I'd be able to hear much difference especially if I'm out in public because let's be honest you don't buy the Monks for home use being powered by your tube amp that also serves as your heater in your house that's also coincidentally an isolated Anechoic chamber, you use them on the commute or on the streets and what not. But I guess it is kinda neat.

Typical listen room of HF members