[Sylmar]

It is not my newest article/review/summary of impressions, but imo still worth to be shared here: Here are some lines about why the SpinFit tips might not be for everybody and why they will probably not work equally well or identically with every in-ear: http://kopfhoerer-lounge.blogspot.com/2016/09/SpinFit-Tips.html
(It is written in English, but as always you can use the "Google Translate" widget underneath the navigation bar.)

I must have weird ears as one time I seem to get a good seal with them and the next I don't. I'll have read to see what the explanation might be.

 

[TimeSnow]

I don't know how to tag so a reply directly to you then. I just got an email that the LG V30 WILL come out in the Netherlands and they expect it to be available on most provider contracts at least before Christmas. So it seems they are rolling them out slowly and it will still take a while. Hopefully they'll do the same in Ireland or maybe you can have a provider contract with grey import. I did that once to a phone I couldn't get otherwise. So who knows you might still be in luck.

hmm... might be cheaper for me to just move to the Netherlands!

LOL

Thanks for the info... cautiously optimistic!

 

[vector84]

So I was poking around on aliexpress and I came across these and I don't think I've seen anything about them before?

EDIT: Kinda doubt these are hybrids, but I'm just going off Google translate


Are these a new Urbanfun hybrid?
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New...Noise-Canceling-Headset-With/32833199065.html

Found another listing with two colors and some very different marketing material
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/201...-Cancelling-110db-for-mobile/32807406126.html

PS: I think a banned seller has them listed with the same model number as the better known urbanfun hybrid

Found this after a little more digging... not sure what it says, but this seller has a product specs bit of the marketing material:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/URB...-for-Mobile-Phone-Xiaomi-MP3/32811223921.html

 

[Vidal]

So I was poking around on aliexpress and I came across these and I don't think I've seen anything about them before?

Are these a new Urbanfun hybrid?
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New...Noise-Canceling-Headset-With/32833199065.html

Found another listing with two colors and some very different marketing material
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/201...-Cancelling-110db-for-mobile/32807406126.html

One of the feedback comments compares them with the old 'HiFi' and it's not complimentary - wishy washy - is a term that's used.

 

[vector84]

One of the feedback comments compares them with the old 'HiFi' and it's not complimentary - wishy washy - is a term that's used.

Yeah I spent a bit more time digging around, I'm inclined to think they're not even hybrids - found some marketing fluff from Urbanfun that Google translate rendered as something like: "less sharp treble for female listeners" and "beryllium diaphragm replaced by "nano composite diaphragm""

 

[VinceHill24]

So I was poking around on aliexpress and I came across these and I don't think I've seen anything about them before?

EDIT: Kinda doubt these are hybrids, but I'm just going off Google translate


Are these a new Urbanfun hybrid?
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New...Noise-Canceling-Headset-With/32833199065.html

Found another listing with two colors and some very different marketing material
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/201...-Cancelling-110db-for-mobile/32807406126.html

PS: I think a banned seller has them listed with the same model number as the better known urbanfun hybrid

Found this after a little more digging... not sure what it says, but this seller has a product specs bit of the marketing material:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/URB...-for-Mobile-Phone-Xiaomi-MP3/32811223921.html

From what i've read, this is not hybrid definitely. It's using a dynamic driver with composite diaphragm that's likely customly made by this 泉声电子集团.

The design tho ... it's so disappointing coz it looks generic. Like those cheap few dollars earphone that's available anywhere but probably they'll sound good depending on how capable the dynamic driver is. The design i think is totally the same design as an old model of TDK earphone if not mistaken, quite commonly seen these kind of oem shells being sold

 

[vector84]

On the topic of Urbanfuns... my new hybrid set showed up a few days ago - I'd initially passed on these after briefly trying a pair that a friend wanted my take on, but I didn't spend very long listening to them.

So anyhow... I can't stand the stock tips - the fit is fine but everything sounds ... over-damped (please don't judge my selection of word choice too much, this is just the best way I could think of to describe it). Starlines are a huge improvement in sound for me, but they work themselves out of a secure fit rapidly due to being so much longer...

So I'm thinking... anyone ever tried fitting them with some wing tips or some such from similar sized bullet types or have any idea what brands might fit?

I want to give them a chance, but they're not making it easy

 

[Slater]

On the topic of Urbanfuns... my new hybrid set showed up a few days ago - I'd initially passed on these after briefly trying a pair that a friend wanted my take on, but I didn't spend very long listening to them.

So anyhow... I can't stand the stock tips - the fit is fine but everything sounds ... over-damped (please don't judge my selection of word choice too much, this is just the best way I could think of to describe it). Starlines are a huge improvement in sound for me, but they work themselves out of a secure fit rapidly due to being so much longer...

So I'm thinking... anyone ever tried fitting them with some wing tips or some such from similar sized bullet types or have any idea what brands might fit?

I want to give them a chance, but they're not making it easy

Wing tips?

 

[vector84]

Wing tips?

Like the variety of silicone stabilizers found packaged with active-wear iems.

 

[Slater]

Like the variety of silicone stabilizers found packaged with active-wear iems.

Got it. Thanks for the explanation

 

[s4tch]

This probably isn't the exact place, but I'll ask anyway - can players really give any sound benefits over modern flagship smartphones? The measurements on Gsmarena are usually insanely good, but nevertheless people obsess even over cheap Chinese players like the Walnut and Zishan. Especially on some Russian sites. But if one believes the measurements, then the only thing such a player can give is extra power. The sound, if anything at all, could only be worse. Or am I in the wrong?

amps in phones are usually the weak link. see this thread for good sounding phones:

https://head-fi.org/threads/best-smartphone-for-audiophile-part-ii-updated-july-2017.853115/

i've heard some of these, and i have to say a phone like a meizu pro 5 or lg v10 might sound just as good as a fiio x3 mk2. too bad that nowadays there are only a few options to find a good sounding phone. that's why i went for some portable dac/amps instead.

 

[s4tch]

Grab bag sold...AKG N40 still for sale (I know it's not Asian lol)

i absolutely love my n40's. they cured my chi-fi disease in a second.

 

[crabdog]

i absolutely love my n40's. they cured my chi-fi disease in a second.

DUNU DK-3001 increased my chi-fi addiction

 

[peter123]

DUNU DK-3001 increased my chi-fi addiction

LOL! The LZ Big Dipper made mine go through the roof

 

[crabdog]

LOL! The LZ Big Dipper made mine go through the roof

Haha the Toneking nine tail didn't help either! Sounds amazing. I'm not sure how people will react to the unusual styling and unconventional fit though.