Chinese / Asian Brand IEM Info Thread
Mar 14, 2018 at 1:47 AM Post #14,851 of 33,689
Enjoy reading! :)

https://audio123blog.wordpress.com/2018/03/14/luminox-audio-day-for-night/

Noble Kaiser Encore + Luminox Audio Day For Night
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Eternal Melody EM-6 + Luminox Audio Day For Night
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Custom Art FIBAE 2 + Luminox Audio Day For Night
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Mar 14, 2018 at 2:00 AM Post #14,852 of 33,689
Speaking about TRN, this just came from the mail. The particular seller advertised it as aptx ready (some seller seem to sell similar product but says it's not aptx ready), but i don't think it is, because using my Xperia Z, connecting it doesn't show the "aptx device connected" message.

But all in all, I'm satisfied with it, no latency, long battery and range, and great form factor.

I might purchase another one with mmcx in the future

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Mar 14, 2018 at 8:55 AM Post #14,853 of 33,689
Have you any pic of that EM05 ,???

Probably because it is Simgot EM5 and not 05. Not sure about the excitement though. It is a middle model between the EM3 and EM6 and earlier impression from SSK said they preferred EM3 over EM5. Of course they could still have been working on them afterward and more than a couple impressions is needed for a pattern to show but I wouldn't run out and grab an EM5 just yet.
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Mar 14, 2018 at 9:34 AM Post #14,854 of 33,689
Speaking about TRN, this just came from the mail. The particular seller advertised it as aptx ready (some seller seem to sell similar product but says it's not aptx ready), but i don't think it is, because using my Xperia Z, connecting it doesn't show the "aptx device connected" message.

But all in all, I'm satisfied with it, no latency, long battery and range, and great form factor.

I might purchase another one with mmcx in the future


What are those? Tfz King Pro?
 
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Mar 14, 2018 at 9:55 AM Post #14,855 of 33,689
Mar 14, 2018 at 10:19 AM Post #14,856 of 33,689
Probably because it is Simgot EM5 and not 05. Not sure about the excitement though. It is a middle model between the EM3 and EM6 and earlier impression from SSK said they preferred EM3 over EM5. Of course they could still have been working on them afterword and more than a couple impressions is needed for a pattern to show but I wouldn't run out and grab an EM5 just yet.
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Nice, looking forward for some detailed impressions ,
btw, EM6 Pro looks more promising ,
 
Mar 14, 2018 at 11:40 AM Post #14,857 of 33,689
Even
Hello, did anyone hear the Dodocool DA158 headphones?
https://www.dodocool.com/p-da158b.html
I plan to buy cheaper headphones with ANC and Bluetooth to my office. I like that they support APTX.
But I do not know what the sound quality and efficiency of ANC they have.
Thank you...
Even i want to buy them man,but there aren't any reviews anywhere, please someone review them
 
Mar 14, 2018 at 12:08 PM Post #14,858 of 33,689
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Even i want to buy them man,but there aren't any reviews anywhere, please someone review them

They remind me of the 1More MK801 headphones.

I wonder what the build quality is like? It’s hard to tell if the dodocool is all aluminum, or just another creaky, weak hinged, plastic-fantastic headphone.
 
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Mar 14, 2018 at 7:40 PM Post #14,860 of 33,689
My review on FiiO F9Pro is live now!

They really hit a sweet spot with me, and all at an amazingly friendly price tag :)

Great work on FiiO's side with them!

https://audiophile-heaven.blogspot.com/2018/03/fiio-f9-pro-harder-better-faster-fiio.html

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Great Review George, you and I liked a lot of the same things. Amazing how quickly Fiio has gone from a startup iem maker to making what might be the best IEM in the $100-150 price range. (Ibasso and brainwavz might have something to say about that).
 
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Mar 14, 2018 at 7:50 PM Post #14,861 of 33,689
Great Review George, you and I liked a lot of the same things. Amazing how quickly Fiio has gone from a startup iem maker to making what might be the best IEM in the $100-150 price range. (Ibasso and brainwavz might have something to say about that).

Glad to hear that!

Welp, IT-01 and F9Pro are pretty much some of the most interesting IEMs at this moment, and this is why I spent a lot of time comparing them. Both iBasso and FiiO are doing an amazing job for this price area. At this point, those are a real danger to some 300$ models and companies need to come with better and better offerings to keep their price tag, and I love it! It means better gear for less money :)
 
Mar 14, 2018 at 8:00 PM Post #14,862 of 33,689
At this point, those are a real danger to some 300$ models and companies need to come with better and better offerings to keep their price tag, and I love it! It means better gear for less money :)

I'd add the brainwavz b400 to that list of things that are pushing the big boys awful hard. I can honestly say that for $300 you can have a remarkably good portable setup that most people could be satisfied with for a long time. Something like AGPTek Rocker, Walnut F1 with Resistor Mods or Fiio A3, and one of the iems we've been discussing and you have choices in signature from neutral to deep V depending on what you like. Its a great time to be in budget audio for sure.
 
Mar 15, 2018 at 7:23 AM Post #14,863 of 33,689
FiiO is getting to the point now where its really hard to go wrong with any of their products. Be it IEMs, DAPs or DACs.

They really seem to know what they're doing, especially at budget prices. It is indeed a great time to own budget audio gear!
 
Mar 15, 2018 at 10:00 AM Post #14,864 of 33,689
FiiO is getting to the point now where its really hard to go wrong with any of their products. Be it IEMs, DAPs or DACs.

They really seem to know what they're doing, especially at budget prices. It is indeed a great time to own budget audio gear!

Hmm, maybe they're starting to get there. My experience with them are only with the original X3 (never got a functional fw and battery issues) and their balanced MMCX cable (more steel wire than cable :wink:). This combined with all issues with fw I've been reading about on all their first generation DAPs have made me lose interest in them as I don't care for companies that uses their customers as guinea pigs. It might be time to reconsider now, then again there's loads of other great options as well (luckily for us all).
 

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