[Whitigir]

Lol unbelievable CKR9 ltd for 100$ Nice one

 

[sodesuka]

Yes, the bass and impact will come in more and shift the balance away from the brighter/shouty thing out of the box. 

 
That's good to know since out of box, a well amped Soundmagic E80 runs laps around the LTD in term of bass impact, that can't be right haha. And then, unless the bass is lifted by like 5-7db after the burn-in, the DK80 destroys them both bass-wise. Not saying that it's better, but anyone looking for bass to very bassy IEM may want to look at that one. I might do 3 way comparisons between them after the LTD gets enough burn-time.


I also got the Ingping H60 today, and well, it's nice for $20 I guess, warm, smooth, inoffensive, veiled, with surprisingly decent soundstage. Timbre is kinda plasticky and the high is pretty dull.

 

[yangian]

More listening on Rock Zircons. Definitely, its soundstage is obviously smaller than IE80. It's has a great soundstage, but cannot be claimed as huge.

 

[slowpickr]

 

More listening on Rock Zircons. Definitely, its soundstage is obviously smaller than IE80. It's has a great soundstage, but cannot be claimed as huge.

 
Hey, don't know if you noticed, but there is now a Rock Zircon thread.  Feel free to contribute!
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/780859/rock-zircon-mula-iem-impressions-thread

 

[CoiL]

  More listening on Rock Zircons. Definitely, its soundstage is obviously smaller than IE80. It's has a great soundstage, but cannot be claimed as huge.

On what source gear?

 

[yangian]

   
Hey, don't know if you noticed, but there is now a Rock Zircon thread.  Feel free to contribute!
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/780859/rock-zircon-mula-iem-impressions-thread

Oh, cool! Thanks

 

[yangian]

 
On what source gear?

Laptop with Meridian Explorer

 

[CloudeKr]

Are the 3.14 MR3s a good deal at 136USD for 3 BA drivers? I'm new to IEMs but they sound like a steal for me.

 

[sodesuka]

Here are two with four BAs, cost $90-$100 if you use something like mistertao. There are others but I've chosen two that have a lot of good feedback.
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.84.vg0VD2&id=41443349063&ns=1&abbucket=12#detail
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.123.vg0VD2&id=520639074705&ns=1&abbucket=12#detail

 

[LaurenceF]

What DAC/AMP should I get for under $40?
I've got the B3 Pro 1 on the way, with nothing to drive it, lol..
Or should my Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro be OK?

 

[CloudeKr]

Here are two with four BAs, cost $90-$100 if you use something like mistertao. There are others but I've chosen two that have a lot of good feedback.
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.84.vg0VD2&id=41443349063&ns=1&abbucket=12#detail
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.123.vg0VD2&id=520639074705&ns=1&abbucket=12#detail

I wrote a whole gigantic chunk of well elaborated reply and it just says I didn't have the permission to do so (couldn't even read why). Anyway..
 
Sorry if this offends anyone here but I'm leaning towards custom lookalikes that still boast a decent sound capacity. Cause I'm new to IEMs. I'm totally blown away by the form of typical customs (Wizard's!) and 3.14 MR3s are the closest I've got to that. I'll use them for a long while and I'm sure I'd appreciate their audio more. Thanks a ton for your suggestions.. do you know any similar IEMs that have the same form factor (look like customs) and have great audio performance too? I think the MR3s are decent enough huh, my audiophile friend (who got me into this) says they might almost be on par with TF10s performance. Hmm..

 

[peter123]

What DAC/AMP should I get for under $40?
I've got the B3 Pro 1 on the way, with nothing to drive it, lol..
Or should my Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro be OK?

At that price I don't think it'll be possible with a dac included. For amp I'd suggest the Topping nx1 or the Trasam HA-1. If you're going to pair it with a phone I'd go with the HA-1 due to less EMI.

 

[LaurenceF]

At that price I don't think it'll be possible with a dac included. For amp I'd suggest the Topping nx1 or the Trasam HA-1. If you're going to pair it with a phone I'd go with the HA-1 due to less EMI.

Y'know what?
I'll check with the sound card, and if it doesn't sound good i'll get a NX1.

 

[peter123]

Y'know what?
I'll check with the sound card, and if it doesn't sound good i'll get a NX1.

Sounds like a good idea

 

[jericm]

I wrote a whole gigantic chunk of well elaborated reply and it just says I didn't have the permission to do so (couldn't even read why). Anyway..

Sorry if this offends anyone here but I'm leaning towards custom lookalikes that still boast a decent sound capacity. Cause I'm new to IEMs. I'm totally blown away by the form of typical customs (Wizard's!) and 3.14 MR3s are the closest I've got to that. I'll use them for a long while and I'm sure I'd appreciate their audio more. Thanks a ton for your suggestions.. do you know any similar IEMs that have the same form factor (look like customs) and have great audio performance too? I think the MR3s are decent enough huh, my audiophile friend (who got me into this) says they might almost be on par with TF10s performance. Hmm..

I was in the same boat as you man. I was looking for custom look-a-likes since I'm a musician that needs live in ear monitors.

BTW, I'm the most indecisive person on earth everyone. Canceled the B3's and ordered the ATH-IM70's.