...I believe there are many more out there to discover. As China is the country to produce the largest speakers drivers as much as in ear drivers on the world. I am not lying to you, but some of my baby girl toys has some awesome speakers inside it....and for toys.....I was like....what da hack ?
On the KZ site they claim the drivers are from Japan (and Germany). That may or may not be true. Do you know for a fact that these high quality, low cost dynamic drivers are manufactured in China? Not that it really matters, just curious.
On the KZ site they claim the drivers are from Japan (and Germany). That may or may not be true. Do you know for a fact that these high quality, low cost dynamic drivers are manufactured in China? Not that it really matters, just curious.
They may very well source drivers from Japan or Germany, but I can guarantee you it's not high end/high quality drivers. They might even be getting old drivers from Sony or Sennheiser on the cheap, but selling them for the average of $6.00-15.00, the cost of the drivers themselves are going to be in the cents to maybe the dollar? This pretty much guarantees you are getting a low cost/lower quality driver. Even the SoundSOUL S-018 originally sold for $40-50 on release.
On the KZ site they claim the drivers are from Japan (and Germany). That may or may not be true. Do you know for a fact that these high quality, low cost dynamic drivers are manufactured in China? Not that it really matters, just curious.
Not the fact that I know, just assuming as I lived in Vietnam for a while, and these China made drivers were cheap and everywhere in electronic market.
I assumed these good speakers in my daughter toys were China made due to the toys was made in china.
Just look at the huge number of IEMs for sale on tabao or aliexpress, not to mention the more conventional channels. Designers just keep trying different combinations of drivers and housings, and every now and then they chance upon something that works well. It's evolution at work.
Has anyone tried MyKimo MK500? I bought it from Aliexpress Store No.1002134 (Beijing PonyExpress) for only $6.42. Sound is quite good for the price. But still I like KZ-ED8 ($9.10) > VJJB K1 ($7.99) > MyKimo MK500 ($6.42)
Very nice, balanced review. For the price you can't to wrong! Also check out the KZ thread. There are some comparable IEM's for the same price. BUT you have to wait 3-5 weeks for delivery from China to the US. Like Soundsoul - there are very fine KZ and also mediocre, independent of price.
It's all in the skills and dedication of the audio technician tuning the driver. A really good tech can make a low cost/low quality driver (aka most KZ models) sound good or decent. A great tech can also take a really good driver, like the one found in the S-018, and make it sound like a "giant", punching way above its price. Look at the positive reviews for the auglamours! Those are basically college audio tech students tuning what I believe would be very low cost drivers, but the dedication and time they took to tune them, produced a very solid product. Can you imagine what kind of sound they could get from a high quality/high cost titanium, beryllium, or bio cell/liquid polymer driver??
It's all about the care and love one puts into tuning. i.e. Zero Audio/SoundSOUL S-018 ect.
So far i've not heard any KZ that's up to the technical proficiency, clarity, balance, and bass response of the S-018. There were a couple that came close (KZEDSE/GR), but no, not really.
I hear you! I'd pick up a VJJB K1 and SoundSOUL S-018 but I'm getting maxed out with low cost IEM's. Also awaiting for T2 reviews from trusted forum members...
So far i've not heard any KZ that's up to the technical proficiency, clarity, balance, and bass response of the S-018. There were a couple that came close (KZEDSE/GR), but no, not really.
Please stop it. You know I'm going to have to buy one now. And then will have to have listening test to compare to my T1, GR07, KZ EDSE ED8 (in transit), DT3, KZ R1 (in transit), etc etc...
This is becoming a black hole for time
Please stop it. You know I'm going to have to buy one now. And then will have to have listening test to compare to my T1, GR07, KZ EDSE ED8 (in transit), DT3, KZ R1 (in transit), etc etc...
This is becoming a black hole for time :tongue_smile: !
Assume that I'm some kind of bass head... LoL I would say that bass of VJJB K1 is not enough for listening to hip hop/dance music. No feeling at all. On the other hands, It's very excite and fun listening to hip hop/dance music using KZ-ED8.
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