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Headphoneus Supremus
Thanks bud.
Any idea where can I get these cheap with international shipping? AE don't seem to have them.
Thanks again!
Only on Amazon US. SoundSoul only ships to US and UK.
Thanks bud.
Any idea where can I get these cheap with international shipping? AE don't seem to have them.
Thanks again!
I agree, except for the audiophile part. The sentiment is fine, but the adjective is misused, IMO. I would say that the majority of people here are audiophiles.
Feel free to disagree, but I understand audiophile to mean a lover of hi-fi audio, an enthusiast. The root of the word, "phile" is loving. In this case, loving audio.
Perhaps its misuse by the general public to reflect the elitist nature of the hobby is confusing. I suppose replacing audiophile with something like golden ears would be more accurate.
Good post otherwise.
True. Outside of Head-Fi, people seem to think audiophiles are like that -- which they don't. Apparently a lot of you guys here are much more friendly than the people I meet in real life.
IMO the term "golden ears" is a better way to describe the elitist side of the audiophile hobby. Since audiophile literally means "music lover," I don't see why some people call themselves "music lovers" instead of audiophiles. It's pretty much the exact same thing.
Thanks bud.
Any idea where can I get these cheap with international shipping? AE don't seem to have them.
Thanks again!
Thanks bud.
Any idea where can I get these cheap with international shipping? AE don't seem to have them.
Thanks again!
Just a suggestion, in general for anybody asking headphone recommendation, please include a price range of your budgetS-018 is insanely cheap under $10 (at least when I bought it off amazon for $7.99) and good for it's price. But if you provide a price range of something like $50, for example, you might get more choices and recommendations.
Just a suggestion, in general for anybody asking headphone recommendation, please include a price range of your budget S-018 is insanely cheap under $10 (at least when I bought it off amazon for $7.99) and good for it's price. But if you provide a price range of something like $50, for example, you might get more choices and recommendations.
Sweet! Sounds great. Thanks a lot!
Anyone else has more suggestion for good IEMs that would be good for the gym?
The S-018 is in fact USD$12.99 on Amazon at the moment! Call it the Head-Fi effect!
People need to be paying us for these effects eh ? Lol
I went for a bit of cheap IEM shopping and got:
- TTPOD T2
- Xiaomi Pistons 2
- Soundsoul S-018
- Fake Sennheiser IE8: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.4.HfHlYf&id=40514596257&ns=1&abbucket=11#detail
I got the T2's for my wife since she wanted girly looking IEMs. Listened to them for a while, not impressed. Pistons I guess have been discussed to death, and sure the price/quality ratio is good. I wanted to check what happens when I turn on the "optimization" for the pistons on my mipad. Seems to muddy the bass even further. Certainly doesn't improve the sound.
Soundsoul S-018 is good for the price. I'd still recommend Hifiman RE-300 over them if you have to pay about the same (like I did).
The fake IE8's are the best of the bunch. They sound more neutral and detailed. The bass was a bit weak with the horrible tips that came in the box, but good with Comply's.
Nothing really comes close to my main IEM's, the 1000rmb Dunu DN-1000. Not a surprise with the price difference, but it'd be great to have something a little bit more comfortable for the road, which is cheap enough to lose/break all the time. The search continues.
@Darner @Ira Delphic
The word audiophile has two root words:
1. Audio
2. Phile
One is obvious. Two literally means loving. So the definition of audiophile is an audio lover.
My point is that the word has been misused in one way or another outside of its original context. It borders on slang. The way you both chose to define audiophile in your own context serves as a perfect example to my original point.
In other words, you two, like many others, define "audiophile" from the standpoint of your own context and personal experience rather than the word and its definition.
I suppose one could argue that a word can be redefined by the way it is used within society rather than its original reference. I'd simply prefer one less positive term overshadowed by negative connotations.
... In other words, you two, like many others, define "audiophile" from the standpoint of your own context and personal experience rather than the word and its definition.
I suppose one could argue that a word can be redefined by the way it is used within society rather than its original reference. I'd simply prefer one less positive term overshadowed by negative connotations.