[thingol]

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/MUSUN-Metal-Moving-Armature-sport-waterproof-Stereo-HiFi-Music-Earphone-Headphones-fone-de-ouvido-auriculares-for/32627937884.html
 
anyone tried these?
 
they are on their way im quite curious

 

[Denov31]

Guys, I still don't know what's the purpose of this thread, the OP listed the chinese brands but he didn't mention which one is good and which one is not... Anyways can someone please recap what is the current all-around bang-for-the-buck chinese IEM that someone can buy and not regret? Is it true that the sound quality of some chinese and much more expensive western brands is the same but the price difference is because of marketing expenses and brand name shenanigans? Please help.

 

[crabdog]

  Guys, I still don't know what's the purpose of this thread, the OP listed the chinese brands but he didn't mention which one is good and which one is not... Anyways can someone please recap what is the current all-around bang-for-the-buck chinese IEM that someone can buy and not regret? Is it true that the sound quality of some chinese and much more expensive western brands is the same but the price difference is because of marketing expenses and brand name shenanigans? Please help.

Yes it's true. Tell us what you're willing to pay and we can give recommendations.

 

[Denov31]

Thanks for the quick reply sir. I don't really have a specific preference but I do prefer punchy but not so bloated bass, good sound separation. Isolation not very important, shape not very important. I am currently in china so it will be easy to buy from taobao, I got the MEE P1 a week ago but returned it because although the sound stage was great but it lacked the bass. I was looking forward to get the Westone W40 (expensive stuff) but I stumbled upon this thread and thought that maybe I could find a good deal and save me some hard earned bucks. Ready to pay about 250$

 

[Sylmar]

   
Good to hear! You'll really enjoy them with the "full package" he offers.....and a lot of accessories for his going price! This is the exact package I bought months ago from Sendiy Audio. I like how the black nozzles sounds almost identical to my FL800's, but warmer!
 
No joke on that package, though!.....
 

Looking forward to receiving it!
 
I also read that the KZ ED9 nozzles fit so I look forward to trying those out as well and see if they make a difference in sound.

 

[crabdog]

Thanks for the quick reply sir. I don't really have a specific preference but I do prefer punchy but not so bloated bass, good sound separation. Isolation not very important, shape not very important. I am currently in china so it will be easy to buy from taobao, I got the MEE P1 a week ago but returned it because although the sound stage was great but it lacked the bass. I was looking forward to get the Westone W40 (expensive stuff) but I stumbled upon this thread and thought that maybe I could find a good deal and save me some hard earned bucks. Ready to pay about 250$

Look for the qt5 or Musicmaker Shockwave thread and you should be good. Also the new Rose phones in that range but AFAIK nobody has reviewed them yet

 

[Denov31]

How about these ? http://es.aliexpress.com/item/2016-UE-Custom-Made-6-Units-Balanced-Armature-BA-Better-Than-UE900-SE846-Around-Ear-Earphone/32636736026.html?spm=2114.10010408.100009.4.yvrKhd&scm=1007.13339.33317.0&pvid=5f4bdd63-aa97-43ca-a701-6a485f2f8c91&tpp=1
 
Too good to be true?

 

[AudioDHD]

How about these ? http://es.aliexpress.com/item/2016-UE-Custom-Made-6-Units-Balanced-Armature-BA-Better-Than-UE900-SE846-Around-Ear-Earphone/32636736026.html?spm=2114.10010408.100009.4.yvrKhd&scm=1007.13339.33317.0&pvid=5f4bdd63-aa97-43ca-a701-6a485f2f8c91&tpp=1

Too good to be true?

Pretty sure we discussed these a few weeks ago and they had a 30 day wait list to be built by hand and were out of stock.. think one head Fi-er had them on order and will probably report back some time in november 2017 when they show up..

 

[AudioDHD]

Thanks for the quick reply sir. I don't really have a specific preference but I do prefer punchy but not so bloated bass, good sound separation. Isolation not very important, shape not very important. I am currently in china so it will be easy to buy from taobao, I got the MEE P1 a week ago but returned it because although the sound stage was great but it lacked the bass. I was looking forward to get the Westone W40 (expensive stuff) but I stumbled upon this thread and thought that maybe I could find a good deal and save me some hard earned bucks. Ready to pay about 250$

For $250 Id go with Crabdogs suggestion .. if you want one IEM and be done with it and you can stretch your budget to $288 then take a look at the ZhiYin QT5 thread http://www.head-fi.org/t/808607/zhiyin-qt5-4ba-1dd-impressions-thread

Otherwise for less $ theres excellent feedback on the Shockwaves3 and for under $200 theres theres a growing interest in the DSQM2 with impressive initial impressions . Rose Puddings look sweet but nobody has them yet and they are $300+ If you get those please share your experiences with us!

For $250+ I can only recommend the QT5s as I have them.. only got them today and have been comparing them with my other favorite IEMs , what Ive found is the QT5s take the best aspects of my FidueA83s, IE80s , 808s and Shozy Zeros to a whole new level all in the one IEM.

 

[Denov31]

So the king is the ZhiYin QT5. Sounds good to me. Now I must find a way to get it inside of china since aliexpress doesn't ship domestically and it's no where to be found on taobao. Many thanks sir
 
Edit: I just talked to the online shop manger he said that there is no way i can get in the mainland china. Pretty sad since they are shipped from here. I think that they do this so that it is hard for the other chinese competitor to obtain their product then copy it.

 

[CoiL]

 

  Hope it wont be the case with me. Well... at same time I "hope so" ...so I could order BK35 wood or BK50 

We're all after this end-game iem that probably doesn't exist. I always find it strange that a new iem I'm very enthusiastic about gets bland after a while and then you crave after something new. I'm now even at a stage that I make sure a new iem arrives before the blandness sets in. A sure sign of an addiction. Good that I'm conscious of this so that I can start working on this illness. On the other hand if there was an end-game iem this hobby wouldn't be as fascinating and head-fi just a few boring posts long. What else would we do with our lives?

Naah, my "illness" period is over - I know there will always be something better. I`ve been long time using my WOM-mod but with some more "analytic", complex and live music I still grab my FF-mod... I`m just interested to get something in between them and since I haven`t tried DD+BA yet, decided to give 808 an opportunity due to lot of praise it gets here.
Like I said, if 808 won`t satisfy me, then going for BK50 or BK35 (due to lower price) because I`m mids & soundstage junkie.
 

Hope it wont be the case with me. Well... at same time I "hope so" ...so I could order BK35 wood or BK50 

Coil did you get Shozy Zeros? Peter thinks its a must have for $60

Please dont let my inadequate subjective description put you off m8 ! they really are keepers!

No. According to reviews and impressions (subjective) they don`t seem to offer me much and for that money... I`ll rather get something else from DD+BA setup or save for TK13.

 

[452293]

  So the king is the ZhiYin QT5. Sounds good to me. Now I must find a way to get it inside of china since aliexpress doesn't ship domestically and it's no where to be found on taobao. Many thanks sir
 
Edit: I just talked to the online shop manger he said that there is no way i can get in the mainland china. Pretty sad since they are shipped from here. I think that they do this so that it is hard for the other chinese competitor to obtain their product then copy it.

 
It's available on Taobao
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.3-c.w4002-1422460457.37.8By69u&id=524515351205

 

[Denov31]

Many thanks bro you saved me from a sad night. xD
 
Edit: You're sure this is a genuine ZhiYin QT5?

 

[452293]

  Many thanks bro you saved me from a sad night. xD
 

No prob bro! 

 

 

[Podster]

  How about these ? http://es.aliexpress.com/item/2016-UE-Custom-Made-6-Units-Balanced-Armature-BA-Better-Than-UE900-SE846-Around-Ear-Earphone/32636736026.html?spm=2114.10010408.100009.4.yvrKhd&scm=1007.13339.33317.0&pvid=5f4bdd63-aa97-43ca-a701-6a485f2f8c91&tpp=1
 
Too good to be true?

I'm thinking we may get some impressions on these from @peter123 soon