[anomalouscode]

skoog,
 
you mentioned cx8 by the original ls8 designer,...
 
care to shed any more light on that?
 
haowai, what about a general take on the market as a whole, even from just reading the forums, any clear leaders?
 
edit:
 
more chinese earphone porn, specifically the insides of the dynamic hybrid. scroll down a bit, and on the next page you can see the drivers the guy uses. opinions?
 
 http://bbs.erji.com/read.php?tid=524017

 

[haowai]

 
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skoog,
 
you mentioned cx8 by the original ls8 designer,...
 
care to shed any more light on that?
 
haowai, what about a general take on the market as a whole, even from just reading the forums, any clear leaders?
 
edit:
 
more chinese earphone porn, specifically the insides of the dynamic hybrid. scroll down a bit, and on the next page you can see the drivers the guy uses. opinions?
 
 http://bbs.erji.com/read.php?tid=524017

 
Rooth  http://bbs.erji.com/read.php?tid=553856
 
LS8' original designer's new brand,no english name http://www.erji.net/read.php?tid=830208
 
thousands sound  http://bbs.erji.com/read.php?tid=520827
 
base on what i read from the the most famous    audiophile forum of china:  bbs.erji.com  and hong kong: http://www.mingo-hmw.com/forum
 
thousands is most praised for it's build quality, and LS8' original designer is very close,all of them are in the market for years, just they are focusing on local markets unlike UM
 

 

 

[Ypoknons]

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To us, yes it is more affordable. But Chinese citizens don't get a chance to make a conversion and when you factor in how much everyone except the most exiguous elite make, you can easily tell that a year of saving up would probably not allow most people to afford one of these. Last time I was in China (less than half a decade ago), my relatives used incandescent lightbulbs with wattages normally seen on florescents. It is obviously atrocious for their eyes, but they didn't even have a better option!

 
Five years is a lot of change in a place as crazy as China, remember, the mainland has 8% growth. Over 5 years, that's almost 50% more wealth, and it gets around, not in the most equal way but not too bad.
 
Furthermore, what does the social inequity in China have to do with custom IEMs? Yes, I've heard the sob stories about people saving up for a year to buy ES7's, that's unfortunately, but a reality. There are probably other reasons why buying from within China is more convenient, the foreign currency controls, importing and language issues would make life easier. For myself, I would certainly have no more problems buying from one of them than from Fang, though I've actually met Jerry Harvey and I know he's a good guy (as far as anyone can know), so I might pay the premium and do business with him instead.

 

[anomalouscode]

cheers Haowai,... the 1000's are looking damn tempting,.... 
 
oy vey, more reading to do,...

 

[charlie0904]

I am very interested in the 1000 sounds.  ER4 armature for highs, and dynamic driver for mids and lows !
just I what I hope for a year back.
 
I just hope its a similar IE8 dynamic driver.

 

[haowai]

  The hybird custom IEM is quite new, i remember it's released at about half a year ago. Only a few of this has been made and i found just one useful review, gonna translate it later

 

[skoog5600]

 
Quote:

skoog,
 
you mentioned cx8 by the original ls8 designer,...
 
care to shed any more light on that?
 
haowai, what about a general take on the market as a whole, even from just reading the forums, any clear leaders?
 
edit:
 
more chinese earphone porn, specifically the insides of the dynamic hybrid. scroll down a bit, and on the next page you can see the drivers the guy uses. opinions?
 
 http://bbs.erji.com/read.php?tid=524017

anamolouscode - According to Haowai, the original engineer of the LS8 (Rooth company) left and formed his own company and has produced the CX8. From what I can tell it is not much different than the Rooth LS8 8 driver. That is based upon what I have read via a translation. Haowai might be able to offer a better answer. But it really does not seem all that different.

 

[skoog5600]

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cheers Haowai,... the 1000's are looking damn tempting,.... 
 
oy vey, more reading to do,...

I have an e-mail into Thousand Sounds TS842 looks quite interesting. So far no word back from TS. Maybe Haowai can send an e-mail to them requesting more info on the 842s.
 

 

[skoog5600]

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Are there any impressions or reviews on them?

Will have a review up in English on the Rooth LS8 in a few weeks.

 

[haowai]

almost forgot there is another famous brand
 
BK  http://bbs.erji.com/read.php?tid=623407
 
to anamolouscode
 
LS8 and CX8 have a different layout of drivers
 
LS8: 2 low 2 mid 2 high 2 ultra high
 
CX8: 2 ultra low 2 low 2 mid 2 high
 
there is no review available that directly compare the 2 products,but i am guessing they should sound really different,the official version of CX8 is released 1 month after JH16pro is shipped, i won't be surprised if they sounds similar. Anyway ,after i receive my jh16 pro i can try compare it with a CX8 demo.
 
and here is another LS8 review in chinese
http://www.erji.net/read.php?tid=858031

 

[anomalouscode]

cheers for the info guys.
 
wasnt the hybrid thread on erji started 2 years ago?
 
but yeah seems like these guys have been going strong for ages now, we just havent heard of them yet. Master X seems to have quite a reputation.
 
haowai can you get your hands on a cx8 demo?
 
i'm sure many of us would be happy with a cx8 only impression/review.
 
or
 
write to them and say "some dude in japan wants to write a review" and get them to send em to me haha!

 

[haowai]

 
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cheers for the info guys.
 
wasnt the hybrid thread on erji started 2 years ago?
 
but yeah seems like these guys have been going strong for ages now, we just havent heard of them yet. Master X seems to have quite a reputation.
 
haowai can you get your hands on a cx8 demo?
 
i'm sure many of us would be happy with a cx8 only impression/review.
 
or
 
write to them and say "some dude in japan wants to write a review" and get them to send em to me haha!

 
i translated one with the link to OP and some pictures ,it is in this thread
 
i would really see what can i do to get a demo once i have something to compare to,like a jh16pro,probably in another month
 

 

[skoog5600]

Here is a translation of the TS842 - http://bbs.erji.com/read.php?tid=520827
 

1000 electro-acoustic sound professional custom ear fever Music Mixer (moving coil moving iron mixed custom + listed)

Domestic production of new custom headset first
The first moving coil can produce customized
The first mixer has a complete set of testing equipment
The first real own R & D capabilities
 German multinational years experience in custom and acoustic technology

  Let your custom headphones have a perfect sound, exquisite appearance, comfortable to wear, good sound insulation.

  [size=small]After two years of development, moving coil + Fixed custom iron mixed officially listed[/size]

[size=small]:TS842   3350不含线材[/size]​

[size=small]Model: TS842 3350 without wires[/size]

[size=small]102DB/1mw[/size]​

[size=small]Impedance: 55 European Sensitivity: 102DB/1mw[/size]

[size=small]：20hz--18khz[/size]​

[size=small]Frequency range: 20hz - 18khz[/size]
   [size=small]A moving coil units for the low-frequency, and continued moving coil very flexible and smooth low-frequency IF.[/size]

[size=small]2[/size]​

[size=small], an iron unit for high-frequency, high frequency resolution to retain the[/size]
[size=small]3 for the first time using the 2-order frequency, 12db / octave attenuation rate for high-frequency interface more natural.[/size]

[size=small]4[/size]​

[size=small] whole style to please the ear between the moving coil custom of foreign em, an iron soft mode to customize 2x-s and high quality as the bright spot among the JH13.[/size]

[size=small]5[/size]​

[size=small] tone toward the light HD650 style tuning.[/size]

 

[customNuts]

@Sonic748i
 
No, the JH16 pro does not provide what I was describing.  The JH16 is an excellent Balanced Armature custom IMHO. However be that as it may, a Balanced Armature driver is different to a Dynamic driver in respect to sound signature and presentation IMHO.
What I was describing is a far more "fun" custom iem with a big bass emphasis. I believe this 5eb tripler driver hybrid custom will be anything but neutral, very warm and colored to the hilt, but it is my little experiment as to achieving a high quality - not high end - bass monster custom for street listening etc. My balanced TWag JH16 will be for more critical listening at home.  
 
 Have you heard the JH16 yet??

 

[customNuts]

I think hybrid customs is a really interesting concept and I hope and believe that there will be far better examples than my 5eb triple comming out that maybe will compete with the best like the jh16/13pro etc. Looks like there probably is already - fingers crossed.