[assassin10000]

Has anyone tried playing with these

Been curious about these but wanted to know if anyone has tried using them

I talked to the seller about those previously, they aren't meant for the open design of earbuds. They were for closed design housings/IEMs iirc.

They can probably be made to work but tuning may be difficult.

 

[furyossa]

I talked to the seller about those previously, they aren't meant for the open design of earbuds. They were for closed design housings/IEMs iirc.

They can probably be made to work but tuning may be difficult.

Also with shallow shells, for example https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000884184983.html
I don't know about this, cavity size is too narrow https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001283457554.html
Another shallow shell "OURART" like https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33058977792.html.
With this shell, it is very complicated to place mmcx when the wires are soldered.
There are a lot of windings so the wire falls off every time it is twisted. I do not recommend this shell

 

[Themilkman46290]

I talked to the seller about those previously, they aren't meant for the open design of earbuds. They were for closed design housings/IEMs iirc.

They can probably be made to work but tuning may be difficult.

Well I guess I will give those a pass for now
Thanks

 

[Themilkman46290]

Couldn't wait much longer, I ordered the 68ohm graphene with metal mesh cover....

I have also finished tuning my 64ohm composite,
It came out better then expected, very good micro details and sub bass is nice and rumbly

So I guess if I was rating them then 130ohm "8pack" and 400ohm graphene are tied for number one spot with the 64ohm composite is in second place, then the 500ohm and 600ohm

Should have the 300ohm with the 9u diaphragm soon, I hope they are worth it

 

[usergate]

As far as I understand. For a 130 ohm Beryllium, the best sound would be in the MX500 cases that come in the package,

and not in the Smabat M2?

Thank you.

 

[furyossa]

As far as I understand. For a 130 ohm Beryllium, the best sound would be in the MX500 cases that come in the package,

and not in the Smabat M2?

Thank you.

The answer to your question will be 100% subjective. MX500 shell, we know it uses cheap material but as far as the shape and design of "vents system",
it's considered one of the best solutions and it has been used for so many years.
What I noticed while testing these three cases is that this "8-pack" driver responds well to different case sizes.
I personally like the medium cavity size which would be roughly the size of the MX500 shell.

 

[captione]

As far as I understand. For a 130 ohm Beryllium, the best sound would be in the MX500 cases that come in the package,

and not in the Smabat M2?

Thank you.

Any shells might sound good depending to how you tune honestly, you just gotta experiment. As dumb as it sounds, I put an obviously smaller sized 15mm driver (VE Monk Lite) into a 15.4mm MX500 faceplate, all for the sake of sound, and it paid off amazing results for me.
There's alot of experiments, literature and various findings on tuning earbuds here on this thread so you might wanna backread, it's an amazing ride.

Also, I don't know if you're planning to put those particular drivers in the Smabat M2 Pro shell but I'm pretty sure it has a different latching part than the usual MX500 suspects, so you might wanna consider that, cause it won't fit. (I wish Smabat just sold some sort of adapter for any custom 15.4mm "aftermarket" driver you buy because its literally just a piece of metal glued on a normal 15.4mm driver...)

 

[furyossa]

(I wish Smabat just sold some sort of adapter for any custom 15.4mm "aftermarket" driver you buy because its literally just a piece of metal glued on a normal 15.4mm driver...)

Then probably no one would buy their drivers, they knew about it in advance

 

[Themilkman46290]

Anyone here ever tried or own the "deep audio" helix?
They are not cheap but custom work deserves its higher price

 

[usergate]

Also, I don't know if you're planning to put those particular drivers in the Smabat M2 Pro shell but I'm pretty sure it has a different latching part than the usual MX500 suspects, so you might wanna consider that, cause it won't fit. (I wish Smabat just sold some sort of adapter for any custom 15.4mm "aftermarket" driver you buy because its literally just a piece of metal glued on a normal 15.4mm driver...)

I had such thoughts, now no ). 11.11 I wanted to buy Smabat 10s gold, but then I thought it was boring. So I bought the Smabat 10s silver + Smabat M2 Pro + 2 pairs of "gold" drivers and RY4S mmcx plus for their cost. They now stand in these cases. I like the Smabat 10s silver (already gold) better. The Smabat M2 Pro is asking for a new pair. There is no certainty that the "Native" M2's at 32 ohms and the "Silver" ones at 40 ohms are good enough for these "irons". Visual component:

Pardon my pseudo-English.

 

[furyossa]

Anyone here ever tried or own the "deep audio" helix?
They are not cheap but custom work deserves its higher price

Nice find. They look shiny and super cool.
I can't see, are they using helix tubes as ports (around the stem)?
This can be a better solution then Fiio EM5 "acoustic flute design"

 

[furyossa]

I had such thoughts, now no ). 11.11 I wanted to buy Smabat 10s gold, but then I thought it was boring. So I bought the Smabat 10s silver + Smabat M2 Pro + 2 pairs of "gold" drivers and RY4S mmcx plus for their cost. They now stand in these cases. I like the Smabat 10s silver (already gold) better. The Smabat M2 Pro is asking for a new pair. There is no certainty that the "Native" M2's at 32 ohms and the "Silver" ones at 40 ohms are good enough for these "irons". Visual component:

Pardon my pseudo-English.

You made a great choice with that order. At least you'll be able to try out different drivers Is that RY4S Plus or OG version?
They look ridiculous with such a messy MMCX connector installed, but the driver is good and worth every penny.
My English is even worse, reminiscent of that MMCX connector

 

[Themilkman46290]

Nice find. They look shiny and super cool.
I can't see, are they using helix tubes as ports (around the stem)?
This can be a better solution then Fiio EM5 "acoustic flute design"

Seems like they are using the tubes for bass, I decided to save up a bit and give them a try in the next month or 2, was thinking the same thing about the fiio too, seems interesting.
Deep audio is very friendly and happy to explain, look them up on Facebook

 

[furyossa]

Seems like they are using the tubes for bass, I decided to save up a bit and give them a try in the next month or 2, was thinking the same thing about the fiio too, seems interesting.
Deep audio is very friendly and happy to explain, look them up on Facebook

I understand what they modeled. I think that Fiio decides to separate the tube from the shell because of resonance. They use plastic shells and maybe that is a better choice. DeepAudio use metal or painted plastic? Price?

 

[Themilkman46290]

I understand what they modeled. I think that Fiio decides to separate the tube from the shell because of resonance. They use plastic shells and maybe that is a better choice. DeepAudio use metal or painted plastic? Price?

They are custom made of silver plated brass, the price is not said but his other builds on Facebook are around $50-70, but I am sure you may ask