[Themilkman46290]

Many people say that the M40 is better than the M50 for casual listening. The M60 also received positive reviews and is better made than the M40.
I don't know about AT bright highs which I can't stand but AKG is very famous with that. Even Y16A buds has highs which don't seem sharp but after half an hour of listening I got a headache. BTW the design of the buds and ergonomics are great. I got a used pair for $ 10 but I saw that their purchase price was $35 which is ridiculous. I don't think it's worth even $10 new

Yeah, I tried the m40, they are better then the m50x as far as tuning, but I got clausterphobic.

 

[Themilkman46290]

Well, I am happy to say that the 120ohm monk light spc drivers are actually much better then the 120ohm bery
Maybe not in the bass but the highs are better
20 bucks isn't bad in comparison to the 16 for the bery

 

[furyossa]

Well, I am happy to say that the 120ohm monk light spc drivers are actually much better then the 120ohm bery
Maybe not in the bass but the highs are better
20 bucks isn't bad in comparison to the 16 for the bery

At least 15.4mm Bery’s work pretty well

 

[robar]

Those 19-21 composite look nice, but I had very bad luck, so far, 3 drivers dead and only 2 survived, seems they are too fragile, they also don't really fit mx500 shells, they seem to be slightly more shallow, a wee bit less then 15.4mm wide
Had to sand the lip off the mx500 shells, but even then, I can't Close the shells or else they break the voice coil leads, I also noticed the leads are glued really tight to the ring the holds the diaphragm, so if you press hard to closed the shell, the ring seems to flex and breaks the leads
I don't know why they have done this, other drivers don't, guess it's some genius way to make us buy more

For now, though I know they sound good, I think I will pass.
Decided to invest in some closes back cans
Srh840 is looking good

That's sad to hear, which 19-21 are you talking about? The titanium steel mesh or the regular mx500 cover variant. The titanium steel mesh 19-21 is NOT compatible with mx500 shells, even some sellers mention that and I also posted it here, If you talk about the regular mx500 cover drivers then I don't know what could be the problem, I put those in and out with many shell types multiple times and never had any problem.

 

[earfanatic]

Do you have links for recommended earphone cables for recalling? Preferably one with Y junction ready made to solder.

 

[furyossa]

Do you have links for recommended earphone cables for recalling? Preferably one with Y junction ready made to solder.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/diy-earbuds.822327/post-15983594
and one recent post https://www.head-fi.org/threads/diy-earbuds.822327/post-16141018

 

[earfanatic]

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/diy-earbuds.822327/post-15983594
and one recent post https://www.head-fi.org/threads/diy-earbuds.822327/post-16141018

Thank You! So, you buy an mmcx cable then cut off the mmcx plug, I get it.

 

[furyossa]

Thank You! So, you buy an mmcx cable then cut off the mmcx plug, I get it.

You can do that, but also you have cables without connectors. Avoid 8-core cables for buds if you plan to solder on driver.
Here you can find cheaper cables (4-core) with or without connectors

 

[irv003]

aiwa hp-v061 sound so good.
i terminated mine to 4.4mm plug.

 

[furyossa]

They look beautiful. It's strange that there is the few different versions of HP-V061.
I have this model, with semi-transparent shell and silver backplate, also there is with black shell and gold backplate and your version

 

[irv003]

oh i got mine sealed in box together with hp-v151.

 

[furyossa]

oh i got mine sealed in box together with hp-v151.

Yup I got mine without box but in "not-ever-used" condition. I didn't expect that.
Ah... the cable of HP-V151 is asymmetrical and thin. I will swap it with braided one.
Also covers of the drivers on HP-V151 are loose. At least I'll be able to take them off easily

 

[irv003]

Yup I got mine without box but in "not-ever-used" condition. I didn't expect that.
Ah... the cable of HP-V151 is asymmetrical and thin. I will swap it with braided one.
Also covers of the drivers on HP-V151 are loose. At least I'll be able to take them off easily

i have an hp-v151 before, recabled it to silver alloy cable.

 

[furyossa]

i have an hp-v151 before, recabled it to silver alloy cable.

That's the nice combo. I will go probably with gold-black wire to match the shells.
I'm still thinking about whether to go with a balance 2.5mm or 3.5mm SE plug.
Because I not a huge fan of 16ohm buds I often use these two impedance adapters and that's why I will skip 2.5mm plug.

 

[irv003]

browsing on my gallery, found a pic of one of the rares, a pink victor earbud. I recabled it to purple wires.