I don't know. I'm also interested in these.
DIY Earbuds
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assassin10000
Headphoneus Supremus
Bass is good on them. Just borderline too low on the pinna gain area. Sits at about +8db iirc, my personal sweet spot seems to be around +10db +/- 1 or 2 db. Above that can be a bit fatiguing and below that a bit boring.
Uhhh... Which ones?
PK1 150 Ohm 'transparent film' and 32ohm "pink film" are vocal-oriented
Graphene drivers rarely have a dark sound. Also depends on tuning
I own QKZ VK4 and AK1 and both use graphene drivers. Not "dark" in here except the shell color
Bass is strongerBoth 32ohm and 120ohm 14.8mm. Until recently I didn't know about the 14.8mm version. I have only 3 x 130ohm "8-packs". "Love at first sight"
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@assassin10000 Have you tried maybe to measure earbuds with iMM6 + AudioTool (android) and convert *.at file from AudioTool for use in REW?
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Btw some new interesting stuff, have you seen these?
Open back metal shell for both diameters:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001773416768.html
Some new budget buds with interesting 15.4mm shells (also available at cklewis)
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001762531590.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001547137732.html (apparently poisonous for females lol, I love these Chinese copywriting wonders)
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001762616120.html
Open back metal shell for both diameters:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001773416768.html
Some new budget buds with interesting 15.4mm shells (also available at cklewis)
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001762531590.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001547137732.html (apparently poisonous for females lol, I love these Chinese copywriting wonders)
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001762616120.html
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assassin10000
Headphoneus Supremus
I use REW with my laptop and my IMM-6 plugged into my TC35B. My laptops soundcard is no good for measurements.
No point doing it with my phone, as it lacks a 3.5mm out and I would use the TC35B.
Wow, these shells look so damn good. It's so compact. Two versions
And for me, the shipping cost is $106.56. Only this guy can help me
. I'm getting ready to send him a letter@robar man, you're killing me with these "new arrivals".
I threw my USB music card in the trash. No laptop has a good music card.
That is why I use SonataHD dongle, iBassoDC01 occasionally but I don't think they support iMM6.
That's why I use iMM6 with LG G7. Also, AudioTool is not so bad at all, it's not good as AudioTools on iOs but for Android, this works nice
There are a lot of cheap external cards for Gaming headsets but all have integrated EQ which is not good for measurements.
Maybe I'll buy this little device, it's around $100
assassin10000
Headphoneus Supremus
Yeah. The onboard card worked terrible, not surprised that most built in are crap.
If you buy a USB A male to USB C female adapter, you can probably use your Sonata HD like I do the TC35B with my laptop. Top right in this pic:
willyboyaudio
100+ Head-Fier
O-ow. There goes Mama Bery. What can be a fitting name for the 500 Ohm graphene? @furyossa @Themilkman46290
Wow, thanks for this ranking list. Care to link the posts where you share your design/tuning/impressions on them? This is for the DIY Earbuds Wiki
Just want to make sure, is "Chief" the $16 64 Ohm Ti @Themilkman46290 was talking about in his ranking list above? If not, kindly link to the product, again, I'm slowly adding to the DIY Earbuds Wiki
Thank you!I got the the purple dot titanium 32 Ohm with standard plastic cover on the way, hopefully I can share some impressions soon. Do we consider it to be the same family with "Red Dot Heavy"? We also haven't got a name for the "green dot balanced" one hahaha..
Noted on your recommendation for "N50 Red Rim".
Noted with thanks.
Brief info about the wiki here, sorry for quoting myself LOL
Hi guys, allow me to introduce the "Head-Fi DIY Earbuds Wiki"
I appreciate so much the wealth of information in this thread, and by creating this list I hope we can organize that somehow. It will certainly help me with my DIY journey, and I humbly hope it will benefit us all, old and new alike.
I'd appreciate your support and contribution to improve this wiki by (in order of preference):
- Quote posts where impressions and tuning recipes can be found
- Post your impressions and tuning recipes in this thread
- Leave comments in my blog
- Send me a PM with any info you have
To keep the spreadsheet easy to read, I will redact the posts. I will do my best but please also keep in mind that we're doing this for fun.
Thank you all!
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both came with USB adapter but ibasso has balanced 2.5 out. I will try tomorrow, if it works i will ask for help about setting in REWYeah. The onboard card worked terrible, not surprised that most built in are crap.
If you buy a USB A male to USB C female adapter, you can probably use your Sonata HD like I do the TC35B with my laptop. Top right in this pic:
This 500ohm has a red accent on the backside. Perhaps "Bloody Mary" will be a good idea for the nickname.
If we go with a male name, then a combo of these two names: Hellboy (comics character) and BigBoi (a member of the Outkast hip-hop duo) = "HellBoi"
400ohm driver has a blue accent so maybe "Blue Lagoon" or simply "Lagoon"
What do you think @Themilkman46290?
The "Chief" is a full Titanium driver, not a composite (PU+Ti). This composite driver aka. "Half-Breed" is most likely used here. Another 14.8mm composite here by @assassin10000Just want to make sure, is "Chief" the $16 64 Ohm Ti @Themilkman46290 was talking about in his ranking list above? If not, kindly link to the product, again, I'm slowly adding to the DIY Earbuds Wiki
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@willyboyaudio about your Wiki project.
This is a really good idea to organize everything in one place.
Sometimes is really hard and annoying to look for a description of each driver or some specific mod throughout the whole forum.
It would also be a good idea to consider any driver because we're not just talking about driver characteristics but also about shells, cables, connectors, airflow, ergonomics,
tools, and materials ... in short modding in general. When I say "any driver", I mean that sometimes we also use some drivers from branded manufacturers for our mods.
This can also help those who have some pre-made models and want to make some changes: swap the cable, add the tuning foam, install MMCX, change or modify the shell etc.
In your " Head-Fi DIY Earbuds Wiki " spreadsheet, you can remove the "Picture" row and in a row "Tested by User" add ordinal numbers (#) next to the username that will be a hyperlink for the "DIY Earbuds" thread mod. I will use my "8-Packs" project as an example: furyossa #1, #2, #3.
One of the reasons would also be that some projects upgrade over time
This is a really good idea to organize everything in one place.
Sometimes is really hard and annoying to look for a description of each driver or some specific mod throughout the whole forum.
It would also be a good idea to consider any driver because we're not just talking about driver characteristics but also about shells, cables, connectors, airflow, ergonomics,
tools, and materials ... in short modding in general. When I say "any driver", I mean that sometimes we also use some drivers from branded manufacturers for our mods.
This can also help those who have some pre-made models and want to make some changes: swap the cable, add the tuning foam, install MMCX, change or modify the shell etc.
In your " Head-Fi DIY Earbuds Wiki " spreadsheet, you can remove the "Picture" row and in a row "Tested by User" add ordinal numbers (#) next to the username that will be a hyperlink for the "DIY Earbuds" thread mod. I will use my "8-Packs" project as an example: furyossa #1, #2, #3.
One of the reasons would also be that some projects upgrade over time
Themilkman46290
1000+ Head-Fier
Yeah, I would say overall they are kind of dark, brighter then the 600 bery but not as bright as 400 blue or the 8 pack...
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