[golov17]

They are no difficult to fit at all, but then again, I seldom run into fit problem on earbuds so I am not the best judge on that.

I'll say it is right about neutral. It is earbuds so slight change in fit can give or take away a bit of body and depth and so it is hard to say precisely.

similar with AKG's signature?

 

[ClieOS]

similar with AKG's signature?
 

 
Not really. All the AKG earbuds I have heard are on the warmer side of things. The KC08 is very obviously on the colder side of things.

 

[golov17]

Not really. All the AKG earbuds I have heard are on the warmer side of things. The KC08 is very obviously on the colder side of things.

Thanks

 

[ballog]

Not really. All the AKG earbuds I have heard are on the warmer side of things. The KC08 is very obviously on the colder side of things.

Thanks Clieos for your impressions. How much does the KC08 cost and where can it be purchased? Does it compare favorably with the Zen 2.0? The build quality sure looks impressive and the design is a welcome change to the ubiquitous earbud shell.

 

[waynes world]

 
Still in burn-in, haven't really made up my mind about it yet.

 
Very interested in your comparison of them (Zen 2.0's, naked of course) with the KC08's! Thanks in advance.

 

[golov17]

Very interested in your comparison of them (Zen 2.0's, naked of course) with the KC08's! Thanks in advance.

not really, vs zen1.0, IMHO

 

[waynes world]

not really, vs zen1.0, IMHO

 
Yeah, I'm interested in the comparison vs the 1.0's as well. I presume though (possibly incorrectly) that the 2.0's have a more similar signature with the kc08's than the 1.0's do?

 

[golov17]

Different signatures can be compared only in terms of price / quality and personal preferences, IMHO
Who likes salty, someone sweet..

 

[chompy]

Hello,
 
If I'm not wrong, I've seen someone who used something similar to this from my old Sonys to attach over buds to improve bass, but I don't find the post with the name of the product and where find it... Could anybody please help me?
 

 

[B9Scrambler]

Best build quality I ever seen on any Chinese earbuds. The only other earbuds that I'll consider to be equal in build quality will be the Sennheiser MX985, and that's saying a lot for Ostry.

Excellent news!

 

[waynes world]

Different signatures can be compared only in terms of price / quality and personal preferences, IMHO
Who likes salty, someone sweet..

 
So you prefer salty do you?

 

 

[golov17]

So you prefer salty do you? :wink_face:  

si

 

[ClieOS]

Thanks Clieos for your impressions. How much does the KC08 cost and where can it be purchased? Does it compare favorably with the Zen 2.0? The build quality sure looks impressive and the design is a welcome change to the ubiquitous earbud shell.

 
RMB599, or roughly USD92 on today's rate - but that's Taobao price, I'll assume by the time retailer around the world picked it up, it will be around USB$100, if not more. Right now, you can only get one from Taobao, so a buying agent (and extra cost) is mostly the only way you can get one. Unless of course you are from either Taiwan, HK, NZ, AUS, MY or SG - then you can buy one from Taobao and they will forward it to you.
 

   
Very interested in your comparison of them (Zen 2.0's, naked of course) with the KC08's! Thanks in advance.

 

not really, vs zen1.0, IMHO

 
Will do both, in due time of course. Personally I am still no sure about my feeling on Zen 2.0 - at first I don't think it is any better than Zen 1, but then I listened to it on the FiiO K5 (fed by X7) and it kind of changes my opinion about it. Right now I am giving it a full burn-in first, then I'll see if it is indeed better with desktop amp than portable source.
 

   
Yeah, I'm interested in the comparison vs the 1.0's as well. I presume though (possibly incorrectly) that the 2.0's have a more similar signature with the kc08's than the 1.0's do?

 
Actually both Zen 1 and 2 has quite a different sound signature from each other, but they are still on the warm side. So they are definitely different from the KC08 more neutral and colder side of presentation.

 

[AudioNewbi3]

Okay Guys, so here is the rundown, I am planning to save up for an "end game" earbud right now.


I have owned the SIDY KT100 and is loving every minute of it. I have asked for he opinion of Mr Golov and Mr Ceil before and both would agree that the VE Asura is the next way to go. However, the Asuras are no longer being produced as VE has the Asura 2.0 in the works which I heard from Mr Golov and read on VE's Official Taoba Store.


So I thought, why not save up and buy an end game ear bud. My list are


1. Zen 2.0

2. Ostry KC-08

3. SeaHF 320Ohm v2 (https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.5-c.w4002-2612110495.35.jYEBOo&id=525608265905) 

4. Earphone Association "MX500" style 300Ohm (https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.3-c.w4002-1958545936.32.dSpwNE&id=524820529079)

5*. Earphone Association 400Ohm  (https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.3-c.w4002-1958545936.20.dSpwNE&id=525116914319)
6. Shozy Cygnus



* A note on number 5, I was referred to by SeaHF to Earphone Association if I wanted to buy the 400Ohm version of earbud. SeaHF does not currently sell any 400Ohm Earbuds and thus recommended that I look at Earphone Association's 400Ohm.


So, which should I choose? The ZEN 2.0 is the most expensive, followed by the OSTRY. 

 

[golov17]

http://s.aliexpress.com/yEbMJF3A
Very nice earset for low price, with good sound,recommended