[HungryPanda]

postman just arrived, two new toys for today. Yinman 150 ohm earbuds and the new IMR-R1 earphones

 

[seanc6441]

Clear, detailed and full, just as they are meant to sound imo

Thanks. They sound interesting.

 

[j4100]

... the new IMR-R1 earphones

Brave man going for them after the Trinity debacle! Good to see them turning up.

 

[jant71]

They are rather good, great bass for an earbud, have sounded good with everything I've thrown at them

How is the cable??

 

[ctaxxxx]

My head hurts. I dropped Wong an message about the Blur options and I have no idea what to do about the myriad of connector choices. Obviously, I currently only have 3.5mm capability, but believe it's probably worth going balanced, but that's where my problem begins. What amp (or amp dac) would I get to partner the Blur and my FiiO X5ii, or do I replace the DAP? Obviously it will likely also matter whether te Blur is 32/64/300 ohm. I know there are a few Blur owners in here. @ctaxxxx has a balanced version of at least one of his pairs, and @DBaldock9 also has a balanced version.

What are you balanced earbud users (in particular, Blur users) using to amp with?

Thanks again.

I use the iBasso DX200 dap. If you are going for the 300 ohm version, I would suggest the balance route. High ohm headphones/earbuds typically sound better to my ears with the extra power.

 

[j4100]

I use the iBasso DX200 dap. If you are going for the 300 ohm version, I would suggest the balance route. High ohm headphones/earbuds typically sound better to my ears with the extra power.

Thanks. Which versions do you have ?

 

[HungryPanda]

How is the cable??

Very nice and also replaceable as they use mmcx connectors

 

[ctaxxxx]

Thanks. Which versions do you have ?

300 and 64 ohm, both balanced. I use AMP 3, which is balanced only.

 

[j4100]

300 and 64 ohm, both balanced. I use AMP 3, which is balanced only.

This is the listing I got, variously available with 2.5mm 3.5mm or 4.4mm terminations. Though I will not state the pricing given to me, the cheapest is at the top and descends to the most expensive at the bottom.

Blur 32 or 64
Blur 魔女 300
Blur 魔音 32 or 300 SPC
Blur 32 or 64 4 core SPC
Blur 32 litz copper 4 core
Blur 32 or 64 or 300 Premium
Blur sONYfANbOY 32 or 64 or 300

No mention of 魔王 but I presume that would be either the Premium or sONYfANbOY (or both), since they both use the 925 silver housing. I liked the translation of "Devil King".

I'm guessing the 300 ohm balanced would be the preference, where available.

 

[ctaxxxx]

This is the listing I got, variously available with 2.5mm 3.5mm or 4.4mm terminations. Though I will not state the pricing given to me, the cheapest is at the top and descends to the most expensive at the bottom.

Blur 32 or 64
Blur 魔女 300
Blur 魔音 32 or 300 SPC
Blur 32 or 64 4 core SPC
Blur 32 litz copper 4 core
Blur 32 or 64 or 300 Premium
Blur sONYfANbOY 32 or 64 or 300

No mention of 魔王 but I presume that would be either the Premium or sONYfANbOY (or both), since they both use the 925 silver housing. I liked the translation of "Devil King".

I'm guessing the 300 ohm balanced would be the preference, where available.

Huh... I was never given that extensive of a list.

All I have are:
Blur 魔音 300 SPC (analytical sound)
Blur 64 Premium (warmer sound)

 

[waynes world]

I have to say, putting Monk donuts on my seaHF AWK-F150C buds has improved the sound over the Monk thins I was originally using. Treble sounds better. Currently enjoying Amplifier's Airborne (from the S/T album), RM Hubbert's Simple Things (from the Recovery 2 E.P.).

Yup, sounds very good (but man, changing foams is a fiddly pain in the butt!)

 

[j4100]

Yup, sounds very good (but man, changing foams is a fiddly pain in the butt!)

Yeah. Not the easiest, but the worst pair I have at the moment are the MX760 Graphene. Slippery customers.

 

[waynes world]

Yeah. Not the easiest, but the worst pair I have at the moment are the MX760 Graphene. Slippery customers.

Interesting how the 150C's and the Graphenes are both so good, but sound quite different.

 

[HungryPanda]

Interesting how the 150C's and the Graphenes are both so good, but sound quite different.

That is the whole reason we need lots of buds

 

[chinmie]

Yup, sounds very good (but man, changing foams is a fiddly pain in the butt!)

foams changing is an art of its own... you must learn the pinch and slide technique.. grasshopper