Earbuds Round-Up
May 21, 2018 at 1:47 PM Post #31,216 of 75,297
I hate this hobby, there’s always one more bud you gotta try/get!
Received Black Panther from Wong Kwan Wae last week, and now I’ve got the Blur White Chocolate ordered!
Now My poor wallet hates me as well! :wink: :)
I've just ordered black Panthers from him too. I also already own his original chocolate in 4.4. Great earbuds
 
May 21, 2018 at 1:53 PM Post #31,217 of 75,297
Glad they finally arrived!
Don't forget, they are already fully burned, just plug and enjoy :)

They already miss me a lot but as I still have MK2 rev2, it's OK ^^

I was going to say - there was a lot more bass OOTB than I had expected so I was wondering if you'd spent enough time with them before selling them on; they're sounding great, enjoy the MK2 Rev 2!
 
May 21, 2018 at 2:06 PM Post #31,218 of 75,297
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My Custom CAX Zoomfred with pentacon 4.4 and different tuning than normal Zoomfred.
 
May 21, 2018 at 2:33 PM Post #31,220 of 75,297
Yes Cypherus tune it for me. The difference is is reduce warm but increase in detail, seperation and more soundstage on my ear. The reduction in the warm does not reduce the bass extension and the impact though. The final sound is not settle since i am only about 100hours of burn in.
 
May 21, 2018 at 2:53 PM Post #31,221 of 75,297
I was going to say - there was a lot more bass OOTB than I had expected so I was wondering if you'd spent enough time with them before selling them on; they're sounding great, enjoy the MK2 Rev 2!
hehe :)
They received something like almost 200 hours of proper burning (pink noise at high volume and various songs at normal volume), but real spending time with them was something like only approx 6 hours. After the burning they definitely gained mids and details in highs. But compared to MK2 rev2 I found them a bit lacking of highs, looks like MK1 has a slight roll-off in the treble, but clearly I more enjoyed the soundstage and overall instrument separation on MK1. It has a unique soundstage for an earbuds.
Like someone else said here (and which I agree), MK2 is more an on-the-go earbud, while MK1 needs some brain settle to really appreciate them :) but after that period, MK1 sounded a bit more coherent than MK2.
I was hesitating to move to MK3 but finally I will wait for some PK32 impressions before choosing :wink:
I really enjoy "fun" and detailed "on the go" earbuds with good soundstage and slight V shaped sounding.

Btw, NiceHCK DIY PK2 has gained much with the burning process, @Guggga @seanc6441 you guys were right, it needs a lot of burning before apprecating them. Bass finally woke up, more details and mids are now more refined. I begin to enjoy them a bit (even if it's still not my sound taste for what I listen, but for jazz, vocals, piano, guitar etc, it's a must have in our earbuds collection. I still listen to them with heigi donut foams for now, as I don't have talent for cutting foams, haha) :)
 
May 21, 2018 at 2:54 PM Post #31,222 of 75,297
I take it you liked the panther then? Any impressions to share? :)
Maybe in a few days time when I’ve done a little more listening. :)
 
May 21, 2018 at 2:56 PM Post #31,223 of 75,297
I've just ordered black Panthers from him too. I also already own his original chocolate in 4.4. Great earbuds
I think you’ll like them. :wink: What impedance Chocolate?
 
May 21, 2018 at 3:48 PM Post #31,224 of 75,297
May 21, 2018 at 4:26 PM Post #31,225 of 75,297
32ohm. They sound lovely with my zx300 using 4.4.
You’re making me impatient for my White Chocolate 150ohm to arrive now :wink:
I think the B.P. is a modified Docomo bud, I’m not sure about it, but they seem only to be available in China. As I say I’m not sure, but they do look very alike.
 
May 21, 2018 at 4:33 PM Post #31,226 of 75,297
@seanc6441 The Black Panther seems to be nicely balanced across the spectrum, perhaps a little rolled off in the treble. Sort of a relaxed, long listening session type bud that is nicely detailed from the bass all the way up to a slightly rolled off top end. The mids are nicely placed with the vocals front and centre. ymmv.
They’ve got about 5-6 hrs on them at the moment.
They also feel slightly smaller than mx500 shells in my ears (using VE thin foams)
 
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May 22, 2018 at 1:02 AM Post #31,227 of 75,297
Comparing BP with Willsound mk.1r2 - mk.1 seems to have a marginally wider soundstage, but BP seems taller?? (More airey)
Against the Willsound mk.2 - mk.2 has mid-bass hump, but soundstage seems slightly narrower and not as airey as BP. Willsound both use mx500 shell whereas BP is slightly smaller shell (in fact it feels a lot smaller in-ear)
 
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May 22, 2018 at 1:06 AM Post #31,229 of 75,297
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The Willsounds: MK2 rev2, MK3, PK32, and 300ohm. All balanced except the PK32. Testing them against my current MK2 rev1.

Really liking the PK32! I'll ask my friend to lend his BK and other yuin type buds for comparison later
 

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