Earbuds Round-Up

[golov17]

Hey ClieOS, any chance you know where to get those on AliExpress or somewhere like that? Am in the US.

http://mistertao.com/beta/pages/item/37119460429.html

 

[fleasbaby]

http://mistertao.com/beta/pages/item/37119460429.html

 
Thanks mate .
 
A little worried by @ClieOS' description  now that I read it though. Apparently they aren't very bassy? Was hoping they would have some reach. Might pass.

 

[Miyaichi]

Actually there are two versions of the DIY Dual Driver. Which version is the preferred one? And can it keep up with the Blox TM7 or HisoundAudio Living in terms of soundstage? And what about the Zen 2.0?

 

[AudioNewbi3]

  Actually there are two versions of the DIY Dual Driver. Which version is the preferred one? And keep up with the Blox TM7 or HisoundAudio Living?

I believe the difference between the 2 versions are just cable. 

The black cable is apparently copper while the blue is silver plated copper. But maybe  @ClieOS can help you better.

 

[Frederick Wang]

   
Nah, just had a listened to Joe Hisaishi Melodyphony, all I can say is, for ochestral I still prefer the DIY DUAL DRIVERS. They are just that good to me. The Cygnus to me lack the SS necessary to make ochestral pieces nice. Just my honest opinion though. 
Depends on how many earbuds you have. IMHO if this your first bud, get the Tomahawks as they are "Omnivorous", in that any typre of music will sound good with them. 
The Cygnus on the other hand is a specialized bud....to me at least.

So how's Tomahawk's SS as opposed to that of Cygnus, is it a better choice for orchestral music? 

 

[ClieOS]

  I believe the difference between the 2 versions are just cable. 

The black cable is apparently copper while the blue is silver plated copper. But maybe  @ClieOS can help you better.

 
Actually the black cable should be Chinese made silver plated OFC. The blue cable is supposedly the so called 'goddess' cable. There are a couple of very well known name when it comes to cable in China, namely 'Furutech' cable, 'goddess' cable and 'heart of the sea' cable. But the fact is most of these so called famous cables might just be fake or regular cable that has its price jacked up. In situation like this, I'll usually go for the expensive one if the price difference isn't too big, but keep to the cheaper one is it is.

 

[AudioNewbi3]

  So how's Tomahawk's SS as opposed to that of Cygnus, is it a better choice for orchestral music? 

Oh by SS I mean sound stage and not sound signature mate. My bad.......On sound signature, I do not have enough experience nor the vocab required to describe them, but I will try anyway.

The sound of the dual driver are very "dry" in that I find that they are the most neutral of my buds.

The Tomahawks, to me feels a bit "warm" if compared to the DD's and sound stage is also not as wide as the DD's. Although, although the base is more prominent on the Tomahawks.  

 

[AudioNewbi3]

   
Actually the black cable should be Chinese made silver plated OFC. The blue cable is supposedly the so called 'goddess' cable. There are a couple of very well known name when it comes to cable in China, namely 'Furutech' cable, 'goddess' cable and 'heart of the sea' cable. But the fact is most of these so called famous cables might just be fake or regular cable that has its price jacked up. In situation like this, I'll usually go for the expensive one if the price difference isn't too big, but keep to the cheaper one is it is.

Ah I see I see. I have always thought that normal cables are OFC while "Goddess, Heart of Ocean, Old River" are Silver plated haha

 

[Frederick Wang]

  Oh by SS I mean sound stage and not sound signature mate. My bad.......On sound signature, I do not have enough experience nor the vocab required to describe them, but I will try anyway.

The sound of the dual driver are very "dry" in that I find that they are the most neutral of my buds.

The Tomahawks, to me feels a bit "warm" if compared to the DD's and sound stage is also not as wide as the DD's. Although, although the base is more prominent on the Tomahawks.  

By SS I refered to Sound stage too mate 

. Actually that cleared my doubts. 
I think I will give Rose Mojito a try, only less than 10 pairs left for grab on Taobao...

 

[ClieOS]

  Ah I see I see. I have always thought that normal cables are OFC while "Goddess, Heart of Ocean, Old River" are Silver plated haha

 
Cable has big profit in it (just as true in China as it is for the rest of the world), so snake oil / hyped up cable is a regular thing among the Chinese DIY cable seller as much as it is for the Western market. My policy is always to get the 'honest' cable (those that tell you what it is made of without adding any fancy name in front of it) rather than famous cable unless there price difference isn't that big. If the price difference is small, the general rule of thumb is the slightly more expensive cable usually does give you better build quality that is worth the difference. Even if not, you are still not losing out much.

 

[fleasbaby]

   
Cable has big profit in it (just as true in China as it is for the rest of the world), so snake oil / hyped up cable is a regular thing among the Chinese DIY cable seller as much as it is for the Western market. My policy is always to get the 'honest' cable (those that tell you what it is made of without adding any fancy name in front of it) rather than famous cable unless there price difference isn't that big. If the price difference is small, the general rule of thumb is the slightly more expensive cable usually does give you better build quality that is worth the difference. Even if not, you are still not losing out much.

@ClieOS ...on the Dual Driver, you mention the bass doesn't reach very deeply. Is it similar to the Sunrise AS Feeling?

 

[ClieOS]

 
@ClieOS ...on the Dual Driver, you mention the bass doesn't reach very deeply. Is it similar to the Sunrise AS Feeling?

 
Haven't listened to AS-Feeling for ages and I don't want to go through the storage. As far as DIY Dual Driver goes, it is really more of a neutral amount of bass so you don't get much of 'rumbling' body of bass even though it does reach down 20Hz. Think Etymotic here.

 

[rggz]

  Man oh man, the sound from the Shozy for vocals to me is pure bliss!

Although not as warm as the 320Ohm (Spreading melted butter across your eardrums), to me it some is more engaging, more life like (somehow like a veil have been lifted from the 320.
Soundstage of the Cygnus is also imho "deep" instead of "wide". That is just me. 

That is just an initial impression btw.

Really nice! Generally when an earbud make me smile just after opening the package that is a good sign. I was reading just about Cygnus bass here and if they shine with vocals too I'll love them, atm I just listen rock/post/prog/fusion with earbuds, maybe they will fit very very well to my mini collection.

 

[Danneq]

  By SS I refered to Sound stage too mate 

. Actually that cleared my doubts. 
I think I will give Rose Mojito a try, only less than 10 pairs left for grab on Taobao...

Don't forget Tomahawks more neutral big brother Ting!

 

[Miyaichi]

Do you think the DIY Dual Driver will fit the purpose? I'm searching for a headphone for some Jazz and watching movies. I already got enough IEMs and headphones to cover other genres, but now I am looking for something more open with a great deep and wide sound stage. Imaging and instrument separation needs to be good for an immersive experience, so it shouldn't have a sound stage that is artificially wide compared to the depth. I would go for a TOTL Grado or a Sennheiser HD800, but much prefer to try my luck with earbuds first. The comfort of portability is just too compelling