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Sep 26, 2018 at 4:45 PM Post #35,746 of 75,272
gazzington said:
Ah thanks, neutral and natural is what I'm after
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Blox TM9 is definitely a great option. I also recommend Cypherus ZoomFred. TM9 is more slick and smooth while ZF is a bit more "raw" sounding (but not in a negative way at all). TM9 is natural sounding but can make bad recordings sound better (well, at least not so bad). Bad recordings will sound bad on ZF so in a way it's more natural sounding to me.

Anyway, I will get back to TM9 and ZoomFred tomorrow.
 
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Sep 26, 2018 at 6:00 PM Post #35,748 of 75,272
Sep 26, 2018 at 6:38 PM Post #35,751 of 75,272
RobinFood said:
Really? That bad? The PK16 are on the top of my list now, but mostly based on @chinmie impressions, since he seems to have VERY similar tastes to me in earbuds.
Are they detailed and analytical, or does that under water quality muddy up the presentation? I am looking for that feeling I get when I put on the ER4XR in my ears, without the physical feeling of putting them in my ears!

Might be worth waiting on for the Symphonio Dragon 2+ to come back on Massdrop...
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The PK16 are just not very natural sounding. Their tuning has a wierd lower treble peak which tries to simulate good upper mids and highs, but it ends up crushing the dynamic range and tonality. Ill do a more thorough review with a bunch of different foams after another week or so.
 
Sep 26, 2018 at 7:42 PM Post #35,753 of 75,272
activatorfly said:
Ok will do...currently have two pending orders via two different agents - both estimated costs seem to tally.
To keep costs down seems best to choose E-packet shipping (eYouBao) - delivery time of about 3-15 days.
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I never use couriers if I can help it. The extra fees on top of the higher delivery charge just isn't worth it for me.

I think of every extra day as a few extra $$$ saved!
 
Sep 26, 2018 at 7:47 PM Post #35,754 of 75,272
So I got my metal shells, plugs, 400 ohm drivers for my diy earbud project. The metal quality is very good. They have some weight to them and don't feel brittle. So far so good. Still waiting on the cable, heatshrink, tuning foam and other drivers to arrive.

Ran into a small issue of the shells being longer than expected but I think I have a workaround that will benefit comfort anyways.

Not gonna rush this one. Want to make something that looks AND sounds good or else why bother!

Now I just need to clear some desk space to put all this stuff and get some tools ready for the job. I'll post a few pics along the way so you guys can stay in the loop :) 20180927_005100.jpg 20180927_005006.jpg

Hard to see there but the top right cover is darker and for the 15.6mm drivers, the bottom left is for 14.8-15mm drivers. Meaning I can fit either pk or mx500 style drivers in these with a bit of modding.

The shells that came with the 15.6mm covers were a bit bulky to use with these covers but with standard mx500 (metal grille variant too) covers they fit much better. So I'll buy some of those to use with that shell type which uses mmcx connectors too.
 
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Sep 26, 2018 at 7:52 PM Post #35,755 of 75,272
seanc6441 said:
I never use couriers if I can help it. The extra fees on top of the higher delivery charge just isn't worth it for me.

I think of every extra day as a few extra $$$ saved!
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$3 or so for epacket and delivery within 2 weeks (as opposed to 6000 days or never) is well worth it for me!
 

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Sep 26, 2018 at 7:57 PM Post #35,757 of 75,272
waynes world said:
QUOTE="seanc6441, post: 14506885, member: 482195"]I never use couriers if I can help it. The extra fees on top of the higher delivery charge just isn't worth it for me.

I think of every extra day as a few extra $$$ saved!
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$3 or so for epacket and delivery within 2 weeks (as opposed to 6000 days or never) is well worth it for me![/QUOTE]


I was charged €30 fees on a €52 valued parcel once by DHL.

NEVER AGAIN!! XD
 
Sep 26, 2018 at 7:57 PM Post #35,758 of 75,272
waynes world said:
QUOTE="seanc6441, post: 14506885, member: 482195"]I never use couriers if I can help it. The extra fees on top of the higher delivery charge just isn't worth it for me.

I think of every extra day as a few extra $$$ saved!
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$3 or so for epacket and delivery within 2 weeks (as opposed to 6000 days or never) is well worth it for me![/QUOTE]
D'accord!
 
Sep 26, 2018 at 7:59 PM Post #35,759 of 75,272
activatorfly said:

$3 or so for epacket and delivery within 2 weeks (as opposed to 6000 days or never) is well worth it for me!
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D'accord![/QUOTE]


Wait i do use e packet, i never use expensive ass couriers like DHL is what I meant to say :)
 
Sep 26, 2018 at 8:03 PM Post #35,760 of 75,272
seanc6441 said:
Wait i do use e packet, i never use expensive ass couriers like DHL is what I meant to say :)
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I messed up on my QUOTEs in my initial post, and I see it infected your quotes - sorry about that!

But yeah, I agree about not using other couriers like DHL for sure!
 
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