[HungryPanda]

Unfortunately massdrop uses the MSRP price when shipping (ie $250 in this case), so I would probably get hit with $60CAD of duty and taxes. So no go for me from them.

I bought these from Massdrop and they put the purchase price on package not MSRP

 

[waynes world]

I bought these from Massdrop and they put the purchase price on package not MSRP

Thanks - that's good to know! Maybe they have changed their ways (or I had it wrong - entirely possible!)

 

[mbwilson111]

Thanks - that's good to know! Maybe they have changed their ways (or I had it wrong - entirely possible!)

People have pointed out that they put full value on the package...that they cannot / will not put less...meaning they put exactly what you paid.

 

[seanc6441]

KDE250 is back on Massdrop (Drop), now down to $60: https://drop.com/buy/koss-kde-250-ear-clips

Should I hold out until it goes to $40? I haven't gotten it because I have smallish ears and fully expect fit problems. Not sure that I would be able to get much use out of them.

What was the deal last time round? Wasn't it $50?

 

[waynes world]

People have pointed out that they put full value on the package...that they cannot / will not put less...meaning they put exactly what you paid.

I see that the transaction I was thinking of was $82.99US, which is about $110CAD. And that being over $100CAD was what probably triggered the extra duty. So I was mistaken and I will edit my post

 

[seanc6441]

The cable on my old PureSounds PS100-600S 600Ω is dying... thinking on either re-cabling or simply replacing them with a pair of PureSounds PS-100 500Ω or K's K600/K500 as I desire the same ear-friendly sound signature.

Any/all advice welcome.

You've built custom grados, recabling these buds should be a breeze for you .

I say recable them! You can use the same thickness cable to not distrupt the tuning.

 

[legacy404]

I did the search and found it... almost two years ago. It looks to me like you have the S version not the TS that I have. Yours have black shells. They are not the same....and mine certainly does not need any bass boost like you were talking about in the first part of your post.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/earbuds-round-up.441400/page-1471#post-13654748

my ty hi 150s were harsh at the beginning too, now they are not smooth but quite neutral, not sharp.
I don't know if it helps but i recabled the plug with gold plated oyaide. I also use a warmer dap than aune m1s which was too bright (for me). imo this earbuds is excellent
give it time and try other sources,

These reviews seem to be on the money. Good bass, overly emphasized treble, and lacking mids. I'll give it time to burn in more but seems like a waste of $40 so far, not really willing to go into it and swap out the cable.

 

[Marcos Fontana]

KDE250 is back on Massdrop (Drop), now down to $60: https://drop.com/buy/koss-kde-250-ear-clips

Should I hold out until it goes to $40? I haven't gotten it because I have smallish ears and fully expect fit problems. Not sure that I would be able to get much use out of them.

It didn't fit in my wife ears (I believe that my ears are 2 times more deep). For me, it fitted really well. Is hard to say without testing it. Price is the same... I got mine for $59.99:

1x

Koss KDE250 Earphones

Transaction ID:

MD-XXXXX-3825xx

Subtotal:

$59.99

Shipping:

FREE

Tax:

$4.35

 

[rkw]

What was the deal last time round? Wasn't it $50?

Seems that the KDE250 was also $60 the last time, in January. The first time on Massdrop was two years ago at $100.

 

[ClieOS]

Really won't recommend KDE250 for any price unless you are only aiming for collecting purpose. It has some of the most anti-human design of any earphone I ever tried.

 

[seanc6441]

Not sure why they didn't create a more ear friendly shape for the mids/treble driver on the kde250. Something to improve the comfort/fit.

The bass driver needs to be big to have impact without a seal but the mids/ treble driver could have been designed to fit a smaller housing maybe even use an earpod shape.

Seems like this product is almost great but doesn't quite make the mark for most.

Really won't recommend KDE250 for any price unless you are only aiming for collecting purpose. It has some of the most anti-human design of any earphone I ever tried.

Seems so. That big ass bass driver is just wasted potential in a poor design.

They could even have copied a moijto like dual driver setup, with the earclip system to hold up the big bass driver. Fit would be far better that way.

This is basically going to be the Rose Mojito pro I guess albeit with a more manageable bass driver size. (20mm driver for bass right?). Wonder if that will use an earclip or if they managed to keep the weight down enough for it not to be an issue.

 

[waynes world]

Really won't recommend KDE250 for any price unless you are only aiming for collecting purpose. It has some of the most anti-human design of any earphone I ever tried.

Lol! Whenever I get interested, I start reading the discussions there. I am a bit anti-human, but not completely, so I don't think they would work for me

 

[HungryPanda]

The KDE 250 just slipped perfectly into my ears straight out of the box, unlike these Dunu Alpha 1's I'm fighting with at the moment. I know they have potential

 

[Willber]

The KDE 250 just slipped perfectly into my ears straight out of the box, unlike these Dunu Alpha 1's I'm fighting with at the moment. I know they have potential

I found the DUNU A1 fits well and gives the most open sound with the supplied foam donuts. They are very comfortable to me and, with certain tracks where it doesn't exhibit the weird 'pulsing' I described a while ago, they sound fantastic.

 

[Marcos Fontana]

The KDE 250 just slipped perfectly into my ears straight out of the box, unlike these Dunu Alpha 1's I'm fighting with at the moment. I know they have potential

For me, it fitted really well too.