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Jul 21, 2019 at 8:14 AM Post #43,699 of 75,352
Can you post some pictures without foam covers and how much did they cost you with shipping
Crystalcore Audio
Approximately USD 95 converting from Thai Baht to US Dollars. As I live in Thailand it was just a local express delivery.

As requested, here is a close-up pic of the ear buds without foams.
Crystalcore-Audio-Kryptonite-150O-Close-Up-with-No-Foams.jpg
 
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Jul 21, 2019 at 1:28 PM Post #43,702 of 75,352
Jul 21, 2019 at 4:52 PM Post #43,705 of 75,352
Jul 21, 2019 at 5:14 PM Post #43,706 of 75,352
Glad you like them. Now wait and see what they sound like after 50 hours... then 100... they just get better and better, opening up like prize rose.

SR2's in da house (er, "in da ears" to be more precise). Burn in smurn in, who needs it - these sound great out of the box :)
 
Jul 21, 2019 at 5:16 PM Post #43,707 of 75,352
SR2's in da house (er, "in da ears" to be more precise). Burn in smurn in, who needs it - these sound great out of the box :)
You have further joys to come, my friend.
 
Jul 21, 2019 at 5:29 PM Post #43,708 of 75,352
You have further joys to come, my friend.
Much further :)

If you like them out of box, you'll love them once they have some hours on them. They can punch and reach pretty low.

Can't wait to try the sr2 pro drivers I have on order. I'm hoping they retain the bass of the sr2 and add a slight bit of treble refinement.
 
Jul 21, 2019 at 5:33 PM Post #43,709 of 75,352
If you like them out of box, you'll love them once they have some hours on them. They can punch and reach pretty low..
I agree, but the biggest improvement I found was the opening up of the soundstage.
 
Jul 21, 2019 at 5:37 PM Post #43,710 of 75,352
I agree, but the biggest improvement I found was the opening up of the soundstage.
Well I attribute that to the 'haze' lifting off the upper mids and treble. Seems the both ends become more emphasised but the low mids keep a similar fullness. So it sounds more bassy and more treblely but not weak in the low mids at all. It's very balanced without being flat or V shaped. Somewhere in between.

Out of box it's dull and dark sounding. What's astonishing is how most earbuds that sound dark and mid centric out if the box do not change much at all. Whatever manufacturing procesa went into this driver the matierial must change with movement. Because it's very clearly noticable.

This would be a good candidate for 'before' and 'after' burn in measurements. If the FR has not changed objectively then I'd be shocked.

I wouldn't care to burn in most earbuds but for this one it is an instant suggestion.
 
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