[dharmasteve]

I first listened without foams as did my husband. He then put foams on and said he liked them even more like that so I tried it too. Besides making the sound fuller they are more comfortable for me but I can see why some might like them without foams. Many people will not have foams at home.

You probably know that the Trig Rain store on aliexpress sells millions of colors of foams. They have to be stretched slowly and carefully or they can tear. I have mine in a little box I found at Wilkinsons... for a pound I think.

You've just put a smile on my face. That's a collection.

 

[mbwilson111]

You've just put a smile on my face. That's a collection.

Those are only the Trig Rain ones... of course there are bags of foams that came with my various buds and a big bag or two of black ones that my husband ordered from Aliexpress.... those cheap bags of 100. We will never run out of foams. I am wary of stocking too many though because foam will deteriorate over time even while not being used.

Check this out. When we bought our vintage Aidex DX-SII-10001 from Indonesia it came with a warning to be careful while opening as the original foams will have become dust. We needed to rescue the buds from the packaging without getting foam dust into the drivers. Itt was amazing... lol.

So , you can't stockpile a lifetime supply of foams... or headphone pads. Silicone iem tips should last forever.

I should add... these foams were actually on the buds and disintegrated as we were carefully brushing them away from the shells. Not sure how many years they were in the package.

 

[mbwilson111]

Having different colored foams can help identify right from left. Many people use the red and blue that are included with many bud. I like to have options.

 

[robar]

If anyone's interested, KBear revealed the knight. Interestingly, some stores at Ali still sell it as lucky bag for 11.9usd. Thinking about getting one now or at black friday…

Spoiler: link

It's indeed the earbud I hoped for. The shape reminds me of Qian69 shell which I love. This could be a killer combo, really nice metal shell, great cable and sound (hopefully), what's not to like. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000348335693.html

 

[teston]

Which one to choose, between moondrop chaconne and liebesleid. I think I might want to hop on moondrop bandwagon.
I want to add earbuds with superb details retrieval but with no harsh or glare to my collection.

 

[waynes world]

In fact, they sound damn decent streaming my bandcamp collection (Psychic Lemons Freak Mammal) via my phone while waiting on a haircut.

Who woulda thunk that purple sounds so good!

 

[BloodyPenguin]

I commissioned Chuckzziancj Tres Abrantes to build me a crazy red/blue Vido with MMCX and boy did he deliver!

Both earbuds have the Vido red drivers. This is one KILLER Earbud Build!

 

[mbwilson111]

Who woulda thunk that purple sounds so good!

Don't worry.. they all sound the same

 

[groucho69]

Don't worry.. they all sound the same

Whew!!!

 

[theoutsider]

Which one to choose, between moondrop chaconne and liebesleid. I think I might want to hop on moondrop bandwagon.
I want to add earbuds with superb details retrieval but with no harsh or glare to my collection.

http://blog.livedoor.jp/headphone_metal/archives/52421282.html

This guy compared the two and gave Moondrop Chaconne a recommendation level of 99% hahaha.

 

[brianforever]

I commissioned Chuckzziancj Tres Abrantes to build me a crazy red/blue Vido with MMCX and boy did he deliver!

Both earbuds have the Vido red drivers. This is one KILLER Earbud Build!

Hi BloodyPenguin,

The drivers for blue & red Vido are identical its the tuning foam within the shells that are thicker or thinner..thus the differences in sound signatures..

 

[brianforever]

@BloodyPenguin The blue tuning foam is twice as thick as compared to the white vido , which is why the white Vido are bassier than the other Vido Blue, Red & Black (Image courtesy of Barnabás Róth )

 

[Nimweth]

Just ordered: Smabat M10 Pro. Transmission line in my ears! Can't wait.

 

[mbwilson111]

Just ordered: Smabat M10 Pro. Transmission line in my ears! Can't wait.

Nice choice.

Is this your first earbud? I don't see any buds in your list. You meant the M1, right? You had me googling for an M10.

 

[Nimweth]

Nice choice.

Is this your first earbud? I don't see any buds in your list. You meant the M1, right? You had me googling for an M10.

Yes, a typo, it's the M1 and yes, it is my first earbud. My Hifi speakers are Cambridge R50 transmission line models and I love TL bass so I am looking forward to hearing the bass on the M1!