[baskingshark]

The retune ST-10S Black Silver is here. As you can tell from the graph, they are quite different.





The new tuning is closer to that of Black Gold, though I do think Black Gold sounds grander and more effortless

Thanks for the info! Looks good. But as buyers how will we know which black silver version the seller mails to us?

 

[ClieOS]

Thanks for the info! Looks good. But as buyers how will we know which black silver version the seller mails to us?

That, I have no idea.

 

[jogawag]

The retune ST-10S Black Silver is here. As you can tell from the graph, they are quite different.





The new tuning is closer to that of Black Gold, though I do think Black Gold sounds grander and more effortless

Mr. @ClieOS, Looking at the graph of the old Green ST-10 you showed in a previous post (https://www.head-fi.org/threads/earbuds-round-up.441400/post-14910279) , it looks like it's a better bass than the new Silver ST-10S and a lot like the new Gold ST-10S.

In conclusion, if we have an old Green ST-10, we don't even have to buy the new Silver ST-10S or even Gold ST-10S.

Mr. @ClieOS, what do you think about this conclusion?

 

[ClieOS]

In conclusion, if we have an old non-Silvber ST-10, we don't need to buy the new Silver/Gold ST-10S.

Mr. @ClieOS, what do you think about this conclusion?

I think you might have over-read into these graphs. These are not calibrated measurement and thus they can't be compared in absolute terms. They are being centered at 1kHz for convenience and common practice but you can just as well re-center them which ever way that you want.

All 3 graphs below are really the same, but centered at around 10kHz, 1kHz and 100Hz respectably. The actual subjective experience is however likely in between them.

 

[Promenadeplatz]

Smabat ST-10S Black-Gold sounding fine but the larger diameter is physically hurting the entrance area of my rather small ear canals
Hoping, that I'll adapt to it and the ache goes away with a few more days of wearing them. Double full foams muddied the sound... playing around with double donuts at the moment.

Otherwise consider an Otoplasty aka ear surgery .........

 

[Promenadeplatz]

what are good earbuds under 50 bucks? im looking at sony or sennheisser

Sony MH750 (if you find some, rare).

 

[Promenadeplatz]

I did consider the Porta Pro cheap but given what some of those earbuds that you all named here do offer I am thinking now that they are expensive at all !!!!!!!!!!

 

[Alex.Grimm]

Today I got NICEHCK Traceless

Spoiler

 

[kr0mka]

Smabat ST-10S Black-Gold sounding fine but the larger diameter is physically hurting the entrance area of my rather small ear canals
Hoping, that I'll adapt to it and the ache goes away with a few more days of wearing them. Double full foams muddied the sound... playing around with double donuts at the moment.

Had the same issue, changing the foams didn't help much for me, but in the end the pain went away after like 3 days of usage. The initial discomfort is worth the sound of these IMO

 

[F700]

Completly newbie in the Earbuds world here. I have been through the last 20 or so pages of this thread and pulled the trigger for the Smabat ST-10S Black/Gold. Absolutely no idea what to expect, exciting.

Regarding source and amplification, I think I am ready and well-equipped to welcome these guys

 

[vygas]

Hello everyone, I have a bit of silly question, do the different colours of the monk+ sound (brown, purple and clear) differently, or is it just a different coloured shell? I have heard that the clear ones have a slightly thinner shell than the other colours so I am interested to see if the sound is different.

 

[BlacLord]

Been listening to my **** KP120s for a while now and decided to play with the filters at last; the blue ones are underwhelming, flat. The red ones are pretty good, edging in detail over the black but lacking the bass a little.

Black is best.

 

[Brando]

Got the snow lotus 1.0 plus today. These are the first buds I've had that sound good without tweaking. Tbh they make lots of other brands look like a scam. They're not HiFi or anything but for 13 bucks they're ridiculous. The st10s is still better but not 6x better to match the price. Pleasantly surprised. Sorry pk2, off you go!
🗑

 

[baskingshark]

Today I got NICEHCK Traceless

Spoiler

So does it sound the same as a Vido?

 

[Brando]

damn I just realized amazon charged me double for the st10s. should have shopped at ali express. oops! lesson learned.

EDIT: The seller was kind enough to make it right. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take!