Earbuds Round-Up
Jul 22, 2020 at 10:13 AM Post #48,541 of 75,209
Jul 22, 2020 at 10:14 AM Post #48,542 of 75,209
Have you tried any earbuds that can seriously rival the Mee P1? The P1 has been my go-to for ages, and a few months ago I bought a smabat m1 to try out. Its OK, but it is no competition in regards to clarity, seperation etc. I've been warned about the big drop of diminishing returns with earbuds, so I've held off from purchasing any TOTLS to avoid future disappointments, but I'd love to know if youve experienced anything that can rival it.
Tried the Smabat only a couple of hours so not really intensive. I can't use earbuds for critical listening where I try to discover every single piece of information. The earbuds are ok for casual listening. I gave up a while ago with the IEM because of the hassle with the tips and sealing or should I better say, no sealing. The P1 is ok but I am still in the process of playing with and finding out the right tips. In real, I don't think I will try real hard for. Too much try and error.
 
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Jul 22, 2020 at 1:32 PM Post #48,543 of 75,209
Jul 22, 2020 at 10:14 PM Post #48,545 of 75,209
Smabat M2 Pro - modular design, looks very interesting

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001267044768.html

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Jul 23, 2020 at 12:55 AM Post #48,546 of 75,209
Finally received the Faaeal Iris CE yesterday. Not sure if it's unit variance but I find mine to be a bit too warm and veiled sounding when using full foam. Even for donuts it seems to "thickens" the lower frequencies too much for my taste. Without foam they sound good though, fuller sounding compared to the Traceless I think. cable is not bad though, just a little sticky for my taste.

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Jul 23, 2020 at 4:04 AM Post #48,547 of 75,209
Jul 23, 2020 at 5:54 PM Post #48,548 of 75,209
Monk lite 120 ohm without foams sounds like hd600, tonally.

Just got them in. I don't have many headphones (all closed) but these sound the most headphone-like out of all the earbuds I've tried thus far. If I got these earlier, I would of skipped the Smabat s10.
 
Jul 23, 2020 at 6:30 PM Post #48,549 of 75,209
Man, I’m loving the NiceHCK ME80.

These are the favorite earbuds I have tried by far. Great fit, meaty bass, clear mids, nice metal build. I wish they were mmcx however.
 
Jul 23, 2020 at 7:01 PM Post #48,550 of 75,209
Man, I’m loving the NiceHCK ME80.

These are the favorite earbuds I have tried by far. Great fit, meaty bass, clear mids, nice metal build. I wish they were mmcx however.

Second this! I've not tried that many yet, but so far the ME80 is still my favourite sounding pair. And probably my favourite looking pair too! For casual listening at home, I enjoy these more than my ER4XR. :/

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Jul 24, 2020 at 3:35 AM Post #48,553 of 75,209
FiiO new earbuds on the way!
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Jul 24, 2020 at 6:45 AM Post #48,554 of 75,209
Jul 24, 2020 at 7:19 AM Post #48,555 of 75,209
This is reminiscent of the phase correction tube. But I don't know if it makes sense to put this tube behind the driver at all

The FiiO tube is just like the vent tube on a typical bud. They just routed the tube with a gentle radius for a unique look.

Typical bud:
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FiiO design:
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