[Sam L]

I was going to buy a (supposedly) genuine PK2 but after the last statements here, I just gave up.
It is possible I end up ordering a Shozy XB, but I still haven't found any review on them.

Yeah, don't get the pk2, even the genuine version. It was one of my first buds purchases. It's a capable bud but mine has awful lower mid bloat, like really bad. I believe the earlier versions had a different sound profile.

 

[dissociativity]

How is the Yincrow RW-777 or the RW-1000 anyway? I see little about them, since everyone is so enthralled by the sub-20 dollar sector, I don't hear a whole lot about mid-range priced sorta buds.

 

[dissociativity]

Got the Memt T6, tuning feels like vocals and treble is?? cupped, like it's playing out of a plastic cup lol? very odd tuning.
Smells like strawberrries, lovely packaging and little semi-rigid magnetically closed bag, but the sound is rather disappointing.
the yincrow RW100 definitely beat these by far in terms of semi in-ears and are a perfectly good option for cheap for those who like that style of earbud.
Definite downgrade from the memt t5.

I'd call the sound fuzzy with a peak at? 6k I'm guessing? if anything, it doesn't distort at higher volumes or anything, the tuning is just bad.
I can hear in the mid-bass that the driver doesn't feel like it's bad, just badly tuned.

So I butchered them with a hairdryer and a knife to pry them open, and they sound substantially better without dampening foam, if too bright.
Still not worth it, but not overly cupped sounding anymore.

I guess I'll recycle the cable for a DIY'd earbud, you win some you lose some.
I got some apple buds with lightning input, are those worth recabling to 3.5mm?

 

[jogawag]

How is the Yincrow RW-777 or the RW-1000 anyway? I see little about them, since everyone is so enthralled by the sub-20 dollar sector, I don't hear a whole lot about mid-range priced sorta buds.

You can key in rw-777 or rw-1000 in the "Search this thread ..." text area at the top of this page to get a lot of information about them.

 

[superuser1]

This is the graph for TONEKING Dendroaspis Viridis, the mid bass look pretty strong? Anyone else have their eyes set on these?

 

[furyossa]

This is the graph for TONEKING Dendroaspis Viridis, the mid bass look pretty strong? Anyone else have their eyes set on these?

The choice of color and name was taken from this snake

If you look at these two DIY composite Ti drivers (PU+Ti) you will see down below on these graphs what is the main "feature".
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000177042681.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001146843093.html
Toneking driver use one more coat over the diaphragm, PEEK (thermal plastic)
Hmmm...maybe this snake have PEEK skin...who knows

 

[rprodrigues]

Toneking TP16 are here. I love them.

Spoiler: TP16

A MX500 and Pk2, both diy versions from Fengru, are also comming.

Currently, I have TP16, Tomahawk, EB2, ME80, diy MX500 and diy PK1 from Nicehck, KBEar Stellar, TC200 (also a diy), and ISN Rambo II (a real deception for me).

For me, the more impressive are EB2 (likely due to its small size), ME80, and TP16.
I'm really impressed with earbuds mostly due to their soundstage and confort compared to iems. The cons are the lack, to some extent, of clarity.

If I move to an upper tier, would I get any buds able to justify the gap from the $ 20 bracket (ISN Rambo II can't)?

 

[Sam L]

How is the Yincrow RW-777 or the RW-1000 anyway? I see little about them, since everyone is so enthralled by the sub-20 dollar sector, I don't hear a whole lot about mid-range priced sorta buds.

Yeah the issue is there are some really cheap buds that sound so good that there isn't a real appetite to pay more. I'm slowly winning over some people to how awesome the Nameless sounds with my v1.4 target curve. Same to be said for the Monk lite 120ohm with the v1.4 compensation file -- both 96% end game sound. no joke.

 

[Sam L]

Toneking TP16 are here. I love them.

Spoiler: TP16

A MX500 and Pk2, both diy versions from Fengru, are also comming.

Currently, I have TP16, Tomahawk, EB2, ME80, diy MX500 and diy PK1 from Nicehck, KBEar Stellar, TC200 (also a diy), and ISN Rambo II (a real deception for me).

For me, the more impressive are EB2 (likely due to its small size), ME80, and TP16.
I'm really impressed with earbuds mostly due to their soundstage and confort compared to iems. The cons are the lack, to some extent, of clarity.

If a move to an upper tier, would I get any buds able to justify the gap from the $ 20 bracket (ISN Rambo II can't)?

ah, forgot about the eb2! I have another one to add to my cart for 11/11, thx!

 

[furyossa]

Toneking TP16 are here. I love them.

Spoiler: TP16

A MX500 and Pk2, both diy versions from Fengru, are also comming.

Currently, I have TP16, Tomahawk, EB2, ME80, diy MX500 and diy PK1 from Nicehck, KBEar Stellar, TC200 (also a diy), and ISN Rambo II (a real deception for me).

For me, the more impressive are EB2 (likely due to its small size), ME80, and TP16.
I'm really impressed with earbuds mostly due to their soundstage and confort compared to iems. The cons are the lack, to some extent, of clarity.

If a move to an upper tier, would I get any buds able to justify the gap from the $ 20 bracket (ISN Rambo II can't)?

So you are not satisfied with Rambo II? I mean sound and performance.
It seems to me that BGVP DX5 leaves the same impression.
Build quality is fantastic, a lot of accessories but how they sound (since it uses DLC driver), nothing special at least for me.

 

[rprodrigues]

So you are not satisfied with Rambo II? I mean sound and performance.
It seems to me that BGVP DX5 leaves the same impression.
Build quality is fantastic, a lot of accessories but how they sound (since it uses DLC driver), nothing special at least for me.

Not at all.

I had high expectations on them due to some reviews I read before placing the order. They are praised on such reviews, but they are mid centric with poor extension for booth high and low ends. For me, they don't match the reviews at all. Besides, they are heavy and fit badly despite being small enough for my small ears. In addition, I tried to return themv to Penonadio but I didn't trust what I was asked for. So, it was a very bad experience for a set of buds at 70 bucks which is resting in my drawer

 

[mochill]

This is the graph for TONEKING Dendroaspis Viridis, the mid bass look pretty strong? Anyone else have their eyes set on these?

Mine shipped

 

[furyossa]

Not at all.

I had high expectations on them due to some reviews I read before placing the order. They are praised on such reviews, but they are mid centric with poor extension for booth high and low ends. For me, they don't match the reviews at all. Besides, they are heavy and fit badly despite being small enough for my small ears. In addition, I tried to return themv to Penonadio but I didn't trust what I was asked for. So, it was a very bad experience for a set of buds at 70 bucks which is resting in my drawer

I had the same problem with DX5. At least yours are in the drawer, mine are disassembled I was planning to do some mod but it stayed on that. Maybe someday.

 

[povidlo]

For me, the more impressive are EB2 (likely due to its small size), ME80, and TP16.
I'm really impressed with earbuds mostly due to their soundstage and confort compared to iems. The cons are the lack, to some extent, of clarity.

If I move to an upper tier, would I get any buds able to justify the gap from the $ 20 bracket (ISN Rambo II can't)?

I personally own just two earbuds at the moment: ME80 and ST-10s Gold.

ME80 are very nice for the price! Glad I was able to snag a pair before their apparent discontinuation.

I would highly recommend Smabat ST-10s Gold though if you have a powerful headphone amplifier. I feel like they're a major step-up from ME80 when properly amplified, especially with a tube amplifier.

Most prominently to me, they deliver a hefty low-end with a wide soundstage.

For under $100 USD they're going to be available for 11.11, I think it's a steal.

 

[Sam L]

oh, hey just noticed I broke 1k posts recently! How many do I need to get "supremus"?