[Sam L]

Buyer beware! I realized I got a fake tracking number for this order when I bought it on 11/11, it was sent to somewhere in Russia (found it so on track17.net) and claimed to be delivered to me in Singapore. I just opened a dispute on aliexpress about fake tracking.

A pity as the reviews for it seem to be positive, I dunno if they had logistics problems due to 11/11, but sending a fake tracking number is not cool. =(

wow, that's a bummer. that's frustrating.

 

[Sam L]

for these models, a little stretching really pays off. They may have a New Year's discount
https://e1dashz.wixsite.com/index
https://ifi-audio.com/products/hip-dac/
https://www.fiio.com/q3
BTW...iFi Zen DAC is a very affordable device and is a good choice for desktop DAC/AMP

ooooohhh nice! I didn't know that e1da powerdac will have a 3.5mm version. That will be a good one.

 

[furyossa]

How about SHANLING UP4?

It's a good choice but we don't know @macunaima output power requirement and the need for balanced output

 

[furyossa]

ooooohhh nice! I didn't know that e1da powerdac will have a 3.5mm version. That will be a good one.

Yup. I think they have 3 different devices and a great mobile app HPTOY.
Still, I will probably go with iFi

 

[Sam L]

Yuin Pk2 with version 1.5 correction. Finally fixed the sound on this thing. Great bud for classical music corrected.

 

[furyossa]

Yuin Pk2 with version 1.5 correction. Finally fixed the sound on this thing. Great bud for classical music corrected.

I have DIY PK2 driver, the question is whether it is the same driver at all. Anyway, it costs nothing to try the PEQ file

 

[Sam L]

I have DIY PK2 driver, the question is whether it is the same driver at all. Anyway, it costs nothing to try the PEQ file

Very true. Haven't tried the PEQ file yet but I'm guessing preamp = - 7db. Hit compress twice as a start.

 

[Sam L]

Yuin Pk2 with version 1.5 correction. Finally fixed the sound on this thing. Great bud for classical music corrected.

Pretty dramatic re-work of the mids.

 

[dissociativity]

I'm honestly feel incredibly lucky to be getting a Masya, won't be able to get it from my american friend til February when I'm back home from interstate work however.
If I fall in love with it I may just save up for the Maria, the technical aspects it offers (namely the dual drivers with one being a GIGANTIC 20mm driver) should in theory be unrivaled.
I also wanna get my hands on the toneking ty2 in feb, I'm very bored of earbuds being same-y, the 1more e1008 is the only thing exciting and different I own, Qian69, Nicehck B40, Moondrop Nameless, 120ohm berry DIY, m2 pro with black gold driver, all are fine and all, but the 1more is the only thing with an addictive sound with something truly special about it.

I want to love the black gold driver m2 pro, but the tuning is too bright as it's clearly designed around the st10s's resonance chamber, though it's clearly higher end than anything I own but the e1008.

IEMs are having more fun with innovation and here we are with boring single DD earbuds.

 

[furyossa]

How about SHANLING UP4?

This one is very powerful for SE output https://www.xduoo.net/product/link2/

 

[Sam L]

You mean this https://www.hypethesonics.com/howto/

Ok, I played around with the graphing database feature on this site and it is exceptionally well done. It's based on the open source package, cringraph, that crinacle uses on his site, but has some extended features. If the site owner is on head-fi and eventually sees this post, kudo's to you! Exciting to see tools like this emerging.

 

[lackOfInspiration]

I want to get more info on how those measurements are taken (what mic, soundcard, etc.) Looking through that database, I'm seeing quite a few that match with mine but others that are quite a bit off.

The monk plus, for example, do not sound at all like that graph. It sounds like my FR.

The measurments were made with a 5128. I believe they had the chance to try it out for a period of time because they were interested in buying it (like Amirm from ASR could). If the database keep extending it would mean they have one for real and that would be crazy. The rest of their database is simply made with a gras RA00045 (but there's only IEMs so it's good).

Concerning the Monk I tend to find find Oratory's measurment and the one made with the 5128 (both show comparable results) to be a bit too good compared to what I hear. I'll tend to agree more with your measurment because of the dirty midbass bump being put in good light, but I still hear the 2k & 5k resonance like what can be seen on the other graphs (and then the 6-10k zone terribly recessed).

EDIT: Note their warning in the "about this database" page: "N.B. This database is tentative and contains certain measurements (particularly for earbuds) that we don’t yet entirely understand or consider fully reliable."

 

[Sam L]

Today's remote setup. Been awhile since I've taken these out of the house...

 

[RikudouGoku]

Today's remote setup. Been awhile since I've taken these out of the house...

Using buds outside? Arent they going to leak (disturb others) and with a poor isolation so you want to increase volume, thus risking hearing damage?

 

[Sam L]

Using buds outside? Arent they going to leak (disturb others) and with a poor isolation so you want to increase volume, thus risking hearing damage?

Well, buds outside of the house and inside a pretty quiet co-working space.