[Sam L]

Hey Everyone,

One of the few TOTL earbuds WITH detachable cables

https://penonaudio.com/rose-maria-ii.html

I definitely curious about how these measure and sound and take EQ.

I need to sell off something to fund the Maria II.

Anyone interested in the following items?
- Sony nw-A105 or the
- Shuoer Tape Pro
- pristine condition Alienware 13inch r2 oled laptop? I never really used it because the screen is too small for my aging eyes.

I'm also willing to trade for any mid/top tier bud I don't have in my signature. I'm willing to add cash or take case on top of a cheaper bud. PM me if interested.

 

[Sam L]

oh my.... I feel like an idiot, making a really simple mistake for all my correction work. lol

Argh!!!!!

Bad News: I've uncovered a wrong assumption on my part that has negatively affected every file I've generated.

Good News: Going forward my corrections are going to sound even better for a larger segment of the user base. If you thought my files didn't sound good and gave up on them, give me a couple weeks to fix everything and try again.

 

[Sam L]

New midfi priced earbud:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32838749143.html

FENGRU HYCK100

$75 USD

13.5 MM Double Dynamic driver unit

At least it has detachable cables unlike some TOTL earbuds!

I really like the look of those, very different from the typical shells out there. I'm wondering if anyone has one to share thoughts?

 

[Sam L]

Similar model https://penonaudio.com/earphones/earbuds/paiaudio-prk1.html

How do you come up with this kind of info?

Do you look at sites for earbud models for hours a day? lol
I love the dedication to the hobby. Thank you for your efforts

 

[furyossa]

pristine condition Alienware 13inch r2 oled laptop? I never really used it because the screen is too small for my aging eyes

I don't use the screen even on my Predator 17x (17inch)
You have a very good portable gem, and you can carry it wherever you want and attach it to any external monitor.
Don't tell me it's worth sacrificing Alienware for Maria 2

 

[Sam L]

Don't tell me it's worth sacrificing Alienware for Maria 2

Yes, it is.

I'd obvious require a little cash on top of the maria 2 or 1st gen if someone wants that laptop.

If someone is local to the SF Bay Area, I have a 2016 15" MacBook pro with less than 150 battery cycles on it for earbud trades as well.

 

[FranQL]

I don't use the screen even on my Predator 17x (17inch)
You have a very good portable gem, and you can carry it wherever you want and attach it to any external monitor.
Don't tell me it's worth sacrificing Alienware for Maria 2

I think the same. No bud is worth getting rid of that team

 

[Sam L]

I think the same. No bud is worth getting rid of that team

You guy's priorities out of whack then... earbuds are life! j/k

The only reason, I'd consider trading away laptops is because I have a bunch of them from working at a bunch of early stage startups that didn't work out. Typically when I leave, the employer will take cash for the equipment they bought for me (at a large discount.) Sometimes, they just let me keep the stuff. I'm also nearing offers with a new job, so I figure when I start up with a new job, I'll get new equipment.

My primary laptop is an old Samsung laptop that I will keep only because it's worth nothing on the used market and still works will with my external gpu, not to mention it took quite a bit of experimenting to get AutoEQ working on it.

I'd think you guys would be more supportive of my trade offers so I can get more buds to measure and compensate?

 

[Sam L]

Ok. I think this is it! Post number 1500. Supremus status?!?

I want to thank my family for allowing me to step away for hours to analyze earbuds and tweak my measurement rig.
I also want to thank my wife for her support of my hobby.
And to all of you who have been so generous in reading my thoughts as I've been learning about earbuds. I appreciate all the "likes" to my posts, reinforcing that I'm not alone in trying to push the earbud format forward.



A little "tongue in cheek" but still, it's been a great time here in this thread through the better part of last year!

 

[furyossa]

You guy's priorities out of whack then... earbuds are life! j/k

earbuds are life! .......... Ok earbuds ask for money and the laptop brings money! I don’t want to discuss it anymore

I'd think you guys would be more supportive ...

How can you say that? That's not nice
Congrats for 1.5K, mr. Supremus

 

[RikudouGoku]

Ok. I think this is it! Post number 1500. Supremus status?!?

I want to thank my family for allowing me to step away for hours to analyze earbuds and tweak my measurement rig.
I also want to thank my wife for her support of my hobby.
And to all of you who have been so generous in reading my thoughts as I've been learning about earbuds. I appreciate all the "likes" to my posts, reinforcing that I'm not alone in trying to push the earbud format forward.



A little "tongue in cheek" but still, it's been a great time here in this thread through the better part of last year!

You were waiting a long time for that title huh?

meanwhile I just looked at my profile and damn almost 10k likes!

 

[furyossa]

How do you come up with this kind of info?

Do you look at sites for earbud models for hours a day? lol
I love the dedication to the hobby. Thank you for your efforts

photo-memory
FENGRU HYCK100 is from the period when Ourart TI7 came out, Many inquired about it but to this day there is not much information
You already know that I constantly analyze the design of buds, so this model could not miss my radar Astrotec and Paiaudio buds share similar look,
also, @baskingshark was looking for review, so...

 

[furyossa]

You were waiting a long time for that title huh?

meanwhile I just looked at my profile and damn almost 10k likes!

You're ready to retire. That's it
After 10K likes you will get "Instagram model" status

 

[furyossa]

oh my.... I feel like an idiot, making a really simple mistake for all my correction work. lol

Argh!!!!!

Bad News: I've uncovered a wrong assumption on my part that has negatively affected every file I've generated.

Good News: Going forward my corrections are going to sound even better for a larger segment of the user base. If you thought my files didn't sound good and gave up on them, give me a couple weeks to fix everything and try again.

Can you explain what was the problem? In details please

 

[RikudouGoku]

Just noticed that the Yincrow RW2000 is cheaper than it was on launch.

But since it is 4 different stores and 4 different prices. Maybe it is just the sellers trying to undercut each other? Or is it cheaper now because no one is buying it?