You make a good case for them, but I'm still hesitant to drop that kind of money on aliexpress. Half of it is that I won't have much fallback if they're defective or if I just plain don't like them, especially for something I'm mostly buying blind.
I feel like I'm somehow going to end up going full DIY at this rate if I want to get what I want
Weird, I can't seem to find the rw1000 Bass edition on aliexpress. Might just be the search function acting up on me again though, sometimes it just straight up doesn't show the majority of hits for some reason.
This might seem familiar to some (or most) of you, but the more I look around the longer my list of potential purchases becomes. Currently I'm at
- Smabat M0 shell + 40ohm driver
- Smabat M2spro shell + 40ohm driver (Which should essentially be a M2Spro if I understand correctly?)
- RY4S super
- Yincrow X6
- LLBS
- Cat Ear Mimi
- Openheart OH066 or OH860
- FENGRU Diy PT52
Weird, I can't seem to find the rw1000 Bass edition on aliexpress. Might just be the search function acting up on me again though, sometimes it just straight up doesn't show the majority of hits for some reason.
If I wanted to improve my Edifier H185 with better technicalities (and also get rid of the congestion / distortion I have with some complex tracks) would Smabat M2s Pro be a good option?
I like V shaped sound and I don't mind equalising if necessary to get this sound signature.
If this helps I much prefer H185 to VE (original) Monk (too dark sounding) or Toneking Tomahawk (too boring, not enough bass nor treble).
I'll use the balanced output of my Hiby R3 Pro Saber, so I don't think I would have problem with the 150 ohms driver... Would it fit better my tastes than the stock 40 ohms driver?
So, I took my M2S Pro 40Ohm buds and did some EQ experimenting. I use the DX300 with Neutron as the player. As long as you set the preamp to where it wont clip/distort, and have auto gain protection, you can pretty much do what you want with the settings. If you go overboard, though, the volume will be so low that you can't hear the song very well.... Here are the settings:
31Hz = +10dB
63Hz = +8dB
125Hz = +6dB
250Hz = +2dB
500Hz = 0dB
1KHz = -4dB
2KHz = -5dB
4KHz = -4dB
8KHz = +2dB
16KHz = +4dB
Preamp dB = -9.8dB
This gives a nice V without distortion (at least on Neutron, and the music I have listened to it with... YMMV). My 2¢.....
I don't have the 150Ohm driver for the M2S Pro, but I have the ST10S Gold (which is 150Ohm, and I maybe the same driver used in the M2S Pro driver module), and I will try and get a V shaped EQ for that one and let you know....
Damn! The ST10S become some bass cannons with this EQ setting. They can handle most stuff except songs that have a ton of sub bass such as: They can handle it at lower volumes, but if you turn it up the buds themselves start distorting.
The difference in the two (with this setting) is that the 150Ohm driver has MUCH more sub bass, and bass quantity in general. Otherwise they sound more alike than not.
On another note, I decided to try this EQ setting on the Rose Maria II with that song, and that bud can totally handle it and at large volumes too. Massive bass! Not my type of tuning, but wow it can do it.
Weird, I can't seem to find the rw1000 Bass edition on aliexpress. Might just be the search function acting up on me again though, sometimes it just straight up doesn't show the majority of hits for some reason.
Received the M2S Pro (stock drivers) yesterday. A very nice set indeed for those who want a bit more bass but don't want to deal with EQ. Not so much a problem on Android, but on my iPhone I'm just using the stock music player which is a pain to EQ anything. Personally, the LBBS's tuning suits my taste more and I think it's more technically capable, but the M2S Pro is very enjoyable too in its own ways. Plus it has a removable cable and that modular driver system too.
Damn! The ST10S become some bass cannons with this EQ setting. They can handle most stuff except songs that have a ton of sub bass such as: They can handle it at lower volumes, but if you turn it up the buds themselves start distorting.
The difference in the two (with this setting) is that the 150Ohm driver has MUCH more sub bass, and bass quantity in general. Otherwise they sound more alike than not.
On another note, I decided to try this EQ setting on the Rose Maria II with that song, and that bud can totally handle it and at large volumes too. Massive bass! Not my type of tuning, but wow it can do it.
I auditioned the Fiio EM5 at a local shop, it didn't fit me well, but more so, I wasn't too impressed with the sound for the original list price, plus the non detachable cables are a bugbear for me. But $164 is a good deal, we gotta thank @wskl for this fine info.
Do note, there were quite a few QC issues reported for the EM5 on the forums. Returning stuff to China isn't an easy thing to do (for stuff bought on Aliexpress), so it might be worth a consideration to get it from a place with a robust returns policy.
I auditioned the Fiio EM5 at a local shop, it didn't fit me well, but more so, I wasn't too impressed with the sound for the original list price, plus the non detachable cables are a bugbear for me. But $164 is a good deal, we gotta thank @wskl for this fine info.
Do note, there were quite a few QC issues reported for the EM5 on the forums. Returning stuff to China isn't an easy thing to do (for stuff bought on Aliexpress), so it might be worth a consideration to get it from a place with a robust returns policy.
God-tier level tuning the FiiO EM5 offers a very unique sound and are most definitely an "acquired taste" type of earbud (a lot of god-tier earbuds are actually). Although the EM5 has an excellent and authoritative low end; a very nice bottom to middle mid-range which is ever so slightly forward; and a nicely extended treble... they can come across rather shouty & bright and thin-sounding in the upper-mids thru to the highs, especially with certain music genres. And as @baskingshark has correctly intimated the FiiO EM5 has unfortunately been plagued with QC issues. Our Chinese brethren over on erji.net have been quite disappointed in them as well in regards to build quality.
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