[SolaVirtus]

Anyone else enjoying Newbsound buds? Been listening to the Newbsound 32pro for a few weeks now and it's just wonderful. Big bass and very smooth vocals. But I must say, even with the analogue-ish Opus 11, things never become "gooey" or bloated. Details are absolutely present and separation is wonderful. The tuning is almost spot on between fun and "audiophile" (however you interpret that). There's warmth and bass but also separation and detail --they continue to blow me away.

Definitely enjoy mine - I've got both an X and Lite sets. Fantastic punch and bass among buds. "Audiophile Fun" is a good short description.

Edited for typos.

 

[thamasha69]

Haven't heard of the Newbsound buds and google didn't reveal much - where can I learn more?!

Like others mentioned, pm Bisoy Siosan on FB or Instagram- super cool guy. When I inquired we discussed for a few hours tuning and preferences before I pulled the trigger. Absolutely no regrets - they are great. I also have a Vido tuned by him and his voicing is spot on for my preferences.

 

[gazzington]

I’m having a listen with the zen lite with shanling m8 tonight. Really nice sound. I think I’m going to order the ve sun dice. Anybody here tried it?

 

[Scubadevils]

I’m having a listen with the zen lite with shanling m8 tonight. Really nice sound. I think I’m going to order the ve sun dice. Anybody here tried it?

How quickly do they typically arrive to you? Takes soooo long for me via AE, about a month which puts me off... flawed though as if I had ordered when I decided not to, I'd have them by now!

With that in mind, probably time I order lbbs.

 

[gazzington]

How quickly do they typically arrive to you? Takes soooo long for me via AE, about a month which puts me off... flawed though as if I had ordered when I decided not to, I'd have them by now!

With that in mind, probably time I order lbbs.

Hmm I haven’t ordered anything from ve for a while. A month does put me off when I can get fiio em5 in a day! I’m considering one of those bell earbuds too. Right now I’m preferring earbuds to iems

 

[Scubadevils]

Hmm I haven’t ordered anything from ve for a while. A month does put me off when I can get fiio em5 in a day! I’m considering one of those bell earbuds too. Right now I’m preferring earbuds to iems

Me too on the buds, though the very high praise and my love for EM5 has me very tempted on FD7.

 

[gazzington]

Me too on the buds, though the very high praise and my love for EM5 has me very tempted on FD7.

Hehe must admit I’m kind of enjoying not having iems wedged in my ear canals. Earbuds and headphones for me at the moment!

 

[firesign]

Me too on the buds, though the very high praise and my love for EM5 has me very tempted on FD7.

Is the EM5 really that good?

 

[Scubadevils]

Is the EM5 really that good?

Like many earphones, I have read mixed reports but I absolutely love the EM5. It might be just that it has clicked perfectly with a lot of my music preferences. To be fair though, if you look up reviews, there are quite a few and majority are glowing - I spent an evening reading them before I pulled the trigger.

 

[emusic13]

Hmm I haven’t ordered anything from ve for a while. A month does put me off when I can get fiio em5 in a day! I’m considering one of those bell earbuds too. Right now I’m preferring earbuds to iems

The bells are really nice. Also, I find 32 ohm earbuds to be the best match for tera.

 

[assassin10000]

Curious. I understand how direct sound field and diffuse sound field are applied in regards to loudspeakers but how does a diffuse field occur with and in an ear/headphone? I thought that simply due to the close proximity of an ear/headphone driver to our ear/ear canal all we can experience is direct field (undisturbed sound field) and that we are unable to experience high volume reflected (diffused) sounds aka sounds reflected off objects that are louder than sounds heard directly from the driver. How is it then possible to hear a reflected sound equal to and/or greater than a direct sound from an earbud driver? Or is this some sort of DSP or equalization at play here that you are using to create a diffused field like effect similar to applying a crossfeed DSP?
Genuinely intrigued; please share your secret .

Not diffuse field speaker measurement lol.

Diffuse field "neutral target". Flat response except for pinna gain, I prefer about 8-10db but a 12-15db peak isn't uncomfortable either, as long as it drops right back off. Basically when earbuds measure on my rig similar to the way an Ety IEM graph looks.

This requires a bud/driver with good sub-bass extension.

Grey is modded PK shell.
Red is K's shell.

 

[WoodyLuvr]

Not diffuse field speaker measurement lol.

Diffuse field "neutral target". Flat response except for pinna gain, I prefer about 8-10db but a 12-15db peak isn't uncomfortable either, as long as it drops right back off. Basically when earbuds measure on my rig similar to the way an Ety IEM graph looks.

This requires a bud/driver with good sub-bass extension.


Grey is modded PK shell.
Red is K's shell.

Thank you very much for the explanation comrade; l learnt something new today ... although, I really do wonder and ponder how I ever missed there being a "diffuse field target" LOL!

A diffuse field target aims at a frequency response that's meant to emulate the way flat-measuring speakers would sound in a somewhat 'lively' room (as opposed to an anechoic chamber). Unlike the Harman target, this doesn't base the result on consumer preference-based research. A diffuse field target ends up being slightly brighter than compensations based on the Harman target, and doesn't have as much bass emphasis, but it's still warmer and more realistic than a Free Field target developed in a completely 'dead' room. Diffuse field has been a common target for many years, however more recently headphones have tended to aim for the extra bass emphasis of the consumer preference curve instead. --- Headphones.Com - Measurements and Frequency Response ​

 

[Kamen555]

Hehe must admit I’m kind of enjoying not having iems wedged in my ear canals. Earbuds and headphones for me at the moment!

Yea, I don't enjoy d plugged in ear feel too, but still using iems for commutes on d bus/train.

Earbuds vs open back headphones though, that's sometimes a tough call...

 

[baskingshark]

ClieOS has some posts on some upcoming SMABAT ST20 and M3 pro earbuds:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/the-discovery-thread.586909/page-4043#post-16628179

 

[baskingshark]

ClieOS has some posts on some upcoming SMABAT ST20 and M3 pro earbuds:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/the-discovery-thread.586909/page-4043#post-16628179

Further information about these 2 earbuds from Smabat Lin (founder of Smabat) here on facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/audioreviews/posts/6475929675780622/

Spoiler: Smabat ST20 Photos

Spoiler: Smabat M3 Pro Photos

Seems Smabat is using a labryinth acoustic design as per some of their previous earbuds.