Earbuds Round-Up

[mt877]

SHOZY Gold Flagship HIFI Audiophile Earbud - Limited Edition

Both 3.5mm audio and 4.4mm balanced are available now .

https://penonaudio.com/shozy-gold.html

Very nice, but wrong timing for me. What do the Gold have over the BK Stardust (sound quality)?

Edit: My thoughts are the Gold is SG on steroids? Upgraded cable and according to penon listing, bronze nickle plated shell. So I guess a better comparison would be Gold vs SG?

 

[meryjanek37]

Sorry to bother everyone. Anyone who has owned both "Dqsm PD21" and "Rose Martini" can give me a bit of a comparative feel about the two earbuds.

 

[jeejack]

ouch, having shipping delays right before the weekend sucks...

Meanwhile look at what I got today.


N52 BG
19-21 Red dot ti comp

Red dot TI comp is not part of a 19 21 family it just looks like.
You can skip N52 BG, they are to many on the market. 32 comp TI red dot or the legendary 19 21 red dot are much better

 

[RikudouGoku]

You can skip N52 BG, they are to many on the market

lol, why does that even matter?

 

[FranQL]

lol, why does that even matter?

IMO 32 Ohm N52 is average, all the details on the front line and stage contained. It has a good tonality and I agree with @jeejack that there are much better ones, for example for me 32 bio is the undisputed king in that impedance, unless blue pet surpasses it.....

but my opinion may not be the best, because I greatly enjoy drivers that are simply free, like these photo (32 Ohm)

I see the $319 price of shozy gold, and I can't help but smile, they might already sound like celestial eternal life, paying that for a generic plastic shell.... plus a fancy cable... maybe the diaphragm is made of gold.

 

[RikudouGoku]

IMO 32 Ohm N52 is average, all the details on the front line and stage contained. It has a good tonality and I agree with Jeejack that there are much better ones, for example for me 32 bio is the undisputed king in that impedance, unless blue pet surpasses it.....

"good" tonality is depended on your library. The 32 bio does have a lot of technicalities but it does have a big tonality advantage for that over the n52bg.

 

[FranQL]

"good" tonality is depended on your library. The 32 bio does have a lot of technicalities but it does have a big tonality advantage for that over the n52bg.

Yes, of course, I always talk about my personal tastes, it does not occur to me to make universal statements

 

[jeejack]

lol, why does that even matter?

Because you want to sell something that the market is full of! All 32 ohm custom earbuds have this driver. Or maybe you found the "magic tuning" for it. I just gave you an idea to advertise your builds "magic tuning"

IMO 32 Ohm N52 is average, all the details on the front line and stage contained. It has a good tonality and I agree with @jeejack that there are much better ones, for example for me 32 bio is the undisputed king in that impedance, unless blue pet surpasses it.....

but my opinion may not be the best, because I greatly enjoy drivers that are simply free, like these photo (32 Ohm)

I see the $319 price of shozy gold, and I can't help but smile, they might already sound like celestial eternal life, paying that for a generic plastic shell.... plus a fancy cable... maybe the diaphragm is made of gold.

32 bio comp are awesome

 

[chinmie]

just remember about consistency. to me that's more important when someone making a line of product.. SQ and tonality-wise, there's always a market for that as people's taste in sound varies.

I've met and heard many builders who made one awesome tuning and can't replicate it again exactly the same...

 

[mochill]

just remember about consistency. to me that's more important when someone making a line of product.. SQ and tonality-wise, there's always a market for that as people's taste in sound varies.

I've met and heard many builders who made one awesome tuning and can't replicate it again exactly the same...

You need newbsound

 

[jeejack]

Actually two. One for backup

 

[FranQL]

Actually two. One for backup

Three, in case the backup fails

 

[samandhi]

Three, in case the backup fails

Four if you REALLY want to be sure.

 

[Ronion]

In all seriousness, there are thousands of great ‘Classical’ piano players in the world. Hundreds of them better than Lang Lang when he was starting out and inexplicably famous, yet they were/are unheard (no pun) of for the most part on the world stage as the financial disparity indicates. Such a sad situation. Many female pianists figured out a way to create some cleavage (no pun again of course) for themselves in the Classical Piano world by wearing more revealing attire. Yuja Wong, a far more complete pianist at the time, was a trailblazer in this regard and I for one am grateful! I would not want to see Andras Schiff in one of those outfits. EVER. Sonically, they are both incredible. Visually, well I’m biased. Maybe that’s the way to mow the grass around you: put some waifu on that package? It’s worked before. Oh wait a minute, that just puts you in a different field but still surrounded by a lot of tall grass. All these modder buds have hype men…. Maybe objective superiority as the Hail Mary? Only one builder that I know of demonstrates their bud’s objectively in a meaningful manner. It’s a tough situation but does leave clear path for upgrades. I’m useless as a business strategist, but I have to concede that I would have chosen a different driver to start. You need a lawn mower or jugs (definitely not a pun) of carcinogens, not more grass seed. I actually gave that driver away in a bud that made which measured superior to the 32Pro by the slightest of margins. It’s a nice driver, but not actually exceptional in the DIY world. Its stock tuning, as many can attest is better than most. I guess you could go Liberace! Flamboyance attracts attention and the fine folks at Swarovski would gladly sell you some bling. Yeah, okay I will never make for a decent business strategist. Undercut the competition! That’s your move I think. Make’em nice and sell’em cheap. Once you have the tuning, building buds takes minutes. I really think that’s the way to go. The competition is priced way too high in general. This is my moment of genius as a business strategist. There’s a lot of room for you underneath these guys.

 

[Setmagic]

Who's wanna BIO comp upgrade to Svarowski Crystal Line?

Only 199€