Earbuds Round-Up

[silverszi]

DIY thread isn't very active
and I don't think I can live with anything standard (atleast without eq).

 

[piknikkopi]

Hi everyone, would like to get opinion from people here about Fiio FF3 vs Yincrow RW-1000 or maybe Toneking Denroaspis Viridis due to them almost within the similar price range.
I'm looking for neutral-bright but not too excessively bright pair with good technicalities + strong in detail and resolution. I wouldn't mind bass but not boomy, not super recessed, but I like to keep it as flat as possible.
For reference, I've been loving TRN BA5, Tin T2 (the original), and Hzsound Heart Mirror. K's LBBS is an earbud that I really like as well but I would like to add one more into the collection but with a limited budget.

 

[baskingshark]

Hi everyone, would like to get opinion from people here about Fiio FF3 vs Yincrow RW-1000 or maybe Toneking Denroaspis Viridis due to them almost within the similar price range.
I'm looking for neutral-bright but not too excessively bright pair with good technicalities + strong in detail and resolution. I wouldn't mind bass but not boomy, not super recessed, but I like to keep it as flat as possible.
For reference, I've been loving TRN BA5, Tin T2 (the original), and Hzsound Heart Mirror. K's LBBS is an earbud that I really like as well but I would like to add one more into the collection but with a limited budget.

If you like the HZSound Heart Mirror/Tin T2 type signature, you can consider the NiceHCK EBX21. It is usually selling around 200ish but recently they seem to be clearing it at 1/2 price.

Good resolution, very technical/analytical, neutral bright. Lacks sub-bass though, and treble sensitive might find it too bright.

 

[piknikkopi]

If you like the HZSound Heart Mirror/Tin T2 type signature, you can consider the NiceHCK EBX21. It is usually selling around 200ish but recently they seem to be clearing it at 1/2 price.

Good resolution, very technical/analytical, neutral bright. Lacks sub-bass though, and treble sensitive might find it too bright.

It's 219 at Ali, plus import taxes to where I live it'll be closing in at 300.
Appreciate the recommendation but those three I mentioned are the only one I can find in my local e-commerce. None of them close to signature of T2/HM?
If not, then I could eliminate requirements to only look for the best technicalities out of the three.

 

[WoodyLuvr]

Some random bad photos.

Awesome, thank you for sharing those pics. They are not as light blue as I had thought but much darker deeper blue than what I was seeing in your first posted pic. Nice. I do like that darker blue color as well. If not too much trouble please post in some point of time the termination end of the dongle amp (just curious if there has been any changes from what I used before).

 

[weexisttocease]

Awesome, thank you for sharing those pics. They are not as light blue as I had thought but much darker deeper blue than what I was seeing in your first posted pic. Nice. I do like that darker blue color as well. If not too much trouble please post in some point of time the termination end of the dongle amp (just curious if there has been any changes from what I used before).

Yes. They are dark blue.

Here you have the photos you asked for (sorry about Freddie but he's curious)!

 

[digititus]

Hi everyone, would like to get opinion from people here about Fiio FF3 vs Yincrow RW-1000 or maybe Toneking Denroaspis Viridis due to them almost within the similar price range.
I'm looking for neutral-bright but not too excessively bright pair with good technicalities + strong in detail and resolution. I wouldn't mind bass but not boomy, not super recessed, but I like to keep it as flat as possible.
For reference, I've been loving TRN BA5, Tin T2 (the original), and Hzsound Heart Mirror. K's LBBS is an earbud that I really like as well but I would like to add one more into the collection but with a limited budget.

Yincrow RW-1000 Bass could work. Great detail and stage with fast bass. Very versatile buds.

 

[piknikkopi]

Yincrow RW-1000 Bass could work. Great detail and stage with fast bass. Very versatile buds.

Do the bass version substantially different to the normal one? I mean do the original RW-1000 not have any bass at all?

 

[silverszi]

Testing some designs, used in jet engines to reduce certain frequencies and also in JVC spiral dots! Im getting them done in resin so I will show the final build! (If i remember haha)

Spoiler: Warning: looks a bit spooky!

Did you show these yet?

 

[o0genesis0o]

Yes. They are dark blue.

Here you have the photos you asked for (sorry about Freddie but he's curious)!

Those are some beautiful earphones and dongles.

 

[baskingshark]

Today, my kid in lower primary school required some earbuds for some online lessons and examinations (which requires the students to plug a earbud into a laptop for the exam). Apparently it tests listening comprehension etc and it will be used weekly.

So knowing that kids don't really know how to take care of audio gear, I decided to pass her a Vido ($1 USD lol) and some cheap Faaeal Snow Lotus 1.0 Plus CE (also a cheap pair). She listened to those on some EDM tracks and she gave a "meh" grading, LOL she wasn't too impressed. The fit was okay with full foams, so it wasn't a fitting issue. Unfortunately, she saw a Smabat M2S Pro (I think it had the stock drivers) in the same compartment and immediately said she wanted to try it. Straight away she returned the Faaeal and Vido and refused to part with the M2S Pro; she packed it in her bag ASAP and left for school.

Dang, there goes my M2S Pro. Better hide the rest of the gear, in case the kid sees higher end stuff like the RW2000.

@WoodyLuvr now I know how you feel when your wife steals your earbuds. BTW my wife told me that a DUNU LUNA on loan sounded the same as a fake beats IEM she bought from a night bazaar on A/B testing. At least my kid knows the difference between a Vido and a M2S Pro, unfortunately one can't unhear the difference, and hence the M2S Pro has been stolen!

 

[o0genesis0o]

Evening listening with FF3: Chaconne in Bach's Violin Partita No.2 performed by Julia Fischer



FF3 sounds beautiful. Spacious, slightly warm, excellent dynamic control. Let's hope that Fiio actually knows how to replicate this result rather than hitting it randomly. Finger-crossed for FF5.

BTW my wife told me that a DUNU LUNA on loan sounded the same as a fake beats IEM she bought from a night bazaar on A/B testing.

Sacrilegious!
Anyhow, my friend told me that the modded KZ I gave him sounds better than my Andromeda, so. I guess different criteria?

Better hide the rest of the gear, in case the kid sees higher end stuff like the RW2000.

Lucky for me that I have no kid and my wife dislikes my gears. She loves the XM4 headphone that I bought her though.

 

[WoodyLuvr]

Today, my kid in lower primary school required some earbuds for some online lessons and examinations (which requires the students to plug a earbud into a laptop for the exam). Apparently it tests listening comprehension etc and it will be used weekly.

So knowing that kids don't really know how to take care of audio gear, I decided to pass her a Vido ($1 USD lol) and some cheap Faaeal Snow Lotus 1.0 Plus CE (also a cheap pair). She listened to those on some EDM tracks and she gave a "meh" grading, LOL she wasn't too impressed. The fit was okay with full foams, so it wasn't a fitting issue. Unfortunately, she saw a Smabat M2S Pro (I think it had the stock drivers) in the same compartment and immediately said she wanted to try it. Straight away she returned the Faaeal and Vido and refused to part with the M2S Pro; she packed it in her bag ASAP and left for school.

Dang, there goes my M2S Pro. Better hide the rest of the gear, in case the kid sees higher end stuff like the RW2000.

@WoodyLuvr now I know how you feel when your wife steals your earbuds. BTW my wife told me that a DUNU LUNA on loan sounded the same as a fake beats IEM she bought from a night bazaar on A/B testing. At least my kid knows the difference between a Vido and a M2S Pro, unfortunately one can't unhear the difference, and hence the M2S Pro has been stolen!

LOL! I hear you brother. Between my wife, eldest daughter, and the three to five other females that rotate and live in our home it is a wonder I have anything of value left! I literally have two small cubby hole areas that were supposedly designated as being mine... without failed they are invaded, pillaged, and/or rifled through on a daily basis without hesitation. Siamese women are unstoppable and they bite!

 

[chinmie]

LOL! I hear you brother. Between my wife, eldest daughter, and the three to five other females that rotate and live in our home it is a wonder I have anything of value left! I literally have two small cubby hole areas that were supposedly designated as being mine... without failed they are invaded, pillaged, and/or rifled through on a daily basis without hesitation. Siamese women are unstoppable and they bite!

i'm glad no one touches my collection at home

my wife has her own airpod pro and those no name bluetooth sleeping eyepatch/earphones for sleeping, and my son is using my Sony WH XM3 headphones and a Samsung buds, other than that, my other gears are left untouched

 

[Ronion]

Hi everyone, would like to get opinion from people here about Fiio FF3 vs Yincrow RW-1000 or maybe Toneking Denroaspis Viridis due to them almost within the similar price range.
I'm looking for neutral-bright but not too excessively bright pair with good technicalities + strong in detail and resolution. I wouldn't mind bass but not boomy, not super recessed, but I like to keep it as flat as possible.
For reference, I've been loving TRN BA5, Tin T2 (the original), and Hzsound Heart Mirror. K's LBBS is an earbud that I really like as well but I would like to add one more into the collection but with a limited budget.

The FiiO are more of a warm-neutral though it can be brightened with the other foams. I personally prefer to brighten it more precisely with EQ because I don’t really like the way the other foams do the job. Otherwise it fits your criteria but I haven’t heard the other buds you mention.