Earbuds Round-Up

[Vivasvana]

This thread is dedicated to Tom (@HungryPanda), our friend and fellow earbuds lover that we lost to COVID-19.

Please DO NOT PM me for any question.

Sennheiser MX985, Blox TM7, Venture Electronic Zen 1.0, Rose Technology Mojito.

From top to bottom, left to right:
Audio Technica ATH-CM999
Dasetn Mod M760
Dasetn MC5
Musa SP2
Hifikiwi (晨光M&G) 'Lyrebird' H1
Hifikiwi (晨光M&G) 'Honey Buzzard' H1
Ucotech ES1003

Tingo TC200
HiSound AS-Feeling
Pioneer SE-CE521
Sidy (BGVP) DX1
HiSound AS-Miss
HiSound AS-Charm
Boarseman MX98s

Panasonic RP-HZE70
Tingo TC-100
Tingo TG-38S
HiSound PAA-1
HiSound PAA-1 Pro
HiSound Living
1More金澈 (EO320)

Ucotech ES903
Ostry KC08
MrZ (MusicMaker / ToneKing) Ting
MrZ (MusicMaker / ToneKing) Tomahawk
NineWave Studio Pro
JiuShao E600
JiuShao E300

From top to bottom, left to right:
Blox MC2
Hifiman ES100
湖西小筑DIY DDM
Yuin PK1
Creative Air
Headphone Association 400ohm
AKG K319

FiiO EM3 retail
Apple stock (2nd Gen.)
DUNU Alpha 1
VE Asura 1.0 beta
VE Zen 1.0
B&O A8 (Earphone / Earset 3I)
Audio Technica ATH-CM707

FiiO EM3 (M3 stock)
BenQ Stock (Sennheiser MX500 equal)
Shozy Cygnus
VE Asura 2.0
Sennheiser MX760
Marshall Minor

Panasonic HJ329
Sovov S20
SoundMAGIC PH-10
AKG K311
Sony E888
Sennheiser MX985
Panasonic RP-HV600

From top to bottom, left to right:
M1N (水月雨) V5
M1N (水月雨) VX
Sidy KT100
潜69
潜39
潜25
VE Asura 1.0 final

Final Audio Design Piano Forte II
JVC HA-F130
Baldoor E100
Celsus Sound Gramo One
Sennheiser MX50
Beyerdynamic DP100
VE Zen 2.0 Balanced

Vsonic UU2
AKG Y15
Sennheiser MX581
Sennheiser MX580
SoundMAGIC EP30
Edifier H101
Edifier H190

Blox ANV3
Blox TM7
潜25 red/blue edtion
Edifier H180
Edifier H185
Audio Technica ATH-CHX7
Edifier H186P

Blox BX III (TM7 beta）
Rose Technology Mojito
CrossRoads HR2
CrossRoads HR1

Left to right:
Hifikiwi (晨光M&G) 'Lyrebird' H2
VE Monk+
Fareal (original)
Pai Audio 3.14 (PR1)

Sound Tuner's 'Queen'
TY (Hi-Z) 400ohm
VE Monk
MrZ (MusicMaker / ToneKing) TO300

Ucotech ES1103
舜仕01B (Extraordinary Sound ESP-01B)
Fareal 64ohm 1.0
Fareall 300ohm 2.0

Fareal 64ohm 2.0
AuGlamour RX-1
TY (Hi-Z) HP-400s

DaiK DK-宋 (Song)
MoonDrop (水月雨） VX Pro
PureSound (醇声) PS100-500Ω Extreme Edition (= Classic Edition) Balanced

T&Y Audio (腾阳) 16ohm
T&Y Audio (腾阳) 300ohm
MrZ (MusicMaker / ToneKing) TY2

Atomic Floyd AirJax Sport
HY耳机 (HY Headphone) HY-1

TY (Hi-Z) 32ohm
TY (Hi-Z) HP-650
K's Earphone 500ohm Balanced

Yuin OK1
bengkelMACRO Edimun V3

Sennheiser MX375
Rose Technology Masya
VSONIC VSD3P
Sony Ericsson HPM-62 (recabled)

Sanyo EAH-Z3E
1MORE E320 Piston Earphone
Shozy BK (Stardust) Balanced

Yinman HiFi (音曼) 醇净2.0 500ohm
Rose Technology 64ohm
Heavenly Sound Concerto

Koss KE7
Koss KE10
**** PT15

Z-sound
1MORE E1008 hybrid dual driver
Lenovo 500

道具工厂(Prop's Factory) 1E39
BingZu (冰族) 梅花 (Plum)
Yincrow (音可若瓦) X6

QingYin (磬音坊) QY-550 Silver
QingYin (磬音坊) QY-550 Gold
PureSound (醇声) PS100-600Ω Balanced
PureSound (醇声) PS100-64Ω

AKG K318
Koss KDE/250

AKG Y10
AKG Y16A
NTT DoCoMo P01 (stock earphone for NTT DoCoMo FOMA P901iTV)

Kube 2 (a.k.a EK2 or EarKube 2)
Orin Sound Orin-300ohm
VJJB C1s
Handel SS-300

K's (凯) earphone K64 (64ohm 福利塞)
K's (凯) earphone 300ohm v2
K's (凯) earphone 500ohm 轮回 v2

Astrotec Lyra Classic (Lyra 3rd Gen.）
Svara L

Hi-Z HP-314P
PMV B01 Aoede
Sunrise SW-Dragon 2

K's (凯) earphone K200
Shozy Cygnus(?) Limited Edition
FaShaoZhe (发烧者) M90

NiceHCK EB200
NiceHCK DIY PK2
Vido (原道) stock earbud

SeaHF (虫哥) 400ohm new edition
Yinman HiFi (音曼) 醇净2.0 150ohm
MoonDrop (水月雨) Liebesleid (爱之悲)

**** Tank
DaiK DK-Song(宋) High Impedance Edition 155ohm
OURART Ti7

**** Z&W
Aidex ADX-SII-10001 (a.k.a. NineWave NW-Studio)
K's 300ohm (latest)

Seahf AWK-F64
Seahf 32ohm (latest)
NiceHCK DIY Graphene

南飞科技 QY-888 (previously known as QingYin 磬音坊)
Walnut E1

Moondrop (水月雨) Nameless / 无名
潜韵 (Qian) 潜69 2nd Gen.
YinCrow RW-777

JTS WM-42
Plextone X30mw
Plextone X33m
Z&W Panda (PK2S) Balanced

匠音 双动圈平头塞 (dual dynamic)
Toneking Unicorn
调音师 / 宏韵电声 HY1000 (方丈)
Z&W Panda (PK2S)

Svara Pro
NiceHCK EBX

Benjie BJ-49
K's Earphones 'White Bell' (White Ling)
K's Earphones 'Black Bell' (Black Ling)
K's Earphones / FinalAcoustics Poseidon

BGVP DX3
Penon BS-1 Official

Where are the actual review of all these? All i can see is their pictures and name in here...

 

[Rackhour]

Where are the actual review of all these? All i can see is their pictures and name in here...

I’m not OP, so my guess based on OP’s wording would be that they displayed the earbuds as a form of tribute, and sometime after that, earbud owners gathered in solidarity. Then the focus shifted and the thread title got changed. I’ve only been posting here for maybe a month or two now so this is pure speculation.

 

[assassin10000]

Where are the actual review of all these? All i can see is their pictures and name in here...

I’m not OP, so my guess based on OP’s wording would be that they displayed the earbuds as a form of tribute, and sometime after that, earbud owners gathered in solidarity. Then the focus shifted and the thread title got changed. I’ve only been posting here for maybe a month or two now so this is pure speculation.

No long reviews. He used to have a ranking list but too many people couldn't let it be. So it was removed. (As it was his personal ranking, why should someone else get to decide it for him?)

The OP no longer posts in this thread because of similar issues iirc.

 

[WoodyLuvr]

No long reviews. He used to have a ranking list but too many people couldn't let it be. So it was removed. (As it was his personal ranking, why should someone else get to decide it for him?)

The OP no longer posts in this thread because of similar issues iirc.

Totally correct. People can be so callous and stupid sometimes.

ClieOS' Old Earbuds Round-Up Ranking

 

[Vivasvana]

I’m not OP, so my guess based on OP’s wording would be that they displayed the earbuds as a form of tribute, and sometime after that, earbud owners gathered in solidarity. Then the focus shifted and the thread title got changed. I’ve only been posting here for maybe a month or two now so this is pure speculation.

so nobody has the actual reviews?

 

[FranQL]

The weekend begins, the last project finished, and this one already has a name: Ibis.

400 graphene was my first DIY, the first driver I bought and the first bud I built, the sound of this one was meh, but enough to know that this sound would always be in my collection.



A year ago I made the version totally to my liking that accompanied me until a few weeks ago.



400 Ohm is not a sound for everyone, it has a very analog tonality, weak bass, and it must be added that it is very difficult to adjust, I have found myself looking to get the best out of the mids and ruin the entire top part, for give an example. It is very very sensitive to any change.

A few weeks ago I was talking to @ian91 about this driver, as I found it curious that he likes 400 Ohm (he has one or two Blur buds), saying that it's rare that anyone else likes this sound.

We hyped each other (I don't add anything else) and the idea of trying to improve what we already like arose.

After about five million combinations, here is the result! All that remains is to give it a few long long listening sessions... and then think about the final finishes!

Although it's a DIY, I'd like to tell you this story in the thread... I don't have any great comments to make related to bud purchases.

 

[jwilliamhurst]

The weekend begins, the last project finished, and this one already has a name: Ibis.

400 graphene was my first DIY, the first driver I bought and the first bud I built, the sound of this one was meh, but enough to know that this sound would always be in my collection.



A year ago I made the version totally to my liking that accompanied me until a few weeks ago.



400 Ohm is not a sound for everyone, it has a very analog tonality, weak bass, and it must be added that it is very difficult to adjust, I have found myself looking to get the best out of the mids and ruin the entire top part, for give an example. It is very very sensitive to any change.

A few weeks ago I was talking to @ian91 about this driver, as I found it curious that he likes 400 Ohm (he has one or two Blur buds), saying that it's rare that anyone else likes this sound.

We hyped each other (I don't add anything else) and the idea of trying to improve what we already like arose.

After about five million combinations, here is the result! All that remains is to give it a few long long listening sessions... and then think about the final finishes!

Although it's a DIY, I'd like to tell you this story in the thread... I don't have any great comments to make related to bud purchases.

Love to read this and the buds are beautiful!! Would love to hear these. I don’t think I’ve heard a 400ohm.
I’ve heard 300,500,600 and 700ohm.

 

[Survivor]

Guys tell me if it's worth buying ry4s 300 when there is ksk300? I listen to all phones, psytrance, happy hardcore.

with a good cable, it's a diamond

 

[ian91]

Love to read this and the buds are beautiful!! Would love to hear these. I don’t think I’ve heard a 400ohm.
I’ve heard 300,500,600 and 700ohm.

Don't worry too much about the numbers!

The weekend begins, the last project finished, and this one already has a name: Ibis.

400 graphene was my first DIY, the first driver I bought and the first bud I built, the sound of this one was meh, but enough to know that this sound would always be in my collection.



A year ago I made the version totally to my liking that accompanied me until a few weeks ago.



400 Ohm is not a sound for everyone, it has a very analog tonality, weak bass, and it must be added that it is very difficult to adjust, I have found myself looking to get the best out of the mids and ruin the entire top part, for give an example. It is very very sensitive to any change.

A few weeks ago I was talking to @ian91 about this driver, as I found it curious that he likes 400 Ohm (he has one or two Blur buds), saying that it's rare that anyone else likes this sound.

We hyped each other (I don't add anything else) and the idea of trying to improve what we already like arose.

After about five million combinations, here is the result! All that remains is to give it a few long long listening sessions... and then think about the final finishes!

Although it's a DIY, I'd like to tell you this story in the thread... I don't have any great comments to make related to bud purchases.

The Ibis - named after the Egyptian diety Thoth depicted with the head of the ibis. He was the supreme scribe and compiler of knowledge. This model uses a graphene driver - graphite being used for thousands of years for recording on surfaces. A bit of a convoluted connection but it was just a bit of fun!

It's a special driver in my view and it's great to share in your excitement for it. Your build looks great.

 

[WoodyLuvr]

so nobody has the actual reviews?

No, there was no written up formal review, nor even mini-review, for all those pictured. But many of them were indeed discussed in this here Head-Fi thread; over on the Earbuds Anonymous group on Facebook; and over on the Chinese language audio server erji.net.

 

[mt877]

Mirror post from the WC. I found an acrylic earbud display case from Muji to organize my earbuds.

TGX Ripples, Totem, Sunniva
Desolation Sound, Serratus​

Right case: Sun Copper (On Loan), Asura 3.0 FE (on loan), Yinman 600 (on loan), Fiio FF3, Berseker 2, Val Lazybuds (on loan)​

About the display stand: It is transparent and opens like a drawer from both sides. It seems to have enough space for earbuds and its respective thinner cables. Link to it

I finally got organized with a Bisley 5 drawer cabinet. There are optional plastic inserts with different partition sizes which helps to organize bigger and smaller items, works great for earbuds, IEMs, etc. Bisley is a UK company, so folks from UK might be familiar with the brand.

 

[ian91]

I finally got organized with a Bisley 5 drawer cabinet. There are optional plastic inserts with different partition sizes which helps to organize bigger and smaller items, works great for earbuds, IEMs, etc. Bisley is a UK company, so folks from UK might be familiar with the brand.

I like this. Clean, protected and heavy duty. I opted for the acrylic boxes. If my approach proves straining from a marital perspective, I will go for the Bisley.

 

[mt877]

I like this. Clean, protected and heavy duty. I opted for the acrylic boxes. If my approach proves straining from a marital perspective, I will go for the Bisley.

Very nice!! The candy store is always open and tempting your sweet tooth…

If you get into strife with the wife, you can always keep yours as is and get a pink Bisley (they offer 6 or 7 colors) for your wife so she can hide her stuff, lol.

 

[Rackhour]

it is most coincidental that as the topic of storage comes up, AliExpress gives me a very relevant recommendation: a keyboard palm rest that is hollowed out for storage purposes.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005622531741.html?gatewayAdapt=Msite2Pc

I’ve ordered one for my partner. I would get one for myself, but I use a split keyboard so I’m thinking of ways to neatly DIY two separate containers-cum-palm rests.

 

[twiceboss]

So is there any buds that is the upgrade of EB2S Pro. Same tonality but better stage and other technicalities.