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Apr 27, 2015 at 10:05 AM Post #753 of 80,746
clieos said:
   
That will defeat my purpose of wearing an earbuds in the first place. That is, I don't want a tight seal. If I want a tight seal, I already have great IEMs that do that very well.
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I too prefer the open design, but others might appreciate more balanced sound with a semi-open design. 
I've seen moded ES100 with jawbone era silicon tips that have a huge cutout in them to expose all the metal mesh, and the owner loves them=)
 
Speaking of IEM, which ones have the best sound stage? I'm looking for something to replace my RE400s for a more out-of-head sound, thanks!
 
Apr 27, 2015 at 11:14 AM Post #755 of 80,746
cocopro said:
  Speaking of IEM, which ones have the best sound stage? I'm looking for something to replace my RE400s for a more out-of-head sound, thanks!
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I won't say this is the best soundstage I ever heard of an IEM (as I never really rate IEM on soundstage alone and therefore don't keep track of it), but it is one of the best I have heard in recent time - Dunu Titan 1.
 
Apr 27, 2015 at 1:12 PM Post #757 of 80,746
golov17 said:
Mixed reviews ...
http://technabob.com/blog/2008/12/07/atomic-floyd-jax-titanium2-headphones-ears-on-review
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As I said originally there aren't many professional reviews of these despite being on the market for 7 years. And I know people are unlikely to take my relatively inexperienced word for it when I say these are great. But worth a try if you get the chance
 
From what I've read they are unlike the Atomic Floyds in ears which by all accounts are not great. By accident or design these are like listening to a very nicely balanced full size open phone while feeling (when correctly adjusted) nothing on or in your ears. Quite a trick..
 
They sound very good with all my music namely classic progressive rock (including the Floyd of course !!) but are they are also particularly wonderful with classical and jazz as (very good) earbuds tend to be. 
 
PS I don't do links to a particular seller but the deal is easy to find.
 
Apr 27, 2015 at 10:40 PM Post #759 of 80,746
Apr 27, 2015 at 11:18 PM Post #760 of 80,746
clieos said:
 
They claimed to use the same DDM driver that was used on PowerBeats. DDM isn't specific to PowerBeats but can be found on other dual driver dynamic IEM. I am pretty sure all of them come from the same Chinese OEM. Basically it is a way of fusing a 15mm bass and midrange driver and a 7mm driver treble driver together to form a single assembly.
 
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Did a double take when I saw that same pic on their taobao as the one on the Radius DDM site. Do they sound similar to or as good as the Radius? It's still my go-to IEM after so many years and i'd love to have an earbud like that. But if you say it lacks bass extension/depth, i'm not too hopeful.
 
and wow, surprised to see the TG-38s that low, even under the MC5. I guess I'm one of the few who actually like their sound lol 
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Apr 27, 2015 at 11:57 PM Post #761 of 80,746
I don't compare SQ between IEM to earbuds. To me there is too much of an orange to apple to make sense. However, it is definitely quite different sounding from Radius DDM. Also TC100 is DDM based as well, if I am not mistaken, but also different sounding.
 
Apr 28, 2015 at 4:13 PM Post #762 of 80,746
TC100, IIRC , is 16mm dual layered single diaphragm.
 
I compare:) IEMs and earbuds are both cabled speakers that go in my ears, plug into the same devices and get played the same stuff through them. Apples to apples baby
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. Bass, mids, treble, detail, etc. they both have them. Just isolation is not on the table.
 
Apr 29, 2015 at 9:36 AM Post #764 of 80,746
jant71 said:
  TC100, IIRC , is 16mm dual layered single diaphragm.
 
I compare:) IEMs and earbuds are both cabled speakers that go in my ears, plug into the same devices and get played the same stuff through them. Apples to apples baby
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. Bass, mids, treble, detail, etc. they both have them. Just isolation is not on the table.
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According to Tingo's spec, TC100 is based on ’co-axial dual driver', they also happen to sell DIY DDM driver as well.
 
 

 
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