[vapman]

maybe thats true, I bought a 1000 dollar hm901u with balanced card once only to find it produce poor clarity...
But u perhaps want try zishan dsd player, "only" 100 dollar and it definitely makes a difference to my ears.

back to topic, ordered e808+, qian39 and she3800 and perhaps a few more budget eaebuds in the days to come to compare. decideded to change my consecutive earbud monogamy stategy

i thought "Wow, those are my 3 favorite buds!" and none of them costs more than 6 dollars a piece. Ridiculous.
 
(Actually Asura 2.0 is my favorite for the time being, but I am going to give it a fancy recable soon)

 

[Frederick Wang]

When I first got into this hobby I believed price bespeaks quality, but ATH W5000, HM901, VE monk, Zishan DSD changed my opinion. It is ridiculous

 

[vapman]

When I first got into this hobby I believed price bespeaks quality, but ATH W5000, HM901, VE monk, Zishan DSD changed my opinion. It is ridiculous

Still debating if I should get Zishan DSD or not. But I can see that you like it. So many options for it, though......

 

[golov17]

Still debating if I should get Zishan DSD or not. But I can see that you like it. So many options for it, though......

same

 

[magitka27]

  i thought "Wow, those are my 3 favorite buds!" and none of them costs more than 6 dollars a piece. Ridiculous.
 
(Actually Asura 2.0 is my favorite for the time being, but I am going to give it a fancy recable soon)

I'm loving the asura 2.0 too , do you still have the ty 650 vapman??

 

[vapman]

  I'm loving the asura 2.0 too , do you still have the ty 650 vapman??

Yes of course! Although now I really only use them when I need accuracy & neutrality or just want the best detailing I can get. But it's not and hasn't been a daily bud for a long time. I only use it with rubber rings now as i  think they sound best without foams.

 

[AT Khan]

 

Still debating if I should get Zishan DSD or not. But I can see that you like it. So many options for it, though......

same

I don't know about you guys, but I grabbed the Hidizs AP100 @ $180 eventually as my first dedicated DAP in decades... Been using my phone all this time. The Hidizs sold itself to me more than the fiiO X5.
Let's hope and wait now.

 

[AudioNewbi3]

  Still debating if I should get Zishan DSD or not. But I can see that you like it. So many options for it, though......

 
 

When I first got into this hobby I believed price bespeaks quality, but ATH W5000, HM901, VE monk, Zishan DSD changed my opinion. It is ridiculous

Sorry for once again highjacking this thread, but may I kindly know which Zhisan you guys are using or planning to buy?

I am planning to buy it next year as an upgrade to the X3.

Option A)
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z02.1.2016030118.d2016038.qqX27n&id=541533772614&scm=1007.10157.32217.100200300000000&pvid=c6c94d71-8a60-47be-8ddf-9eba71a429e9
 
Option B)
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=2013.1.20141001.1.LP0hAD&id=528200190230&scm=1007.10115.53307.100200300000000&pvid=e8f0ccf7-3cb3-48b4-8306-8e9b246ea56e&idnum=0
 
Option C) (not Zhisan but still.....)
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z02.1.2016030118.d2016038.qqX27n&id=521255921898&scm=1007.10157.32217.100200300000000&pvid=c6c94d71-8a60-47be-8ddf-9eba71a429e9
 
I just hope that they have low noise floor
 

 

[Majin]

quote Danneq:
At least I stay away from the hi res DAP hype. A rockboxed Clip+ is quite close to $500+ DAPs in sound quality so I'd rather spend money on earbuds which makes a bigger difference to the sound...
unquote

maybe thats true, I bought a 1000 dollar hm901u with balanced card once only to find it produce poor clarity...
But u perhaps want try zishan dsd player, "only" 100 dollar and it definitely makes a difference to my ears.

back to topic, ordered e808+, qian39 and she3800 and perhaps a few more budget earbuds in the days to come to compare. decideded to change my consecutive earbud monogamy strategy

you bought the e808+ and qian39 from aliexpress and she38000 from fasttech? I also want to buy those 3 earbuds

 

[Majin]

Is there a good sounding earbud with mic controls?
 
besides the piston and earpods

 

[music4mhell]

  Is there a good sounding earbud with mic controls?

Monk+ with Mic, TP16 with Mic.. 1More EO303/EO320 !

 

[haiku]

eo1008

 

[ClieOS]

or otherwise, ClieOS is the most unhappy man, heh

 
I don't chase any headphone for awhile now. I get new earbud purely for collecting (*thus I don't sell anything) and the fun of discovery (*thus I still buy cheap entry stuffs), not for upgrading. Like @Danneq, I can be happy with something like earpod if the goal is just to enjoy the music. Good headphone makes music more enjoyable, but good music doesn't need good headphone to be enjoyable.

 

[Willber]

 

  Is there a good sounding earbud with mic controls?

Monk+ with Mic, TP16 with Mic.. 1More EO303/EO320 !

I think the EO320 is very good but reports of the EO303 are not favourable.

 

[golov17]

I don't chase any headphone for awhile now. I get new earbud purely for collecting (*thus I don't sell anything) and the fun of discovery (*thus I still buy cheap entry stuffs), not for upgrading. Like @Danneq, I can be happy with something like earpod if the goal is just to enjoy the music. Good headphone makes music more enjoyable, but good music doesn't need good headphone to be enjoyable.

fully agreed