Earbuds Round-Up
Nov 19, 2018 at 1:03 PM Post #37,726 of 75,149
Thanks for your suggestion, but unfortunately that's way more than what I'm willing to pay for a set of buds (at least for now that is), especially considering that I'd be blind buying them.
A year or 2 ago there was a bit of a rage with the TY HI-Z HP150s, and so i bought into the hype but was left bitterly disappointed. They were so incredibly bright, not even close to something which can even remotely be considered to accurately represent the audio signal.
OMG, I got one and I'm in love with it. It's has more treble than Zen2 but not too much as you said. Very strange!
 
Nov 19, 2018 at 1:11 PM Post #37,727 of 75,149
OMG, I got one and I'm in love with it. It's has more treble than Zen2 but not too much as you said. Very strange!

It could just be that your ears have become accustomed to a brighter signature.
It's for this specific reason that I have a set of RE-400 to help "reset" my hearing to a more neutral signature when doing comparisons and reviews.
It's pretty amazing just how much and how quickly our brains can adapt and filter certain things out... But at the same time it makes it rather difficult to stay consistent when reviewing products.
 
Nov 19, 2018 at 5:15 PM Post #37,730 of 75,149
Today I'm proud to bring life to two DIY EMX500's :)

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We can't see them but behind ali foams there is white grids so this is a "full white" mod :wink:
On my second pair I used RY4S UE cable for them, but I prefer the cable I used on the black one.
Really loving them, not sure if it's due to the cable but I love the first one even better, is sounds just excellent to my ears: fun, vivid, energetic, very nice subbass and bass extension without any kind of bloat nor mids-bass bump, excellent details, large soundstage, nice mids presence, etc, they almost sound like a TOTL to me, so can't wait to receive my Blox YIN to make a compare for fun :D
 
Nov 19, 2018 at 6:24 PM Post #37,731 of 75,149
Today I'm proud to bring life to two DIY EMX500's :)





We can't see them but behind ali foams there is white grids so this is a "full white" mod :wink:
On my second pair I used RY4S UE cable for them, but I prefer the cable I used on the black one.
Really loving them, not sure if it's due to the cable but I love the first one even better, is sounds just excellent to my ears: fun, vivid, energetic, very nice subbass and bass extension without any kind of bloat nor mids-bass bump, excellent details, large soundstage, nice mids presence, etc, they almost sound like a TOTL to me, so can't wait to receive my Blox YIN to make a compare for fun :D

Very nice! Btw, since I am in a "complaining about cables" mood lol, I like to use shirt clips like these:

https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1t1lIQFXXXXbgXpXXq6xXFXXXC/****-Earphone-Accessories-Headphone-Earphone-Cable-Wire-Cord-Lapel-Collar-Clip-Nip-Clamp-Holder-Mount.jpg_640x640.jpg

and I find the RY4S UE cable strands are always falling out of the clip. Does anyone have a solution for this?

The best clip I've used (which broke) was the below jvc shirt clip that I got with some jvc iems. They would solve my problem, but I can't seem to find them anywhere (and I don't feel like buying more jvc iems lol):

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/the-devil-is-in-the-details-jvcs-new-iem-shirt-clip.494299/

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Anyone with any ideas?
 
Nov 19, 2018 at 7:40 PM Post #37,733 of 75,149
It could just be that your ears have become accustomed to a brighter signature.
It's for this specific reason that I have a set of RE-400 to help "reset" my hearing to a more neutral signature when doing comparisons and reviews.
It's pretty amazing just how much and how quickly our brains can adapt and filter certain things out... But at the same time it makes it rather difficult to stay consistent when reviewing products.
You are totally right!
 
Nov 19, 2018 at 8:26 PM Post #37,734 of 75,149
Nov 19, 2018 at 8:53 PM Post #37,735 of 75,149
Very nice! Btw, since I am in a "complaining about cables" mood lol, I like to use shirt clips like these:

https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1t1lIQFXXXXbgXpXXq6xXFXXXC/****-Earphone-Accessories-Headphone-Earphone-Cable-Wire-Cord-Lapel-Collar-Clip-Nip-Clamp-Holder-Mount.jpg_640x640.jpg

and I find the RY4S UE cable strands are always falling out of the clip. Does anyone have a solution for this?

The best clip I've used (which broke) was the below jvc shirt clip that I got with some jvc iems. They would solve my problem, but I can't seem to find them anywhere (and I don't feel like buying more jvc iems lol):

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/the-devil-is-in-the-details-jvcs-new-iem-shirt-clip.494299/

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Anyone with any ideas?

I really like the shirt clip that came with the ER4XR and use it with just about all of my earbuds too when I need a clip.
It doesn't clip to the wire, but rather latches onto the Y splitter.
Other clips I use always felt like they were going to either cut the wire or were way too loose, so I much prefer this.
You can also squeeze the grip part a little if it is too loose. Once again, a little pricey but it is my favorite shirt clip.

https://www.etymotic.com/er38-55-4sx.html
 
Nov 19, 2018 at 9:31 PM Post #37,736 of 75,149
Very nice! Btw, since I am in a "complaining about cables" mood lol, I like to use shirt clips like these:

https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1t1lIQFXXXXbgXpXXq6xXFXXXC/****-Earphone-Accessories-Headphone-Earphone-Cable-Wire-Cord-Lapel-Collar-Clip-Nip-Clamp-Holder-Mount.jpg_640x640.jpg

and I find the RY4S UE cable strands are always falling out of the clip. Does anyone have a solution for this?

The best clip I've used (which broke) was the below jvc shirt clip that I got with some jvc iems. They would solve my problem, but I can't seem to find them anywhere (and I don't feel like buying more jvc iems lol):

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/the-devil-is-in-the-details-jvcs-new-iem-shirt-clip.494299/

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Anyone with any ideas?
5pcs/lot cable clips Collar Clip for headphone Rotating Clamps for headphones headset clamp earphone accessories
http://s.aliexpress.com/7JFbY3ym
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Nov 19, 2018 at 10:09 PM Post #37,737 of 75,149
Very nice! Btw, since I am in a "complaining about cables" mood lol, I like to use shirt clips like these:

https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1t1lIQFXXXXbgXpXXq6xXFXXXC/****-Earphone-Accessories-Headphone-Earphone-Cable-Wire-Cord-Lapel-Collar-Clip-Nip-Clamp-Holder-Mount.jpg_640x640.jpg

and I find the RY4S UE cable strands are always falling out of the clip. Does anyone have a solution for this?

The best clip I've used (which broke) was the below jvc shirt clip that I got with some jvc iems. They would solve my problem, but I can't seem to find them anywhere (and I don't feel like buying more jvc iems lol):

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/the-devil-is-in-the-details-jvcs-new-iem-shirt-clip.494299/

67282_thumb.png

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Anyone with any ideas?

a friend really likes the penon clip
https://penonaudio.com/cable-shirt-clip.html
 
Nov 20, 2018 at 7:32 AM Post #37,740 of 75,149
That is an awesome clip design...I'm trying to decide if it would bug me that the cables are literally being pinched all the time :thinking:
The ones that don't pinch never hold, you are fighting physics and gravity after like 5 minutes when the cable keeps slipping and the clip gets yanked off.

This one looks pretty decent, although I wont use them myself.
 

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