[Blueshound24]

Pk32 was underwhelming, mk2 was very good. I'd stick to his mx500 buds on that basis. Maybe get the 150 as someone suggested it was slightly mid forward, whuch contrasts the mk2 slightly mid recessed sound.

Thanks for your recs!

 

[Matarro]

Lol... I just used a cigar puncher to make holes in foams. I wanted to make a big hole since they sound nice without foams and I just wanted something to make them stay in place (and some slight padding as a bonus). Worked great actually!

 

[mbwilson111]

I just found out that my DP100 will be delivered tomorrow.

Meanwhile, tonight I am enjoying my husband's latest creation. He just finished making it for me yesterday. The HungryPanda Songbird. Very comfortable shell for me and it sounds great with my music.

 

[Matarro]

@mbwilson111 is that cable from a Seahf? Looks exactly like the cable on the AWK-F150C I'm using right now.

 

[mbwilson111]

@mbwilson111 is that cable from a Seahf? Looks exactly like the cable on the AWK-F150C I'm using right now.

No it is from a pack of 10 DIY cables that he ordered a few months ago. But of course they could be what Seahf used... all the parts have to come from somewhere...

It is a nice cable.

 

[Matarro]

Ah, gotcha! Yes, I think it's a nice cable too if it's the same. I just had to ask because it was dangling right in front of me and I saw it looked the same.

 

[purplesun]

Lol... I just used a cigar puncher to make holes in foams. I wanted to make a big hole since they sound nice without foams and I just wanted something to make them stay in place (and some slight padding as a bonus). Worked great actually!

That looks even better! Why would anyone want to punch a hole in a cigar? I don't smoke, music is my only vice! Not counting alcohol & internet porn

 

[mochill]

So what is the sound different between the kube ek2 and ek1 , I ordered a black pair of the ek1

 

[Matarro]

That looks even better! Why would anyone want to punch a hole in a cigar? I don't smoke, music is my only vice! Not counting alcohol & internet porn

Because the outer shell of a cigar is made from rolled leaves the end is sealed so you have to cut it before you can draw air through it. Usually people use a scissor or guillotine cutter but I prefer a puncher because it's neater on my key chain. I'm a very infrequent smoker (like one per month) and I use no other forms of nicotine so I'm not even sure you can call it a vice at that point.

Anyway, here's my Vunbuds with cigar punched holes and ES100:



Edit: How do you upload pics from imgur? I tried several times before giving up and uploading it straight from my phone.

 

[waynes world]

Svara have that much less sensitivity?

I was considering ordering them but I'll probably only be using them with my phone or a bluetooth cable/bt20.

Fwiw, my Samsung S7 -> Radsone ES100 drives them just fine.

I noticed the guy who sold the Kubes now has some ek2's up for sale.
I can't recommend them because of my experience but since others have enjoyed them I thought someone might be interested in trying them out.

They are a bit larger housing than the KUBEV1 for sure, but with a decent shirt clip works good here.
Shirt clip seems a must.

Not just any clip though! The Kube2 clip requires the monster clip lol:

Spoiler

Good laid back massive analog type sound.
Ask waynesworld

Yes, I do quite enjoy that massive analog type sound - good description! I'm also really digging them with of amping

 

[doggiemom]

So what is the sound different between the kube ek2 and ek1 , I ordered a black pair of the ek1

Looks like all the colors are back in stock....... I just bought some. (Sigh).

 

[Willber]

I just found out that my DP100 will be delivered tomorrow.

I hope you ordered the silver ones. Well-made, attractive and very comfortable. Good sound but not quite spacious enough to put them up with the SL 1.0/1.0+ IMO. Nor with my new arrivals, the Headroom MS16, which have made an impressive start. More on them in due course...

 

[mbwilson111]

I hope you ordered the silver ones. Well-made, attractive and very comfortable. Good sound but not quite spacious enough to put them up with the SL 1.0/1.0+ IMO. Nor with my new arrivals, the MS16, which have made an impressive start. More on them in due course...

Yes, I liked the look of it plus the silver one has a straight plug which I prefer.

 

[waynes world]

So what is the sound different between the kube ek2 and ek1 , I ordered a black pair of the ek1

Some impressions here:

It's been a while since I listened to my Vidos, but I just did some abc'ing of the above as well.

For me, the Vidos are the darkest and with the most subdued treble. Maybe there are differences amongst the Vidos and the Kube1's? Or maybe we are using different foams? Or maybe I just don't know that I'm talking about lol?

I also I threw the Kube2's into the mix, and to me they then become the darkest of the lot with the most subdued treble.

The Kube1's and Sabia V6's seem to tickle my amygdala the most, but man, they are all great.

Edit: I just tried some different foams on the Kube2's, and have been tripping out with them pretty well, so they also tickle my amygdala nicely. I previously told mbwilson111 that the kube2's are similar in signature to the Nighthawks, which is a good thing if you love the Nighthawks.

Included Vido measurements.

TLDR:
Sabia is best detail/timbre (fun signature)
Kube V1 is best soundstage (smooth warm signature)
Vido is best value (warm/dark signature)
eK2 is best for big ear holes (thick/dark signature)





This goes to show that what you hear seems to be in alignment with measurements.

To my ears, Vido is definitely less treble-happy than Sabia. Sabia is seemingly more coherent, less 'blurry'.
Kube V1 sits between the two for coherence, but has a unusually large soundstage with excellent positional cues that can't be ignored.
Vido and Sabia sound more in-your-head.
Sabia has the best bass texture and heft. A lot of full-size headphones can't do bass with this finesse and energy.
Vido certainly does seem to be the darkest sound, but not in a bad way. It represents insane value for money. I can hardly believe it.


I've tried a few different foam configurations on eK2 and definitely stacking does help.
I can't help hearing that it suffers from the biggest tonality issues. The dip between 2-5kHz is just impossible for me to ignore. Combined with forward 1-2Khz zone, vocals/mids sound too thick and flat.
Out of the four above, it's the one I would not recommend, however I still feel that my ears are not big enough for it, as the sound changes a lot with different positions when I move them around into places they don't settle.

Huh! Wonders never cease

Thanks for the measurements. One of these days I'll have to learn how to interpret the graph's mids and highs.



Perfect descriptions.



Generally agreed. Another niggle is the linguine cable which also causes them to shift around, so they don't work well for me if I'm moving around a lot.

On a positive note though, after my brain gets used to the eK2 signature, I find them to be lovely and non-fatiguing.

 

[mochill]

So the kube2 is a mini nighthawk, (☞ ͡ ͡° ͜ ʖ ͡ ͡°)☞