After cementing my On-Ear Rushmore, I'm back in the Earbuds' game!
I've been catch-n-releasing what felt like endless TOTL earbuds (Blur, Zoomfred, Mojito, Red Dragon, yada yada); I settled on the measley
Snow Lotus 1.0 2.5mm and found them to be perfect for my need/usage. Plus I had some complaints about the business of "ultra expensive" TOTL earbuds so I stepped back a bit. But now with the release of so many great options in the mid-tier <$100 range, I just couldn't resist.
So a few days ago, I had an opportunity to sample of sakes for work, one thing lead to another and in lieu of any promiscuous behavior with co-workers, I got a little trigger happy on AliExpress and picked up:
- ToneKing MusicMaker
- ToneKing 400Ohm
- ToneKing 600Ohm
- **** PT25
- SMABAT ST-10
I'm loving how detachable cables have trickled down to the more reasonable priced earbuds (goes to show how looooong I've been out the game) which I had always thought should be a must with anything over a certain price point.
Any other recs or must-trys?
Also, does anyone (anywhere on the interwebs) have a reliable methodology to measure earbuds yet? I feel like the variance in people's ear cavity fit is so great that any measurements would be super unreliable...