Earbuds Round-Up

[waynes world]

My Yincrow RW-9's arrived. First impressions - these have no right to sound so good for the $16 I paid. Absolute steal.

Update: I have ordered a pair for each member of the family

+100. I love their sound signature, and am quite impressed with the bass. Definitely puts a smile on my face

 

[Sam L]

anyone know if the rose masya mk2 have been discontinued?

 

[Carrow]

anyone know if the rose masya mk2 have been discontinued?

Don't know about that but it's no longer listed at Penon Audio.

 

[emusic13]

Thanks for review, I had Smabat's (green, silver, gold) Gold was better for me (but they are not perfect for me, a very cold middle). Silver and green I did not like at all. Yincrow RW-1000 Bass Pro I liked it, but their drawback is still not a lot of bass for the bass pro version, but the scene is wide and clean. I now want to try now Rambo II and Turandot.

Definitely try the Turandot. It sounds so good out of balanced output. It's the first earbud I've heard where the soundstage stood out to me immediately on first listen

 

[Sam L]

my quick take on the Yuin PK2...

Out of the box, they sound really messy -- the bass and mids are a real mess. But they EQ really well and after doing so, they are fantastic!



Funny thing is even with the drop in bass and lower mids, the low end still sounds strong. Now the PK2's sound great, with good detail.

**edit: this is on a LG V60. For Android phones with no built in EQ, I recommend PowerEQ in the play store.

 

[chinmie]

my quick take on the Yuin PK2...

Out of the box, they sound really messy -- the bass and mids are a real mess. But they EQ really well and after doing so, they are fantastic!



Funny thing is even with the drop in bass and lower mids, the low end still sounds strong. Now the PK2's sound great, with good detail.

do you use foams on your PK2? just a suggestion, seeing your EQ setting, you could try removing the foams and using it bare. it might give closer sound to your EQ adjustment

 

[Sam L]

do you use foams on your PK2? just a suggestion, seeing your EQ setting, you could try removing the foams and using it bare. it might give closer sound to your EQ adjustment

Sadly, I need the foams to keep the smaller drivers in place.

 

[Sunstealer]

Sadly, I need the foams to keep the smaller drivers in place.

I removed the rectangular vent foams inside my NiceHCK B40 just to see what would change and the bass is reduced with increased airiness (I put them back). This might help with your low-end muddiness.

You also said they were "out of the box"......maybe allow some burn-in time?

 

[Sam L]

I've been pondering how to cheaply couple my calibrated mic to measure earbuds.

I asked awhile back but got no response, so I'll post this again in case it catches someone's eye willing to share thoughts on diy graphing solutions for ear buds.

Just ordered this:
https://yourdesignmedical.com/produ..._content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic

 

[Qualcheduno]

Hi everyone, sorry to bother you, but I need your advice: I'm searching for a pair of earbuds for a friend of mine. What I'm searching for is something that is:
-easy to drive (she will drive them with an IPhone)
-cable down (she wears glasses)
-good mids/vocals but with enough bass to give the music proper "weight" and authority (think of moondrop starfield or senn's hd650)
-doesn't get too muddy with fast and complex music (she listens to prog metal among the other things)
-around 30-40€ shipped
-good build quality (she will use them when walking around)
Bonus/nice to have but not necessary
-detachable cable
-available on amazon or on a site with relatively fast shipping (eg penon)

Thanks in advance!

 

[Alex.Grimm]

Hi everyone, sorry to bother you, but I need your advice: I'm searching for a pair of earbuds for a friend of mine.

Willsound MK32

 

[Sam L]

Willsound MK32

Not seeing willsound on aliexpress anymore.

 

[Alex.Grimm]

Not seeing willsound on aliexpress anymore.

This is not China this is Indonesia. You need to write on facebook to Willsound message

 

[DBaldock9]

Hi everyone, sorry to bother you, but I need your advice: I'm searching for a pair of earbuds for a friend of mine. What I'm searching for is something that is:
-easy to drive (she will drive them with an IPhone)
-cable down (she wears glasses)
-good mids/vocals but with enough bass to give the music proper "weight" and authority (think of moondrop starfield or senn's hd650)
-doesn't get too muddy with fast and complex music (she listens to prog metal among the other things)
-around 30-40€ shipped
-good build quality (she will use them when walking around)
Bonus/nice to have but not necessary
-detachable cable
-available on amazon or on a site with relatively fast shipping (eg penon)

Thanks in advance!

You are talking about an iPhone with a 3.5mm audio jack, right?
.
Penon sells the "Earbuds Anonymous" (Facebook group) model, which sounds good.
.
https://penonaudio.com/earbuds-anonymous.html
.
As their web page says, the listed price ($50) is "Informal", and that you can get the reduced price by joining the EA Facebook group.
When I bought mine, the price was $25, when using the "Discount Code" mentioned on the group.
They may be a bit more expensive now.

 

[baskingshark]

Hi everyone, sorry to bother you, but I need your advice: I'm searching for a pair of earbuds for a friend of mine. What I'm searching for is something that is:
-easy to drive (she will drive them with an IPhone)
-cable down (she wears glasses)
-good mids/vocals but with enough bass to give the music proper "weight" and authority (think of moondrop starfield or senn's hd650)
-doesn't get too muddy with fast and complex music (she listens to prog metal among the other things)
-around 30-40€ shipped
-good build quality (she will use them when walking around)
Bonus/nice to have but not necessary
-detachable cable
-available on amazon or on a site with relatively fast shipping (eg penon)

Thanks in advance!

Check out the BK2. It is a bit bass lite for me (I'm a basshead), but it has above average technicalities, is easy to drive, balanced tuning, has good timbre, is non fatiguing and has detachable cable to boot, about $20ish USD.

Though in general, I wouldn't use a earbud for walking about cause they have poor isolation compared to IEMs and bass is usually the first frequencies lost when isolation is bad in an external environment.