Earbuds Round-Up
Nov 28, 2020 at 2:34 AM Post #50,656 of 75,146
Were you the one who posted on the earbuds anonymous fb group?

Earbuds, by in large, are far from ety tuning. The closest you'll get is in eq'ing your smabat s10s

Yeah, I got my buds kinda close. I'm exploring the DIY side of this hobby now, I'm just not satisfied with the current options, and I don't like to EQ. Hoping to know how to tune these things, and getting a measurement rig by next year. I'm going to try and get a diffuse field tuning, because DF is just perfect to my ears.
 
Nov 28, 2020 at 6:54 AM Post #50,658 of 75,146
As I said before, the wooden shell is horrible for fit, slippery and overly long after the the end where the driver sits, instead of going inwards for better fit like a qian69, he150 pro or headroom ms16, I highly recommend ordering the cheaper mx500 shell model without such an almost 'sticky' rubbery horrible microphonic cable.

I do love the sound of the 32 ohm bery though, it's definitely the budget winner of 2020 for me, finally a competitor for the qian 69 for the first time.
Have no fit issues here but understand your issue and I have the same with some large metal buds in the past.
 
Nov 28, 2020 at 11:11 AM Post #50,660 of 75,146
KOSS does offer traditional earbuds.

Check out KE7 and KE10.
 
Nov 28, 2020 at 11:39 AM Post #50,661 of 75,146
First impressions on the Toneking Dendroaspis Virids:

Bass is just a typical earbud bass and nothing special.

Mids/treble and especially female vocals however...oh boy, absolutely stunningly good. Very clean and detailed as well, with a holographic soundstage (which I have never experienced with buds before) that is huge in both width/depth.

Technicalities are extremely good as well.

Take these statements with a grain of salt as this is still early impressions: but I think that the Viridis has the best technicalites, mids and treble out of all my buds. :thumbsup:
 
Nov 28, 2020 at 9:24 PM Post #50,662 of 75,146
First impressions on the Toneking Dendroaspis Virids:

Bass is just a typical earbud bass and nothing special.

Mids/treble and especially female vocals however...oh boy, absolutely stunningly good. Very clean and detailed as well, with a holographic soundstage (which I have never experienced with buds before) that is huge in both width/depth.

Technicalities are extremely good as well.

Take these statements with a grain of salt as this is still early impressions: but I think that the Viridis has the best technicalites, mids and treble out of all my buds. :thumbsup:
How is the fit and I think you should let it burn in for 50 at least?
 
Nov 28, 2020 at 10:24 PM Post #50,663 of 75,146
First impressions on the Toneking Dendroaspis Virids:

Bass is just a typical earbud bass and nothing special.

Mids/treble and especially female vocals however...oh boy, absolutely stunningly good. Very clean and detailed as well, with a holographic soundstage (which I have never experienced with buds before) that is huge in both width/depth.

Technicalities are extremely good as well.

Take these statements with a grain of salt as this is still early impressions: but I think that the Viridis has the best technicalites, mids and treble out of all my buds. :thumbsup:

Thanks for the impressions. Is it even better in technical performance than the more expensive Turandot?
 
Nov 28, 2020 at 11:11 PM Post #50,664 of 75,146
In the context of earbuds, probably the KSC75. I disagree when I'm comparing that to the 2019 NiceHCK MX500, but both are great value for money.

My Yincrow X6 is due early next week, so I'll be sure to compare to my KSC75X.

I've had the KSC75's (on parts express headband) for years, and they are definitely classics (although personally I prefer the portapro/sportapro drivers on parts express headband for a little more bass).

I've had the 2019 NiceHCK MX500's for a week, and they are definitely awesome as well! I'm really happy with how they sound.

So yes, both are awesome value for the money :)
 
Nov 29, 2020 at 7:03 AM Post #50,665 of 75,146
How does Toneking Tomahawk sound signature compare to Toneking Dendroaspis Viridis, Yincrow RW-1000 Bass Pro, Smabat M2Pro and Smabat ST-10s?

If I want to improve my Toneking Tomahawk and I'm after a fun V shaped earbud, which one would you recommend me?
 
Nov 29, 2020 at 7:49 AM Post #50,666 of 75,146
How does Toneking Tomahawk sound signature compare to Toneking Dendroaspis Viridis, Yincrow RW-1000 Bass Pro, Smabat M2Pro and Smabat ST-10s?

If I want to improve my Toneking Tomahawk and I'm after a fun V shaped earbud, which one would you recommend me?
If you want a V-shaped bud you can scratch the Viridis.
 
Nov 29, 2020 at 9:54 AM Post #50,667 of 75,146
Guys can you suggest something like this?
Guys can you suggest something like this?


Im looking for earbud style and the ability to add foam pads .
Thank you!
 
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Nov 29, 2020 at 10:10 AM Post #50,668 of 75,146
Guys can you suggest something like this?
Guys can you suggest something like this?


Im looking for earbud style and the ability to add foam pads .
Thank you!

I would go with some set as BT20s + earbuds with MMCX connector.

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Nov 29, 2020 at 11:43 AM Post #50,669 of 75,146
Guys can you suggest something like this?
Guys can you suggest something like this?


Im looking for earbud style and the ability to add foam pads .
Thank you!
I wouldn't recommend that format for audio fidelity. And I'm a big fan of this type of semi-open design. I use them for running and podcasts. But if you insist, I recommend the fiil cc. They'll need some eq work to bring down the upper mids though. The bass on the cc is quite huge, easily comparable to earbuds.
 
Nov 29, 2020 at 12:15 PM Post #50,670 of 75,146
Lowered all earbuds ranks by 1 (except the DQSM Turandot which got dropped from B+ to C-) and added the Toneking Dendroaspis Viridis rank S.
Consider it a teaser for my upcoming review of the Viridis. :wink:

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