[furyossa]

My rule is very stupid (or I am it directly), since I like it a lot and I want that sound forever, I buy another (and it stays in a drawer) then when I have another one that I don't like more ... original and duplicate they stay in a drawer....

So you probably have those big and deep drawers Some for duplicates and some for spare cables

 

[FranQL]

So you probably have those big and deep drawers Some for duplicates and some for spare cables

...and for an MP3 player of "nothing more and nothing less than 8GB" !!!!!! I don't know what to do with such a wonder!

 

[furyossa]

...and for an MP3 player of "nothing more and nothing less than 8GB" !!!!!! I don't know what to do with such a wonder!

U can fill it with MIDI songs and Ringtones

 

[n00b]

My rule is very stupid (or I am it directly), since I really like a bud and I want that sound forever, I buy another one like it (and it stays in a drawer) later when I have another one that I like better .... original and duplicate are left in a drawer ...

wow fellow stupid rule follower here.. I realize I do this and it's very wasteful and expensive LOL. I actually wrote down some rules to help curb my spending this month (lol) and here they are:

• No more than $300 (so far, so good, since I got the chaconne and EM5 on sales)
• No multiples
• Not all-black
• Must offer some upgrade to existing collection (which is why I went for the Yincrow X6 with a mic, since none of my other buds have mics, and otherwise should technically outrank the X6)
• Must stay in without silicone (I think it's a lost cause if you need to use wings to keep your buds in place, since those ruin the comfort for me)
• Must have balanced termination (wait, I just broke this rule with the X6s lol)
• Have 4 earbuds max at one time (I am also breaking this rule. I blame Rikudou)

 

[mochill]

wow fellow stupid rule follower here.. I realize I do this and it's very wasteful and expensive LOL. I actually wrote down some rules to help curb my spending this month (lol) and here they are:

• No more than $300 (so far, so good, since I got the chaconne and EM5 on sales)
• No multiples
• Not all-black
• Must offer some upgrade to existing collection (which is why I went for the Yincrow X6 with a mic, since none of my other buds have mics, and otherwise should technically outrank the X6)
• Must stay in without silicone (I think it's a lost cause if you need to use wings to keep your buds in place, since those ruin the comfort for me)
• Must have balanced termination (wait, I just broke this rule with the X6s lol)
• Have 4 earbuds max at one time (I am also breaking this rule. I blame Rikudou)

Must collect more then 4 earbud as so many unique ones available

 

[waynes world]

• Have 4 earbuds max at one time (I am also breaking this rule. I blame Rikudou)

I have SO broken that rule!!!

 

[chinmie]

My rule is very stupid (or I am it directly), since I really like a bud and I want that sound forever, I buy another one like it (and it stays in a drawer) later when I have another one that I like better .... original and duplicate are left in a drawer ...

i try not to have the same/similar sounding earphones on their specific form factor groups (earbuds, iems, headphones, openback, closedback),for instance, if i have a treble dominant earbuds and encounter another good one that's similar, i would do a shoot-out, and (hopefully) would just keep one of them.

for duplicates, i try not to have them, unless if it's rare enough or discontinued

 

[aspire5550]

ST-10 was once smabat's flagship.

Just like you I was lucky enough to snatch one recently on the cheap, last one available from a random Amazon seller.

I like it a lot. It's easier to drive , less bassy, and less peaky in mid-high than ST-10s Gold.

Yep, according to clieOS and a few others in this thread, they prefer the original to the st-10s. It was another reason that I pulled the trigger to get something that cost few times the price of my current bud.

So far, I'm liking it. soundstage and technicalities are above the budget bud.

 

[furyossa]

for duplicates, i try not to have them, unless if it's rare enough or discontinued

The problem is that good models are always discontinued, so by the time we decide we need a spare pair, the "train" is already gone

 

[assassin10000]

Yep, according to clieOS and a few others in this thread, they prefer the original to the st-10s. It was another reason that I pulled the trigger to get something that cost few times the price of my current bud.

So far, I'm liking it. soundstage and technicalities are above the budget bud.

Yep. And the best of that bunch was the V1 followed closely by the V3 iirc.

My v1 is FS in the classifieds now. Good sound but just not comfortable enough for me on long sessions (damn my small ears).

 

[jogawag]

Yep, according to clieOS and a few others in this thread, they prefer the original to the st-10s. It was another reason that I pulled the trigger to get something that cost few times the price of my current bud.

So far, I'm liking it. soundstage and technicalities are above the budget bud.

Yep. And the best of that bunch was the V1 followed closely by the V3 iirc.

My v1 is FS in the classifieds now. Good sound but just not comfortable enough for me on long sessions (damn my small ears).

Have you tried OFC cables yet?
The sound will be thicker than with stock cables(silver plated?).

 

[chinmie]

The problem is that good models are always discontinued, so by the time we decide we need a spare pair, the "train" is already gone

that is really true, and to make things more complicated, chifis would usually do "stealth changes" to their product, so usually even if they're still being sold, there's a chance it will be different from the first batch

the best hope is that there's a new product that would similar or better

 

[assassin10000]

Have you tried OFC cables yet?
The sound is thicker than with stock cables.

Yes.

I ended up skipping use of the stock cables (relegated for burn in use only) as they cause spreading of the ST-10's center mmcx pin and were the cause of intermittent connection.

Once the new cable was used the MMCX connection was fixed. Since then I only used them with an upgraded style MMCX ends/cable that was OFC iirc.

 

[povidlo]

Yep. And the best of that bunch was the V1 followed closely by the V3 iirc.

My v1 is FS in the classifieds now. Good sound but just not comfortable enough for me on long sessions (damn my small ears).

Is there a way to tell a difference between different versions of ST-10?

 

[assassin10000]

Is there a way to tell a difference between different versions of ST-10?

Visually only between V1 & V2/V3. V1 has an exposed center MMCX pin. V2 & V3 have a newer enclosed/surrounded pin. Also by the MMCX cable ends.

V2 & V3 only by sound as far as I know.


Here's comparison pics I took a long time ago. New = V2/V3, Old = V1.