Ahhh, so that's what they look like! Rubbing it in a bit aren't you?!Still rocking my Turandot
Earbuds Round-Up
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That's not nice, showing this pair in front of Mr @WoodyLuvr.Still rocking my Turandot
Now he never be able to forget them 
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Ooopss did not know what happened
It's better to stay that wayOoopss did not know what happened
Anyway ... his wife now owns that model, so he has no access to them anymore.
Even restricted access would be fine, but this is not the case here
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/earbuds-round-up.441400/post-16474986
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Ooopss did not know what happened
More info here... I reside with a pack of thieves!It's better to stay that way
Anyway ... his wife now owns that model, so he has no access to them anymore.
Even restricted access would be fine, but this is not the case here
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/earbuds-round-up.441400/post-16474986
1. Blur Beautiful Witch 300Ohm aPsBeing the minimalist that I am, I am quite relieved to report that I am finally down to three (3) earbuds again.
A month or so back I was sitting on nearly thirty plus earbuds and a good number of dacs & amps which I have since managed to sell, trade, and/or gift away... not including those items that my daughter and wife continually, and quite illegally, procure from me! I have resigned myself to the fact that I most likely will never ever see my Turandots nor BTR5 again. I don't even know where my wife hides them when not in use... I desperately hunted around for them but to no avail!
Here are the earbuds currently residing in my stable and why:
It would be nice to hear, from fellow rabid earbud enthusiasts, what you consider your top three earbuds are and why... or four... or five... or six...
2. 14.8mm 150Ohm red film
3. 15.4mm 130Ohm LCP drivers
Well, the NiceHCK shipment arrived. I unboxed them hours ago, but have a 3.5mm Traceless sitting in its bag, the X6 are on the desktop amp being run through, and the Monk Lite haven't been unplugged from the SR25 since they arrived.
That leaves these little guys to join me and the OnePlus 8T today. Doesn't get much more simple that this, I suppose. USB-C straight to a pair of buds. Was nice of them to include a shirt clip, I suppose. Aside from that and some full foams, no other pack-ins to speak of, so basically what you'd expect for less than 10 bucks.
The sound isn't anything to write home about, either, but it's plenty serviceable. Closer in bass quality and quantity to the Snow Lotus than it is the M2s Pro. Pretty dang decent staging for what it is, but won't win any awards.
Wish the shells were a little more comfy. The Monk Lites definitely have me spoiled there.
Haven't had much serious listening time on anything lately, so impressions of the M2s Pro and Monk Lite SPC will have to wait. Neither have dethroned the Snow Lotus for me yet (overall).
They definitely have no sub-bass to speak of. Not much midbass, either.
Hmm. Maybe this will help.
Hmm. Maybe this will help.
Monk slim metal 3.5mm express delivery has arrived!
Comes with the case, Expack lite and MX500 earbuds with mic (?) are included.
The right and left shells of the Monk slim metal have a black foam on them so you can't tell which side is which, so I immediately replaced it with a red and blue foam.
Unlike the turandot, the shell is light and I don't mind that it is metal.
The sound out of the box is straightforward, flat and much better than the Monk plus. The bass is also very good.
For $20 I think these will sell well.
Sorry, I'm busy moving house, so I'll leave the rest of the commentary to someone else.
Comes with the case, Expack lite and MX500 earbuds with mic (?) are included.
The right and left shells of the Monk slim metal have a black foam on them so you can't tell which side is which, so I immediately replaced it with a red and blue foam.
Unlike the turandot, the shell is light and I don't mind that it is metal.
The sound out of the box is straightforward, flat and much better than the Monk plus. The bass is also very good.
For $20 I think these will sell well.
Sorry, I'm busy moving house, so I'll leave the rest of the commentary to someone else.
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Iess bas and mid/vocals are amaizing vs 40 and 150 ohm from what a good friend told me
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Only took 5 weeks from order date to it arriving in sweden. Probably another 1-2 weeks before I have them in my hands.
Oh and if anyone forgot, these are the products in that package:
Faaeal Iris CE grey version
Faaeal Iris 2.0
Faaeal Iris Ancestor
K´s LBBS
Yincrow RW-100
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AliExpress says they are going to refund my money for the Monk Lite that never got out of China, but I had to get PayPal involved. I’m happy to say that Venture Electronics was going to help me out, but they didn’t need to in the end. What a mess. I’ll be glad to actually see the money back in my account.
Good for you, but sorry you didn't get your buds... Maybe try again directly through VE once the money is back in there?
On another note, I found out that my ST10S Black and Gold (from Aliexpress) are arriving tomorrow, instead of the projected Aug 09 (sorry @Ronion not trying to rub it in).
Oh. Is that what I was missing? Turns out the M2s likes two things:
- Silver cables
- Balanced power
For anybody interested:
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mKV0iH9
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Many thanks for your great tip. I hang one of my earbuds for a couple of days and it has straightened out betterWhat, you don't have one in your living room? It's been a permanent fixture in ours since summer last year. Happens to make a fantastic tool for flattening bent headphone cables. Usually takes a bit of time and weight, but the improvement is tangible:
Just the Monk Lite for now. Don't want to overwhelm myself.
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