it is really good. That’s the funny thing about SMABAT drivers: they are all good. The 150ti is probably my favorite, but that could be different any day of the week. Even the little Bio sounds great. I’m just not a fan of SMABAT‘s tuning. After doing DIY, it’s hard to settle for less than perfect.WOW! Then they should all be good then, because I like the stock driver..
IC your point!
Did you try and put one of those drivers into a DIY bud yet?
Concur. This company really truly is trying hard to innovate and push the "flathead envelope" to new heights and performance levels. Many of the Svara-Smabat models easily fall into the top category for best bass/sub-bass performance. Sadly though I also don't care for their tuning as well. I am sensitive to peaky sibilant treble and Svara-Smabat has this overall general house tuning across the board that has a well known peak at 3kHz that really drives some people crazy while others are completely unaffected and not bothered by it at all... lucky dogs them! Something is also happening in the high mids and low highs that drastically impacts the timbre (timbral accuracy). Timbreheads such as myself and a few others (look'in at you @baskingshark) are quite picky in this department and personally have found the ST-10 era models and the Svara-Smabat house sound in general to be timbre inaccurate across many models and drivers. Though I must admit that I did really love the lows (from the low midrange downward) on my Smabat ST-10S Black-Gold but their wonky timbre, peaky treble, and achy fit were eventually too much for me and they were sent off to a terrifying end in a laboratory to be dissected and studied.
You monster
No, I haven't seen any pre-release reviews yet... though I am keeping a watchful eye over on erji.net waiting for at least some specs to pop-up before they are released. "Coming Soon" could be a long way off for TRN.
Nice price if you ask me.
Specs!!!! Nice find there! Thank you for linking that.
While I do agree with that, I find that most of the earbuds that I own also have this same (boosted 3K) trait. I can say that either I have gotten used to it, or burn-in has helped (maybe a bit of both?). I suppose it comes down to how loud you listen to them also?! I find that most of my earbuds still are terribly shouty at high volume (above 80(ish)dB). The Maria II and the DUNU Alpha 1 are the worst offenders (even more so than Smabat buds). The Chaconnes are the only ones that are not like this. They make me wince when I first put them in, because they have no right to be as clear as they are without being shouty IMO.
My only complaint is attached cable for such a high quality looking bud!Usd100? Aaaannnddd dis is where my journey ends...
Maybe they'll have a cheaper version out later.
After you get totally hooked on tubey-licious 2nd harmonics sound, you're next goal will be to search out and buy all head gear that will sound the best with your new Nutube amp card. It's inevitable!!
