I'd recommend the Serratus or Alpha from @tgx78. TOTL timbre, tuning, and stage. Instruments sound truly organicHello, bud lovers! After my last post inquiring about the FF3, I ended up ordering a pair and have been listening to the hell out of them. They feel like a great complement to my Shozy BK and Newbsound 32x and I'm so glad I gave them a shot.
I'm trying to content myself with what I have, but curiosity is getting the better of me and I wanted to ask you all for a recommendation. My very favorite sound in music is the acoustic guitar. I love the way the instrument sounds with my existing buds, especially the BK and the FF3, but I'm curious to hear from people here if there's a bud you'd recommend above all others for acoustic music. I'm willing to entertain some TOTL recommendations.
Also, does anyone have a source for those plastic prophylactics some buds ship with to protect the plug?
Thanks!
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Earbuds Round-Up
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JAnonymous5150
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Hello, bud lovers! After my last post inquiring about the FF3, I ended up ordering a pair and have been listening to the hell out of them. They feel like a great complement to my Shozy BK and Newbsound 32x and I'm so glad I gave them a shot.
I'm trying to content myself with what I have, but curiosity is getting the better of me and I wanted to ask you all for a recommendation. My very favorite sound in music is the acoustic guitar. I love the way the instrument sounds with my existing buds, especially the BK and the FF3, but I'm curious to hear from people here if there's a bud you'd recommend above all others for acoustic music. I'm willing to entertain some TOTL recommendations.
Also, does anyone have a source for those plastic prophylactics some buds ship with to protect the plug?
Thanks!
Having never heard the recommendations @ttorbic made, I can only give you some more mainstream recommendations. My favorite earbud for acoustic guitar based music is the Symphonio Dragon 3 on which that kind of music sounds simply sublime. The guitar's each and every note sounds vibrantly realistic and well formed. The timbre, note weight, and presentation are all dead on. The Dragon 3s are quite expensive so I will also say that the Yincrow RW-3000s are also an incredible match with acoustic guitar, lending a depth and musicality that's pretty addictive.
As for the plastic protectors you're asking about, are you refering to the little plastic cylinders that are open at one end that manufacturers use as sheaths to cover the metal tip that actually goes inside a headphone jack on a source for example?
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Thank you!Having never heard the recommendations @ttorbic made, I can only give you some more mainstream recommendations. My favorite earbud for acoustic guitar based music is the Symphonio Dragon 3 on which that kind of music sounds simply sublime. The guitar's each and every note sounds vibrantly realistic and well formed. The timbre, note weight, and presentation are all dead on. The Dragon 3s are quite expensive so I will also say that the Yincrow RW-3000s are also an incredible match with acoustic guitar, lending a depth and musicality that's pretty addictive.
Yep, those are the ones. I keep misplacing the ones that've come with my buds and I like to have them handy when I'm traveling.As for the plastic protectors you're asking about, are you refering to the little plastic cylinders that are open at one end that manufacturers use as sheaths to cover the metal tip that actually goes inside a headphone jack on a source for example?
JAnonymous5150
Headphoneus Supremus
Yep, those are the ones. I keep misplacing the ones that've come with my buds and I like to have them handy when I'm traveling.
Unfortunately I don't have a source aside from buying new cables which seems excessive just to get one of those plastic tip sheaths lol! TBH, I don't use them anyways. When I get back home I can look to see if I have some saved (I think I do). What size(s) are you looking for?
Hello, bud lovers! After my last post inquiring about the FF3, I ended up ordering a pair and have been listening to the hell out of them. They feel like a great complement to my Shozy BK and Newbsound 32x and I'm so glad I gave them a shot.
I'm trying to content myself with what I have, but curiosity is getting the better of me and I wanted to ask you all for a recommendation. My very favorite sound in music is the acoustic guitar. I love the way the instrument sounds with my existing buds, especially the BK and the FF3, but I'm curious to hear from people here if there's a bud you'd recommend above all others for acoustic music. I'm willing to entertain some TOTL recommendations.
Also, does anyone have a source for those plastic prophylactics some buds ship with to protect the plug?
Thanks!
They've been mentioned already but the best I have heard for acoustic music (and instrumental music in general) is the Serratus and the Alpha. The Alpha provides greater noteweight and better imaging but less transparency and subbass extension (note I have an early version that is less bass accented so my comparison may be off slightly). I would say the Alpha sounds more 'natural' for guitar with a little hint of warmth and is more midfocused. Serratus gets you further with lower power sources. You can't go wrong with either provided you have the right source/amp.
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