saldsald
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Do you mean few days? I am still indecisive on this one.
Earbuds Round-Up
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Yep, got my dates mixed up.
If mx500 shells are comfortable for you, and you want to try TGXEAR house sound, then SBS is a great start. I'm fairly sure that, based on review comparisons, Serratus / SBS will outperform FF3s in tonality and technicalities. I'm not sure about the Chaconne - that's more treble forward, right? So at the very least, the SBS will complement your sets.
Assuming you mean high impedance low sensitivity drivers? @samandhi normally has excellent advice on this but you'll need to share your driver details.
I have sources that output 0.4 to 1.7W.
My most wicked earbud is the Yinman 600 ohm (87 dB/mW sensitivity and 600 ohm impedance). Sometimes the impedance is not the main issue, but more of the low sensitivity.
Only 1 dongle can drive the Yinmans acceptably, and that is the Fiio KA13 (requires desktop mode, 4.4mm with 550 mW output!)
Otherwise, all the other dongles are not able to (it is not a matter of volume but you get suboptimal soundstage/dynamics and the bass is flabby and one-noted when underpowered). My main desktop source is the Schiit Asgard 3 and that drives the Yinman well too on high gain. A budget desktop amp (Fiio K11) can also power these puppies well.
Have you heard of E1DA 9038? Its a tiny dongle DAC amp series from a DIY/small family business, but holy cow it's powerful. I think it's >340mW at 30 Ohm with 2.5mm Bal.
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...ents-of-e1da-9038s-bal-portable-dac-amp.8424/
https://www.headfonia.com/e1da-9038d-review/
Impressive little device!
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I have it bro, no doubt the 9038 is quite powerful for a dongle, but it don't beat the 550 mW of the Fiio KA13 haha.
Kyonnie
100+ Head-Fier
After reading this I did some more research about it I'm such a sucker for boutique stuff and it's well made too
anli
100+ Head-Fier
It is interesting. AliExpress says 93 dB/mW. What is your information source?
https://aliexpress.ru/item/32817689863.html?sku_id=64713503329
From the boss @WoodyLuvr : https://www.head-fi.org/threads/earbuds-round-up.441400/page-4687#post-17607340
Who spoke to the maker of the buds. The updated driver is 87 dB/mW, compared to the older ones using 93 dB/mW.
The Aliexpress link is very outdated. They are still showing a detachable MMCX version but all the new Yinmans are fixed cable.
I just posted this pic in the Portable Amps > KAEI Tap-1 thread and thought what the heck, share some 500Ω DIY earbud fun here too. Those buds are an older build, but they sound oh so good.
Currently I find myself swapping between the two when I want to enjoy the vocals/instruments more or want more bass. Seems like the SBS will replace the role of the FF3 for me here. Thanks for the input. Also thanks to some of the folks posting here, I've been made aware the Yincrow Rw3000 have a really good sale going on right now. These might be more of a risk on the fit... Need to read some reviews and make a decision before the sale ends tomorrow
undertheneon
New Head-Fier
Are there any good U shaped earbuds with enough detail to not sound muddy?
I use the 9038D with my mini Genelecs on my office desk. Very clean and detailed DAC.
