I've been listening to my eSmooth headphones for a while now and I must say, they're really freakin good for the price.
The ES360 mostly balanced, but there is a slight accentuation of the bass and treble, with the obvious recession of the mids. Bass is a trifle uncontrolled at times, but thothin major. Treble is very nondescript. It's far from harsh, but not what I'd call smooth. Mids, while recessed and a bit thin, are much better than the MEElectronics M21 in that respect. The tonal balance is surprisingly good for its MSRP. Heck, better than any other <$50 IEM I've heard so far. (I haven't heard nearly as much as Joker, but this is not bad at all!) Detail is great as well. I wonder what companies OEM this. The cable is pretty good, and so is the build quality. They look like a Bang and Olufsen A8 in wooden IEM form.
The ES610 was one I had to mod. The bamboo housing was very far from ideal because it's so porous, so mrenard attempted to help the situation by sticking some dynamat in the cups. I haven't heard them stock, but even then, the sound was very thin, so I poked a couple holes in the back of the driver to increase airflow and bass. The result was a slightly airier sound, and the sound gained a ton of body. Mids were lush, bass was much punchier, and treble was smoothened out. Not to allude that the treble is smooth, but before the mod, they were almost harsh to my ears. Detail is decent, soundstage is small, and tonal balance is okay. It's much more colored than the ES360 after the mod though.
The ES530 was a bit of a disappointment, but there was a channel imbalance from the start (
). The sound is decidedly bassy. It's very mushy bass though. The mids are very recessed, lacking in good tone, and treble was a bit under neutral. It's a bit unfair to talk about the sound though because they're faulty...
Big thanks to mrenard!
