Geek Wold Discussion

[ian91]

Wow Exacly same tube amp you got there with mine　gonna try with tube amps!

Enjoy mate. Two things will help:

Low gain internal switch on the Little Dot
ifi IEMatch

I'm currently running it on high gain because I lack the jumpers to set it to low gain. You may not even need an IEMatch in low gain mode.

 

[AmericanSpirit]

Enjoy mate. Two things will help:

Low gain internal switch on the Little Dot
ifi IEMatch

I'm currently running it on high gain because I lack the jumpers to set it to low gain. You may not even need an IEMatch in low gain mode.

Yea i got ifi’s IEMatch too! Gonna try.
And yes the characteristics of GK10 seems perfectly aligned to low impedance listening, the staging / layering / dynamism will shine for sure

 

[AmericanSpirit]

I have a balanced 2.5 mm KBEAR Warmth copper cable (plays with Moondrop Aria), will it be good for GK10? Maybe I should buy the silver KBEAR Limpid? What do you think? My DAP is Hiby R3 Pro Saber.

I use copper cable that adds extra warmth as well, it matches very good with GK10, although I started to feel stock cable’s tuning balance out impact/warmth vs staging/sibilance very well, so it’s a personal preference if you want an extra warmth in overall tonality

I tried KBEAR’s pure silver series, maaaybe a bit too much sibilance to my taste but it’s again a personal preference, if you want further extend the staging capacity, silver cable may work.

 

[ian91]

Yea i got ifi’s IEMatch too! Gonna try.
And yes the characteristics of GK10 seems perfectly aligned to low impedance listening, the staging / layering / dynamism will shine for sure

High on the ifi IEMatch should do fine! Ultra skews the signature too much.

 

[AmericanSpirit]

High on the ifi IEMatch should do fine! Ultra skews the signature too much.

Good to know we have same type of visioning of output impedance impact and skewing sound presentation

 

[ldo77]

After more than 20 hours of burning and more in listening, I should say these hk10 are good iem... And not only for the price
They are balanced, in the good side, so not boring.
Everything is there : basses and sub basses are presents. Mid too, and maybe a little forward. Treeble are nice too and always without any peak.
I agree, GK10 haven't the best resolution and separation but nothing disturb my ears.
There are smooth with a ngood but not so big soundstage.
So I can listen to them for several hours, without any fatigue, even if I would prefer a little more dynamic.

I tried them with diffrents tips and cable, and, as said, the sound can change.
I kept the JVC dots.
For the cable, I use the rhyme.
I tried a mixed (silver and cooper) cheap cable and, even if I founded the mid more forward, I feel a little lake of resolution.
I also tried them with the TWS BT 20s pro and I didn't like it... Not enough detail and precision.
But it pairs well with the lotoo S1.

As the fit is near perfect, they became my EDC iem, with AP80 pro or lotoo S1, for summer.
Even if these are not my best headphones, I don't feel any lack when listening different style of music.

 

[AmericanSpirit]

Just sharing another distributer channel HiFiGo thru Amazon USA is available

Geek Wold GK10 Wired Earbuds 5 Hybrid Driver IEM Earphones HiFi in Ear Monitor 1BA + 2DD+ 2 Piezoelectric for Audiophile https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099K92JQP/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_P8WJT906ZEWN91KCWJNC

 

[dpump]

Waiting for Amazon USA to hopefully have the GK10 in stock before ordering. I keep thinking that as soon as they are ordered from China, Amazon will be selling direct the next day or two.

 

[AmericanSpirit]

Completed cross-reference of GK10 against Grade A and up IEMs:
Conclusion: GK10 is the first sub $100 IEM to hit 85/100 (A) in my reference list

notes:
Shallow fit vs deeper insertion: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/geek-wold-discussion-gk10.958787/post-16478045

General observations:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/geek-wold-discussion-gk10.958787/post-16476284

 

[ian91]

Completed cross-reference of GK10 against Grade A and up IEMs:
Conclusion: GK10 is first sub $100 IEM to hit 85/100 (A+) in my reference list

Look at that price to performance ratio, it's over 9,000! Sorry, joking aside, I have to mirror all of your observations on this one! Thanks for your efforts.

 

[Dsnuts]

You crazy iem guys. You only have two ears why so many?!

 

[Rockwell75]

If DHL works their usual magic I should have my Geek by Monday...stoked!

Edit: Are the colors a total grab bag on this thing? The color in the Amazon listing shown below is totally different than it was a few days ago when I ordered mine.



Whereas on Tuesday it looked like this:

 

[SovietPsychonaut]

I just posted a review where I compare them to the BL-03 and the FH3. In short, I prefer the FH3 in terms of tuning and sub-bass, but I do think the GK10 is a bit more coherent than the FH3. They sound very different though, I sucks to go from one directly to the other because the second pair will always sound weird.
https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/geek-wold-gk10.25290/reviews

Thanks.

 

[ian91]

If DHL works their usual magic I should have my Geek by Monday...stoked!

Edit: Are the colors a total grab bag on this thing? The color in the Amazon listing shown below is totally different than it was a few days ago when I ordered mine.



Whereas on Tuesday it looked like this:

Woo! Well, there has been some colour selections on offer, but there is so much variation I would just assume you could open up anything. Especially if colour choice wasn't an option on Amazon.

 

[Dsnuts]

These on valentines day next year?
Everyone have some type of day in your country?