Note: This is more of a recommendation than a review.
A lil backstory - years ago I bought this
iTech bluetooth headset and during that time I wasn't into headphones/earphones yet. Then like a year ago I started looking for a good pair of headphones (where I discovered this site). Listened/tested all the low-end to high-end headphones (SRH240-940, DT770 Pro, to name a few) and I finally settled with
Koss Pro DJ 100 due to its DJ features and my budget. So this was when I started exploring headphones/earphones, listening with/without amp, and so on.
This was also the time when I learned how nice my pair of iTech earbuds actually is. Listened to the Apple Earphones afterwards, it's just terrible. Then I listened to Apple Earpods, and found that it's actually not bad, definitely much better than all the earbuds out there that I have previously owned.
So that pretty much sums up my experience with headphones/earphones, and now comes to the main point. After realising how nice the iTech earbuds are, I took some guts to recable it, since it is
J-cord and very, very short. Everything was perfect, till I accidentally tripped on the cable and had to recable one of the buds.
But too bad, that particular driver was busted. Lost its bass.
Got quite annoyed, as I couldn't find a better replacement to it. The bluetooth headset was an old product, so it was no longer in production. Even if it's still in production, I can't justify getting the bluetooth headset just for bundled earbuds. Gave Earpods another chance again, but it is still not the sound signature that I wanted.
Ended up on this site again, and that's where I discovered and purchased Awei ES10, Dasetn's DIY PK2 & DIY PK3. Really happy with the purchases, but I found that I still miss that iTech earbuds for some reason! I can't really say that it's better or worse, but it's just different, and I like it.
So last month I actually went to hunt again for iTech earbuds, and guess what, I finally found a seller on Taobao, selling that specific pair of earbuds, and he's selling it separately! Couldn't be happier, and I ordered it right away. Due to its cheap pricetag ($4), I actually worry that it may be knockoff, since knockoffs of this bluetooth headset do exist. Nevertheless, today it has arrived, and it sounds exactly the way it's supposed to be.
Link to the iTech earbuds on Taobao: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=112177731
Tl;dr
Tried many headphones and earphones, currently owned ES10, DIY PK2 and DIY PK3, but still missed my busted earbuds. Finally found a seller selling it and purchased the very same earbuds again. Therefore the recommendation.
P.S. Taobao is only available in Chinese, and it might be difficult for some of you guys to purchase from there. I myself do not know how to read and write in Chinese, but managed to create an account on Taobao, used Google Translation, and managed to communicate with the seller directly. The built-in Taobao chat messenger is very convenient for reaching the seller directly.
Edit: I forgot to mention, the seller has an Aliexpress store. If there are demands for this particular earbuds, I'm pretty sure he's willing to list it up on Aliexpress.
