[jonpacker]

  Damn, I thought I was a patient person. The wait for my K10 is agonising, especially with all the spectacular 'reveals' in this thread 

Me too man, me too. I'm in a constant state of edge-of-my-seat-ness. It doesn't help that my SM3's cable gave out a few weeks ago either, so I've got to live with Carbo Tenores until the K10s arrive...

 

[TheAdmiralty]

...Welp, there went the left ear cup on my beloved SRH-940.  It's like the plastic on these things literally dissolved.  They didn't just fail, they failed catastrophically.  Everywhere. 

  If you're going to buy something at $300 that you specifically want to last more than one year, don't go with the aforementioned pair. 16 months and are now in two physical pieces.
 
Yep.  Now we sit back and wait for the IEMs to make their way back to me from the guys at Noble.  *starts whistling a sad tune*

 

[vhsownsbeta]

 
There is no imbalance at low levels with the Pure II.  However, even on low gain, about 9:00 on the volume is about as loud as I like it.  I'm sure many listen at louder levels than I do, I'm just suggesting that the K10's sensitivity is such that you don't have a lot of play with the volume knob, if that sort of thing bothers you.  As I said, I often listen at lower levels and I've never had a problem with volume adjustment or channel imbalance.

What source are you using with the pure? My GO100's line out is 1.3vrms. That may give me more range on the volume pot...

   
The Pulse does have a lot more going for it power-wise, and I find the sound to be more open.
 
However, the GO 100 IEM does sound very good for its size and price compared to the Pulse.
 
It really comes down to the overall feature set you want, and your budget.

I would be interested to know if the differences in the DAC section have anything to do with that, as opposed to just the amplification...
 

  I just jumped ship - From a DX90 w/ PB2 to an Astell & Kern AK120 II. The funny thing about the K10 is that they sound great straight from my phone, but will just keep scaling with whatever I put in front of them. They really like going balanced, but they don't need gobs of power.

 
Yeah, even though I haven't received or listened to them yet there is that feeling of 'am I giving them what they need?' (without going completely overboard... I'm looking at you Headamp GS-X MKII & Cavalli Liquid Gold)

 

[Sorensiim]

   
Yeah, even though I haven't received or listened to them yet there is that feeling of 'am I giving them what they need?' (without going completely overboard... I'm looking at you Headamp GS-X MKII & Cavalli Liquid Gold)

Look at it this way instead: They're going to sound awesome. Then, when you feel the itch to upgrade, the headphones won't be holding you back. 

 

[vhsownsbeta]

  Look at it this way instead: They're going to sound awesome. Then, when you feel the itch to upgrade, the headphones won't be holding you back. 

Sage advice, thanks 

 

[krismusic]

Is anyone happily using the K10's out of an iPhone?

 

[fiascogarcia]

 
What source are you using with the pure? My GO100's line out is 1.3vrms. That may give me more range on the volume pot...

I would be interested to know if the differences in the DAC section have anything to do with that, as opposed to just the amplification...
 
 
Yeah, even though I haven't received or listened to them yet there is that feeling of 'am I giving them what they need?' (without going completely overboard... I'm looking at you Headamp GS-X MKII & Cavalli Liquid Gold)

 
7th gen iPod Classic and CLAS.

 

[jonpacker]

Are there any shots of the cocobolo faceplate in the wild? I'd love to see what it looks like.

 

[AUserName501]

Does the K10U have the same tuning as the K10?
 
The shorter length of the tubes of the K10U will affect the sound but if anything else had been changed.

 

[mscott58]

Does the K10U have the same tuning as the K10?

The shorter length of the tubes of the K10U will affect the sound but if anything else had been changed.

Having heard the K-10U's a number of times and now owning the custom K-10's I didn't see much of a difference in SQ. Cheers

 

[Sorensiim]

  Does the K10U have the same tuning as the K10?
 
The shorter length of the tubes of the K10U will affect the sound but if anything else had been changed.

The drivers and tuning should be 100% the same, so given a perfect seal from both, they should sound identical.

 

[WCDchee]

Hmm having heard both they are slightly different, i cant tell you exactly what the differences are though because i only tried the k10u very briefly, but it is slightly different. Also, even with the driver tuning the same the length of the tubes do make a difference. The presence of silicone tips, or whatever you choose to use, also affects the sound by virtue of the acoustic properties of different materials forming the bore of the tip. Different sized tips would affect this too.

 

[skootb]

my left K10 is driving me crazy. The sound goes on and off depending on how I wiggle the "memory" part of the cable. Will a new cable solve this?

 

[FullCircle]

  The drivers and tuning should be 100% the same, so given a perfect seal from both, they should sound identical.

 
 
Yes and No
 
The issue is ear canal resonance will change per product (CIEM v/s IEM).  
 
Quick example.
 
Take 3 glasses (same in size and make)
 
1 glass empty
 
1 glass 1/4 full
 
1 glass 1/2 full
 
 
Tap each glass, you will hear a difference in tone quality.
 
That tone qulaity represents the natural resonance of the glass in a certain condition, empty, 1/4 full, 1/2 full
 
 
The glass represents the ear canal, the water represents CIEM canal length/ material, and it also represents the IEM canal/ear tip
 
 
So the point is, even if the sound is the same mearsured at the mouth of the CIEM or IEM, due to the canal resonance being impacted differently by either a CIEM or an IEM, there very well may be a difference in percieved sound quality.
 
 
Now, does that mean that a CIEM sounds better than an IEM?
 
Nope, just because there may be or  may not be a percievable difference, only the listener can determine which sounds better to them.
 
They may feel that the IEM sounds better......   or may feel that the CIEM sounds better.
 
 
Different strokes for different folks.
 
 

 

[FullCircle]

my left K10 is driving me crazy. The sound goes on and off depending on how I wiggle the "memory" part of the cable. Will a new cable solve this?

 
 
Sounds like a cable issue, conact Brannan ASAP