[toears]

 
Agree wholeheartedly.
Could somebody please give me a set of K10* so that I can understand all the awards?

 
 
 
*(Katana or Encore also acceptable)

 
-If you are lucky it will be yours. I personally used close to a year with reading reviews and saving up. Then one day, custom K10's arrived. They are good. I have forgotten about the price. It is no issue. Only joy now.  However, when people ask what it is I have, it's just sad that people can't try them  
 
Trust the reviews!

 

[ss5972]

There are places where you can demo the universal ones. When i was in japan some time ago i dropped by one of the shops that just had an abnormal amount of high end earphones and headphones to try out and i spent a few days in there listening to everything that they offered. After my listening session the k10s were my favourite of them all and i just knew i had to get a pair. Currently waiting for them to be made now. I wouldnt say i forgot about the price ..... as spending that much on something isnt exactly something most people can do on a whim - but its one of those things you save up for knowing that you want it because you truly appreciate it and want it to use for some time to come. its kind of like saving up for a nice watch, or a nice suit set, or basically a nice anything where you plan to use it for a long time to come so the amortized price comes out to be much lower.

 

[Malevolent]

I think price point should always be considered. You can compare them, but it is not a fair comparison. If they were designed to compete at the same level, they would be priced accordingly. That's not to say that higher price always means better performance. But a cheaper product can be expected to be outperformed by a more expensive product while still being exceptional for it's price point.

 
Well, yes, I agree that price points should be considered, if we're talking about a general spectrum of IEM price points. However, at the flagship, $1,000+ level IMO, variances in objective performance between competing models start to get awfully close to one another. I have found that most company's flagships tend to excel in certain areas, whilst yielding absolute superiority in other technical aspects. There is no 1 IEM that stands above the heap. Hence, one of my all-time favorites, the K10, may not be the top-dog in objective prowess, but it sounds a lot better to my ears than higher priced models. That's why I feel things get a lot more subjective the nearer to the summit we climb. 

 

[Cloudtastrophe]

the 6-8 week wait time, does that start the moment they receive the iem, when you place the order, or does it start the minute they start manufacturing it? (reshell)

 

[maximal112]

If the reshell process is anything like the normal process which I'd assume it is, the 6-8 week wait time for me began when the I got the email saying they'd started manufacturing. 

 

[drjigarn]

  the 6-8 week wait time, does that start the moment they receive the iem, when you place the order, or does it start the minute they start manufacturing it? (reshell)

From what I have understood, it starts from the time they receive your impressions at the US office. 

 

[Naugrim]

From what I have understood, it starts from the time they receive your impressions at the US office. 

No, It's when they recieve them in China.

 

[nogi replicant]

Nobles with sexy cables.

 

[ss5972]

  the 6-8 week wait time, does that start the moment they receive the iem, when you place the order, or does it start the minute they start manufacturing it? (reshell)

 
from when they reach the labs and sunny confirms your design choice after receiving your impressions. im on the same boat as you - the grueling long wait period ... heh

 

[drjigarn]

No, It's when they recieve them in China.

Did you send your K10s back for refit?

 

[FullCircle]

Nobles with sexy cables.

 
 
Like Lace, for audio gear

 

[odevans]

(Used the search function)

 

[Naugrim]

Did you send your K10s back for refit?

I did

 

[AndoH]

I did

Is the refit estimated time the same as getting a new ciem? 6-8weeks?

 

[Naugrim]

Is the refit estimated time the same as getting a new ciem? 6-8weeks?

No. They're just putting some lacquer on my right right iem's ear tip. Just a touch up. I'll let you know how long it takes. They'll recieve it tomorrow. I sent it to Brannan in Santa Barbara.