SpringBiscuit
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The 1 with larger 3.5mm head jack will be the latest version if i'm not wrong.
The 1 with larger 3.5mm head jack will be the latest version if i'm not wrong.
I still love mine...if I feel like causing a little rumble to my internals I grab them VB's and a can of VB, and going to the hiphop land...
I noticed that the sibilance was a bit too much out of the box, but became OK after about 3 months of burning in and usage
Try using foam tips mate, or try the plate with one dot, the bass on that plate is borderline too much for me but it is the most balanced plate.
Mine definitely settled down after some serious burn in, I noticed that the sibilance was a bit too much out of the box, but became OK after about 3 months of burning in and usage
i found the large double flanges to be the least hassle and best fit for me.
as for the plates. i see a NO dot plate (unless you wanna call the port itself a dot), a 2 dot plate, and a 3 dot plate. technically i do not see any 1 dot plate. but i am assuming of course you mean the NO dot plate with the obvious maximum bass... and i agree that is the only one where the treble is even tolerable.
btw if you look through the ports into a light you can see what the difference is between them. it's not even the size of the holes. they're all the same. they simply have different densities of foam inside the caps. with the zero dot (max bass) plate having the most dense foam.
the key thing i want to iterate about these phones is that they are ONLY bass kings if you are afraid to touch the equalizer. if you're one of those "the eq must stay flat" idiots and you need a different set of headphones to change the sound signature of your tunes. then by all means add these to your multi thousand dollar collection of iems.
but if you're not afraid to fiddle with an equalizer. there is much better bass and quality out there for less. sound quality. build quality. these things just dont cut it for the price
To be honest mate, I have listened to all the cheap JVC/Sony/Phillips bass monster out there, IMHO there is nothing better than the VB from that price point.
Yes the treble is super hot, but that can be taken care of, with foam tips and burn in, but the bass quality of this monster is just second to none within the price range, the fact that they go super deep down and will literally shake your internals, with ZERO BLEEDS is just phenomenal
I have listened and own quite a few IEM's, from bass' perspective, I am yet to hear anything better...
I'm in the UK and Jaben seem to be out of stock of these bad boys. I've found an international seller on Ebay going by the name of, soundcat_llc. I take it he's ok to deal with for the Hippo VB?
One other thing, I have a major problem with these type buds staying in my ears, I have a narrow ear canal on the left, so the audioligist told me, so can you recommend any other type of tips that I could gwet for a deep kinda fit?
Thank you!