[music-o-death]

thanx again........got es18 today.......couldn't get any better....
Will bass boost on this affects its life span?
friends.

 

[suman134]

  thanx again........got es18 today.......couldn't get any better....
Will bass boost on this affects its life span?
friends.

 
   it will last you more then 3-4 years , it depends upon the material used and in this case its not the top end thing like titanium diaphragm which can last you 10 years , liquid crystal can last 5-7 , its not a BA ( balanced armature ) which can last like 7-8 years for not so precisely built one and more then 15 years for one like inside a HF5  .
 
   and a bass boost can affect the magnets life , but not much , you are cool for 3 years , in a year or two you will get bored with this phone and you will be looking for a better phone .
 
(  these numbers are for 2 hours of daily use )

 

[music-o-death]

What these es18 are ear piercing at all volumes
souundmagic es 18.......it hurts  and too harsh........not for 5 minutes i can hold it
while wh 205 with my nokia x302 gives a nice sound with a natural feeling but es 18 is just a crap even on laptop
Should have bought ep 630.......or not? please felas assist

 

[suman134]

  What these es18 are ear piercing at all volumes
souundmagic es 18.......it hurts  and too harsh........not for 5 minutes i can hold it
while wh 205 with my nokia x302 gives a nice sound with a natural feeling but es 18 is just a crap even on laptop
Should have bought ep 630.......or not? please felas assist

     let it burn , play music for at least 50 hrs , 7-8hrs sessions at moderate volume ( dont use them , let it lie at a safe place , listen to it when ever you want to check the changes , they will open up , highs will drop , and people out there love this kind of spark at top and it is clearer sounding then ep-630 , this spark will go down but not much , and this is called better reproduction of sound , and about wh205 , it lacks extension at top end and is spark less . keep no doubt , es18 is a far better phone then ep630 or wh205 .
 
     i was not aware of you sensitivity for highs , or i would have had you going for ep-630 or ep-600 , i like these creative phones have gifted my friends but its not for serious listening at all , they are muddy and veiled too .
 
   " or " you can equalize it , bring the frequencies over 4.5k down , till you find them tolerable .
 
   you can play with eqs , and find out the best one for you .

 

[music-o-death]

       let it burn , play music for at least 50 hrs , 7-8hrs sessions at moderate volume ( dont use them , let it lie at a safe place , listen to it when ever you want to check the changes , they will open up , highs will drop , and people out there love this kind of spark at top and it is clearer sounding then ep-630 , this spark will go down but not much , and this is called better reproduction of sound , and about wh205 , it lacks extension at top end and is spark less . keep no doubt , es18 is a far better phone then ep630 or wh205 .
 
     i was not aware of you sensitivity for highs , or i would have had you going for ep-630 or ep-600 , i like these creative phones have gifted my friends but its not for serious listening at all , they are muddy and veiled too .
 
   " or " you can equalize it , bring the frequencies over 4.5k down , till you find them tolerable .
 
   you can play with eqs , and find out the best one for you .

It was my fault actually i haven't told u about my highs's disliking.
BTW, u must be a very good guy in real life.......helping everyone ......good bro.
I can't handle highs, even in my z623, I only listen bass and mids mainly.
eqlizing isn't helping, I have requested for return ......if got accepted, I will buy ep630 or any philips.....thanx btw bro

 

[suman134]

  It was my fault actually i haven't told u about my highs's disliking.
BTW, u must be a very good guy in real life.......helping everyone ......good bro.
I can't handle highs, even in my z623, I only listen bass and mids mainly.
eqlizing isn't helping, I have requested for return ......if got accepted, I will buy ep630 or any philips.....thanx btw bro

 
see if you can get pl11 or pl21 , they will solve our problem with highs and are better then ep-630 .

 

[JK1]

Now that the Sony XBA-1 is on clearance for around $20-25 it is a very nice deal. Some think it is a bit bass deficient, however I don't. It is a balanced armature design, with a very nice midrange. It has great isolation. For under $25 now, it is a great value.
It was originally around $70.
 
The Soundmagic ES18 is really a great value for just $12. It sounds very musical. It looks  cheap, however it does feel solidly built. I guess if it looked better, they wouldn't be selling many E10 earphones at 3x the price.
 
The Panasonic RP-HJE355 has more detail than the HJE450, however I prefer the fit and sound of HJE450 with its larger drivers. When will Panasonic come out with the HJE455, an improved version of the HJE450 with more detail?

 

[suman134]

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[suman134]

  Now that the Sony XBA-1 is on clearance for around $20-25 it is a very nice deal. Some think it is a bit bass deficient, however I don't. It is a balanced armature design, with a very nice midrange. It has great isolation. For under $25 now, it is a great value.
It was originally around $70.
 
The Soundmagic ES18 is really a great value for just $12. It sounds very musical. It looks  cheap, however it does feel solidly built. I guess if it looked better, they wouldn't be selling many E10 earphones at 3x the price.
 
The Panasonic RP-HJE355 has more detail than the HJE450, however I prefer the fit and sound of HJE450 with its larger drivers. When will Panasonic come out with the HJE455, an improved version of the HJE450 with more detail?

 
    xba-1 is priced $60 here in india , even at that price its a good buy , but music-o-death wants bass and xba1 wont do bass , es18 has its own drawbacks one being l/r marking , other being a bit more emphasis on bass , even then its a fab phone . hje-355 lags frame , cant do electronic , never heard hje-450 , left alone hje450 , i wonder why smgic are not coming up with a upgrade of pl50 and e30/e10 and about panas why they are not coming up with a hje-900 upgrade ? i will buy all those phones for sure , given that they are better sounding and are a worthy upgrade .

 

[JK1]

"~~es18 has its own drawbacks one being l/r marking"
 
I used a marker and put a dot on one side. It is actually marked, but hard to read.
 
 
"~~other being a bit more emphasis on bass"
 
The ES18 seems to have just the right amount of bass. One person on head-fi measured the ES18,
and the frequency response is very flat!
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/598627/review-soundmagic-es18-measured
 
For around $12 the ES18 is a great bargain! I guess my main complaint about it is how it looks.
I would have preferred if it was all black.

 

[music-o-death]

  "~~es18 has its own drawbacks one being l/r marking"
 
I used a marker and put a dot on one side. It is actually marked, but hard to read.
 
 
"~~other being a bit more emphasis on bass"
 
The ES18 seems to have just the right amount of bass. One person on head-fi measured the ES18,
and the frequency response is very flat!
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/598627/review-soundmagic-es18-measured
 
For around $12 the ES18 is a great bargain! I guess my main complaint about it is how it looks.
I would have preferred if it was all black.

Hey, if I will burn these like 70 hrs, then will the highs will smoothen?
Plz , tell or else i am selling these......

 

[suman134]

  Hey, if I will burn these like 70 hrs, then will the highs will smoothen?
Plz , tell or else i am selling these......

 
    it will , but i cant assure you that it will be adequate to your taste , you can try and see for sure .

 

[JK1]

You can buy the XBA-1 for $25 from B&H in NYC, however shipping to India will be expensive, so it probably isn't worth getting unless you buy a few at a time.
 
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/840213-REG/Sony_XBA_1_XBA_1_Balanced_Armature_Headphones.html

 

[music-o-death]

Hey guys!
                         I just wanna ask that in soundmagic es18, if somehow I get used to these sparking highs, will it hurt my ears continuously though I will pretend liking it.
OR
these sparking is harmless and just good for ears and sound production.

 

[JK1]

Sparkling highs? Does you player have an equalizer so you can adjust the sound?