[chickenmoon]

It was a rhetorical question. "Top" line is just your regular FR graph.

 

[RikudouGoku]

2021-11-14: Tin Hifi P1 Plus: https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/tin-hifi-p1-plus.25515/reviews#review-27273

stock rank: A+
Mod (PEQ) rank: S

They went plus ultra this time. If you want a planar iem, this is the one you want.

 

[RikudouGoku]

2021-11-19: GS Audio ST1: https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/gs-audio-st1.25559/reviews#review-27309

Rank: B

Get the GD3A instead, unless you really want to try a BA at this price.

 

[RikudouGoku]

2021-11-19: Sony WF-1000XM3:

impressions:

Bass: a lot of mid-bass, a bit on the looser/slower side with good texture. Extension is decent and there is rumble but it is a bit rolled-off.

Mids: excellent male and female vocal tonality, neutral placement.

Treble: smooth, non-peaky, on the warmer side while it still has air.

Conclusion: very well-tuned and well balanced despite the elevated mid-bass. Very similar to their wired house tuning, like the XBA-N3 (if you like either one of them, the other is a good match as well).



FIY: I was actually interested in the Galaxy buds Pro, but articles like this scared me away. So its something to be aware of if you are interested in the buds pro/2.
https://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-buds-pro-ear-infections
https://www.makeuseof.com/samsung-galaxy-buds-pro-ear-infections/
https://www.news18.com/news/tech/sa...-infections-users-getting-refund-4448114.html

 

[Kumonomukou]

2021-11-19: Sony WF-1000XM3:





impressions:

Bass: a lot of mid-bass, a bit on the looser/slower side with good texture. Extension is decent and there is rumble but it is a bit rolled-off.

Mids: excellent male and female vocal tonality, neutral placement.

Treble: smooth, non-peaky, on the warmer side while it still has air.

Conclusion: very well-tuned and well balanced despite the elevated mid-bass. Very similar to their wired house tuning, like the XBA-N3 (if you like either one of them, the other is a good match as well).



FIY: I was actually interested in the Galaxy buds Pro, but articles like this scared me away. So its something to be aware of if you are interested in the buds pro/2.
https://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-buds-pro-ear-infections
https://www.makeuseof.com/samsung-galaxy-buds-pro-ear-infections/
https://www.news18.com/news/tech/sa...-infections-users-getting-refund-4448114.html

XM3 has decent sound in TWS. Comfort is tolerable, but the fit is impossible to me. They have the tendency of falling out even just for walking in the house.

 

[RikudouGoku]

XM3 has decent sound in TWS. Comfort is tolerable, but the fit is impossible to me. They have the tendency of falling out even just for walking in the house.

I am using the Final Audio Type E tips (regular version, not the tws version). The issue with the shell for me, is that it picks up a lot of wind noise when I am biking.

 

[RikudouGoku]

2021-11-25: Shuoer EJ07m: https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/letshuoer-shuoer-ej07m.25569/reviews#review-27360

Rank: S+

A great complement to the Dunu EST112.

 

[RikudouGoku]

2021-11-28: 100 IEMS Ranked!

Batch ranking:

Iems:

Intime Sora Light 2019: A (hard to recommend due to QC and hard to buy it for people outside Japan)

Sennheiser CX400BT: B

Sony WF-1000XM3: B+



Earbuds:

Koss KPH14i: D-

Philips SHS3300: D

Headphones:

Audio Technica ATH-R70x: A+


At this point, I have 100 iems, 36 earbuds and 15 headphones ranked.

With 4 more iems (KZ BA10, CCA CRA, Tanchjim ECHO and GS Audio GT12x) and 4 more earbuds (K´s K300, Qian39, ShoonTH ESEP-01BL and Astrotec Lyra Nature Limited Edition on the way right now.

 

[InvisibleInk]

2021-11-28: 100 IEMS Ranked!

Batch ranking:

Iems:

Intime Sora Light 2019: A (hard to recommend due to QC and hard to buy it for people outside Japan)

Sennheiser CX400BT: B

Sony WF-1000XM3: B+



Earbuds:

Koss KPH14i: D-

Philips SHS3300: D

Headphones:

Audio Technica ATH-R70x: A+


At this point, I have 100 iems, 36 earbuds and 15 headphones ranked.

With 4 more iems (KZ BA10, CCA CRA, Tanchjim ECHO and GS Audio GT12x) and 4 more earbuds (K´s K300, Qian39, ShoonTH ESEP-01BL and Astrotec Lyra Nature Limited Edition on the way right now.

I like the Koss KPH14i. They are a nostalgia play for me. They remind me of the head sets I used to wear with my cassette players back in the '80s and early '90s.

Clamp force is high, but sound is good.

 

[RikudouGoku]

I like the Koss KPH14i. They are a nostalgia play for me. They remind me of the head sets I used to wear with my cassette players back in the '80s and early '90s.

Clamp force is high, but sound is good.

Do you have the KSC75? That would most likely be the closest upgrade. Like, a LOOOOOT better.

 

[InvisibleInk]

Do you have the KSC75? That would most likely be the closest upgrade. Like, a LOOOOOT better.

Sure, I have it. No question it’s worlds better.

If you happen to be running around, though, the 14i is the better choice. Its not moving, no matter how you move.

 

[RikudouGoku]

If you happen to be running around, though, the 14i is the better choice. Its not moving, no matter how you move.

I wouldnt use a set like that outside. Because with zero isolation, you would wanna compensate with higher volumes. And that thing already has no bass lol.


For outside use, tws is the way to go.

 

[RikudouGoku]

2021-11-29:

ShoonTH ESEP-01BL mini review:

Rank: A

Non-sound: Microphonic cable, plastic/metal shell, inferior to MX500 shells in comfort/fit for me.

Sub-bass: poor extension and lack of rumble, doesn’t have much quantity and lacks texture, not particularly fast or tight despite the low quantity.

Mid-bass: A little bit elevated, decent texture is on the tighter/faster side.

Mids: Warm vocals, good tonality with both male and female, forward as well. Pretty clean as well.

Treble: warm vocals but is airy, not peaky but well-tuned.

Technicalities: Average soundstage, but impressive imaging and separation. Detail is average.


Overall: I don’t really think it is worth the price of around 30 usd. Its only a bit better than buds around 10 usd technically, and tonality wise at least for my library is inferior to those buds (Yincrow X6 & Faaeal Iris 2.0 for example). You are better off getting the K´s LBBS instead or sub 10 usd buds.

 

[RikudouGoku]

2021-12-02: LZ A7 mod (KZ DQ6 upgrade)

Just a headsup, if you put tuning foams into the black filters on pop settings, it sounds very close to an upgraded KZ DQ6 + Tuning foams.

All you need is this:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002711483821.html
(high density version)


1. Remove the stock metal filter on the nozzle (the side that is going into your ears) by using something like a needle or a sim card ejector.

(irreversible since it seems you cant remove it without putting a hole in it.)


2.

Take one piece of tuning foams, and put it into the nozzle where there is now a hole. (one piece per side.)


3.
Should look something like this now. Done

Pop-red + high-density tuning foams > Pop-red


Bonus:
Also, if you dont have tuning foams but do have the filters that comes with the Tanchjim iems, you could substitute the foams for those filters and the results should be similar.

 

[RikudouGoku]

2021-12-04: Tanchjim Echo

Impressions (after stacking another Tanchjim filter on it):
Bass: Very clean bass due to the sub-bass focus and pretty low mid-bass. Is on the tighter and faster side, not that much texture though. Extension is pretty good though, but doesn’t rumble that much.

Mids: Male vocals are a bit veiled and recessed, but they are clean at least. Pretty good female vocals, with good timbre.

Treble: Airy and on the brighter side, not particularly peaky but quantity is on the higher side.

Overall: While it is a pretty competent tuning (after stacking another filter that are included, as it is a bit too shouty and too much treble in stock), I am not sure about it as a TWS iem. The low bass quantity and higher treble quantity is not a good match to be used outside, where bass is lost quickly and the need to increase the volume to compensate for that is likely to be needed.


EDIT: Lasted 4 hours from 85-90% to 5% on APTX Adaptive.