rickdohc
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I'll be waiting for this
Especially compare to MH1, as MH1 is one of my favourite budget-iem to go along with my NW-S745 during everyday journey to work-and-home.
First, sorry for my bad english.
Sadly my S018 cable broke at one side last weekend. I am not good at soldering so maybe i will just buy another pair (would be the third pair... first one got lost .. shipping)
I dont like to compare o give opinions by memory, i tend to keep all my iems/headphones.. or they break or the get lost and as you can see i dont have them on my iem "rankin" i but i will make an exepction here since i broke a few days ago.
Talking about sound, i dont have comply tips, tried a bunch of tips i got on a Altoid can and found a pair of tips that gave me the best fit.
The first thing i noticed and is evident on the S018 is the Soundstage... its not the biggets but is wide enough to be noted, i find it wider than the MH1.
Bass in the MH1 has more quantity, S018 has less bass. IMHO Bass on the MH1 is boosted, bass on the S018 is not natural but not boosted. The lack of bass doesnt help the overall listening experience in noisy places.
Again, i am giving my impresions by memory and i dont have the Comply tips.
Instruments like piano, guitars are more "in front" in the S018, not by much but its evident when you switch one from another and pay atention to how and where this instrumetss sound, i like the mids on the S018 more than the MH1.
Treble goes to the MH1, its nice, controled, more smooth.
AGAIN, i am using my memory so take it with a grain of salt, but i am almost sure that a few days of not listening my S018 is no to long to forget important notes i made.
Overal, i would give the my vote to the MH1, just because its a bit more fun with more bass and warm sound, maybe the S018 with comply tips will help with the bass but i can only give my opinion based on the tips i used.
One thing is for sure, they sound better than the Monoprices and are easier to use, i even prefer the S018 over ther Pistons with there overboosted bass.
IMHO, Pistons are overrated... the are cheap, but the S018 is better, just needs a bit more bass. Also the treble could be better with comply tips (?).
Didnt have time to compare the to the FXD's, the Tenors and Ostrys are simply betterr and more refined, i would score them between the MH1 and the TT1. For the price, its a bargain and the best buy under $20.
Hope it helps...... i hope
