jdimitri
Headphoneus Supremus
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Well folks, i was hesitant to write this impression because of what the last review was like
I contacted Romanee, who is carrying the PK1 2 and 3 to the Nov 4th meet, searched google and e-mailed the guy (just to confirm that it's not a scam) because i really wanted a great pair of normal earbuds.. We all know how they're needed sometimes, jogging, sharing with a friend, etc
On google and it came up with some chinese reviews that google translated into broken english, people seems to be satisfied despite the steep price. I e-mailed the guy and he said that he'd give a 30 day refund if i'm not happy with it and there's also a $10 head-fi promotion discount..
So after a week and a half of waiting, this was delivered (at 4PM.. strange)
It comes with a little cylinder shaped plastic case and 3-4 pairs of those foam thingies.. The strange things is that 3 pairs has holes on both sides and 1 had hole on one side (the normal kind). I thought the little cube wooden case that came with it was a nice touch
And.. IMO a very strange bonus
A closeup of the buds
Sorry for the crappy pictures, they're taken through my phone
Sound:
When i first put it on, this is exactly what's going on in my head: OH.. NO.. read on
No, not that it sounds crap, it sounds much better than it should.
I listened to various genres, techno, pop, jazz and sat there in awe
Then i switched back to my DT990 (currently unamped, supermini's gain is being adjusted
).
Obviously the DT990 was better at everything, more details, more realistic presentation, bigger soundstage, etc
Then i swiched back to PK1, listened to a couple more songs than switched to UM2.. This is the big uh-oh moment.
As we all know, UM2 is lacking in the treble department and can be muddy at times, for me especially when switching back from DT990s- a known bright headphone
I listened and i thought, wow
, if these earbuds had isolation, i might actually prefer them to the UM2.. I'm not sure about this yet, I'll listen a bit more before giving a definite impression
The big uh-oh was caused by the fact that i recently purchased the westone ES2 (waiting for them to get the impressions). Even though i know it'll be quite an improvement from UM2, i'm starting to doubt my decisions
Note that the guy said that it takes a while to burn in and.. what are they going to sound like amped??
Please note that my mind is still in a state of shock and this might not all be accurate, i'll post a full review when they're burnt in, stolen a friend's MX550 and receive my amp back from xin..
Skeptics, please wait for the 4th of November meet where some PK1 will be up for listens, then make up your mind by listening to them or reading other people's reviews
Now, just looping white/pink noise and leaving them to burn in
I contacted Romanee, who is carrying the PK1 2 and 3 to the Nov 4th meet, searched google and e-mailed the guy (just to confirm that it's not a scam) because i really wanted a great pair of normal earbuds.. We all know how they're needed sometimes, jogging, sharing with a friend, etc
On google and it came up with some chinese reviews that google translated into broken english, people seems to be satisfied despite the steep price. I e-mailed the guy and he said that he'd give a 30 day refund if i'm not happy with it and there's also a $10 head-fi promotion discount..
So after a week and a half of waiting, this was delivered (at 4PM.. strange)
It comes with a little cylinder shaped plastic case and 3-4 pairs of those foam thingies.. The strange things is that 3 pairs has holes on both sides and 1 had hole on one side (the normal kind). I thought the little cube wooden case that came with it was a nice touch
And.. IMO a very strange bonus
A closeup of the buds
Sorry for the crappy pictures, they're taken through my phone
Sound:
When i first put it on, this is exactly what's going on in my head: OH.. NO.. read on
No, not that it sounds crap, it sounds much better than it should.
I listened to various genres, techno, pop, jazz and sat there in awe
Then i switched back to my DT990 (currently unamped, supermini's gain is being adjusted
Obviously the DT990 was better at everything, more details, more realistic presentation, bigger soundstage, etc
Then i swiched back to PK1, listened to a couple more songs than switched to UM2.. This is the big uh-oh moment.
As we all know, UM2 is lacking in the treble department and can be muddy at times, for me especially when switching back from DT990s- a known bright headphone
I listened and i thought, wow
The big uh-oh was caused by the fact that i recently purchased the westone ES2 (waiting for them to get the impressions). Even though i know it'll be quite an improvement from UM2, i'm starting to doubt my decisions
Note that the guy said that it takes a while to burn in and.. what are they going to sound like amped??
Please note that my mind is still in a state of shock and this might not all be accurate, i'll post a full review when they're burnt in, stolen a friend's MX550 and receive my amp back from xin..
Skeptics, please wait for the 4th of November meet where some PK1 will be up for listens, then make up your mind by listening to them or reading other people's reviews
Now, just looping white/pink noise and leaving them to burn in