Lol! The s-018 surprised me as well after reading all the good things mentioned about them
Just goes to show how different tastes we have around here.
Sorry about the absent impressions/comparisons of the eBay CKR9LTD guys.I've been having serious woman problems and haven't been able to think about much else. But I have been listening to my CKR9s though, and they are fabulous. Slightly warm and dry in the mids; just enough to sound very realistic to my ears. Not like the VSD5 which is IMO too dry sounding.
If these were an animal, they'd be a silverback gorilla.
Usually docile and gentle, intelligent, but incredibly powerful, fast, and agile. Can go from calm to rocking your world faster than you can say King Kong. The bass is immense, and never, EEEEEEVER, seems to roll off. It does lose a bit of presence as it inches closer towards the midrange, which helps keep the mids just as clear as any other phone I currently have except for the GT100S. Treble has nice sparkle and air, especially higher up, so sibilance is never an issue, yet the presentation is still brightened up some. Speaking of the presentation, these just sound BIG. All the time.
I'd take the chance on them again, that's for damn sure.
Sorry about the absent impressions/comparisons of the eBay CKR9LTD guys.I've been having serious woman problems and haven't been able to think about much else. But I have been listening to my CKR9s though, and they are fabulous. Slightly warm and dry in the mids; just enough to sound very realistic to my ears. Not like the VSD5 which is IMO too dry sounding.
If these were an animal, they'd be a silverback gorilla.
Usually docile and gentle, intelligent, but incredibly powerful, fast, and agile. Can go from calm to rocking your world faster than you can say King Kong. The bass is immense, and never, EEEEEEVER, seems to roll off. It does lose a bit of presence as it inches closer towards the midrange, which helps keep the mids just as clear as any other phone I currently have except for the GT100S. Treble has nice sparkle and air, especially higher up, so sibilance is never an issue, yet the presentation is still brightened up some. Speaking of the presentation, these just sound BIG. All the time.
I'd take the chance on them again, that's for damn sure.
, fukin awesome 
Now another one of those CKR9LTD's has sold! Wonder who...oh wait. That was me.
What the hell, I have the Spiral dots for them, I have the Xuelin and know it will synergize well. And thanks again to Vlenbo for the CKR9 tour back when so I have previous experience. No reason not to at the price as they seem to sound as they should.
Oh yes! And certainly paranoid that the seller has eyeballed them all and is sending out less blemished ones first for better feedback so not waiting to buy one of the last few.
Now another one of those CKR9LTD's has sold! Wonder who...oh wait. That was me.
What the hell, I have the Spiral dots for them, I have the Xuelin and know it will synergize well. And thanks again to Vlenbo for the CKR9 tour back when so I have previous experience. No reason not to at the price as they seem to sound as they should.
