The discovery thread!

[Zambu]

Haha if they came up with an english name, something like sunshine or moondust, and package it in an anime box, they can charge double or triple the price and people will still snap it up like hotcakes.

They could have a golden TOTL IEM called The Driam

 

[cenizas]

More IEC711 measurements and impressions:
BGVP DN2

Bright warm, female vocal centric sibling to the male vocal centric zero, both are decent offerings with fair tonality but average technically. Note that the 9k resonance peak, while audible, is not nearly as harsh as the graph suggests. Overall presentation is fairly smooth. I quite like it for the price.

TFZ Live 3

Pretty beautiful graph, expected a lot, considering they switched back to the dual magnetic graphene drivers which I consider superior to the DLC drivers used in the No.3, the graphene in the King Pros was fast and resolving compared to the slightly murky and boomy No.3. Tone is good, especially through the mids but treble is slightly splashy and bass is loose and boomy, technically it leaves a lot to be desired.

TFZ X3

TWS 2BA from TFZ. Wow, really nice tone, good technicalities, smoother through the treble than the WF-1000XM3 and the Momentum TWS. From memory it's technically comparable to those as well at a fraction of the cost, though I'll have to find the time to A/B them to confirm this. Only thing it's missing is ANC. TWS competition is tough now but this one deserves at least some attention.

Alpha and Delta KS1

Excellent fit, like its bigger brother the KS3, the fit is amongst the best I've tried for universals. Shell is also fully sealed so great isolation. Sound seemed a tad murky at first with some splashiness in the treble, but it's acceptable and once you listen past that the texturing and layering are actually pretty good. Solid dynamics as well. Tone through the mids is good, more of the warm and full v-shaped kind of sound, with that bit of splashiness in the treble. Bass is not boomy but also not the tightest, acceptable at the price. It does a lot of the immediately obvious things not that well but a lot of the finer things really well, which is... weird. But at its asking price the awesome fitting and isolating resin shell alone might just be worth the cost, plus decent tone and having some strong points technically makes it a pretty attractive overall product. From a pure sound quality perspective perhaps the Tin T2+ might be a better option but as an overall package the KS1 is still worth a look with its better fit and isolation, especially for frequent commuters.

 

[BubisUK]

Haha if they came up with an english name, something like sunshine or moondust, and package it in an anime box, they can charge double or triple the price and people will still snap it up like hotcakes.

Don't give them wrong ideas now

 

[trellus]

Blon BL01 (DD) = 23 usd



Fit seems to be fixed but will it sound good? Hopefully, since I will get it on 11/11 along with the tape.

I'm afraid I couldn't wait until 11/11 and I ordered this morning already. My only planned 11/11 purchase will be the LZ A6mini.

 

[RikudouGoku]

I'm afraid I couldn't wait until 11/11 and I ordered this morning already. My only planned 11/11 purchase will be the LZ A6mini.

I mean, unless you are using express shipping it will still take you a few weeks to get it. So waiting just 6 more days shouldnt hurt.

 

[trellus]

haha, I missed the oppoty to make that joke.

Can someone please help me understand what oppoty is? Is this just poor translation into a non-word by BLON or what??

I mean, unless you are using express shipping it will still take you a few weeks to get it. So waiting just 6 more days shouldnt hurt.

It's too late, lol -- but I don't mind waiting, I've still not given enough ear time to my latest purchase I've received, the regular, "old" Tape that I picked up on the forums here -- and I should be getting the P1 today, which I scored for a ridiculously low price here also.... I guess I really shouldn't be posting about those purchases in the "discovery" thread since I'm well over a year behind on both I think

 

[RikudouGoku]

It's too late, lol -- but I don't mind waiting, I've still not given enough ear time to my latest purchase I've received, the regular, "old" Tape that I picked up on the forums here -- and I should be getting the P1 today, which I scored for a ridiculously low price here also.... I guess I really shouldn't be posting about those purchases in the "discovery" thread since I'm well over a year behind on both I think

yeah, those came out about a year ago. Their successors, the Tape Pro and P2 is already out too.

Can someone please help me understand what oppoty is? Is this just poor translation into a non-word by BLON or what??

 

[trellus]

yeah, those came out about a year ago. Their successors, the Tape Pro and P2 is already out too.

Yeah, I know that's on their boxes and is the basis for the weird acronym BLON, but... am I missing something and it's "real slang" (perhaps that's an oxymoron, lol) or is this just a poor attempt at translation by non-native English speakers?

EDIT: also, I've not heard great things yet about the P2, especially given their price point, so I'm taking a very "wait and see" approach to those. And I got the Tape for a good price knowing the Tape Pro was on the verge of release, but I rarely order just-launched items - with rare exceptions as with the B01 today, of course.

 

[RikudouGoku]

Yeah, I know that's on their boxes and is the basis for the weird acronym BLON, but... am I missing something and it's "real slang" (perhaps that's an oxymoron, lol) or is this just a poor attempt at translation by non-native English speakers?

Most likely just a poor translation.

 

[Slater]

I'm afraid I couldn't wait until 11/11 and I ordered this morning already. My only planned 11/11 purchase will be the LZ A6mini.

But didn’t they say it wasn’t even available until after 11/11? So I guess you’re waiting until 11.11 after all

 

[trellus]

But didn’t they say it wasn’t even available until after 11/11? So I guess you’re waiting until 11.11 after all

I missed that, lol -- so yes, I guess I am! . But I didn't order through AliExpress, and my 11-11 planned purchases are AliExpress purchases (really, just one earphone, the LZ A6mini, and some earphone cases is all)... let me make my excuses here without pointing out pesky facts, ok?

 

[audio123]

I missed that, lol -- so yes, I guess I am! . But I didn't order through AliExpress, and my 11-11 planned purchases are AliExpress purchases (really, just one earphone, the LZ A6mini, and some earphone cases is all)... let me make my excuses here without pointing out pesky facts, ok?

I am confident that your confirmed purchases will be more than planned purchases on 11-11. We will see.

 

[Sam L]

I'm afraid I couldn't wait until 11/11 and I ordered this morning already. My only planned 11/11 purchase will be the LZ A6mini.

Sadly, they aren't shipping until after 11/11.

What cable is that? Yeah, i don't have much classical music in my collection, but i do think they have excellent timbre nonetheless, but yeah, the single DD JVC woodie still probably edges it out for pure timbre, but not by much. Most of my listening is metal, rock, classic rock, and some old school pop, so they work perfectly for all that, and i like that "sonic purity". Well put. Spot on.

That would be the penon totem. Beautiful cable

 

[FreeWheelinAudioLuv2]

That would be the penon totem. Beautiful cable

Beautifully expensive.

 

[Sam L]

Beautifully expensive.

expensively beautiful?