[nymz]

By the way, I think I'm gonna place an order for 634EARS SARN-II tomorrow. Snakewood shell.

As per their claim through insta dm,
"Then...

I recommend the hardest of rosewoods, such as snakewood, granadillo, Honduran rosewood, and Guatemalan rosewood

The bass is strong and the sound is bright and has a beautiful resonance."

Looks like up my alley. Gonna play a gamble here.

Yeeeees. My boy

 

[ehjie]

And? What does it tell? Will it gonna be a hit or miss?

Akin to an very good Dosa breakfast, on a slightly bright summer day...

 

[nymz]

Yup, getting through EMS Speedpost.

How long is it expected to take to ship, any idea?

 

[DBaldock9]

About 180 USD including shipping.

Mainly I am getting pulled in by the wooden housing coupled with titanium diaphram DD, and the subsequent timbre. That and the price is quite safe for blind buy, hence going for it. I hope I'll not get burnt...

Looks like their IEMs jump from ~$180 to ~$432, and then to ~$522.
They all seem to be using a single 10mm dynamic driver.
Is the price difference due to them using several different "quality" drivers, or just due to the shell material / construction?

 

[FSTOP]

I tried to get my wife to use any earphones i had - she stuck to her apple wired ones until i offered the Astrotec S60. She also has tiny ears.
I think the S80 fit also, but the S60 are smaller.

smallest tips too.

slips and sits into the ear easily. As a non (obsessive) audiophile - i think she is less likely to make sacrifices about fit or convenience. Is it easy? Does it work? Being the main questions probably.

*just make sure to show how to use them. And that they arent back to front and upside down

ALL, Thanks all for the great recommendations!
I'll look into several of these...

Expatin,
Yes, she's more interested in fit and comfort than SQ in particular, but think she can discern it, just that she's never been able to hear it through iems really. She was a drummer as a teen, and really loves John Bonham, so hoping to find something with more oomph than the final audio.
Her ears are freaky tiny. The canal and the outer ear. She even had to have tubes in her ears as a baby. They're cute to look at, but guess it's something the rest of us take for granted!

 

[FreeWheelinAudioLuv2]

I don't wish to start the quarrel but @RikudouGoku started it first by calling me and Dsnuts disgusting on Discord which was shown to me by others. He then went on to feel entitled. If he did not launch an personal attack, this will not happen. Hence, I decided to call him out and wanted to let everyone know how he is like. I hope this will shed light on the issue. I have absolutely no intention to bring down @RikudouGoku but he insulted me first. In addition, I definitely know that having TOTL experience does not give one the right to bring others down but given how he initiated it, I felt compelled to use it. Have you guys seen me bringing down @nymz just because he don't have TOTL experience? Absolutely no. @nymz is a friendly person with logical reasoning & I respect him as an individual. For every issue, we always want to know the root cause and in this case, @RikudouGoku is the one who started it. Cheers.

Damn! Those are some harsh words.

 

[FreeWheelinAudioLuv2]

I a/b'd the GK10 vs the NX7 mk III

This was a very close race between two piezos. More elaborate comparison to come, but the stage was very similar, but the imaging was better on the GK10. Treble extension was greater on the NX7, with similar control. Bass was more impactful on the NX7 with those dual CNT's, and the mid bass a tad more prominent on the GK10. With that said, there was a fuller midrange on the GK10, with more transparency with the NX7. Detail retrieval was just about even, with clarity on the side of the NX7, but the GK 10 offering a fuller, more "mature" sound with open "airiness" while the NX7 mk III offered more transparency, more treble extension, and harder hitting bass.

 

[audio123]

Damn! Those are some harsh words.

It's alright. Now everyone knows the kind of person he is.

 

[Ace Bee]

Akin to an very good Dosa breakfast, on a slightly bright summer day...

Dang that's a great analogy!

 

[Ace Bee]

Looks like their IEMs jump from ~$180 to ~$432, and then to ~$522.
They all seem to be using a single 10mm dynamic driver.
Is the price difference due to them using several different "quality" drivers, or just due to the shell material / construction?

May be all of them together...I really have no idea regarding that. Throw a message to them on insta, they are quite responsive and will help you eagerly.

 

[Dsnuts]

You knew it was comin. One of two earphones I am giving a full 5 star rating to so far this year.
https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/yanyin-aladdin.25340/reviews#review-26501

 

[ChrisOc]

You knew it was comin. One of two earphones I am giving a full 5 star rating to so far this year.
https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/yanyin-aladdin.25340/reviews#review-26501

Out of curiosity, to which other set did you give a 5 star rating?

 

[Dsnuts]

EST50

 

[Ace Bee]

Decided to go with the stabilized wood, as the general sound is bright, this will help tame the brightness. Here's a sample:

Also, the preparation time is 2 weeks, after that it'll be shipped gonna have to wait...

 

[nymz]

Decided to go with the stabilized wood, as the general sound is bright, this will help tame the brightness. Here's a sample:



Also, the preparation time is 2 weeks, after that it'll be shipped gonna have to wait...

Thanks for taking one for the team. Cant wait for your impressions!