[baskingshark]

Smabat is coming up with an IEM which has modular swappable drivers and swappable dampers: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=376475094118323&id=109595270806308

Store page here: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003205011934.html

Called the SMABAT Proto

Thanks to @Vannak for discovering this Smabat new modular IEM, there's also a post here about it: https://www.facebook.com/groups/135840535288493/posts/176385384567341/
(This post describes the various drivers available and the graphs). Apparently there's an aftermarket BERYLLIUM driver available too!!

Smabat recently released 2 earbuds (the SMABAT M0 and M2S Pro) which had the same unique idea of having modular drivers of various sorts to put into the same shell, no soldering is required. In addition to the various drivers, they also sold tuning dampers for a few cents that also could change the sound signature. So many many permutations to play with to get a desired sound for these earbuds: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/earbuds-round-up.441400/page-3702#post-16427874

Really looking forward to this new modular IEM idea. Kind of like a Toneking Ninetails on steroids.

 

[Acuno]

Top guy FR


Top guy will have more treble presence than their Loftys. Speaking of Loftys. It seems they got some user feedback about how warm the tuning is and they decided to change the nozzle mesh to a much more open type and I was told they will be including a different cable that supposedly enhances the treble end of the Lofty.

A bit too late for the Loftys but these look interesting. Titanium magnesium alloy dynamic. Will be interesting to see how these sound with this driver.

That FR graph looks promising. Nice to see a dynamic driver that has a more controlled bass response.

 

[jwbrent]

wet sounding? So another V shaped bass monster?

Definitely a bassy design, but with better definition than the FW01. The heightened mid-bass bleeds into the mids, typical of JVC woodies which gives it its warm tone, but the upper-mids counterbalance this quality somewhat. By wet I mean the upper-mids have less grain than the FW01, more liquid in texture. A worthy improvement over the FW01, in my view.

 

[Jmop]

Definitely a bassy design, but with better definition than the FW01. The heightened mid-bass bleeds into the mids, typical of JVC woodies which gives it its warm tone, but the upper-mids counterbalance this quality somewhat. By wet I mean the upper-mids have less grain than the FW01, more liquid in texture. A worthy improvement over the FW01, in my view.

Less grain, good way to put it

 

[mndless]

Smabat is coming up with an IEM which has modular swappable drivers and swappable dampers: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=376475094118323&id=109595270806308

Store page here: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003205011934.html

Called the SMABAT Proto











Thanks to @Vannak for discovering this Smabat new modular IEM, there's also a post here about it: https://www.facebook.com/groups/135840535288493/posts/176385384567341/
(This post describes the various drivers available and the graphs). Apparently there's an aftermarket BERYLLIUM driver available too!!

Smabat recently released 2 earbuds (the SMABAT M0 and M2S Pro) which had the same unique idea of having modular drivers of various sorts to put into the same shell, no soldering is required. In addition to the various drivers, they also sold tuning dampers for a few cents that also could change the sound signature. So many many permutations to play with to get a desired sound for these earbuds: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/earbuds-round-up.441400/page-3702#post-16427874

Really looking forward to this new modular IEM idea. Kind of like a Toneking Ninetails on steroids.

That's a pretty wild design they've got. I'm curious about the pricing and for how long they intend to offer additional driver options.

Edit: did some looking around. It's around $78 for the base unit with the biological composite drivers, and the most expensive replacement drivers are $20, with the beryllium drivers being around $15. Not a bad pricing scale, I'd think. The beryllium drivers would be the ones I'm most interested in, based on the graphs from that link.

 

[baskingshark]

That's a pretty wild design they've got. I'm curious about the pricing and for how long they intend to offer additional driver options.

Edit: did some looking around. It's around $78 for the base unit with the biological composite drivers, and the most expensive replacement drivers are $20, with the beryllium drivers being around $15. Not a bad pricing scale, I'd think. The beryllium drivers would be the ones I'm most interested in, based on the graphs from that link.

$15 for beryllium driver? That's pretty amazing, but of course it is probably beryllium coated/plated.

Overall it's really not too bad a deal. I like that it is a modular system, so no soldering is needed (I'm not too DIY). After the initial outlay, one can keep most of the IEM parts, but just get new drivers for a few bucks to put inside to change the signature. The dampers come with the IEM already, so no need to buy more.

SMABAT is much better known for their earbuds than IEMs, and the modular system on the M2S Pro and M0 earbuds are very well received on earbud forums (the headfi one included). Most of us bought a 150 ohm driver (I think it is around 18 bucks or so) to put inside the above earbuds and that gave it a lot of subbass, which is a usual area of weakness for conventional earbuds.

 

[ChrisOc]

Smabat is coming up with an IEM which has modular swappable drivers and swappable dampers: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=376475094118323&id=109595270806308

Store page here: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003205011934.html

Called the SMABAT Proto











Thanks to @Vannak for discovering this Smabat new modular IEM, there's also a post here about it: https://www.facebook.com/groups/135840535288493/posts/176385384567341/
(This post describes the various drivers available and the graphs). Apparently there's an aftermarket BERYLLIUM driver available too!!

Smabat recently released 2 earbuds (the SMABAT M0 and M2S Pro) which had the same unique idea of having modular drivers of various sorts to put into the same shell, no soldering is required. In addition to the various drivers, they also sold tuning dampers for a few cents that also could change the sound signature. So many many permutations to play with to get a desired sound for these earbuds: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/earbuds-round-up.441400/page-3702#post-16427874

Really looking forward to this new modular IEM idea. Kind of like a Toneking Ninetails on steroids.

Very interesting idea! I like the concept of having multiple and interchangeable drivers....

...although, they look like a contraption a medic will insert in unmentionables
(where the sun don't shine)

 

[iFi audio]

Nostalgic name of Victor FX500! Glad they are still releasing new IEMs!

Was going to write the same thing

 

[RikudouGoku]

Smabat is coming up with an IEM which has modular swappable drivers and swappable dampers: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=376475094118323&id=109595270806308

Store page here: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003205011934.html

Called the SMABAT Proto











Thanks to @Vannak for discovering this Smabat new modular IEM, there's also a post here about it: https://www.facebook.com/groups/135840535288493/posts/176385384567341/
(This post describes the various drivers available and the graphs). Apparently there's an aftermarket BERYLLIUM driver available too!!

Smabat recently released 2 earbuds (the SMABAT M0 and M2S Pro) which had the same unique idea of having modular drivers of various sorts to put into the same shell, no soldering is required. In addition to the various drivers, they also sold tuning dampers for a few cents that also could change the sound signature. So many many permutations to play with to get a desired sound for these earbuds: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/earbuds-round-up.441400/page-3702#post-16427874

Really looking forward to this new modular IEM idea. Kind of like a Toneking Ninetails on steroids.

Lego iem huh? Interesting. Although the bass has quite the roll-off on the graph.

 

[HealPerson]

NX7 mk III

Hi.
Did u have a chance to compare them with Spring 1? I'd like to know about treble and sound stage mostly. I heard nicehck are not pretty well with that, but I'd like to know what I'm gonna hear near the springs since mine nx7 are in the way.
Thx.

 

[Barusu Lamperouge]

Smabat is coming up with an IEM which has modular swappable drivers and swappable dampers: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=376475094118323&id=109595270806308

Store page here: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003205011934.html

Called the SMABAT Proto











Thanks to @Vannak for discovering this Smabat new modular IEM, there's also a post here about it: https://www.facebook.com/groups/135840535288493/posts/176385384567341/
(This post describes the various drivers available and the graphs). Apparently there's an aftermarket BERYLLIUM driver available too!!

Smabat recently released 2 earbuds (the SMABAT M0 and M2S Pro) which had the same unique idea of having modular drivers of various sorts to put into the same shell, no soldering is required. In addition to the various drivers, they also sold tuning dampers for a few cents that also could change the sound signature. So many many permutations to play with to get a desired sound for these earbuds: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/earbuds-round-up.441400/page-3702#post-16427874

Really looking forward to this new modular IEM idea. Kind of like a Toneking Ninetails on steroids.

I liked what Smabat did with NCO. Although blackbat and X1 had mixed reviews but this modular approach changes the game completely. Truly giving users to tweak around with almost all aspects of sound. And the complete set will cost less than $150 that's something crazy! I'd definitely purchase one in 11.11 sale if they will be still available till then as Smabat IEM don't last more than a couple of months on AliExpress. Thanks for the update.

 

[Mr.HiAudio]

excellent headphones, the review on them was strange and I think that they received an unfair rating. The bass is more like dynamic, nothing cuts or brightens. The flow is closer to neutral, literally a little V-shape is felt. They need reinforcement, they are tighter than the 100 and 200 models.

 

[Barusu Lamperouge]

I recieved my Quarks and they're a good value set for beginners who want to try out a different type of sound presentation. Initial impressions can be read here - https://www.head-fi.org/threads/moondrop-in-ear-monitors-impressions-thread.894139/post-16538791

 

[superuser1]

RIP Mikis Theodorakis

 

[jsmiller58]

RIP Mikis Theodorakis

I just spent a few minutes on Wikipedia…. Wow, Mikis Theodorakis had an amazing - hard and accomplished - life!