The discovery thread!

[ChrisOc]

Interesting conversations this Advent season!

May we be forgiven our ills.

Seriously, I hope no one is offended, that is not the intention. Let us put it down to boys talk.

 

[AmericanSpirit]

Some of us may not know what a strip club sounds like at any time, let alone at 3am, so translate that to sound for us.

The ST10 looks a treat for sore eyes, absolutely gorgeous, but it must have at least, passable sound quality to tempt my wallet.

Haha, yes that’s a very rare sympathetic occasion I had to metaphor, but it does sound like that. Or small night club with a capacity of 2 to 300 people playing this kind of EDM hotshots


The tuning is troublesome, but techs in the backend is that of high-end 10BA’s. I can’t recommend ST10 to anyone, but I can say it will provide a very unique experience, which matches well to digital music. Acoustic music also sounds unique, especially for songs like Great gate of Kiev by Berlin phil.


Since ST10 has wide diffusion, it generate head room akin to concert hall, and with sizable amount of bass, makes bass instruments presence very powerful. High density technicalities helps to render strings layering at TOTL level. If tuning was right, I can see this ST10 would have much more appreciation, unfortunately that didn’t happen and GS Audio decided to tune it to 3am strip club instead with a cost of sound image positioning.

 

[AmericanSpirit]

Nah, each to their own. Love that intense metallic red look. Have they said anything about the driver tech?

Marketing wise, I guess Tangzu is hitting younger generations for their product by See Audio collaboration, from the tuning of their existing lines, that’s more meant to matured audience enjoining acoustic genre more.
Meanwhile See Audio’s marketing strategy is obviously targeting younger generations, 100% Waifu (Rinko) backed advertising ambassador, J-POP specialized IEM tuning.
Those two’s chemical reaction is something entertaining.

My bet is Shimin Li may be retuned to like lower-mid-bass floor ones like Bravery(rather dry-neutral), even to Yume II(dry-neutral). Where Tangzu’s Big boss ( Steve Tong, I saw him on Youtube’s comment the other day) generally liked higher mid-bass floor.

 

[helloh3adfi]

Looking forward to reviews. If Shimin Li turn out to be IEMs not to pass, I'll seriously repaint them. XD

 

[ChrisOc]

Haha, yes that’s a very rare sympathetic occasion I had to metaphor, but it does sound like that. Or small night club with a capacity of 2 to 300 people playing this kind of EDM hotshots


The tuning is troublesome, but techs in the backend is that of high-end 10BA’s. I can’t recommend ST10 to anyone, but I can say it will provide a very unique experience, which matches well to digital music. Acoustic music also sounds unique, especially for songs like Great gate of Kiev by Berlin phil.


Since ST10 has wide diffusion, it generate head room akin to concert hall, and with sizable amount of bass, makes bass instruments presence very powerful. High density technicalities helps to render strings layering at TOTL level. If tuning was right, I can see this ST10 would have much more appreciation, unfortunately that didn’t happen and GS Audio decided to tune it to 3am strip club instead with a cost of sound image positioning.

Great description of one to avoid. Thanks from me and my wallet.

 

[Jmop]

Stock vs AutoEQ to HBB. Perfectly listenable stock, but excels when fixed/smoothed, especially near that dip.
HBB 2022 matches my preferences, so this is very much to my liking.

Well would you look at that, a fantastic graph when a 10k dip is rectified. Excuse my sass.

 

[chickenmoon]

Sooo, what's wrong with the IKKO Asgard OH5?

Well..., nothing really, I think it is an excellent L-shaped set, the best and most pleasant I've heard in that vein certainly.

 

[Dsnuts]

No end to the packages. Though this bottom box I was looking foward to. Thing is Dope!

 

[Leonarfd]

No end to the packages. Though this bottom box I was looking foward to. Thing is Dope!

The case looks sweet, I also have one on the way. A neat organizer for my IEMs and gear in current use.

 

[Surf Monkey]

11.5mm diameter is NOT large as far as I'm concerned. Too bad.

Got mine today. You’re correct. 11.5 is too small for L. They just barely fit my ears on longer stemmed sets. They sound really good, but they don’t stay sealed. Half a millimeter more in diameter (12mm) would make them perfect for me. The shape really does make them fit differently than more teardrop shaped tips. 12mm in these would fit like 13.5 size “standard” shape tips.

So, mixed review. Please, DUNU, make an XL version.

@Sebastien Chiu

 

[baskingshark]

Sooo, what's wrong with the IKKO Asgard OH5?

Well..., nothing really, I think it is an excellent L-shaped set, the best and most pleasant I've heard in that vein certainly.

Thanks for the first impressions! I understand it is marketed to use some novel lithium magnesium driver?

Generally, IKKO gear is quite well tuned, just that this IKKO OH5 is priced in a somewhat prohibitive price bracket to just do a blind purchase. How does it fare against similarly priced MidFI DDs in terms of technicalities?

Thanks in advance!

 

[JAnonymous5150]

The case looks sweet, I also have one on the way. A neat organizer for my IEMs and gear in current use.

Where can I grab one of these boxes?

 

[Jmop]

Good speed from Linsoul and now from Shenzhen.

 

[ToneDeafMonk]

My Review of the KBEAR Dumpling.

https://www.head-fi.org/members/thedeafmonk.554930/

 

[emdeevee]

Found this new box cheap on ebay and I like it a lot!