[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!

 

[JAnonymous5150]

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

This looks like the cases sold by jelightupworld ! His store has some of my favorite IEM and fountain pen cases and I own quite a few. I'm not in anyway related to the seller or his products, BTW.

 

[AmericanSpirit]

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

For storing ear tips / cables
This 3 tier box works great too.

https://a.co/d/7VqISKH

Just to make sure you have both side lock clicked, or when you carry it up, you may have all ear tips mixed together…it took me 3month to finally put back 400 ear tips back to their categories

 

[JAnonymous5150]

I almost forgot. Has anyone tried the Fengru WT2 off AE? They're just an inexpensive single BA set. My mom really likes the soubd and the size of the NiceHCK X49 for listening to podcasts or audiobooks while she's laying in bed, but the cables on the X49s keep failing. I was thinking about just modding a pair of X49s with mmcx or 2pin connectors, but then I saw these and thought they might work. The KBEar neons just come off as too fragile and the wrong size/shape.

 

[Jmop]

For storing ear tips / cables
This 3 tier box works great too.

https://a.co/d/7VqISKH

Just to make sure you have both side lock clicked, or when you carry it up, you may have all ear tips mixed together…it took me 3month to finally put back 400 ear tips back to their categories

The initial pic cracked me up, almost thought you were joking at first.

 

[chickenmoon]

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!

Alright, let's say I'm not disappointed by the technical performance for the money I spent on it which is £334 but I also don't think it is exceptional, just about right for the price point.

I pretty much bought it blind, just because of its good looks, Ikko's good reputation and the quite nice rebate there was for it on black friday. I didn't know what to expect and it turns out it's the warm set I had been looking for but failed to find in the Final E4000/5000, Toneking Lucifer and Thor Mjolnir.

I paid the almost the exact same amount for the Cayin Fantasy and that one feels significantly more technical, my most transparent and detailed set I would say but owing to its very aggressive treble is only suited for low volume listening. OH5 is a completely different beast, it's very warm vs the Fantasy's very controlled but still north of neutral bass so it's hard to compare really, Fantasy's got virtually no bass bleed at all whereas OH5 is quite the opposite.

OH5 is a very nicely tuned L-shaped set to my ears, bass being the dominant component followed by pleasant harmanish upper mids and then quite subdued but well extended treble. More bass would be too much, less upper mids would affect perceived clarity, and treble is just enough so it does not feel congested or lacking air. Very well done tuning.

I hope this helps somewhat.

 

[AmericanSpirit]

I almost forgot. Has anyone tried the Fengru WT2 off AE? They're just an inexpensive single BA set. My mom really likes the soubd and the size of the NiceHCK X49 for listening to podcasts or audiobooks while she's laying in bed, but the cables on the X49s keep failing. I was thinking about just modding a pair of X49s with mmcx or 2pin connectors, but then I saw these and thought they might work. The KBEar neons just come off as too fragile and the wrong size/shape.

FENGRU is just a reseller of whaever they find from GS Audio / Tendirenhe / Openheart, those ODMs. So I’d recommend to just find the original ODM product.

Maybe if small bullet type what about those KBEAR dumplings? It has pink color that you mom may like.

I gifted my mom TRI Starsea with SpinFit CP360 S-size since she has a small ear. She use it for monitoring her singing with those karaoke apps. Starsea has 2 switches and I told her how to use, interestingly she immediately noticed the tuning difference, wow my mom’s hearing isn’t impaired yet!

 

[emdeevee]

This looks like the cases sold by jelightupworld ! His store has some of my favorite IEM and fountain pen cases and I own quite a few. I'm not in anyway related to the seller or his products, BTW.

Yes, it is, I should give credit where due!

And going back, I just ordered this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1254020420...VBB29V-TQK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[assassin10000]

I almost forgot. Has anyone tried the Fengru WT2 off AE? They're just an inexpensive single BA set. My mom really likes the soubd and the size of the NiceHCK X49 for listening to podcasts or audiobooks while she's laying in bed, but the cables on the X49s keep failing. I was thinking about just modding a pair of X49s with mmcx or 2pin connectors, but then I saw these and thought they might work. The KBEar neons just come off as too fragile and the wrong size/shape.

You can probably find a really good deal on a set of westone w10, wx, um1 or um pro 10's.

Single BA and much nicer for being completely unobtrusive if she puts her head sideways down on a pillow.

Shure se215 se may be another option. Especially if you get the bundle with their tws adapters for yourself.

 

[JAnonymous5150]

FENGRU is just a reseller of whaever they find from GS Audio / Tendirenhe / Openheart, those ODMs. So I’d recommend to just find the original ODM product.

Maybe if small bullet type what about those KBEAR dumplings? It has pink color that you mom may like.

I gifted my mom TRI Starsea with SpinFit CP360 S-size since she has a small ear. She use it for monitoring her singing with those karaoke apps. Starsea has 2 switches and I told her how to use, interestingly she immediately noticed the tuning difference, wow my mom’s hearing isn’t impaired yet!

My mom isn't much for pink and the reason these caught my eye is because the have a BA and she really seems to like the BA in the X49s better than the various bullet DDs I have given her. She says the speech is more intelligible that way. They're cheap enough that I'm just going to order them and order a pair of the X49s to mod. Thanks for the help!

 

[JAnonymous5150]

You can probably find a really good deal on a set of westone w10, wx, um1 or um pro 10's.

Single BA and much nicer for being completely unobtrusive if she puts her head sideways down on a pillow.

Shure se215 se may be another option. Especially if you get the bundle with their tws adapters for yourself.

Hmm, I'll definitely take a look. Thanks! I think she really wants the bullet style, but we'll see. I mean she already owns other IEMs that I have given her for music and such.

 

[assassin10000]

Hmm, I'll definitely take a look. Thanks! I think she really wants the bullet style, but we'll see. I mean she already owns other IEMs that I have given her for music and such.

The smallest and least obtrusive of those is the westone um pro 10's.

Since they're monitors they have little to no stage and they are tuned mid centric (almost DF like an ety) and should work well.

Here's some pics of it vs my old se215.

They are tiny and super comfortable. Plus with the cables going over ear, she's much less likely to damage it. And the westone cables are fairly stout for how thin they are.


If she wants a slightly brighter or darker signature you can change the knowles filter in the nozzle as well. Since I know you can DIY.

 

[Jmop]

The blue 215 for sure, not a bad IEM.