[Zerstorer_GOhren]

Something that comes up in this thread, especially in reviews that makes me wonder.

What does all-rounder mean? And before you tell me that it works with all genres, think for a minute.

If you were buying a studio monitor wouldn't you want it to be faithful to the recording of all genres? To clarify, if you are listening to reggae or hip hop with lots of pumped up bass shouldn't a good set reproduce this? And if you were listening to great female vocals wouldn't a good set do well on this type music as well? Or if you are listening to some bright AF K-pop or other idioms, wouldn't you want it to show their character?

Or maybe I am missing something, is an all-rounder about coloring the music in a way that it changes many genres into a homogenized character? One that strips the genre of those characteristics, making them more palatable and perhaps making them more mundane?

And would an antithesis be an IEM that is not described as an all-rounder be flawed in many ways? Eg. in that it cannot reproduce some genres or recordings faithfully.

For me. All-rounder set is about the naturalness and a life-like timbre of instruments and vocals. Instruments have its own distinctive colouration of its tonal quality. I also noticed that the supposedly all-rounder sets have more focus on musicality and a slight warmth on their tuning.

 

[Zerstorer_GOhren]

Speaking of all rounders, 7th Acoustic Supernova is one of the best out there, Yanyin Canon II is also to be considered on the segment in under US$500.

 

[fidgeraldo]

ha ha F off! 1000 dollars?!

Dude!!! It's for your wife...you have to buy her something special!!!
You already got yourself Tanchjin Zero (you already saved there, great )...now it's turn for the Spirit Torino for your wife!

Come on, dude!

 

[Zerstorer_GOhren]

Broheim, using a notoriously compressed and noise war track like Scar Tissue and RHCP's Rick Rubin era production to test track new IEM's is like trying to use a rooster to test relaxating tones. Now, don't get me wrong, I love the song and the album, but that is not a track you start off with to test any IEM. Try something with more dynamic range and better production values?

Let's just say that whole tracks of Californication album were badly recorded due to that compression and awful dynamics. Same as with Metallica's Death Magnetic, where the hell are the dynamics.

 

[brsdrgn]

May I ask if anyone here have Simgot ea500, ea1000 and ea500lm? I'd really appreciate comparison for these three. It'd be even amazing if ea2000 is in hand also or maybe smb at least had a chance to hear ane can recall sth.

Ea500 is still impressive for me. I read the reviews usually between ea500 vs ea1000 reading that ea1000 has more tendency towards being analytical and more tendency to be brighter in crowded tracks. Later ea500lm came out and some claimed that it's even better than ea1000.

I focus on how good imaging and soundstage. I really like the holographic soundstage of ea500 being slightly intimate comparing to the other IEMs in my collection.

Among those, which one really stands out? I know it might ne harder as they're more less carry the same characteristics. I'm thinking id I should sell ea500 and get another. The question if it's really worth doing so?

 

[brsdrgn]

I was having a problem with the flat 2 pins on my utws5. Due to not being groove(or recessed however you call) utws5 wasn't fitting securely with iems like ea500.

Here you can see that the pins barely sits in place leaving a gap with ea500. Ea500 has recessed female sockets and a curved body. That was creating the trouble.

All you need is a converter like this:

I wonder if they could be even shorter and comparing their price into a regular cable, I believe they're a little pricier. I understand the demand is low and it's a niche market.

Because ea500 has rather small size luckily it's not a big issue and I get a very secure fit now.

Ea500 wasn't the only one in the collection causing such issue of course. I can use many other IEMs which doesn't demand much power with utws5 as well. Gk100 is also another iem with recessed pin and curved body.

It's good to have such little solutions in the market.

 

[fidgeraldo]

It'd be even amazing if ea2000 is in hand also or maybe smb at least had a chance to hear ane can recall sth.

I will have them this week or the next one.

Cheers!

 

[BCool]

ha ha F off! 1000 dollars?!

You can always check out the thread in my signature. There's not a whole lot of discussion but I do maintain the list to be fairly up-to-date.

 

[ardilla]

Hi guys, here are some reviews and comparisons I've done recently. Hope they're useful to someone

iKKO OH10 OBSIDIAN REVIEW
https://www.headphoneer.com/ikko-oh10-obsidian-mini-review/

IKKO OH10 VS KIWI ORCHESTRA LITE
https://www.headphoneer.com/ikko-oh10-obsidian-vs-kiwi-ears-orchestra-lite-comparison-review/

IKKO OH10 vs KIWI QUINTET
https://www.headphoneer.com/ikko-oh10-obsidian-vs-kiwi-ears-quintet/

SENNHEISER IE200 vs KIWI ORCHESTRA LITE
https://www.headphoneer.com/sennheiser-ie200-vs-kiwi-ears-orchestra-lite-review/

SENNHEISER IE200 vs KIWI QUINTET
https://www.headphoneer.com/sennheiser-ie200-vs-kiwi-quintet-review/

 

[Singaravelan]

Dude!!! It's for your wife...you have to buy her something special!!!
You already got yourself Tanchjin Zero (you already saved there, great )...now it's turn for the Spirit Torino for your wife!

Come on, dude!

ha ha! One good thing about being married to someone who you know from your teens is: f off with the gifts! And she won't appreciate a iem for a gift, anyway. "What a waste of money and lack of thought!" She isn't the type to go sniffing into decays of reverbs, soak in the soundstage, sneer at pinna-gain, scowl at bass-bleed, gasp at airy treble. Not that I was until i joined this damn forum. But that reminds me: will get her something else. Valentines day and all that. Not that we usually gift each other on this day but eh, there is always a time and place to shock and awe. So thanks for that reminder! You better get Spirit Torino for your iem-collecting wife!

As for iem, will try getting her another Tanchjim One DSP. Hope this unit does the trick. Silly thing isn't available here, though. sold out. That linlong doesn't have a detachable cable and no usbc termination. So that also won't do the trick. Will drop in a mail to the stores and see if One is available. Best would be if she relents for a proper IEM and over-the-ears fit: i can pawn off that EA-500 that I don't use :- ) Shiny metal Mademoiselle!

 

[Singaravelan]

You can always check out the thread in my signature. There's not a whole lot of discussion but I do maintain the list to be fairly up-to-date.

Wow! Thanks, had no clue there were so many of em! By any chance, can you recommend something from 50 -100$ that's real good? If not a dsp cable inherent, at least something with detachable cable. I have a Moondrop usb cable ( 2 pin, 0.78 mm) to which I can attach the iem.

If you aren't sure, no worries, will google search the items listed and see if there are reviews. Thanks again!

 

[ldo77]

I was having a problem with the flat 2 pins on my utws5. Due to not being groove(or recessed however you call) utws5 wasn't fitting securely with iems like ea500.

Here you can see that the pins barely sits in place leaving a gap with ea500. Ea500 has recessed female sockets and a curved body. That was creating the trouble.



All you need is a converter like this:



I wonder if they could be even shorter and comparing their price into a regular cable, I believe they're a little pricier. I understand the demand is low and it's a niche market.

Because ea500 has rather small size luckily it's not a big issue and I get a very secure fit now.



Ea500 wasn't the only one in the collection causing such issue of course. I can use many other IEMs which doesn't demand much power with utws5 as well. Gk100 is also another iem with recessed pin and curved body.





It's good to have such little solutions in the market.

Do you have any link for this adaptator ?

 

[XERO1]

Just for laughs, there is a pirated $239 CHIFI version of the Campfire Trifecta on Aliexpress - we can affectionately call it the "CHIFECTA"
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006077773104.html

 

[thaslaya]

I've heard a lot the past few weeks about Penon Liquer tips so I ordered some of the orange ones. Penon also doing a free gift with order so added bonus!

 

[Leonarfd]

Talking about good single DDs, little late to the party maybe as I was waiting on the warmer tuned nozzle that was missing.
The Oriveti OD200 is a good one, still early impressions but I like it a lot.
Has a more dense and fun sound than EA1000, lusher mid-bass and midrange.