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Mar 30, 2020 at 9:37 AM Post #46,846 of 106,574
I found a graph of GOLDPLANAR GL20 from a korean blog
https://m.blog.naver.com/tatapo19/221749565376
GOLDPLANAR_GL20_DF.png

very similar to Audeze iems without cipher cable

That looks... Pretty bad given it's DF compensated. Audeze IEMs sound very, very wrong without the Cipher cable, even with heavy EQ the mids sound absolutely wrong. I guess the price cut comes with its own sets of issues.
 
Mar 30, 2020 at 9:52 AM Post #46,848 of 106,574
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well my trust in them went down even more.

1: I got a ****ing panda key chain and KZ foam tips so the "all products are valued greater than the price of the mystery package" is BS
2: They were not unlabeled boxes they litterally came in a giant box with all 9 items stuffed together.
 
Mar 30, 2020 at 9:56 AM Post #46,849 of 106,574
Tripowin TP10: 60 usd

Geekwold GK3: 20 usd

BGVP M1 MMCX bluetooth cable: around 40 usd

HE 150(pro?): 30 usd

BGVP SGZ DN1S: 30 usd

VJJB N1: around 25 usd

KZ ZSE: around 8 usd

KZ Foam tips: around 2 usd

..random Linsoul Panda crap



Spent: 45 usd

Got around 215 usd

Guess I cant really complain about the foam tips and the panda with this value but still....
 
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Mar 30, 2020 at 10:11 AM Post #46,850 of 106,574
Geekwold GK3: sounds like crap, only good thing about it is the bass and I would only use it with EDM nothing else. 5 usd? yeah guess it is worth it but at 20? no way, you have to point a gun at me for me to buy it at that price.
 
Mar 30, 2020 at 10:17 AM Post #46,851 of 106,574
Geekwold GK3: sounds like crap, only good thing about it is the bass and I would only use it with EDM nothing else. 5 usd? yeah guess it is worth it but at 20? no way, you have to point a gun at me for me to buy it at that price.

I had that before. Threw those away. I got them for just a little over 10USD but still...
 
Mar 30, 2020 at 10:23 AM Post #46,852 of 106,574
VJJB N1: much better than the GK3 when it comes to sound, but the build feels like a toy and the cable is thinner than a noodle...might actually be the worst cable I have ever seen.
 
Mar 30, 2020 at 10:33 AM Post #46,854 of 106,574
Im kinda happy i was too late and those were sold out.
are you laughing at my expense :joy:. Is this some kinda punishment for me? :grin:


HE 150Pro: its an earbud and I know nothing about them so...no comment here except that I prefer the Moondrop Nameless but I like this more than the VE Monk plus/lite.
 
Mar 30, 2020 at 10:38 AM Post #46,855 of 106,574
are you laughing at my expense :joy:. Is this some kinda punishment for me? :grin:


HE 150Pro: its an earbud and I know nothing about them so...no comment here except that I prefer the Moondrop Nameless but I like this more than the VE Monk plus/lite.

There's a HE 150 (regular) and a HE 150 Pro.

If it is the Pro version, it is quite V shaped, which is usually atypical in earbuds (they tend to be midcentric in general). I still use it occasionally, not a bad earbud, it reminds me of an IEM in terms of tuning actually. Quite hard to drive due to the 150 ohm impedance but not too bad that u got it for was it $7?
 
Mar 30, 2020 at 10:43 AM Post #46,856 of 106,574
There's a HE 150 (regular) and a HE 150 Pro.

If it is the Pro version, it is quite V shaped, which is usually atypical in earbuds (they tend to be midcentric in general). I still use it occasionally, not a bad earbud, it reminds me of an IEM in terms of tuning actually. Quite hard to drive due to the 150 ohm impedance but not too bad that u got it for was it $7?
5 usd and I checked the pictures and it must be the Pro because the normal version looks completely different
 
Mar 30, 2020 at 10:47 AM Post #46,857 of 106,574
BGVP SGZ DN1S: pretty decent, although at the original price I would not have bought it. U/V shaped.
 
Mar 30, 2020 at 11:01 AM Post #46,858 of 106,574
Tripowin TP10: ....how did they even think about pricing it at 60 usd.....One of THE most unnatural sound I have heard. It is bright and sounds artificial. Detail is quite good but damnnnn it is screeching. Guess im gonna add this into my ranking list, first F ranked iem....



Conclusion: Just a bunch of garbage except like 3 or 4 (including the bluetooth cable that I havent tested) out of 9
 
Mar 30, 2020 at 11:06 AM Post #46,860 of 106,574
Tripowin TP10: ....how did they even think about pricing it at 60 usd.....One of THE most unnatural sound I have heard. It is bright and sounds artificial. Detail is quite good but damnnnn it is screeching. Guess im gonna add this into my ranking list, first F ranked iem....



Conclusion: Just a bunch of garbage except like 3 or 4 (including the bluetooth cable that I havent tested) out of 9

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/chinese-asian-brand-iem-info-thread.820747/page-1668#post-15080690 (post/graphs courtesy of Wiljen)

Tripowin TP10 was apparently an OEM made by KZ, and there were 2 other OEMs that were identical in tuning (KBEAR KB10 and CCA A10), just with different logos emblazoning the shell). We never heard of Tripowin in the CHIFI world after this release (maybe they did release some cables thereafter, but didn't see any more IEMs from em?).
 

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