[dharmasteve]

KB Neon sounds quite interesting.

Will it outclass the

NiceHCK DT100​

with Spiral Dots

Maybe..... but unlikely.

 

[baskingshark]

You're taking the piss right? 600 bucks a cable? That's absolutely insane. And did you actually read the "sound analysis" in that review? Verbal diarrhea.

Haha I have an audiophile friend who spends north of $1000 USD on cables. He has a few in fact. He pairs the $1K cable with the $25 USD BLON BL-03. He says it makes the sound "richer".

I won't judge him, cause it's his money, it's a free world. But my personal take is that cables are the very last area I would upgrade for sonic fidelity. Eartips, sources all seem to me at least, to make more sonic differences. And I wouldn't pair a cable that costs more than the IEM.

 

[Ace Bee]

Haha I have an audiophile friend who spends north of $1000 USD on cables. He has a few in fact. He pairs the $1K cable with the $25 USD BLON BL-03. He says it makes the sound "richer".

I won't judge him, cause it's his money, it's a free world. But my personal take is that cables are the very last area I would upgrade for sonic fidelity. Eartips, sources all seem to me at least, to make more sonic differences. And I wouldn't pair a cable that costs more than the IEM.

Ditto. I have been debating with myself for a while which cable to get: Penon PAC480 from Penon, or OS849 from locally from another fellow audiophile. Gonna pair them with Mirage. The **** 26AWG 6N pure copper cable is apparently holding it back.

 

[chinmie]

You're taking the piss right? 600 bucks a cable? That's absolutely insane. And did you actually read the "sound analysis" in that review? Verbal diarrhea.

to some, that's reasonable price.. i have friends that have $1.5 K cables.

even that considered cheap compared to the cable spending room speaker audiophiles

 

[RikudouGoku]

Yincrow RW-2000 review is up: https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/yincrow-rw-2000.25158/reviews#review-25864

Rank: S

My second favorite bud right now (after the Moondrop Chaconne). And I will probably order the K´s Bell-WE AND the K´s Samsara K300...

 

[Viajero]

Oh, man! There's a lot in the next months or so! Though the only IEMs I know of are sub-200 USD ones:

KB Ear Neon (single Knowles) and a triple-DD (planned)
Audiosense DT300 (triple Knowles)
Tin HiFi T2 Evo
KZ headphone (was asked about this. Not yet sure if they'll push the product through, but they did ask for my suggestions for a new product as well. I said they should release an all-BA using Knowles, planar, EST, or exotic driver IEM )
Whizzer HE03 Al
Etymotic Evo
TRN X7
BLON Prometheus and Z200

For the other teased IEMs that I missed, feel free to add them.

Wait, KBear is going to release a triple dynamic driver IEM? When would this be coming out? I would be very interested in it. The 3DT and DQ6 have shown me the immense potential of such a configuration.

 

[Barusu Lamperouge]

Ditto. I have been debating with myself for a while which cable to get: Penon PAC480 from Penon, or OS849 from locally from another fellow audiophile. Gonna pair them with Mirage. The **** 26AWG 6N pure copper cable is apparently holding it back.

After flipping many cables, most of the times I use a particular cable on IEMs is purely because of comfort and aesthetics. As I rarely hear any difference wrt stock cable. And at times, I do have a placebo where a Litz cable sounds more 'refining' but after a couple of songs all that vanishes

More power to those who want to spend on cable, it's their money and their audio journey. But (un)fortunately, the cable game is not for me. I'd buy any cable if it looks good and is comfortable.

 

[AmericanSpirit]

Final E1000 $29
Basically same with E500, same driver with slightly focused on vocal, not pure flat like E500, and with $5 premium compared to E500, I would get E500 as pure neutral reference.

I would say E1000 is budget ER2SE. Same type of vocal focus flat neutral tuned.
P.S.
KBEAR KS2 order placed

 

[AmericanSpirit]

After flipping many cables, most of the times I use a particular cable on IEMs is purely because of comfort and aesthetics. As I rarely hear any difference wrt stock cable. And at times, I do have a placebo where a Litz cable sounds more 'refining' but after a couple of songs all that vanishes

More power to those who want to spend on cable, it's their money and their audio journey. But (un)fortunately, the cable game is not for me. I'd buy any cable if it looks good and is comfortable.

Tripowin Zonie($16) the king of comfortable one!

 

[Barusu Lamperouge]

Final E1000 $29
Basically same with E500, same driver with slightly focused on vocal, not pure flat like E500, and with $5 premium compared to E500, I would get E500 as pure neutral reference.

I would say E1000 is budget ER2SE. Same type of vocal focus flat neutral tuned.
P.S.
KBEAR KS2 order placed

From where did you manage to get E500, I've been tracking Amazon.co.jp but I can't find them. I want to get them primarily for Final E tips

 

[Barusu Lamperouge]

Tripowin Zonie($16) the king of comfortable one!

Yes it is on my shortlist. They look decent as well. Saw that they're somewhat closer to AliExpress price on Linsoul. Will snag them soon

 

[AmericanSpirit]

From where did you manage to get E500, I've been tracking Amazon.co.jp but I can't find them. I want to get them primarily for Final E tips

Unfortunately since Final E500 release last year, they constantly lacks domestic stocks just as same as PS5. Because of pure flat sigunature and sound coordination/positioning coherence that E500 is one of best performing and excellent size. Amazon USA still got some stocks Sold by Final Audio USA. The legit USA branch.

Final E500 - Immersive 3D Live Sound Earphones for VR, ASMR, Gaming and 360 Music, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N5JSDRM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_94JTWHBEZQ3S9XKQ4HRV

[edit] oh wait, actually I found stocks on amazon japan.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B07YKM3875/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_5YH0D32PTJY4E8EPZZX8

if you are odering from Amazon Japan, i highly recommend to get Japan/Taiwan exclusive new SpinFit CP100+ .

I’m debating myself if I want to pay $15 shipping for $15 eartips...
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B08Z7RB...imm_5K9AAMPQGZZV5NX831AW?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

it’s the new sister of infamous CP100, said CP100+ has vocal boost! I found I need that because most of IEM nowadays got either somewhat U or V shaped.

I highly recoomend E500, best neuteal refernece of how sound originally supposed to be mixed/mastered, and very natural sound diffusion, the difference compared to Etymotic is that E500 is pure-flat with wider diffusion field. Oh yes and the and full set of Final E tips, it costs $15 alone, why not pay $5 extra to have great set of IEM! final E is very useful to tame trebles of which many KZ/TRN got problems on those.

 

[Barusu Lamperouge]

Unfortunately since Final E500 release last year, they constantly lacks domestic stocks just as same as PS5. Because of pure flat sigunature and sound coordination/positioning coherence that E500 is one of best performing and excellent size. Amazon USA still got some stocks Sold by Final Audio USA. The legit USA branch.

Final E500 - Immersive 3D Live Sound Earphones for VR, ASMR, Gaming and 360 Music, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N5JSDRM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_94JTWHBEZQ3S9XKQ4HRV

[edit] oh wait, actually I found stocks on amazon japan.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B07YKM3875/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_5YH0D32PTJY4E8EPZZX8

if you are odering from Amazon Japan, i highly recommend to get Japan/Taiwan exclusive new SpinFit CP100+ .

I’m debating myself if I want to pay $15 shipping for $15 eartips...
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B08Z7RB...imm_5K9AAMPQGZZV5NX831AW?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

it’s the new sister of infamous CP100, said CP100+ has vocal boost! I found I need that because most of IEM nowadays got either somewhat U or V shaped.

I highly recoomend E500, best neuteal refernece of how sound originally supposed to be mixed/mastered, and very natural sound diffusion, the difference compared to Etymotic is that E500 is pure-flat with wider diffusion field.

Sadly, they're out of stock on Amazon JP. Will have to keep monitoring them daily it seems.

The best way to save shipping is club multiple purchases. Probably add a few more items and you would save significantly in shipping. Taxes may increase thanks to DHL charging taxes irrespective of the order amount breaching minimum limit of duty free imports.

 

[AmericanSpirit]

Sadly, they're out of stock on Amazon JP. Will have to keep monitoring them daily it seems.

The best way to save shipping is club multiple purchases. Probably add a few more items and you would save significantly in shipping. Taxes may increase thanks to DHL charging taxes irrespective of the order amount breaching minimum limit of duty free imports.

Interesting...
I have my Japanese residence in the same prefecture of Final Audio’s HQ, Kanagawa prefecture, my Amazon JP’s default shipping address is Japanese domestic address for those it says In Stock and could deliver it on the same day. Not to USA address, so obviously they are limiting supplies

and yes I usually order like 20 volumes of raw manga books and some Japan exclusive supplies from Amazon JP, it’s actually cheaper and faster than get from US’s dealer. Order placed on Friday evening, it fly over Pacific Ocean and arrives to East Coast on Monday morning! 48 hours international delivery.

 

[Barusu Lamperouge]

Interesting...
I have my Japanese residence in the same prefecture of Final Audio’s HQ, Kanagawa prefecture, my Amazon JP’s default shipping address is Japanese domestic address for those it says In Stock and could deliver it on the same day. Not to USA address, so obviously they are limiting supplies

and yes I usually order like 20 volumes of raw manga books and some Japan exclusive supplies from Amazon JP, it’s actually cheaper and faster than get from US’s dealer. Order placed on Friday evening, it fly over Pacific Ocean and arrives to East Coast on Monday morning! 48 hours international delivery.

Yes. It seems only available for domestic market. I've enquired at the Final Audio store as well, hope they ship internationally.