[Asakurai]

Have you heard their Canon set by any chance? They're well outside of the price range where I'd look to spend myself for that driver arrangement (1DD+4BA), but I'm still curious how they're tuned. The graph does look pretty nice.

From their AE listing on the Beteran HiFi Audio Store storefront:


Based on the graphs, it looks like their treble switches actually do some real work, so that's nice.

i've heard it before, it's the most v-shaped from their lineup, energetic with good clarity, while v-shaped is not really my cup of tea, but it's good one

you can read the review in chinese from this
https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/359632861

 

[Xinlisupreme]

T MKII has superb technicalities but yes, if an instrument separation is on stake, I bet well tuned 8BA+1DD

I will tell you when i'll go with Aroma Thunder (10BA+DD), right now Mest mk2 is the best iem i own.
I don't consider W6.2 because i didn't finished burnin, right now (40h) has the best mids ever heard in terms of timbre/tonality do it better than RSV also

 

[Nimweth]

ridiculous take. no offense. a hype train can have two outcomes. one is worthy of the hype. the other is not worthy of the hype. Lebron was a hype train out of high school. he turned out to be worthy of the hype. Kwame Brown was hyped coming out of high school. he didn't live up to the hype train. Same goes with audio gear. The GK10 are worthy of the hype. The Mofesest Trio? Not so much. The idea isn't "hype train" so they suck. That's just incredibly flawed and stupid thinking if you ask me.

I always understood the word "hype" to indicate overexaggeration. Judging by the responses in this thread about the GK10, it would appear that all the praise is deserved. That was my meaning.

 

[Q Mass]

I always understood the word "hype" to indicate overexaggeration. Judging by the responses in this thread about the GK10, it would appear that all the praise is deserved. That was my meaning.

'Hype' is a weird one to interpret nowadays. Despite it being a contraction of hyperbole, which has definite negative connotations, many now use it with neutral or even positive intent.
Personally I deal with this by using the whole word; hyperbole, when my intent is pejorative, and leave 'hype' for those times my meaning is neutral (or even positive).
(just my two-cents PSA for any non native English readers who are confused by the constant moving of the language goalposts, not intended as definitive by any means).

 

[Nimweth]

'Hype' is a weird one to interpret nowadays. Despite it being a contraction of hyperbole, which has definite negative connotations, many now use it with neutral or even positive intent.
Personally I deal with this by using the whole word; hyperbole, when my intent is pejorative, and leave 'hype' for those times my meaning is neutral (or even positive).
(just my two-cents PSA for any non native English readers who are confused by the constant moving of the language goalposts, not intended as definitive by any means).

Yes, it seems "hype" now also has the meaning of eager anticipation and expectation. It might then be argued that the original meaning can only be applied if the item in question does not meet that expectation and may be described as "not living up to the hype". If it does turn out to be worthy of the praise then of course it is no longer "hyped" (in the original sense). I am a bit of a stickler when it comes to the use of English, another of my dislikes is the use of the word "budget" as an adjective meaning "cheap". For me, the noun "budget" refers to the amount allocated for a particular purpose and can also be a verb in that sense. As you say, the language is constantly changing (not always for the better, I often think!).

 

[mndless]

i've heard it before, it's the most v-shaped from their lineup, energetic with good clarity, while v-shaped is not really my cup of tea, but it's good one

you can read the review in chinese from this
https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/359632861

Awesome to hear someone on here has had a listen to them, since they seem quite niche. Maybe if I stumble my way into some extra cash they'd be worth consideration.

 

[mndless]

Yes, it seems "hype" now also has the meaning of eager anticipation and expectation. It might then be argued that the original meaning can only be applied if the item in question does not meet that expectation and may be described as "not living up to the hype". If it does turn out to be worthy of the praise then of course it is no longer "hyped" (in the original sense).

It's difficult to look on hype trains in a positive light when a particular hobby is so ridiculously subjective, but popularity is a fairly good indicator that something has been received positively, so it must be doing something right. Based on the graphs, it seems like it wouldn't be suited for all music genres, but I haven't gotten mine in yet, so I can't really say, and FR graphs can lie when you're dealing with so many different driver types. Thankfully, I have loads of eartips these days to roll to my heart's content to help compensate.

 

[Nimweth]

It's difficult to look on hype trains in a positive light when a particular hobby is so ridiculously subjective, but popularity is a fairly good indicator that something has been received positively, so it must be doing something right. Based on the graphs, it seems like it wouldn't be suited for all music genres, but I haven't gotten mine in yet, so I can't really say, and FR graphs can lie when you're dealing with so many different driver types. Thankfully, I have loads of eartips these days to roll to my heart's content to help compensate.

Yes, that's right. I never really take much notice of graphs as they only show amplitude and the quality of important factors like timbre, soundstage and imaging cannot be derived from inspecting them. I have a blue GK10 coming soon so will be able to make some valid comments on its sound. It seems tips and cables make a significant difference with this particular IEM.

 

[Ace Bee]

By the way my timing was good as they are listed for sale. Official price will be $245. Extremely competitive at this price.
https://penonaudio.com/yanyin-aladdin.html

This crinacle graph is of which iem, Aladdin? Can't find it in his database.

 

[RikudouGoku]

I know with all the hype on the GK10, people were going to be looking at their other stuff, but please please please dont throw your money away on the garbage that is the GK3. It is a complete waste of money....F ranked in my list and E ranked on Crinacle´s.

Have you heard their Canon set by any chance? They're well outside of the price range where I'd look to spend myself for that driver arrangement (1DD+4BA), but I'm still curious how they're tuned. The graph does look pretty nice.

From their AE listing on the Beteran HiFi Audio Store storefront:


Based on the graphs, it looks like their treble switches actually do some real work, so that's nice.

Dont think the switches do that much of a difference (as always). They havent normalized the graphs at 500/1000hz.

 

[baskingshark]

I know with all the hype on the GK10, people were going to be looking at their other stuff, but please please please dont throw your money away on the garbage that is the GK3. It is a complete waste of money....F ranked in my list and E ranked on Crinacle´s.












Dont think the switches do that much of a difference (as always). They havent normalized the graphs at 500/1000hz.

Thanks for taking one for the team!

 

[RikudouGoku]

Thanks for taking one for the team!

I got the GK3 in a mystery bag for only 5 usd. (got a bunch of garbage...)

And even at that price I felt like I threw away my money.

 

[laleeee]

Dont buy the s*n*e* dt9. After 100(!) hours of burn-in they had the same annoying harsh punisher treble. Nice technicalities for the price, but totally useless for listening music.

 

[Dsnuts]

This crinacle graph is of which iem, Aladdin? Can't find it in his database.

Thats his graph of the IT07, again very similar in balancing to the Aladdin

 

[AmericanSpirit]

I know with all the hype on the GK10, people were going to be looking at their other stuff, but please please please dont throw your money away on the garbage that is the GK3. It is a complete waste of money....F ranked in my list and E ranked on Crinacle´s.












Dont think the switches do that much of a difference (as always). They havent normalized the graphs at 500/1000hz.

that steep rollercoaster will eject my ear like Russian Aircraft Catapult
Will verify