[courierdriver]

I personally am super happy with my Urbanfun. Its by far the best budget iem I have and it holds it own against iems at any price point. I have iems at all price points.

The bass on it is top notch, one of the best I've heard. And with some EQ the signature is great. It will be compared with ThieAudio L3 soon, but I can see it being my daily driver for a long time. Oh, and I didn't even try it balanced yet!

I bought a balanced Tripowin Zonie cable for mine from the same seller. It's been 2 months since I bought the set, but new tracking info says it's finally with my local postal carrier. I'm certain that it will be with me in a few more days. Can't wait to hook this up to my gear.

 

[Sam L]

looks like they're back in stock from the retailer I received my Thieaudio legacy 3's. I'm guessing quality control issues still exist? Trying to hold off on getting a pair since I recently picked up the blon 03's and er2xr's. Can someone convince me that the urbanfun's are something I need?

 

[SoundJedi]

looks like they're back in stock from the retailer I received my Thieaudio legacy 3's. I'm guessing quality control issues still exist? Trying to hold off on getting a pair since I recently picked up the blon 03's and er2xr's. Can someone convince me that the urbanfun's are something I need?

Here's the thing about the UF QC issues: everyone seems to have been shocked about their existence, no one seems to have actually experienced any. Actually one person did report a faulty MMCX connector.

It's probably the best bass in any iem under $100.

 

[Codename john]

looks like they're back in stock from the retailer I received my Thieaudio legacy 3's. I'm guessing quality control issues still exist? Trying to hold off on getting a pair since I recently picked up the blon 03's and er2xr's. Can someone convince me that the urbanfun's are something I need?

I have both the L3 and UF. If you are lucky enough to get UF with Beryllium driver I think they are better than the L3

 

[Sam L]

I have both the L3 and UF. If you are lucky enough to get UF with Beryllium driver I think they are better than the L3

I'm guessing there's no way to find out if you'll get one with Beryllium driver without just ordering one? are they associated with gray cable or pink cable versions? aliexpress? etc?

**edit** nevermind, I see it in the description.

 

[cenix]

Hey guys, I'm interested in buying 1 of these with the black/grey cable and I have a few questions:

1. I'm planning to buy them from DD-Audio Store (LINK), has anyone ordered from them before (with the black/grey cable version) and confirmed that they do indeed sell the version with beryllium?
2. Like @Sam L asked up here, how can we be sure that we have the beryllium version, is there a way to verify this after receiving it?
3. It seems that there were issues with MMCX earlier on, I think that it's fixed with the more recent batches?

Thank you for your time.

EDIT: I have ordered them anyway, since they are on sales at DD-Audio. I hope that others can still tell me how to distinguish the non-beryllium driver units from the ones that have it.

 

[Slater]

Hey guys, I'm interested in buying 1 of these with the black/grey cable and I have a few questions:

1. I'm planning to buy them from DD-Audio Store (LINK), has anyone ordered from them before (with the black/grey cable version) and confirmed that they do indeed sell the version with beryllium?
2. Like @Sam L asked up here, how can we be sure that we have the beryllium version, is there a way to verify this after receiving it?
3. It seems that there were issues with MMCX earlier on, I think that it's fixed with the more recent batches?

Thank you for your time.

EDIT: I have ordered them anyway, since they are on sales at DD-Audio. I hope that others can still tell me how to distinguish the non-beryllium driver units from the ones that have it.

The only way to tell is to remove the nozzle mesh and shine a light onto the driver inside the shell. There is a very small hole in the center of the metal cover over the driver, and you can see the center dome of the diaphragm.

Using a powerful magnifying glass, you should be able to tell what type the driver is.

If it is highly reflective, like a chrome mirror finish, then it is the beryllium driver. If it is dull greyish/silver metal, and does NOT have a mirror finish, then it is the noble metal version.

I have posted pictures of the difference in this thread, which can be found with the search function.

I own 3 ISS014, and a mix of pink cable and grey cable. Here’s how they break down:

1. pink cable, noble metal driver, good mmcx sockets
2. Pink cable, beryllium driver, messed up mmcx sockets
3. Grey cable, noble metal driver, good mmcx sockets

There are definite sound difference between the 2 driver versions.

 

[Sam L]

The only way to tell is to remove the nozzle mesh and shine a light onto the driver inside the shell. There is a very small hole in the center of the metal cover over the driver, and you can see the center dome of the diaphragm.

Using a powerful magnifying glass, you should be able to tell what type the driver is.

If it is highly reflective, like a chrome mirror finish, then it is the beryllium driver. If it is dull greyish/silver metal, and does NOT have a mirror finish, then it is the noble metal version.

I have posted pictures of the difference in this thread, which can be found with the search function.

I own 3 ISS014, and a mix of pink cable and grey cable. Here’s how they break down:

1. pink cable, noble metal driver, good mmcx sockets
2. Pink cable, beryllium driver, messed up mmcx sockets
3. Grey cable, noble metal driver, good mmcx sockets

There are definite sound difference between the 2 driver versions.

Did you pick up all three of these from the same retailer?

 

[Slater]

Did you pick up all three of these from the same retailer?

I bought one used from another HeadFier, but I don’t know where he bought it from.

I got the other 2 directly from Urbanfun. I think the store was called UF Store or something similar.

 

[Slater]

FYI, here is the post where I discuss the difference including close up photos of the 2 different drivers.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/urbanfun-ybf-iss014-impressions-thread.921709/page-27#post-15535999

Note that the physical difference of the driver diaphragm is subtle, and can be confused if you really don’t know or understand what you’re looking for. It is easy when you have them side by side like I did, and now I know what to look for so I can easily identify them.

But if you only own 1 or the other, and have nothing to compare it to, it is entirely possible to misidentify which one you have.

 

[SoundJedi]

Hey guys, I'm interested in buying 1 of these with the black/grey cable and I have a few questions:

1. I'm planning to buy them from DD-Audio Store (LINK), has anyone ordered from them before (with the black/grey cable version) and confirmed that they do indeed sell the version with beryllium?
2. Like @Sam L asked up here, how can we be sure that we have the beryllium version, is there a way to verify this after receiving it?
3. It seems that there were issues with MMCX earlier on, I think that it's fixed with the more recent batches?

Thank you for your time.

EDIT: I have ordered them anyway, since they are on sales at DD-Audio. I hope that others can still tell me how to distinguish the non-beryllium driver units from the ones that have it.

The UrbanFun units sold by Linsoul should all have Beryllium drivers.

 

[Slater]

The UrbanFun units sold by Linsoul should all have Berillyum drivers.

Are you 100% sure of that?

 

[The Madhouse]

And was this always thé case? Or only new batches?( Still waiting for mine since march....)

 

[cenix]

The UrbanFun units sold by Linsoul should all have Beryllium drivers.

So, you are saying that Linsoul and DD-Audio store are the same stores? I actually hadn't noticed that, since the price on Linsoul website is quite a bit higher.

 

[SoundJedi]

So, you are saying that Linsoul and DD-Audio store are the same stores? I actually hadn't noticed that, since the price on Linsoul website is quite a bit higher.

Yes DD store is Linsoul's AliExpress store.