dharmasteve
Headphoneus Supremus
Yeah going express on Ali isn't a good idea. More premium service carriers are a lot more strict on customs and more likely to be stung on those import charges. Its a shame that Amazon UK doesn't have more Chifi gear, as it reduces the risk from ordering abroad and you have the excellent aftersales service if anything goes sour.
Curious, how do you compare the urbanblobs to your other iems in your collection?
I don't have any very expensive IEMs to compare with. The YBF iss014 has the best bass of all my IEMs for sure. It is good. I wear them a lot and for a DD driver they give a very musical ride. There are a couple of minor negatives on some classical music (I'm not a classical buff, but get my moments) such as string quartets where the timbre can't quite catch it but the Blon 03 does. I prefer them to my Rose Masya Pro Buds because of the very well controlled bass and the general rhythmic naturalness which some IEMs dont seem to convey. They are not detail prolific, but can a DD driver compete with Multi BA's on that score? I'd say they are way better than the Blon 03 on bass but an inch behind on timbre. At least as good as the Blon 03 in general. I really hope you get a good one because they invite very differing opinions. IMHO they are really good and well worth the money and any wait...if the QC is up to it.