Selling ice to Eskimos Over at pokemon HQ, a cartel of minor bosses met over a table, helmed by a bigger and badder OVERLORD. OVERLORD says: "Sales of ice cubes have been going down lately, KPIs are flopping! We want to venture to the last bastion of the Arctic to sell our wares! I give you...

Speaking about weekly releases, as usual, we have our obligatory KZ Pokemon weekly episode. Pokemon HQ has released another pokemon into the wild! Well before the KZ Libra, Merga and Vader has hit the mail boxes of last week's buyers. Today we have the KZ AS10 Pro! This is a 5 BA set...

New BGVP earbud: DX7 https://www.facebook.com/bgvpfb/posts/pfbid02v9vsakPg1bVDrhuQtgRrRQHxAJSf8jcrJehmJ4mLs833CL7yUAWtB2nUAnS4hjtNl Not sure, I've not tried the Moondrop paper clip earbud. But if initial reviews that I read state that it is a bit lowFI sounding, I doubt it can compete...

Here's a review for the AFUL Explorer: https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/aful-explorer.27201/reviews#review-34069 Pros: Decently accessorized Small profile, comfortable and lightweight Easy to drive Balanced (and unique) neutral with sub-bass tuning, different from the usual Harman suspects...

ONIX Alpha XI1 dongle DAC/AMP Cirrus Logic CS43198 DAC Up to 500 mW @ 32 Ohm output power Dimensions: 64 x 32 x14 mm Weight: 38g Hi-Res Support: 32bit / 768kHz & DSD256 Gain: Low & High Gain Display: 0.87-Inch Monochromatic Controls: 3 Hardware Multifunctional Buttons 3.5mm Single-Ended...

Anyways, since you are here, could we introduce some poison to use in earbuds haha! In picture A, we have bona fide earbuds AKA Flatheads, where the transducer does not enter the ear canal. So earbuds lack in isolation, and generally have weaker sub-bass than IEMs (figure B), which enter the...

I think you might have posted in the wrong thread. Here's the earbuds thread, not for IEM eartips.

Would recommend to start at sub 50 usd rather than dive into 250 usd which is midfi. Nowadays many cheap sets with good price to performance ratio are available at lower costs, and would be a waste if you don't like a more expensive purchase as your first iem. Anyways the Aful MagicOne and...

Is ENDGAME a myth? So 1000 audiophiles were invited to a giveaway at a reputable audio showroom. The organiser told them, "thank you for coming. This showroom has 6 floors. If you choose the gear at that floor, you will leave the store with that gear and cannot come back in, but you get to...

7Hz Aero is releasing soon. Not sure about price or release date. https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10162641558683968&id=555013967&mibextid=Nif5oz That's a real keeper!!! Never fear. There will be a PRO version of this KZ pokemon coming out next week!!!

Some new releases: 1) GeekWold GK300 Wicked driver config: 8BA + 1DD + 2PZT + 1Planar. $550 usd though. https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid025nRnfmXaFH6NijK9ejJrHLoDA6HeBhuvyPJttWhCJ6TwMqz1ccCPEVZ3SSMDGTfsl&id=100065494205345&mibextid=Nif5oz 2) Kinera seems to be releasing a...

Hi res sticker increases soundstage by 10000x and improves micro detailing and imaging!

Probably not haha, in between jobs and saving up cash for now!

There are two new rikubuds released into the wild: https://rikubuds.com/ Berserker 3: L-shaped: focusing on quality as much as quantity lots of sub & mid-bass with great texture without being overwhelming. Vocals are smooth and non-fatiguing but not forward, treble is dark and very smooth...

SUBJECTIVITY OF TREBLE. So we frequently see on forums that person A says "this IEM is sibilant and shouty like a banshee", whereas another person B says, "no, this same IEM is as smooth as silk". Actually, both may not be wrong. We all hear differently in the treble due to these reasons, so...

Senn is releasing a new HD620S headphone soon. SPECIFICATIONS Wearing Style / Principle: Wired headband, Closed-back Transducer | Size: Single Dynamic | 42mm w/ 38mm diaphragm Ear Coupling: Over-ear (Circumaural) Ear Pad Material: Artificial leather Impedance: 150Ω Frequency Response: 6 -...

Yeah earbuds are super niche even amongst audiophiles. Earbuds are more similar to open backed headphones than IEMs per se, just without the clamp and weight. So earbuds provide superior soundstage than IEMs but you get no seal as the transducer lies outside the ear canal. So isolation and sub...

We also have Apple to blame for the loss of the 3.5 mm jack on phones. Having said that, this propeitiary cash grab decision from them did kick start the dongle revolution of the past few months (which admittedly can give good sound for cheap). That has happened a few times to me. I messaged...

Sony sources usually are smooth and buttery as their house sound. The can jam beta unit of the Explorer was less bassy. but then that was a noisy show room floor with no the best isolation so take it with a pinch of salt. This final production unit is way bassier. Bro just a few days ago...

The Vido is $1 USD!!!

Thank you kind sir for taking one for the team to get this Moondrop U-2. I think your impressions have helped a lot of us earbud enthusiasts!!!