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Jan 16, 2020 at 10:09 PM Post #46,847 of 75,149
audiophizile said:
Was looking at the monk plus. Hard to not buy something so hyped for $10 on Amazon. Is there anything a step up from this in the $25-50 range? I was mainly looking at iems at first but think these may be a better fit for me. I posted this in the iem thread but applies here:

Sound preference is clarity, detail, separation above all.
Prefer speed in the low end. Don't hate a small midbass kick (normie).
Don't really like OVERLY dark and/or warm as that CAN conflict with my main preferences.
Mids clean and not overly recessed, present. Dislike when the lower end of voices (male or female) sound thin.
Highs I like "glassy" (I use this word, I know nobody else does). I like cymbals to have detail and clarity. If anyone here plays the drums, I like to be able distinguish the tones of different types and sizes of cymbals (and snares) and their decay. I feel like not many speakers (or recordings for that matter) do this well.
Don't like a small soundstage. I feel it can go both ways with detail and separation. Too big and airy I feel can be non realistic outside of orchestral recordings and lose small detail. Too small gets congested in complex parts. Congestion bothers me greatly.
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Boarseman MX98 might suit this description. I often use it to listen (power/prog) metal playlist. if you wanted more soundstage and midbass you can opt for TY-hiz 150S which is more expensive than MX98
 
Jan 17, 2020 at 3:51 AM Post #46,848 of 75,149
munchzilla said:
I was just now reading up about how to get it done - definitely considering it!! :)

don't know anyone who would be willing to do it, yet... but I'll have to look around.

now, if I do this, I just have to find an earbud that fits my ears and has a good sound signature. the main challenge, I think :D

Thank you very much!
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You're welcome. Yes, finding an earbud with a comfort level & sound signature that you like is already challenging enough, but finding one that also has detachable cables would have probably been nigh impossible. If you want, I can send you some photos of MMCX-modded earbuds that a friend of mine got recently. The MMCX ports can be attached directly to the shell or alternatively onto a short 'lead' prior to the shell.

Also, I don't know...describing your preferred sound signature certainly helps, but since we all hear differently and that one audiophile term could mean a whole different thing from one person to the next, the extent to which it is helpful probably reaches a limit at some point; point at which it would probably make more sense to go bite the proverbial bullet & go ahead & buy several earbuds that look promising and then test them out, in the hopes that you can A) narrow down your preferred shell & sound signature even more and B) hopefully be one step closer to that 'one bud' that does it all for you. IMO, the probability of getting that one perfect bud just going on what is posted here is rather small, especially when one has very specific tastes & preferences. Just my $0.02, of course. And yes, this would be a lot less economically feasible if your country imposes high customs tax on any audio gear purchased online.

headenvelopedinsound said:
So I am wondering as of now January 2020 what is considered money is no object TOTL high end earbuds? And are they worth it compared to the sub $125 groupings?
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CAX Red Dragon? Also I think ClieOS posted about a $500 earbud a few pages back.
 
Jan 17, 2020 at 5:08 AM Post #46,851 of 75,149
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Jan 18, 2020 at 8:49 AM Post #46,857 of 75,149
golov17 said:
@ClieOS, the impedance of Rose Maria is not indicated anywhere, could you measure it?
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Of course I can

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A typical spec will probably lists Maria as 10 ohm @ 1kHz, but as with multi-driver IEM, the impedance curve is not a straight line but a curved one, going from around 16ohm @ 20Hz and drop to 10ohm @ 10kHz. This means 2 things: First, you want your source's output impedance to be very low, ideally under 1 ohm so it won't affect Maria's FR curve. Secondly, you want your source to have decent output current as low impedance load like Maria needs more current to sound good.
 
Jan 19, 2020 at 10:26 PM Post #46,860 of 75,149
Just received R4YS and they sound good IF I could get a proper fit with them. The shells are too big for my ears.

From reading, I think I will be better of with Yuin PK1 shell earbuds? I think I will go all out now and get the Smabat M1 Pro, so are they the same size as Yuin PK1?
 
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