IMHO nobody makes good earbud covers anymore. It used to be possible to get foams 2x thicker than the cheap pack of 100's or even soft foamy silicone rubber horns/nozzles to make them into psuedo-IEM's. Foam covers with a hole in the middle sound the best (normally, as long as you don't have sibilant mids, which you won't if the housing is vented nicely)... I ended up making my own with two copper pipes and a woodburning iron. It's also a thing to put a donut on under the full foams for some extra comfort and softening of spicy treble.
@@VortexReviews1Sadly. 14.8mm drivers and bigger *can* deliver some superb sound, and the earbud form factor can get you good apparent air and venting or grilles... but there's no market demand for it. Venture Electronics does ship thicker foams as standard and makes some good IEM's if you can snag a review sample! Or their cheaper pairs. I should add that thick foam doesn't necessarily mean dense. Dense donuts and light full foams get you the best experience, otherwise the foam can sap too much detail as you've experienced. It does seem like they missed out on properly venting this set. Worth DIYing with a PCB drill if you own this set; preferably disassembled so you know how to best miss the wires with your drill. Speaking of, by the wire is an amazing place to put a vent. Nobody is listening to your chest so the sound will be less noticeable to your neighbors and the same is true the other way around. You can always seal the vent with a little dab of superglue if you don't like it. There's not room to mod most IEM's this way, so it's worth a shot!
@@cheyannei5983 I doubt I could get a sample from VE. Good thinking about the different density and seal plus where they should have a vent? They could do a MK2 version in the future?
I love the design on these quite a lot. It feels DIY, but not in a janky way. Shame that the sounds is only OK. There's really no reason to settle for that in this day and age, even for a low price. Thank you for the review!
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IMHO nobody makes good earbud covers anymore. It used to be possible to get foams 2x thicker than the cheap pack of 100's or even soft foamy silicone rubber horns/nozzles to make them into psuedo-IEM's. Foam covers with a hole in the middle sound the best (normally, as long as you don't have sibilant mids, which you won't if the housing is vented nicely)... I ended up making my own with two copper pipes and a woodburning iron. It's also a thing to put a donut on under the full foams for some extra comfort and softening of spicy treble.
Cheers for the information and it seems the earbud market is on the decline and IEM's are way more dominant.
@@VortexReviews1Sadly. 14.8mm drivers and bigger *can* deliver some superb sound, and the earbud form factor can get you good apparent air and venting or grilles... but there's no market demand for it. Venture Electronics does ship thicker foams as standard and makes some good IEM's if you can snag a review sample! Or their cheaper pairs.
I should add that thick foam doesn't necessarily mean dense. Dense donuts and light full foams get you the best experience, otherwise the foam can sap too much detail as you've experienced.
It does seem like they missed out on properly venting this set. Worth DIYing with a PCB drill if you own this set; preferably disassembled so you know how to best miss the wires with your drill. Speaking of, by the wire is an amazing place to put a vent. Nobody is listening to your chest so the sound will be less noticeable to your neighbors and the same is true the other way around. You can always seal the vent with a little dab of superglue if you don't like it. There's not room to mod most IEM's this way, so it's worth a shot!
@@cheyannei5983 I doubt I could get a sample from VE.
Good thinking about the different density and seal plus where they should have a vent?
They could do a MK2 version in the future?
Great insights on the topic of earbuds, thank you!
I love the design on these quite a lot. It feels DIY, but not in a janky way. Shame that the sounds is only OK. There's really no reason to settle for that in this day and age, even for a low price.
Thank you for the review!
Indeed and thanks for watching.
the return of clippy!!
Well, they have to sound better than U2!! 😆
lol
Paper diaphragm? After hearing about all the moisture issues that some people have with IEMs, I wonder how long these will last.
Good question and only time will tell. Personally for me in the UK it should be fine but in a more humid and hotter country will be a different story.
Hello Sir, This or the Yincrow X6, which one sound better in your opinion.
Good question and I need to pull out the X6 if I can find it lol
Which do you think sounds better compared to the chu-2?
Do you mean IEMs in general or the U2?
U-2 only
@@しぃる-m5w I prefer the Chu 2 over the U2. Better tuned in my opinion.
@@VortexReviews1 Thank you for your valuable opinion. I have chu2 so I don't think I need to buy it.
@@しぃる-m5w No problem.
2:04 Do you work for MI6?
No lol
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But obviously you are a distinguished gentleman 🕺🏼
@@brano5006 Thanks!
What about compared to apple classic earphones?
Don't have those.