Would be nice to see more earbuds reviews! They're like the open back version of iems :D They have the disadvantages you mention but generally also a very good sense of space, very good soundstage, etc. Maybe try fiio offerings and rikubuds. Oh, a lot of people rave about TGXear Serratus. A bit more expensive though...
I got this set in the other day and Akros review is absolutely spot on. This set trades blows with my TOTL end game buds. The Alpha 3 is a bargain in my book.
Nice review on the ,earbud or mx 500 shell type earbuds..I ave ,a ton of mx 500z..Faaeal, monk plus, Edifier..luv em..you can grab the tails= stems, like you had stated, facing forward, goes back to stem style tws, moving the tails forward ,for lock and seal..it abb sa loot Lee, locks your tws/ earbuds, and ,enhances the sound, also iems..Great review on these danu..earbuds.. The earbuds you have are nice looking , buttt, I like the light plastic mx 500 shells, ones you have look ,weighty, and esp ,with these type earbuds, wieght creates s topple effect ...plastic shells stay right ,on a person's ear, and ofc , grab the tails and lift forward to lock em in
What is interesting about the Apple Earpods is that they a have a different design, which is called semi in-ear design or half in-ear design. Kind of a middle ground between iems and flathead earbuds. There is a mod you could try that improves the sound of the Earpods quite a lot. Try insert on them a pair of those full foams used for flatheads. It works like a charm. What you get is that the bass is significantly improved and it also tames some harsh peaks in the treble region that they have. Although earbuds foams do not provide the same level isolation that iem silicon tips do, they do provide some amount of seal. Silicon tips seal the entry to the ear canal, whereas the foams provide some seal between the earbud and the external concha. The Apple Earpods have a very good and capable driver. I hope that may be a little of an upgrade you are looking for.
I have just fallen down the flathead rabbit hole. "Riku was right". I have been collecting the standard budget models, the Iris, X6, RW-9, LBBS, eb2s pro, and am thinking about this one and a FF3, then a couple gen3 Riku models.
Thanks for the review tony. One small suggestion, sorry if i have missed your disclaimer. Do you buy the audio gear? Or do you get some stuff drom comoanies and retailers. Regardless of you buying it with your own money and you being sent a product a small disclaimer would be nice. Like "todays review unit was sent to me etc." Or "i bought "todays stuff with my own money" A small citical eval
These were sent but 95% of the gear is bought by me. Ocassionally gear is loaned to me and I have also been gifted some sets. Thank you for your suggestion
Keep the flathead reviews coming Tony. I’ve been getting into them myself lately.
Same. Would love to see you review more in the future. Especially the TOTL VE ones
Would be nice to see more earbuds reviews! They're like the open back version of iems :D They have the disadvantages you mention but generally also a very good sense of space, very good soundstage, etc. Maybe try fiio offerings and rikubuds. Oh, a lot of people rave about TGXear Serratus. A bit more expensive though...
I got this set in the other day and Akros review is absolutely spot on. This set trades blows with my TOTL end game buds. The Alpha 3 is a bargain in my book.
Finally some earbuds reviews from you!
I hope you will get the Yincrow Calf and the BVGP DX6 soon or later
Cool suggestions. I will try to get them
@@akros9333 Try the Yincrow Rhino as well. A newer version of Calf afaik
Nice review on the ,earbud or mx 500 shell type earbuds..I ave ,a ton of mx 500z..Faaeal, monk plus, Edifier..luv em..you can grab the tails= stems, like you had stated, facing forward, goes back to stem style tws, moving the tails forward ,for lock and seal..it abb sa loot Lee, locks your tws/ earbuds, and ,enhances the sound, also iems..Great review on these danu..earbuds.. The earbuds you have are nice looking , buttt, I like the light plastic mx 500 shells, ones you have look ,weighty, and esp ,with these type earbuds, wieght creates s topple effect ...plastic shells stay right ,on a person's ear, and ofc , grab the tails and lift forward to lock em in
Very good! I love earbuds and I'm looking for an upgrade for my apple earpods. Cheers!
What is interesting about the Apple Earpods is that they a have a different design, which is called semi in-ear design or half in-ear design. Kind of a middle ground between iems and flathead earbuds. There is a mod you could try that improves the sound of the Earpods quite a lot. Try insert on them a pair of those full foams used for flatheads. It works like a charm. What you get is that the bass is significantly improved and it also tames some harsh peaks in the treble region that they have.
Although earbuds foams do not provide the same level isolation that iem silicon tips do, they do provide some amount of seal. Silicon tips seal the entry to the ear canal, whereas the foams provide some seal between the earbud and the external concha. The Apple Earpods have a very good and capable driver. I hope that may be a little of an upgrade you are looking for.
Tony, pop off the back of the EB2S Pro: if it is like the EB2S, then the brass piece is just aesthetics.
What does that do
@@akros9333 Nothing. It is just for show to make it look like it is doing more than it is.
I have just fallen down the flathead rabbit hole. "Riku was right". I have been collecting the standard budget models, the Iris, X6, RW-9, LBBS, eb2s pro, and am thinking about this one and a FF3, then a couple gen3 Riku models.
Thanks for the review tony.
One small suggestion, sorry if i have missed your disclaimer.
Do you buy the audio gear? Or do you get some stuff drom comoanies and retailers. Regardless of you buying it with your own money and you being sent a product a small disclaimer would be nice.
Like "todays review unit was sent to me etc." Or "i bought "todays stuff with my own money"
A small citical eval
They were sent in. They have been recently released to the public.
These were sent but 95% of the gear is bought by me.
Ocassionally gear is loaned to me and I have also been gifted some sets.
Thank you for your suggestion
It would be really cool if you could find a way to graph flatheads.
How would this compare to the moondrop chaconne?
Flatgang baby!
What do you think about Yincrow RW-1000 in comparison to these?
Haven't heard them but I will try to get my hands on a set
Does it fit like an lbbs with a stem?
I actually prefer the Dunu...somehow it stay more fixed