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Never heard of this brand until 24 hours ago and ended up reading reviews so bought in anticipation of the Galaxy S3 at the end of the month. The Ultimate Ears E100 I have on the S2 are good, just 'good'.
These though, are a lot better where voices sound more natural, bass is no longer a bit heavy like on the E100 and they're closer to the HD595 in detail and feeling of openness, though it's too early to tell for sure until a few days of wearing in.
The cables looping over the ear feature (can be worn normally too) is awesome for runners/walkers who don't like those "Sports" earphones which have plastic clips that sit behind your ears and are less portable. The cable is rather fat too so less tangles.
It's pretty obvious the bundled headphones will be rather garbage at making use of that Wolfson DAC on our S3s so it's worth investing in good quality earphones IMO. Maybe others can add their own thoughts on other brands they have bought/owned and used on devices sporting quality sound chips.
I'll update this thread once I've had them connected to the S3 after launch as by then these will be well worn in

I have a pair of Shure Se215's and they are truly amazing, by far the best I've ever listened too. They are affordable on my student budget and are great down the gym as they loop over your earlobes. Very excited to use them on my galaxy s3!
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For around $55, I can easily recommend the Brainwavz M4. They have a mild V-shape sound but not overwhelming. It's not a bass monster at all but it's got enough bass and a well rounded dynamic earphone with very good clarity in the mids and highs. They only work cord down though, unless you get a cable guide(MEElectronics sells some on their website, I know Audeo Phonak sells them too but costs much more).
I use my TripleFi-10 at home but the cord is thick and I like to grab the M4 on the go. Brainwavz has great support too. I got a pair for myself and my wife, and my friends liked them too so I got 2 more pairs. Good bang for the buck. Won't be disappointed.

For headphone reviews check Head-Fi best site for that PERIOD!
I will be using the ATH-CKS77 aka the giant killers haha
Seriously guys were saying they were better than the TF10, Miles Davies Tributes (£500) and have since took the title off of the MG7 for the best basshead IEM
Dont get these if your not a bass lover, as they do pack quite the punch buts its voodoo how the bass doesnt bleed into the mids or highs! Soundstage is UNREAL for an IEM, seriously its like listening to headphones...no lie! (mids are full and highs are brilliant!) check here for a better review of SQ http://www.head-fi.org/t/604094/the...lanced-n-i-am-not-just-talking-about-the-bass
There are factory rejects on ebay for £30 or so which have the same SQ as boxed pairs but may have 1mm scratches etc but these got kicked out before the factory burn in stage so they take about 100 hrs before they sound right
Cant wait to get the Supercurio app and test out the Woolfson DAC with these CKS77´s!

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Cant wait to get the Supercurio app and test out the Woolfson DAC with these CKS77´s!
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Just ordered a pair of these to replace my skull candies - shame I'll have my phone before I get them!

dannyc93 said:
For headphone reviews check Head-Fi best site for that PERIOD!
I will be using the ATH-CKS77 aka the giant killers haha
Seriously guys were saying they were better than the TF10, Miles Davies Tributes (£500) and have since took the title off of the MG7 for the best basshead IEM
Dont get these if your not a bass lover, as they do pack quite the punch buts its voodoo how the bass doesnt bleed into the mids or highs! Soundstage is UNREAL for an IEM, seriously its like listening to headphones...no lie! (mids are full and highs are brilliant!) check here for a better review of SQ http://www.head-fi.org/t/604094/the...lanced-n-i-am-not-just-talking-about-the-bass
There are factory rejects on ebay for £30 or so which have the same SQ as boxed pairs but may have 1mm scratches etc but these got kicked out before the factory burn in stage so they take about 100 hrs before they sound right
Cant wait to get the Supercurio app and test out the Woolfson DAC with these CKS77´s!
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are you the same danny on head-fi ?
if so, HI MATE!
Regardless,
I don't want to make you guys jealous or anything but currently it's looking like:
-Denon AH-D2000 Woodied + recabled with D7K cable + Angle pads
-Audeo PFE 232 (yes those £400 ones)
-Grado GR8
-TDK BA200
-hisoundaudio crystal
-Monoprice 8320
All the above will be tested with my S3, as soon as I get my hands on my phone!

I'll be testing it with bose IE2's earphones and AKG k550 headphones

TotallydubbedHD said:
are you the same danny on head-fi ?
if so, HI MATE!
Regardless,
I don't want to make you guys jealous or anything but currently it's looking like:
-Denon AH-D2000 Woodied + recabled with D7K cable + Angle pads
-Audeo PFE 232 (yes those £400 ones)
-Grado GR8
-TDK BA200
-hisoundaudio crystal
-Monoprice 8320
All the above will be tested with my S3, as soon as I get my hands on my phone!
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I think I'll manage to not be too jealous, somehow...
Audeze LCD-2
Grado GS1000i
ACS-T15
Senn HD25-1 II
Of those though only the ACS-T15 and Senn's will be worth trying with the S3.

Old but still useful review .
http://www.head-fi.org/t/478568/multi-iem-review-239-iems-compared-alclair-reference-added-05-24-12
Review led me to Vsang R20 as excellent quality and sound for £20 ebay.
jje

Klipsch s4 sounds great and affordable

Can someone recommend me good in ears for about max 100€ to use with the S3? I was thinking about getting the Bose IE2 but don't really know if there is something better for 100€ out there.
I listen to Rap, R&B, Electro, Trance mostly.

Mafiatounes said:
Can someone recommend me good in ears for about max 100€ to use with the S3? I was thinking about getting the Bose IE2 but don't really know if there is something better for 100€ out there.
I listen to Rap, R&B, Electro, Trance mostly.
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CKS77 - ull love the bass on it - £60 shipped from accessory Jacks.

i really recommend klipsch! the sound is pretty amazong!
sj

Bose IE2 for the win IMO. most comfortable earphones I have ever had. I thought I was gonna have an issue with it not being an in ear canal earbud, but this is so much more comfortable. I cant believe how well they stay in your ear. I am a competitive cyclist and i will wear these for sometimes 6 hours for my rides (right ear only)and at the end cant even tell that I had been wearing anything in my ear. The sound is very good as well. At $89, I will buy these again in a heartbeat when mine decide to take a dive on me.

I have a pair of new warranty replacement klipsch custom 2 earphones. used only a couple of times but got my bose very shortly after getting my replacement. I have the carrying case and the different size rubber pieces still all sitting in a drawer. I would sell these for a very reasonable price if anyone was interested. (I would ship to anywhere in the US
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PM me for info

I'm a sound engineer and owner of the SG3 and I really dislike the earbuds in the box. To get a good sound you really need a good fit and those are very uncomfortable too. I have a pair of JVC marshmellows and they sound better to me (and cost about € 10).
If you wanna pay premium go for custom fit in-ears like JH Audio. You have to go through the trouble of visiting an audiologist and it'll take some time before you get your pair but they will last you a really long time and the feel and sound is incomparable.

pruhster said:
I'm a sound engineer and owner of the SG3 and I really dislike the earbuds in the box. To get a good sound you really need a good fit and those are very uncomfortable too. I have a pair of JVC marshmellows and they sound better to me (and cost about € 10).
If you wanna pay premium go for custom fit in-ears like JH Audio. You have to go through the trouble of visiting an audiologist and it'll take some time before you get your pair but they will last you a really long time and the feel and sound is incomparable.
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Stock earphones are rarely good, in comparison to earphones you can buy for a cheap price.
But recommending him JH is utterly pointless....there isn't a real need to go via the custom route, unless you really are a audio fanatic and/or actual performer.
If you want to dish out a lot of money on customs, then you might as well go for the top of the line universal earphones.
That's £200-400 (universal) vs £700....(customs) - for personal listening
And no, I'm not going to go to the length of recommending the ridiculously priced AKG K3003....

I have these:
Sleek Audio SA-1 and I love them they sounded great on my SII with poweramp as music player.
http://sleek-audio.com/products/universal/sa1

Well I can hardly keep the stock headphones in my ear, so it doesn't help if they sound well. A cheaper pair that fits better also results in better sound because you get a more uniform sound across the spectrum.
And you don't have to pay 700+ pounds for custom in-ears. The entry level JH Audio for example for $399 are excellent.

pruhster said:
Well I can hardly keep the stock headphones in my ear, so it doesn't help if they sound well. A cheaper pair that fits better also results in better sound because you get a more uniform sound across the spectrum.
And you don't have to pay 700+ pounds for custom in-ears. The entry level JH Audio for example for $399 are excellent.
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of course, but why would you get an entry level custom?
End of the day customs are identical to universals (at least I think) - the only difference is how they fit in your ears.
Long story short a 3xBA driver in a universal will be half the price (usually) as a custom.
My honest opinion for high-end earphones - get the TDK BA200's for £160 - they are like my PFE232's, just lack that extra detail - but for that price the TDK are the cream of the crop.
http://www.totallydubbed.net/headphone-inventory/
List of earphones I've heard - with reviews.

Review of SMS Audio SYNC by 50 on-ear wireless headphones (2013) w/lots of pics!!!

This is a review of a new model of SMS Audio SYNC by 50 on-ear wireless headphones. http://smsby50.com/products/sync-by-50-on-ear-wireless
Before anyone makes a judgment of "uh, another pair of status headphones by a rapper", I want you to open up your mind and your ears because this is one of the BEST pairs of wireless headphones I have tested and reviewed so far. Period. And since it offers a hybrid option of being used either wireless or wired - the sound quality is almost the same when comparing it. To be honest, I didn't have a high expectation when I received these for review. But after charging it up and running through 4+ burn in (white/pink noise loop to condition drivers), I couldn't believe my ears how sweet these sounds and even took a trip to a nearest Best Buy for a/b comparison with the latest Beats Studio. By far the clear winner was SYNC by 50. Now let's go more into review details.
First, let's start with packaging. This sets a tone of the product quality even before you get to the headphones itself. Opening it up definitely felt like x-mas time going through your presents. You slide off the outside sleeve to reveal a big blue box, a common color scheme of black'n'blue with these headphones. Under the cover you are greeted with Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson picture pointing at you like Uncle Sam "I want you" to join him. Another flipped cover and you get to the middle where you see a well crafted hard shell carrying case with a same black'n'blue design. Also in a side pocket you have owners manual, product catalog brochure, soft touch cleaning cloth (blue), and SMS Audio stickers (nice touch!). Yes, presentation is very impressive but it means absolutely nothing without a golden egg inside of that football shaped hard shell case. That's where we are headed next.
Once you take headphones out of the case you notice how light they are, at only 190g and with a neatly foldable design they fit snugly in the case which makes it easy for traveling. With a precise click action of the hinges, after unfolding these you can adjust the headband to your liking. The design and construction felt very sturdy, and plastic parts had a nice shiny piano finish where use of cleaning cloth will come very handy. The inner side of headband top has a foam cushioning wrapped in black leather with blue stitching. Earpads are marshmallow soft made out of ultra plush memory foam OVALFIT. Here is something a lot of people get confused, a difference between on-ear versus over-ear headphones. These are on-ear headphones which mean earpads will be smaller pressing against your ears creating an air pocket between drivers and your ear canal. Over-ear are typically bigger and go "over" your ear. I actually prefer on-ear design since it improves sound quality and doesn't "sweat" as much. One side of earphones has micro-usb charging port and opening for charging led, and I assume that's where battery is housed. Full charging from empty takes less then 4hr and battery should last 10-12hr which also depends on level of your listening volume. The other side has 3.5mm port to use a cable for wired application, built in mic, power on/off switch, and VERY WELL laid out playback and volume controls. The large round button in the middle, discretely hidden by S logo, is your play/pause/pickup/hangup call button. Volume up and down positioned logically at the top and the bottom, and track skip next/prev positioned at the front and the back. There is no second guessing or fumbling to locate these buttons, the layout makes perfect sense without looking at it, in daylight or at night.
I was happy to see physical on/off switch which also has dual functionality with a spring loaded push for Bluetooth pair up that was very fast and painless. These headphones support the latest Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX codec, and backward compatible with BT2.1, 3.0+EDR, and support HFP, HSP, A2DP, and AVRCP protocols. If you are out of battery juice or want to listen to a device without bluetooth connection, it's just as simple as plugging included cable and going wired. As a matter of fact, while paired up with my Note 2, I was going back'n'forth wired and wireless by connecting and disconnecting the cable. And speaking of cables, both usb to micro-usb and audio cables were included and neatly stored inside of the inner pocket of hard shell case. Both of the cables are crafted with black'n'blue theme, felt very heavy duty with a nice shielding and overall cool design details. I tested and found included usb cable to be ONLY for charging, not for data transfer. The audio cable has in-line remote with a single multi-function button and built-in mic. Multi-function button worked perfectly with Android devices with single click play/pause/call controls, double-click to skip next and triple-click to skip prev to control playback of music tracks. I also thought it was a great idea for the side of the connector going to your phone/tablet to be angled for a better strain relief.
With design and built quality covered, here comes the most important part - the sound quality. According to their website, these are professionally tuned 40mm drivers, and from my personal experience you always have to burn in these before starting to judge the sound. I did give it initial 4+ hours of burn in connected wired to my laptop while running white/pink noise loop. That really made a sound delivery shine and brought up a lot of details and clarity. That is normal and expected from true high quality drivers. Once I had them on, I couldn't put it down going through my collection of music. Another important point to note, I switched to using Neutron media player (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neutroncode.mp) and would HIGHLY recommend only to use that player for your audio if you want to unlock true potential of your multimedia phone or tablet. Don't get discouraged with enormous array of settings and control options. Take your time and you will really appreciate quality of it's 32/64-bit audio processing engine and audiophile controls. But audio player can only bring up the best of the source and in order to hear that you need drivers that can translate it into analog sound delivered to your ears. SYNC by 50 truly DELIVERED it with a perfectly balanced sound across entire frequency range with an extra bump in powerful bass delivery, yet without overpowering or distorting it, a vibrant mids and crisp highs sounding clear and natural, bringing vocals right in your face surrounded by details of other instruments around them. I'm not going to lie and tell you these sound better than my audiophile $400 UE900, but for wireless headphones these sound truly incredible, thanks to BT4.0 + aptX. I was also pleased with a soundstage of these and how clearly I was able to hear position of every sound. The dynamics and clarify also held very well over the whole volume range. While doing a/b comparison between wireless and wired, I can only mention a slight improvement in sound width and a few more sparkling details of high frequencies with wires on. Also I should mention while taking/making calls, sound was great and people on the other side had no complains except while connected wireless they felt my voice was a bit distant verses wired using in-line remote/mic.
Overall, I was VERY impressed with SYNC by 50 on-ear wireless headphones. Everything from the design details to controls and sound quality was executed perfectly. I have seen and read before about their previous over-ear wireless model with KLEER technology, but was put off by a need to use separate wireless transmitter. Looks like SMS Audio done their homework and put a lot of thought into improving the design while also following the latest technology trend of BT4.0+aptX, and that really paid off! If I have to think of some negatives, I would say not being able to know how much charge is left in the battery since there is no led or voice prompt indicator (unless I missed it), and also assuming some people with big size heads might find these headphones to be a bit tight on their nugget, judging this by my average size head where I felt fitment to be very comfortable but perhaps closer to it's limit in terms of tightness. Currently, you can only get these directly from www.smsaudio.com website and they retail for $229 and come in shadow black or cool silver. It is pricey, but considering design and sound quality, as well as factor of brand name recognition, these are a much better value then Beats. Plus keep in mind, once it becomes available on Amazon, you probably will be able to get a better discount deal. Definitely gets my recommendation!
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Hi
First, thanks for your long review! I just want to ask you a question. Do the controls work with Android? Will it work with CM10.2 on a HTC One with PowerAMP?
And do you probably have pictures with you having the headphones on? I ask, because i recently bought the Soul by Ludacris SL150, but afterwards because they were too big i selled them again. Now i'm using the Beats by Dre Solo (Wired), which have about the perfect size for me.

zotac1907 said:
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First, thanks for your long review! I just want to ask you a question. Do the controls work with Android? Will it work with CM10.2 on a HTC One with PowerAMP?
And do you probably have pictures with you having the headphones on? I ask, because i recently bought the Soul by Ludacris SL150, but afterwards because they were too big i selled them again. Now i'm using the Beats by Dre Solo (Wired), which have about the perfect size for me.
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Absolutely, both wireless and wired controls work perfectly with Android. Wireless Bluetooth protocol supports volume, playback, transport, and call controls. Wired doesn't support volume, but multifunction button works perfectly as I mentioned in my review.
Sorry, I don't usually take pictures with headphone on my head. It definitely sounds like you need on-ear headphones NOT over-ear since those are bigger. SL150 is on-ear as well but do look more wrapped around and bigger, just from the pictures I'm seeing. I think new SYNC by 50 on-ear will have a lot better fit. I don't know if they sell them in the store like Best Buy to try it out, but if you order from Amazon and find fit to be not perfect - can't you just return it back? Your other option is V-Moda M-80, check into my signature link for detailed review. It's probably the smallest on-ear portable headphones you can find, wired only. But there might be some comfort issues, although their sound it out of this world, the best out of everything I have tested. SYNC by 50 are very comfortable, marshmallow-comfortable and earpieces tilt relative to headband which I see SL150 doesn't have. You definitely get convenience of wired/wireless with SYNC, good bass response, excellent wireless sound quality, and comfort. A matter of comfort is something you will need to test it yourself since ymmv.

Thanks for the review.
Do the controls on the headphones work when the headphones are wired, like forwards and backwards playback, and also does the volume control lower the volume of the system or the headphones, when wired and wireless?
also can you use these at the gym ?

faddys123 said:
Thanks for the review.
Do the controls on the headphones work when the headphones are wired, like forwards and backwards playback, and also does the volume control lower the volume of the system or the headphones, when wired and wireless?
also can you use these at the gym ?
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When you use them wired you need to use remote built into the cable; that will control playback and call, but but not the volume. The controls on earcup are only for wireless operation. And of course it will be perfect for the gym to use wireless so you don't pull any wires when exercising. Or if you are next to treadmill and want to plug in your headphones, just use the wire.
Or and the volume lowers headphones volume, while you can adjust system volume separately. It's typical with all bluetooth headphones.

Hey, thank you for your review. Do you have any comparison to serious headphone brand like Sennheiser, AKG, Grado? Comparing to beats audio which is toy brand, not headphone brand is not really satisfying. If by UE900 you mean logitech it is not good recommendation to these SMS.

corckie said:
Hey, thank you for your review. Do you have any comparison to serious headphone brand like Sennheiser, AKG, Grado? Comparing to beats audio which is toy brand, not headphone brand is not really satisfying. If by UE900 you mean logitech it is not good recommendation that these SMS.
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If you are looking for a good audio quality and considering your references above, these will not satisfy you. Keep in mind, I got heavier into audio reviews later last year, so got a chance to run more comparison for the reference Old gen Beats are junk, though I heard new Beats might be better, but I can't comment on that since I didn't have a chance to test it (and have no plans for it). Contrary to that, Monster DNA Pro are serious audiophile quality. Back when I tested UE900, those were the best IEMs at the moment I had, while now I would not recommend them since you can have Westone W40 (or upcoming W30 which I hopefully get a chance to review) or Audio Technica's latest ATH-IM03 with a much better sound and build quality. So, my impression of SMS was based on my earlier impressions.
Yes, comparing them to Senns or AKG or Grado - they will not stand up. But considering their are in $200 price range and wireless, it adds a lot of value to them. I know Monster DNA Pro Wireless is about to be released, but they will be priced around $400+. I'm sure they will sound awesome, but that's double the price. Actually, I think you might want to look into UE9000 over-ear wireless (though battery powered for ANC): www.amazon.com/Logitech-UE-9000-Wireless-Headphones/dp/B0094S37GS/ - I heard a lot of good things about these. Considering UE just discontinued all of their in-/on-/over-ear headphones (only UE900s is left), you can get UE9000 on amazon for under $300.

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Yes, comparing them to Senns or AKG or Grado - they will not stand up. But considering their are in $200 price range and wireless, it adds a lot of value to them. I know Monster DNA Pro Wireless is about to be released, but they will be priced around $400+. I'm sure they will sound awesome, but that's double the price. Actually, I think you might want to look into UE9000 over-ear wireless (though battery powered for ANC): www.amazon.com/Logitech-UE-9000-Wireless-Headphones/dp/B0094S37GS/ - I heard a lot of good things about these. Considering UE just discontinued all of their in-/on-/over-ear headphones (only UE900s is left), you can get UE9000 on amazon for under $300.
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I already own pair of Sennheiser MM 550-X which I chose after lots of hearing and research. I compared them to beats audio (which generally are not worth even 1/10th of their price), AKG, Sony MDR-1RBT, Parrot ZIK and many more. By far 550's have the best sound quality and virtually no lag, I couldn't say if they are wired or not. But I am always open to something better and I thought that these SMS could compete. By price tag I would expect they sound at least as good as 550's, but unfortunatelly they seem to be as overpriced as Beats Audio. However I thought I would give them a shot and tomorrow I will hopefully have an oportunity to listen to them.
I'm surprised you mentioned $200 price of these SMS, because where I live 550-X are priced $500 and Audio Sync by 50 are priced $550. Maybe that's why I expected a lot from them. Now I see that this comparison is a little pointless, so I think that by now I should stick to 550-X. They are really badass wireless headphones, but I think that there still is room for improvement.

$500?!? Is that UK price or something? They definitely not worth that much.

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$500?!? Is that UK price or something? They definitely not worth that much.
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Poland. SMS brand just entered the market so probably they try to position themselves as premium brand and we have so called "being new tax" when sellers raise prices to the skies for first few weeks to get higher profit from people who are unpatient and will buy no matter the price. So after all these headphones are not really worth considering.

They look very good
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I have wired Beats Studio v2, and I want to buy a wireless headphones, so my choice was Beats Studio v2 wireless, beacause is the same model as the wired one but without wire (obviously), so I already know everything about this headphones. But I always wanted to buy SMS Audio and now that I read your review I'm really undecided. Beats got an incredible ANC system and I love it, because when I travel by train or bus I'm completely isolated from other people's noise, are the SMS isolated so well? Thanks for your response

Curtis7990 said:
I have wired Beats Studio v2, and I want to buy a wireless headphones, so my choice was Beats Studio v2 wireless, beacause is the same model as the wired one but without wire (obviously), so I already know everything about this headphones. But I always wanted to buy SMS Audio and now that I read your review I'm really undecided. Beats got an incredible ANC system and I love it, because when I travel by train or bus I'm completely isolated from other people's noise, are the SMS isolated so well? Thanks for your response
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Beats have active noise isolation, it's more effective because it samples outside noise and cancels it out by adding a flipped waveform of that noise. But as a result you get a humming noise which affects background noise floor thus making a sound not as crystal clear. Other headphones like SMS do passive noise isolation (if I remember correctly since I don't have it anymore), which just blocks outside noise by providing a good earpad seal, though sound quality improves because you have black background. I can't speak for the latest Beats headphones since I didn't have a chance to review them. Never had luck getting Beats review samples since they favor more social medial channels with lots of subscribers or Apple crowd, and do NOT care about XDA-Developers Android community Now with Apple acquisition they definitely don't care about review on XDA-Dev lol!!!

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Beats have active noise isolation, it's more effective because it samples outside noise and cancels it out by adding a flipped waveform of that noise. But as a result you get a humming noise which affects background noise floor thus making a sound not as crystal clear. Other headphones like SMS do passive noise isolation (if I remember correctly since I don't have it anymore), which just blocks outside noise by providing a good earpad seal, though sound quality improves because you have black background. I can't speak for the latest Beats headphones since I didn't have a chance to review them. Never had luck getting Beats review samples since they favor more social medial channels with lots of subscribers or Apple crowd, and do NOT care about XDA-Developers Android community Now with Apple acquisition they definitely don't care about review on XDA-Dev lol!!!
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Thanks for your answer. All I want to know is, can I hear other people talk while wearing SMS Sync? I travel a lot and is important to me to just listen music, without background noise like people or street noise. This happen with Beats, but as you said sound is not properly clear. Thanks

I tried to hook it open on my Samsung galaxy s6 edge but it didn't work? Can u tell me why?

Review of Don Scorpio Dolphin premium headphones w/lots of pics!!!

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This headphone looks like it references Bose a bit:
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And you might want to keep an eye out on this part here:
Other than that, it seems like a great headphone for the price! Is it ported? The back of the earcup looks like it has a vent in it.

Just wanted to say I can't get enough of these headphones. They hands down beat Senns, B&W, V-Moda, Monster, and other heaadphones in $300+ range. I thought Sennheiser Momentum over-ear was the reference in quality for closed back over-ear headphones, but Dolphins destroy those in sound quality. Just my humble opinion

Can I connect another headphone to this headphone
If me and my friend need to listen to one phone, Can my friend connect through this headphone or what ?
Since there are two jacks on the headset, one on the left and the other on the right, can I connect another headphone ?
If so, is the sound volume decreased or not ?

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If me and my friend need to listen to one phone, Can my friend connect through this headphone or what ?
Since there are two jacks on the headset, one on the left and the other on the right, can I connect another headphone ?
If so, is the sound volume decreased or not ?
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Yes, they have so called share-play where you can daisy chain headphones playing from one source. I do it sometime when my wife and I watch a movie on laptop. The volume level stays the same.

I know I'm a bit obsessed with these headphones, and for a good reason lol!!! But anyway, I was checking for something else on tvc-mall and noticed they dropped the price on Dolphins down to $110.

Colors?
Can't seem to find a listing for the Blue, Gray or Black versions?
As the other colors that I can find (Pk, Lg, Wh, Lo) are not what I would want.

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Can't seem to find a listing for the Blue, Gray or Black versions?
As the other colors that I can find (Pk, Lg, Wh, Lo) are not what I would want.
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TVC mall only has that "ocean" color. But when I got the 2nd one from them, it was actually blue. Haven't seen any other colors beside pearl white.

Looks precisely like what Im looking for. 2 questions:
1: How is the bass compared to the beats?
2: Have you tried the Marshall Monitors? If so, how do these stack up? I was about to buy the Monitors, but then I saw this and it peaked my interest.

Never heard Marshall Monitors; also those are not as highly discussed on head-fi? In comparison to Beats, Dolphins will have a lot better separation/layering of sounds where Beats just overpower/saturate and spill into lower mids. Dolphins will definitely have more details across the entire frequency range, though neither Dolphins nor Beats will have natural tones when it comes to upper mids where your vocals are sitting. But you get used to it. Audio Technica ATH-M50/50x will deliver a more accurate sound, thus they referred to as studio monitors (with enhanced bass) to provide a more accurate monitoring.

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Never heard Marshall Monitors; also those are not as highly discussed on head-fi? In comparison to Beats, Dolphins will have a lot better separation/layering of sounds where Beats just overpower/saturate and spill into lower mids. Dolphins will definitely have more details across the entire frequency range, though neither Dolphins nor Beats will have natural tones when it comes to upper mids where your vocals are sitting. But you get used to it. Audio Technica ATH-M50/50x will deliver a more accurate sound, thus they referred to as studio monitors (with enhanced bass) to provide a more accurate monitoring.
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Im looking for something like the Audio Technica ATH-M50x but portable as I will use them for a few applications, one of which will require an inline mic. What can you recommend?
Also, the Monitors have been discussed quite favorably on head-fi. Apparently they are regarded as a worthy successor to the Majors.
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Im looking for something like the Audio Technica ATH-M50x but portable as I will use them for a few applications, one of which will require an inline mic. What can you recommend?
Also, the Monitors have been discussed quite favorably on head-fi. Apparently they are regarded as a worthy successor to the Majors.
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By "portable" do you mean smaller footprint once folded? Or a smaller size, like on-ear versus over-ear? If you are not too picky about audiophile quality, you should look into V-Moda XS: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2716437 - it doesn't get any smaller or more portable once folded. Even V-Moda M-100 is portable enough, though it's too v-shaped and more for dance music with recessed mids, but bass is awesome!!! and very comfy over-ear design. Btw, V-Moda M-80 (non-folding version of XS) was recently for sale on Amazon for $80.

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By "portable" do you mean smaller footprint once folded? Or a smaller size, like on-ear versus over-ear? If you are not too picky about audiophile quality, you should look into V-Moda XS: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2716437 - it doesn't get any smaller or more portable once folded. Even V-Moda M-100 is portable enough, though it's too v-shaped and more for dance music with recessed mids, but bass is awesome!!! and very comfy over-ear design. Btw, V-Moda M-80 (non-folding version of XS) was recently for sale on Amazon for $80.
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Size is not an issue. I do however want over the ear. By portable I mean simply that they fold into a case of sorts, be it a hard or soft case. But like I said, it has to have an in line mic. And I do want sound quality. Dance music isn't really my thing.
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By "portable" do you mean smaller footprint once folded? Or a smaller size, like on-ear versus over-ear? If you are not too picky about audiophile quality, you should look into V-Moda XS: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2716437 - it doesn't get any smaller or more portable once folded. Even V-Moda M-100 is portable enough, though it's too v-shaped and more for dance music with recessed mids, but bass is awesome!!! and very comfy over-ear design. Btw, V-Moda M-80 (non-folding version of XS) was recently for sale on Amazon for $80.
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Hiya, what do u think of the donscorpio dolphin in comparison to the yamaha pro 500? I'm trying to decide between the 2. Also, have u heard of the donscorpio dramas?
Thanks

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Hiya, what do u think of the donscorpio dolphin in comparison to the yamaha pro 500? I'm trying to decide between the 2. Also, have u heard of the donscorpio dramas?
Thanks
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From what I gathered, Pro 500 is a lot heavier, has less bass, and not as forgiving when playing lower quality audio. It does look polished (piano polished ) and kind of reminds me of a slicker Beats version, and it costs 2.5 times as much as Dolphins. Btw, Penonaudio has different colors of Dolphins: http://penonaudio.com/DONSCORPIO-Dolphin ($99).
Dramas have a lot more bass. Didn't hear those, but if they have more bass than Dolphins - it will be certified basshead cans

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Size is not an issue. I do however want over the ear. By portable I mean simply that they fold into a case of sorts, be it a hard or soft case. But like I said, it has to have an in line mic. And I do want sound quality. Dance music isn't really my thing.
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What is your budget and type of music you are listening to?

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Just wanted to say I can't get enough of these headphones. They hands down beat Senns, B&W, V-Moda, Monster, and other heaadphones in $300+ range. I thought Sennheiser Momentum over-ear was the reference in quality for closed back over-ear headphones, but Dolphins destroy those in sound quality. Just my humble opinion
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Does this still holds true after spending enough time with them? thanks

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Does this still holds true after spending enough time with them? thanks
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Honestly, I cool down a little bit lol!!! In terms of build quality, it's hard to beat V-Moda, but in terms of sound quality I still think Dolphins are better than Beats, B&W, and V-Moda. Not so with Senns, but Dolphins still sound pretty good at a fraction of the price.

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Honestly, I cool down a little bit lol!!! In terms of build quality, it's hard to beat V-Moda, but in terms of sound quality I still think Dolphins are better than Beats, B&W, and V-Moda. Not so with Senns, but Dolphins still sound pretty good at a fraction of the price.
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lol! i know. we really need to wait a little bit before finding faults to a new headphone. but a good sounding headphone will be a good sounding headphone, just maybe not as good as we thought the first time we heard them. So it's still a great buy at that price range right? have you tried takstar pro 80? i have it and i thought it's very good. any chance you could compare them? the thing is i have no idea if its an upgrade.
wait. you're talking about the $300 b&w headphones?

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lol! i know. we really need to wait a little bit before finding faults to a new headphone. but a good sounding headphone will be a good sounding headphone, just maybe not as good as we thought the first time we heard them. So it's still a great buy at that price range right? have you tried takstar pro 80? i have it and i thought it's very good. any chance you could compare them? the thing is i have no idea if its an upgrade.
wait. you're talking about the $300 b&w headphones?
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I was talking about $400 P7 It's a great pair of phones, premium quality build and materials, but after awhile I couldn't get a comfy fit and bass was too overpowering, while upper mids were a bit colored. B&W makes amazing speakers, so they were trying to squeeze speaker design into headphones
I KNEW you are going to bring Takstar Pro 80 because that's what a lot of people compared Dolphins to on head-fi, and I remember Dolphin won hands down. I was watching a movie last night on my laptop, and my wife daisy-chained her IEMs to Dolphins so we don't wake up kids, and I enjoyed the sound a lot. Fantastic bass, great soundstage, and overall great sound signature. It's not audiophile neutral/balanced quality since there is some coloration, but they have a fun sound and fantastic ergonomics to fold flat. Btw, I verified with Penonaudio and they have EVERY color in stock!!!

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Great review! Im thinking of getting these ones myself.
In the review from lachlan, he mentioned that the earpieces are quiet large. I have fairly small ears and I was wondering what the measurements of the earpieces are, so that I can check if they will fit my ears or not. Would help me out a lot

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Great review! Im thinking of getting these ones myself.
In the review from lachlan, he mentioned that the earpieces are quiet large. I have fairly small ears and I was wondering what the measurements of the earpieces are, so that I can check if they will fit my ears or not. Would help me out a lot
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I'm surprised he mentioned earpieces were too large, and as you have seen a number of people (myself included) replied that it has a perfect fitment
I just took a measurement, and it's about 15-16mm across the longest side of the earpiece.

Can you make a little comparison between VSonic VSD3S and UE600? Which is sound better? Currently both cost equally around 45$. Will be interested to know. Zaranie Spasibo

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Can you make a little comparison between VSonic VSD3S and UE600? Which is sound better? Currently both cost equally around 45$. Will be interested to know. Zaranie Spasibo
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3S has more sub-bass and overall warmer, while UE600 have a better mid-bass punch/attack (more aggressive) and brighter when it comes to upper mids/treble. UE600 is kind of mid-centric bright with a bass punch. It's more typical for balanced armature drivers, that's what in UE600. While 3S has dynamic driver, and those are usually warmer with better and deeper bass. Overall, 3S will be warmer and more laid back, while UE600 brighter and more aggressive. Another thing, 3S can only be worn with wire up over your ear and it has detachable cable, though mmcx connector is proprietary. UE600 is wire down and in general if that cable breaks, you have to throw away headphones. Just something to keep in mind. Oh, and Ruki Vverh will sound great on both

Thanks for the great music example, you win the jackpot. Just looking for IEM for synth, dreamwave, 80's and EDM music
Hard to listen to modern and synthetic music without sub bass texture... How good and aggressive earphones wouldn't be. IMHO.

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So, you suggest us to buy the Silver Plated 5N OFC cable instead of the "original" silver upgraded cable for this earphone?

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So, you suggest us to buy the Silver Plated 5N OFC cable instead of the "original" silver upgraded cable for this earphone?
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VSonic "original" upgrade cable (silver plated) is not good. Lunashops upgrade cable has a much better quality with a more noticeable sound improvement.

OK, thanks. I hope it last longer than the original one, it went silent after 3 months of use.

Quick but genuine review of the Vsonic VSD3
Okay the first thing I would like to say about these earphones is that they look and sound incredible for its price. However, I found some glitches that one cannot simply overlook!!! Following are issues I found with The Vsd3:
1. The earphones are too big and pains after a period of time. If you have small ears then these aren't for you, as they are big and little heavy than the GR07.
2. The bass and vocals are good crisp but the treble can be bit harsher for most of our normal ears. If you are an avid psychedelic trance listener (like me) then these model's treble can be a bit of a issue.
3. The cables are strong but the end where it connects to the jack is weak and can give issues in the coming time or depending on the user usability. Vsonic should have given a L-shaped connector jack.
4. Dont buy the detachable ones!!!
Otherwise the sound is par. Low are mids are crips with the highs being bit shrilling.
Go for these earphones if you get less than $60 or else go for GRO7.
I would suggest the Audio Technica ATH-CKX9 / CKX9is (both are same with mic and smartphone buttons' difference) over the VSD3. The CKX-9 cost around $70 to $90 but gives performance like the 3x costlier klipschs or the Shures. Even the build quality is nice and worth every dime you would spent on it!!
Note: I own both of above-mentioned earphones.

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Is it good for EDM? How much mid bass is enhanced? Comparing to ATH-IM03 or ATH-IM50 for example.

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Is it good for EDM? How much mid bass is enhanced? Comparing to ATH-IM03 or ATH-IM50 for example.
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Zabud' pro EDM I mean, every music genre will sound awesome, but this is a high quality reference IEM (we are talking comparable to quality of $1k IE800 or SE846 or $1.3k K3003 but at half the price). You can EQ it, for sure. But if you are looking for that mid-bass slam and sub-bass rumble out of the box - this will not deliver. Btw, I will be getting Westone UM Pro 30 for review, and it supposed to be similar to IM03 (some even say better).

Thanks for the advice. What kind of music genre with Dita is most enjoyable listen to in your opinion?
Man, you should try Sony XBA-H3 or A3. The best earphone for EDM I have ever listen to in the 290-330$ price point (at accessoryjack.com). Wanted to buy Z5 in the future but after some research, looks like I will go for SE846

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Thanks for the advice. What kind of music genre with Dita is most enjoyable listen to in your opinion?
Man, you should try Sony XBA-H3 or A3. The best earphone for EDM I have ever listen to in the 290-330$ price point (at accessoryjack.com). Wanted to buy Z5 in the future but after some research, looks like I will go for SE846
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They are great for any style. The main difference between these and Sony is DITA doesn't exaggerate anything, it reveals every single detail regardless of music style you are listening to. In comparison, XBA-H3 (from what I read) has a heavy bass enhancement which spills into lower mids. These 3-way hybrids (H3) are tuned in a "fun" way, while something like Fidue A83 (I will be reviewing it soon) will have a more accurate tuning where they use dynamic drive for the bass and dual BA for bright mids and treble. H3 has the same config, but not the same tuning. DITA has a very unique super wide single dynamic driver where they were able to tune the whole entire frequency range to have high level of details. Then, you can play around with eartips to squeeze more bass out of them (using narrow bore vs wide bore eartips). DITA will be on a level of something like reference HD800, etc. where you want accurate sound rather than "fun" bass enhanced sound.

1. In not High-End HI-FI systems EQ will reduce SNR and THD quality up to 40%.
2. E800, K3003, SE846 they all have good bass impact. E800 and K3003 is V-shaped and SE846 is L-shaped, while K3003 and SE846 also can be tuned by filters.
3. Golden Rules for Low Frequency: Bigger Driver + Better Layered Driver = Better Low Frequency. One of the best driver for low frequency is LCP (Liquid Crystal Polymer) that mostly used by Sony. There is no any armature or any other dynamic driver that could beat LCP driver, except maybe SE846 which I will find out this later.
4. Every earphones/headphones have they own purposes to use, and every music genre have its own leader instrument or sound that dominate making that genre be as it calls. Except maybe Classical or Jazz genres where sound represents as good team work. For example, all Industrial genres firstly orientated to low frequency rhythms. For Rock should be a emphasize on mid-bass and mid frequency for guitar and vocal. Thats why is Mid-Centric headphone is the best for Rock music (Fidue A83, UE900 or Grado, for example). You don’t listen to Rock right? For Metal needs a good PRaT for guitar and drummer represantation, again UE900 beats all other earphones here at his price point. Take a Beats for example. Try to listen to on them Hip-Hop.
Saying that one headphone could be best for all music is wrong.
Here is another Golder Rules (read about rule#2 and #3):
http://www.headfonia.com/a-guide-to-headphones/

1. I never EQ a sound for review or general listening. Got too many headphones, constantly switch them around, and don't want to be bothered playing with EQ setting between different sources and headphones. I analyze sound as is. With EQ, boosting introduces artifacts and distortion because mastered recording often is already maximized to "red" level where sound engineer trying to squeeze every possible ounce of loudness. That's why on high quality DAPs, when you enter EQ mode the volume is reduced by 6dB down to give you headroom for boosting, but I would recommend reducing frequencies rather than boosting. (I also do music production, that's my #1 hobby, while reviews are #2 lol!!! I'm actually one of the remixers/producers for Bad Boys Blue, among others).
2. For these $1k IEMs, I read plenty of reviews/opinions on Head-fi where even experienced audiophile members describe their sound sig in a different way. Perception of sound will be relevant to your own taste, your source, your amp, types of files you use, etc. Perhaps if everyone would review it using $2.5k AK240 with hi-res DSD files - we might be able to get a true a/b comparison. SE846 is probably the most highly regarded out of that group, and I hope to be able to audition it one day.
3. Rules are only a theory. Poorly designed IEM with the best drivers and removable cables will still ruin the sound. This becomes especially apparent with some of the hybrid designs and tuning where manufacturer thinks they can combine dynamic driver for bass and single or double BA for mids/highs and everything will be intact. That a theory, but in practice designs like AX35 or DGS100 or Altone200 failed to create a good balance between lows and highs, with a sound skewed more toward lows or toward highs without balance. I also read a lot of impressions about XBA-H3 from people praising them highly when those were released, but in the last year slamming them hard with criticism where some $50-$60 Chinese IEMs beat them in sound quality and performance, or come very close at a fraction of the price. That's why there is so much talk about "giant killer" IEMs on Head-fi, people are amazed that you can have a sound quality from unknown manufacturers for a faction of the price that comes close to big brand names. Coincidentally, most of these small Chinese manufactures has been OEM manufacturers for many years making drivers for big brand names And now they are deciding to make their own IEMs in parallel. In my opinion DITA is also in this category because their tuning has been compared to a lot of $1k+ IEMs and full size headphones. Not sure about SE846, everybody is raving about it. Hopefully I will get a chance to receive a review sample (though Shure usually wants to sign loaner agreements in "blood" lol!!!)
4. Don't listen to rock, true. UE900 are good when you listen for awhile to get your brain settle in. Once you start comparing them to other IEMs, they loose their shine, especially in upper mids where timbre of high frequencies starting to sound unnatural to my ears. Again, this is just a matter of a personal taste. We all have different ear anatomy and our ear-canal is also a filter I used to think UE900 and W40 were at the top of their game. They are great, but I highly prefer IM03 over them because of AT's natural delivery of vocals and balance with a low end. I'm also very curious since Westone is sending me UM Pro 30 for review which should be tuned similar to IM03.
Will be a very busy next month with review samples of UM Pro 30, ATH-CKR9 and CRK10, Fidue A83 and A71, Astrotec LYRA 6, DUNU Alpha 1, and some budget IEMs I'm waiting to receive.. Also, will have an opportunity to spend more time with DITA Answer to run more comparison. So, stay tuned for a lot more reviews!!!
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1. In not High-End HI-FI systems EQ will reduce SNR and THD quality up to 40%.
2. E800, K3003, SE846 they all have good bass impact. E800 and K3003 is V-shaped and SE846 is L-shaped, while K3003 and SE846 also can be tuned by filters.
3. Golden Rules for Low Frequency: Bigger Driver + Better Layered Driver = Better Low Frequency. One of the best driver for low frequency is LCP (Liquid Crystal Polymer) that mostly used by Sony. There is no any armature or any other dynamic driver that could beat LCP driver, except maybe SE846 which I will find out this later.
4. Every earphones/headphones have they own purposes to use, and every music genre have its own leader instrument or sound that dominate making that genre be as it calls. Except maybe Classical or Jazz genres where sound represents as good team work. For example, all Industrial genres firstly orientated to low frequency rhythms. For Rock should be a emphasize on mid-bass and mid frequency for guitar and vocal. Thats why is Mid-Centric headphone is the best for Rock music (Fidue A83, UE900 or Grado, for example). You don’t listen to Rock right? For Metal needs a good PRaT for guitar and drummer represantation, again UE900 beats all other earphones here at his price point. Take a Beats for example. Try to listen to on them Hip-Hop.
Saying that one headphone could be best for all music is wrong.
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Unfortunately, I didn't see any good Chinese earphones with higher than 100$ price point, except universal CIEMs and Vsonic GR07(BE) that use LCP driver. However, Audio-Technica ATH-IM70 and Philips Fidelio S1/S2 (with Layered Motion Control (LMC) or multi-layered polymer diaphragm drivers) nowadays at the same price as GR07 have better performance.
DITA The Answer is good earphone, I don't argue. But it's not Chinese, DITA Audio is Singapore company and The Answer is not made for modern music genres, IMHO.

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Unfortunately, I didn't see any good Chinese earphones with higher than 100$ price point, except universal CIEMs and Vsonic GR07(BE) that use LCP driver. However, Audio-Technica ATH-IM70 and Philips Fidelio S1/S2 (with Layered Motion Control (LMC) or multi-layered polymer diaphragm drivers) nowadays at the same price as GR07 have better performance.
DITA The Answer is good earphone, I don't argue. But it's not Chinese, DITA Audio is Singapore company and The Answer is not made for modern music genres, IMHO.
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I think "the answer" to what you are looking for is SE846 because you need more bass
Once I have DITA Answer back for more testing, I will put it through more pases with Hardwell, Ummet Ozcan, Guetta, Avicii, Harris, Showtek, and others!

Since the opportunity to test DITA The Answer was extended for me, now I received a full retail package for review and would like to share with your updated pictures of this beauty.
This is still the most impressive piece of audio equipment I had a chance to listen to and it continuous to impress me every day. This is not a bass enhanced or super analytical bright IEM. DITA is about bringing you the sound in it's most natural way without any coloration or fun enhancements. It is still amazing how you can tune a single dynamic driver to extend that wide in both directions and to be able to deliver high level of details in every band of frequency range, all thanks to its ultra-wide band driver with a very fast response and impressive dynamic range. Just to reiterate what I already mentioned in my original review, unlike other highly regarded hi-fi IEMs where you need to invest another $3k-$4k in additional amps, cables, daps to bring it up to their full potential, here with DITA The Answer you can drive it straight from your smartphone and still get to a decent level of its potential. Of course, going up to a dedicated quality DAP and external amp will make an improvement from great sound quality to audiophile sound quality, but it gives you a choice to build you setup later while start enjoying these headphones now. And as a matter of fact, my current reference setup is not that expensive to begin with using FiiO X5 DAP ($350), FiiO E12A amp ($159), and FiiO L16 line out cable ($13). You don't have to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on headphone amps and don't need to spend thousands of dollars on A&K DAPs to enjoy DITA the Answer. Plus, if you want more bass, you can switch to narrow bore eartips and use bass boost from your amp. That's my current FiiO/DITA setup to enjoy EDM or any other genre of modern music!
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Overall, just saying that I was impressed with DITA Answer would be an understatement. I used to be a strong believer that over $400-$500 price range you are dealing with diminishing returns on your headphone investment, meaning the price goes up exponentially but the level of improvement is not on the same level. Here, DITA Answer proved me wrong. When I look at the other multi-driver and hybrid IEMs in the $300-$500 range I have tested, I can honestly tell you that sound quality, design, and flexibility of DITA Answer justifies its price. I haven't dived into a world of CIEMs yet, so it's hard to tell if DITA Answer would be an absolute end-game headphone for me. But in comparison to my quad BA driver UE900 and W40 or my beloved triple BA driver ATH-IM03 (with silver-plated cable) - I can guarantee that Answer's sound quality, level of detail retrieval, separation and layering, amazing imaging/spacing, and super comfortable fitment makes their value to be worth double of the others. I'm not quite sure about The Truth edition of the Answer since I'm afraid their $350 cable upgrade will brighten the sound to a level beyond my tolerance, but The Answer is definitely an amazing value!
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Hi sir. Just wanna say. Thanks for your review
I read almost all of your review. And i get the impression that we have somewhat same preference for sound that we want from earphone
Dita for me. What really blows me away is the vocal. It's just so beautiful. I told my wife it feels like the music is caressing my ear lol
Anyway. Just want to ask your opinion. Are there any other iem. With the same level of vocal/mid? Also somewhat same balance ratio of bass and treble
Dita have the characteristic of accurate. But still fun to listen too.and im one of those who listen to "fun" iem rather than neutral accuracy
Thanks again and have a nice day

amonmeiz said:
Hi sir. Just wanna say. Thanks for your review
I read almost all of your review. And i get the impression that we have somewhat same preference for sound that we want from earphone
Dita for me. What really blows me away is the vocal. It's just so beautiful. I told my wife it feels like the music is caressing my ear lol
Anyway. Just want to ask your opinion. Are there any other iem. With the same level of vocal/mid? Also somewhat same balance ratio of bass and treble
Dita have the characteristic of accurate. But still fun to listen too.and im one of those who listen to "fun" iem rather than neutral accuracy
Thanks again and have a nice day
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It has been awhile since i listen to DITA's original sound sig. Unfortunately, I did a little experiment with it which completely change their sound sig: http://www.head-fi.org/t/774190/dita-the-modular-whiplash-audio-edition
Overall, DUNU DN2000J might get you close to the same level of detail retrieval, but top end still won't be as smooth as in DITA.

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It has been awhile since i listen to DITA's original sound sig. Unfortunately, I did a little experiment with it which completely change their sound sig:
Overall, DUNU DN2000J might get you close to the same level of detail retrieval, but top end still won't be as smooth as in DITA.
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thanks.going to read that
fortunately,i audition both of them ,and dunu highs/treble are just too much for me to handle
not saying dita has recessed high,but the emphasize on bass and mids kinda take away the "harshness".my ear kinda sensitive to treble
i did tried the lyra campfire audio,and its kinda nice.just that dita still has better and smoother mids.
and sits flushed inside the ear,while the lyra sticks out abit
ps:
already read it,and i really interested in the "L shaped rather than Vshaped"
how much does it cost for the recabling ?
do i just have to send the iem to Craig/Whiplash Audio?
thanks

amonmeiz said:
thanks.going to read that
fortunately,i audition both of them ,and dunu highs/treble are just too much for me to handle
not saying dita has recessed high,but the emphasize on bass and mids kinda take away the "harshness".my ear kinda sensitive to treble
i did tried the lyra campfire audio,and its kinda nice.just that dita still has better and smoother mids.
and sits flushed inside the ear,while the lyra sticks out abit
ps:
already read it,and i really interested in the "L shaped rather than Vshaped"
how much does it cost for the recabling ?
do i just have to send the iem to Craig/Whiplash Audio?
thanks
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You need to contact Whiplash with a request: http://www.whiplashaudio.com/
Price will depend on the type of wires and the type of cable, etc. As you can imagine, since I'm a reviewer, companies typically send me their products for short term or long term reviews, so I didn't pay for the service.

vectron said:
You need to contact Whiplash with a request
Price will depend on the type of wires and the type of cable, etc. As you can imagine, since I'm a reviewer, companies typically send me their products for short term or long term reviews, so I didn't pay for the service.
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Alright. Thanks
Just getting clear bout this. The mod makes the high/treble more "recessed" and less harsh? (for the lack of better term)

amonmeiz said:
Alright. Thanks
Just getting clear bout this. The mod makes the high/treble more "recessed" and less harsh? (for the lack of better term)
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I wouldn't call it too recessed, it's still clear and well defined, just took away some airiness, and bass is very strong now.

vectron said:
I wouldn't call it too recessed, it's still clear and well defined, just took away some airiness, and bass is very strong now.
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i see.hopefully the enhanced bass would affect the beautiful mid in a bad lol
anyway,thanks a lot.really appreciate your input.
just let me know once u bored with the modded dita someday,i would like to buy it
thanks again.have a nice day