Music for the Masses.
Finding absurdly cheap models like the TRN-STM are precisely what makes this obsession enjoyable—they’re colored as hell and purists may shudder, but give me that caffeine buzz are recommended nonetheless.
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I can’t categorically state that the BL-05 is an upgrade from the more accurate BL-03. That said, the BL-05 is brawnier, rocks harder and is much better suited for on-the-go use with my mobile.
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The IBasso IT00 has superb price to performance ratio, featuring a very coherent tonality, a fast and accurate bass without bass bloat, transparent mids, excellent vocals, with an airy treble that is not fatiguing or sibilant.
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A jack-of-all-trades dac/amp: although extremely small, it has two power modes and even handles high-impedance headphones well; it connects to PC, Mac, and phones (iPhone/Android); and it offers three different processing modes (filters) for individual sound adjustments.
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Technical photography of the Blon BL-05 MKI and MKII earphones.
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The KBEAR KS2 is a budget bassy V shaped set with good soundstage/imaging for the price, though it lacks in timbre/tonality.
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The KBEAR KS2 are quite alive, they have this jump factor…this live sound. They have lots of energy without being annoying or fatiguing on either end.
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The Tin Hifi T2 Plus is a very well-made warm-neutral, well-balanced, crisp but never aggressive sounding earphone with outstanding timbre.
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The BLON BL-05 is quite different in tonality from the hypetrain BL-03, sporting a clean, bright V shaped tuning which is easily drivable, with above average technicalities and a good fit.
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Quasi-diffuse-field-neutral tuned earphone that sonically excel by their non-sterile/non over-analytical balanced and fluid signature mainly fuelled by an outstanding dry and articulate, well-dosed low-end.
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A great earphone particularly for the commute because of its energetic sound with a solid underbelly and its good imaging.
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This is a set for those wanting good comfort, and a non fatiguing and well balanced organic tonality with no harsh peaks in the tuning.
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The TRN VX is a technically proficient set, with great build and fit and good extension at both ends. Though it can get hot at the upper mids/lower treble (but this can be fixed).
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