Bad Guy Good Audio Rankings and stuff (under construction) (Part 1)

Very wise move not to fall victim to FOMO/FOTM
OG Oracle is a great set

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I have some tea2’s incoming too, looking forward to comparing them.

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My QKZ x HBB set showed up a couple days ago. I finally got some time to listen today, and was pretty blown away.

As an experiment, I used the stock white tips that came with them, an apple dongle, and had a really good listening session. This is an impressive set for the money, and is the easy under $20 answer. I can’t wait to hear them with a better source and ear tips.

I am shocked there hasn’t been more hype for these, given all the Zero and Chu hype.

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haven’t spent a lot of time with the QKZxHBB yet but I prefer the Chu and QKZ to the Zero (sound wise) fit+build seem better on the zero

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Will you review the Airpods Pro 2‘s also and rank them ?


Spooky. :ghost:

I got a pop up notification as I am editing a vid about that exact set.

looks for the hidden camera

spy-binoculars

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:japanese_ogre::man_detective: jk. pure coincidence :joy: looking forward to your take on them, also compared to good IEM sets :grin:

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SpinFit CP1025’s on Airpods Pro’s, they come with an adapter. There are also AZLA SednaEarfit XELASTEC for Airpods Pro’s. Have only tried the first one on the OG though.

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I gotta prepare tips for TWS Wars. I hadn’t heard of folks tiprolling with these but i also wasn’t paying much attention. Love the Edifier
with some spinfits :slight_smile:

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Those might change the Airpods too. Would be nice to see if that changes anything for you. Comply tips are also available for Airpods.

They do have some tips ready to go for the AirPods - I understand why they have proprietary tips, due to the strange nozzle design, but I wish you could use traditional tips with them. I believe they’re some kind of adapter you could use - no matter - apple is such a juggernaut that all the major tip companies are probably designing tips for them as we speak. You should be spoiled with choice!

The SpinFit CP1025 actually come with a plastic adapter you put on first to create a real nozzle. Than you can attach the silicone tips :slight_smile:

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Just received my pair of QKZ x HBB. Didn’t expect a $20 IEM to sound this good, straight out of the headphone jack from a years old budget phone. The sound signature reminds me a lot of the The FH3, without the “cuppy” mids.

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Thanks. i really appreciate.
Been getting lotsa love from folks who wanted slam with some extension.
Being $20 helps a lot too :sweat_smile:
Thanks again :sparkling_heart: :raised_hands: :notes:

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Shortbus in the house

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Also had my QKZ x HBB for a few days now. Also surprised there haven’t been more hype.

Very good set. Extremely good for the price. Much more versatile than I thought, works with almost everything I threw at it - rap, electronic, rock, even some weeb stuff works perfectly well. Maybe less with metal? But I don’t listen to metal much so it could’ve been just the tracks I tried. It’s not just a basshead set, the treble is also tuned well so if you have music that’s light on the low end you still have good playback.

One thing I want to specifically mention is that this is pretty much the best set I’ve heard for commuting/outdoor use - even in noisy environments the bass still comes through properly. This was the biggest reason I got the set and it really delivers here.

I appreciate that most of the price went to the actual IEM itself and not the cable or packaging. The cable is pretty bad(I got the no-mic version) but it works and it’s the smart decision to make the savings there, as it can be easily upgraded. For now I put the bl03 cable on it because even this is better, and I have a proper replacement coming. The IEM itself is well made, looks good(I like the inlaid logos), and it’s very comfortable.

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How was the bass compared to Blon03?

My bl03s arrived defective(I just didn’t bother replacing them so I had the cable around), so it’s hard to comment. From what I heard with the one side that worked correctly bl03s seemed to have less sub bass, but some of the graphs make them seem pretty much equal. Maybe someone else can comment.

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What replacement cable do you have coming for it?