Doesn’t look like his steel or aluminium bell shape… Wonder whose it is
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Looks like VE Sun copper. The case is from TGXear on the other hand, so quite strange thing 
Ed: Or VE Sun DICE, those have same shell, but are made of aluminum not copper. They also differ with material of the splitter AFAIK
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I got my Z300 last night. Linsoul took 11 days before they shipped them, and then the shipping took another 13 days. We are in spring school presentation season for the grandkids, and had a middle school choir and show choir event to attend, so it was 8pm before I even got home.
I got them in my ears this morning, but only for a half hour or so. My initial impressions were very good. They live up to the BLON Driams, and have some sparkle to go with the bass. I threw a few of my standard songs, and it played all of them with natural timber, yet still had enough bass to enjoy them ( Boston’s Foreplay/Long Time was great ).
I enjoyed the brief time this morning. Do I own better IEMs, yes, but at $35 probably not. I still think the $20 price point is QKZxHBB and the Truthear Hola, but this is better resolution than either.
Also the accessories were pretty good, but the cable was amazing. I don’t know who BLON gets those from, but I would buy more of them.
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Nice!!! I don’t even think mine has shipped yet. Did you order it on release or get an early access perk?
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I was one of 1st 3 people approached about buying into the project.
I jumped on the idea and my unit is #2 actually. I think that’s my #??
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The OG Helios are one of my favorite iems. I ordered the se today and can’t wait to pop them in my ears!
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Nice. @Sonofholhorse and I also have a pair ordered. Got a few members one our both of us will be getting them on tour too. If these end up living up to the Helio reputation and getting favored over them it’ll be sad they are so limited. Which speaking of that I’m surprised there’s still sets left. You have the OG correct? Would be eager to hear some general comparison or at least an honest opinion of which you prefer.
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Those look really sharp 
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Brighter than Jewel?
I loved Jewel mids and highs but I lacked a bit mid bass when I had on loan with N6ii ti.
Now I’ve N7 and DX320X with AM11.2s/AMP14 but FR comparison with Hua made me think on its bass 
Thanks. Many people had fit isses with these, but i must have weird ears, because they fit me perfectly…so did the Z1R for that matter. I brought my Helios OG with me on vacation, so ill spend some more time tonight. Anyway, Im glad to be a part of the tour group and will gladly share aome sets to spread the happiness.
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If Z1R fits you perfectly like they do me (all day comfortable pair) then the god’s have blessed you for sure 
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Definitely. I’ll do some comparisons between the OG and SE and post the here
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I am enjoying them a bunch.
I was also asked to compare the Z300 to the Mele, so here goes. They are very similar, probably more than the graphs would indicate. Tonally they are both warm, with very good timber for classic rock. They graph similar in the bass, but from the pinna gain, they don’t look close at all, yet they sound pretty similar. There might be a hint more sparkle in the Z300, but it is pretty subtle, and that will be a theme.
Listening to the same songs back to back, I think the Mele has a wider sound stage, but the Z300 has better imaging. But they are very close. Normally for these I tend to use Steely Dan and Santana, they both had very good sound engineering with lots of positional instruments in their recordings.
I am not sure why, but the deepest sub-bass seems like it hits a little harder on the Mele, but again they are incredibly close. I think the resolution on the Z300 was a tiny bit better. It could be a better driver, or just the wear and tear on my Mele. I have two pairs ( black and blue ), and they both have loads of listening time on them ( they were my goto for work ).
I bought my Z300 in blue, and they look fantastic, but I will likely get a gold pair too, just to have a backup. The fact that the Z300 is basically a cheaper version of the Mele is amazing, and that is before you throw in that cable. I have better IEMs, but not at that price point. The only cheaper IEM that I view as a must own is the QKZxHBB, but the bass on that is just amazing. My next one costing more is the EA500, but the Z300 is half the price of the Simgot.
TLDR, if you like rock, the Z300 is a great deal, and very much like the Mele.
I did all of the head to head using a Topping DX1 DAC/Amp, which might be the most underrated piece of gear I own. For $100, you get 280mW x2 of single ended power, and the AK4493S DAC is solid. It is enough power for all but the most demanding headphones, and overkill for my IEMs.
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Man, owning the Mele already I might pass on it but I do have two questions. Do they build up moisture on the filter like Mele and do they fit in a similar way to the Mele?
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