Bought Starfields in June, no paint chipping issues at all. I take good care of them and I’m very careful handling them. If you want extra protection, put a layer of clear coat nail polish wherever you can.
In terms of sound, they still sound brand new! Haven’t had any drivers die on me. No issues whatsoever
Lol I’ve actually had bad dreams of me dropping my Starfields and chipping the paint clean off.
I was think of getting these or the thieaudio lagacy 3, tin p1 or cca c16 during the 11.11 sale.
All options that you have there are good, if you have a high budget then I would go for the P1s or the Legacy 3s. But if you want to save up a little bit more and have a good set of good sounding IEMs, Starfields no doubt but I am not sure about the CCA C16 since I have never used or owned those before.
@K4sh1ma: I haven’t heard a cca period, but I got a kz zsn pro, and cca c12 coming that I got during the AliExpress sale.
I think the ZSN Pros are ok to some but as for me, the treble from those were a bit murderous for me for I used to own one. I think the ZS10 Pros are much better than all-around and more refined than the ZSN Pros. So far though, my Starfields are currently my go to IEMs if I want that relax and chill sounds, but my BL03s are with it as an alternative if I want more fun.
@K4sh1ma: Zs10 pro’s, Blon 03’s tin t2’s and cca c12’s were my first considerations. Blon 03’s are a definite must with trn ba5’s, and possibly cvj cs8’s.
I owned the CCA16 and the Starlight sounds a lot more coherent, to me the timbre on the 16 sounded off. They were good at technicalities, but so is the Moondrop. The starlight is also marginally more comfortable on the ear, I could never wear the CCA16 for longer than an hour.
After doing research the cca c16, is a downgrade from the cca c12 when it comes to what I’m looking for. The bqeyz spring 1 might be what I want to get for the $100 or more category.
has anyone listened them straight out of a cellphone or pc without amps? do they lose much quality?
I did it a lot of times and I must say it still sounds good even with my shitty phone’s DAC. Though I would probably recommend still getting a DAC/AMP or something similar to the BTR5K in order to get that overall neutral goodness that everyone loves from the Starfields.
Better quality with more power and better tips yes.
I use a Yinyoo 16-core cable that has a blue color and as for the tips, I use SpinFit CP145s and man despite those being Silicon, imo, they are comfortable and blocks outside noises just well for me that I am able to enjoy all of the sounds that I am listening with my Starfields in my ears.
Totaly agree with you. These Spinfits are realy good for Starfield, the sound is more lively.
Definitely still sounds good out of my Oneplus 5. But they sound better with more power. They’re great on the Hiby R5 and amazing on the SP200. Even works well out of the Yamaha AG03 interface.
I got the SpinFit CP360 for mine and they fit like a glove. Super comfortable too, had way too many issues with the NewBee tips or Tin Hifi foams, not to mention the god awful default silicons.
Well worth the money, probably one of my best purchases in recent years in terms of audio. That and they look stunning!
I tried the CP360s I was using with some TFZs on my Starfields and never found them as comfortable as I did on the TFZs. That wasn’t a great combo for me to begin with but they were definitely a step down in comfort on the Starfields. Different nozzle geometry maybe? I tried Dekonis next which were more comfortable but the foamies really made my L/R size difference distinctly noticeable regardless of which tip size combos I tried. Again, comfortable but just an annoyingly persistent feeling of “Different!”
After a while I finally took the small risk of going back to SpinFit and….yep, another CP145 Starfield user here. I kept looking at the dimensions and cross section photos of the 360s and 145s on the SpinFit web site and thinking there was no way the seemingly small difference in the two models could be that significant. My ear holes have proved otherwise. Plenty happy with the comfort and sound of the 145s on my Starfields.
I thought the same. Using the small tips on the Starfields, but I have medium tips on the BL03. I tried swapping them between the units but it just doesn’t work. The Starfields go deeper in the ears and thus require a much smaller nozzle, compared to the size and shape of the BL03.
Agreed with that statement as one of the best purchases in audio for I can say the same as well. Not only these ones satisfies the overall sound signature preference that I like, it is also one of the most beautiful looking IEMs out there, in my opinion, now even more beautiful with the cable that I got for it. And yeah, I agree that it needs a bit of power for having this plugged into my shitty S7 Edge’s DAC can sometimes reproduce songs that I am listening to a bit odd, thus I am glad I made a purchase of a portable amp back then that can drive headphones/IEMs up to 300Ohms and it sure helps my Starfields a lot in terms of sounds.
Some iems do loves upgrades more than some others, Starfields are one of those.
Was using with my smartphone (very good but a bit “dull”), then with a dac (tempotec HD pro) and it was better.
And now with a OFHC 24 AWG 6N 2.5mm jack, Spinfit CP145 and a tempotec sonata idsd plus… they became beasts!
Great choice. Awesome tips.
I am very new into the world of IEMs. I was thinking about picking up there as my first pair of IEMs! Do anyone wear glasses here with IEMs? If so, are they doable and/or comfortable?
Thanks!