Glad my tour helped you out!! Can’t wait to read it!
Thank you @nymz, bought the same pair shortly after you so not as far into them. As you mentioned, knowing @Rikudou_Goku, the quality bass and attention to not stretching either driver, nothing overdone to the point of affecting sound quality, is what you would expect from his tuning. If you have read a few of his reviews, you have an idea of his priorities and those are reflected in both pairs.
I am just a casual (shitty) bud user so I don’t have the depth in understanding where these fit in the scheme of more expensive buds so I do appreciate your take on that. I actually asked Riku the same question after I said wtf. I do lean towards Berserker as that is the signature I was looking for, but glad I bought the pair to also have a set that is more refined, a better sense of higher resolution with buds that I was missing with cheap buds.
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Is on the planning board…if my DD + BA setup works and there is room for a sonion EST.
(99% sure it wont work though…)
There is another driver, a DLC DD with sub-bass that puts the Berserker to shame, sadly the treble is extremely dark. Which is why I am planning on having a BA tweeter complement that area. Although I dont expect it to work due to the size constraints…
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I can second that the Berserker1 is wonderful, and has probably the best implementation of bass in a bud I’ve heard yet. It is a killer unit, and even more of a killer for the money!
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Buds are trick for people like us. You can clearly understand the value of their cheap price, but we own expensive iems and that tilts perception.
My own example, I can understand X6 value since its costs 10 bucks or something like that. Cheap buds have crazy value but its wont trigger our joy anymore. Once you get totl (crazy over priced) and diy customs, you get back some sense of quality for price again, minus some outliers like LBBs that it’s clearly a fluke by K’s Earphones.
What brings excitement about buds like the Zerker is that it now opens up the quality for music genres that require sub-bass.
Most totl buds are great for genres like jazz, classical, orchestral, accoustic, femal vocal, etc. This changes it a bit.
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Speaking of LBBS
@nymz or @Rikudou_Goku how is lancer as compared to stock LBBS skipping low end? Is it similar maybe to LBBS with +15dB low shelf EQ profile for that you posted on your thread some time ago (that I admit use from time to time)?
Do you plan maybe something less bass heavy?
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Branded buds cant compare to DIY buds and that includes the LBBS which I still think is one of the best branded buds.
Lancer isnt that bass heavy, IMO the sub-bass boost I gave it just neutralizes the roll-off that buds naturally have from the perspective of my iem basshead brain.
I do have a different tuning of the Zerker driver, called the Saber 1, which is essentially the Zerker but more balanced (taming down the bass) instead of basshead territory.
Then if you want something that is more neutral, I have another model called the Alter Archer 1, if you have the Sony MDR-CD900ST, that is essentially it.
In the future, I have a Chaconne killer coming. 
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Bravo bravo 
@nymz. I’ve only had the opportunity to try out two buds so far, but I’ve been impressed with both. Together they total barely $30 MSRP and I have to admit, they pretty much compete with my Meles in terms of which set I pick up. My only issue is fit so far. MX500 chassis is absolutely a no go for my right ear. Pretty severe discomfort after only 15-20 minutes. EB2S is better, but after about an hour, that same discomfort comes back in the right ear. I really
Hope I can find a comfortable set eventually because I’d really love to dive into buds more aggressively.
Anyways … the value is unmistakable! @Rikudou_Goku well done, good sir! I hope I can try out your sets one day! @nymz fantastic write up as usual, brother! Again, your English is fantastic 
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Oh no, 5K peak we meet again…
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Hehe neat trick. But then the upper mids seem a bit recessed no?
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“normal” config + tanya might have a bass shelf closer to the stock “bass” config.
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That’s what I thought but then Ubereats boy knocked on my door 
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Yes, bass + tanya is V almost L shape. Bad.
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But the second graph looks very promising!
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Tuning on Kbear Ink which will be released on May 4 seems more convincing. Thieaudio Elixir is also worth waiting for his presence.
Kbear Ink
Elixir
In the future it will be more interesting single DD battle with Harman tuning and tonality that is getting better and more accurate. Like a comparison the sound of stereo monitor speakers from each brand with 1 driver and 1 twitter.
Digital Stereophony : Speaker Monitor
Oluv Gadgets : Bluetooth Speaker and Headphone
DLX WIllington : Bluetooth Speaker
@tkddans : IEM and Headphone
Podcastage: Condenser Mic and Stage Mic
I always watching videos from some of these channels to get an image of the tonality of each audio device being compared. Of course it’s not 100% accurate when you hear it in real life, but we can hear the difference in the frequencies of the sound
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I’m keeping an eye on Elixir for sure 
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