Well, the FH3 is a hybrid and the FD3 is a single DD. I say they got room to have both in the same price range. The question is if the FD3 is well tuned or not. It sounds like it is a bright iem since they mentioned “female poison” so it can be shouty…
Hey @Rikudou_Goku
Did you see AmericanSpirit (it seems he isn’t around here at Hifiguides?) post on KZ’s forum at head-fi?1 Interesting read and also the source he mentioned.
Different OI can make the FR of BA iems change (the same way different resistance cables do).
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Did you do any measurements for different DAC filters – if they change the FR chart? I was reading this² and found it interesting. But I cycled through my DAC settings and honestly couldn’t notice any difference. Maybe that’s because I’m using just Spotify highest setting and not a high-res source?
No I havent tried measuring it. On my DX160 I do hear some very very very slight differences, but optimizing the filter for every single transducer is way too time consuming and the benefits are extremely minor.
What’s your default setting? I ended up leaving mine on “Linear Phase Fast”.
im on stock settings with my main setup (Topping E30 dac).
“Sharp roll off”
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By the way, do you listen to what formats for music in general? MQA, DSD, Spotify, other?
My library is local music in mostly FLAC or MP3 (320kbps).
(using JRIVER on windows 10 (desktop) and Neutron Player on my DX160 (portable))
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2021-07-25: KZ DQ6 review: Knowledge Zenith DQ6 - Reviews | Headphone Reviews and Discussion - Head-Fi.org
Rank: A
TOTL tuning with the DIY foam mod. I prefer this a bit over the blon bl-03 (mesh mod). 
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I suppose so. It does seem like it’s tuned for certain music and won’t be for everyone. Nevertheless, I’m curious how it’ll turn out.
What is the dq6 mod?
Its the DIY Foam mod.
2021-07-25: PEQ with Spotify/Youtube and other services on Android.
A lot of people have asked me on how to get PEQ with spotify (and other services like that) but sadly I have not been able to help people with that query except using the very expensive way method of getting the Qudelix 5K that has PEQ inbuilt in it.
But no more, thanks to a guy named “Cineira” on discord (Super Reviews´ server), I discovered that there is an app that you can use called “Poweramp Equalizer”.
This app will allow you to use a system-wide PEQ. Which means you can now use PEQ with streaming apps like Spotify.
You will need to follow this guide: https://forum.powerampapp.com/topic…iser-permissions-for-more-audio-applications/
After that you should check so the settings look like this:
(Compressor off)
(Limit off)
(Pictures from Cineira)
Have fun.
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If this price hike is real and already documented sorry I didn’t notice – however I’m still hoping this is one if several pages and the lower price hasn’t gone forever? …
US $157.01 21%OFF | FENGRU GS Audio Blue Magic 1DD+2BA Hybrid Headset HiFi Music Monitor Audiophile 2Pin 0.78mm Earphones 8 Core OFC Detach Headset
Edit: that puts it at the full price of HSAudio Ripple. No longer a cheap “edition” it looks like?
Here is there aliexpress store link
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/911424618
And the item link
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Oh thank goodness. I’m thinking I should make a move on these soon before they actually do hike the price!
EDIT: I requested a reviewer discount for the GD3B (letting them know opaquely that it would be my first published review) and they generously agreed to it. I will of course honor my word, and I am excited about that, it may be an incentive to go on to write more full/detailed reviews. I’m the kind to reach for an NM2+ over an NA2, plus the GD3B hasn’t seen coverage that I know of, so that’s why I opted for that one. If I like it but feel it could use warmth, I’ll of course have to try the GD3A. For reference, although I’m admittedly in the honeymoon phase, I have been adoring the Lokahi with daily listening, and for the most part can’t fault it (besides the BA bass), its amount of warmth seems spot on for my library, which I’m pretty sure contains everything. So maybe I do like well-done warm. At any rate the majority of my prior experiences have been “reference” tuned IEMs, so I can hopefully make good comparisons when trying the GD3B.
Many thanks RG for the pointers to this OEM. So far I’m very impressed with their English and prompt replies.
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Be aware that the GD3A and GD3B are tuned differently. I believe the GD3A is warmer.
That fengru version, seems to be another brand that have bought the OEM service from GS Audio and is now selling them a lot higher.
Hopefully GS Audio won’t raise the price again.
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The cable for 1more is done and already shipped.
Photos from aliexpress massages are pretty low res, but it seems fine…
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Yup my idea is that as someone who usually prefers less warm sets on the most part I’d like to try them, and if I like their tone but wish they had more warmth I can then confidently get the GD3A.
I also thought as long as I was using the “reviewer” card to get a discount, it would be more valuable for people to hear impressions of the 3B, as far as I know it has less coverage (if any?) so far.