What did you buy today? (Part 2)

Just received several earbuds today, JCAlly EP09 & EP08, and NiceHCK DIY MX500.

JCAlly EP09 & EP08

The cable for the EP09 and 08 measured at 280mΩ, not the best, but not bad either. It feels supple, but a little bit kinky.

NiceHCK DIY MX500

I got the clear one. I think this one will have a different sound than the others because AFAIK earbuds have some kind of foam dampening at the back, but it doesn’t have it here. Would be interesting to have another one. I also still have the PK1 version coming.

For the sound and how I like them, ummm can’t really comment right now. I haven’t listened to them.

Edit: One more thing about the EP09 and 08. If you hit the earbuds shells to each other, they sound different. So, I’m quite convinced that they actually used different shell material for them.

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My ticking is back :cry:

Took a gamble on this DAC/AMP combo, could be bad, could be good, only time will tell!

In black, however, fits my setup better.

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Well, it has a good chipset in it and the price is definitely right. I hope it works out well for you. You’ll have to let us know how she does!

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Will do! Should be here in a few weeks.
It was suggested to me over at Headfi, i was a looking at a cheaper DAC with less features when one of the members sent me this one, price was right so i took the gamble on it.

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Got some more stuff in on loan today…

Jomo Trinity Brass & MMR Gae Bolg





And then also something I actually did buy for myself



Emission Labs 300b mesh :heart:

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Nice Tubes what are this for Manufactor?

New family member delivered.
Hopefully it will the next 15 years.:see_no_evil:
The last one from Samsung only lasted 4 years. Never again, the repair was a disaster.:pleading_face:
The previous one before the Samsung is at my brother-in-law’s and is 11 years old, also from Siemens.

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gonna be going in my eddie current studio b that is being built right now

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Copy that. If it works well, you have struck gold! And if it doesn’t, at least you haven’t lost too much. Sometimes we just have to take the leap.

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Yaxi Pads!
The R37 is also new (to me) :slight_smile:

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the minute you find a combination that works well for you for the love of god, stop there.

or you end up like me and realize you probably have decades of product sitting on a shelf and only one face to shave.

If only there was a parallel we could draw to audio :smiley:

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Newest get.

LSA HP-2 Zembrano Wood, serial no. 090

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Would love to hear your impressions on those IEMs :slightly_smiling_face:

Just got the A4000. Don’t really have any expectation, but so far it’s been pretty good. It’s really comfortable and lightweight, I can see myself wearing this for hours. From listening to 1 or 2 tracks, I don’t find anything offensive from how they sound. The cable is really soft, but measures pretty bad at 870mΩ. I would love to experiment with some cables, but there’s a notch in the 2 pin socket. So I don’t know if usual 2 pins will fit in there.

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I may have bought an upgrade on impulse. It doesn’t really fit in my space but, well, dat sound…

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You learn to make space in this hobby. lol

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A small yet powerful bit of tubieness. Drive my GL2Ks beautifully.

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Trying new amps is like meeting new people, you never know when one will become a lifelong friend. So you make space for as many “new friends” as possible :joy:

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One of my all-time favorite headphones that I still use daily. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Cheers!

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