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Bonchi
post Aug 15 2010, 01:18 AM

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i guess i will leave the impressions to hitman since this is still not burned in yet thus we wont call this a review yet... but all i can say that this is one poisonous can.. not just the price but the capability as well.. im serious XD
*edit* potential too.. especially with mods which me and hitman gonna do some in the coming future by really giving this fella some steriods

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post Aug 15 2010, 06:30 AM

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The Impression Of Superlux HD668B
A must have headphone for any budget audiophiles around.


So I opened the box,impressed with what it have inside.It's a pleasant surprise that they include a carrying pouch with it so that you can carry the headphone everywhere easily.Honestly for the price given I didn't expect it to give any extra stuff other then the headphone alone.The headphones comes with two cables with different length (1m and 3m each) since the headphone can be detachable from it's cable,convenient really.It's pretty useful if you're into certain occasion where you need either the long cable or the short ones for your listening pleasure.The cable clip has been given to prevent the cable to be detached from your headphone easily.Kinda neat but I didn't bother to put it on since the attachment from the headphone and the cable is pretty strong to me so far.Last and not least a 3.5mm to 6.3mm converter and a B&O manual book which is thick,containing about what stuff they provided inside the box and some instruction on how to wear the headphones,etc.

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Sure looks plasticky isn't it?Wait until you hear it sings through your ears



The first thing I do on this headphone is removing the foam that covers the driver completely.Yeah as said by others it is thick and probably by using it probably most of the small detail of the song will be damped into the foam itself,making the overall sound quality to be decreased by miles.Also I'm kinda wondered why the hell they put the sticker at the drivers as well.Removed that afterwards and yeah now I got a clear view on how's the driver looks like inside.It's looks similar to KSC75 driver but it's bigger by comparison.Oh well when everything settles I plugged it in with my newly brought Maverick Audio TubeMagic D1.Already burning in since last week and it shows impressive result on my beyer dt770.Clicked the play button on my foobar and oh my god it sounds better then my SR60.I shit bricks afterwards shocking.gif

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Although the impedance of the driver is just 56 ohm each,I found that this headphone requires a really good amplifier to drive it nicely


To my surprise,this is the first sub-RM500 headphone that can beat alessandro MS1 in large margin.Better separation,better clarity,punchier yet still controlled bass and better,wider soundstage has been showed to me.It still lose comparing to beyerdynamic DT440 though since the beyer has more advantage on soundstage. The mids is far smoother then the beyer DT440 which is great considering the fact that harsher mids brings more simbilance on vocal songs.I'm kinda stunned for a short time after all this though.Great headphone with ripped off price.That's something you don't see everyday lol.

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Maverick Audio Tubemagic D1 has been used to test the capability of superlux HD688B.In the end I found it the HD668 manage to sync very nicely with it.



The 3.5mm to 6.3mm converter plays a huge roll here though.I used the Audio Technica AT501CS converter plug and the results are the ones that I mentioned earlier.Changing it with the ones that I brought from Jaben Malaysia (RM10 each) and I notice that the sound signature has been changed somewhat;The mids becomes harsher,sound separation has become more clearer then ever.Changing it with the stock ones that comes with the superlux headphone will give you more boomy bass,causing me to have a slight headache after a few minutes wearing it.

Changing the stock with canare cables helps as well.In unamp condition it give 70% sound quality as the ones with proper amplification but using the stock cables alone.Can't imagine what will happen if I use the canare cable with Maverick D1 attached to it though,but then again the cable is not mine to begin with so I can't test further for more precise impression regarding it.

Honestly this is the best cheap headphone that I ever tried after the philips SHP805 which I brought 2 years ago.Still waiting for my review?Just buy the god damn headphone before the price hike happen. wink.gif

This post has been edited by Hitman66: Aug 16 2010, 05:27 AM
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post Aug 15 2010, 07:05 AM

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now we need this biggrin.gif prolly will reduce some heavy bass and makes it sound more linear, and a huge increase in comfort
http://www.thomann.de/gb/akg_k240270271_ve..._ohrpolster.htm
but damn.. its half the price of this headphone already
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post Aug 15 2010, 09:24 AM

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QUOTE(Hitman66 @ Aug 15 2010, 06:30 AM)
So I opened the box,impressed with what it have inside.It's a pleasant surprise that they include a carrying pouch with it so that you can carry the headphone everywhere easily.Honestly for the price given I didn't expect it to give any extra stuff other then the headphone alone.The headphones comes with two cables with different length (1m and 3m each) since the headphone can be detachable from it's cable,convenient really.It's pretty useful if you're into certain occasion where you need either the long cable or the short ones for your listening pleasure.The cable clip has been given to prevent the cable to be detached from your headphone easily.Kinda neat but I didn't bother to put it on since the attachment from the headphone and the cable is pretty strong to me so far.Last and not least a 3.5mm to 6.2mm converter and a B&O manual book which is thick,containing about what stuff they provided inside the box and some instruction on how to wear the headphones,etc.

The first thing I do on this headphone is removing the foam that covers the driver completely.Yeah as said by others it is thick and probably by using it probably most of the small detail of the song will be damped into the foam itself,making the overall sound quality to be decreased by miles.Also I'm kinda wondered why the hell they put the sticker at the drivers as well.Removed that afterwards and yeah now I got a clear view on how's the driver looks like inside.It's looks similar to KSC75 driver but it's bigger by comparison.Oh well when everything settles I plugged it in with my newly brought Maverick Audio TubeMagic D1.Already burning in since last week and it shows impressive result on my beyer dt770.Clicked the play button on my foobar and oh my god it sounds better then my SR60.I shit bricks afterwards shocking.gif

To my surprise,this is the first sub-RM500 headphone that can beat alessandro MS1 in large margin.Better separation,better clarity,punchier yet still controlled bass and better,wider soundstage has been showed to me.It still lose comparing to beyerdynamic DT440 though since the beyer has more advantage on soundstage. The mids is far smoother then the beyer DT440 which is great considering the fact that harsher mids brings more simbilance on vocal songs.I'm kinda stunned for a short time after all this though.Great headphone with ripped off price.That's something you don't see everyday lol.

The 3.5mm to 6.2mm converter plays a huge roll here though.I used the Audio Technica AT501CS converter plug and the results are the ones that I mentioned earlier.Changing it with the ones that I brought from Jaben Malaysia (RM10 each) and I notice that the sound signature has been changed somewhat;The mids becomes harsher,sound separation has become more clearer then ever.Changing it with the stock ones that comes with the superlux headphone will give you more boomy bass,causing me to have a slight headache after a few minutes wearing it.

Changing the stock with canare cables helps as well.In unamp condition it give 70% sound quality as the ones with proper amplification but using the stock cables alone.Can't imagine what will happen if I use the canare cable with Maverick D1 attached to it though,but then again the cable is not mine to begin with so I can't test further for more precise impression regarding it.

Honestly this is the best cheap headphone that I ever tried after the philips SHP805 which I brought 2 years ago.Still waiting for my review?Just buy the god damn headphone before the price hike happen.Shit rocks yo wink.gif
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Since you didnt' mention any superlux headphone here, may I know which model you are referring to?

Thanks.

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post Aug 15 2010, 09:37 AM

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post Aug 15 2010, 09:42 AM

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QUOTE(Aku_Lugua @ Aug 15 2010, 09:24 AM)
Since you didnt' mention any superlux headphone here, may I know which model you are referring to?

Thanks.
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HD668B I think.

from the impression it seems it's very nice. I tried HD668 and doesn't like it (mostly because of the sound signature, but didn't try my own songs). But HD668 would be different than the HD668B, just like I tried 3 of Superlux's IEMs, and only 1 of it was nice, 2 others aren't that good.

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post Aug 15 2010, 10:17 AM

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Hitman,
Nice one. Canare cables.... here I come!
I took the foam disc + "damper sticker" out and put them back again. More detailed (I think, but I couldn't really be sure with my sucky hearing ability). I found the bass getting a bit over for my taste without them.

QUOTE(Bonchi @ Aug 15 2010, 07:05 AM)
now we need this biggrin.gif prolly will reduce some heavy bass and makes it sound more linear, and a huge increase in comfort
http://www.thomann.de/gb/akg_k240270271_ve..._ohrpolster.htm
but damn.. its half the price of this headphone already
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Let see how much Jaben is selling the pad. LOL! It could even cost as much as the headphone itself. LOLOL!

Do the Blu-tac mod. Stick a glob of blu-tac to the back of the driver (right on the back of the magnet). It adds weight to the driver unit, and the blu-tac probably absorbs some of the reverb too. The bass will be reduced and tighten up by a huge margin.

And if you add wee bit of cotton/wool around the outer chamber, the bass will be reduced and tightened up further. Anything more than 'a bit of cotton', and you won't hear any bass at all. LOL!


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QUOTE(terradrive @ Aug 15 2010, 09:42 AM)
HD668B I think.

from the impression it seems it's very nice. I tried HD668 and doesn't like it (mostly because of the sound signature, but didn't try my own songs). But HD668 would be different than the HD668B, just like I tried 3 of Superlux's IEMs, and only 1 of it was nice, 2 others aren't that good.
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Eh?
According to its website, there's no HD-668.

There's the HD681, HD681F, HD681B.
But there's only the HD668B


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post Aug 15 2010, 10:25 AM

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oh maybe it's the HD681, my mistake.
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post Aug 15 2010, 02:06 PM

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I vaguely remember that besides INSTRACO, there is another shop in JP that also selling Superlux.. better keep quite, eh? wink.gif
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post Aug 15 2010, 02:35 PM

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err.. unfortunately its 668b hahaha....... i guess its due to a proper DAC and amp :/ i tested at the shop also i was like lol.. and when i test it again back here i was amazed
with the foam intact i felt that its very veiled and the sticker cause a rattling sound... i persuaded hitman to take em off, now with both of them removed and the now exposed driver .. totally clear lol
now its still in the burn in.. gonna let it ready then only start with crazy mods.. gonna try tame the bass a first biggrin.gif the mids and highs are already good enough already

also jazzy.. the other shop i assume is also intsraco sweat.gif sweat.gif sweat.gif coz there's 2 shops named instraco
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post Aug 15 2010, 03:21 PM

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Actually there're several Instraco branches around JP alone!
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post Aug 15 2010, 03:38 PM

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Added the pics and most importantly,the name of the topic itself on my previous post nod.gif

After 20 hours of burning in the headphone,I decided that it's time for me to put it to the test : How it sounds like in unamp condition?

It's a well known claim for most superlux HD668B users is that although the headphone only has the impedance of 56 ohm each of it's drivers,it's still requires an amp to drive it very well.For me I expect it to produce lesser bass while the separation of the sound is getting harder to notice.I plugged in the headphone into my good'ol soundcard : EMU 0404 and after a few configuration I started playing one song from foobar2k.I was amazed once more.

It doesn't sound as bad I thought it would be.The bass has become lesser yes but the separation between sounds can be noticed quite well.The treble has become slightly harsher and the soundstage,doesn't change at all even one bit.I'm quite happy with the performance of this headphone right now.It sounds really well in both condition (properly amp and unamp condition).So now I don't have to worry about bringing this headphone everywhere to spread the poison around my friends without any amp at all! icon_rolleyes.gif

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post Aug 15 2010, 10:50 PM

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Thanks bro hitman. Very good and detail review.

Instead of buying HD681, I'll switch to their eldest brother HD668B..lol

But this week not free to turun KL.... sad.gif

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post Aug 16 2010, 12:52 AM

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get some canare cable and some jacks(instraco sells them too).. the 668b can change cable easily biggrin.gif
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Would it be better to recable it all the way into the driver unit, or just up to the short plug?
I am thinking: if I were to recable, might as well go all the way on both left & right sides... since opening the 668B is super idiot proof.
And it uses the 2 steel wires over the head as cables to the right... not exactly desirable, IMO.
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yup.. you should try that biggrin.gif, it'll be more balanced but take note about the cables sweat.gif split cables tangles easily.. or i suggest putting the cable across the headband instead of having split wires (it was my intention to do that)
im darn tempted to try out the bluetack, foam and lastly some sponge mod; i also have a pair of phillips velour pads which should fit onto the superlux snugly.. really wanna how it will sound like with these
unfortunately i lost my chance to mod that pair, i doubt i can try to do any mods on the HD668b coz i have assignments to handle and the headphone is not mine to begin with .. rclxub.gif

so i am looking forward for bro yuanwu's mod tongue.gif maybe bring it to jaben during a gathering rclxms.gif
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hwaaa....so doz superlux is indeed good eyh?might wnna sav up a lil bit n buy 1....


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QUOTE(Bonchi @ Aug 16 2010, 12:52 AM)
get some canare cable and some jacks(instraco sells them too).. the 668b can change cable easily biggrin.gif
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Do you mean they sell them in ready made audio cable?

I mean just plug n play?
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QUOTE(Bonchi @ Aug 16 2010, 03:30 AM)
yup.. you should try that biggrin.gif, it'll be more balanced but take note about the cables sweat.gif split cables tangles easily.. or i suggest putting the cable across the headband instead of having split wires (it was my intention to do that)
im darn tempted to try out the bluetack, foam and lastly some sponge mod; i also have a pair of phillips velour pads which should fit onto the superlux snugly.. really wanna how it will sound like with these
unfortunately i lost my chance to mod that pair, i doubt i can try to do any mods on the HD668b coz i have assignments to handle and the headphone is not mine to begin with ..  rclxub.gif

so i am looking forward for bro yuanwu's mod tongue.gif maybe bring it to jaben during a gathering  rclxms.gif
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Eh damn paiseh lah, go Jaben with this. But it could be fun. Maybe we can try it on the Lavry DA11 as a stupidly impossible pairing. shocking.gif

BTW, the blu-tac mode took me 15-20 min to complete. Pop the "Superlux" & "HD 668B 2x56ohms" caps off, unscrew 2 screws, stick a glob of blu-tac without breaking the cables, add a bit of cotton around the outer chamber, screw everything back.
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im contacting intrasco, they say the hd668b will takes 1 or 2 months to be in stock cry.gif Lucky for people who gathered the headphone blush.gif

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