nice iem.

I might getting one of these soon.. how I wish I could have a chance to audition each one, still not sure which to pick as based only some reviews

I always love bases but not a fan of techno or similars. As far as I understand the bass amount is same for all 3 models. The different is the mid-high part.

So I guess I'll play safe and take the best of both world.

err.. your review on xp1 is one of the reason that made me reconsider. I was about to aim for xp1 initially.

alright.. which is which horr. each one opinion contradict to each other

ok I like pop and metal songs, I always set my equalizer to V-shape so....XP2 or XP3

**btw what is dynamic sound meaning? I dont get the term. And how these two model translate in EQ graph?

I get the feeling XP1 is so underrated.. ohwai

walabies, so I guessed XP3 is always the fastest one got out of stock, no?

How much XP1 bass amount compare to beats solo/tour?
Does XP1 lose quite noticeable details compared to the other two models?

I've been thinking since this XP series emphasize on bass strength, why not go all out with XP1. If want details I might opt for something else that good in that aspect.

Alright, UGPM then

What will happen to your XP1?


Anyway I wanted XP2 but whenever I decided to put order, my curiosity always strikes me in last minutes.. wondering how much XP1 able to pound my ear with its bass compared to XP2. I realized Im actually enjoy looking for those long thunder sound and super low humming noises effect whenever i listen to any song. But then again I scare it would give me too much till it put off entire song experience, while XP2 might give it just nice amount of that.. this is quite a decision to make.. and has been dragging for too long already as I dont want regret and end up like you later on lol

wah..want collect full set that's nice. no more dilemma choosing what. later can open audition service already

Finally got my XP1 - thanks walabies.



Before anything, this is my first audiophile-branded-quite-decent-iem so it's hard to describe the SQ and also kinda unfair to make comparison based on my old trusty and battered Sony MW600 headset and a rarely used ATH-SJ33 headphones (not a fan of on-ear headphones after all btw ).

Out of box:

Very nice build quality. I chose silver to give more impression of solid metal-built driver chamber plus with the gooding 'marble' sound when they strike each other. gotta love that. Also the size fit nicely in my ear. Doesn't feel heavy despite the big metal stuff there.

Microphonics noise! yes its kinda annoying but acceptable since I'm used to flat cable already. Just minimize movements will do. Owned a knockoff beats tour before so yea..adapted from it. Anyway the cables really soft and flexible despite the massive size it look.

But nothing more annoying than the cracking sound on whenever I tried to re-adjust the buds or pushing deeper inside. Is this common thing with large driver unit? I guessed there is nothing I could do about this? For now I use smaller tips than the pre-fitted one to minimize cracking but will sacrificing abit of isolation.

Sound:

The bass just WOW~. Its everywhere lol. Obviously the first thing I noticed is the overall SQ is already much better without any EQ bass boost compare to MW600 (its wired btw). Turn on the EQ, and its going overwhelming but initially the bass kinda stiff abit and wont spread much. mid as everyone said, recessed way bottom. same also with treble.

So did a 1 hour++ of pink noise burn-in at 50-60% volume to loosen up abit. Don't want too long scare would damage the driver. Then just continuously play everyday songlist to let it mature normally.

After about 10 hours++, the sound more open at much wider spectrum. I can hear more mid and treble. The bass also better as getting more in place, punchy and I can now feel those very subtle low bass note which were unheard before. Its fun noticing here and there, feel like listening to new song. So for more details, while waiting for mid and high to fully surface later on, I just tweak EQ abit to bring it up till then, when reaching hundreds hours of usage I hope it become much better.

Overall Im happy with the full range of bass sound and its amount are satisfying to me. Listening to rap metal and bassy songs became more enjoyable. And how funny that I'm now starting to appreciate those ridiculous dubstep and similar stuffs. I guess Im a basshead after all.

Glad that I chose XP1. Very good sound quality in very stylish and classy design yet affordable enough to attract newbie like me.

~And this probably marks the point where I might or might not started venturing deeper into audiophile world.

hurray for XP1 fella .Aiks,, just started now need to upgrade already.. Whats the size of the pre-fitted tips? also foam tip got shorter lifespan isnt it? How long can wear until spoiled?

Regarding cracking, it always in L bud than the R one. so at first I thought maybe due to my left earcanal shape that caused the early seal of the flange but then now even I swap the bud to R also it happen. Here I think the L one got weaker diaphragm? or has already spoiled.. sound still ok for now but worry of continuous cracking will shorten the life span in long run.. never wanted the imbalance sound

Yeah I did some reading, looks like these particular IEM characteristics are the main cause. Now I tried inserting slowly while open my mouth to give more room to air to compress
Tried double flange but didnt like losing the bass intensity and also the insecure feeling of the buds hanging too far worrying it might come off anytime soon.

So its safe to assume this is normal case. Sometimes I did feel the balance is off by ~5%-10% more to R. I hope the driver itself is not at fault. While at it I tried few other tip sizes and some of them give more balanced output at certain position means good isolation is another factor here..

Looks like have to consider Hippo Foam after all

Thanks~ Im enjoying it much

Hi guys,
Its more than a month since XP1 with me. An average of 4 hours of listening per day summed up almost 200 hours usage for now.

What I noticed the sound did become flatter(?). The bass is still powerful but the extended rumbling is not that intense anymore, somehow I feel it got shorter span and more focused (is this what we call tighter sound ) The high side definitely rise up. I had to tone down the Treble EQ or it kinda hurting abit.

The imbalance thing is on and off, sometimes it does feel like its happen yet its fine another day. Too many possible factors that causing it so I gave up. Not sure what to blame anymore, my ear or the buds.

The crackling still happened on L-side bud often even I swapped to R-ear. I guessed maybe something off about the diaphragm in it or the air release hole not good enough, maybe too small or got blocked?. Then again this only happen when wearing time /adjusting the buds, once done no more.. never encounter any crackly "speaker pecah" sound during listening though. Or maybe coz my listening volume level not that high.

I noticed it too, the wording paint on the cable looks worn out after awhile. Mine the paint started to crack and some part already chipped off A little shame, as it does give cool looks to it. The identity is there.