walabies is running is and testing the sound now.





DO you feel the improvement???

This post has been edited by yuheng: Aug 27 2008, 11:37 AM

reserve for future users list

This is my comparison for bijou 3 vs d-jays.

allrite, just to give a short introduction, bijou3 having darker signatures . D-jays delivering a brighter signatures. Therefore, you can clearly seen that i m comparing different signatures, and sound, rather than pure sound differents with the identical signatures, I m expressing my personal opinion here. It will be based on jazz,pop,soft rock of listening. here's the sources that i m using.

Gmod>VDH hybrid>The Secret AMP>Djays, bijou3

I decided not to using the proper review method as it might be just comparing sound signatures and my preferences on which, rather than reflecting an accurate comparison. As a result, i will do more description on each rather than listed out the differences via songs by songs. and therefore, i m gonna to compare IEM by IEM.

Before i comments on this, i do have to highlight that signatures played a important rule here, i hv tried my best to describe on sound rather than complaining on signatures differences. Let start's from D-jays, djays having very forwards singatures, with the brighter sound, the vocals is rather focused, the seperation is clear and air. very details sound, but pls do not mess the details and forwards, i almost pengsang when i met with a friends that keep telling me more details on a certain cable where it deliver forward sound. The overal performances was top on this comparison. Personal preferences placed important here as the bright singatures was similar to Etymotic signatures, less fuller frequency, bass isnt as strong, if u r bass-head, you can stop on this as it only give accurate bass, no overbass at all. It give everything but more towards mids to highs. djays give better bass quantity when compared to Ety, the impact presented identically, but djays having greater transparent sound. With the prices, it is worth, alot more worth than what was competed in this prices ranges(RM300-400). if you are jazz listener, this is a good choices for the upgrading from crossroad, The details was rich, with colourful sound as Ety, it is just like a dad on x3i, being improved in every aspect. very fun listening as you can pick alot of new details out that you never noticed. with proper amping, the high was very impressive, you wil be shock that how far it can go, it is really far, really high.

Before i comments on this, i do have to highlight that signatures played a important rule here, i hv tried my best to describe on sound rather than complaining on signatures differences. Bijou 3 was deemed as de-improved when compared to previous x3i, BUT i dont really think so, as for my current setups, bijou do delivered less focusing vocals, but more balanced now, people complained that it don't have the clear vocals, i have to agree with this when you are comparing this only with x3i, x3i was top on vocals, but bijou3 have definitely better vocal compared to xbi. However, with putting in other aspect, i do really confirmed that it was improved, the sound separation was better, and the bass impact was wonderful for my current setup, soundstages was wider and guess what, it is a lot more smoother, the smoother was impressive, very impressive, if you ever try HD650, you will know how smooth a cans can go, and yes, bijou was smoother now when compared to x3i, it make everything not as focused, it make you enjoys, rahter than pickings on everything, it make me forgot to compare but enjoys on the music, this was the major parts on improvement, this is a give and takes on entry level grades. the details is there, but just less layering, and some details was soften and unabled to delivered well in poorer sources. all 5 frequency was balanced this times, better instrument impact compared to x3i, with fuller mid-low frequency, you can get more accurate and real instrument. and yet, i wont think that instrument was mixed, it is separated, very separated, a very suprised separation after amped. I hv compared the separation by pop songs(cao ge-superman album), purposely using lower recording quality(compared to audiophiles recording), but yet, it was well presented, a lot of suprises coming in. Positioned was still on par with x3i as same layback singatures.

Please do not hesitate to reply me with any comments on the comparison, and if you have any confusion, feel free to reply here as it will be more transparent

This post has been edited by yuheng: Oct 13 2008, 08:45 PM

The revolution of Crossroad MylarOne

Pleased to announced that the new versions of Crossroad has landed here, it's call Mylarone Bijou, bijou means 'jewel' in French.
I have just gotten them on hand and can't wait to listen to the new sound, to find out whether it worths a jewel

Let's take a look at the sneak peek first.



The colour I got it is 'gunmetal'. Metalic and really gorgeous, love it very much. Other colours available is pink, ruby and black; with different level of bass to be adjustED, I got myself a "3", meaning the X3i level of bass which I preferred. Stock haven't arrived yet so I also no idea how it will look like. This time the whole shell is very sturdy, cos it is really made from some sort of metal, in air conditioned room the piece is icy cold to your ears. A longer protective part attached from the shell to the cable means that less problem will occur, if you know what I means.
Quote from Uncle Wilson: So what is different this time... Strain Relief where the cables exit from the housing, right angle jack, better cables, smaller housing so you can stick it deeper to keep more ambient noise out and this means lowering the volume... and protecting yourself.




The package comes with a hippo case, a new way to keep you IEM organized, invented by Mr. Hippo (secret man . And comes with same old 4 different kinds of sleeves, S, M, L flex and double flanges.

So it comes to the most important part, the sound quality of this IEM, and I will be using previous X3i and Xbi for comparison (sorry mates ).

Rigs used:
Ipod gmoded with secret portable amplifier (my favourite listening rig!)
MylarOne Bijou 5 hours burn in
MylarOne X3i
MylarOne Xbi

A few songs are compared. Each of them are nicely recorded.


Susan Wong - Killing me softly - female vocal
This is one of my favourite female vocal, I am so familiar with this song and I used it to compare a lot of phones. Anyway... The BiJou really opened up my mouth this time, Susan Wong is singing Word By Word clearly, and I am not talking about it's bright, so it is crystal clear; in fact I feel Bijou has it a dark signature, more to like Sennheiser sounding. The first feel is more bassy but listen carefully the details are better than the previous ones. You can feel the fingers tapping on the piano hard, and saxophone is very SeXy... As for staging, more articulate then the previous ones, not just left and right but depth.


The Eagles - Get over it - rock
One of my favourite rock songs. It's live and you can really feel it's staging. This song is very good for testing the transparency as a adequate transparency will let you have a real, live feeling. This transparency ability is able to pin down a few of the big brands. Drum beating is tight and articulate. I really can start rocking my body.


Norah Jones - Come away from me - Jazz/Female vocal
Everyone knows Norah Jones, so it's convenient for me to say something. Norah Jones sings liquid yet intimate to me I quickly changed back to previous two version the feeling is not so strong anymore. When I put back BiJou I the feeling is coming back to me. Lots of background instrument is playing at the beginning of the music, it doesn't mix but blends well into it; with tiny background music isn't lost. Good job BiJou...


Jay Chou - Shuang Jie Gun - Pop
There has to be some Pop music for comparison as pop is still the popular music among the users. And the reason I use this song is that the drum beating part initially is very hard to perform well in a lot of earphones, as quite some instruments are playing and the drum will not goes well with them. Surprisingly BiJou did really well in the drums, I can really feels its beating and nodding my head . I also have a fake impression that Jay Chou remake his songs and his vocals sounded more crystal clear, can't say word by word but the improvement is to be seen.


Faye Wong - Tian Kong - female vocal
Everyone favourite audiophile testing music piece. Not only Faye Wongs sings well, but I feel touched - from deep of my heart to be able to listen to celestial vocals. And again, the staging is enormous again.


Final Fantasy 9 soundtracks
FF9 soundtracks features a lot of opera, electric guitar, piano, and misc instruments. All the above BiJou characteristic really performs well in the soundtracks. Older version has some problems in nicely separating the instruments, especially when there is too much music oozing at the same time.


Other songs tested: Laura Fygi - Continental (Jazz), Jewel - Fat boy (Female vocal), Johannes Linstead - Adalucia (guitar)
Very satisfied with the results


I have been listening since I uploading the pictures and typing this review, and I sell want to listen more. I don't feel fatigued from the musics.
Overall, soothing musical presentation, very good transparency and has liquid vocals. Signature went a bit dark but not losing the details.
Tight and deep bass, intimate mids but a bit of roll off at highs, not affecting much to me.


This post has been edited by walabies: Aug 29 2008, 12:50 AM

omg..is it better than the x3i? stock ready?

how much??

wow, looks quite solid.

how much it cost?

eh, new version???
that was y there was no stock...da new versions are here!
quickly review them yuheng..

woah...

looks niceeeeeee...

wonder how much would it cost??

looking for comparison with x3i or xBi

true true...

i agree with scy320...

now i have to save $$... i guess it would be my next year bday present liao...

Just tested bijou at Jaben one hour ago.
Compare to x3i, it's more bassy, better build quality and better design.

price: SGD70.

apa lagi...bring it in Yuheng/Uncle Wala-wala bingbing!

price at SGD70...that is about rm170 only...love the design

more bassy but how bout soundstaging and clarity?

why dont have any webiste mention about this model?

I just posted a review on top.
The reason why no reviews is because it just came out yesterday.
I only put out 10 units of "3" "gunmetal" colour for sale for this current moment. Pricing has to check with yuheng. He will open a new sales tread.


This post has been edited by walabies: Aug 27 2008, 10:04 PM

Fantastic review from walabies. This will be another hot item from Mylar series.

i just auditioned it for 1 minute, so i can't tell much.
btw, i forgot which model number i tested.

YUHENG...How much?...

should be not more than rm200 la..i kena poison liaw..yuheng, count me 1

10 unit for sale?? how much is it

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/777271

w0w...a lot of ppl like mylar so much....tis is the best budget IEM<rm200?

yep... it's the best budget IEM around... below RM200...

i think it pawns CX300.

hehe,bulk started already.join fast.

What do you mean by that? Adjustable bass level?

I think there are 4 types of same earphone to choose from judging from this photo which i taken from head-fi forum.


More poison below.
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/new-myl...eleased-356967/

Thanks for the info. So they have different models with different bass levels, and different colors to choose from. Nice!

4 different types... but each type represent wat??

wow,4 different types.

The level is rated as below:
1 = Xbi
2 = Lbi
3 = X3i
4 = Svi

imo, since there are 3 colour options and 4 bass levels to choose from, shud you or yuheng include them in the reservation list?
or is the lists only to determine the order in which we get the item? siapa dulu dia dapat kinda thing?
juz in case, i would like the ruby version (if its not more expensive) and the "3" for x3i.

boss yuheng n boss wallabies?
i want to ask, what is the difference of this mylarone bijou with the mylartwo and mylarthree??
which 1 the sound quality better?

This post has been edited by procontavia: Aug 29 2008, 11:27 AM

so what type we will get from the bulk?? all type 3?? n gunmetal is it??

nice item....i might get one...

ya..different types of level..Just hear some comment.And no.3 is just like the X3i..but the bass is overpower, song become mud...i just wonder yuheng or walabies got try the No.4 one..

there's a long waiting list at the bulk section..wonder how many will get for next week

Bijou owner here.

I cannot do any comparison to other model because this is my first audiophile level earphones.

First, the vocal of the singer can be hear clearly including the background music such as drum beats and etc etc.
My Bijou bass level is 3 too, and for me the bass is deep but still not enough for me. I prefer deeper bass maybe I should take the level 2 one.

Overall I still love this baby.

just got my one today...quite satisfy with it..i think after burn in will be even better..

This post has been edited by squallexexex: Aug 30 2008, 11:05 PM

hoping for more review after burn in.

any good source to test the earphones ? recommend some.

That's fast!!! You guys must be the proud owners of the very first batch eh?
Yes, they will get better after proper running-in, as with all other IEMs.

Get the newer one. Done some improvement and tweaks.

Yeah currently I only got one colour and one level. That colour is pretty and '3' is the most hot bass level I guess.

Bijou needs quite long time to burn in. Later on the bass will turn tight and deep.

i'm very patient to wait. to many headphone/earphone is my head now haha...

try hear the same song that use by walabies to review the Bijou...then can know u have the same or different opinion

Here is the review after 8 hours burn-in.

Shuang Jie Gun - The beats of drum are clear and the other instruments are played nicely. Seriously, this time I can hear what Jay Chou is singing, I mean I can hear the words and understand it. Normally, I don't know what is he singing and just enjoy the song.

Bei Pan by Gary Cao - The vocal of singer is crystal clear and I can feel the sadness in it.

The bass of the BiJou significantly become deeper and tight after burning-in. But, I notice some of the songs, the parts of the vocal become sharp.

i'll wait for the bijou #1 because it is comparable to Xbi which is the one i am using now.

maybe can try some jazz vocal music in lossless format

More poisonous photo... Maybe can put in first page...








This post has been edited by walabies: Aug 31 2008, 07:45 PM

And more reviews from Jaben.net:

From nystalia:

Hi, I am going to do a review of this canalphone (CrossRoad MylarOne Bijou 3). Grin

First impression
New design, solid build quality, smaller in size, cables are much better and less prone to damage!
Material used now is Metal, not Plastic. Packaging box is in bigger sized now, I prefer smaller packaging.
New XS tips! good for girls that usually have small ear canal, like my smaller sister.
HippoWrap is included also, only thing that is not in the packaging is the Airline Adaptor used to have it last time, it have been removed from the package. The "Gunmetal" Color is Metalic Silver Blue. Personally, I prefer this design!

Sound Quality

Source: iPod Video 5.5G > CrossRoad MylarOne Bijou 3
Song Used:

Chinese Song (Jay Chou - 阳光宅男, 距离(我不配), 菊花台, Fish Leong - 我还记得),
English Song (The Click Five - Happy Birthday),
Japanese Song (Ai Otsuka - Hamawari, Ayumi Hamasaki - Love~Destiny~,)

Treble
It is there, does not spark but very comfortable roll off.

Mid range
Mid range is nice and smooth! Slightly forward, have the 3D holographic image. Female vocal is...... WOAH!

Bass
Deep, Mid bass is more emphasized, a little bit boomy but it TUD TUD style! Good for Techno, Trance, Chinese Songs, English Rock.

Soundstaging
Wide, more on left and right panning. Instrument separation is rather good.

Overall Verdicts
It is a fun sounding Canalphone.You can listen for long period without fatigue.
Emphasized more on Mid and Bass, Sound signature is similar to UM1s but stronger bass.
Price/performance is Fantastic for its similar priced canalphones!
Bulid quality has improve a lot from previous X3i, sound quality is better overall also.
Ultimately, let your ears decides! (Poison, hehe. Grin)

whoa kena poison liao after looking. seems like the wire enclosure will be more durable than x3i

what does ruby, gunmetal, pink and black means?

it's the colours for the IEMs....

aah icic. that's what i thought. thanks

Is the material built stainless stell/ aluminium or plastic-made with silver color coated ?

It's stainless steel/aluminium. I can feel the icy cold earphones when u first wear them in an aircon room.

metal casing eh? Just like MS2i? Interesting...

cant wait for the IEM..when is the 2nd batch will arrive

Anyone done review after 100hrs burn in?

Does this Bijou has any improvement compared to X3i?

Thinking of purchasing one, since many people praise the X3i for its clarity. But of course I need to save some money first

its improving physically i can say..hehe

waa. so many ppl kena poison. i wan buy also have to queue up d

a lot of changing i can say i just meet yuheng around 7.30pm. i tested yuheng bijou is really improve alot compare with X3i.

hmm can trade in my x3i and add money to buy this bijou ar

i think cant trade...u have to sell it~

no to worry cause a lot people love this brand it nice, good and not pricey. you still can sell it,

juz got my bijou from yuheng this morning....
Needs some burning in before i can comment.... currently the bass is good but still flat compared to my previous x3 (only 3 hours burn in)

The new Hippo case that comes wif it is handy, but still needs some getting used to!

The build quality really improved alot and it looks sturdy.
will review more later

hehe,you can sell it,sure a lot of people looking for it.

yup... x3i rocks... anyway, anyone has a review of the bijou after long hours of burning in ??

hi guy
my unit still run-in around 50 hours.
will need another 2 days, will do a details review

but i can say, it have quite obvious improvement which compared to x3i.
specifically soundstages and details

yuheng, ur old loyal customer here

can trade in and add cash to get bijou ar

the stock has arrive... cant wait to get it

Just wondering how come I can't get to see the Bijou pictures? All I see is this:
"user posted image"

Any idea? Want to see how cool this headphones are...

All Bijou at Jaben's been sold out.

Just get it during my office times.Will give a complete review soon, wait until 88hr-100hr burn in !! -
I'm not really well in explaining how well the sound is (sound language), therefore, i skip some of expression on the songs. but hope can spare some experience here

I test on
1.dell pc (on my office) with built in sound card + 240 - 320kbps songs @ 3.30pm
Conclusion : (damm noisy, boomy + bassy) yesterday:sweat:
The first reaction is OMG , how so ..the bass just like the z5500 woofer. I start wonder could it be the IEM has some problem, am i buy the right things..(pls dont stop read until here, the interesting part is below)

then, i try on
My Sony k800i hp with the convertor + 320kbps songs
Conclusion : (sound overall is better than the dell pc), bass is less bassy than the dell pc, and it is more clarity. anyways, i dont really have time to play with the song, boss is watching me)

then, i start play some songs (burn in) with my hp until i go home at 9.30pm to test it for my two's desktop pc which have different sound card..

My 1st pc is come with creative audigy 2 value (play with foobar + 320kbps songs, flac, ape songs)
Conclusion : ..my reaction is opposite than the dell pc on my office..How come the SQ is improve so much. I believe that it could be the burn in process + my sound card..

Then, come to my 2nd desktop which have the Audiotrak HD2 +mod opamp (play with foobar + 320kbps songs, flac, ape songs) @ 10.24pm
Conclusion : I'm tell myself, what going on? especially play with the ape songs (Fishy Leong-Chong bai album), she song at my ear there..Woaa..damm good..I'm cant find any word to explain..only a thumb for the bijou, a thumb for my HD2 and a thumb to fishy Leong..haha
This sounc card did remove the bassy and make it more tight, sound stage damm good and clear, and i realise that i can hear some "hidden" background sound clearly. I use the HD2 for my altec 621 and some of the background sound is not really clear, blur and missing..
Although it is damm good using my HD2, but the bassy things is still there..If wear too long, it hurt my ears. I think it still can be better with more burn in hours..

The conclusion for me is that, this IEM is GOD if putting it into a good SC, good mp3/4 player and good sound sources..
It will become a normal IEM if u use it in a cheap mp3 player with low quality song resoures..

is 2.10am..Sleep times

Just got my bijou from yuheng yesterday. It didnt sound so that nice when newly tried, guess have to burn in right, so i did since i receive till now. Its sound way improved from yesterday. Just wanna ask, im burning using watever songs i have, is it ok? Or i have to particulary use the sounds from burninwave.com?

Using any sound should be ok. Just not too loud.

Wow, many ppl give initial impression of bijou as bad.... turn into gem later on

Oh no kena poisoned a bit already
Is the improvement good enough compared to the previous X3i to warrant paying again for this new one?Opinions please

dunno i got enough budget to buy 1 or not aha

Just get from Yuheng today, well when listening at the food court it really dun sound nice cause of no burn in + noise.
But after back home i keep listening it improve a lot, i remember yuheng say that this IEM can be better than Shure SE 110MPA (hopefully not mistaken, cause the food court quite noise, can't hear clearly)

By the way, anyone know what the double layer ear pump function? noise canceling?
and there is also a 2 pin connector, also not sure what it used for ...
newbie here

dual flange is better with noise insulation but also can change the sound. the 2pin connector i guess is the flight adapter, which split two channel into separate pin.

Dont just get poison... Hehe...
Btw, for those who gets poisoned, drop me a PM. I think yuheng is quite busy so better let me deal with u guys for the Bijous.
I normally do postages.

hehe,saving or sell off other under utilised rigs.

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Added on September 15, 2008, 11:41 amhehe,saving or sell off other under utilised rigs.

This post has been edited by scy320: Sep 15 2008, 11:41 AM

Just met yuheng for COD. Got chance to try his new amp too, good stuff.

Burning in with modded Chaintech AV710 and PRv2. Initial impression: mid-bass abit bloated, but am comparing to my HD580. Still hope it'll tighten up soon. Overall very impressive, highs sharply rendered.

Update: less bloated after changing opamps to OPA2107

My first IEM. For RM170 you can't go wrong.

Got my pair last Sunday.

Used to own a pair of Xb. A comparable huge difference. With this pair, you don't even need a portable amp.

To me, every songs seems to be coated with honey. So far I am happy with it.

Btw, one thing I am a little worried is the Hippowrap (haha nothing to do with the IEM). I am not sure whether is it ok how the wires are kept. It looks like it is not good for the IEM

Pls kindly advices, Thank you.

This post has been edited by oakye: Sep 15 2008, 10:32 PM

damn...

sounds so tempting...

used to be the owner of an X3 here lol...

planning to buy a earphone when i have extra cash to pair with my phone lol...

one day maybe i'll give yuheng a visit to test out the earphones first hehe...

sorry, but when burning in..
Cannot stop, must marathon until the desired duration??
Coz i very gatal now wanna listen to my speakers... >.<

no need to do the endurance listenig season bro..use it when u need it yes,i think yuheng are very busy rite now and will be more busy in future hee..bro,very temting ti get the secret amp.last time try pk1 on it,very very impressive.i have start saving to grab it when it going out later

Ops!for the bijou,i also get it yesterday.juz listen to it about 1 hour.juz interested in its bass.for the vocal,mid and details,there r many rooms to improve.will see later after burn in for a couple hours.

This post has been edited by neohardcore: Sep 16 2008, 01:03 PM

just got mine yesterday ....first listening was really bad ....the mid bad covers up all the details and the high is quite unpleasant ....it improves as you run it in ....when i was running in the Bijou, i occasionally listen to it every hour....the sound improves everytime i listen to it....

i can say that the Bijou is quite easy to drive and the sound is really worth it for the price....

how long have u guys been running in?
How long u guys plan to burn it?

it is advised to burn in for 50-100 hours,lolz.

Hrm..i got same feeling as you.First time my impression is , the first listening was so terrible to me. It seem like the sound havent "open" its voice yet. Just like a singer cant straight singing when he or she just wake up.. Sound muddy. I'm agree with u tat it improve from times to times. Currently burn arround 60hr..indeed improve a lot from 1st listening..

I got one experience that dont only put one side (either left or right) IEM to ur ear..The sound will become very noisy and u will experience unpleasant sound there..Most ppl put on side because they afraid they cant hear if other ppl call them..Isolation is quite strong and beware to use it expecially if ur working in the office..coz even boss scold u and u still not even notice..

I believe X3i will be better choice if ppl like pure classical and instrumental songs..
Bijou will have deeper bass (not sure burn in can eliminate how far) and suitable for those ppl who love some rock, techno, jazz, classical and instrumental overall. Soundstage and building quality has improve a lot..For X3i owner, i suggest they straight go mid range audiophile level..UM1 or superfi 5 pro perharps.

Final word, this IEM is really interesting items . Just remember that it is only intro audiophile level with reasonable prices..