[baskingshark]

Got my Aful Performer 5 in. Before I listen, I think some reviewers or Aful has some explaining to do.
Check out the pic of my old TRN BAX.
Check out the pic of the AFUL Performer 5.
Notice something familar?
Either AFUL is TRN, an offshoot of TRN, contracted TRN to make the box (which is identical in layout and size to the BAX box), or things are a little too oddly familar.

Anyone have any more insight?

A lot of CHIFI gear (like accessories, shells, eartips, even drivers) are probably all manufactured from a few factories, just a different logo emblazzoned on them. Otherwise, some big fish do OEM products for smaller fish?

I'm more concerned with their name... is it

A-full

Awful

or A-fool?

I guess we'll be the judges.

The AFUL name in Chinese (AH FU) (福) actually means "prosperity" or "fortune".

I know in English this translates to a mocking word though!

WOW! Time flies when your having fun and burning holes in your wallet! @Dsnuts created this thread on Dec 24th 2011! So we're a couple weeks away from 11 years! I've been here on and off and with a couple accts for the entirety of this threads life. I think it started with the Panasonics or the FX40's or something like that? Whodda thunk it that this would still be alive and vibrant as it is 11 years later, when so many other threads have gone the way of the dinosaurs! Cheers and congrats!

I wonder how many wallets over the past decade were burned due to this thread! Haha, but jokes aside, I really like the community here in this thread, and the input/feedback from everyone, new or veteran.

Sorry about your wallets!

 

[AmericanSpirit]

I'm more concerned with their name... is it

A-full

Awful

or A-fool?

I guess we'll be the judges.

Yea unfortunate abbreviation for non-english speakers.. we have a brand named 1TING too!

I'm more concerned with their name... is it

A-full

Awful

or A-fool?

I guess we'll be the judges.

yea highly suggest them to rebrand, awful performer is a bad omen for an IEM.

 

[r31ya]

It finally arrived, $42 (+$1.5 (custom tax))
smaller than i thought

Moondrop Aria (left) and KZ PR1 Pro (right)

KZ Pr1 pro is somewhat drier and sharp compared to lush and softer Aria.
need to get used to it,
and oh, its fairly thirsty for power, .

 

[ChrisOc]

It sounds like strip club at 3am.
Bass, sparkling lights & girls, night club BGM. You’re already deeply drunk but still having a tequila shot. That feeling.

Some of us may not know what a strip club sounds like at any time, let alone at 3am, so translate that to sound for us.

The ST10 looks a treat for sore eyes, absolutely gorgeous, but it must have at least, passable sound quality to tempt my wallet.

 

[Carpet]

Some of us may not know what a strip club sounds like at any time, let alone at 3am, so translate that to sound for us.

The ST10 looks a treat for sore eyes, absolutely gorgeous, but it must have at least, passable sound quality to tempt my wallet.

Fair point, buying too many drinks at inflated prices and paying strippers won't leave any money in the wallet for audio toys. I'll stick to IEMs as far as worrying about how far to insert the tips!

What's also funny is listening all day on $20 IEMs while plotting where next to spend hundreds of dollars on more audio gear!

Why do we do that

 

[littlenezt]

It finally arrived, $42 (+$1.5 (custom tax))
smaller than i thought





KZ Pr1 pro is somewhat drier and sharp compared to lush and softer Aria.
need to get used to it,
and oh, its fairly thirsty for power, .

pair it with sony hybrid eartips / acoustune aet08 / final type e, works pretty well with dry / sharp iem (personally i use AET08 for my Moondrop Stellaris)

 

[r31ya]

pair it with sony hybrid eartips / acoustune aet08 / final type e, works pretty well with dry / sharp iem (personally i use AET08 for my Moondrop Stellaris)

i have final type-e, i'll try it
*Final type-e boosted the bass quite fair bit, it tame the treble nearly as good as the foam.
---
btw have anyone tried "XINHS 8 Core Silver Blue Modular Upgrade Cable"?
is it good and durable? its modular and relatively cheap, at $20-ish (apparently cheaper than ali pricing which at $30 ish)

 

[MVVp]

@Ace Bee Thanks for your suggestion of adding a second nozzle filter. I hope @o0genesis0o is willing to try it, as I am not very skilled at this type of operation and would worry about either damaging the original or replacement filter, the nozzle or my ears if one of those filters comes loose.

 

[o0genesis0o]

i have final type-e, i'll try it
*Final type-e boosted the bass quite fair bit, it tame the treble nearly as good as the foam.
---
btw have anyone tried "XINHS 8 Core Silver Blue Modular Upgrade Cable"?
is it good and durable? its modular and relatively cheap, at $20-ish (apparently cheaper than ali pricing which at $30 ish)

I have that one but in black and white colour scheme. Pretty good. Nothing to complain at all, beside the fact that the cable is quite thick and heavy. It reminds me of the absolute unit that Dunu packs with their SA6.

 

[JAnonymous5150]

Re-sharing an odd-ball, GS Audio ST10 since I finally found a good pairing cable to draw full potential out of it, after 30 cables try and error. Tried XINHS, Hakugei, PW Audio, TRI, Satin Audio, Linsoul, etc etc, some made sound utterly unbearable on ST10.

Also went thru a routine ear tip roll, ended up to fake SpinFit CP360.

Original

Original tuning is simply too boomy, it like this;


95% of who saw this will not recognize the existence of hunter in wooden camouflage.

It’s about same with ST10’s stock tuning. 95% bass, and you hardly could see anything else.

ST10’s driver info:
Sub-woofer: Sonion 38 AcuPass (2BA)
Bass-Mid: Sonion 37 (2BA)
Mid-Treble: Sonion 2389D (2BA)
Super Tweeter: Knowles SWFK (4BA)

After cable/tip rematch, ST10 ended up with following signature:
-UM MEST MKII like bass-head satisfying bass floor
-Proper Knowles SWFK x 4 tweeter backed high-density / well textured treble as you can expect from high-end models
-not overly recessed mid
-wide artificial diffusion field, it’s fun

My perception of recabled ST10 is closer to Softears RS10’s FR



How does it sound like?

It sounds like strip club at 3am.
Bass, sparkling lights & girls, night club BGM. You’re already deeply drunk but still having a tequila shot. That feeling.

EDM Electronica / Trance / Techno on ST10 is one of a kind.

Artificial Wide Diffusion Field x high layering x head knocking bass set up matches with EDM especially well.

It’s not necessarily a good IEM, but I don’t have any other IEM that sound like 3am strip club, so that’ll do it!

Some pic of ST10

Is it wrong that I know exactly the sound and feeling your strip club anology is meant to describe lol! Honestly one of the funniest and most vivid descriptions I have read in a long time. Well done sir!

 

[o0genesis0o]

Is it wrong that I know exactly the sound and feeling your strip club anology is meant to describe lol!

Yes it is wrong. You need to give up your kilobuck IEMs to repent. I'll bear the responsibility to taking those sinful items from you.

 

[JAnonymous5150]

Yes it is wrong. You need to give up your kilobuck IEMs to repent. I'll bear the responsibility to taking those sinful items from you.

Thank you for being such a selfless soul to help a sinner like me. Just PM me your address and they'll be sent out ASAP.

Hold on, this isn't the confessional at my local Catholic church. Something's not right here...

 

[ChrisOc]

Is it wrong that I know exactly the sound and feeling your strip club anology is meant to describe lol! Honestly one of the funniest and most vivid descriptions I have read in a long time. Well done sir!

Nothing wrong with going to strip clubs, just not my thing. I am by no means a puritan and my sins (if they seen as sins) are numerous. I would rather do than watch, with plenty "parties" in my past, I see strip clubs as tame, or like eating fruit with the peel on.....I will say no more.

 

[yaps66]

Interesting conversations this Advent season!

 

[helloh3adfi]

Wow Tangzu is getting younger!
Vivid Red. Hopefully that doesn’t mean a V-tuned Li Shimin

It's too red :<<<<<