Sounds like the H2 was a great investment! I have to say I really like the look of the form factor of it. Honestly, I haven’t heard the H2 so I couldn’t say what differences there are with that and the H7. Definitely agree with the hobby easily getting expensive though; I managed to snag the H7...

For me, the difference between my buds on the SR25 and my Shanling H7 is stark. All of them sound better on the H7, without fail.

Currently listening to this through the Dunu Alpha 3s and they continue to astound me. I feel immersed, tonally all seems right, and pretty good technicalities to boot. I can’t thank everyone enough for the recommendations, I had been neglecting buds for wayyy too long. What is everyone else...

Thanks for the recommendations, how do the two differ?

Spent this evening listening to the B70 with donuts and they sound much better to me with these foams. Sounds less boxy listening to Joni Mitchell’s Hejira and some Kate Bush. Still don’t like them much with classical but they are quickly becoming my go-to for other stuff. Very nice and super...

I’m certainly like you in that respect. I think as a young teenager I had something similar with Schoenberg Peripetie, sat in class not quite grasping what was happening but really intrigued by why. Our time is precious, but so is our time with music, sound, and our own thoughts. A tough call...

Yeah that makes sense. I too would be interested to hear about those who think similarly to him, certainly a strong chance they know something I don’t and can learn to see music in a different light. I think when I say “moves me emotionally” I mean that it brings about some kind of emotion...

For me, I think saying music is “bad” implies you have to already have in mind what “good” is. I’d argue that we don’t have some universal truth of “good” with regards to music and so it must be subjective. Therefore I prefer to say music I like or dislike to keep away from implying that I know...

Finally all my bits and pieces have arrived so I’m in a b c mode, comparing the alpha 3, b70 and aeolian bells. Initial impressions tell me that the alpha 3 and AB are probably better for my listening to classical music. Years of playing in orchestras and watching them mean that I’m quite...

Still waiting on the B70 and cable for the aeolian bells to rock up, but I have managed about 4 or 5 hours of proper sit down listening time with the Alpha 3. I have to say that coming from headphones, iems, and 2 channel I wasn’t quite sure what I was going to get with flatheads. I kind of...

Still waiting on the straight cable for the aeolian bells, but got a different distraction from the nice postman man… Build feels great and after trying them in the ear the fit is spot on. I’ll spend a few hours with them and report back. Hope everyone is having a great day!

Ok so down the rabbit hole we go. Lun Sheng Aeolian Bells have arrived, but still waiting for the straight cable I ordered to go with it. I tried them with an earhook mmcx cable but it just wasn’t sitting right so I’ll hold my tongue regarding any sound impressions until tomorrow when the...

Ok so I’ve jumped in and ordered 3 sets to give a go: Dunu Alpha 3, NiceHCK B70, and Lun Sheng Aeolian Bells. Thanks for everyone that’s given their 2 cents and helped, I’ll be dropping impressions and thoughts as and when I receive stuff.

I see yeah looks to be coming out to a nice price tomorrow, I’ll certainly bear that in mind since the shell is tad different to the others. Great call!

I did a mini test and it seems I’ll be good for most anything, though I guess we’ll see once I get some in my ears! Thanks again. Yeah I’ve been aware of them for a while but never managed to get there, I’m in Daegu. Hopefully soon I can go and have a solid afternoons peruse! In other exciting...