[Malevolent]

  Whats on the cable joints?

Glue, I suppose? They are detachable, after all.

 

[Cagin]

Glue, I suppose? They are detachable, after all.

yeah and probably due to show conditions, to deter any potential theft

 

[AnakChan]

yeah and probably due to show conditions, to deter any potential theft

 
Correct. e-earphone didn't use to do this a few years back. But due to regular loss of earphones from their listening stations they had to take some measures.

 

[Saraguie]

Love the sound. Might switch for this as my daily iem and leave the Noble 3 for when I want more fun.  

I'm giving 5-1 odds it does.

 

[MrMoose0987]

Ahhhhh they're here. I of course have calls scheduled off and on this afternoon so I'm not listening (yet) but yeah. Some (crappy) unboxing pics from my iPhone:
 
  
 
 
And then one of the box just chilling on my desk, taunting me:

 

[Mimouille]

AnakChan, do the new K10u sound different from the acrylic K10u? Because I tried the latter and while they sound very good, they did not take me on a date with Michelle Pfeiffer like you seem to suggest.

 

[animalsrush]

  Ahhhhh they're here. I of course have calls scheduled off and on this afternoon so I'm not listening (yet) but yeah. Some (crappy) unboxing pics from my iPhone:
 
  
 
 
And then one of the box just chilling on my desk, taunting me:
 

No pelican case. I thought all new K10s got a pelican case ?

 

[MrMoose0987]

  No pelican case. I thought all new K10s got a pelican case ?

It's possible that I ordered mine right before that started -- I ordered on 8/31.
 
I'm not too worried about it either way, the case seems solid enough to me.

 

[Dexter Morgan]

AnakChan You might also consider the possibility that using the universals changed the size of the empty space (cavity) between the sound tubes and your hearing anatomy, so to speak. That could affect the sound rather than any technical difference between the two models or resonance added by the different materials.

 

[Mimouille]

AnakChan You might also consider the possibility that using the universals changed the size of the empty space (cavity) between the sound tubes and your hearing anatomy, so to speak. That could affect the sound rather than any technical difference between the two models or resonance added by the different materials.

Asymmetrical bores could also make a difference.

 

[hemtmaker]

AnakChan, thanks for the photos and impressions. How's the build quality, am I seeing chip marks in the last photo???

 

[Saraguie]

AnakChan, thanks for the photos and impressions. How's the build quality, am I seeing chip marks in the last photo???

Where the cable connects?

 

[mscott58]

AnakChan, thanks for the photos and impressions. How's the build quality, am I seeing chip marks in the last photo???

Per an earlier post, those aren't chip marks, but instead where the cables are glued into the IEMs, which is a method they use to combat theft if people simply pop them off the 2-pin cable and walk off. 
 
I've seen the new K10U's up-close and there are no chips or imperfections in the casework - it's amazingly well done. 
 
Cheers 

 

[hemtmaker]

Where the cable connects?

Actually I meant durability rather than build quality. Anodized aluminum can be prone to scratches ie. Early iPhones and HTC phones

 

[Saraguie]

Actually I meant durability rather than build quality. Anodized aluminum can be prone to scratches ie. Early iPhones and HTC phones

 
Does the aluminum edge around the hole the cable pins connect to look rough?