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cyph3r
20
Aug 29, 2018
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Recently ordered the GK3, purely out of interest how a 3 driver budget IEM could sound like. So I joined the drop, just got my "Geek Wold GK3" today and tried it out immediately. My source was my good ol X5II which is generally a great DAP for all kinds of IEMs.
Unboxing is uneventful, despite a strong whiff of plastic odour. Cable looks cheap and probably is. The shell of the IEMs is OK, nozzle is quite wide but i manage to get them into my averaged size ear canals (unlike the horrible KZ ZS10s I recently bought here on which are probably made for people who use screwdrivers to remove earwax)
What I could hear during the first snippets of sample tracks was a massive bass which extends quite far into the lower frequency regions. Unfortunately the bass is so intense that it drowns out a good portion of the midrange. Everything else (upper mids and highs) is about to sound like when people call on the phone in the movies: dim, drowned out and far from defined and clear. Some of the lyrics sounded like undiscovered language (OK thats a bit exaggerated but on some tracks things became really blurred). If you don't care about this and love pounding bass only then this is for you. But you will miss a substantial proportion of the music.
Again, as you can see from other feedback I would like to warn buyers from joining the multidriver craze. More drivers does not mean necessary betters sound. Splitting up the audible frequency band and allocating it to drivers that are dedicated to a specific section makes sense but only if the developer does that homework on electronics and acoustics. Just tossing drivers into a bloated shell and call it audiophile will win no fans. As a comparison (and positive example) I have a LEAR LCM A1D which feature a single dynamic driver. The LEAR LCM A1D outperforms the GK3 substantially with this one driver and I don't think this is only because it is a custom IEM shell.
To sum up, invest in a decent pair of IEMs and give "Geek Wold" some time to improve their product. And the correct spelling of their English brand name.
derbagger22
61
Oct 4, 2018
cyph3rWell put. You said everything I would've if I bothered to take the time to do so. It's impressive one could put as much material into this package for the price. Unfortunately, it doesn't work.
cyph3r
20
Oct 6, 2018
derbagger22thanks bagger, schöner username by the way. well to be honest one reason I am bit critical towards IEMs since I am developing my own range on IEMs (http://executive.audio) of the first model is currently launched for sale (let me know if you are interested -> info@executive.audio ) When developing audio products the developer has to design with the customer in mind. Regarding proper sound, even if you cant afford expensive testing gear, developers can use their ears to test their products. Trained brains and good ears are usually sensitive enough to discern small differences in sound quality. Another important factor is to source proper materials.
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