LG G7 ThinkQ stock earphones quality?

[charancherry]

Hello guys. Having used LG V20 and Soundmagic E10C, i always admired the audio quality. I purchased LG G7 recently and used it with E10C earphones thinking that stock earphones are crap. However out of curiosity i hooked up the stock earphones and voila these are even better than Soundmagic E10C. Crystal clear highs, better balance, more spacious and resolving earphones.

I wonder are there any better earphones that can be paired with this mobile to get the best out of it? around 100$ range or little higher. Ordered Massdrop Sennheiser HD6xx but for portability, love to listen to in-ear earphones.

Please suggest. Also love to see audiophile review of these stock earbuds.

Charan

 

[ExcessiveFarce]

The stock in ears are small, comfortable and are great quality, for something bundled. But it's only meant as a backup hands-free pair, really.
They served well while I waited two weeks to get the TRN V80 from china. I don't care for a neutral monitor style character and these IEMs tick all the boxes for me, clear treble, defined bass, textured mids. At 30$ these chinese IEMs make everything else look overpriced. There are neutral chi-fi IEMs for the audiophile and musician crowd as well.

And the G7 drives them as well as anything short of a tube amp. Very happy with the combo.

 

[charancherry]

The stock in ears are small, comfortable and are great quality, for something bundled. But it's only meant as a backup hands-free pair, really.
They served well while I waited two weeks to get the TRN V80 from china. I don't care for a neutral monitor style character and these IEMs tick all the boxes for me, clear treble, defined bass, textured mids. At 30$ these chinese IEMs make everything else look overpriced. There are neutral chi-fi IEMs for the audiophile and musician crowd as well.

And the G7 drives them as well as anything short of a tube amp. Very happy with the combo.

Added to wishlist

 

[Technicalyog]

You can go for soundmagic e80c if you want to feel the DAC inbuilt... It is great combination. However, no bass like sony

 

[tatalor2]

Stocks are about the same quality as those from the G4 or even a bit lower. Decent and since I rarely used earphones on the G4 I was OK with them.

However, because of the DAC in the G7 I decided to buy a pair of better ones. For now, on my shortlist I have Fiio FH01, F9 and F9Pro. Mostly because of accessibility in Romania, don't feel like ordering from Amazon because of potential warranty issue so I'd buy from a good local store. I briefly considered Sennheiser Momentum but I think I'll get one of those Fiio, probably FH01.

 

[degman]

I have KZ ZS5 and TinAudio T2. Both are very good earphones for the price. T2 are neutral, ZS5 are little V signature. But not much.

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[pbrnjac]

Buy Superlux HD681/668B if you want big ones (not neutral, highs are somewhat detailed, but the whole treble is somewhat overboosted, mids are V-shaped but very detailed and the bass is detailed depending on what song you listen to), if you want earbuds buy Tin Audio T2 or KZ AS10 or ZS10 (ZS10 contacts died in a week, idk what happened)... Biggest impedance headphone here is 668B, 56Ω, and they will use high-impedance mode...

 

[charancherry]

Buy Superlux HD681/668B if you want big ones (not neutral, highs are somewhat detailed, but the whole treble is somewhat overboosted, mids are V-shaped but very detailed and the bass is detailed depending on what song you listen to), if you want earbuds buy Tin Audio T2 or KZ AS10 or ZS10 (ZS10 contacts died in a week, idk what happened)... Biggest impedance headphone here is 668B, 56Ω, and they will use high-impedance mode...

I forgot to mention, I also have Samson SR850. I believe it sounds same as Superlux HD681??

Charan

 

[pbrnjac]

I forgot to mention, I also have Samson SR850. I believe it sounds same as Superlux HD681??

Charan

I think it is more like 668B... But I am not sure... 668B has less bass, but cleaner highs, 681 has more extended bass, but unclear (not sibilant highs) and more detailed, 681 Evo has more bass and has typical Superlux 681 signature other than that... And it is closed, so it may give you better isolation...

 

[charancherry]

I think it is more like 668B... But I am not sure... 668B has less bass, but cleaner highs, 681 has more extended bass, but unclear (not sibilant highs) and more detailed, 681 Evo has more bass and has typical Superlux 681 signature other than that... And it is closed, so it may give you better isolation...

Yes these do have less bass... little saturated highs for my taste.. I have ordered TRN V80. @ExcessiveFarce any idea about burn in period of these to sound best?

 

[pbrnjac]

Yes these do have less bass... little saturated highs for my taste.. I have ordered TRN V80. @ExcessiveFarce any idea about burn in period of these to sound best?

Great choice...
You could also check out Tin Audio T2, RevoNext QT2, KZ ZS10, AS10 and SoundMagic E10... Most neutral are T2's, but they lack subbass and have extremely neutral sound, which is a bit boring... KZ are extremely fun, but a bit bright pair of earbuds... QT2 are Harman-based earbuds with a bit of a bass boost and highs boost...

 

[charancherry]

Great choice...
You could also check out Tin Audio T2, RevoNext QT2, KZ ZS10, AS10 and SoundMagic E10... Most neutral are T2's, but they lack subbass and have extremely neutral sound, which is a bit boring... KZ are extremely fun, but a bit bright pair of earbuds... QT2 are Harman-based earbuds with a bit of a bass boost and highs boost...

I do have Soundmagic E10c. I've seen Tin Audio T2 but decided to go with TRN v80 for its sub bass performance. Hope this kills my carving for perfect music . I'm spending lot of money on these earphones

 

[pbrnjac]

I do have Soundmagic E10c. I've seen Tin Audio T2 but decided to go with TRN v80 for its sub bass performance. Hope this kills my carving for perfect music . I'm spending lot of money on these earphones

Lol... You should buy AKG K702 if you're in EU, it is like 110€ on German Amazon... You'll get almost flat sound, if not a bit bright, with great sense of realism and huge soundstage... Almost natural in every sense... Not as natural as Senn HD800, Audeze LCD2, or Stax SR009, but no headphones sound like those headphones... And they are over 1000$, which is an overkill... K702 are great midrange audiophile headphones...

 

[charancherry]

Lol... You should buy AKG K702 if you're in EU, it is like 110€ on German Amazon... You'll get almost flat sound, if not a bit bright, with great sense of realism and huge soundstage... Almost natural in every sense... Not as natural as Senn HD800, Audeze LCD2, or Stax SR009, but no headphones sound like those headphones... And they are over 1000$, which is an overkill... K702 are great midrange audiophile headphones...

I'm from Vizag, India. Getting hands on audiophile grade headphones/earphones here in my state is like really hard unless i travel 700 miles to Mumbai. and AKG K702 costs 16000 INR thats around 200$ anyway my dear friend is bringing Massdrop Sennheiser HD6xx from USA. I hope they sound really good.

 

[pbrnjac]

I'm from Vizag, India. Getting hands on audiophile grade headphones/earphones here in my state is like really hard unless i travel 700 miles to Mumbai. and AKG K702 costs 16000 INR thats around 200$ anyway my dear friend is bringing Massdrop Sennheiser HD6xx from USA. I hope they sound really good.

Oh, great then... HD600 are even better than K702... Lol... I am Croatian and with wages like 500$ up to 900$ it is pretty hard for me to buy 100$ headphones or more... Especially not LCD4 or SR007... And I need one better, audiophile pair of headphones... I just want Audeze LCD2C... ???

 

[charancherry]

Oh, great then... HD600 are even better than K702... Lol... I am Croatian and with wages like 500$ up to 900$ it is pretty hard for me to buy 100$ headphones or more... Especially not LCD4 or SR007... And I need one better, audiophile pair of headphones... I just want Audeze LCD2C...

Such a beautiful place . Pretty much same here with the pay scale. Hope you will get those headphones you want soon .

 

[charancherry]

Got TRN V80 and wow, these sound great. Except treble is piercing. So ordered BQEYZ KB100!

 

[degman]

Yinyoo V2, TinAudio T2 and RevoNext QT2 are maybe best budget earphones. I have T2 and ZS5 like I said, but wandering to order QT2 for collection


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[TheArt.]

Yinyoo V2, TinAudio T2 and RevoNext QT2 are maybe best budget earphones. I have T2 and ZS5 like I said, but wandering to order QT2 for collection

Great recommendations. As I am new in this world of budget audiophiles I was wondering if all earphones have to be in-ear to be good. Because some earphones are not comfortable for me if they enter too much inside my ear. Instead shape like AirPods are less intrusive.

Are there good budget earphones which are not in-ear or it is a mandatory characteristic to make good sound?

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[degman]

If you don't like In-Ears earphones, you just have to look for Earbuds & Semi-In-Ears like QianYun Qian69, VE Monk, MEMT T5, MoonDrop Nameless. Best sound quality is first two. Look for review for models and choose, but maybe Qian69 is best choise from theese.