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Photographed: The Smabat ST-10 Earbuds’ Physique

The Smabat ST-10 are new upscale earbuds that surprise by their well-extended low end and their full sound. You find my thorough review HERE. The review unit was kindly provided by the NiceHCK Audio Store.

Note: Earlier specimens of the Smabat ST-10 had issues with the MMCX connector. According to Smabat, the included cable is the culprit. The latest batch is apparently flawless. If you need Smabat’s contact information, send me an email.

Smabat ST-10 driver
The powerful 15.4 mm driver.


Smabat ST-10 earpieces and vent
The depth of the earpiece. Note the air vent.


Smabat ST-10 earpiece front
The included silicon covers are principally a good idea but the Smabats sound best with the foams.


Smabat ST-10 earpiece back
Right earpiece with earhook.

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  • Jürgen Kraus (Calgary, Canada)

    Head-Fier since 2016. He has been known as “Otto Motor” to Head-Fiers, as “Dr. Schweinsgruber” to audiobudget.com users and Youtubers, and as “Brause” to Super Best Audio Friends and the Headphone Community. - For the purpose of confusion, he decided to pose under his real name Jürgen Kraus (“JK”) from now on. - This is a hobby. In “real” life, Jürgen is a professional geologist operating his own petroleum-exploration consulting company Franconia Geoscience Ltd. based in Calgary, Canada. He holds German and Canadian passports. Jürgen had a classical music education from childhood through high school in Germany and he has been following popular music developments since the late 1970s. His understanding of arts and crafts was influenced by Bauhaus pragmatism: “less is more” and “form follows function”.

Jürgen Kraus (Calgary, Canada)

Head-Fier since 2016. He has been known as “Otto Motor” to Head-Fiers, as “Dr. Schweinsgruber” to audiobudget.com users and Youtubers, and as “Brause” to Super Best Audio Friends and the Headphone Community. - For the purpose of confusion, he decided to pose under his real name Jürgen Kraus (“JK”) from now on. - This is a hobby. In “real” life, Jürgen is a professional geologist operating his own petroleum-exploration consulting company Franconia Geoscience Ltd. based in Calgary, Canada. He holds German and Canadian passports. Jürgen had a classical music education from childhood through high school in Germany and he has been following popular music developments since the late 1970s. His understanding of arts and crafts was influenced by Bauhaus pragmatism: “less is more” and “form follows function”.

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