Romanian roastie editionHow to request advice:>Budget>Intended use (media, source, environment)>Frequency response preference (basshead, female vocal, treble sensitive, etc.)>Past gear and your thoughts on themFAQ:>Where do I buy IEMs?Amazon, Aliexpress, Linsoul, Hifigo, Shenzhenaudio, Bloom Audio, MusicTeck, Elise Audio (UK)>Shopping Guide (IEMs, Cables, Ear Tips, etc.):https://rentry.org/consoomer_guide>Frequency Response Graph Toolsquig.link>Budget Wire Over-Ear IEMs:• Tangzu Wan'er S.G (mild V) - $20• EPZ Q1 Pro (Harman) - $35• TRN Conch (bright V) - $35• Simgot EA500LM (bright V) - $90>Bullet IEMs:• Tanchjim Zero (bright neutral) - $15• Final E500 (dark) - $25• Tanchjim One DSP (neutral) - $30>Flathead Earbuds:• Blue Vido (warm) - $5• RY4S 32Ω mmcx Plus (V-shape) - $10• Yincrow X6 (warm) - $10>USB-C DACs:• Moondrop Dawn Pro - $50• Tanchjim Space - $90• Tempotec Sonata BHD Pro - $90• Qudelix 5K - $110>PMPs:• Surfans F20 (Rockbox) - $120• Shanling M0 Pro - $130• HiBy M300 - $200• Hidizs AP80 Pro-X - $200• Tempotec V3 - $200Previous thread: >>101105247
Katobros stay winning
>>101117131not when fd15 costs less with more than a pos driver crammed into a heavy useless shell
>>101117192>a pos driver crammed into a heavy useless shellbut that's the best part
>>101116904>>101116993But i need one for my boxed collection. One was a gift so i only have one left and it's used
>>101117112already sold outmoney well spent on shilling, ngl got me interested even though some of the reviews are laughably paid ones
>>101115026Why would I start collecting albums when albums come to me by themselves.
>>101117112That image perfectly encapsulates who this IEM is for, posing hipster women.
>>101117397>women being into something that is not the current thing
>>101117397Women don't use IEM. They just listen to everything via their shitty smartphone speakers.
>>101117512They use real IEMs at their job. Beyond that not really. No cammyfi you will never be a woman.
>>101117231You can still buy it on eBay or some obscure stores.
Moondrop Bellsings 3 went for 17000 rubles this sale, that's like half of the release price. God this thing flopped hard
>>101117555ya hona'..... das a nigga..
>>101117636where? send it?
>>101117636Pre-obsoleted by fox IEM.
>>101117673She’s actually extraordinarily white, just trying really really hard to be black/dark latina
>>101117555do u think she browses here
>>101117719who gives a fuck, he is a castrato with the build of a twink.
>>101117727probably
>>101117512
male
>>101117823That's a ghoul
Do you guys think chonkicle, HBB, jizzaudio, s*, and other reviewniggers lurk here?
>>101117192>unironically complaining about iem weightgrim
>>101117836that's a nigga bro
>>101117841shartur and hbb are confirmed /here/unfortunately we like gaymousetranny more than them
>>101117861true ratboi is cute
https://youtu.be/pixRsZVfF3Ytrannyfi deleted my comment when i called his pedo ass out for lying about krila. his reply was "sorry I'm a gay baffoon" something along those lines.
>>101117817>doesn't bitch about Rosemary being "muddy" or "bloated", just enjoys midssubscribed
>>101117555I wonder how deep that reaches.
That Meze Alba sold out so fast. Maybe it's a blessing in disguise for me. The tuning just seems too generic for $150. Anyways I got a Er2se instead.
>>101117131>clogging shitno thanks
>>101117817whos this cutie
>>101117942who asked
>>101118168I asked him to shut up but he didn't listen.
>>101118283post your test tracks fatso
>>101118283Remind me what are the "good" parts of them.
>>101118298you can see at glance you can't trust them
>>101118298>supernone>chonknone>SuperChonkBIG DRIVERS! BIG SOUND! BIG DICK! LIKE HIS DICK!
What parties do you guys use? I use and throw memory foams every 2 months but am considering switching to these for a permanent fix
my tinnitus is getting worse bros... I thought it was a meme, now I can always hear it unless I turn the volume very up
>>101118331Why didn't you EQ the treble by ear...
>>101118331check if it's not a temporary condition that sometimes causes tinnitus, for example eustachian tube dysfunction
>>101118330>partiesI meant ear tips
>>101118330i use 1more silicon pasties
>>101118330current generation of spinshits, namely W1 and Omni for my pos + CP1025 aka SuperFine for my twshit
>>101118324Has anything changed since I last watched him?
>>101118417>spinshitsDon't they feel "weak" to you?
bros.. I want crisp vocals and good soundstage, which IEM should I buy?
>>101118469how exactly?
>>101118491blue vidos
>>101118491>deepfried vocalscan be done with eq>soundstageloljust get the ew500 and eq whatever to your taste
>>101118330I use comply I've had for a long timeSome other anon recommended Whizzer MM100 & new KZ foams (they have lime green inner silicone bore only in black foam, not the grey/blue/red ones) to me if I wanted new foams
>flavored condoms for posdo they got dotted too?
>>101118602>ew500what is this bro, simgot?
>>101118330Tried xelastecs but they've been doin weird shit to the treble. And they they degrade too much to use, not even hot water helps. Always hated foams. take too long to expand. Simple silicone is the best. if it doesn't stay in your ear your pos has a wrong nozzle angle.
>>101118733yes
>>101118750thanks
>>101118733it's what the EA500LM should've been named, as it sounds more like EW models than EA ones
>>101118330all of them. unironically there is not one universal fits-all solution (that is, if you also have a variety of iems). often there is more than one solution, and it can even vary by the day which one is fitting more comfortably. i have many "premium" costly ear tips. i often simply use regular silicone ones like kbear 07, my ideal size being either their M or M+
>>101118330Idaf as long as they seal and they’re comfortable. Ironically enough it’s usually stock tips that fit me better
>>101118330Been using tri clarions for a few years now. had spinfits before but didn't really see how they are better. clarions are the best budget option by far. and budget is king.
i have the coomdrip spring pasties but they never reallt fit inside my earussy well
my earussy hurts after going back to eardildos after using flatpos for a few weeks
>>101119686the fuck is pos
>>101119887phenomenal orchestral symphony
>>101118330Tri Clarions for nozzles big enough to keep them on, otherwise 7Hz H07 or stock flip tips.
is this the king of 1DD pos
>>101119989cool picture, anondo you speedrun by any chance?
>>101120079
BTFO DENTY
>>101120072I intend to find out the hard way
c0 Elf POS anon and zero:red owner here and finally got the gato in! I gotta do more tests but right off the bat, for the what, $17 bucks I paid for including tax? Maybe if you have severe ear canal changes from me you might find something to complain about but for my preferences and anatomy? I would be fucking daft to find something to really *complain* about. They're more than fine for the price I paid, overall very balanced sound no real significant issues with timbre or resolution.I'll give an update after more testing but honestly? They're fine, good even. They're 19$ max what do you expect? Switching back and forth between my HD6XX there's some minor differences, the "harman" 5khz bump might lead to more details I guess. This has less midbass bleed too than the sennies and more subbass thump and impact. Slight exchange in timbre due to that compared to the "intimate" sennheisers.tl;dr if you're a pedantic asshole who likes to sip fine scotches and complains about the the sheen of your rolex not matching your Armani suit in winter environments? I guess you might be more picky. But this is fine.
>>101120072Cut a line right in between Harman and zero:2 and you have your answer
>>101120269You did make sure to leave a heft tip, right anon? You don’t want them to think you’re poor
>>101120072>harman in 2024>eqing to harman in 2024Reminder that Sean Olive the scam artist came out and OE and IE can use the same target since they're about the same very recently. Dude lost the plot.
>>101120394>100bump it to 1000 you pleb
>>101120269They're my favorite 20 dollar pos, compared with the wanker, chu 2, and rosefinch I have. Albeit, they lose in comfort to those.
>>101120335>if you're a pedantic asshole who likes to sip fine scotches and complains about the the sheen of your rolex not matching your Armani suit in winter environmentsAh yes, the blue vidos gentleman.
>>101120394Aliexpress has tipping now?
>17 days>my nova haven't arrived
>>101120590its lundsoul
*Thieaudio Prestige LTD*
>>101120717It be like that, but I'd rather wait 2 months for my pos to make it's way to me than have Amazon 2-day ship me stuff that obviously isn't new even if you pay full price.
>>101117851You it's the schizo that thinks every single celebrity is secretly a tranny.You do great work bro im a huge fan.
>>101120717AliExpress? How much time does it takes for the parcel to reach Southern Asia btw, mines been in transit for 4 days so far
REMINDER to reverse polarity on your IEMs for superior sound and wider soundstage.It's an easy fix that turns most pos into a much better set.
>>101120457>>101120382>>101120269>>101120394>>101120498should i get a cable and/or eartips? comfort is importantalso can i skip on paying vat with shenzenaudio or linsoul maybe?
>>101120889>AliExpressYes. It took 3 days for my package to arrive in Fenggang Town, but it didn't move from there for 9 whole days for some reason.
>>101120976Meds
>retard buys shitty built, shitty accessorized, shitty fitting "budget" pos>spends >100% the cost on useless accessories>it all equates to still shit and not fixing the shit designed shellmany such cases
>>101121068ok what should i buy i already have headpos and i just want to try eardildos throw them under my bed after
>>101121048>but it didn't move from there for 9 whole days for some reasonmaybe they had a huge backlog of other shipments yet to be clearedhopefully they ship mine sooner
>>101121025>should i get a cable and/or eartips? comfort is importantI found the included eartips to be too small for my earussy. But it might be just right for you. As for comfort it is an ok pos, I've had a lot worse.
>>101117112I have the following:iPod Touch 6G 128GBFiiO X1 1st GenFiiO M6FiiO X3 1st GenI listen to them either on CCA C10 IEMs or Sennheiser HD598SE headphones.Is this gear shit or decent?
>>101121199you have brain cancer most likely
>>101121199i was about to say the ipod is cool purely for nostalgia but saw>Touchman, what a pile of garbage
>ip*d>fi*o>s*nnheiserOut of my thread.
>CCA as a cherry on topthis motherfucker really bought all the biggest pos of turds out there
>>101121238I don't really care for it because it requires the use of iTunes to put music on it (unless you have Apple Music). It is limited to 128gb. And the battery wears down really fast.How do you all like that Shanling Mo Pro player? I like the FiiO M6. It's a decent player but it has a lot of issues syncing up with MusicBee.
>>101121254>>101121281Look, here's the thing, I'm gonna be honest with you. I... I'm kinda retarded. What is a good set up for ~$200 price point to play CD-quality FLAC files?
>>101120778what about elysian? did the deal flop?
>>101121238this, even the first Samdung Galaxy S is better, at least as long as it's the Exynos version
>>101121301a55+mrwalkman+cca trio+ any tip that tickles your fancy, all under 200 with various flavors from switches and fw settings modshit play and enjoy the music >>101120877yeah, they are trannies bro.
>>101121025I enjoy cables with microphones and media control in them but maybe that's just me talking like a phoneposer.>vatidk what that is, I'm American
>>101121238Touch is great as long is it's gen 1 or 2. Which you can get for dirt chepa these days and battery replacement is relaly easy compared to more recent models.
The man has spokenhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWi5-ShwNp4How will superetards cope?
I miss my Sansa Clip Zip that I installed Rockbox on. Decent player and nice small size.
>>101121483watching sharur makes you as gay as he is
>>101121483why is he deepthroating a dildo
>>101121591kek>>101121583>picrel
>>101121483Superposistas... how do we recover?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15OoFrTqMoUthe most powerful dentie
Hi Sharur
>>101117861if i could get away with beating shartur to death with my bare hands, i'd gladly do it
>>101118283it's literally impossible for a man to look good wearing glasses. instant -3 rizz
Sharur is the best audio reviewer
>>101122027I hope shartur puts me in a self defense situation
not like there's much non shill competition
>>101118331tinnitus is a good thing. you're just hearing techs irl
>>101120096can this grossly deformed cello-shaped torso be achieved natty?
>>101118105I really doubt the Alba has the technicalities of the Supermix 4, which sounds coherent like a 1DD but with the technicalities of hybrid. It's very impressive if you're looking in that price range: I don't think a 1DD for $150 could ever compete with this, and it isn't dull and muddy like the Nova as long as your source is under 0.9 ohm impedance. The Supermix becomes a mud cannon if your source has a few ohms on it.
shartur was right
>>101120072It doesn't have any techs, refinement and details are very lacking. It's not a subtle omission. Anyways the 7Hz Zero is better to begin with.
>>101122214>which sounds coherent like a 1DD but with the technicalities of hybrid.That's because only the 1dd is connected
>>101122236Techs are a manufacturer scam
>>101121281You were going to say that regardless of whatever other setup he'd have postedCaptcha: KYSR4
>>101121867nigga looks like Mr. Bean
>>101122322I agree
>>101122047poo in the loo
>>101122116dont train chest and curl every day
Let me guess. You need more>ib4 all posI know
tube dap + otl tube amp (double tubed) + shrillgot + coreir tipstechlets will never experience true aural perfection
>>101122506Nope, enjoying musique on this exact pos right now. I'm assuming you're still in the literal honeymoon phase as the paint hasn't started to bubble.
>>101122593I actually had Aria SE for 10 months before this one but it fell out and was crushed under my car. It never bubbled. I hope this one doesn't bubble either
>>101122636it will
>>101122652Thanks, mouse nonce
>>101122588>All that to power a 10 mm plastic sheet with 16 ohms of impedance How do you justify it? Does it at least improve SNR?
>>101122636It started about one month in with mine and I doubt Coomdrop stealth improved them. Might be different series use different materials. The only improvement is it doesn't happen to the faceplate anymore.
>>101122214Thanks, but I already bought the Er2se instead. Besides, I don't like hybrids.
>>101122593it's only a matter of time
>>101122699no of course not lmao, the amp has a pretty high noise floor but the iematch fixes that >how do you justify iti don't, this is just for fun
>>101122699get fucked klaus
>>101122800>inverted polarityWhat does it mean?
>>101122588>All the techs destroyed by peasant 2pin pitchfork connectors made from chink slag There was an effort
>>101122704I haven’t heard of aria 2 bubbling I think coomdrop revised that one not necessarily the Aria
>>101122699>plasticit's lithium-magnesium
>>101122981wut
>>101123010wow ok nevermindthey should just stick to brushed finishes
Should I get a pack of cheap generic foam covers for flathead buds? I don't typically wear this shape but I'd like to try the Vidos.
>>101123053they usually include a few with budpos
>>101123053Also try silicon rings, it really helps to let the flatheads stay in place.
Just redeemed the shillgot EA500LM, are the stock tips and cable good enough or should I buy some from the rentry? Also, recommend me a good cable that has a mic. All I found was this abomination on google LOL.
>>101122506Yes
>>101123106The stock tips are fine... they're thr same as kbear07s. The tip recommendations aren't brilliant either. But if you're getting a broken seal, investigate tips. Try EQ, peaking, 160hz, -2dB, q:0.6Don't know anything about mic cables, I use a desktop mic.
>>101123106idk about cables but coreirs have worked well for me
>>101123106>Also, recommend me a good cable that has a mic.Doesn't exist If you really want to buy tips get the tangzu tang sancaihttps://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256805778840487.html
>>101123106Divinus Velvet, Spinfit W1, and Dunu S&S are the only aftermarket tips worth buying. Tanchjim T-APB gets an honorable mention.
>>101123107>stinkbudsWhat do you listen to? Ambient noise
>>101123272Pretty much everything except Azla Senda Earfit Light has too small a bore diameter to let the big nozzle iems shine. The Azlas are huge. Semi-custom resin iems need to use Senda Earfit Light Short if they have a longish nozzle.
YD30s + DX3Pro+ and listen to oblivion ostI am home
in the end i couldn't even decide on a tws due to conflicting reviewswhen's the next sale
>>101123106BASED IEM
>>10112380311.11
>>101124031damn that's going to be a hell of a long waithopefully chinks won't disappoint me on black fraud
>>101120072That’s not Starfield
>>101122214We (Sharur) already determined in the last thread that the Supermix 4 is obsolete garbage, carry on.
>>101124089ordered sm4, shartur is wrong about everything so I'm sure it'll be good
>>101123106>cable that has a micjust get a whole celest wyvern pro (3.5mm with boom mic like your pic) or tanchjim one dsp (usb-c inline mic on the cable)
>>101124172Supermix is really close to perfection, just 10% short of Monarch MkIIIs or something like that.
Quick, before sale ends. Is Freya 2 worth at $190?
The true techs are in how deep your in ear dildo penetrates your earcunny.
>>101124613>spending more than 20 dollars
>>101124613No. Kinera's coherent presentation scores high marks all around from box to shell design and accessories, but sound quality per dollar is not, and has never been a concern for them. Technicalities / tuning (subjective) will be below the asking price. Pretty pos, up to you if that alone carries to as worthy of your dollars
>>101124344Theifaudio has never impressed me, and the MK3's FR isn't to my preference so I hope it's a bit better than that.
>>101124613The Freya 2, for all its drivers, isn't even better than a 1DD like EA500LM. This is not a well executed product.
>>101123272perhaps for your ears but not everyone else's. I like the sednafit xelastics but they recently got dethroned by the DDhifi standard tips. The narrow bore is goated for bass response and they just fit so comfortably in my ears. Thats my ears though, fuck knows what will be best for everyone else
>>101124640>having more than 20 dollars
I have some gen 2 air pods. Any chinkshit that rivals or beats them?
>>101125096Literally any $20 pos is better than that overly warm and muddy obsolete tech
>>101125161I didn't realize they were that bad lol
>>101121324My contract was terminated for soft-advertising on 4chan...
im starting to think speakers are trash. sharur just made a video gushing about how good they are
>>101125183They are bad for the price to performance ratio they offer. On top of that its also a depreciating asset with batteries that are degrading with each charge cycle
>>101125239nice self advertisement, brownoid
>>101125271Well tbf I got them for $25 on FB marketplace like 4 years ago because the woman who bought them couldn't wear them and Walmart wouldn't return them.
>>101125239They are horrible unless you have like $50k to set up the perfect room.
>>101125308This but with Asano Tanch.
>>101125239we need an eceleb shill board now more than ever
Just buy an faaeal iris 2.0, and hit play. Simple as.
>>101122506Yes.
>>101121301Assuming you have a phone with USB-C, you can get an affordable dongle DAC like Moondrop Dawn Pro, or a more premium one like Shanling Onix Alpha XI1 which can serve as a source for your phone / PC. Then there are a variety of solid IEMs from $30-$150, like Celest Wyvern Abyss, EPZ Q1 Pro, Kefine Delci, or Simgot Supermix4. All vary slightly in their sound, and it ultimately rests on you to judge them as more or less favorable. You should begin your journey learning and understanding frequency response graphs to better narrow down the ideal gear for you. If you don't want a dongle DAC, then players are fine, but most have a few quirks / compromises. Shanling M0 Pro is fine for a simple tiny player, but iirc it lacks play/pause/skip buttons which are often sought out when people buy PMPs.
>>101121086use request advice form. or just consoom w/e you want, can use OP rentry as a guide. most budget options are more similar than they are different. zero2 just looks like a retarded child's hearing aids and often does not fit people well (fitment can significantly effect sound you hear).
>>101122506I need less
>>101125468based and cured from autism
>>101125307Read Floyd Toole. Most living rooms don't need treatment at all, reflections from the furniture are the best friend of speakers. It's when you have an empty rectangle that you have a problem. If you really feel like wasting money on treatment place absorbers behind you, it will improve center image at higher volumes. Or, if you bought speakers with shit directivity, treat the floor and the ceiling.
>>101125239yep. just do THE EXACT OPPOSITE of what sharur does and you'll be good
>>101125731You are retarded, shartur
>>101125798so nova with... silicone tips. gotcha anon ;)
>>101125874Read a book nigger.
>>101125893Shut up stinkjeet
>>101125929
>>101125950We don't like you, deaf streetshitter. Go back to your discord.
>>101126181>We don't like youGood. There shouldn't be a single moment in your day where you aren't mad about Indians having better living conditions than you.
>>101123106personally I use it with spinshits W1 and moondrop MC1 cable which has a mic, it's goodfor the LM there's no reason not to get the official tuning kit for $5, you get the fourth nozzle and a bunch of cloth and foam filters to tune it to your heart's content
>>101125201holy based Elysian not allowing shills here
>>101126338Difference of opinion, us white folk don't consider wallowing in human shit "good living conditions". To each their own I guess.
Lost my nerve and impulse-bought the mega5est before the sale ended
>>101117817Post link to video. I want to know what's good for 3 bucks.
>>101126664If it is your first 500$ pos then megapest is good, but if you already have some decent 500$ pos like varis it is kinda redundant
>>101126664enjoy jm-1 without needing to EQ. remember to use the narrow bore tips
>>101126664>he got PMS'd
>Budgetlike $30>Intended use (media, source, environment)music>Frequency response preference (basshead, zfemale vocal, treble sensitive, etc.)tucked bass and i've never owned ear dildos>Past gear and your thoughts on themHD650 + eq
best music player for Android? preferably FOSS.
>>101127008https://github.com/OxygenCobalt/Auxiohttps://github.com/Anrimian/music-player
>>101126880Eq'd Blue vidos
>>101126880you must be me. don't listen to anything anyone says around here. last week someone shilled me Moondrop CHU II, claiming I will ditch my HD650 for them, kek. they arrived today. jesus, what a piece of shit. my old cheapo Sennheiser CX 80S shit all over this chink piece of trash, while being much lighter and more comfortable to wear.
>>101127154excellent choice
where is wanker studio?? I thought the release was on the 21st
>>101127221idk let me just ask chang
>>101126741a lot of people are saying wide-bore tips sound bad on that iem
>>101127143thanks bro. Auxio looking good.
>>101127248>no change in bassfucking how
I bought a pair of Moondrop Stellaris on sale on Drop. Should I swap the cable out when I get them or does Moondrop include good cables with their IEMs?
>>101127467looks like the same cable as ssr, which i bought for the cable for my blessing 2
>>101127492heres a pic of b2 with ssr cable
>>101127512Yeah that cable looks good. I guess I'll wait and see.
>>101127174What did you not like about them? NTA but considering getting them as just a cheap pair of IEMs since I almost never use IEMs
>>101127401Bore size doesn't affect the bass at all. Only the quality of the seal does.
>>101127548iems might be worse than open headphones but will mog any closed backs
>>101126880not a lot of good tucked bass under $30. spend $20 and get truthear zero maybe
>>101127610$20 more i mean
>>101127610i eq so this is not a problem i'll probably get the zero2 but if it arrives and it's uncomfortalbe i will melt
>>101127548>What did you not like about them?other than general pointless bulkiness, the sound is noticeably worse in basically all ranges, compared to my old Sennheisers. the difference is night and day, so it's not worth skimping those $10. weeb branding doesn't help, but I guess most people around here are into that, so whatever.
>>101127174Only someone that never uses IEMs thinks bullet styles are more comfortable. Why are you making shit up?
>>101127687why the fuck would I want that additional weight in my ears when they sound worse? I could understand if it came with improvement in sound quality, but it's all-around downgrade.
>>101127702Because you've never worn them and are making shit up.
Also does the Stellaris require amplification? I know planar headphones typically do, but I've never owned Planar IEMs.
>>101127747There's no such thing as "requires amplification". Plug the numbers here and see how much power you needhttps://www.headphonesty.com/headphone-power-calculator/
Recently got a pair of inzone buds and while they are perfect for my use, the stock tips are way too deep and make them sit awkward in my ears. The buying guide gives some tips for tips, but are there any particularly shallow tips out there? nozzle diam is 4mm
>>101127710
>>101127702>why the fuck would I want that additional weight in my ears when they sound worse?okay I'm inclined to believe the other anon is correct & you've never worn them nowI've only used other dogshit in ears, but when it comes to in ears that have the loop that goes over your ear you barely noticed the weight. The only things I noticed of the two I've used is the nozzle & maybe the body if it's too big and presses against parts of your ear.>>101127676>other than general pointless bulkinessthey're not that bulky compared to other IEMs
>>101127759Seems like they'd be fine according to that. I want to use them on my Switch and PC so I was just checking.
>>101127767Kinda based, typical IEM shell shape doesn't really make much sense if you do not have a CIEM.
do tangzu sancai tips actually reduce pressure or is it a scam
>>101127855Yes they do
>>101127833Cable over ear reduces the noise from the cable, reduce the weight that's hanging from the ear canal and make the IEMs less likely to slide out of the ear canal.
>>101127790>you've never worn them nowwell, not gonna anymore >>101127767>they're not that bulky compared to other IEMsI don't like unnecessary bulkiness, but I wouldn't mind it if there was sound quality improvement behind it. I can imagine someone actually liking more crap in their ear, it's probably subjective, but this is overall downgrade to me.
why aren't you injecting hyaluronic acid into your ear canals to resculpt them and improve femtodynamics by minimizing seventh order reflections?
>>101127855They basically provide a controlled leak. The pressure is reduced but the bass is reduced as well. Don't use unvented pos, simple.
>>101127867>Cable over ear reduces the noise from the cableyou can't possibly believe this, right?
>>101127855Own a fuckton of eartips over the years and the sancai tips are the first and only tips to break on me while tip swapping, actual pos
>>101128061God you really don't use IEMs do you. The noise from the cable when it rubs against your clothes.
>>101127867Don't buy shitty 384 core ropes for boat towing and you will not have microphonics.
>>101128073it's so retarded I am not even going to acknowledge you wrote that lmao
>>101128090Braided cables have less microphonics than solid cables.
>>101128102my $2 blue vidopos literally have no microphonics
>>101128096Use IEMs before posting about IEMs.>>101128107Buds have less microphonics in general. Unrelated to cables.
>>101128119another win for budpos
>>101127221lol did their production line got hit with a US sanction or something lmao>>101128067both Spring tips and Sancai broke when I'm swapping thempeak pos-tips
>>101125239I realized how much of a meme speakers are yesterday when rocking my baby to sleep. Every time I leaned forward I heard some resonance in the AC, when I leaned back it basically went away with the background noise and the frequency shifted massively. Mind you this was still audible with an actual speaker next to me playing brown noise.Sound is a fickle bitch.
One more question about the Stellaris, how are the tips that come with them? I have some spinfits I can use if they aren't good.
>>101128431iem sq is superior to live instruments because when live listening, you get comb filtering from your own hrtf distorting the sound from what the musicians intended you to hear. in fact i started using hearing aids paired to a hat-mounted studio microphone to make sure my hrtf isn't spoiling the quality of sounds i'm hearing around me and my harman 2019 tuned medical grade pos has a timbre profile more preferable to reality by 60% of listeners anyway
>>101128479Why did you buy that pos...
ok where the fuck are the squigs for the wanker studios?>>101127790is that how those pos earhooks supposed to go?
>>101128638Huh? Most of the reviews are positive though.
>>101128658They aren't even out yet.
>>101128676Bro...
>>101128679don't pos get their squigs at around 1-2 weeks before their release?
>>101128701Depends. But I wouldn't trust pre-release squigs anyway.
>>101128551You're memeing but people prefer HRTF of KU100 to their own HRTF in blind tests. Perhaps we're meant to be just floating heads.
>>101128700I'm gonna just EQ them anyway which everyone says they take to really well. I got them for 30 bucks off so I think it's a fair price to try out Planar IEMs.
>>101128747>everyone says they take to really wellWho.
>>101128747so you bought a shitty IEM that NEEDS an EQ because without it it sounds like shit just because you want to try out planar? you could've just gone to a headphone shop and demoed some planar pos
>>101128741I thought I was insane or retarded or both but after experimenting with 78364785 different HRIRs and even trying to generate my own based on w/e, I was getting better spatialization and more acceptable coloration artifacts out of KU100. I hope one day they come up with even better synthetic HRTF because fake shit mogging the real shit has a certain cyberpunk/transhumanist appeal.
Wtf...
>>101128700what am i supposed to be seeing here? channel imbalance in treble? coupler fit/skill issue
>>101128798Which Moondrop should I have got then for $79? I can still cancel this order.
>>101128869Oh so you have your own coupler, go ahead then.
>>101128874truthear nova
>>101128874get the simgot pos or the truthear pos at that price range
>>101128899>>101128891>truthear novaI'm seeing these for $150 on amazon. That said I see the HEXA for $79.
>>101128819This is one of the reasons why trying to build a purely objective target is doomed to fail. We haven't even figured out the foundation yet.
>>101128922hexa isn't that good also it's wired incorrectly (wrong polarity)
Which Simgot should I look at? The one in the OP?
>>101128985All the IEMs in the rentry are considered "good"
>>101128943If polarity matters, why do $5k preamps invert polarity, why do sound engineers flip polarity on individual tracks however they see fit, and why can't anyone tell the difference in ABX tests unless you're listening to pure sawtooth waves?
>>101129051>why can't anyone tell the difference in ABX tests unless you're listening to pure sawtooth waves?lol
>>101129038So I ordered the Simgot EA500LM. Do I need a replacement cable or different Eartips for it?
>>101129089you need $300 worth of accessories for your sub $100 pos you haven't even touched yet
>>101129103I'm just asking cause my last IEMs (Blon BL-03) definitely needed another cable.
>>101129089>replacement cable only if you find the stock cable to be microphonic or annoying to use, simgot cables are generally pretty decent>replacement eartipstry out the stock tips first, but i do like the spinfit w1s
>>101129166Ok, I'll try out the stock stuff first then. Thanks for the assist.
>>101129051Pos gear. Pos ears. Anything else?
>>101128922Don't get the Hexa. It sucks.
>>101129278I didn't don't worry. I ended up getting the Simgot EA500LM.
Went back to my E3000s. Bass is as bloomy as I remember but everything else is just right. Spacious, comfortable. Underrated pair.
I use v-moda m100s, does anyone know if the v-moda m100 master is close enough to it as you can no longer get the m100s? Are there any headphones similar to v-moda m100 in terms of sound quality?
>>101129409EQ down the bloat and it's literally endgame
hexa is fine thoughdon't get influenced by some biased schizo with 0 iemshe was having the same meltdown during moondrop's prime, prior to truthear snatching the throne
>>101129495They are fine, but fine isn't good enough for 80 bucks. And the nozzle size and overall shell shape will be a problem for a lot of people.
I remember reading a post a long time ago from someone saying that it's stupid to spend so much money on IEMs since they all have tiny drivers anywayAny truth to that?
>>101129710you don't need to spend more than $20
No matter what gear people bring up, others will tell you it's a pos, hence the custom of calling every pos 'pos' in these threads. The hexapos consistently gets good reviews and there aren't many alternatives with that sound signature under $100 (but you'll EQ all of your shit to Harman anyway because a nobody on the internet told you to, so what does it matter, unless you're after 'deaf by 30' levels of bass which EQ will never give you without turning the overall sound into a swamp), but it became cool to hate them due to their popularity and because the hated fat gook e-celeb of the year gave them a stellar endorsement.It's either Moonpos leaving chips of paint in your ear canal (and some having inverted polarity anyway), black Truthpos having inverted rotational velocidensity and not conforming to the fan favorite v-shaped tuning with pronounced treble, red Truthpos being designed with alien ear canal anatomy in mind or Simpos having a bright presentation, overly so for some, and their nozzles breaking off, potentially inside your ears. They're all garbage, better add $10,000 to your budget and get artisanal ciems molded to your individual anatomy, or just live with the fact that all budget pos have some downsides and all products in general will have their critics, with different people weighting their price/performance differently.
>>101129751This. This hobby is ridiculous.After wankers, zero red, c0 and now gate? Bro they’re all POS and they all perform fantastic in their own right. Anything that even remotely approaches the SQ of the legendary HD6XX is good. These IEMs all have traits that outright beat that bastion of neutrality and timbre, and still compete in other ways.just shut up and listen to the damn music.
>>101129751tldrkys tyvanpos
>>101129751>The hexapos consistently gets good reviews and there aren't many alternatives with that sound signature under $100cca duo, but it got lost because tyvan tried to compare it to the truthear/crin zero red with the bassboost from the blue and people were flaming it because of their past scandals with revisions and such. cca duo is a solid option, and it's unfortunate that it got buried. yet despite costing 2x as much and having balanced armaturs, hexa still gets shilled to no end.
>>101129710It's stupid to spend a lot of money on IEMs because they have negative returns on investment. The more you spend the worse the distortion and the heavier the shells get. You might find some better fitting shells, because the comfort is not all about the weight, and you might find better stock tonality, but it will still need EQ, but the distortion pretty much universally goes up the more you spend. Audiophiles are fascinated by unusual lo-fi driver technologies.
>>101129844KZ gets lost for a good reason.
>>101129710It is dumb to spend a lot on 1DDsYou can get very good implemented 1DDs for less than 20 bucks (Hola)You only spend more on multi drivers, because they aren't as simple to properly implement as 1DDs, so naturally the decent options are going to be considerably more expensive
>>101129872>(Hola)I meant Gate lol, mixed the dead and the alive version
>>101129855I’ve never tried any super expensive POS but I know that there is only so much you can do with a baseline signal. Faithful reproduction is basically the best that can be achieved, anything “more” or “less” is just coloration.So I believe it. High end “endgame” POS is just a trade off. It’s engineering and compromising more distortion(usually not an issue) to mold differing frequency responses, usually to deviate in a large capacity from Harman or DF or whatever.As a stubborn Harman hater myself, ya that’s great but let’s not pretend that Sean Olive doesn’t have at least a tiny bit of credibility, even if he is a shitlib who took like 6 homos and had them listen for 2 minutes and ask “duurrrr does this sound good?!?!???”(no i’m not referring to the over ear research which was far more extensive)
>>101129456
>>101129960This is the earpussy dilator thread.
>>101129905When you get multidriver pos their graph changes from output impedance of the source and even from the volume itself. It's intentionally confusing to make you think graphs aren't everything. They are, you just need to measure with your ears.
>>101129995actually my flatpos doesnt go in my earussy
>>101129995I thought this thread was also for over-ear headphones too?
>>101130086headpos users aren't very smart...
>>101130086We don't buy obsolete tech. If you want to talk about headpos go to /hpg/ oh wait it's dead lmao.
>>101130086never was/iemg/ exists solely to house people who are too smart to fall for the headpos meme
>>101129710It's as true as saying it's stupid to spend so much money on a car when all of them have wheels and can transport you from a to b.You're the one setting the boundary.
40% of /iemg/ residents ended up here because of the beyer peak to iem pipeline. if you're immune to beyer acoustic torture, you can handle any iem (except the m6), and the pain of using 10lbs headpos with completely flattened pads made you immune to any discomfort iems can inflict on you, etymotic brain ticklers included.
>>101129751Nagga didn't hear about Elysian QC kek
Hexa is literally the safest IEM on a $100 budgetHell, I'd say it is even safer than Nova because it has a better design Anything above Hexa enters extreme diminishing returns, including the audiofool beloved Variations
i've seen the hexapos go for like $65 during ali sales. how low do simfaggots get? lm and 6l in particular.
hpg died again?
i think we should just be using cheap single dds unironically
this is the 1 dd you need
>>101129456Thieaudio Ghost
>>101130594really want to try these
Uh oh, hexashills in damage comtrol.
>>101130233Hexa, as well as any Truthear pos, has low quality control and low reliability. My Hexa got clogged nozzle filter after only 6 months of use. After filters replacement, that were redeemed on AliExpress, I couldn't restore the channel balance for all the frequencies. I've checked this with sine sweep. You have to buy at least 10 nozzle filters to find some match.
>>101129306those are even worse kek
https://youtu.be/gK_jRoitpgY
Fuck, should've bought gate when I had the chance
>>101129872It isn't some esoteric mystery you know. Only third worlders haven't tried these things for themselves. You can EQ the Hola how you like, you can EQ the LM how you like. The LM will end up with better bass texture, micro details, and spaciousness. There are better drivers. Everyone in first and second world countries has tried this for themselves.
>>101130817>open video>see stinkjeet>close videoA tale as old as time
>>101130872you can't attack his opinions therefore you attack his race
>>101130907your hands are covered in poo
new bread >>101130951
>>101130817>pajeet creates content laser focused on 4chan as the target group>universally hated on 4chanyou love to see it folks
>>101130833Ackchyually, the quality of EQ depends on your EQ skills only. I've got a pleasant tuning with my KZ EDX Lite which is really competitive for Kiwi Ears Quintet or Truthear Nova with EQ. Those are even worse without EQ. Overpriced IEM have bare improvements for several times the price. The only reason of buying another expensive pos is to learn how do proper tonal balance or sub base sound like to apply them for cheaper pos.
>>101130969>content laser focused on 4chan as the target I don't see pepe or wojack
>>101131005exactly. people would call him a pandering tourist if he included that
>>101130806How so? They're literally in the OP as a hall of fame pick.
>>101131069Know what also was in the OP? Chu ii
