How to request advice:>Budget>Intended use (media, source, environment)>Frequency response preference and music examples>Past gear and your thoughts on themFAQ:>Where do I buy IEMs?Amazon, Aliexpress, Linsoul, Hifigo, Shenzhenaudio>Shopping Guide (IEMs, PMPs, Cables, Ear Tips, etc.):https://rentry.org/consoomer_guide>EQ Guide (EQ 101, Targets, Myths & Misconceptions, Case Studies, etc.):https://4ciemg.github.io/IEM-EQ-Guide/>/iemg/'s Blog/Wiki (Archive, Books & Papers, Music Editorial, etc.):https://4ciemg.github.io/IEMGazette/>Frequency Response Graph Toolsquig.link>Budget Wire Over-Ear IEMs:• Tripowin Ruta10 (Mild V) - $18• Tanchjim Bunny (Mild U) - $20• Truthear Gate (Mild V) - $22• EPZ Q1 Pro / G10 (V-shape) - $35• Kiwi Ears Cadenza (Mild V) - $35>Bullet IEMs:• Tanchjim ONE DSP (5 Presets/5-Band PEQ) - $28• Etymotic ER2XR (Neutral) - $140>Flathead Earbuds:• Blue Vido (Warm) - $5• Yincrow X6 (Warm) - $10>USB-C DACs:• JCally JM6 (Non Pro) / CX Pro - $8• JadeAudio JIEZI (10-Band PEQ) $18• Tanchjim Stargate II (8-Band PEQ) - $38• Qudelix 5K (20-Band PEQ/GEQ) - $110>PMPs:• HiBy R1 - $85• Hifi Walker H2 / Surfans F20 (Rockbox) - $120• HiBy M300 - $200>AVOID USING:• Mainboard audio when using multi-driver posPrevious Thread: >>106405948
/iemg/ Dogma Check Tired of the hivemind? Here’s your prescribed sanity dose:>Crinacle is not your priest.Rankings are a guide, not divine scripture. Your ears > his spreadsheet.>Harman ≠ perfect.It’s a preference curve, not a law of physics. Some genres need deviation.>Chi-Fi isn’t magic.Great value, yes. Immune to qc issues and hype cycles? Nah.>Graphs are not sound.They don’t show staging, dynamics, or fit. Use your ears, not just squigs.>BA ≠ metallic, DD ≠ perfect.Implementation matters more than driver type. Always has.>Meme sets aren’t the whole hobby.If it’s not shilled 24/7, it might still be good. It's highly encouraged to form an original opinion.>Disagreeing ≠ cope or deaf.Let people like what they like without foaming at the mouth.>Loud posts =/= smart takes.Confidence without experience is just noise. Show graphs, impressions, or both.This has been your scheduled break from pos groupthink.
Checking back in after I became a speakerfag 6 months agoHas my collection of pos become obsolete yet?>Simgot EA500>Aful Performer 5>Kiwi Ears Cadenza>Moondrop Dawn Pro (1)
>>106438845I know this is not the general for it, but now that I got my mega5est's, do you guys have any cheap but still decent mic recommendations ? Best cost benefit possible on the lower end if possible.
>>106439244everything is obsolete if you don't use eq
New to IEMS, are there any good planars?
>>106439316no real benefits to using them, but there are a few decent ones
>>106439275well what mic? usb for computer, fifine chinkshit is shilled, i guess it's prob fine for the price. if you mean in-line on the wire they're not very good. celest bundles a boom mic style one with some iems and sells it by itself
>>106439455USB would be better. Any ideas?
Been redoing HTL training with 3 dB peaks and dips, and as I talked about before, it gets exponentially harder past level 4. Reaching level 6 is much, much harder than reaching level 9 in the usual test.
>>106438845Thinking about buying the sennheiser Momentum TW4s. Redpill me on them.
>>106439670uuhhh /hsg/?
>>106439670
>>106439673of course not.>>106439676
>>106428539I chose the zero2 (Type C), thx!, If I see that IEM's for me I might get to try the DACs as well.
>>106439673wait do you even know what you're looking at in this rack? lmao
So do we know by now if Daybreak and P50 are the same pos/EPZ is Crinear's OEM?
Anyone know what's a good replacement for my TKZK Ouranos? I'm on my 3rd one and the right side sounds lower right now. Is the conch good enough? I'd rather have something that sounds closest to a MDRV6 if I can but something close to an Ouranos would be fine as well.
>>106439244Pre-obsoleted by fox IEM.
>>106440515you need to die, painfully preferably>>106439492anyone? It seems like a waste of cash but I have heard sennheisers are realiable
>>106440473I cleaned the gunk from the filter and that seemed to fix it. Still would like some recommendations though. already have a kz edx pro that I alternate but I'd like to have a backup for why my Ouranos dies since it already has cracks on the shell.
>>106440571>twshitter can't handle fox IEMLmao.
>>106438845imagine hooking something up to a vacuum tube and then sticking it into your ear canal kek
has someone chopped one of these up yet to see if it's real?
The collab between Hiby and Hatsune Miku is this DAP here, look like the Hiby R3 Pro II combine with the old walkman a35 miku edition, I love itThe IEM hasn't been reveal yet tho.( I would've say it's the r3 pro ii but it's Hibydigital, not Hiby so it might be a new dap
I have in fact abandoned true wireless and gone back to wired headphones. Spent months sourcing a pair of Momentum in-ear from Japan lol. I also got several Sony Walkmans with built-in ANC piping to wired earbuds, and imo they easily sound better than any true wireless product up to $200.True wireless is a huge source of electronic trash. Extra batteries, short shelf life/designed to be unrepairable. Railway workers in Japan have to pick up from the tracks, dozens of them falling out of people's ears each day, they even invented special contraptions for this. You can't be green or sensible and still use one of these things, that's just hypocrisy at the highest level. And - even LDAC is not as good as a physical cable. I'm just gonna say it. These 6-8 years was just one big running around for nothing, My answer is I've gone back to the wired earphones I'd been using before all this and I'm happy as a clam. Should have never fallen for the true wireless con.True wireless is nice some of the time, but I also realized later on that I only "can't tolerate cable" when I'm having low-energy days. It's a great reminder to work on my health.
>>106441953ehh I love my tws when I'm exercisingand when I'm doing shit that needs 2 hands and I want some music to drone out the boredom
>>106439730you turn them knobs - trial and error
>>106439730Hiss blaster 9000.
>>106441212They're real pisces of shit.
What's the most efficient way to spend my money on some almost disposable levels of wireless bluetooth IEMs (not earbuds).>BudgetAround 30$.>Intended useListening to podcasts and any kind of music.>Frequency ResponseDon't care either way as long as they're cheap.
>>106442351space travel?
>>106442351>What's the most efficient way to spend my money on some almost disposable levels of wireless bluetooth IEMshttps://www.scarbir.com/tws/soundpeats-t3-pro-reviewLess than $15 on Aliexpress
Just copped the artti t10sAnyone had experience with them?
I really really like these, but the QC not so much; the first pair I got had really bad channel imbalance.anyone knows where to get one with better QC across the board? I don't mind paying a premium as I really like these.
>>106442565should have gotten the KZ ZSX Pro
>>106442617I'll try them next. any recommendations on where to get them from?
Impressions after using Palavox Akasha over the weekend:TLDR: Mid-forward, extremely wide-sounding, shrill air-maxxing pos with literally no mid-bass. >TimbreAkasha has this really clean and analytical tuning to it as a result of having zero mid-bass impact. Upper-mids and treble energy causes the Akasha to be shrill-sounding with lots of air/shimmer. But it is not lean-sounding, A/Bing with something like the Helios, you can tell the Akasha does have relatively thick lower-mids to it, but most of the time it is overpowered with its shrillness.>BassNo idea why Palavox even bothered putting a DD. Akasha has zero mid-bass. As for subbass, the Akasha does have BCD drivers which gives a slight hint of subbass rumble and texture. Bass on the Akasha is best described as ‘rumble with no slam/decay’.>Uppermids/TrebleAkasha is quite the shrill pos, but because of its late pinna gain, it’s not shouty – female vocals have this breathy texture, and the midrange has this glassy sheen to it. The Akasha has tons of air and is very extended – much better than the Helios.>SoundstageOne of its strong points. Very wide-sounding. Comparable to Storm in that regard.>ConsNoteweight for lower-register instruments is a real problem area: the lack of mid-bass punch and slam makes bass guitar sound really anemic; you can barely make out the strumming. It’s impossible to hear the initial “thump” on the jazz drums so all you get is the constant shimmering of cymbals/snares. I wouldn’t use the Akasha for instrumentals because Akasha just lacks that initial slam to give instruments authority.>ProsDetail monster with great separation for busy/fast electronic tracks or female poison genres like jpop/kpop. Transients are sharp and fast, and the lack of mid-bass bloom/decay allows you to scrutinize details in the music. Verdict: Very unique tuning and worth demo-ing for the experience. Canjam goers should make an effort to audition this pos if possible.
which normie tws to downgrade my fox tws to?
>>106440473take the filters out entirely or buy new filters. ouranos is a way better pos than what its basic harman tuning shows. it's one of my favorite pos and as far as a1DD upgrade from that...kind of hard to say when EA500LM exists. >>106442671don't listen to him. ZSX is actually still pretty fun in 2025, but Hydro exists.
why is epz g10 so good, bros?
Let me guess, you need more?
>>106442952I like these well enough.
>>106442929ok nigga... now cable/source/tip/rock roll and do a 180 with your opinion
>>106440700Imagine having sex. And then imagine having sex with a woman.
>>106443359Yes.
>>106443671what is a womanwhat is sex
>>106433662Can anyone recommend me something PLEASE, TANGZU SUCKS
>>106444292but the chart looks good!!!
>>106444321Tangzu is good, it's just that the qc is shit, and I need more bass desu, just a tad bit more
>>106444444
Can anyone help with white noise/hiss? I'm hearing it constantly while using Kefine Klean and Fiio JA11 on OnePlus 11. I've lowered device volume to 40 using the Fiio Control app, but the white noise is still audible especially during quieter parts of songs. The DAC adapter also gets disconnected from time to time, I'm not sure if that's just the app acting up but the white noise doesn't get louder when it happens. What other DAC should I get to eliminate this?
>>106445268you got fiio'd, tough luck
Endgame with totl techs
>>106444344just EQ?????
>>106445503eq is cope, and no one reads the guideeqtards will never learn
>>106444344>qc is shitWhat does this even mean? Are you afraid it's going to just fall apart? It seems pretty appropriate for $20. I've heard some complaints about the cable, but that's about it.>needs more bassSo just add a low shelf filter w/ EQ.
>>106445298I'm aware, that's not really helpful.
>>106445420wild take. t10 pro is under $100 and is objectively better. pr2 is known to be holographic and can be had for $24
>>106445571you don't need a guide to add 5dB bass shelf
>>106445420zogslop
>>106445764>pr2got mine for 0 (zero) dollary-doos on aliexpress dot com
>>106446958lucky fuck
>>106447022protip check local shipping page at 3am and get the $10 voucher
>>1064472933am 4chan time i mean
/iemg/ is dead, long live /hpg/
>>106448060our shills rest during weekends, nigga. /hpg/ is literally dead if the OP stops bumping past 10 PM
Tututu~~Connected! Shii... Hmm?Disconnected...
>>106439670goals
>>106448140That's only because europoors can't afford headphones.
>>106438845WTB:IEM with good sound quality (preferably Harmann or with a bit more vibrant sound particularly over bassier frequencies), think like the DT1990sBudget is anywhere up to 1000$, but lower is preferable and sensible choices are preferred unless a clear concise justification can be given for a pricier product.It needs to seat well in my ears even if I take it motorcycling without a helmet at high speeds.If it supports a TWS module to use on the gym, then all the better.
>>106448940>It needs to seat well in my ears even if I take it motorcycling without a helmet at high speeds.this would have been the hardest requirement if you were to wear a helmet as there are few iems that sit flush with the earassuming you are not able to use eq, you are limited to the chopin, nova, and supermix4 as the defacto harman iems, but all are relatively bulky and do not sit well in the earmaybe try the elua ultra, relatively very cheap and is useful for getting a feel on harman
>>106449022I didn't mean it that way, but rather, something that is guaranteed not to come off my ears if I go too fast because of wind. Or worse, something that is incapable of blocking wind noise at higher speeds.
>>106449159>something that is guaranteed not to come off my ears if I go too fast because of windthis shouldn't be much of an issue>Or worse, something that is incapable of blocking wind noise at higher speeds.this is VERY hard, and is caused by the same issue that i described with wearing helmets; a lot of iems jut out of the ear, so any helmet you wear will push on them, and any wind that is blowing past will be amplified and transmittedif isolation from wind is a top priority, then the usual shure/westone/etymotic iems will be ideal
>>106449338I see, thanks for the help anon. If I go the shure route, which one should I go with for that specific sound signature (Harmann or maybe more vibrant )?
>>106449383none to my knowledge have anything close to harman, same for westone and etymoticyou will have to sacrifice isolation and form for sound or vice versa.the solution is to use eq, but that might not be possible
>>106440571>you need to die, painfully preferablyBE NICE, you butt hurt dumb boy! BE NICE! :3>>106444172You're so cute and silly! :3
>>106449409do the good thing and summon a ziigaat whore for me
I don't clean my Kiwiears Cadenzas. My Zero's (All of them). I use the dirtiest possible in the favela electric network. Fox niggas need to be skinned for their fur.
so we all agree that guidezo is the iemg professor of sounding?
>>106450265professor of writing things nobody ever reads
>>106450380sounds like the perfect professor then
>>106438845Hey guys, does the Ve Odo hold up well with the Kefine Klean or Artti T10 without any issues? I'm new to this hobby.
>he needs moreI am pretty comfy with this.
>>106450476>Artti T10overrated uncomfortable IEM
Let me guess.
>>106449409You are not a woman, you will never be a woman either
Contemplating an upgrade from Truthear Nova.Was considering Thieaudio Monarch Mk3 now they're on clearance, but would Tanchjim Origin/Xenn Mangird Tea Pro be a more logical incremental upgrade?
>>106451242completely different tuningsnova is essentially a more sane take on harman and the only thing that remotely can be considered upgrade is moondrop variations
I want to have desktop audio and 3ds audio through my headphones. so I need to mix 2 RCA analog lines, is this thing the way to go or am I about to waste $40
the battery on my beloved r3 pro saber is expanding and the charge is suddenly shot. I guess I'm looking at the r3 pro II?the suede backing and the protective case being open over it seems like ass, though anyone have it, or any thoughts?
>>106442952the cmf buds 2 have some annoying quirks:- the eartips are not round but sorta elliptical. you can't really use aftermarket ones since they don't fit the "stem" well. you can force them on but then the buds don't fit in the charging case...- the controls are garbage if your hand is wet/sweaty. they rarely register commands and you end up just switching the anc mode on/off. makes it almost useless for working out which is a big minus for me- speaking of controls: they way you customize them is incredibly stupidly designed. for example, volume control can ONLY be assigned to tap+hold. you can't bind it to double tap or anything else. either tap+hold or disabled completely. and most of the functions are like that. and while i understand why there is no single tap control at all, i still would like to have the option.- there is an option to make the buds pause playback when you take one bud out of your ear. and while you can disable that function you can NOT disable the beep that the bud makes when you trigger it, so it still does beep every time you take it out your ear. very annoying- on a positive note - the buds have different sound alerts for triggering different functions so you can always tell if something got turned on by mistake- you don't get a charging cable in the box. thankfully the charging port is usb-c
>>106438845How good is the Fiio K11? I've been thinking about getting the non R2R
>posWhat does this mean? Just "piece of shit", or does it have a different meaning in this here circle of autists?
