Fola schiit EditionHow 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://iem-eq-guide.pages.dev/>/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 DSP (Mild U) - $22• Truthear Gate (Mild V) - $22• EPZ Q1 Pro (V-shape) - $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• HiBy M300 - $200>AVOID USING:• Mainboard audio when using multi-driver posPrevious Thread: >>106942470
reminder that >75% of iemg posters are on transjeet's payola>+5 avatarfagging transjim anons>shopping guide contains every transjim pos>eq guide advertises the bunny>instantaneous pic posts from official transjim accounts on other platforms
>>106956703suffering from success
>>106956669Could someone advise which device can be used to input a laptop, PC, and DAP through either single-ended or balanced connections, and then output to either single-ended or balanced connections?What are the implications for sound quality?Is there a device that can perform this function and is no larger than an ITX motherboard?
>>106956745dac / amp.depending on the model, can offer a variety of inputs and outputs.narrow down your needs and budget.
>>106956703I do it for free.Picrel, using freshly charged NiMH batteries on the f**o'd BTR11 still showed 80% after 5 hours. It showed 40% last time since the batteries were left in the drawer for years.The original pillowed Li-ion was only 100mAh so I hope that would last at least 3 times longer.
>>106956703>instantaneous pic posts from official transjim accounts on other platformshow would you know unless you're also a transjeet keeping up with their accounts? get exposed idiot
>>106956779>dac / amp.>depending on the model, can offer a variety of inputs and outputs.Do you have examples? It must support at least 3 inputs and 1 output.>narrow down your needs and budget.I want to route a single-ended connection from my PC, a single-ended connection from my laptop, and a balanced connection from my DAP, followed by another balanced connection to my IEMs or headphones. My budget is $150.
>>106956825>it's called having a suspicion, doing some digging, and uncovering a mass shill astroturfing campaign under our very nosenice mental gymnastics false flaggot transjeet
off to a great start tonight..
>>106956841nice projection, your gay op was exposed immediately now seethe more
>>106956889you're literally so mad your little scheme got exposed, just like your astroturfed kz hate last thread
>>106956889>terroristI just wanted to warn others about f**o bro.
>>106956895ah it all makes sense now, you're a jeet or pagpag paid shill so you're not loyal to any brand, and you just clocked in to your jobgo scam some retard with your shilled trashjeet or gayzed pos, this is above your pay grade >>106956914you should start warning others that you're a paid shill
>>106956920there it is lmao i fucking called it, you were the one behind all the kz bullshit last thread and now you're trying to sell tanchjims
>>106956920>paid shillYeah I paid f**o and now I'm shilling against them.
>>106956931of course you think it's been me, i don't care about tyvan's gay company because everyone already knows that they have an army of shills and retards like you. i don't waste my energy on obvious and documented retard traps, only on more pressing matters like this oneget back to work, tyvan's going to get mad>>106956945how much does tanshit pay you then?
>>106956959I bought them with my own money, what's wrong with posting IEMs on /iemg/?
>>106956819Example of an all-in-one, SMSL RAW-MDA1 (I'm not endorsing this model).Most people output digital USB or optical from PCs.idk what DAP you have, but I'm assuming the outputs are USB or wireless.So you can do both PCs optical out, and the DAP connected via USB-C cable.Or if the DAP has BT then connect via BT.
>>106956970haha ok sure pal, and i own the sun you see in the skyjust say it man, how much does t******* pay you to shill their pos?
>>106956989>SMSL RAW-MDA1That doesn't seem to meet my needs; I believe a mixer would be more suitable>idk what DAP you haveShanling M5 Ultra>Or if the DAP has BT then connect via BTI could use BT for all my devices, but I'd prefer not to
>>106957029Outputting analog 3.5mm from your computers is not recommended. Nearly all motherboards have poor performance. Yes, you can look into mixers and multi-channel out devices, I don't have further guidance about those. Since they work with the analog signal, degradation of the signal or amplified noise are to be expected.
>>106956829>>106956841>>106956846Wow, you silly boys are SO butt hurt right now!
> $50-$100> Music, PC, and phone. Quiet environment.> I don't know what that is. "Let It Happen" by Tame Impala, "Stress" by Justice, "Face to Face"Daft Punk, "Pulsewidth" By Aphex Twin> Cheap JLab earbuds and Steelseries Arctis 7+ (better). They sound fine. I guess I don't know what good audio sounds like.
>>106956745>>106957079I think I've found what suits my needs: https://www.amazon.com/LZSIG-Sub-Mixing-Low-Noise-Microphone-Independent/dp/B096462RCT. However, I can't seem to find an alternative.
>>106957106step up to supermix 4 / daybreak or stick to ~$20. most options between are meh imo
>>106957106Zero 2>>106957256he said he doesn't know what good audio sounds like. he puts on daybreaks, he'll be bored within minutes.
I listened to the Q1 Pro for a few hours of music and gaming, and after the THC wore off, my ears started ringing and feeling warm.Switched back to the Tripowin Vivace and I feel instant relief. I actually might like this better than the Gate. It sounds amazing plugged directly into the headphone jack. It's not as bassy as I remember, so changing volume and tips definitely helps.
Received the Ziigaat Doscinco today. Been listening to it for about 30 minutes using various tips. So far I am quite disappointed.> What don't I like about them?First of all, the sound is very V-shaped. Lots of bass but also lots of upper mids/ear gain. Everything sounds sibilant to me. I have to turn down the volume a lot. Voices, pianos, guitars etc are too quiet.It also seems like they don't fit into my ears well. The nozzles are very short so they sit far out on the ears.I made a quick and simple EQ to get it closer to the Aful Explorer. But even with this on it doesn't sound that good. I still prefer the Explorers.
>>106956669cant find the Fola listed anywhere, is it because im in the US? really wanted to get a pair a few months back but had to deal with other things
>>106957342You should keep in mind quality assurance and unit variation. You are looking at a graph of someone else's unit from some time ago.Linsoul's brands unfortunately have had a bit of a down-slide as far as how well-matched and consistent their models are (at all prices, Doscinco up to Thieaudio Monarch level). Your unit may very well graph quite different from what you see there, which further confounds what you are hearing. Keep that in mind. (It's not that graphs "lie." We lack certainty of how both your Explorer and Doscinco graph).>fitWell now you know how virtually every ZiiGaat fits, they use the exact same shape for most resin hybrid models FYI. Not a good shell for me either.
>>106957286
>>106957375just released in asian markets, it's coming soon
>>106957411I saw it around early september on amazon though, weird
>>106957286you are not suppose to use q1pro without EQ... unless you are more or less deaf
>>106957424they started appearing around that time, but officially speaking they only started selling them a week or two agothe amazon listing iirc was a leak from a seller
>>106957106SIMGOT EW300 or Letshuoer S08
>>106957399Thanks for the info. I guess Ill try to sell this.
>>106957505S08. Never EW300.
>>106956920>treating electronics manufacturers like sportsball teams
Amir is a deaf cunt and can't hear anything. Why the FUCK is he an authority on audio?
>>106958225nobody asked
How do Tanchjim's IEMs differ between Origins/Darlings/Oxygens? I'm mostly interested in their more premium flagship offerings over time.
>>106958385>differ between Origins/Darlings/Oxygensliterally the same pos>more premium flagship offeringslost manor
https://www.hidizs.net/products/hidizs-ap80-pro-max-all-in-one-hi-res-streaming-music-playerI backed this because at the ~$150 USD price point it seems like a relatively decent deal and I've wanted a PMP for awhile for traveling because I fly a lot for work and currently just drain my phone battery, what are the odds it's actually just complete shit?
>>106958539Is soundblaster play 4 good dac or should i buy something else?
>>106958412Darling is bullet style.
>>106958225because>le measurements!!
Anons, is there any sort of 1/4" male to 4.4mm female adapter worth trying? I think I need one to use my IEMs with my UR-44 interface. Sadly, I don't think I can just listen with my USB-C DAC at the same time when in a DAW like Bitwig.
>>106959622Can't name a specific model but there shouldn't be any issues, just check L only and R only to see if they soldered it correctly. Amazon or aliexpress should have something. I only used 4.4 to 3.5 that came with one if my IEMs.
>>106958225Because he's only using industry standard rigs and methods. When you read his reviews you know he's not making shit up. There's value in that. Of course there's value in going beyond "the science" too, but that's not his job.
Reminder flacs are a scam sponsored by storage companies. You don't need anything more than 320s.
>he needs 320kbit because of his inferior ancient codecdidn't realize it was deaf audiophool hours
>>106958225>
>>106960475>two thirds of flies love shit so we're going to smear shit on all the researchnow i understand replication crisis
is there anything better than the moondrop may's for gaming?
>>106960628Rays...
>>106960639tried them, basically the same
Don't believe any recommendation here. Everyone of us never paid higher than 20 bucks on an IEM.
/iemg/ 2025 holidays shopping guide$3 EDC Pro 1DD$4 Celest Rue 1DD$4 CVJ Luki 1DD+1vibrator$7 Castor 2DD$7 Krila 1DD+1BA$7 Polaris 1DD$8 Sgor Venus 1DD$10 PR2 1planar$10 QKZ x HBB 1DD$12 Rosefinch 1DD$12 GATe 1DD$13 Chu II 1DD$20 Lafitear LF3 Pro 1DD+1EST+1BA$20 TRN ST7 2DD+5BA$30 VX Pro+ 1DD+8BA$23 TRN Lucky Bag (5 IEMs)
>>106960971not true, I paid almost $30 for one
>>106960971>none of us have paid more than 20 bucksftfy ESL>>106961067why would you buy that pos?
>>106960971I recommend fox IEM.
>>106960427Nah, I can hear a difference and storage doesn't matter in the streaming age.
>>106961136pos...itioning
>>106961164[screeches in xiph.org]
>>106956669how are the buds 3 pro so lacking in bass?????? i got it for free, but they're supposedly to be £200
>>106956669my brother wants a mp3 to store a bunch of pirated audio books to use instead of his phone.>Budgetunder $150 aud>Intended use sd card support, small form factor, blutooth and having a long battery life is a must as he will probably be using them to distract himself at work. support for audible would be a plus, but not completely necessary.>Frequency responseI guess it should be a normal eq, maybe something that priorities the mid range, but really it shouldnt matter as long as it not bass heavy afik.
>>106960971I miss those good deals.
>>106961402just eq the bass>>106961438hiby m300
>>106961483>just eq the bassit is garbage even with the bass turned up on the wavelet eq
>eqing bass on $0.50 of plastic and recycled DDlol lmao
>>106961402>>106961501Most likely a bad seal. Try different tips or upgrade to wired IEMs.
>>106961589Crazy how $0 IEMs can play bass louder and with less distortion than $1000 IEMs and $5000 headphones.
>it's totally the seal guys. eq with more tipskek
>>106961606for this reason it's worth upgrading from chu 2 to another chu 2
If IEMs Are So Good... Why Don't People Mix And Master Recordings Using Them? Yes. Because They Suck
>>106961648Use case for mixing and mastering outside?
>>106956669$200!! Our tots, foola waiters??
did they make an iem with subbass yet? other than pr2 I mean
hard mode: respond to this question without sounding mad
>>106961606show one graph comparison of a free pos shitting on a $1K pos. any. >>106961648because mixing and mastering is done on actual speakers. also you're ESL.
>>106961789Yes.
>>106961824Edc pro vs 64 audio shit.https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/64-audio-u12t-review-iem.32518/
>>106961824>because mixing and mastering is done on actual speakers>*mixing and mastering ARE doneESLzo... Kys?
>>106961611Budshit shouldn't have any trouble playing basshttps://www.0db.co.kr/REVIEW_0DB/4126438
>>106961888sperg more?
>>106961596>>106961993no point, just seething troll / deaf newfag, move along. buds3 even have function that boosts bass when it detects inadequate seal. glossing over the facts that wavelet is known to mess with bt quality, we don't know what codecs he's even using, etc.
>>106961164really now? surely you will be able to prove it?https://abx.digitalfeed.net/lame.320.html
apple shill detected >>106962310
>buds 3 proapple does not make a product with that name. if you mistyped that, it's your fault.
o my bad
when is samsung gonna buy apple and go full TJD
I need some reccs for the most isolating pos I can find.They cannot be from Etymotic or Shure, and they must be wired. Ideally, they should fit nicely.I've been eyeing the Cadenza4 and maybe some all-BA pos could work, I'm just not confident they'll be as good as Etymotics which I have but cannot use them anymore.
>>106962948we don't know what fits you nicely.kotori zephyr is a non-vented iem that inserts quite deep and isolates well without pressure issues.most other hybrids are more-or-less similar.all-BA will often be non-vented and have pressure issues (unless you step up to softears RSV MK2 level, where they've accounted for that)
>>106962948You should probably check out customs.
>>106961732lmao, look at that bass, its not just weak but barely holding together now
>>106962948post dilated earbussy
come home, white men
>>106963380i wont buy until they slash the price down to $199
>>106963380obsoleted by $20 pos
>>106963475If you like giant resin blobs hanging from your ear canals
>>106963062it's on 5128! and it has DSP modular kekble, just boost it, nigga!
Anyone tried the Softears UTs yet? Eye-wateringly expensive (even though they're like 1/2-1/3 the price on Taobao). Think they launched just some months ago. I'm still using their UCs, but I wish I could try the UTs without paying 2-3x the Taobao pricing.
I got drunk last night and ordered a pair of Cano Cristales and something else that I don't remember.
>>106963486bunny is pretty small
>>106963488does transjim think that nobass = neutral? lol they really should conduct listening tests instead of shitting out $200 garbagealso holy shit $200 for 1DD is something else.you can get airpods pro 2 for less than $200 and they are full of electronics and active systems. Tanchjim garbage costs a fraction to produce.Really fucking unreasonable.
>>106963566all the metal gimmicks are never worth its&s spring tips and coffee tips is all you need
>>106963630How many rupees per post?
>>106963738nta but I'm Indian lol
>>106963738I wish somebody make a decent size blind listening tests with normies lolie200 would've been btfo so fucking hard...
these jeets aren't even hiding it anymore.
>>106963825I'm Indian and I've never had issues dealing with anyone on this site.
>>106963825wait where is the idea that indians are promoting transhjim coming from?
Saars!! Try out this new prototype, it's the best target in the world!!
>>106963948work on your grammar
>>106964036All roads lead to fox target.
>>106963676>>106963792just push the bass boost button, even the newfaggiest of the noeqs can figure it out
noeqs mad at this one simple trick to download bass for free
>>106964168that's not the fucking point, retardpoint is that they don't know what the fuck they are doing. And 2nd point is that their shit is unjustifiably expensive
>>106964111you're the most untrustworthy of them all.
>>106964200lol are there measurements which actually show what kind of bass boost this thing does?
hm is there a way to make filter "constant"? like for example I have 5db ear canal resonance at 8k. I lower it. Is there a way for it to always stay at -5dB even when I'm adding treble shelfs? So filter automatically changes to always stay at -5 dB?
>>106964418keep it a notch filter and don't let others get in the way
If ₹1000 iems(+eq) are better than high-end iems, why has nobody outside this general talked about it? I'd expect a thread on head-fi or asr discussing chu 2 with eq vs monarchs or whatever by now, at least.
Best earbuds shaped like pic related?>Budget0 to 199 USD>Intended use (media, source, environment)Games and YouTube videos on PC. Movies on Android phone.>Frequency response preference and music examplesDon't care as long as I can understand dialogue>Past gear and your thoughts on themCircumaural pinches my ear tips and makes me feel like I'm developing cauliflower ear. IEM ear dildos make me produce too much earwax. Have Apple Earpods, they are pretty good except the volume control doesn't work on my Android phone and my USB headphone dongle on my PC.
>>106964982>₹1000I dunno what kind of currency this is>why has nobody outside this general talked about itpeople talk about it all the timethe problem is that any audio space will be immediately invaded by audiophools and they'll muddy the waters with their retarded takes.This thread did not come up with 1DD+EQ. Just so you know.>I'd expect a thread on head-fi or asr discussing chu 2 with eq vs monarchs or whatever by now, at least.https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/iems-where-do-diminishing-returns-start-cost-wise-10-15-20-30-50-200-etc-etc.55297/
>>106965125its rupees saar
>>106965191just use dollars, weirdo
>>106965125well sure, i've seen threads like these on reddit or head-fi, but they're not precisely about the topic i'm speaking about (comparisons between let's say gate eq'd to monarch and a monarch itself). it's mostly about "diminishing returns", aka how much you have to spend before the default profile of an iem does not meaningfully improve your listening experience (from what i've read this is around ₹20,000). i would be interested if you could direct me to any real discussion on chu2+eq vs high end iems. (there is a headphones.com video and thread about eqing cheaper headphones to "sound better than 1000$ headphones"), but i didn't find it particularly enlightening.
>>106964982https://old.reddit.com/r/iems/comments/1mirks1/upgraded_from_moondrop_variations_to_kiwi_ears/
>>106965209i am not that anon saar i am only doing the needful
>>106965210There's FR, distortion and comfort. Beyond $20 it's not diminishing returns. It's negative returns.
>>106965211>redditaint no way u using ts as yo source twin wilted-flower-emoji
>>106965252>why has nobody outside this general talked about it?>no, no that outside
>>106965233wrong.
>>106965271Chatgpt lost.
>>106965263u wildin cuh we dont so nunnadat gay shit here
>>106965276I accept your concession.
>>106965298Grok lost.
BA pos lost.
>>106965233well, my impression is that frequency response specifically doesn't matter as much (if you're using peq) as the "volatility" of the response curve, as in how much it shifts while progressing through the frequency range. for an example of what i'm talking about, see the high end of the fiio ft1s, which, from what i'm reading are rather difficult to eq to preference. beyond that, i've also read that higher end iems have unmeasurable "soundstages" and "bass textures" which are irreplicable with cheaper parts, and again i'm not sure if this is true or not.>>106965211this is much closer to what i'm looking for, and i'm pretty surprised you were able to find something like this so easily. from what i'm reading, the variations are harman-tuned whereas the eq profile of op's cadenza is closer to a more neutral sound? which means that if op liked harman tuning, he'd prefer an eq'd variations more than the cadenza. so not really clarifying in the way that i'd hoped.>>106965263well i should say you're not replying to me, maybe the other person just doesn't like reddit (not super fond of it myself)
>>106965210you don't even need EQ for $20 to beat $1000+ ones lol>aka how much you have to spend before the default profile of an iem does not meaningfully improve your listening experiencePrice will not help with that. $20 base FR is good enough already. All the problems are coming from individual differences and no amount of money can fix that.>i would be interested if you could direct me to any real discussion on chu2+eq vs high end iemsthat's the thing it doesn't even need EQ to be better in the first place. If you properly EQ something to your liking (regardless of the actual price) it will be better than literally anything without EQ unless you are extremely lucky or delusional. Like... there's nothing to discuss here? In the thread people do talk about comparisons and EQ a little bit.
>>106965340>well, my impression is that frequency response specifically doesn't matter as much (if you're using peq) as the "volatility" of the response curve, as in how much it shifts while progressing through the frequency range.I don't understand what this means...>for an example of what i'm talking about, see the high end of the fiio ft1s, which, from what i'm reading are rather difficult to eq to preferencedoesn't make it clearer. variance from fit and anatomy is huge>beyond that, i've also read that higher end iems have unmeasurable "soundstages" and "bass textures" which are irreplicable with cheaper parts, and again i'm not sure if this is true or not.yeah it is not truelook at pic relatedthat's the difference one can expect from IEM in different ears.
>>106965340>well, my impression is that frequency response specifically doesn't matter as muchAverage audiophile either can't EQ at all or only ever tried autoeq and understandably got shit results. Le science pilled tards also often avoid EQ and only buy shit with the best looking graphs. EQ in general and especially EQ with adjustments by ear is still out of reach for most people. And when you don't even know what peaks and dips sound like all you hear is soundstage, speed, texture, etc.
>>106965419well, taking asr's ft1 chart as an example, the deviations in the 5k-20k range would be difficult to eq by hand to the sound profile you most prefer, which is what i mean by "volatility". obviously fit changes frequency response, but would it change it enough to make eqing it manually easier? not sure.>>106965357it seems to me somewhat backwards that iems that cost more would be "objectively" worse sounding than iems that cost less, could you elaborate on why? and if this is true, are top-end iems just snake oil? it seems as if most people think for example the tea pros are better than a gate when both aren't eq'd...
>>106965494>it seems to me somewhat backwards that iems that cost more would be "objectively" worse sounding than iems that cost less,Distortion and BA drivers have the highest in-ear bass variation out of all driver types. Guess what expensive IEMs are using. Here's onehttps://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/64-audio-tia-tri%C3%B3-iem-review.42405/Literally unsalvageable>Because I can't get good sound out of these IEMs in my listening tests, I can't recommend the 64 Audio tia Trió.
>>106965494>the deviations in the 5k-20k range would be difficult to eq by hand to the sound profile you most prefer,graph having these "deviations" doesn't mean you'll have them in your ear. EQing them is not exactly difficult.Difficulty will come from positional variation - you move your head headphones shift and peaks and dips shift with them. It's a common problem for closed back headphones, >obviously fit changes frequency response, but would it change it enough to make eqing it manually easieryes. headphones will also change their behavior on your head even with HRTF effects excluded.>which is what i mean by "volatility".Okay I get it now. If we know that there are headphones that have lower "volatility" like hd800 we have no idea about IEMs. And especially if more expensive ones are less "volatile". In general IEMs are less volatile in a sense that it's easier to achieve a consistent fit and depth.I think this problem is unsolvable without active systems.>it seems to me somewhat backwards that iems that cost more would be "objectively" worse sounding than iems that cost less. could you elaborate on why?I don't really want to talk objectively (well if you'd want to have objective measurements like THD then they actually ARE objectively worse but it doesn't matter) because FR variance at the ear drum is so fucking huge it renders this whole discussion meaningless. There's nothing $1k can do that $20 can not. Most $20 pos have safe V-shape harmanish tuning that most normies will like. Can you say the same about 1K pos? The result will depend on which one you'll pick.>and if this is true, are top-end iems just snake oilyes. that's the case for most audio gear.>it seems as if most people think for example the tea pros are better than a gate when both aren't eq'd...They have different tuning and maybe people in general prefer tea pros one more. Or maybe they will not nobody really tried to make a blind listening tests with them.
are Blessings 3 worth the price or should I try to see if I can snag a deal on ebay? >>106963566>$28 for only 1 pairyeah thats insane, I'll stick with my moondrop spring tips and spintfits, those tips better have some self cleaning material to warrant that price
>>106966150No either go cheaper w/epz p50 or more expensive with meteor. Tea pro is also good but its a different sound.
>>106964249it runs winamp.exe on an embedded system with an autohotkey script that pushes the bars up
>>106965494>it seems as if most people think for example the tea pros are better than a gate when both aren't eq'dHere's a video casually addressing that ideahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJGwS_I8m4ESpoiler: The $35 IEM wins among more expensive, well-regarded IEMs. I personally am not parading around a definitive conclusion "$35 always da best!" and Tea Pros aren't specifically in this video, but it's a microcosm example of what we already know from good data. Price has no correlation with sound quality. In people's real world use, tonal balance (the frequency response and whether it aligns or deviates from a listener's preference (we also know general bounds for preferences)) and comfort are main determining factors of whether people like earphones.Majority of more expensive IEMs, as they include more drivers, are in bulkier, less ergonomic shells. This not only affects the listener's mood and tolerance to withstand discomfort, but can directly affect the perceived sound quality when there is non-ideal seal. You can add on my personal anecdotes as someone who has heard hundreds of IEM models upwards of $5,000. Comfort is a huge factor in my purchasing decisions. Besides that, I seek things that align with my sound preferences and appeal to emotional senses (aesthetics, perceived value of the total package, perceived technicalities). Nowhere do I deceive myself into believing there is objective merit to my perceptions about: soundstage, detail, texture, resolution, imaging, etc. nor do my opinions exactly align with anyone else I've ever come across. I listen to things and form an opinion about the value proposition of a specific model. This is what it boils down to for any individual, and that opinion or value/worth is colored by subjectivity: life experience with audio gear, finances, etc.
>>106964233literally just download more bass, i figured this out on windows 98 in winamp, how is it 2025 and niggas still can't move bars???
>>106966356Comfort has always been better with larger pos for me. I find this general's obsession with tiny weirdly shaped pos that don't properly lock into the ear to be quite strange, is everyone here an earlet or are we just too poor to afford something better?
What are sub 300 bucks iem for a eargasm ?Right now i'm using truthear pure but I want more
>>106966428there is a line. i have med-large ears and tolerate most. doesn't mean absurdly uncomfortable pos don't exist, they sure do.
>>106966438tea pro k ur done
>>106966331>>106966368>literally just download more bassI literally don't give a fuck what kind of bass it has IDIOT
>>106966452Only the original thieaudio monarchs ever gave me issues because of size. More often I get hotspots from sharp edges and shitty shapes which are common in every price bracket.
>>106966271>cheaper w/epz p50or even cheaper with daybreak
>>106966493But then you have to live with the embarassment of having paid money to the fat fuck. Almost as bad as being an OF simp.
>>106966460>tea pro kI heard people saying it's not that amazing :/
>>106966438>>106966510fill OP How to request advice:
>>106966438Fox IEM, endgame.
>>106966428>is everyone here an earlet or are we just too poor to afford something better?Or... everybody's ears are different and there's no real reason to think about this at all.Price also doesn't really have anything to do with it. Shit like zero red is $50 and huge. Something like daybreak is $170 and it's basically smaller than my wyverns black remaster which is $25 1DD.
>>106966508yeah but who knows that? nobody
>>106966510tea pros are like universally liked lolthere's 2 ways for eargasm.either EQ by earor try 200 IEMs until you find THE ONE (price doesn't matter)
>>106966529>300 bucks>office, home and commuting. Using it with my hiby r3 pro II>I kinda like the truthear pure, but I find it sometimes not punchy enough and lacking clarity. Females vocals are not that good on it too. I will mostly use it to listen to taichi, zts, shiki, ffxiv ost, ebm and aggrotek>Liked the pure. Not a fan of my chuu II and of my tanchjim 4u
>>106966438PR2
>>106966587describe more about what you do or don't like about the chu2 and 4u like you did with pure. that is helpful for us to help you
It literally doesn't matter what people say about audio. They can't hear and if they can they don't hear the way you do. What you personally hear also doesn't matter because you also can't hear. What you're going to hear was determined the moment you saw the faceplate. Unrelated to actual audio quality.
>>106966580Well I sadly don't have the budget and time to try 200 iem :(
>>106966619we know. Fox IEM, it's endgame.
>>106966587daybreak 100%
>>106966606My concern with the chuu II is the lack of clarity, and I find that there is no immersion. I really liked the definition of the voices on the 4u and the overall atmosphere, but I found it lacked depth, to the point that it was unpleasant (I'm not sure how to describe it, sorry, I don't have the technical terms)For now, I preferred the pure because it combined what I liked about the 4u while having more depth and immersion, but I think I can find something better, which is why I'm asking here
>>106966650What are the qualities of daybreak ?
>>106966438ER4XR + EQ. Don't waste your time with chink shit.
>>106966676>clarity>immersion>depthy-yeah these are all meaningless terms>I preferred the pure because it combined what I liked about the 4u while having more depth and immersionhave you tried EQ?
we need to make an eqtard containment general where they can jerk off over eq and graphs, this thread is supposed to be about iems
>>106966740chu2 graphs well but sounds flat and claustrophobic with no depth
>>106966780what dongle
>>106966740Well yeah maybe it's un-scientific, but I don't really know how to describe it, sorry.>have you tried EQ?Yeh, I tried my best but I was unable do to something mindblowing. I followed the guide, maybe I did it wrong :/
>>106966758lifehack #whoa ctrl+f $5 shitbud alert
>>106966800you have to describe your terms like jimmy neutron working at spanky's for the graphniggas to not be angery
>>106966685Great resin shell and small size (better than pure), good cable with changeable terminations, better QC than pure (and truthear in general), colored jm-1 tuning (more contrast in bass more higher treble than pure)
100% the spammer making fake bait posts. Fascinating how you choose to spend your time making fake posts on a malaysian basket weaving forum iem sub-thread
>>106966758we had 2 iemgs and a hpg running simultaneously and eqtards btfo'd chartniggas in all 3
>>106966800>Yeh, I tried my best but I was unable do to something mindblowing. I followed the guide, maybe I did it wrong Set up 2 shelfs (do it right now) like on pic related (gain values are an example)And tweak them until you get the sound you like. Obviously use pure. Then report what kind of configuration you liked the best.If adding more bass makes it too boomy change shelf to like I dunno 80 and Q to 0.8 and try again. Don't forget to leave a proper headroom with preamp.
>>106966853
>>106966580absolvte trvth nvke
/ourguy/ dropping the banger comparison of 2025https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofibLJdJ_JA
redpill me on EQing by earhow does it compare to EQing by eye?
>>106966960>$200that's a big fucking baby
>>106962310what a weird post.I got the buds 3 pro free with my phone so I don't really care that much. it's just amazing that supposedly £200 earphones are outdone by £10 betron earphones off amazon. what the fuck is the point of all that tech that they crammed into it that made it so costly if its sound quality is still shit?i think samsung have also nerfed the sound quality in their new phones, because my old note was capable of delivering more bass than this
>>106966968EQing by eye is literally worthless unless you have 5128 dummy head instead of a normal one.
>>106966994>£200 earphones are outdone by £10 earphonesTRVTH NVKE
>>106966968There is no EQ redpill, EQ is a bluepill by definition.You just EQ your shitbud to the point you don't see any improvement and your perception is blurred. Next you convince yourself it is the same with the rest of the pos and it does not matter whether its 5$ shitbud or kilopos.
>>106967026I bass boosted a lot of $5 shitbuds plugged into dongle amps and came to the conclusion that some nigger bass are niggerer than others, problem is I'd rather spend $1000 on 300 $5 shitbuds than on one pos and increase my ear canal's bodycount
>>106967008price and hype doesn't always dictate quality but you at least expect a certain standard when everyone and their mother can't stop talking about a certain product. for samsung to be pushing their buds -- and I've got the motherfucking """"PRO"""" version too -- i at least expected some level of decency.i guess this is why they give this shit away for free, because it's hot fucking trash
>>106967068>price and hype doesn't always dictate quality but you at least expect a certain standard when everyone and their mother can't stop talking about a certain product.I've never seen any hype around samsung TWS ever?By all metrics they should have a decent amount of bass.So I dunno it's basically on you to figure out if your settings are fucked up, your fit and seal are fucked up or your TWSs are broken and fucked up.
wanker 2 didn't pass the sleep test
>>106967259damn
I'm looking for a Bluetooth receiver to stream music to my monitors (LSR305s), any recommendations?Only requirement are LDAC and clean enough DAC, convenient analog outputs for my usecase (ie. 2x6.35) would be great though.I know it's /iemg/ thus not the ideal place to ask, but I'm not seeing any better threads to ask.
>>106967438topping dx5 ii>2x6.35dunno of many with that
>>106967438https://a.aliexpress.com/_mrfeS6p
>>106967259this unironically wouldn't have happened with KZ
>>106967542this
>>106967516>topping dx5 iiKind of exceeds my needs for this current project, looks great though!>dunno of many with thatI'm used to interfaces that always have either XLR or 6.35 out, but yeah it seems quite uncommon on purely audiophile products.>>106967522>https://a.aliexpress.com/_mrfeS6pDoesn't seem like it actually does LDAC, which is a hard requirement for me.
>>106967259What are you fighting in your dreams to bend the pins like that?
so whats the next best thing after the Bunny's fopr gaming on Tanchjims side?
>>106967827>>106961732
looking to upgrade from truthear zero(2022) they're just plugged into a motu m2, any suggestions? budget is $100ish can go up if needed
>>106968252tanchjim nora
After my experiment with the Ziigaat Doscinco, I've realized it's all about mids. Fuck bass (still gotta have some), fuck upper mids and treble. I just want good powerful mids. What do I buy? I'd be an upgrade to the Aful Explorer.
>>106968617just EQ
>>106968617Tea 2 has lush mids.
I'm new to the hobby and I'm about to sit down and read the eq guide. H-Here I go!
>>106968684weak as fuck
>>106968617have you tried the new FFXIV Dilator buds?
>>106966356>I personally am not parading around a definitive conclusion "$35 always da best!" and Tea Pros aren't specifically in this video, but it's a microcosm example of what we already know from good data. Price has no correlation with sound quality.Yeah, personally I think $100 is the sweet spot. There you get both good sound quality and good build quality. Get the Fiio FH3 or the Aful Explorer. There is not a single IEM out there that beats them in terms of build quality, looks, sound quality or tuning. Both are end game.
>>106968617daybreaks have great mids... just sayin'
>>106966580>tea pros are like universally liked lolA lot of people think they're too sibilant/sharp/ear rapey. Just looking at the graph I can tell I'd feel the same.
>>106968731daybreak easily beats them at all the above
>>106968651Can you tell me how to find the sharp peaks?
>>106968684Looks nice. But I'm hesitant about Xenns (and Linsoul overall). What is to say that these are better than the Explorers?
>>106968747I've posted it already>>106965419there's no telling how POS will sound at all. "a lot of people" don't even EQ length modes out. tho can't say I've seen a lot of negativity about tea pros at all
>>106968738>daybreaks have greatLooks like mids there are more quiet compared to Explorers + more pinna gain and upper mids/treble.>daybreak easily beats them at all the aboveHows the build quality? Do they feel and look like $170? The Ziigaat Doscinco's look and feel like they should be $20. No difference between them and something like the Truthear Gate.
>>106968758I dunno do a bunch of sine swipes? With lower volume loudness changes should be more noticeable. When you do a constant sweep it basically goes weeeEEEEEE as it gets higher at frequency. But if there's a peak it will go something like weeEEE-wooo-WEEE. It especially noticeable if you do fastish sweeps.https://owliophile.com/good site to do it with
I cant get eartips that are truly comfortable for me and I am considering getting custom tips made.Great idea but MY FUCKING WALLETStill mulling the idea over, any of you fags had some made? I also considered the ghetto route of molding my own from cast silicon but ehhh
>>106968762I have both, Explorer sounds boring in comparison, even the bass sounds flat despite having more. Tea 2's bass can give me shit-eating grin, Explorer can't. >>106968738>great mids
>>106968812>Tea 2's bass can give me shit-eating grinsame with my top pros, its actually shocking to me how well it sounds and produces bass with a touch of EQ to bring out the lower end
>>106968802>I dunno do a bunch of sine swipes? With lower volume loudness changes should be more noticeable. When you do a constant sweep it basically goes weeeEEEEEE as it gets higher at frequency. But if there's a peak it will go something like weeEEE-wooo-WEEE. It especially noticeable if you do fastish sweeps.I tried it but I couldn't notice anything, unfortunately. Thanks for the link tho.
>>106968812Interesting. Have you tried the Fiio FH3s as well?Maybe I'll try the Tea 2 (if I can find them).
>>106968778>Hows the build qualitygreat. it's filled resin shell. plus they fixed a bunch of QC issues and all new batches are even better.>Do they feel and look like $170I'd say so. They are pretty small, translucent and light. Unless you associate price with metal shell pos. There's like a million photos and videos with them.
>>106968812can you even buy tea2?
>>106968778You can also order daybreaks on lolmazon so you can easily return them, at least on US amazon
>>106968808what tips did you try
>>106968812daybreak is following pop average DF. What the fuck is tea2 following? xenns's ass?either way it doesn't matter much because shit is like +-3dB in real ears. at least on paper they should have accurate and natural midrange
>>106968896What came with them:foam (pretty good but seal can be hit or miss sometimes)basic siliconthe stiffer siliconTried aftermarket:several sizes of SpinFit W1 with the L being the best so fardivinus velvet wide bore siliconI am about to try some linsoul tangzu tang sancai, KBEAR 07s or moondrops, but those last two are very similar to ones i have already tried in structureGetting tired of amazon returns kek
>>106968863>>106968891Thanks. I might give them a try.By the way, I have now tried a -4db @8k with a 1.8 Q value. Just one song in, but I think this MAYBE have fixed the Doscinco. Lets see.
>>106968936What exactly is the problem?I'd try moondrop srpingtips... but its L is more like M so they might be too small.sancais are pretty nice.
>>106969014do you think you have some problems around 8k? if you didn't EQ out ear canal resonance it could be it
>>106969058I dont know. I dont have any problems with it on my Explorers. But I looked at a graph on squig and saw Doscinco had a bit of a peak there (just like the KZ PRX where I have to use -4 or -5db there). So I tried it out.It's still too sharp with silicon tips but it seems to be OK with foam tips now.
>>106969032>What exactly is the problem?Maybe I am expecting too much but to get a good seal they are somewhat tight, which is fine, but I feel I need a touch smaller than what is offered to get a good seal and not cause annoying pressure eventually. I would really like to wear them for several hours without noticing them like I do nowI tried a smaller size and it seals ok but insertion is a bit deeper than I'd like and they end up moving/sliding around which means I am always having to push them in a touch more
>>106969090Which IEM are you using?Have you tried foam tips? I like those the best.
>>106969090try dunu S&S too while you are at itmaybe springtips will fit you better if you want a bit smaller than L... they are pretty grippy and very soft. Tho because of that they can make squishy sounds inside your ears which is probably not for everyone
>>106969103>Which IEM are you using?Top Pro>Have you tried foam tips?Yeah those tend to be my favorite overall, I need to get a couple different sizes.Silicons are ideal because they dont go shit like foam does after a bit
Audio Amigo has a new review up, and it's the latest planar from Letshouer. Lets go!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbPwRNNq3W0
>>106969123ya springtips are in my cart actually kek>dunu S&Si was also eyeing those too, thanks
>>106969124Yeah I know. I just love the isolation from foam tips. Once I had tried them, I couldn't go back to silicon. It's worth buying a big set of foams so you can switch to new ones every couple of weeks.I like the Comply tips on Amazon. But there are cheaper ones on Aliexpress.
>>106969145agreed, foam isolation is the GOAT apart from triple flange but ehhhh, fuck those
>>106969132> Lip: 6.17mmToo wide. Into the trash it goes.
>>106969132I have the Z12s and was not really a fan so I doubt that version is anything groundbreaking
What's the worst IEM you've ever tried that was hyped up?
>>106969276CCA CRA
lol the problems noeqs have >>106968617
>>106969276ruta10
>>106969405nobody hyped up ruta10 LOL
>>106969276Simgot EW300, ISN H20, KZ Vader Pro and Ziigaat Doscinco.I've yet to hear a really great IEM. Maybe the Artti T10 Pro will change that, once the price goes back down to $90 on Amazon.
>>106969409grow up
>>106969487but it's true?
What am i going to do when my variations break. Its not just the sound, the fit is perfect for me. They're overpriced as fuck now.
>>106969518daybreak
The Doscincos raped my ears, literally. I feel violated. My right ear hurts now and it feels like I have pressure in both ears I can't get rid of.The Simgot EW300s also RAPED my ears completely. But at least I wasn't in pain afterwards.
>FH3 and Doscinco newfagsplease for the love of god try and understand frequency response better. do the harman listening training, hell, do whatever pajeet listening program is on peqdb.stop listening to audio amigo and chatgpt if you don't want to keep scamming yourself. at the end of the day, every purchase mistake is on you, nobody else. you're not happy? you're making poor shopping decisions based off misplaced trust in an extremely subjective hobby, and misinterpretations of frequency response caused by your lack of understanding. i'm being sincere, you've both proven that you have very poor ability to correlate what you hear with frequency response. try and bolster that understanding. there are resources and videos out there, including the eq guide, or videos from Mark Super Review.
in good faith, here. it's not absolute, but approximate ranges.it's not easy, it takes time, and conscious listening. so take your time, and listen with the gear you have, along with eq as a tool to help you explore without spending the $$$.
>>106969543Thanks but EQ can't fix these. They cause pain as soon as they're inserted. They're going up for sale.I bought these based on the frequency response, though. I thought I would've liked an Explorer with a bit more bass and upper mids. But I guess that assumption was wrong.
Why are people even buying doscinco? graphs look meh and i've never seen anybody hyping it up? who were they watching lol?
>>106969559>>106969568Thanks.
>>106969575ChatGPT suggested it to me.
>>106969571totally understandable, it's unfortunate they don't fit you. good luck finding something better.i encourage you to continue to listen to audio and interpret graphs. it is not an automatic or intuitive skill people are adept at. there is room to improve your understanding.
>>106969589oh jesus
>>106969590>there is room to improve your understanding.Oh for sure. I'm learning more and more with every mistake and failed purchase.>>106969593Well I had picked it out first from seeing the FR. Then I uploaded that one + FR from three or four others and asked ChatGPT which graph would sound the best with my type of music. And it declared Doscinco the winner. The logic it presented was sound (focus on mid-bass over sub-bass, since my music doesn't have sub-bass, etc).
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeQ8Ry2-4OCRPGxBRCJcKgRouoDO22iz6
>>106969617>Well I had picked it out first from seeing the FR. Then I uploaded that one + FR from three or four others and asked ChatGPT which graph would sound the best with my type of music. And it declared Doscinco the winner. The logic it presented was sound (focus on mid-bass over sub-bass, since my music doesn't have sub-bass, etc).time to buy EDC pro
>>106969617>my music doesn't have sub-bassno wonder multiple posters here give the impression that they're deaf. their "music" is shit
>>106969467niggas will really drop $100 4+ times on pos worse than an EQ'd and powered PR2 lmfao just because it isn't expensive enough. literal mental illness
>>106968617Mids don't exist.
>>106969889yeah faggot?
>>106969889music IS mids
>>106966873see >>106965459I've been saying audiophools and chartniggas were two sides of the same coin all along. eqtards won
how much money are you going to spend before you eq
>>106969518Upgrade to fox IEM.
>>106969944eqtards are literally chartfags what is this cope
