Bait 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://consoomer-guide.pages.dev/>/iemg/'s Journal:https://iemgazette.pages.dev/>EQ Guide (EQ 101, Targets, Myths & Misconceptions, Papers, etc.):https://iem-eq-guide.pages.dev/>Measurements:https://iem-eq-guide.pages.dev/measurement-databases/>Budget Wire Over-Ear IEMs:• Tanchjim Bunny DSP (Mild U/5-Band PEQ) - $22• Truthear Gate (Mild V) - $22• EPZ Q1 Pro (V-shape) - $35>Bullet IEMs:• Tanchjim Zero Ultima DSP (Mild U/5-Band PEQ) - $22• Sony IER-EX15C (Warm/Dark) - $30• Etymotic ER2XR (Towards Neutral) - $140>Flathead Earbuds:• NICEHCK Vido (Warm) - $5• Yincrow X6 (Warm) - $10>USB-C DACs:• JCally JM6 (Non Pro) / CX Pro - $8• JadeAudio JIEZI (10-Band PEQ) - $18• TRN Black Pearl (10-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: >>109451422
I take back everything I said in the last thread.
I repeat everything that guy said.
>>109463224An actual audio company made this imagehttps://www.cambridgeaudio.com/eur/en/blog/what-is-high-resolution-audio
>>109463205>So you need connections more than anything elseNot really. You probably can look up most of it. Like they will scan your HRTF without any connections simply because they always want more data for research. If anything subjects usually are getting paid to be there.>Have you?I have nothing that can properly scan HRTF nowhere near me and I'm too lazy to do an actual long af HRTF trip lol
/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 and JM-1 ≠ 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? Nope.>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.
>>109463273and there's no audible difference between them
>>109463299Interesting, I'll have a look then.
it's been a while I didn't come here, any new IEM on the market?
>>109463508I mean technically yes. But something you'd want to really pay attention to? Not really.Maybe crinear reference for "the flattest IEM" memes
>>109463508Bunny G and Chu III are coming soon for that fresh recycling
>>109463529if it measures flat, how would it be a meme?
>>109463607Are you legitimately asking?
>>109463620I should have clarified: I don't want to hear anything about variance in HRTFs or insertion depths.I'm talking about, in the strictest terms, a measured result.
>>109463701you can't not talk about HRTF relative to its measurements tho.Is it flat on 5128? is it flat on 711? is it flat to JM-1 target? It's flatness is relative to a target you're compensating it to
>>109463733>is it flat to JM-1 target?how would you "measure to a target"?I'm talking about making the measurement, and the sine sweep shows flatness, no matter the "target" you have behind it to show relative deviations from it. let's just assume there is no target and we are looking at a measurement and the result is a flat result.
>>109463764What do you think "making a measurement" is?What are you measuring with? Your ass? >and the sine sweep shows flatnessThen it's awfully tuned IEM lmao.>no matter the "target" you have behind it to show relative deviations from it.it literally the only thing that matters>let's just assume there is no target and we are looking at a measurement and the result is a flat resultthat's not a thing because measurements are taken with ear simulatorsyou want IEM to sound mostly flat not measure strictly flat.
>>109463870>What do you think "making a measurement" is?I'm talking about putting a sine sweep through an IEM and recording the FR.>What are you measuring with? Your ass?any measurement device that can be relied on for measuring FR.anyway I don't need to go through this with you, you're an uptight fucking tard and aren't offering anything. blah blah I accept your concession, yeah yeah yeah. I was only asking what made "the flattest IEM" a meme and you followed up with pure avoidance.either answer what makes it a meme or shut your fucking bitch ass the fuck up
>>109463968what are you on about?>you immediately decided to ran the fuck away.I'm right here fucker. what are you on about?>Okay I will spell it out for you. It's a meme because it is not the flattest IEM. It doesn't measure flat either. And it will not sound flat inside your ears.that's all I asked for: your explanation. but it took you bleeding out of your pussy and sperging out to get to that part. lol you're so warped.you are so embarrassing
>>109464006>that's all I asked forI mean don't you like immediately understand? "if it measures flat" is already a loaded question. It measures mostly flat against JM-1 with -1 dB tilt and with standard eartips. Does it make it the flattest IEM? It's a meme>lol you're so warped. you are so embarrassingcope
>>109464045I accept your concession.
>>109464057what concession
>>109464130the one you handed to me on a silver platter, of course
>>109464343I didn't give you any concessions you are hallucinating
>digital EQ destroys dataI believe it.
imaging, spatiality and separation is actually bretty gud, presents plenty of detail. the 8D effect in 推定スウィーティ is great.
You guys know there is no point in going above 44.1kHz unless you're producing and editting audio, right?Same thing goes for in-ear monitors.
>>109464728yeah we do
>>109464727fuuuuuck no, I returned those shits for EA500LM. no regrets whatsoever and techs up the wazoo
and again, new general because yesterdays one was torpedoed by endless arguments about EQ. headpos general never stood a chance against AI generated image dumps for coomers. IEMg will survive thanks to EQ and few retardswhat makes good retro gaming earbud?
>>109463273shouldn't an audio company at least own a scope?cause no digital audio output looks like this
>>109465177>what makes good retro gaming earbud?EA500LM
>>109465177he is shilling venture electronics flathead kek.
>>109465050eh. it's just a left right left right stereo pan on the ea500lm. it has a better "circles around your head" effect on the xuan nv.
Anyone bought a new vehicle recently? No aux, no possible way to install a physical audio input. Basically you have to use bluetooth or plug your phone into the headunit (which downloads your messages/contacts etc)
reminder that vague and nebulous stuff isn't real and no one can hear and appreciate anything (real) that i can't. thanks
>>109465280So what
>>109465280Pic related confuses and angers the zoomer
>>109465233nah. xuan nv was congested and had way too smooth treble. I returned it because it was shitty and EA500LM was night and day difference. Xuan NV techs are shit
>>109465342>fosi audio ds2 and bulb for cleaning yourself before analwhy are u gay?
>>109465360>bulb for cleaningjust a dust blower for my camera and turntable. is that gay?
>>109465318bluetooth audio sucks, connecting your personal phone to a spy machine with cell phone sucks
>>109465233>>109465342wow it's almost as if techs aren't real and both of you are just confusing FR differences driven by your anatomy with some ambiguous "techs"arguing which one has better techs is retarded because clearly one is better for one person and other for another...
>>109465401It's just a car
>>109465437you haven't heard either, fuck off. it's a night and day difference.
>>109465437techs is just straw grasping cope for people not agreeing to your opinion.
>>109465437you just made an argument for tuning a $5 shitbud to something like Storm and matching techs, ignoramus
>poor people explaining their povertybros
>>109465483for you clearly but for other guy it's the other way around. You both are basically proving my point with your dumb argument lol thanks >>109465504it's "tune a $5 shitbud to perfection" and not something retarded like "tune a $5 shitbud to storm"
>>109465280Surely you have a data enabled usb-c port somewhere at the front then the head unit reads usb device
dont talk about ambiguous stuff guys it makes me uncomfortable
>>109465524I owned the tangzu before my EA500LM. you're a fucktard
i've been trying to eq this 2 dollar shitbud to listenable for a week and i've only gotten to tolerable so far.
audio is solved lets just relax. the rest of the world will realize it soon as well. two weeks
>>109465543I don't see how it's relevant
>>109463273appeal to authority
>>109465547what's the problem exactly?
>>109465672relevant because I discerned the difference easily. you haven't heard either of them.
>>109465724but he did >>109465233>I discerned the difference easilynobody was arguing with that tho?
>>109465776I accept your concession???
>>109464661analog is not infinite resolution. there is a lower limit to how quiet a sound can get because electrons vibrate at rest:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson%E2%80%93Nyquist_noiseit is impossible/meaningless to discern differences in audio less than the threshold of this noise.the dynamic range of 24 or 32 bit EQ is FAR greater than the dynamic range of the world we live in, which is quantized.
>>109465779are you stupid?your example simply proves techs aren't realnobody is giving any concession
my friend hears 10x better techs from edc pro because he has different ears
better than storm i mean
>>109465801what are you on about? EA500LM beats Xuan NV in techs and it's not even close.you haven't heard either of them.
>>109465827there are two of you>>109465233>>109465342both of you heard both ea500la and xuanone says techs are better on xuanother that they are better on ea500la>what are you on aboutIsn't it pretty damn obvious what I am on about? me hearing them or not is irrelevant I'm not talking about myself
>>109465881>Isn't it pretty damn obvious what I am on about?not one bit?? could you explain?
>>109465893if techs were something disconnected from FR and absolute both of you would be in agreement but you are not hens it is not the case.
>>109463931You still seem to think an IEM has some sort of "FR" independent from the measurement process. Because you don't know how neither measurements nor IEMs work. Why do you think we're using ear simulators at all? Why not just use a regular mic and measure them in free air? Because the ear changes the response of the IEM. Just give up, audio is not for you.
>>109465908>>109465971looks like techs won, obviously
>>109466000There's one measurement that varies from listener to listener just like techs. Techs are FR.
>>109466000your dumb ass managed to prove that techs do not exist with a couple of posts on 4chan lol and you didn't even get ithilarious
>>109466007>>109466040>techs are FRbiggest cope in the world. stop hallucinating
>>109466066explain this conundrum you found yourself in then
>>109465827>>109465893Your ass pain just completely edited this >>109465233 post out of your memory. Let me remind you. Hope this helps.
>>109466094>>109466117I did what?It seems like you want the other anon's impressions to be more closer to reality than mine or something. Sounds like cope.
>>109466164Imagine being this dense>It seems like you want the other anon's impressions to be more closer to reality than mine or somethingno it doesn't seem like it because that's not the point at allwhat's your IQ? like 60? my condolences
>>109466174>no it doesn't seem like it because that's not the point at all.what is the point, then?
It's always the EQ and FR people starting some bullshit itt
i'm really lucky to have ears that make edc pro give me the best techs possible
>>109466179The point is the existence of the other anon with opposite conclusions from you proves techs are not an immutable property of an IEM.
>>109466179it was already spoonfed to you multiple times>>109465908it doesn't matter which one of you is "closer to reality" as you put it.
>I prefer a cheap 1DD over expensive BA pos but other people that do this are deaf >>109460738I'm afraid this is legitimately a 60IQ problem.
Why do concerts always use big DD speakers and not planars or electrostats? Maybe it has to do something with techs after all.
>>109464661It reduces dynamic range, yes. But if you play 16 and 24 bit files and do your EQ as 32 bit, it only destroys some of the meaningless dynamic range with no data in it that it added in converting to 32 bit.
>>109466197huh. that is interesting. >>109466206>it was already spoonfed to you multiple timeswas it?
>>109465796Another reminder that the signal below the noise floor is NOT lost. The dither encodes signals smaller than 1 bit. That's literally what makes DSD possible. And radios work with signals below the noise floor all the time.
audio is solved but so many people aren't taking advantage which is sad. don't be shy. let your hair out and eq to fugaku type sound or something. i've eq'ed my shitbuds to just about any iem that can make sound at one time or another. if youve got a few dollars you got infinite sq available. i'm retreating to my listening chair (it's a wooden stool) with my shitbuds now and wont be replying
>>109466257if I was that anon that couldn't hear techs in their upgraded gear, I would be emotionally wrecked about it too if others could.
>>109466385The anon that couldn't hear techs in xuan nv? A real mess that one.
>>109466355EQing to other IEMs is rookie tier. Any physically existing IEM is suboptimal.
>>109466414no, dumbass. the anon directly mentioned in the post.
>>109466427Yeah, the one that thinks ea500lm has more techs than xuan nv. Just sad really.
>>109463322>>109465189>>109465675Posers haven't even noticed that mp3 is not 16 bit. No better than audiofools.
>>109466432no, dumbass, you're so lost. but let's move on from your mix-up anyway.p.s. I accept your concession
>>109466449What are you talking about? What is mixed up?
>>109466454Thought we were moving on? You seem to be stuck and I can't help you out of the hole you dug yourself into
>>109466478>Thought we were moving on?Who said that?
>>109466482Oh, you don't know?
you see, when I get ea500lm after xuan nv, that's an upgrade, but when somebody buys a 1DD after variations, he clearly just can't hear the techs. and when somebody with both ea500lm and xuan nv says xuan nv is better I just short-circuit. please be patient with me.
>>109466509Patience is key, anon
>>109466442It typically uncompresses to 16 bit PCM audio, regardless what data format the compressed data uses.
so just like that techs irreversibly lost huh
EPZ store finally shipped out my custom G10's, im so excited
>>109466904vial full of blue semen edition?
>>109466962no sadly
>>109466979Bro bought a diddy blud IEM.
>>109466979who is that pedo?
>>109467088ForsenCD
So you be sayin' if I listen to a kilobuck IEM, like an actual good one, not some meme boutique brand one that is a scam, after listening to $20 pos for years, I won't hear the upgraded techs?
>>109463224Please recommend me a good pair of Earbuds/IEMs (but preferably IEMs if possible) on a budget for an MP3 DAC, for music in loud environments where I want to block the sound...No I do not have any gear right now I'm still looking, haven't decided on the MP3/DAC I want yet.
>>109467133Don't get IEMs their a meme 9/10 unless you buy a pair over $300. So just stick with apple earbuds.
>>109467133Tangzu waner has above average isolation. Truthear pure has more if you can afford it.>MP3 DACYou mean DAP? Echo nano. If you actually meant DAC then anything from OP.
>>109467173This
>>109467113no that's not what we are saying
>>109467173>>109467209literal misinformation shameful display
>>109467133Any budget iem with double flange tips followed by foam tips for maximum isolation. Tips more important to block the sound than the iem. Stick the double flange in there and you can't hear a car coming at you. Suggest Chu 2, Wan'er, etc just pick any in the $20 range.
>>109464727How's passive isolation on those things? Is it good, or typical all-DD semi-open shit with a lot of leak?
>>109463224That image is not even remotely true, they will all look smooth on an actual scope.
>>109465512You may be rich but you are deaf.
>>109467133Hexa, Pure or Explorer if you want more of a classic form factor IEMER2XR if you want extremely goated isolation and are comfortable with very deep insertion
my timeless 7hz 1's are finally dying.. another pair or anyone recommend an upgrade?
>>109463224It really infuriates me seeing people talking about getting flac/lossless files (to listen to, not to convert to their prefered format), gay ass world
EP321 MEMS just came and holy shit guys. Techs are real, this is probably best treble I ever heard, so much details and textures that I never heard. Vocals are but thin and farther that I would like. But fuck me, with right music it's just on another level. I had DUNU Dk3001BD for a moment that thing smokes it for that kind of bright sound signature, dunu had planar driver but never gave me that kind of wow impressions, maybe driver type is important because I never had such texture rich treble with planar tweeters or planar drivers in full size headphones. Even soundstage is bigger than I ever heard with iems, more like from full size open backs.Build quality is pretty meh, plastic cable, visible layer lines, visible bubbles in glue, faceplates are pretty tho.
>>109467807what do you suggest as an alternative? let's assume that a PMP has a big-ass SD card inserted and there's no harm putting FLACs in there, which is actually the most common scenario
>>109467868Unless it's performative type shit like echo nano or innoasis y1 there is no reason to use something less than flacs. SD cards are expensive tho but even 256gb should be fine for big flac library.
>>109467113>I won't hear the upgraded techs?the only difference you will hear is in the FR, which can be EQ'd anyway.buying new iems is basicaly paying for a new EQ profile.
>>109468442Not true, you're paying for faceplate and comfort, these are actually techs
>>109466421of course but it's nice to know what everyone else is referencing. i now know that hex and storm sound like shit but that's what retards are paying for kek
dont forget that something is only real to the degree it can be categorized and measured and agreed upon externally. so its best to compress and collapse any vague and nebulous stuff
it should FIT cleanly somewhere or GO AWAY
for example when i do drugs i know it's just chemical interactions. people say i'm no fun but they cant even operationally define fun
Replaced voicemeeter with asio link pro to turn my motu m4 into a 4 channel DAC(by default it shows up as two 2 channel DACs). Turns out the only reason why voicemeeter needed high latency to be stable and blocked changing the system volume was because it's code is shit. Asio link just works.
>>109468568>you're paying for faceplate and comforttrue, but i was only talking in terms of sound quality.buy for looks and comfort, "techs" are a meme.
>>109468606truthear hexa and pure are good, not out of the box but their curve is smooth and easy to eq.
>>109468907OOTB they're good, too
what the circled thing is and what does it do, please?
>>109469019Dongle DAC/AMP. It's meme because he is using it instead of DACamp inside music player
>>109469090ok thanks
>>109469090why is it a meme? dongles cant play music
>anon can't hear R2R techs
>>109469178I think because he is using it with DAP so functionality is doubled between them and dongles are used with smartphones or tablets, for DAP u don't really need it because it already has pretty nice dongle build inside it
looks like techs make shitheads seethe every single time when "it's FR" is their only cope
>>109469914so techs win? techs win
>>109469640>>109469914Take your time, you'll figure it out eventually.
>>109469929you're all alone in your particular worldview.not being able to notice the difference in stereo imaging is a pretty serious matter. I hope you're faking this illness and are just trolling
>>109469967Yeah, not noticing xuan nv is better than 500lm is pretty fucked up. Would hate to be that guy.
>>109469975that's cute, but you never heard any of those two, so you have no basis of real contention. go ahead and confess, you're a troll. it's your constant offense as you have nothing else when it comes to logic.
>>109469996huh, that's interesting. I accept your concession though.
>>109470026not handing you one. you're coping and itching to argue because that's how you spend your free time. real men are above that and there's not enough OTC test you could take to ever come to that understanding. probably should get checked for radiation poisoning too
>>109470044what?
>>109470053who?
>>109470197Balls
>>109470246Hell yeah, I'm down with that.
>>109469419Most PMP hardware is ass so unfortunately it's not a complete meme.
>>109465504$5 shitbuds are better even without EQ.
>>109472331show one.
>>109472414
>>109472442>109472442what about that POS is better?
>>109472442is this a knockoff product
>>109468606eh strom has more or less competent tuning until its gigantic 7-8k dip... but with average length mode being around 7k this dip will be filled for a lot of people so it'll sound like a bassy new meta tuningSomething like daybreak should be just as good (after you fix length modes)
>>109469967>not being able to notice the difference in stereo imaging is a pretty serious matter.that's the problem tho. he does notice the difference...
>>109472665gotcha
>>109468966hexa are a bit too sibilant and pure a bit too muddy imo but both are fine.anyway it's a personal taste
I think the fact that his dumb argument about 500LM having better techs proved that techs are FR mindbroke him...
>>109472978Goes to bed mad. Wakes up mad. All according to keikaku.
>>109472978>>109472994>samefag saying a whole lot of nothing. >proved that techs are FRyou absolutely have 0 actual argument because you haven't heard either IEM even once in your life.damn you're a drama queen
graphs are misleading past 2k due to individual anatomy and length mode resonances :O
Fuck you, thread. Etymotic are utter shit. Absolute garbage. I'm going back to headphones.
>>109473133Hearing them will not change anything tho? It can basically only go 4 ways ->xuan having better techs>500lm having better techs>both having same techs>both having no techs3/4 of them will basically support the current conclusion that techs aren't real and 1/4 can't change anything because you can't prove that techs exist by only finding people who hear better techs with 500LM. But one person who doesn't is enough to disprove techs. Better explain why you hear better techs with 500LM while your opponent hears better techs with xuan without trying to undermine his personal experience he has no reason to lie about.It's really simple - fact that you can't agree about techs proves techs are not real and just FR. There's literally no way around it.
>>109473337how the fuck is this our fault???also what's wrong with them?
>>109473310they are also misleading before 2k for the same reasons
>>109473378>how the fuck is this our fault???Shilling this shit day and night>>109473378>also what's wrong with them?bland, flat, completely lacking separation and detailas soon as more than 2 instruments start playing, the sound collapses
>>109473421>Shilling this shit day and nightMf no one did that after the year 2022
>>109473421>Shilling this shit day and nightthe fuck are you on about? literally nobody is shilling fucking etymotics here... literally the usual advice is to start with some good $20 pos like gate or bunny or whatever>bland, flat, completely lacking separation and detail>as soon as more than 2 instruments start playing, the sound collapsesyou sure you got a good seal with them and pushed them deep enough? what does "flat" mean in this case? also which etymotic? they all have different tuning
>>109473337>I'm going back to headphoneswhich ones?
>>109473367>There's literally no way around itYou sure about that?
>>109473498Did chatGPT tell you to deflect this way or you are this stupid by yourself?
>>109473543you're being childlike for no reason, maybe I could quell your insecurities about all this..point me to what you think chatgpt told me.
>oh no, he's not arguing the way I want him to. must be chatgpt.
>>109473677you lack comprehension. >point me to what you think chatgpt told meliterally how can you say this if you have an actual human brain inside your head?>>109473687heh you are madwhere's the argument? you decided to start ignoring your own fuck up because you simply can not win. You can't say anything. You can only shit out dumbfuck deflection now.
just fyi I know what you are doing. You've been cowardly reporting my posts for the last several days hoping one of them will get me banned. pathetic little creature. techs lost this hard btw.
>>109473871>You can only shit out dumbfuck deflection nowheh you are mad>You can't say anything.you lack comprehension>ou decided to start ignoring your own fuck up because you simply can not win.>win.seems like you just wanna get into a spat because you have this narcissistic need to appear like you know what you're talking about and nobody else knows shit (except for when their opinion aligns perfectly with yours). all credibility goes out the window as soon as your pussy starts to bleed and you turn to personal attacks, as if you have a real beef. you don't. you're just warped. >literally how can you say this if you have an actual human brain inside your head?childlike pissy nonsense is all you spew when you are in disagreement. grow a pair of balls.
>>109473901>You've been cowardly reporting my postsholy shit you really are shizo if you really think that.
>>109473902>heh you are madwhy would I be mad tho? you literally giga lost the argument while trying to shill your shitty ass 500LM>childlike pissy nonsense is all you spew when you are in disagreement. grow a pair of balls.notice how you decided to ignore the argument again? because what can you possible say? "he's just deaf lol lmao"?address it
>>109473976not catering to every line of your nonsense isn't deflecting. nobody is obligated to have to fight with you because you are in your feels.no wonder you get your own posts deleted- they're all full of rage and picking fights, personal attacks. you are not a stable person.don't let me forget, narcissist and megalomaniac.
>>109473976>you literally giga lost the argument while trying to shill your shitty ass 500LMthe opposite could easily be said to him. "you literally giga lost the argument while trying to shill your shitty ass Xuan NV. except, to you, only the side you agree with is the only "right" take.you are fucked up for defending AND fighting against subjective experience at the very same time. go take a midol
>>109473987bro it took like 10 posts to make you comprehend the actual argument. And the moment you understood you fully broke down.>not catering to every line of your nonsense isn't deflecting. nobody is obligated to have to fight with you because you are in your feels.it is deflecting. You failed to address the problem. And is failing to do so again.Yet you want to continue arguing FOR techs.>personal attacksoh really? let's see just how mad you were>>109465483can be considered a personal attack>>109465543same also you start to get very mad at that pointThen THIS many posts were needed for you to finally get the point>109465724 >109465779 >109465827 >109465893 >109466000 >109466066 >109466164 >109466179and that was basically your final answer lmao>>109466318"that is interesting"
>>109474002>the opposite could easily be said to him. "you literally giga lost the argument while trying to shill your shitty ass Xuan NV.That's wrong. It literally doesn't matter if 500LM or xuan have better techs... That's not the argument. You lost the moment a person who heard both and came to the opposite conclusions appeared.>except, to you, only the side you agree with is the only "right" take.Only right take is that techs do not exist>you are fucked up for defending AND fighting against subjective experience at the very same time.Now you are just making shit up
>>109474075you are in this mode 24/7. I only got thru a quarter of the last thread, but this puts it into perspective that /iemg/ needs to see./iemg/ is not your arena for larping as knowledgeable when all you do is this.>>109474075>you fully broke down.projection.>oh really? let's see just how mad you werepic related- it's always you.>can be considered a personal attackpic related- you lack awareness to ever be normal and not act like an angry child.>same also you start to get very mad at that pointThen THIS many posts were needed for you to finally get the point.you're the only one that gets mad here because you patronize the place and push everyone away as if you're king of the hill.how fuckin interesting..
If anything stance that absolute driver quality exists and influences techs IS anti subjective experience by default
>>109474109>Only right take is that techs do not existyou only say this because you cannot perceive them. that is simply a you problem, simple as.>Now you are just making shit upthat's literally you.
>>109474139>pic related- it's always you.only like 1 post on there is mine btwwhich makes this even funnier >projectionI mean I literally demonstrated it with your own posts. FULL breakdown You might've noticed how patiently I was answering you despite you being mad and throwing out personal attacks immediately.
>>109474156>you only say this because you cannot perceive themnow you are fighting against subjective experience. So are you for it or against it? Why are you starting doing personal attacks again? i'm not even IN this conversation. My argument uses your and other anon's subjective experiences. And the only conclusion is that techs aren't real. My personal opinion about these specific IEMs is irrelevant why bring it up again and again?>that is simply a you problem, simple asClearly other anon CAN perceive them... but with another IEM.>that's literally you.you lost
>>109474174are you done? because endlessly arguing still isn't helping you. it's time to get back to *talking* about IEMS- not you sitting there itching for constant and needless bitching, moaning, arguing. give me your concession and we can move on to talking about what this general is about. because this general isn't all about you. move on.
>>109474188Personal attacks again.How about you'll try to engage with the argument for once?
>>109474188>it's time to get back to *talking* about IEMSthe moment one guy started to talk about IEMs you started shitting on him and shilling 500LM lmaogrow up
>>109474207>How about you'll try to engage with the argument for once?because you turn to>Personal attacks again.and no anon ever is obligated to entertain your need to fight. you attack rather than converse. >>109474214>grow upoh noes, personal attacks. you're clearly hung up and now /iemg/ has a better perspective of the actual severity of it. moments like this. wage war somewhere else, please.
>>109474225>because you turn towrong? I literally quoted and linked your every post. You started with personal attacks. I just presented the argument that your opposite experiences clearly demonstrate why techs are just FR. And it made you REAL mad. Why are you projecting?
>>109465050>>109465342Imagine thinking this is actually a proper why to conduct a discussion
>>109474284goddamn, you are relentless. I'm not mad in the slightest, I'm just here to show /iemg/ that 100% of the time, it's just you picking fights, getting actually mad, pushing everyone away.you are the sole problem causer here because this general is, for some reason, your solace.time to move on.
>>109474292>a proper why to conduct a discussionyou have absolutely 0 clue what that is like. all the proof we need is here >>109474139
Looking for some IEMs with cables long enough out of the box to use with my PC. I tried to get some but the cable was not long enough and I didn't really like the sound either. I cannot use my regular headphones (DT 770 pro) for long periods of time anymore because of health reasons, so I need something to replace them that sounds about the same or similar as I'm more or less used to the way they sound. Budget is 200-300USD Non-chink if possible (I know this is a big ask)
>>109474302me? or is it your butthurt about techs because every time you try to shill some snake oil you get called out?
In the year of our lord 2026, there is still no better player than the HiBy M300?FUckin hell
>>109474322>Budget is 200-300USD>Non-chink if possibleLook into Sennheisers
>>109463224kek, this is the funniest image I've seen here
>>109474322>I tried to get some which onesI dunno if there are actually IEMs with long cables but you can find longer cables or good extensions (like 1-1.5m openheart ones)>so I need something to replace them that sounds about the same or similaryou mean by that decent bass but bright as fuck or you don't hear the mas bright?>Non-chink if possibleNot with any kind of reasonable tuning
>>109474404>Not with any kind of reasonable tuningnon-issue when EQ exists
>>109474446might as well just buy any $20 POS then
>>109474460if you want to be limited in techs, sure.
>>109474817techs aren't real
>>109474840wrong
>>109474871it's been literally proven that techs = FR
i put glue on these things but they still keep falling off. now i understand why penises look the way they do. be grateful that your iem nozzles have notches
>>109475979321 mems?
>>109475979glue???try to wrap a sewing thread or something like that around the stem of an eartip before putting it on.. might help
>>109475979My CRAs do this. I pull them out of my ear and the eartips stay in my ears
>>109476021these costed $320 in 2021 so im open to any suggestions
>>109475979>>109476751You get what you pay for. Take the tips off the IEM, tie a thread around the stem tightly, but them back on the IEM. That should increase the friction significantly. Upgrade to $20 IEMs when you're ready.
>>109473438>Mf no one did that after the year 2022look at the FP>>109473451>literally nobody is shilling fucking etymoticslook at the FP>>109473451>you sure you got a good seal with them and pushed them deep enough?yep, tried all sizes of caps, pushed them far enough to make me cough
>gives a rec>"wahhh wahhh stop shilling"
>>109477056>look at the FPthat's not shilling, dumbass
Techs are exquisite sisters
>>109477472will you be upgrading the cable for better techs?
>>109477490boy
>>109473367>Better explain why you hear This AI doesn't hear or see anything.
>>109469019does this thing do something or it is just here for nothing?
>>109478629the DAP stores and plays or streams music, through the dongle. the DAP can also do this, but the person may prefer the sound out of the dongle, or maybe theres hiss out of the DAP or something.it's a meme any way you look at it though if you think everything sounds the same and owning anything worth more than 20-30 dollars is pointless
>>109478754I see thks vm
EQ reduces the Dynamic Range. Avoid.
>>109479689not at 32bit float
>>109479689>using 8bit audio
>>109474404I havent had enough pairs of headphones to really internalize what bright or warm mean. I really only buy one pair and keep it for like 6-7 years until it breaks and then I get a new one. I bought Linsoul SIMGOT EM6L and I didn't like how "distant" it sounded compared to my headphones and the cord was way too short so I returned them
>>109479692when are you listening at 32-bit float?
>>109480282Now.
>>109480282Retard.
>>109480303for what? you have 32-bit audio?>>109480515you could have said that in your previous post. or not at all since I'm simply asking a question
>>109480529>for what?For EQ.
>>109480558for that simple and short an answer, you didn't have to make a new post just to call names. makes you look bad.
>>109480610Not my problem.
>>109480623no it is a you problem because you're the one that does it. please refrain from being a twat all the time
>>109480629Nobody asked.
>>109480649keep it up. /iemg/ lore just adds up to you being a goblin shooing everyone away.
>>109480662Cool.
>>109480667Wonderful
>>109480529It's exactly because you don't listen at 32-bit that you can use 32-bit processing losslessly. It just scales down to preserve the full resolution of your 24- or 16-bit audio streams when you EQ or otherwise adjust the volume in software, or in case of dongles, firmware.Here's your answer.
>gets asked an easy question>immediately turns it into an attacknot normal behavior for a /g/ thread. /x/ is right down the hall
>>109480687oh thanks. could have saved us time and headache and just said this from the beginning.very much appreciated..
Careful guys, a couple more lessons like that and he'll understand that panning works by changing the relative volume of channels, not by moving balls across the stereo field.
>>109480722Nobody asked.
youtube audio is so bad I have a EQ profile specifically to not grate my ears when watching headpos show videos.
>>109480722>panning works>by moving balls across the stereo field.got it?
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/b_bQLkXblBE>oh I cut your IEM?>haha get pranked bro here's the new airpods :)
>>109463224Is this image not misleading? I thought 44kHz reforms it back into a perfect wave and that low resolution is just data points for it to work off of.
Are Galaxy Buds 3 worth the money?
>>109463224"Air Conducting" earbuds are just small speakers directed at your ear canal. I really hope you didn't fall for the marketing term.
>>109481471nonext question
>>109481698For under $100 what would be a pair of good wireless non in the ear earbuds that I could use for work (and general computer usage), preferably neutral range. My current pair is an old pair of airpods, but their battery life isn't great and I'd prefer something that could last an entire 8 hour work day.
Where do i get good cables? Every iem set i look at has a dinky 4ft cable i need like 60in or more
>>109480741do you set the volume slider to max and your output to 48khz?
>>109481868XINHS on aliexpress will customize whatever you want or just buy an extension
>>109481411yes it's bait
>>109481898What are some good extension brands then since all of the replacement cables seem to be 1.25m
>>109480303Windows “default format” dropdown showing “32 bit, 48000 Hz” is always 32-bit integer PCM. True 32-bit float output requires a program to request IEEE float (usually WASAPI exclusive mode), and even then most DACs just convert it back to 24-bit integer anyway.Truth is, none of your media is 32-bit. Simple as.
>>109481964Why would I want 32 bit media. More bits are for the EQ.
>>109463224Hello anons, I'm looking for a pair of IEMs that are wireless that won't kill the sound quality (because wired is supposed to be superior), so does anyone know a good pair? Money isn't really an issue but under $50 would be good.Either that or a good single IEM so I can listen to music but not be fully distracted.
>>109481967Right, more bits are useful in the processing chain for headroom when EQing.But that’s not what the original question was asking. You posted a screenshot of your Windows shared mode setting as proof you were listening at 32-bit float. That setting isn’t float and final playback doesn’t need it.
>>109481997More bits solve the original original problem either way, float or not.
>>109482037You're pivoting and dodging. float is not interchangeable with “more bits.” The original question was about listening in float, which your windows setting isn’t doing.
>>109482057The original original problem was about EQ being destructive. 32 bit float solves this, but so does 64 bit float and 32 bit int. Float isn't the important part here.
>>109482075>The original original problem was about EQ being destructive.my original question was about listening in 32-bit float, but none of that changes the fact that Windows shared-mode setting isn’t float. I wasn't part of the "EQ is destructive" debacle.
>>109482114Fine, I'm not listening 32 bit float currently. Since you're not part of the discussion I have nothing else to say to you.
>>109482147Good. I accept your concession.
>>109481990Distracted by what? Outside noises?
>>109481493What's wrong with small speakers directed at your ear canal? If it weren't wireless I'd check it out.
can you stupid faggots merge already?
>>109482416No.
>>109482289Yes, but mostly when working so I can't have both buds in at the same time...Also wireless give me a headache after a while because I have a RARE condition that makes me sensitive to wireless radiowaves, so if possible a good pair of wired single IEMs would be good if they exist.
>>109482434With IEMs where the wire goes over the ear you can leave one earpiece hanging without plugging it in. See the replies to >>109467133 for well isolating options. Etymotics have the best isolation but the fit is not for everyone.
>>109482490>anon you don't get it he has to buy a specific single earpiece or his coworkers will hear his HENTAI blasting
>>109482416When all the ai slopper generals merge
>>109482308no bass.
>>109482416I don't wanna catch the baldness from them.
>>109482794just keep your HRT, and high DHT won't be an issue
>>109463224Just bought these "Moondrop Lan", What do you guys think? are these any good. (Not my pic) I just bought it because i thought the anime girl looked kinda cute.
>KZ Waifuwhat's your excuse now?
>>109482909Spent all my money on moondrops.
>>109482909Nice, now put it on the faceplate.>>109482879Also good. Comfortable and without meme drivers.
>>109482909>that cheap plastic bike reflector faceplate
>>109482490Thanks anon I'll check that out, its within my budget too. I appreciate it man, thank you!>>109482506Nah lul, I just don't want people to hear a bunch of cussing because my music has that sometimes (or yelling).
>>109482909Not enough bass.
>>109482909>>109483348Also KZ is too simplified compared to other sound profiles...But MEH, maybe thats just me.
>>109480058>I bought Linsoul SIMGOT EM6L and I didn't like how "distant" it sounded compared to my headphones and the cord was way too short so I returned themThat's rather vague but at least something. EM6L has more classic "harman ie 2019" tuning so it's a bit lean and rather bright... So maybe something like crinear daybreak. It has less treble and a decent mount of bass. btw while it is made in china crinear itself is not a chinese company. Also he's pretty strict about quality control so channel matching is better than usual and unit variation is on a lower side.It would be much better if you could listen to a bunch of IEMs before buying because otherwise it's pretty much a lottery
does a company offers customised IEM?
>>109483465Yes, a company offers customised IEM.
>>109483353>simplified>glossing over the KZ iems with onboard adjustable tuning switches.even if that's not enough for you, EQ still exists. it could be just you, desu
Should I get Top Pro or Tea Pro SE?
>>109483817What do you have currently?
>>109483824Kima 2(1DD neutral-dark) which I don't like very much and F1 Pro(bright planar), this one I like it's speed and detail retrieval
>>109483934what do you want an upgrade for to justify spending a few hundred bucks?because either of those two IEMs you considered will sound "a few hundred bucks" better than what you currently have. those advantages over what you have currently either won't really be heard by you and if you did notice, it would be marginal and incremental at best.
>>109483953>because neither of those*****
looks pretty good, actuallyhttps://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1PVju6VErM/
>>109484156what are those buttons? to swap between EQ presets?
>>109484173looks like it. one's game specific and the other is eq presets.
>>109483953To me Kima's mids are good but lacks treble, making everything sound muffled and F1 Pro has thin note-weight and small soundstage (I have tested many full size headphones with wide soundstage but their imaging is ass compared to IEMs).I want a vocals focused IEM with natural timbre, plenty of air and great technicalities, my other option were Rockies.
>>109484224Look into Softears Volume S, Kiwi Ears Astral, Ziigaat Horizon, YU9 Audio Que
>>109484173>>109484210it looks like cheap chinese garbage...
>>109484224>To me Kima's mids are good but lacks treble, making everything sound muffledjust EQ it's free.1-2 dB treble shelf = solved
>>109484663Thanks for the very insightful and valuable input, anon.
>>109484224>I want a vocals focused IEM with natural timbre, plenty of air and great technicalitieswell... who the fuck doesn't? But there's no universal pick for any of things you mentioned
>>109484712I was just surprised KZ doesn't even try to keep appearances unlike most chinese brands these days
>>109484678>t.
>>109481884I'm always watching at high quality. Sounds like doo doo compared even to spotify high quality
>>109465189It's harder to scam people out of more money when you're telling the truth.
>>109477053i have $20 iems. they dont sound as good. also i just tried tying a thread but its too slippery