Silicone 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• TempoTec V1 - $110>AVOID USING:• Mainboard audio when using multi-driver posPrevious Thread: >>109598309
>>109626151Gah!
/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.>Cognitive dissonance.When you're presented with a truth that threatens your entire perception of the world around you, your brain will simply refuse to process it.This has been your scheduled break from pos groupthink.
>>109626151Crincle collaboration advertised by tranny dressed as a girl, that's 2 scams right there
>>109626151wtf is wrong with her eyes?
>Changed cable>Changed source>Changed IEM>Changed Tips>Channel imbalance not fixedFUCKKKKKK
>>109626624why is it that every month we get at least 2 reports of hearing loss
>>109626648on the other hand thanks to that general i found out that i have hearing damage from being too close to my dumb father when i was kid
which chi-fi tws should I get?moondrop? or something else
>>109626787probably them, maybe nothing ear stuff
>>109626624does this happen with all your iems? if not, send them back and have them fixed. or if they cost less than a takeaway meal throw them in the trash and buy another. simple
>>109626812Nothing is Bri'ish.
>>109626845mentaly is indian, i know that because i have phone from them
>>109626648It's all due to DACs. Retards here don't understand the natural limits of their own bodies.
>>109626188I have no idea how many plastic surgeries to take to achieve this look seems to be popular in china and it's kinda creepy.
>>109627066True. IEMs don't need more than 0.5V.
>>109627262>Subtonic Storm Sensitivity 103dB/Vrms ±1dB @1kHz Impedance 6.10Ω ±0.1Ω @1kHzIt's because you can't afford high-end techs.
>>109626151What's up with her eyes? Is she using 5mm thick contacts or something?
headphones that sounds like letshuoer S12 Pro? Budget is $300
>>109626151Moondrop Chu 2 or 7Hz Zero:2 for immersive singleplayer gayming?
>>109627926truthear gate
>>109627890all 14.88mm planars sound similar
>>109627926>tinnitus or mudNone. Get something from the OP.
>>109627142it's makeup. it's called gyaru
>>109628096You mean the bassless Gate? or Q1 Pro which is also tinnitus?
>>109628139>immersive singleplayer gaymingtoo much bass masks footsteps, that's gaming audio 101no wonder ur a noob
if someone received exactly the same input at the eardrum and they had equally good hearing would you expect them to hear the same thing?
>>109628328Nope. Visual capture 101. https://youtu.be/2k8fHR9jKVM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t4WY9079nsdogshit 10mm iem dynamic driver be quiet, 100mm big black planar and electrostatic drivers are speaking
What's the flavour of the month cheapo pos miracle these days? Still EDC Pro/Kunten?
>>109628243>too much bass masks footstepsnta but u-shaped exists. and "too much bass" is vague as shit. 100-300 Hz is the area mud resides, so in the case of your useless advice...EQ exists anyway.
>>109628681chu3
>>109628377was also thinking about how people may perceptually organize and resolve the same sound differently. for example the same sound may arrive as muddy to one and dense but separated to another, even when ear anatomy and fit etc is taken out of the equation. like a preconscious shaping. it may be more pervasive and relevant than many think
>>109629428>i won't waste my timeYou just did as I accept your concession. gosh
>>109629474so you accept ur a noob? okay...?
>>109629524you seem like a 60 IQ normgroid the way you talk.you obviously are if you think "more sub-bass than mid-bass is worse for footsteps in gaming".plus, given how racist and emotional you are already, you're trolling or actualy 60 IQ. okay...?
>>109628868Premogged by Chu2.
>>109629588"Too much sub-bass is even worse"lol
>>109629613in the case of your useless advice...EQ exists anyway.
>year two thousand twenty six>nobody has made a successor to the Nova with more comfortable shell and a 2db lower mid boost
>>109629634rembember to use eq!
>>109629650>more comfortable shellfor me it's pretty much perfect, fits flush in my ears with SpinFit Omni tips>2db lower mid boostless lower treble would be good, toowell, one option is to tiproll like crazy
>>109629634I accept your concession again...okay? Gosh
>>109628024Uh, I meant full size ones.
>>109629678>i accept that im a noobweird but okay
>>109629736I'm just so whacky what can I say
>>109629650cringy has been making that for years now, tuning-wise, comfort is too random, so that's a toss up
what's the best DAP for 200 usd or less
>>109629772Probably a HiBy
>>109629756Nova is quite interesting, it's the closest ever IEM to the Shartman 2019 Target despite having upper mids and treble tuned to 5128 DF
>>109626787bgvp q3
bros, ahould i get some pos or a 5 bay nas?
>>109629772DAPs are gay and worthless consoomerism
>>109629772LG V20/V30/G7
>>109630246Yeah what's the point of a DAP for real? I'm carrying my damn phone either way. I can just get a DAC/AMP dongle and I'm good. I lirrally can't think of one singular reason to get a DAP.
>>109630337>>109630304your phone has a way inferior DAC chip and produces way less power than what a dongle provides
>novaAnemic thinpos
>>10963049160 IQ take
>>109630502You have to be 60 YEARS OLD to like that anemic thinpos
>>109630517Says who?
>>109630487Retard did you read my post before replying? Huh, retard?
>>109630540lol which, one, the one reccing three shit phones when someone asked for DAPs, or the post saying the retarded line, "I lirrally can't think of one singular reason to get a DAP."two different posts, so which one is you
>>109630608nta but if you can't even comprehend what is written why try to answer in the first place?How is this relevant>your phone has a way inferior DAC chipwhen it was written that>I can just get a DAC/AMP dongle and I'm good. I lirrally can't think of one singular reason to get a DAPDo you actually have an answer to that?
>>109630649>Do you actually have an answer to that?yes.>I lirrally can't think of one singular reason to get a DAP.is where the fault is lol. anybody can come up at least two reasons why a DAP is superior.1. single form factor.2. no obnoxious dongle dangling off the devicethe fact that anon's/(you) statement was, "I litereally can't think of ONE singular reason to get a DAP" is laughable. so that anon is a dipshit, and so are you for defending him. I find it hard to believe that you're "nta", though lol
yeah the real redpill is usb-c dongs are superior. they aren't tied down to the battery/screen/controls/OS of the DAP. one iBasso DC04 Ultra mogs 90% of the audio sources ever produced
i'm interested in this
>>109630666So why did you not properly answer the 1st time and instead went with argument about DAC chips?I don't think these were particularly good arguments by the way
>>109630696>So why did you not properly answerwhy are you being a little baby bitch about it?>I don't think these were particularly good arguments by the way.great, that's your opinion.
https://youtu.be/TAAYq_e15QEAnother proof that chinks simply do not understand anything. Why the fuck do they need mark ryan to tell them how to tune their shit?Fucking CLUELESS
>>109628485moondrop needs to work on their ergonomics and comfort
>>109628485is Resolve a xixta??
>>109626624oh no anon your cheap chink iems permanently damaged your hearing
>>109629756I'm looking at the silicon right now, waiting for some impressions and reviews before grabbing it
>>109631414It's TRASH bwo
>>109628681Wait for the Wan'er 3
>still unsurpassedhow do you even real upgrade from here?
>>109631489Another garbage IEM goycattle seem to like for some reason
>>109631489SILICONJM-1 meme tuning with memes drivers + huge shells
>>109631489The only real upgrade is Subtonic Storm
>>109631502literally nothing is garbage about gate especially its goated cable
>>109631414nah it's too uglywait for tanchjim x hangout tonic, it's like the man up version of soda
>>109631526Literally just looks like any cable you get with cheap earphones? What's so good about them?
I have not found a single Trans Jim IEM appealing. Hana was probably their only good product. CNT driver with decent tuning. Extremely overpriced by today's standards but still, in isolation not a bad IEM.
>>109631489you gotta invest in faceplate techs, gate is a big downgrade from hola's faceplate techs
>>109626151plastic goblina
Finally a worthwhile upgrade? Ahhhh but it's not same driver type = not the same timbre. Sounds vastly different probably
>>109631566it's actually much better than any cable that comes with cheap pos. No memory, no microphonics, nice soft feel, doesn't get stiff with timegate is worth just for the cable and eartips alone
>>109631661actually ordered them we'll see how they perform
invest in real iridescent blue morpho butterfly wing faceplates
thousands of animals died for these faceplates due to failure rates
>>109626624just use balls to fix the balance
>>109630337I travel frequently for work and don't want my phone battery draining while on a 16 hour transoceanic flight.The most common reason I see though is that if people have their phone in their hand they'll doom scroll social media or something so they want to separate it
The headpos general is never alive when I need it
>>109631414resolve said he'll be reviewing it shortly
>>109631897facebook groups are the real deal
>>109631897solved by $50 gayming cans from moomdrop
>>109631990$50 gaming headset not being horrible dogshit doesn't mean that they are endgame audiophile headphones lol...
>>10963204540 IQ take
>>109631990is this supposed to be the Edge or Old Fashioned or is there a 3rd option idk about
>>109628485see >>109632165then goon to picrel
>>109632165New ones they are showing off>Game Maestro GM-01 Pro
>>109632184cinema
holy shit tim apple solved dacs and a few years later Mitsukiyuki solved headphones
>>109632236holy shit how?
>>109631990>>109632184>>109632187I kind of need a headset, so I may pick this up if it's actually decent.
>>109632184oh no no, every cheap cheadpos are dogshit and u have to spend big. better buy next 5usd hearing damage IEM from chyna
>amir liked crinear referencehuh who would've thought
>zero 3 has gate's cableWELLP THE KING IS BACK
>>109632804who cares
>>109632945I think it's amusing that mr harman likes flat jm-1 pos lol
>>109632977you seem to have a issue with his personal subjective experience. what's wrong? it doesn't align with yours and somehow that becomes something to ridicule? hilarious.
>>109633076Are you retarded?
>>109633090are you underage or just a head case?
