White 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• Tangzu Wan'er S.G 2 (mild V) - $20• 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: >>110219579
/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. You're welcome.
>>110234416Doesn't know about timezones btw.
>>110234420just EQ your clock you mongoloid
so white is like stock pure but white or they made some changes inside?
>>110234428I made the post btw. You were laughed at as usual.
>>110234443nice prequel to your fanfiction
Mid Tier$5 shitbuds$10 shitbuds$20 shitbudsHigh Tier$3 shitbuds$4 shitbudsTop Tier$1 shitbuds$2 shitbudsGod Tier$0 shitbuds
>>110234454Sir, this is a white only thread.
>>110234437It's the same.
$5 Shitbud Alert
>all the research and development of the world's most autistic memelords>precision molded casings>over 9000 measurements>not a scratch above or below harman>MSRP $999>vacuum plated platinum driver>fabrige egg faceplate>won audio science awards>gets mogged by $5 aliexpress shitbud
Kilopos Alert
Someone ITT (probably the russian schizo) recommended I use these stands and I never looked back. I have trashjim origin, oxygen and a bunch of other iems but they feel like claustrophobic shit. Once you find good speakers and EQ them right iems just dont feel right.
>>110234711Putting speakers at your ear level is probably the most important part of setting them up.
speaking of speakers, new moondrop desktop speakers? or just cheapo edifier
>>110234744They are, I just took a low camera angle to not dox my books
>>110234711link to the stand and speakers that just what im after
>>110234957just some regular ilouds and iron mic stands
>>110234711>Once you find good speakers and EQ them right iems just dont feel right.just EQ IEMs to feel right
>when you're wearing iems and the cable pulls with every movement so you dont move
What amazing groundbreaking IEM did i miss in the past 12 months?
>>110235030
>>110235102Was the foxpos originally ChatGPT yellow piss tinted color or they age like shit?
>>110235030Fish IEM
>>110235241I think there's a layer of orange resin on top because the oldest fox pair actually got less yellow at the edges.
>>110235271Very visible here >>110233695
>>110234446Science won btw.
>>110234400Timmy must be happy now, he wanted the white Pure so badly and he'll get it
oh my god who gives a shit about graphs. there's no way this cheap chink shit is any good compared to quality headphones or speakers. is this general filled with broke turdies?
>>110235925Can someone show him the pagpag memes?
>>110235925Any IEM beats every headphone.
>>110235957enjoy the tinnitus
ALERT>>110236008ALERT>>110236048
how to disable shitbud alerts ?
Paypigs are going insane.
how good is kz edc pro bros
There's a paypig conspiracy to get people to spend more than $5 on Chinese junk.
>>110236122Can't relate.
downloading mod apks is the brize of freedom
>>110236182I used to use neutron from samsung app store because it was the easiest version to crack with lucky patcher. Then I learned how audio works.
>>110236191I downloaded the first google results for "neutron mod apk" and "poweramp mod apk"
How did the shitbud meme start?
>>110236257Crinacle graced us with the eternal new meta.
>>110236268The grifter that shills snakeoil buds?
>>110236278Yeah, he coined it >>110234454
>>110236308So what made you a slave to that grifter?
Not only my ear canal was raped by cheap chink iem but also I got pimple inside of ear after using itThat shit is borderline bad for your health
>>110236356His groundbreaking discovery of the new meta.
>virgin /iemg/ kilopos shills>chad reddit gk kunten fotm
>>110236411Thanks for confirming this shit is not /iemg/
>>110236459Reddit ultimately made the right decision buying Kuntenv1 for $5.
>>110236501Get scammed for $5 what a deal.
>>110234271Paypig Law is absolute empirically, demonstrably fundamental workings encoded to the universe. Every time a paypig raises its snout, Paypig Law is displayed for all to see. It's incredible how often it happens.
>>1102365013rd worlders made that decision pal
>>110236589even facebook and tiktok got kunten lmao iemg has no excuse
>I didn't get kunten because uhhhh brown peopleThis is how paypigs lie to themselves. Every white grandma in America got a Kunten gifted to them by their basedboy grandkids because a tiktoker basedjak'd about it. It's the most racially pure IEM at this point.
Kunten was quite literally the whitest period in pos history and you found a way to blame poc. Unreal.
i bought kunten, have it somewhere, dont know where. Its just unusable in my ears, cant make proper seal with it no matter eartips that im using (didnt even try stock ones because of dogshit quality)My ear canal just reject that shit pushing it out. I need proper multi driver chonk if i want seal
>>110236691sancai noble L size works on my machine
>trn black pearl already in customs>might arrive this weekhype
are 5$ shitbuds worth the time? I might get the pure white 1488s later, but would 10 other shitbuds be the better choice?
>>110236774no, they all have horrible faceplate techs
>>110235925>there's no way this cheap chink shit is any good compared to quality headphones or speakersthere is thoIEM drivers are very small and go into your ears it means they do not need to be very high spec to properly play full range of frequencies. And then it's just tuning based on science and preference.
>>110236359this happens to me whenever i use iems or closed back headphones because the air inside gets heated
>>110236910https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKOrHq_7Uw4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OydpxbNZOJk
>>110237170IEMs don't make you bald. Headphone do.
>>110235498I'm not going to let a trans shizo whose 'hi-fi' setup is a cramped corner akin to the closet she's lived in her whole life tell me, "science won".
>>110237130maybe thats why i like openback planars with ported pads. But I do like iems too but my skin dont like plastic
>>110237390>lcd gxman of culture
>>110237342>resolve is bald>the brown guy who takes HRT is not (listener)just take HRT
>>110236731I tested dunu sns, candy eartips, coffee eartips, some kind of random ones from binary iem. Everything i tried will make seal for minute at best, few seconds at worst. After while my ear canal just pushing it out, I dont have that issue with larger iems, maybe they are hevier or have more grip with my ear. With small its hit or miss with seal, my old shure se215 works well but kunten just couldnt stay in place
>>110237480have you tried spring tips? if so, what was your experience with them?
>>110234416>complains about dogmas>shit every thread with dogmas>thinks sound is made out of balls btw.
Any decent cheap IEM but without the over-ear loop cable? I find them inconvenient when I want to quickly put them on to listen to a voice message, for example.
>>110237522ED9 Pro
>>110237550thanks!
>>110237522Zero UltimaE500
>>110237493No, I don't have them. In general I don't really care about eartips, everything that is size M or MS works form me and it worked for kunten. It's just kuntens are so small in my ear that entire iem sits on just eartip and it's pushed out after while. If shell was bigger it would drag against my skin and extra resistance probably would prevent any slip. Also cable doesn't help either, maybe using thicker one would weight that shit down. But again, I'm talking here about few USD shitbud, I didn't paid for any eartips apart from coffee ones but if we are going by AliExpress prices I tested many times more in eartips than shitbud price. So after back and forth with it I threw that shit somewhere and I don't really care where it is.When it worked it sounded really nice, nothing offensive, with good midbass, easy listen in background. It would be if held seal for more than minute.
>>110237468could this be the hair endgame
>>110237508Erm that is $12
>>110236111Forgot PR2, PRX and Astral btw
>>110236512Reddit is literally all indians no surprises there
>>110238093None of which you're ever heard in your life.
>>110238126you've*
I wanna scotch tape this to a dongle dac with a lipo battery dangling by a ribbon cable from it and have it boot debian to play my dsd256 redbook audio upsamples thanks for reading my blog
>>110237390Moveable points won.
>>110236359You need softer tips and lighter IEMs.
I've been listening to the miku DAP for quite a while now and I really like it. I do wish they would implement system-wide MSEB because that feature is quite nice. If I were buying again I'd consider the new brass one that has that, but otoh it is pretty nice having a SIM slot.
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>>110240650Please do yourself a favor and buy the correct cables.
Just bought a headpos
