CDeez nuts

just got my pair of Truthear Pure White's and I like how they look and feel but my only gripe is if you accidentally drop or ding them on something, replacing is gonna be a bitch

>>110280455
Should you update the recs list OP? You have of outdated stuff there.

>>110280597
Like what

>>110280986
Gate

Mid Tier
$5 shitbuds
$10 shitbuds
$20 shitbuds

High Tier
$3 shitbuds
$4 shitbuds

Top Tier
$1 shitbuds
$2 shitbuds

God Tier
$0 shitbuds

>>110277981
>$20 shitphone
is the audio export good? what about snowsky?
>$15 shitdongle
i have a ugreen dongle, will that do? or something cheap like the kiwi ears allegro mini?
>$3 shitbuds
whats the best in the $20 category?
>$5 4.4mm
will any 4.4mm cable do?

a fiio/snowsky could double as both a shitphone and a dongle right?

>>110280623
Desktop dac, amp, cables

>>110281338
In the shopping guide? I'm not the maintainer.

>>110281377
Did he really go deaf?

>>110281338
Shitbud to shitdongle to shitphone is goated stack

>>110281422
Get a composer roommate and you have $0 tunes for life. In fact he pays (you) rent

I boughted Supermix 4 as my first IEM from 11.11 sales, did I mess up?

Every IEM has reviews either describing it as the best thing ever or hot shit, so I settled on this one but seems maybe the bass leaves something to be desired

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Dongles are goated. Here I have two different dongles with different DAC technologies and usecases, one is the RU7 which is a R2R DAC made to play SoX upsamples and the other is $15 dual cs43131 for playing SoX upsamples thanks for reading

>>110281578
That's very nice anon.

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>>110281000
>

>>110281821
KEK

Just download kilopos. It's free. I have 128gb of kilopos upsamples in my rg nano.

If it's CD edition, are there any new CD players to look at? I've been holding off from buying one for over a year probably at this point. I come in here every now and then talmbout sum CDs and shit. Might get the EC Play still.

I use this in foobar or deadbeef to convert my 44.1kHz 16-bit flac files to chu2-to-supermix4 peq 11.2MHz DSD256 into my r2r chinkheld

sox -t wav - %d rate -v 11289600 sdm -f clans-6 -t 4 -n 4 \
equalizer 21 1.5q 1 \
equalizer 84 -0.4q 1.1 \
equalizer 200 -2.2q 0.8 \
equalizer 1000 1.4q 0.6 \
equalizer 3700 -1.6q 3.8 \
equalizer 5600 2.6q 1.8 \
gain -2.5818

>>110282032
That's a lot of meaningless words and symbols

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Chu2 to subtonic storm target for sox command
equalizer 150 0.6 -2.2 \
equalizer 620 0.8 2.8 \
equalizer 2200 250 0.6 \
equalizer 2800 1272 -3.0 \
equalizer 3100 313 0.6 \
equalizer 3500 397 -1.1 \
equalizer 4100 436 2.2 \
equalizer 4600 780 -3.6 \
equalizer 5600 566 3.9 \
equalizer 6000 984 -1.9 \
vol -2.3332dB

>>110282100
delete this. these are peoples livelihoods and you are not safe if you keep pushing

The paypigs are squealing.

oink oink oink the paypags are squealing

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edc pro to mega5est target
gain -12.3266 \
equalizer 160 0.6q -2.0 \
equalizer 650 0.8q 1.9 \
equalizer 2000 1.8q -1.8 \
equalizer 4900 4.8q -2.3 \
equalizer 6600 2.4q 2.1 \
equalizer 7700 5.9q 2.8 \
equalizer 9000 5.1q -9.8 \
equalizer 11000 5.7q 3.3 \
equalizer 15000 4.5q 13.3 \
equalizer 17000 4.5q -6.2

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>iems
>music sounds great
>movies sound bad
what is this sorcery?

>>110282325
movies are mastered to play in car stereos, try cvj konoka for an accurate representation of one

Found my ancient Philips SHE3555 in the drawer recently. Why do these things sound so good? Must've paid less than £10 for them.

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I got them BrainWavz pads finally. Dare I say I... like, how they changed the sound? I guess it caused a more pronounced V sound, but I'm fine with it. They look great as well. Definitely feel nicer than the stock pads. They feel slightly loose but it's fine, they're holding on. Shame shipping and customs costed more than the pads themselves but oh well, no way to get them locally.

Note: my shitty phone fucked up the colors. They're way less blue IRL.

>>110282341
>cvj konoka
so where do i buy this car?

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Less fucked up colors this time

>>110282374
Wrong thread

>>110282411
Too bad, /iemg/ is /hpg/ now.

>>110282374
nice keyboard

>>110281969
CDs are for pictures of foxes.

>>110282511
Thanks, it's that Model F F122 repro. My DT990's would fit it aesthetically more ig

I WANT A Q5K PLUS NOW

Are AceZone IEMs good for music or they are optimised just for video games?

>>110282293
>adding any gain past 10khz
its deaflet hours

>>110281132
A $20 shitphone runs Android and just works.
A $15 shitdongle ensures peak wired experience.
You have a lot of options at $20. A $3 Castor does the job.
Yes any 4.4mm is good. ST12 for $3 is enough.

$1 ED9 Pro 1DD
$2 Dawn 1DD
$3 Castor 2DD
$3 EDC Pro 1DD
$3 AK6 Pro
$4 Rue 1DD
$4 Luki 1DD+1subwoofer
$5 Libra X 1DD
$5 Konoka 1DD+1BA+1subwoofer
$5 Kunten Pro 1DD
$6 ED9 Pro 1DD
$7 Krila 1DD+1BA
$8 Venus 1DD
$10 QKZ x HBB 1DD
$11 TRN Lucky Bag (5 iems)
$12 Waner 1DD
$12 Rosefinch 1DD
$12 GATe 1DD
$13 Chu II 1DD
$14 Bunny 1DD
$14 PR2 1planar
$15 Luna 1planar
$15 GK Streak 1DD+1microplanar
$15 V90Pro 2DD+4BA
$18 Decet 5DD
$20 LF3 Pro 1DD+1EST+1BA
$20 ST7 2DD+5BA
$20 VX Pro+ 1DD+8BA

>>110282325
for movies go for cheap speakers, they are just made for this kind of stuff. Sometimes open backs are good too but speakers are king. IEMs are just like neuralink feeding music to ur brain but more retarded.

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$20 shitphone https://a.aliexpress.com/_mOH1etp
$15 shitdongle https://a.aliexpress.com/_mrbQ1mr
$3 shitbuds https://a.aliexpress.com/_mO4w61t
$5 4.4mm https://a.aliexpress.com/_m02WuNt

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The globalists don't want you to know the shitbuds on Aliexpress are free. Xi Jinping just puts them in your mailbox. I have 60 IEMs.

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All you need is cheap Aliexpress crap. The Chinese translucent plastic is already paypig-obliterating precisioncraft. Literal audio stacks for pennies. Soundstage of ED9 Pro, R2R and tubes at $250. Just let Xi Jinping and SoX take you on this magical journey.

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>>110283075
>All you need is cheap Aliexpress crap
>posts expensive Aliexpress crap

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>>110282060
>>110281659
With oversampling, one could achieve the best of both worlds: The time domain perfection of resistors with the frequency domain perfection of delta-sigma. $15bros we're killing it

>>110283105
Goes hard if you don't know how DACs work.

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>>110283093
You only need $50 >>110282975

>pagpag contains protein and calories just like michelin meals. trust the nutritional data

>pu leather case on dongle for that extra smidge of techs

>>110282416
I can't wait to mogg you all when my HD600 comes

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facts: these opamps are literally springing out of the board like literally you can't even close it

>>110282998
None of these will ever match the power of open-back

>>110283159
Some of those are openbacks.

>>110283166
>he doesn't know

>>110283149
chinks are so sloppy with design they placed the volume, 4,4 and 6,5mm signs at the bottom of the device, u can't see them if u are using device as intended

>>110283130
The HD600 with the 4.4mm screw-on is all you need

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>>110283159
The power of open-back:

>>110283179
+finasteride

I got the MDR-7506's to accompany my DT990's when I want passive noise isolation and better comfort. Don't be a retard and diversify your collection.

>>110283182
#Deafness comes for all
29-30/09/2025

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Fact: $20 shitphone, $15 shitdongle, $3 shitbuds, $2 4.4mm is endgame

>>110283199
Obsoleted by cable DACs already.

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>>110283199
>mfw I already chipped it

>>110283190
Wait what? Is that why my hair is thinning? N-No It can't be...

Fact: IEMS suck, Open-back is king, Pagpags in denial, Paypays keep winning

>>110283191
IEMs have better comfort.

>>110283236
Nah. I need to fiddle with IEM's, especially all the ear hook ones. Cans, I can put on and put away in a moment. Much nicer for comfort.

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Fact: DSD256 SoX upconverts on a $15 shitdongle, $3 shitbud, $2 4.4mm cable and $1 sancai noble

Use the app to enable NOS mode on the cs43131 and you're ready to SoX

>>110283312
>>110283326
Obsoleted by 128kbps opus.

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Headpos endgame...

>>110283334
Not an argument. I accept your concession.

>>110283396
>argument
Obsoleted by divine revelations.

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Cracked neutron player still works, I wonder what the battery life would be like on a $20 shitphone.

>>110283218
You thought we were memeing?

>>110280455
I’m looking to get something portable for watching my shows and playing music that has an SD card slot and no streaming/Wifi capabilities. What would you guys recommend? I’ve heard old phones with no SIM card are a way to go about it but I’m still not sure where to start for that. I’m just tired of using ad filled Youtube and Spotify to kill my phone battery

What are some of the smallest eartips

>>110283685
8.8inch chink tablet + sd card + firefox with ublock origin (for watching youtube without ads) + poweramp with your fav music that u can pirate + random chink dongle if u need it for wired headpos

>>110283710
dunu sns, smallest one is really not much thicker than nozzle itself.

>>110283733
Wifi isn’t a necessity, in fact I’m just trying to cut Youtube out altogether and just watch my tv shows. I have a Plex but not a lot of places I connect to have great Wifi even with my tunnel so I’m planning on taking stuff from my server and putting it on there. I appreciate the recommendation though, any specific brands or places to buy from?

>>110283191
My condolences.

>>110283746
Already tried that one, didn't really pair well with me, any other?

>>110283710
Sancai flanged if you don't insert them all the way or spinfit cp800(the smallest bore, might be small diameter too).

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>>110280455
It's crazy how thick this thing is.

theres no difference between iemg and csg anymore

/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

>>110284110
Doesn't know stereo has 2 channels btw.

>>110283949
Only China makes IEMs

>>110284254
False

>>110284404
Oh yeah? Name 400 non-Chinese IEMs.

are flange tips better audio?

>>110284485
Why 400?

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>>110284254
False.

>>110283710
Starline S are very very small

>>110284573
Damn. Bodied that freak

>>110284573
Not real companies. AI hallucination.

>>110284651
>Only China is real
What are you, the minister of propaganda?

>>110284573
>The Indian Audiophile Forum
KZ ground zero.

>>110284717
Kek. I think Gemini is taking the piss. Or the shit, rather.
Good catch! You were right to call that out!

>>110284717
China's soft power in audiophile world

>>110284485
1964-S, 1964-D, 1964-T, 1964-Q, V2, V3, Qi, V6, V6-Stage, V8, V4-U, V6-U, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A8, A10, A12, U2, U3, U4, U4-SE, U5, U6, U8, U10, U12, A4t, Fourté Noir, Fourté Blanc, Duo, Twelve Ti, A2e, A3e, A3t, A4s, A6t, N8, A12t, A18t, A18s, U4s, U6t, U12t, U18t, U18s, Trió, Nio, Fourté, Solo, Aspire 1, Aspire 2, Aspire 3, Aspire 4, Jupiter, Orion, Lyra, Andromeda, Nova, Dorado, Vega, Lyra II, Polaris, Andromeda S, Equinox, Solstice, Atlas, Comet, Solaris, IO, Polaris II, Solaris SE, Andromeda Mixwave 10, c/2019 Q4, Andromeda 2020, Ara, Solaris 2020, Dorado 2020, Vega 2020, Saber, Solaris X, Mammoth, Holocene, Onyx, Night Sky 3D, Supermoon, Pathfinder, Solaris Stellar Horizon, Andromeda Emerald Sea, BlackStar, Bonneville, Ponderosa, Cascara, Taurus, Clara, Astrolith, Moon Rover, Fathom, Andromeda 10, Grand Luna, Axion, Alien Brain, Chimera, Iris, CW-L02a, CW-L12aEX, CW-L32GRV, CW-L73LV, CW-L77, CW-L78, CW-L15LV, CW-L15POP, CW-L18QD, CW-L17QD2, CW-L97TQ, CW-L52, CW-L72, CW-L32V, CW-L17LM, CW-S02a, CW-S12aEX, CW-S32GRV, CW-S73LV, CW-S77, CW-S78, CW-S15LV, CW-S15POP, CW-S18QD, CW-S17QD2, CW-U02a, CW-U12aEX, CW-U32GRV, CW-U73LV, CW-U77, CW-U78, CW-U15LV, CW-U15POP, CW-U18QD, CW-U17QD2, CW-U97TQ, CW-U52, CW-U17LM, Kaiser 10, Kaiser Encore, Katana, Khan, Sultan, Viking Ragnar, Viking, Ronin, Kadence, Tux 5, Sage, Savanna, Django, Trident, Savant, Savant II, Bell, M3, Zephyr, Knight, Van Gogh, Kronos, Shogun, Agis II, Onyx, Iris, Vanguard, Lu Ban, Bravado, Bravado MKII, ESR, ESR MKII, EVR, EVR MKII, Hero, Legend X, Legend X SE, Legend EVO, Nemesis, Odin, Odin MKII, Odyssey, Phantom, Phantom LE, Raven, Triton, Valkyrie, Valkyrie MKII, Vantage, Wraith, Zeus-XIV, Zeus-XR, Zeus-R, Spartan, Athena, Apollo

>>110284485
MH335DW, MH335DW EX, MH335DW SR, MH335ht, MH334, MH334 SR, Private 222, Private 223, Private 333, IMarge, H1, DC, DC Ti, Air, Air2, TITAN, Aya, Monet17, EST, TG334, TG335, TG223, Origin-1, Lilior Universal, EM2 Pro, EM3 Pro, EM6 HR, EM10 HR, EM32, EM64, EM96R, S-96R, 300-PRO, Switch 300 Pro, Switch 500 Pro, EM Pro Ambient, Elements, Grace Platinum, Grace, S-EM6, S-EM6 V2, S-EM9, SM2, SM2 V2, SM3, SM3 V2, SM64, ES3, Velvet, Velvet Pro, Stark, Blade, Corsa, JH3X, JH5 Pro, JH5 Universal, JH7 Pro, JH7 Universal, JH11 Pro, JH11 Universal, JH13V2 Pro, JH13V2 Universal, JH16 Pro, JH16V2 Pro, JH16V2 Universal, Roxanne Custom, Roxanne Universal, Layla Custom, Layla Universal, Angie, Lola, Rosie, Sheena Custom, Sheena Universal, Sharona Custom, Sharona Universal, Jessie, Ambient Pro, VE2, VE3, VE3.2, VE4, VE4.2, VE5, VE6 X-Control, VE7, VE8, VE10, Elysium, Elysium Universal, Erlkönig, EVE20, EXT, EXT MKII, Phönix, VE ONE, VE PRO, VE PURE, VE XCON, VE ZEN, Go Live, Versa, Dual XB, ST3, Tour, RSM, CMVK, Spire, DKM, ICON, Electro, RevX, Horizon, ESM, UV1, UV2, UV3, Music One, Music Two, Ei.3, Harmony 8, Harmony 8.2, FIBAE 1, FIBAE 2, FIBAE 3, FIBAE 3x3, FIBAE 4, FIBAE 5, FIBAE 7, FIBAE 7 Unlimited, Hybrid 3 Pro, UE 5 Pro, UE 6+ Pro, UE 7 Pro, UE 11 Pro, UE 18+ Pro, UE RR+ Pro, UE Live, UE Premier, UE 150, UE 250, UE 350, UE 4 Pro, UE 18 Pro, M3 Universal, M3 Custom, M4 Universal, M4 Custom, M5 Universal, M5 Custom, VxV, Neon 4 Universal, Neon 4 Custom, Krypton 5 Universal, Krypton 5 Custom, Xenon 6 Universal, Xenon 6 Custom, Radon 6 Universal, Radon 6 Custom, Electron 12 Universal, Electron 12 Custom, Redux 6, LE3, LE3SW, Aether, Aether R, Pneuma, Pneuma V2, Anima, Anima V2, Model X, Terra, Maris, Lambda, Invictus, Koyo, Nautic Stellar, Nautic Gleam, Nautilus, 303H Fairlady, Serenity, Trinity, Samba, Flamenco, Haka, Violet, Viento-R, Waltz, NT8, NT6-PRO, NT6, NT-RM, NT1, 2MAX, 2X-S, 3MAX, D2, 3D Active Ambient, 3DME Custom Tour Gen2

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free chinese shit is endgame

>>110282293
thanks, saved me a lot of money

>>110284772
>>110284778
BODIED THAT FREAK

Anyone in here that have bought from Linsoul? They have a little sale now and I wanna grab 7Hz Timeless 2, but I wonder if it will be cheaper during black friday and I should maybe wait instead.

Looking for some TWS, ~60€ for the OnePlus Buds 4 or ~40€ for the Soundcore P31i

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>>110285448
PR2 TWS. Endgame.

There's only one good non-chifi iem: the E500. End game worthy, filters the bass tards and deaf treble heads

>>110285704
>PR2
Now buy PRX. It's notch or two up in techs

>>110285286
Yeah I buy on sale accessories from them all the time. iirc black friday and 11.11 sales are very similar

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I just did sound test and ofc it might not be completely accurate and I did it with nothing ear earbuds. I didnt expect that result, will try with my wired Moondrop starfield tomorrow
Here is the test
https://theaudiostuff.com/tools/sound-signature-finder/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

>>110285737
Ok thanks, I will make an order.

Redpill me on $20 shitphones

>>110285728
>EA500LM**
ftfy

>>110286167
Retard the post again carefully, retard.

>>110286449
I wasn't really taking the non-chifi part seriously to begin with. We all knew chifi was king all along

>>110286152
The dynamic driver technology is mature enough that even the $20 ones are build as good as the expensive ones. The difference is mostly implementation and the accessories.
20 years ago the cheap phone had genuinely shitty drivers that sounded bad. Today you have to try to make them sound bad.

>>110280574
>Truthear Pure White
I might grab these, they look really nice and I don't have a good warm iem. Either this or the Aful Explorer, but this one has a cute girl on the box so

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I'm not kidding when I say E500 is potentially end game. I don't know if Listener knew about this when he tuned the Pure exactly to this target.

>>110287735
>>110285728
E500 is goated except the non-detachable cable and horrible channel matching QC. It's crazy the Chinese can't imitate this tuning.

>>110287773
The E500 sound signature is special, despite it's flaws. I play guitar, and this soft, lush, warm, honey like tone is what we pay hundreds in pedals to achieve.

The frustrating part is for listening, the signature breaks apart when trying to improve it. Try to adjust for lack of detail by turning up treble? Ruins the balance. Want to add sub bass? Ruins it. Even Final couldn't figure out a way to improve on this with their more expensive releases.

>>110287773
>imitate this tuning.
That atrocious subbass rolloff should never be imitated

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>>110287801
E500 mogs here. I think it's the best 5128 measuring 1DD I've seen. Most of the rolloff is below 50Hz so it's __fine__. Makes up for it with fuller mids.

>>110287735
headpos tier subbass rolloff. i'm gonna be sick

>>110281821
ahahahaha

>>110280455
I've got truthear holas, need replacement. They're too uncomfortable for long maimai sessions, have to take them out between songs, and give up after four hours of playing regardless.
Looking at $20 range, gotta be less bulky than the holas, and seal well against nearby chunithm, gitadora, and taiko. I tried chu iis, and they were good comfort wise, but I didn't get to hear their sound. The hola's sound fine, better than airpod pro or ipod 4 headphones, but nothing i'm in love with. They sound a bit bland on song like https://youtu.be/KsHKaP50FBE Is there anything else around shaped like the chus, or just get the chus?

Which driver type config is best

>>110288134
100mm round planar with silver or golden traces and strongest magnets on the market

Does anyone own a TempoTec V1?
I'm seriously thinking about pulling the trigger on one for hiking instead of using a smartphone.

>>110288189
That will make a terrible IEM so it can't be the best.

>>110288134
>>110288189
>>110288272
notice how only headphones have non-dd drivers as the ideal solution compared to speakers and iems
speaks volumes about their compromises

>>110288130
Chu 2 or Truthear Gate
>>110288348
What are the compromises?

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>accidentally ordered 2.5mm jack

>>110288348
headpos are just 1 driver perfection, which driver flavor will you choose - its all on you. They are closer than u think to each other on higher end.

With IEMs unless u want stereotypical 1dd mid bass bloat with rolled off treble u need to go for multi driver setup frankenstein.

>>110288430
>unless u want stereotypical 1dd mid bass bloat with rolled off treble u need to go for multi driver setup frankenstein.
Why wouldn't EQ be enough of a crutch before having to add different drivers?

>>110288417
I done that too, scummy offers on aliexpress were made such way so they could sell least desirable stuff first. Returned it and ordered 4.4 instead

>>110288455
why would I EQ their carefully designed FR. If 1DD is perfect for iems it should be capable of at least few different tunings without DSP. 1dd in overears are capable of it.

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>>110288417
>>110288461

>>110288489
Which particular dd are you talking about? Different models have different tuning, I find it crazy I even have to mention that

>>110288498
that fraud shilled nothing pos pro with 3 drivers and enormous problems with their acoustic impedance and resonances just because there is EQ app that somehow need to catch that epilepsy in FR. Dont post him there

>>110288508
EQ is more important than drivers.

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1DD IEMs can have any tuning passively. Harman-like tuning with a bit of midbass boost is optimal for IEMs so that's what the manufacturers use.

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>>110288523
How exactly do you want to fix that with EQ kek?

>>110288548
Just use your ears bro.

>>110288557
>every time u put that shit on your head u need to sine sweep and EQ it
also resolve mentioned that his ears are asymmetrical or something like that an L R channel has very different FR but app won't let u edit EQ for L and R channel separately

>>110288540
>Harman
>optimal
is this a joke

>>110288540
>stereotypical 1dd mid bass bloat with rolled off treble
I get it, they just use what dd manufacturer provides, they can't really play with that either because there is zero tuning options apart from eartips, unlike overear where they can tune that shit with pads, baffles, vents, meshes and so on. 1dd is just subpar option for IEM if u want to control your FR while designing

>>110288633
>there is zero tuning options apart from eartips
crossovers and helmholtz resonators exist

>>110288633
>I get it, they just use what dd manufacturer provides
You don't get it. Look inside an IEM just one time ffs.

>>110288601
why hasnt AI generated a better curve than harman?

>>110288601
Audiopedophiles are a joke. Harman in ear target has held up like fine wine and btfo every "improvement" in blind tests.

>>110288677
>>110288682
You're 100% trolling

>>110288668
>>110288671
imagine beliving that chinks in your 10usd 1dd shitbud care about that stuff, grow up. At best they will throw in one of these green filter and change lenght of tube. If they have good day they will use deepseek to generate some marketing bullshit about chambers, resonators and natural sound, stuff like that.
Essentially, you are buying what transducer manufacturer provides in different shells and with different boxes.

Part of this hobby has always been hearing and seeing things that do not exist. And even the cheapest segment of the market hasn’t managed to avoid this. After all, how else could they keep selling the exact same thing more than once if u don't have battery or other consumables?

>>110288701
>they're in your shitbud
what?

>>110288714
sorry, esl

>>110288732
I'll take the bait anyway.
JM-1>Harman.

>>110288701
I don't have to imagine anything, I look at graph - graph different, so something must be different. Your entire premise that all cheap IEMs graph the same is false.

>>110288800
yeah, chink took time with engineering that, new shell needed to be done in 3D cad and tube lenght is 1mm longer.

>>110288569
Well that's headpos for you. Can't expect it to sound as good as IEMs.

>>110288633
>you can tune shit with pads!
>*loses 10dB of treble from pad wear*
Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

Henlo bros!
Are bluetooth buds frowned upon /here/? Looking for something for my mother.

>>110289725
Moondrop mirage, endgame.

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>>110289732
I suspect Im being toyed with...

>>110289732
unironically this

Give me a good reason to replace my £9 Apple dongle with a China shitdongle.

>>110289785
I think my mom would laugh if i gave her that

>>110290055
DSD256 upsampling

>driver quality is tuning
Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

>>110283370
I hate you. My stomach hurts from all the laughing. This is not funny.

Is snowsky with 4.4 cable endgame?

>>110290136
This sounds like placebo bullshit.

>>110290255
It's a logical upgrade from upscaling mp3s to flacs. You can even combine them. Now your 5mb mp3 is 100mb. Imagine the quality increase.

>>110290241
yes. it supports dsd256 and flac192k, has balanced. you can drag n drop songs to it, and it works as a CS43131 dac. which is what i use it as - a pc dac.

>>110288540
This uses extremely exotic shell design. Safe to say your $5 1DD pos ain't getting that tuning anytime soon.

>>110290255
He is an actual retard autismo sperg. He's been shitting up these threads for like the past 3 weeks. Most of the posts in this thread are his.

You don't need a DAC or an AMP

>>110290356
The audio hobby seems to attract the worst gearfags going.

>>110290358
True
https://youtu.be/DTiIfL-9Nwk

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>I swear chink made my random 1dd 5usd shitbud nr 999(this year) unique. It sound different compared to others, u see graph, it's totally different.

The paypigs are oinking early this morning.

>>110290624
got the hibi r1 is this the best custom firmware https://youtu.be/UT7DOpI-b6Y?si=sDfn17rl3piWHZdp

>>110282523
How about you shut your gay ass up?

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$5 Shitbud Alert

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TRN, Kbear and KZ are the holy trinity of endgame

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$5 Shitbud Alert

Holy fuck, 7Hz Zero 3 sounds fantastic. Smooth and refined, no cheap timbre from previous gen models.

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>>110290533
Mine is unique.

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>there are no good headp...

>>110291359
>Must be good because my anitroon brand did it

>>110291435
Yeah nigga.

>>110291359
Jesus, it looks like collaboration between gypsies and AI. Wtf likes this shit, are people that retarded?

>>110292198
>it looks like collaboration between gypsies and AI
lirrally

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What has your experience been like with Audio-Technica?

>>110290055
PEQ.

>>110291359
>closed back headpos

>>110290358
>dac
true
>amp
false

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>>110288523
Wrong

>>110292586
Got a pair of MSR7, I absolutely love them, probably my favorite closed backs, they sound boomy and lovely.
Then I got a pair of meme50x and I absolutely hate them they make my ears hurt after 10 minutes

>>110292696
I EQd flatheads with far higher distortion than that to sound good, but couldn't do it with headpos because of how fucked up their FR is. You can clearly hear the distortion, but unless it's straight up clipping it just sounds different, not worse, while bad FR immediately sounds worse.

>>110292772
liar

>>110292586
i really wanted ATH AWAS from them, but mainly for that classic wooden ath - fostex look. I think usual youtuber shilled stuff is not that good but new openback looks fine

Vinyl
https://files.catbox.moe/huqkg2.flac
https://files.catbox.moe/ouquvp.flac
https://files.catbox.moe/kk75wl.flac
https://files.catbox.moe/uw4cjz.flac
https://files.catbox.moe/9ay80r.flac
https://files.catbox.moe/np8uhv.flac
https://files.catbox.moe/w4kd0u.flac
https://files.catbox.moe/6elam6.flac
https://files.catbox.moe/01wgd6.flac

DSD
https://files.catbox.moe/50nahv.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/sqsgpv.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/khpno1.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/9hjd8b.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/nwv1me.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/sjm7tj.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/twixzo.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/egqas1.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/g8iegk.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/gqsr84.wv

>>110292586
ATH-IM02 was pretty fucking terrible all around.

why aren't there any anime cables? seems untapped

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holy..

>>110293627
>hi senior

>>110293627
>same driver config as Daybreak
Little late in the game, no? At least it doesn't have meme ESTs

You know that dude that does videos on fake ACs and dishwashers and lightbulb efficiency shit, he should do a video on audiofools

>>110293681
what's wrong w hisenior?

Any good chinease items yet?

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>>110292198
It looks good when you're in your maid attire.

>>110293734
It implies the existence of a "hi junior" which is pedophilic

the more i eq down the 8khz, the better it sounds

>>110293928
which is especially easy for you to pick up on, I take it? makes sense. never would have crossed my mind

Anyone in this general have Softears iems? Am curious what people actually purchase from them and whether they're worth it.

>>110294471
Volume S is good. That's about it tho.

>>110294471
i dont own any right now but had the studio4 and vols
they're good in general, solid tuning and overall packages, just on the more expensive side of brands

>>110294471
Volume S is overpriced for its sound. You would be better off buying the better sounding Crinear Daybreak for $150 less

>>110294471
Was considering a custom from them but their driver configs don't inspire me. Maybe one day.

moondrop lan ii for $40, are either of the models any good?

>>110294778
No broski... Lan in Q4 2026?

>>110294794
my ears only fit tiny iems. the shells are too big on most others

>>110294559
What makes it worth $300?

which budget pos to get for techs during 11.11 sale?

>>110295887
what do you have?
what do you like?
what store are you thinking of shopping at?
what's your budget?

>>110295503
The price tag.

Redpill me on vinyl DSD

>>110296013
>vinyl
Bad.
>DSD
Even worse.

>>110296041
Why is vinyl bad other than having low dynamic range (which was never a problem in the first place)?

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Ideally you want R2R, tubes, PR2, vinyl DSD rips upsampled to DSD512

>>110296171
Your only redeeming quality is liking PR2.

>>110296064
*scratch skibidy pop*
>>110296171
If you hate sound quality.

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One of the best things about owning a NOS DAC is upsampling your DSD64 files to DSD256 with your castor-to-storm peq applied with SoX.

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$5 Shitbud Alert

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$5 Shitbud Alert

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>>110296335
>>110296375
>02:47 track length
>Takes up nearly half a gig of 'data'
Your gear collection and signal chain is 100% driven by placebo, anon...

Fact - R2R and DSD is the final redpill

>>110296529
Based on what?

>>110296536
Cope and delusion, apparently.

>>110296529
Obliterated by KTMicro and 128kbps ogg.

>>110294778
They're fine but isn't POSition basically a direct upgrade to them?

>>110292586
The R70x is the best thing they ever made

Any of you use a desktop amp to handle your headphones AND IEMs? Looking for a non-dongle solution. More outputs the better.

>>110297535
Every amp with gain settings. Basic smsl, FiiO, Topping should be fine. Also keep in mind that iem cables are usually shorter that headpos cables and if amp it on your side it can pull cable and iem of your ear. I usually I'm using dongle with ling USB cable, dongle sits jjust next to my keyboard to avoid that cable pulling effect on my iem

>>110297535
I'm using one dongle for IEMs and a different dongle for headphones to switch EQs automatically.

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Handphones.

>>110298614
All Tanchjims?

>>110298618
No im sure theyre good iems. Just saying the word tanchjim.. nevermind. Unimportant.

>>110298625
Believe it or not, it's really an acronym.

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You guys seriously just buy $5 shitbuds and listen to vinyl?

>>110298647
>You guys
That one delusional retard

>>110298647
>vinyl
I only listen to real music
https://youtu.be/i_FPxvPRKgo

DSD
https://files.catbox.moe/rc9oiy.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/7iyqlh.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/1m22pz.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/ut96f9.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/9dsu6l.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/l62ujw.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/m2em3o.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/za2hqg.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/dbm9dl.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/nxy46q.wv

https://files.catbox.moe/z3dppq.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/v6tbyn.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/1tje2p.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/n3dexo.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/bxts9n.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/hb33p1.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/5w9lwy.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/hm3wde.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/feuf4t.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/ovbfcb.wv

u can EQ vinyl sound with some kind of vst plugin

>>110298740
I was eqing my gender yesterday and I feel great

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Redpill me on using iems to listen to vinyl

>>110298768
Is it trut hear or truth ear?

Rise up my paggernauts

Another day another pag

>>110282956
Thats some succulent pag menu you got there

>>110298777
What the fuck is trut.

>>110298768
The most important thing is to not have BAs in them.

>>110298805
Its a trut. Are you telling me you dont know what a trut is?

>>110298808
AI says it's some Russian hoe. They already have a different hoe on the box.

>>110294682
>Crinear Daybreak
is this worth it over getting a gato for $150 less?

>>110298821
Like u had chance to buy it from linsoul for 100usd. Unless pos are on these kind of discount it's not really worth it, they are just really overpriced on msrp (like all of them are overpriced, not only daybreak)

>>110298821
Yes, Daybreaks are 30x better than Gates

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what's the best 150 euro mp3 player with wifi, tidal, qobuz, spotify and youtube music?

>>110299039
Bro really asked what's the best phone for 150 euro

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>>110299050
that's kind of my problem. i want a dedicated device, since the headphone jack and usbc on my phone are broken and lose the headphone connection every other minute i don't want a new phone.
but mp3 players with wifi are a niche market, that's why i was asking for recommendations.

the idea was to use my phone for tethered internet.

>>110299039
M300 is probably still the best, or jm21. M300 has better battery life.

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>>110299202
thank you

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I really dont like eletechs entire aesthetic with their cables. they now attach framed paintings apparently

>>110299396
whats inside?

>>110299529
only a iem cable.

I only have $30 to spend
What should I get from Aliexpress for 11:11 if I want a warm-leaning IEM???

>>110299645
Chu 3, kiwi belle, op.22 at max bass.

he6v2 for 200 usd in murica, good thing I don’t live there.

Vinyl
https://pomf2.lain.la/f/hwrldfkq.flac
https://files.catbox.moe/l6fv40.flac
https://files.catbox.moe/pls5pg.flac
https://files.catbox.moe/61lkv0.flac
https://files.catbox.moe/1ey0dv.flac
https://files.catbox.moe/5m0brj.flac

DSD
https://files.catbox.moe/e9r836.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/h438a0.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/rnljut.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/kjgtae.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/vmhn08.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/7lbu4u.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/euxf80.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/wa8ea2.wv

https://files.catbox.moe/y90cd7.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/3de0mt.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/mjmej4.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/q98xr5.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/5jryi9.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/uhuvl5.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/vxp95b.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/geq11z.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/uayabt.wv

https://files.catbox.moe/zneh01.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/i2d63l.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/lyzdwo.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/ckhxa9.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/m0plxo.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/drzeb6.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/r58t5i.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/hz2sjx.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/vicyh2.wv
https://files.catbox.moe/dos7vm.wv

>>110299039
see >>110282975

>>110298662
do you have more?

>>110300522
I already picked up 2 from Aliexpress, came in 3 days. This is like the $5 shitbud equivalent in headpos

>>110300714
Why can't kziggers read? Is it genetic?

If we're not supposed to use qtips how are you supposed to clean your ears so your IEM doesn't get full of earwax?

>>110300882
Spoon

>>110300821
the $20 shitphone does all that wee lad

>>110300882
Ear picks.

>>110300522
he6se forever goated

>>110300819
$200 shitphones are one of audio's best kept secrets

>>110300819
>>110301043
in EU 400usd so not that great. But 200 usd, for hd600 of chink planars is steal, much less than used ones ive seen here. I would buy one just for sake of having it.
Compare this shit to he6 remaster that cost like 1500usd, chink audio is just scam

>>110300882
mimikaki from your japanese wife

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>>110301043
Keep them hidden.

Hello
I'm planning to buy an IEM before 11.11 ends
I was thinking about the Crinacles Daybreak, but also saw comments calling it trash and saying go for the performer 7 Instead
Do you guys have any recommendation? I currently use Hexas, which I like except for the horrid sibilance I hear sometimes.

cayin ru7 + cheap boomer speaker amp + he6 + content upsampled to dsd256 migh be endgame we are looking for

>>110301109
Absolute endgame.

>>110301109
Who's "we"? The deaf?