I want to shove my cock into her mouth

/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 ≠ 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? Nah.

>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.

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Fox target won.

>>108191589
>>Harman ≠ perfect.
>It’s a preference curve, not a law of physics. Some genres need deviation.
Evidence?

>>108191589
>ea500lm is mid
Correct.

I have CCA Trio - Legendary 3DD, but the cable broke(outer layer broke in multiple places, mic fell apart same day). I would get another one but I feel like there must be higher quality cables, it was already getting very stiff and unwieldy for months now.

What cable(qdc) with microphone would you guys recommend? All the ones in guide seem to be without mic.

>>108191674
>All the ones in guide seem to be without mic
I'm blind. Tripowin Zonie has mic option.
So I will go with it unless there is something else I should look for when choosing a mic cable.

>>108191674
I got mine from this store
https://aliexpress.com/store/1104029215
Mine is 2 pin but they have qdc versions.

Reposting:

I'm extremely new and ignorant with this stuff:

I bought a set of Moondrop CHU II DSPs, alongside this cable: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFM7CJ19 so I could use it via audio jack rather then the default USB C cable the IEMs come with (since I want to save my USB ports for other things, plus it sounds different/worse when connected to my PC via the default USB C cable). I like how they sound, which is great, but the cable is a little too short. The amazon listing has a longer cable size option, which I went ahead and ordered, but it just arrived and the pins that connect to the actual earpieces are too receded/short to connect

Does anybody know of another 3.5mm audio jack IEM cable I can use with the CHU II's that has a cable length longer then 1.2m? Or what the name/size of the pin type it uses is so I know what cables to search for?

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If cans turn you gay, what ear dildos do? I've been feeling cute now that I think of it.

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Remember to buy a $5 shitbud and PEQ it to perfection.

>>108191704
i'd rec cvj hato if you want a boom mic instead of inline

>>108191616
it's funny you never heard one

>>108192194
is ea500lm worth it if you alrrady have t10 and kunten

>>108192607
shit vs poo vs poop

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>>108192607
yeah.
but i'd get the delci ae or klean sv instead

>>108191876
I'll remember this the next time I eat a pair

>>108192607
it's a good question and honestly, yes.

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>>108192194
Mid.

>>108193807
what are the best 1DDs you have?

>>108193842
q1 pro

>>108193895
you'll find infinitely more people that enjoy the simgot more than epz, but enjoy anyway.
you calling it mid is nothing more than subjective.

>>108193902
>you'll find infinitely more people that enjoy the simgot more than epz
I won't. Because there is a finite number of people.

>>108193919
you can't count to that finite number anyway so it might as well be infinite

>>108191825
The type of the cable is recessed 2 pin. All the good cables are on ali, bro. You can also get a 3.5 extension cable.

>>108193969
Integer numbers are countably infinite. Did you buy a wrong IEM because you're wrong at everything else too?

>>108193992
>Did you buy a wrong IEM because you're wrong at everything else
ok Rajesh

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https://audio-imaging-test-lab.vercel.app/

have fun with this imaging test

>>108191589
>Crinacle is not your priest.
>still thinks in crinacle's tonal/technical terms when everybody else figured out techs are in the fr
What did he mean by this.

>>108191581
dude looks like a lady

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doesn't EQ btw >>108191948

Which one is better?
Moondrop Aria 2 vs Truthear Pure vs Simgot ew300 dsp

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Anyone know of other eartips like this where the stem is really short and nothing prevents nozzles from threading through the eartip? I want the eartip to be flush with the bore but many tips prevent this by keeping the nozzle slightly recessed inside the eartip

What IEMs should I get to upgrade from 7hz x Crinacle Zero 2? For me they don't sound good enough. 100$ budget

>>108195161
I want the eartip to be flush with the IEM nozzle*

>>108195163
wrong place to ask really but you might get answers. many people here hear more expensive iems as worse. why not save up and buy the fish?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bm1oA5Xras

>>108195193
Thanks for suggestion anon. 400$ is a huge sum of money in my country, so I don't really want to overpay for some small difference in sound quality. I heard that Turthear Pure and Simgot EW300 could be a huge improvement from the IEMs that I have, so I'm looking for them or smth similar

Can you deafzos share some playlists that can test an iem's limit? I'm tired of listening to the same songs

>>108192123
That looks interesting, thanks.

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>when the schizo with perfect hearing sees the volume is at 0%

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*Thieaudio Hype 4 MKII*

Unlock your latent powers to travel back to save the universe before the (2012 CERN) EVENT

>>108194928
Pure is going to be most lower mid focused and probably the easiest to EQ to whatever you want if you have that option. However it is a multi driver setup so you may have some funkiness with the impedance curve(maybe) also its distortion metrics may not be the best. Overall it is the most competent tuning
>Aria 2
Slightly smoother upper treble but worse mids and bass than the OG Aria
>EW300DSP
just a really shitty patch on a decent but mediocre single iem. This one is probably the worst in terms of objectivity. The DSP cable is most likely not going to be as good as a dedicated DAC and there isn’t any real advanced FR manipulation going on. I would avoid.

Anyone have the knockoff aliexpress ie900's what are they like for $50

>>108195161
sonic HE

>new meta tuning releases
>no one cares
is the new meta hype dead??

>>108196013
The problem is that every store has its clone, so it's hard to track them. You can find some measurements on squiglink but you won't know what you'll get. But if you have a coupler and you like the comfort of that shell... it might be worth it.

>>108196013
Even the real thing is bad, what do you expect from a bootleg.

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>>108195547
>when you reduce the volume to 0% on qudelix and still hear the music

>>108197008
>every reviewer says it's the best bass ever
>SEA chink who never heard it says it's bad
ok

>>108197121
>2026
>reviewers
Bro...

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>too poor for snake oil
>too retarded for EQ
This must be what hell feels like.

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>>108196160
These? They're short but they have these ridges that prevent what I'm talking about. I want the edge of the eartip to sit flush with the iem nozzle.

>>108197452
It folds back when it goes in

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>>108197452
>>108196160
like this

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Ali $5 shitbud guide
Be American. Get daily coins from widget and gogo match, do saving wednesday, grab sale/saver coupon, grab store coupon. PEQ it to perfection as Crinacle intended.
$2 Dawn 1DD
$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 1DD
$6 ED9 Pro 1DD
$7 Castor 2DD
$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
$18 Decet 5DD
$20 LF3 Pro 1DD+1EST+1BA
$20 ST7 2DD+5BA
$30 VX Pro+ 1DD+8BA

>>108195163
EA500LM

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Why buy anything else?

>>108197475
Idk if we understand each other correctly but I'm scared to push harder than I already am. These tips at least don't seem friendly to this method.

>>108197528
because better exists.

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>>108197452
works on my pos

>>108197834
Fair enough, we just have different nozzles I think.

>>108197855
you could try to get one of those airpods tips if your nozzle is stubby

>>108197537
see this anon >>108197834

>>108195394
Check out KOAN Sound, I like to use their music to compare IEMs.

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Welp, the Gate has fallen and the invaders have breached the perimeter.
Should I buy a different set or just try to super glue it? I suppose this is helpful if you need to clean the filters, but there's not much holding the nozzle on now.

>>108198438
holy shit. time for a new pos, anon.

Why is everything chinese?

>>108198438
this is a sign for you to purchase Stella.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lasH8SMZH3U

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>>108197506
Raped.

>>108198595
>2026
>THD
We are no longer in 1950.

>>108198595
you still never fuckin heard one nigroid

>>108198752
You can't hear anything.

your FAVOURITE IEM are not for everyone

>>108195394
We only listen to real music
https://youtu.be/QPDSs5D698c

>>108198763
schizo alert

why is epz g10 so good, bros?

>>108191581
I hate that my yellow fever makes me find this person attractive.

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>>108191581
Crinacle transitioned?

>>108199791
>>108199839
>does she have a cock??? I HOPE SO
is what you're saying

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>>108191581
What do people think about the Fiio BTR17?

>>108199912
it's pretty and does the thing but not $200 pretty and not $200 functionalities
>inb4 "1 measurement of "functionalities"

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i want to get a muse m6 for my birthday (in april). i dont need it. talk me out of it please.

>>108200009
bro fuck that, life's too short, just get it if you want it. who knows if we'll all even be alive by then.

>>108200009
why does a deaf person need so many dongles

hit play
? yes
enjoy the music
? no
suffer from EQ tweak nervosa

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You can purchase your PR2 for only $20 before coupons at https://a.aliexpress.com/_mr08VP7

>>108199921
What makes you think $200 is a metric?

>>108200223
Life's not short if you drink 3 dozen eggs a day, megadose niacin, zinc, magnesium, do chelation therapy and lift weights. I'm gonna outlive Bryan Johnson and become the next Jeffrey Epstein

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Got an android music player off ali. $31. Has headphone jack and microsd slot. No hifi dac, just a mediatek audio codec used in android phones. I do have a JM6 Pro lying around I can use but seems irrelevant with the shitty iem I'm using.

Good enough for what I need, it's pretty small too so easily pocketable.

>>108200009
couldnt you just get a pmp at half that price or a Ifi hip dac or something?

>>108191876
Is this assuming that I'm using headphones that put plastic directly on my skin? I don't think my velour headband and earcups(the only parts that make contact with my head) are toxic.

>>108200786
I bench 135.

>>108200009
you already own a DS2. what else do you need?

>>108200009
you already own Cayin. what else do you need?

>>108201054
Eat more, assuming you want pecs

>>108201260
I have pecs, thats why I bench 135.

>>108200589
>just enjoy music wrong bucko

>>108201263
ngmi

>>108201273
>t. steroid abuser

i want manlets off my /iemg/

>>108201054
That's pretty good if you're 12

>>108201338
>>108201281

>>108198407
>>108199319
Thanks. I guess how songs are mastered is really important. These tracks are good, for some reason the tracks I listen to have the instruments sound like they are really far away.

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Anybody knows what's that green thing in my moondrop chu 2

>>108199912
Chinks never test. Bre prepared for inexplicable lack of function.

>>108201594
Shitty cupro-nickel alloy getting eaten by shitty fake silicone tips.

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>>108201594
HRT dust. It's now in your blood, xista.

>>108201594
Deaf juice

>>108201594
that's where the techs are. just cut it up and snort it

>>108200755
paid ratzo trying to clean stock before innevetable prz release

>>108201665
it'll be PL+vibrator this time around.

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hopefully you guys will know:

i found my old SanDisk Sansa Clip+. what's the largest microSD card it can take? IS there an upper limit?

i found older forum threads and there seems to be some debate. it's not clear if specs/reviews were only saying 'up to 32 GB' because that was the largest capacity card at the time.

supposedly there is a limit of 5,000 songs in the stock firmware, but Rockbox fixes that.

>>108201948
https://downloads.sandisk.com/downloads/um/clipplus-en-um-03112.pdf
it actually says nothing about maximum capacity supported, so..

>>108191581
You forgot to post the video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g46xuI9OXII

>>108202418
wtf indogs look like that?!

>>108201369
I knew you'd like it
https://youtu.be/_t21YMlarT4

>>108191581
that's a man

>>108202751
Every track sounds like this through deafzo's setup. But he doesn't know.

>>108201948
While it wasn't in the manual, it appears to only support SDHC, which is capped at 32gb.

But even if you could go higher, a lot of these small players will start lagging and crashing with too much music to index.

>>108201948
bigger cards work, you just gotta format them
https://forums.sandisk.com/t/expandable-memory/211492

softears volume s sounds pretty nice honestly

today i will refine my shopping cart for 3 hours and then not buy anything

>>108204229
holy based

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$5 shitbud alert

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>>108204358
Deaf alert.

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>>108204367
You are deaf, read EQ guide.

https://iem-eq-guide.pages.dev/

>>108204371
Deaf and doesn't EQ >>108194620

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Price is inverse to quality. Get your Chu2 at https://a.aliexpress.com/_mt8xOdf

Getting real fucking tired of this fuckass dogwater ass cheecks fiio/xduoo/pr2 spam.

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>>108204358
It's like a million for me thank to jew tax.

>>108204839
That’s your own fault for electing a jew president

>they collect coins instead of working 15 mins

>he spent money on a 4chan pass
>he bought a $5 shitbud
same energy

i have some moondrop pills that i like cause it clamps on the ear. the issue is the battery life doesn’t last a shift. any recommendations? needs to clip on the ear like that and longer battery life

>>108200009
is that a fucking vacuum tube?
for what purpose?
why not korg's nutube? well I guess theyd make you pay a shit ton

guys is the anniversary sale gonna bring substantial discounts on AliExpress?

do we have a clear date?

(what are my chances of grabbing FT1 PRO below 150€?)

>>108206008
>he doesn't have tube dongles

>>108206072
100% if you're patient. eventually you'll hit a sale and a $15 off coupon

>>108205083
Anon, I must coollect the coins through the aliexpress widget. It's not about saving money. I'm conditioned to coollect virtual points, it makes me happy.

>>108206008
>why not korg's nutube
first, it failed as a guitar distortion tube. then being repurposed as a power tube for audio doesn't really help its case, either since nobody knows what to really do with the tubes. I'd call it obsolete at this point..

>>108196458
IEM hype in general is dying
Compare how many great headphone releases were there in 2025, with the forgettable e-waste churned out by IEM manufacturers

>>108206542
Like?

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>>108198595
You are deaf, read the EQ guide.

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$5 shitbud alert

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$5 shitbud alart

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>>108204576
Sorry you wasted your money kiddo, but /iemg/ deals in endgame.

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>>108206566
>>108206574
>>108206588
>>108206599
Deaf alert.

>>108191581
got like 40-50 dollars, what iem to buy to listen to music

>>108206542
Any good headphones yet?

>>108206612
i lost my chu ii, didn't like them too much and for some reason the paper filtery something clogged very easily

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>>108204367
>green 6-core cable
Based

TWS iems for under $50 or $60?
I listen to a bit of everything with a bias towards EDM and anime music

>>108206622
HEDDphone D1
Sennheiser HD 550
Sennheiser HDB 630
HyperX Cloud Ill Wireless S
Hifiman Edition XV/HE600

According to my headpos.com HRT frens

>>108206857
>HD600 but ear rape
>HD600 but worse
>blueslop
>gaymen slop
>chinkshitman
grim

>>108206857
>HEDDphone D1
Meaningful upgrade to classic Sennheiser tuning finally, fixing the sub-bass extension
>Sennheiser HD 550
A big comfort upgrade over HD560s, finally looks like a proper premium headphone, not a 20$ charity store grab
>HyperX Cloud Ill Wireless S
Maxwell trannies ngmi, it beats it in every aspect possible
>Hifiman Edition XV/HE600
Well thats actually a pos, DMS was right

Overall, the iemg pos reign is over, the headpos reign supreme again

>get 2db more sub bass
>go deaf from ear rape treble
Nice!

>>108207215
…context?

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>>108206622
thieaudio cypher

Ill actually miss my shuffle for only its size when it finally dies. Not sure what ill replace it with, but on the flipside i wont be dissapointed to rid myself of itunes

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>>108207656

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would be nice to see some T10s in this general. I've always heard good things about em. either way, here's a PR2

ESS is my vodka martini . ESS chips bring the most detail and clarity. It’s neutral leaning, transparent, and at times, almost sibilant. I hear every layer of music the clearest here, but for long listening sessions it can get tiring. However for me, this feels like the cleanest and most transparent representation of music. The “ESS hump” that’s talked about is gone in modern renditions, and the more modern take of the chip (BTR17) tries to add a touch of warmth when compared to older models.

Cirrus Logic DACs present itself as a nice craft beer. CS chips feel a bit smoother than the ESS chips, but the space and air around the sound gets tighter. I find the this chip to sit between the ESS and AKM chip in terms of vocal warmth, but because it makes the soundstage tighter I don’t really enjoy listening to CS DACs as much. The K11 adds some airiness back, but when listening to more complex soundscapes I find that it is easier to separate the instruments on my BTR17. Funny enough, recent renditions of this chip brought in a “CS Hump” due to DRE, but most DACs have since patched this with firmware updates.

AKM can be described as a smooth whisky . It tries to brings back the soundstage while having a velvety organic sound. I love listening to this with simple vocal ballads. It sounds pure, loudness never turns into harshness, and nothing is over-presented. That said, it still lacks detail, maybe on par with the CS chips or even slightly under.

Now, for my listening, I tend to prefer my AKM DAC for nighttime sessions and overall enjoyment of music. ESS is my desktop active listening device, and the CS sits in between as an easy listen if I want to change up devices.

I’ve heard all DACs are the same. They’re not. They’re not going to change the sound of music as much as swapping your IEMs, but they definitely do affect characteristics of what your IEMs will present to you.

Ty for listening to my TED talk.

>>108209068
Holy delusion

>>108207278
Probably >>108207012

If I really want the variation's sound but I don't want to spend 500$ on it, what's the next best thing?

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I love my DT990s!

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KZ claims another victim.

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>>108209944
EQ

yeah the chu II is trash, fucking dunu titan x is fire

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>>108209944
Tanchjim Soda, xixta!

>>108210707
metal case was a bad idea

i've been having a blast with the cheap shit, but i'm wondering at what price point the treble starts to sound normal again. i've tried:
> zero:red
> zero:2
> truthear gate
> truthear pure
> defiant
> crinear daybreak
> aful explorer
> arpegear hane
most of these have shit treble, and it's the only part of the sound holding them back from being excellent. i think it's a driver limitation because eq doesn't seem to fix it. only the hane and daybreak sound like they even have the detail at the top end of treble, though the daybreak is too harsh.
i've got a dunu titan x on the way. any other recs?

>>108212463
>i've got a dunu titan x on the way. any other recs
how did you decide on the titan x?
also, do yourself a favor and do a quick hearing test, see what frequency your hearing maxes out at.
daybreak isn't supposed to be shouty, it's tuned to JM-1. the common denominator isn't "driver limitation", it's you.

>>108212646
> how did you decide on the titan x?
head-fi reviews. some say it's got good and natural treble extension, some say it doesn't. for $30 i can afford to find out for myself, or just return it if i hate it.
> what frequency your hearing maxes out at
my hearing is fine, i max out around 18k.
> daybreak isn't supposed to be shouty
i don't find the daybreak shouty, i find it too bright. it's pretty great otherwise, although a bit overpriced for the casing+cable quality.
> it's you
my hd600 reproduce treble just fine

>>108212463
Lmao dis nigga unironically deaf

>>108212729
if every pos gives you treble issues but headpos doesnt, then it's you.

Every time.

>>108209068
peak self induced schizophrenia

>>108212729
>i find it too bright
harsh, shouty, bright...does his happen on the same tracks you should be testing and A/Bing with your different pos? which of your pos is the worst in the treble on one track, where another one of your pos sounds just fine with the same track?
could it be some of the audio you choose to listen to is mixed harsh?

>>108209967
>retard plays at obscenely high levels
>self induces tinnitus
>somehow this is KZ’s fault
Tyvan is one of the biggest retarded scammers there is but even this is not his fault.

remember to change your DAC filter to linear phase fast

>>108191589
>Rankings are a guide, not divine scripture. Your ears > his spreadsheet.
Your ears = got used to shit. His ears = got used to good shit so his ears > your ears

>Some genres need deviation.
Only because they were mastered on shit audio gear (metal and hip hop I'm looking your way. Pop is golden unironically)

>Chi-Fi isn’t magic.
>Great value, yes. Immune to qc issues and hype cycles? Nah.
Actually agreed. QC issues mean their specs = the specs of your particular unit

>Graphs are not sound.
>They don’t show staging, dynamics, or fit. Use your ears, not just squigs.
Yes they do. A frequency response is literally sound. Just because you can't interpret graphs doesn't mean you can spew nonsense like any audiophool

>BA ≠ metallic, DD ≠ perfect.
>Implementation matters more than driver type. Always has.
Only insofar that implementation is off the mark (which it shouldn't be in 2026 yet here we are)
DD > planar > BA in literally every metric given the same FR

>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.
Agreed. Beats headphones are memed to normies and their FR is pure retardation

>Disagreeing ≠ cope or deaf.
>Let people like what they like without foaming at the mouth.
Oh, they can like retarded things as long as they agree they are retarded

>Loud posts =/= smart takes.
>Confidence without experience is just noise. Show graphs, impressions, or both.
True. Eg. Your post

At the end of the day the IEM hobby is still miles behind the speaker hobby but at least miles ahead of the headphone hobby.
But basically, if you guys actually want to hear the potential of truly good audio equipment get some genelec or neumann speakers and listen to them about 1 meter away from your head, 1 meter apart and 0.5 meters from the front wall (the wall their back is facing)
Once you understand and get used to that sound you can actually develop a decent INFORMED opini

>>108213048
(Cont'd)
Once you understand and get used to that sound you can actually develop a decent (INFORMED) opinion on IEMs but until then your ears are figuratively just shitting in the dark

>>108212463
finally someone had the balls to say it, I've only heard accurate treble out of my mega5-est, the rest above and below in terms of price is just weird, I think it starts to get normal again around the 1.4k USD mark.

>>108212881
i've got a 13 track playlist that varies in mastering style, some great some shit. some of it is mixed too harsh, those i expect to sound harsh.
of all the iems i listed only the daybreak sounds too bright. arpegear hane is the only one i would say sounds fine and totally natural. the defiant is also pretty good, but the scooped mids make it sound less detailed than the hane. aful explorer is too dark for my taste. the rest under $90 just have low quality treble - sounds like a de-esser or some mild distortion/aliasing happening in the high treble.

>>108213061
neat. i've heard good things about those. sad you haven't found anything under $1.4k with normal treble. it's tough to justify more than $300 on IEMs, but if it means I can sell $5k of headphones then maybe it's worth it. at the high-end of the iem market i've also considered the 64 Ears U4S per John from JDS Labs recommendation.
what do you like about the mega5-est?

>>108213048
>>108213055
all that gibber jabber just to tell me to use speakers? I have speaker too, but this isn't the speakers general, anon.
>>108213225
stick with the one you enjoy the most. don't expect to get much more out of it unless you are really curious and want to experiment- tune it to JM-1.
I'm purposefully trying to avoid telling you to just EQ the treble because you already can enjoy an iem's treble for what it is without touching it, no reason to dive deep into constantly adjusting and making all of your iems replay the same. take your time, give it another year and take the time to decide if you really need an upgrade by then

>>108212945
dont do this, it produces mustard gas.
always, ALWAYS, go with slow linear.

>>108213497
>I fucking love aliasing

>using a filter at all
might as well eq, cable roll and tip roll while you're at it

>using a filter instead of NOS mode
kek

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>oversampling

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>>108182596
The initial plan failed because m4 gets recognized as two 2-channel DACs, not one 4-channel DAC, and there's something fucked up with the drivers, it keeps looping a chunk of audio after you press pause. There's no aggregate device functionality, voicemeeter works but the latency is noticeable. Wintoddlers btfo I guess. Moved on directly to Scream streaming but it was too unstable over wifi. As the last resort I'll try turning zero into a usb dac and output to motu through it, if this works through a usb hub, if it doesn't it's over.

Yo buy the way is foxiem some sort of online meme? I saw a tranny looking dude in the subway the other day with fox iems. Wonder if it's our guy in here or a coincidence.

>>108191581
I wanna breed her so much bros...

>>108214592
Yeah probably her (please don't misgender her).

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>Harman target

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>4% THD

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>>108215023
is for faggots

>>108215473
Yeah, way too much lower treble.

>>108214439
Nvm, if you output through asio you can get a decent latency and no glitches. But you need voicemeeter banana to actually output to 4 asio channels. And you need voicemeeter windows volume app to make system volume work, voicemeeter breaks it. Absolute bullshit, but works.

>>108215552
and it's not even balanced by any midbass heft, resulting in thin, shrill sound

next iem I should pick up? Tanchjim fola, dunu titan x or kiwi cadenza 2?

>>108215892
>Tanchjim fola
get the Nora. same exact driver but $100 cheaper.

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Upgrade to 16 bits.

>connect bunny to amp in high gain mode
>change to low gain
>bunny starts clicking

>>108216163
>bunny starts clicking
could be considered animal cruelty in some places

>>108215905
Nora is almost as badly built as kzslop

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pretty rumbly on my EA500LMs

>>108216229
in what way? it's an all metal shell.

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>>108216258
Retard

>>108216264
yeah. I only saw the bezel, I am retarded.

either way. anon should get it.

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So, give it to me straight...is this pajeet telling the truth or just lying?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJQUmx84KHM

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>>108216819
Yes, it's pretty much endgame. But you need a coupler to calibrate it, so it's not that cheap.

>>108216843
cool setup anon, what DAC are you using to power them? I dont know anything about IEM's or just audio in general, but im tempted to just bite the bullet on them

>>108216843
>ali clone coupler
711 isn't reliable you know that. turd

mega5est
dusk
top pro
variation


Which should I get?

>>108217055
not variations and not dusk. what's your current most expensive pos?

>>108217107
blessing 3

>>108216950
>midwit take
chink couplers are within the IEC tolerance bounds, and it's reliable to tell channel imbalance because you're testing under the same conditions, retard

>>108216819
Even a jeet who thinks he's telling the truth is worthless.

>>108217113
what are you even wanting an upgrade for?

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>>108216043
Deaf.

>>108216819
>>108216843
His claim they''re the best depends on the assumption more open = better which is not even true. Now you're stuck with uncomfortable pos with a dogshit cable. Repeat his steps with any normal IEM and you'll much better results. In case you still have doubts he already moved on from these IEMs to shockz tws.

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>>108217124
>chink couplers
>reliable

>>108217641
>he thinks it just outputs random numbers outside that range
Actual retard lmao.

>>108217667
>ftm
you have no idea how a guy thinks

>>108218222
>discussion about pos that requires channel balance eq
>posts specs of a coupler
You're right. He does not think, at all.

>>108216251
Most DDs go to 10Hz easily. If the seal is good.

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>Dutch consumer union did a test on harmful chemicals in headphones. These are the sometimes shocking results. Multiple headphones are being taken out of dutch shops now.
>KZ is in green
Rats vindicated. Thanks, Tyvan.

>>108219464
Headpos law is caused by all those toxic fumes.
>OTL technologies super mario
Nintoddlers btfo

>>108219613
Hair loss as well.

>bought an Aria 2
>can't really hear the difference between it and my old pair of IEMs

>>108219464
>my Sash Tres are not on the list

The GOATphone strikes again.

>>108219911
they don't accept things coming from Chernobyl

>>108219928
Yeah dutchies only accept things coming from morocco and africa.

>>108216163
>IEMs
>amp
Bro...

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Remember to read the EQ guide, buy a $5 shitbud and PEQ it to perfection.

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Endgame.

>>108219002
you now how high you'd have to crank the volume to feel that?

>>108221824
I don't know. Do you?

>>108217453
because they suck

>>108222183
if that's the case then it wouldn't be easy. saying "most DDs go to 10Hz easily" is straight up bullshit

>>108222724
Why wouldn't it be easy. You just crank it. Nobody here knows the actual volume they're listening at.

>>108222735
>Why wouldn't it be easy
I'm talking about comfortable listening levels pretty much. cranking it up just to get to audible doesn't really translate to 'easily getting to'. the only volume I cranked was the volume slider by the frequency slider

>>108222765
What does a "comfortable listening level" mean in the context of playing a single infrasonic tone in a tone generator >>108216251? You play infrasonic tones often?

>>108222783
basic sub testing my pos is all. and no, I don't blast my ears with static tones often.

my tin t2s, the earphones that solved the earphone problem, shilled on here 24/7 6 years ago, are still going strong after almost 6 years and you still be larping, still namedropping some chink ass aliexpress shit

>>108223405
idk you have casio watch guy energy
we're like rolex, yk what i mean?

>>108223565
i'd say baller but sperging out over earphones is ickcore as fuck

why is epz g10 so good, bros?

>>108201603
>fake silicone tips
How can you tell they're not silicone. Are all the fake ones hydrophobic which causes dehydration and itching? It's only been one or the other from my limited experience.

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Why is a $5 shitbud PEQ'd to perfection so good brehs

whats the space travel 2 battery life like without ANC

>>108223405
i still daily drive my EIAOSI X6

>>108222258
kys

>>108191581
that's probably the first guy that gave me a boner(if it is a guy)

>>108213327
>all that gibber jabber just to tell me to use speakers?
Use speakers WITH A FLAT FREQUENCY RESPONSE IN NEAR FIELD

Otherwise you'll have an equally shit opinion as all these non-speaker shitters itt who have no idea what their music is actually supposed to sound like

>>108219464
>me currently using my hyperx cloud 2's
fuck...

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>>108223405
Obsoleted by fox IEM

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>>108225467
Speakers are obsolete, simply eq $5 shitbuds to the endgame speaker target.

>>108204358
>10k sold
grim

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The actual endgame and an underrated gem, pretty sure they don't make them anymore.

>>108226240
>EQ to the endgame speaker target
>sounds like gay nobass shit
Welp, back to the drawing board.

>>108226358
Yes that is what endgame speakers sound like.

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>>108226453
t.

>>108226358

think about eq:ing now phase responce is crooked powerresponse is all over places and time domain lost it

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>>108226453
Endgame speakers don't sound like that.

>>108226309
>chu 2 but not cheaping out the build
also LAN 2 REF and POP exist

>>108227830
It sounds more like Chu1, the OG.

>>108227377
Then your speakers are worse.

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just ordered a handful of HEXes and TETs for me and the boys. i have lee on speed-dial (no waitlist for me kek). stay mad poorfags

>>108229697
>that shell
Humiliation ritual.

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>>108229697

>>108229720
for you maybe.

>>108229697
>mogged by iphone speakers

>>108230014
>iphone
hello saar

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>>108230253
>android user
saar, you're the saar

>>108230302
saar...

>>108230302
new whiteness map just dropped

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Remember to buy a $5 shitbud and PEQ it to perfection, peeps. Why buy anything else?

>>108231644
>people actually bought $5 shitbuds and EQd it to perfection
>iemg activity slow af since people found endgame
are you fucking happy?

Complete ignorant newfag here, which of these cheapo type-C IEMs do I buy:
>TANCHJIM BUNNY
or
>MOONDROP CHU II
Usecase is wired earphones for my iPhone and multiple Windows computers, so I can properly enjoy FLAC albums without my wireless buds or headset crunching them up to 256kbps.
I do have an Android phone to set up the EQ from the Moondrop app, I've done a bit of research on that at least.

>>108231697
i've been eq'ing shitbuds to flagship tunings. got a whole bag that i'll bring to canjam next week to sell. going to be rich

>>108231708
Bunny. It is constructed with objectively superior cheap plastic as opposed to metal like the chu 2. Not memeing the chu 2 rust under normal usage fast.

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>>108231697
I asked Gemini should peeps just buy a $5 shitbud and peq it to perfection why buy anything else and it said yes

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>>108231708
Get PR2 at https://a.aliexpress.com/_mr08VP7 Sale's in a few days or just spend your wednesday voucher on it

Should I buy one of those chink IEC711 coupler for my $5 pos collection?

>>108231822
>3.5mm
I don't have anything with a good DAC, so I was hoping to get something with an in-built one and a Type-C connector.
Currently leaning Bunny as per >>108231791

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>>108231644
>>108231822
Why are you deaf and why can't your jeet mind comprehend the EQ guide?

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>>108231860
>Why are you deaf
Used hd700 with an amp.
>>108117106
>>108117118

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>the schizo with perfect hearing when he sees the volume is at 0%

bibi piss

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>>108232046
>lower volume to 0
>click mute key
>click mute key again
>you can now listen to stuff at 0% volume
I'm not a schizo.