>>108235076
Who is the target audience for suou patora IEMs???
I thought it was mostly lonely men who were super fans of vtubers

>>108235184
It's for those who value sound quality above all else.

EQing waifubuds > EQing shitbuds. The jeet mind can't comprehend.

>>108235076
Wowza that one looks good, how could I get it?

Anons any advice for my first good earphones/In ear Monitor? My budget is $60-80, I mainly use it for media, games, ASMR and podcasts I can fit into my phone. Thanks anons

Have good IEMs, besides the Airpods Pro 2, been invented yet? Or do you guys still subject yourselves to artificial pinna gain ear rape?

>>108235289
>artificial pinna gain earrape
Elaborate please, i'm interested, i find it perhaps too loud on mine

>twshit
>good

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>>108235076
Remove everything from recommended and add KZ EDX Pro until it's published how you would go about testing this yourself.

>>108235480
Shouldn't metal IEMs all be the safest option what about tips?

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need more?

>>108235289
we have jm1 now

>>108235560
Spinfit W1 should also be safe so Metal shell + W1 is endgame

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>>108235576
How did you know.

>>108235289
If only there were some way to remove the ear rape or something.

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This thread is dedicated to the 3 brave /iemg/ posters who lost their hearing during the summer of 2025.

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Reasons to equalize your pos:
1. Take full advantage of planar magic, cvj luki
2. You can listen to Moondrop Stellaris and TRN ST7
3. Attain perfection on your PEQ'd $5 shitbud, why buy anything else?
4. Fight back against chinks using Harm Man as acoustic weaponry
5. Counter bright recordings by adjusting the brightness and darkness of your pos to comfort level.
6. Free (You)s on /iemg/
7. Serves as a foundation for other DSPs/VSTs, upsampling, convolution, etc. when increasing techs

Be sure to take care when boosting (or leaving alone) high frequencies or you'll be deafer than Deafzo. Equalize responsibly.
>When you have an annoying peak somewhere, you can use a narrow-band filter on it, but do it with your ears. Listen some things: pink noise for example. And you will hear some hissing things somewhere where it shouldn't hiss, and then take that out, locate that frequency with a parametric equalizer and try to make the pink noise sound pink again. That's the way to do it.
EQ guide vindicated.
Autoeq, squig, owliophile, sharur, graphic EQ users annihilated.

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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 why buy anything else
$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

>>108236135
Don't use headphones and amps and you won't have this problem.
>mfw deafzo is using both

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>>108236160
Raped.

Has anyone tried EQing those Samsung EO-IA500?

>>108235908
Who's gonna tell lil bro about length mode resonance

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>>108236227
>go to https://peqdb.com/studio the best PEQ online tool in the world
>upload a song
>choose Samsung EO-IA500
>select the best scientifically approved target PEQdB Diamond
>select the best AutoEQ algorithm written in C that will give you the best EQ filters in milliseconds
>adjust it on the fly and A/B fast
>done

saar...

>>108236371
Who's gonna tell lil bro aipoos don't fix it.
>>108236415
You forgot to buy a measurement rig and qudelix 5k to fix the channel imbalance and invert the channels.

>>108236415
Yeah I know how to, I was wondering if they were really as good as he hypes them up to be. Has anyone here done it?

Bet you can't even hear the difference

>>108235576
Are there some chink earbuds with that kind of nozzle? Cause I've got soundpeats air 5 and they're great but I want something cheap, good and wired too and there's no chance in hell I'm ever buying applettash

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You legitimately don't need more
>but!
EQ them and stop distro hopping shitbuds

>>108237299
No thanks, I take showers and wear deodorant.

>>108237299
There are cheaper more comfortable IEMs.

>>108236864
kz duet

>>108236753
Probably Quedlix 5K which is the most expensive item out there is already worth it. I couldn't find a good listing for the coupler the one linked doesn't ship to Europe also you don't have to use his affiliate links if you find better deals locally and some of those are just generic. IC-100 has the best sounding bass from anything I own. I'd assume IG-955, IC-100 are the same with any differences in sound coming from unit variation. He will say it's different so you click his affiliate still you should be wary of fakes(most common with IG-955) and the amazon listing is a good bet if it's cheap compared to other options. IC-100 is probably the most available but it's non DSP usb-c. Both of those other options are braided cloth instead of plastic down from the split.
>>108235480
I'd rather use a metal shell IEM after reading about this, SpinFit W1 is already good. Samsung had other sets in the red sections.
It's accidentally better inverted cable around-ear than IEMs designed to be worn around-ear. It goes against the canal sort of instead of into it so there's less occlusion without being full open-back sort of like a small speaker in your ear and the driver configuration is similar to that found in small speakers. Is there anything even close to this in metal form

>>108237299
Don't you have some cow dung to eat, sharur

>>108238743
*high-end speakers
I considered ER2XR before but I really don't care about isolation long term, plus it's way too overpriced and suffers from the same issues(unit variation, lower THD which it's because it's BA so it's a pass) as "lower-end" IEMs and the plastic cable using a proprietary which looks same as those cables that come with infinite warranty Koss headphones probably really expensive to replace with nylon/metal-braided cable on an already overpriced set.
To fit decent eartips that are comfortable you'd have to get an adapter from another eartip e.g. Final Audio E which doesn't ship to Europe unless you pay half of it as shipping. Final Audio also has some metal-bullets but they're all open-back AFAIK. You'd have to vent it properly if you'd want metal-shell(which should also make it more comfortable and less prone to getting hot) with low occlusion not just have it open-back and leak everything in and out. Around-ears are designed to be worn only one way and you block to vent(s) if you move it around accidentaly or don't fit it a certain way. Really I'd use speakers at home when I move out and only use earphones outside IEMs are kinda inefficient to remove temporarily for that purpose only purpose for something like ER2XR is a really loud commute(which could be blocked by music on normal earphones)
I also don't get the complains for quality control for a set this cheap I already covered an American and Japanese brands with QC problems people used to complain the same about Chinese brands even if they beat others in price-to-performance otherwise.

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doesn't eq btw >>108236151

Is there ANYTHING more rage-inducing than an ear loop that refuses to stay behind your fucking ear?

>>108239657
Reshape it with heat or remove it nigga.

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Do I need an onahole to eq my pos?

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>xis dac doesn't have a backstory
SOVLLESS.

>>108239890
I don't got enough estradiol for this shi

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

>tfw buy chu 2 because i hear its king of budget
>it arrives, try it out with the anime songs i like to hear like oblivious
>turns out its shit with anything even a tiny bit orchestra like
WHY

>>108240184
Wait until it gives you tinnitus. Pray it clogs first.

>>108240295
ok fine, what is the best budget weaboo IEM?

a few years ago i got the moondrop starfield which started to get really quiet sometimes after a while. i think the problem was moisture building up and clogging the filter and also them being all metal.
do newer metal iem's like moondrop lan or moondrop may also suffer from this problem?

>>108235480
>Action headphones are less harmful than "high end" brands
WTF
>>108238851
ER2 is DD, only ER3 and ER4 are BA.
>>108239890
me neither

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i pushed the filter in when cleaning it with cotton buds...

>>108240184
>>108241660
JEETED

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>>108241660
kek you faggots never learn

gk kunten is my endgame

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>>108241710
>>108241709
morons ;)

>>108242095
This looks very uncomfortable to listen to.

someone got triggered

>>108242067
enjoy anon. you enjoying the shit out of it is all that matters.

Is AAC vs LDAC really that big of a deal for BT codecs?

>>108242622
AAC quality varies wildly depending on what's playing it and to what device. Can be as good as ldac or worse than sbc. With ldac you at least get what you pay for.

>>108242067
>>108242389
I can't tell if they're good or not

>>108242642
KZ slop that already got revised.

My Tanchjim bunny suddenly stopped working on my windows laptop... The thing itself works I tried it with my phone and the port works as well. What could it be?

>>108242095
the endgame iem doesn't exis

>>108242095
Driver count?

>>108243981
nvm it was defaulting to builtin speakers and I didn't even hear it

>>108239756
Helps with QC and channel balance but not mandatory. You'll still need by ear adjustments.

>>108245221
how does it help with channel imbalance when bass and treble regions in 711 couplers aren't reliable?

>>108245856
Because unreliable doesn't mean random lil bro.

>>108245866
I should’ve said absolutely inaccurate, not random.
my concern was more about people overtrusting bass/treble magnitude, not channel deltas.

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>>108242095
Is that your dildo?

>>108245916
>I should’ve said absolutely inaccurate, not random.
You'd still be wrong.

>>108245961
where specifically could I be wrong? I’m talking about absolute bass/treble magnitude on clone 711 ali chink couplers, not L/R deltas. FR is not the absolution you think it is

>>108246011
>I’m talking about absolute bass/treble magnitude on clone 711 ali chink couplers, not L/R deltas.
Nobody is talking about this >>108245221

>>108246021
>Nobody is talking about this
I am. and you engaged so if it's outside of your scope, don't even bother.

>>108246071
You barged into a discussion about channel balance with irrelevant garbage. Keep talking to yourself.

why is epz g10 so good, bros?

>>108246082
>You barged into a discussion
that's cute. all I'm saying to literally the entire general, is 711 couplers are irrelevant in 2026 and shouldn't be pushed as reliable or needed. at all.
you don't run this general. it doesn't revolve around your dogma. simple as.

>>108246082
>>108246446
samefag.

epz isn't relevant. time to move on

>>108246544
You're genuinely retarded lil bro. It's 100% reliable and needed when it comes to channel balance.

>>108246553
Chatgpt lost.

>>108246556
>100% reliable and needed
not those chink clone couplers they're not lmao
this is so left field a hardcore grift to have honestly. like rationalwiki level grifting

>>108246580
The jeet mind can't comprehend sentences.

>>108246576
ooooh there it is. I accept your 1000x concessions for like the next year.

I have a sneaking suspicion pagpagzo doesn't even know what channel balance is.

>>108246608
whatever makes you feel better about relying on outdated, irrelevant shit.
next you'll say, "I bet he hasn't measured his own HRTFS"

nigga neither have you

>>108246725
Don't try imagining what other people are going to say. You don't have what it takes.

>>108246755
I'm not here to out-schizo anyone. that dereliction of duty is on the tranny.
keep saying things.

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The one time chatgpt could have saved his ass he isn't using it. Oh wait, it's actually the second time LMAO.

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STOP USING 4.4mm!!

>>108247100
why?

>>108247100
>t. faggot with two first names

Should i return my chu 2 and get a kefine klean? I like to listen to shit like cradle of filth.

>>108247800
>overkill for iems
>higher noise floor
>worse volume steps/control
>MRS can't use his MacBook's output
and probably more!

>>108248108
return it for EA500LM
>>108248123
>overkill for iems
not for all iems
>higher noise floor
not for all iems.
>worse volume steps/control
never had this issue

>>108248123
>mactardation
oh that explains it

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New DAP for hearing loss, who's ordering?

"Astell&Kern, a global leader in portable high resolution audio players and accessories, launches the PD20, a new product that redefines the digital audio player by creating a sound signature uniquely tailored to the user’s hearing. Designed under the concept “Craft Your Sound,” the PD20 is not a successor to the popular PD10 or any other Astell&Kern DAP, but an entirely new player built from the ground up; designed to transform how music is individually experienced. Rather than simply delivering sound, the PD20 shapes it to fit the listener.

The PD20 is the first digital audio player to support personalized audio through a built-in hearing test. Developed in collaboration with global audio solutions leader Audiodo, the Personal Sound system analyzes individual hearing characteristics and compensates independently for left and right ears to create a uniquely tailored listening profile. With the included dedicated earphones for precise hearing measurement, users can complete a simple hearing test and immediately experience a sound signature optimized exclusively for them."

>>108249218
Its gonna be 10x overpriced like every astell and kike player.

>>108248212
>not for all iems
Deafzo...
>>108247800
Too bulky. No mic and volume control.

>>108249218
Still don't see a singular reason to ever own a DAP.

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>>108250569
intentional listening and portability/comfort

>>108250569
To rape your ears with hiss and make you deaf.

>>108250783
wow, you made me want to buy it!

>>108250984
Knock yourself out.

>>108245856
>how does it help with channel imbalance
>>108246011
>I’m talking about absolute bass/treble magnitude on clone 711 ali chink couplers, not L/R deltas
What the fuck did he mean by this? Did he confuse channel balance for tonal balance?

So I replaced my Moon Drop Mays with a pair of KZ Zeniths because the right ear went nearly silent, now after 2 weeks of using the Zeniths the right ear has gone as well having the same issue as my Mays, I've swapped cables but same issue. Is my cable possibly killing my iems? I used the same one for both and the fact its happened twice now is worrying.

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>>108252001
>cable
if you swapped cables and it didn't fix it, it's more likely your ear canal is incredibly earwaxy and moist, and the filter is absorbing that and then clogging it

>>108251686
That's not what I was saying. I was talking about people treating clone 711 FR as absolute tonal truth in bass/treble. channel balance is L/R delta, different issue.
>>108252001
clogged filters. take them out and start looking for replacement filters.

>>108253553
>channel balance is L/R delta, different issue.
>how does it help with channel imbalance
Well? Do you understand now?

>>108253725
my whole worldview is shattered so give me a bit of time to recoup. thanks.

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>>108246446
Fox techs.

>>108255515
if it's so good... why did you buy the P50?!

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>>108255523
It's better than p50.

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>>108255523
Because its worse than 6 year old pos in every way.

>>108255543
graphs don't prove shit

>>108255903
Yes thats why free airplane earbuds are actual endgame, thanks for agreeing with me.

My moondrop chu II is kill.
Thinking about moving to tinhifi c2 or somehting similar in its price range. how much of an upgrade is c2? Any recommendation?

>>108255543
>>108255921
Both ugly foxless pos.

>>108255964
Ugly and pre obsoleted 6 years ago.

>>108255952
condensation will kill it sooner or later
tanchjim bunny is the best budget

>>108255543
>microscratches and fingerprint magnet
>huge nozzle
>condensation kills it
>generic moonslop 1DD tuning so nothing special
yeah, looks pretty good!!

>>108256324
>waaah im a greasy niglet who cant take care of his shit
wtf kanasbros how do we recover from this one

whats better for gaming and overall video and music listening, Tanchjim Nora or Blessings 3?

>>108256405
>thinks it's a matter of taking care instead of humidity
ngmi kansas bros

>>108256816
>didn't deny being a greasy niglet
Interesting

>>108256273
regardless of all-metal shell, filters still crap out
>>108256667
what kind of gaming? for FPS, B3 could be better

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>kansas pro so bad that we need to develop new filters

brothers i wonder if this is the right place to ask but i wanted to look for a entry(?)
50 dollar ish IEM, i listen mainly to rock and anisong.
Is the chu 2 a good choice?

>>108256885
>regardless of all-metal shell, filters still crap out
clogging by condensation happens more often depending on the region, so it's wise to avoid that

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https://audio-imaging-test-lab.vercel.app/
here's a fun imaging test for /iemg/
so far my Chu 81%, Ouranos 90%, Hydro 93%. just one trial for thoe. I plan on coming up with averages over 10 trials of 26 runs for as many pos as I have the patience to test. finally a better way to familiarize myself with my pos other than tone at least

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>they keep falling for the chu 2 meme

>>108256885
mainly helldivers, doom, subnautica, fallout, elder scrolls, maybe even milsim shit

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You can buy your PR2 for only $18 at https://a.aliexpress.com/_mqGDJBP

>>108257321
I looked into it some more for you.
here's a few that would be better than Blessing 3
1. https://hifigo.com/products/dunu-dn142?rfsn=7870273.07ae23
2. https://www.linsoul.com/products/ziigaat-x-jays-audio-estrella?sca_ref=5390262.ZqpL0Hvom6
3. https://hifigo.com/products/intuaura-balance?srsltid=AfmBOop3YdZj15j3bzcpmn7yODDlGd0HOnhN8hk6xhFFQw5O3hsDZtKc
4. https://www.linsoul.com/products/7hz-x-crinacle-divine?sca_ref=5390262.ZqpL0Hvom6

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rip shart

>>108258910
Variations did it.
maybe I should NOT jump on an EST pos, then??

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why is iemg sleeping on this giant killer?

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>>108259214
It's for the deaf I fear.

>>108259214
it just came out, those reviewer impressions are fluff. you gotta think, the hobby is basically rock n roll. specifically cock rock. this is the nickelback of electronics

>>108259293
How come CCA CRA is still relevant in 2026?

>>108259863
Its legendary for the deaf.

>>108259863
because its bass response is satisfying.

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>>108258976
Avoid all meme drivers.

hello.
my bunny died.
I tried Polaris and Chu II before.
I'm now looking for an upgrade in the 30-35$ range.
I'm seeing either Lan II or EW200, but do you have any personal recommendation?
I use it mainly for j-pop stuff.

>>108260786
*Lan I, tinhifi C2, or EW200

>>108260786
Kiwi ears cadenza 2 is the new hotness

>>108260894
I said 30-35$ mate

Wyvern or Black Cat?

I got the Meze Alba. I played some of my favourties and they tickled the back of my brain.

What do you think of them?

EPZ Q1 Pro or Kiwi ears cadenza 2 ?

currently debating between the KZ Vader Pro, KZ AM16 and the KZ ZS10 Pro 2, not sure what to pick because my only experience with IEM's are some cheap chinese shitty ones that really fucking hurt my ears. I also need to pick up a DAC for my pc, don't even know where to begin

>>108261781
or is the KZ saga better? I'm mainly using it for gaming....

Adx5000

Stuy Bax

why do you guys even bother asking? Fucking niggers on this thread dotn know shit ab out iems so they dont respond. Go ask on reddit or some shit.

>>108261781
Kunten mogs hard all of these pos

>>108262103
then which ones do you recommend retard?

>>108262135
Kunten

>>108262157
oh thought kunten was a brand lol..... are they really that good? hows your experience been? I'm just planning to use them for gaming and music. i do have smaller ears though so are they comfortable?

>>108259293
>hurr durr the treble is a little boosted therefore it's for the deaf
dumbass, it's actually the perfect signature for low volumes

>>108262171
Supposedly they have the same driver as the zenith, I do not know for certain as I don't have the zeniths, but I like the kuntens, they sound smooth, the bass is enough for my taste, the treble is not piercing, however, there was a recent stealth revision as with all kz iems, so I do not know if the sound has been altered

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RIP Empire Ears 2015-2026

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Moondrop shitter here. Been using Chu 2 for around two years or so. I clean them every month, and every time I take the tips off, their inside is covered in green-blue-ish coating. Same goes for the metallic tip of the IEMs themselves. Probably something related to lead/copper oxidation, but is this safe? I'm putting this green goo inside of my ears basically every day. Am I going to die?

>>108262647
literally who

>>108262801
>Am I going to die?
yes

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>>108262801
not safe, chink chemicals are in your bloodstream now

>>108260786
epz g10 or q1 pro

>>108235076
I didn't notice this at first, but what do those buds in OP's pic have to make them specially suited for ASMR consumption?
Or is it just pure bullshit to sell more?

>>108262870
>Or is it just pure bullshit to sell more?
precisely that

>>108262801
its normal, just aesthetic, doesnt even affect sound.

>>108262801
Lmao does chuzo really

>>108262889
ear infection affects the sound...

>>108263232
There is no way for this to infect your ear though since it's just a byproduct of corrosion. Believe me, i live like a km from the beach, i am used to this kinda shit.

>>108261335
they have a decent DD and those who have it seem to really enjoy it.
>>108261563
is there anything specific about either of those you are interested in? are you looking for just a 1DD or are you upgrading from something?
>>108261781
get CCA Hydro. for one, it's KZ's best set regardless so the KZs you're already considering are crap in comparison. especially for gaming.
>>108262103
no it doesn't. you can't take a $70 driver, put in in a $5 shell and say it's performing the same.
>>108262848
EA500LM

Fellas i am torn between the simgot ew200 and the truthear x crinacle zero:red.

>>108263373
>EA500LM
shitty metal shell

>>108262801
>chu 2 either give you tinnitus or cancer thanks to mystery metal oxide entering your ears
Best case scenario for this pos is that it clogs and stops working before causing irreparable damage to the user.

>>108262827
>chink chemicals
>he's not already injecting retatrutide
ngmi

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>>108263499
pretty heavy and premium feeling. have you actually tried them?

>>108263709
>pretty heavy
Glad we agree they're shit.

>>108263749
weak ears lol ngmi

>>108263749
they feel great. probably the most comfortable pos I own. glad we agree you never tried them.

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>LAN OG the king
>LAN II mid
i'm not feeling good, yuki xixtas...

>>108263916
>trusting the scheming kike with two first names

>>108263909
g10 are more comfy

>Budget
$300usd
>Intended use
General music listening for genres like chamber pop, folk, bluegrass, ambient, downtempo, etc.
>Frequency response preference and music examples
Mid-centric, refer to genres listed above.
>Past gear and your thoughts on them
KZ AS16 Pro - I liked the tuning but were uncomfortable. I am looking to replace these with another mid-centric BA iem. Also have Letshuoer S12 Pro and Simgot EA500LM that have more v-shape tuning for genres like rock, rap, edm, etc.

>>108264404
>mid-centric
Truthear Pure

What's the fit like in the Truthear Gate compared to the Moondrop Variations? I'm looking for suggestions coming from people who have tried both.

Man i bought a iem, and i love it. Sounds much better than my bluetooth q20
But god, its so incovenient. The cable is too small, it keeps sliding against my arm. Is there any way to make this more convenient?

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>>108263909
You own 1 used pos

Since its almost AC season, what are some vented IEMs with excellent isolation?

>>108259863
ruthlessly mogged by EDC Pro

>>108264658
zogchow vs goyslop

>>108264665
>t. never heard the EDC Pro

>>108264608
Hexa, Pure

>>108264608
Aful explorer

>>108264433
Gate is lighter than variations, a good upgrade.

>>108264688
Correct I have never gone deaf.

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>>108264950
cope

>>108265042
>I am deaf
I know.

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>>108265051
stop listening to the voices inside your head, or even better, take meds

ah yes, merely witnessing these triangularoid objects just really makes me want to CONSOOM

>>108265074
>I'm super deaf
I already told you I'm aware.

>>108263709
I had EA500 back in a day
Unless you are extremely careful and store each pos separately in a special protective bag, this nice reflective look degrades very quickly
It's no fancy hard alloy, just some generic soft polished metal. Makes you realize why some kilopos brag about titanium-based alloys and shit.

What's a good set of wired earbuds for outdoor running, connected to a phone? 3.5mm connection.

Anything made of stainless steel with a replaceable cable would be nice. Or are those not really made for running?

>>108265324
For sport nothing beats TWS playing music from your smart watch

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i got a pair of space travel 2s and was expecting them to sound like trash from the reviews i read/watched, but they're not that bad. I found this user made eq on the app that made them sound really good too.

>>108265764
>bluetooth
tell me youre deaf without telling me youre deaf.

>>108265332
How do I get Nick Fuentes episodes on my watch?

dsektop users how do you run you audio cable? without getting in the way when typing or using mouse?

>>108264097
it's possible, but you're comparing resin to metal.
>>108264450
I own more used pos than that. a reviewer gave me most of what I have

>>108266767
I have the DAC on the left side. Plugged into the keyboard or pc with a long cable. Get a cheap dongle and a long cable you can run behind your monitor.

>>108267034
>Plugged into the keyboard
uh

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>>108267247
Keyboard has a USB port.

When will wired pos move to oval-shaped nozzles and eartips like TWS pos have?

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considering these
opinions?

>>108267266
stupid question, but does the keyboard have a dac?
>>108267375
just get Hydro. same brand, KZ/CCA, but it's their best set. you get the same amount of BAs, but also 2DDs and tuning switches.

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>>108267414
Nope, it's just a regular USB port where I plug a DAC dongle, but there are keyboards with integrated DACs.

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>oval nozzle
>stubby tws tips
umm...

>>108258883
wound up getting em anyway for $160

>>108268098
I'm sure you're anxious. you'll enjoy em

>>108268192
I am for the sound and having to EQ them but I mainly got them for the aesthetic too. only thing im worried about is they might be too big

>>108250739
>MUH NOSTALGIA
>MUH FASHION TEC

>>108268986
it's a hifiwalker h2, not an ipod classic

just bought me some apple earpods lol bitches love that shit

talk me out of buying sony wf-1000 xm6

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>Variations 2
Hype!

>>108269534
the batteries are custom type from sony so they most likely won't be replaceable so if you're ok with using them for 2-3 years then throwing them away as ewaste then sure, buy them

>>108270032
I rarely use any IEMs for more than an hour in one sitting so I feel like this is less of a concern for me than for people who live with them in 24/7

>>108270048
that makes sense, they might last you 4-5 years then I suppose

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talk me out of buying cadenza II

>>108270282
pre-obsoleted by EDC Pro

>>108270032
it'd be a bummer, since the based and redpilled XM4 used standard Zenipower coin cells which you can replace without soldering

>>108270320
pre obsoleted by going deaf

>>108267414
err, its a tad more expensive, I'm just testing the waters here and I like to go slow

>>108270558
fair enough and testing the waters should include going for absolute value and punching above price points, which is why Hydro is the only real choice when it comes to KZ/CCA. you already area considering the brand, why not just spend the few extra on their best release? an upgrade from Hydro would start somewhere in the $200-300 point and even then, advantages are marginal at best, if even noticed. the iem you considered, you'll obviously want to upgrade from that eventually, and you'd be harder pressed to find something to upgrade from that than a set that wouldn't really need to be replaced for awhile, if ever.
it's KZ, get their best, is my only point.

>>108270610
shut up rat

>>108270397
same with xm3s

>>108270630
fuck outta here. find another autismo soapbox elsewhere

>>108270816
you're choosing emotional sperging at me over helping the anon out and giving him better advice (which you can't). useless. you're fucking useless lol

>>108270851
no help is better than malicious trolling

>>108270854
it's too bad you're not helping AND maliciously trolling. you're warped, go find a hug

>>108270857
i have never made anyone deaf by shilling kz, you have made countless people deaf
you are an objectively morally repugnant person

>>108270863
>compare your pos to EDC Pro or Kunten
>EDC Pro and Kunten are tuned better

>>108270899
do you get off on making people deaf you sick freak?

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>>108270929
fuck off ur tanchjim tranny, ur pos with 10+dB treble peaks is the tinnitus maker

>>108270979
>i went deaf from kz so others must go deaf too
grow up

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>>108270979
oh look I can deceive the same as you can. talk about morality

>>108270979
>compensated to Kunten target
kek
we have the new endgame goys

>>108271013
there is no low kz shills won't stoop to

>>108271050
so tanchjim consumers are trannies. kz consumers are toxic shills.
alright.
what do you enjoy then?
what's your personal favorite pos you actually own?

>>108271072
Guess

>>108271079
I give up. tell me

>>108271237
You didnt even try

>>108271247
don't care to play fuck-fuck games. prefer to talk about pos. I couldn't possibly find time out of any day to go into conversations about electronics and start emotionally charged, adversarial shit with randos about.......electronics. what a nutjob I'd have to be

>>108271013
>DSP
>still sucks
talk about incompetence and kunten + dsp dongle is cheaper lolol

>>108271286
so you dont care that much okay, not gonna answer why should i

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You can buy your Chu II for $19 at https://a.aliexpress.com/_mMy4NSl

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>>108271687
Deaf.

>>108271687
I refuse to shop at alishitxpress plus the Chu2 is extremely unaesthetic.

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I still don't understand what's up with this mess with ANC on is and why it only shows up on B&K measurements

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>>108271967
compare with 711 clone coupler measurements, it shows the slight boost in treble and subbass with ANC off but the mids are basically unchanged

>>108271967
could be defective unit or firmware update or 5128 being total trash as usual

>>108271996
that's the thing it shows up on 3 separate B&K measurements I've seen(LTT, soundguys.com, and the one in the pic)
other than it being some weird acoustic impedance thing the one thing that comes to mind is that the ANC measurement mics might react weird to a more realistic pinna? fuck knows

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DEAL ALERT !

>>108272169
I knew THD costs extra.

>>108271687
too small no seal

>>108272169
Is this a good month to buy IEMs? I mean sales and shit ?

Years go by, Etymotic is still the goat.

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>>108273267
...

>>108273434
nta, but you can't interpret that for shit

>>108273469
You personally can't, I of course can.

https://audio-imaging-test-lab.vercel.app/
test your pos imaging capabilities/limitations for a good time

>>108273522
This retarded crap tests your aim and mouse not your audio gear.

I bought LAN II-POP to replace my half-dead MDR-XB50. They're okay. I don't think they sound as good and it's in a way EQ can't solve. Way nicer to wear though. Yes I'm deaf.

>>108273434
>@94 dBSPL
>THD is a meme https://www.rtings.com/headphones/learn/research/distortion-audibility-listening-tests
you're listening to music at 100dB since you're deaf, but normal people listening to music below 80db won't ever hear distortion.. cope

>>108273522
>vibe coded by Fchink-construct
kek

Looking at cheap DAPs on amazon and ebay since I'm considering getting back into maintaining an offline music library.
Is there any real standouts in the <$30 price range, or are they all fairly comparable? I want something with buttons to navigate the UI & control audio. Looking at possibly a used Walkman as well.
I just don't want to spend a lot of money on something that I lose interest in.

>>108273968
You once again fail to understand driver clipping and its relation to distortion.

>>108274128
the cheapest dap worth a shit is the hiby m300, stop buying no name crap from strange chinky companies

>>108273597
what are you dumb?
if you didn't have audio, you can't perform the goddamn test, fool. you trippin. sheeit.
>>108273982
the same chinks built your pos lmao giant lmfao dreams shattered
>>108274183
give us a lesson then

>>108274509
>if you didn't have audio, you can't perform the goddamn test, fool. you trippin. sheeit.
If you don't have hands or lungs or organs or a computer you can't perform it either fucking idiot. You should be proud of posting the most ass fucking retarded argument I've seen here in months.

>>108274835
what's to argue? you said that imaging test is a mouse test, you ignoramus.

>>108275033
It isn't an imaging test you absolute moron, you are the dumbest faggot in this thread.

>>108275048
lol you're uppity over what exactly? don't wanna techs test your pos?

>>108275048
it is an imaging test, how ignorant are you really

>>108275099
It doesn't test pos at all.

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>>108274128
hifiwalker h2, using it daily and it's the gentlemans DAP choice.

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Time to test it out. Immediately swapped the cable with one from KB EARS w/ 4.4mm balanced output and my go-to Tangzu Sancai Balanced tips to give it the best possible chance.

Side note: I never realized how "open" the back of it is; I thought most of the holes were just for looks. I don't remember if these were advertised as open back or not. Maybe this will help create a wider soundstage

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Getting the feeling no one here actually knows anything

>>108276702
it's not that deep.. it's all about hitting play and enjoying the music

>>108275552
Is it true the buttons get fucked after a while?

>>108276674
Do the Tangzu Sancai tips make a difference sound-wise compared to the stock tips? Debating whether i should buy better tips or just buy one of the Wanners.

>>108276881
is that the original intention of using them?

>>108276702
All the knowledgeable people left, its just deaf kz spam now.

>>108277081
nah, the newest revision has resolved the buttons and 3.5mm port breaking, v2.4

>>108277670
>EQtards
>knowledgeable people
lol

>>108277717
I thought kz owners were the eqtards turns out they never eq'd???

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I'm going to travel with my S08s but the cable is way too heavy making the IEMs fall out of my ears when I move. So I'm searching for something light and cheap I can travel with.
Any recommendations? preferably non-braided cables

>>108277806
how about no cables at all? space travel 2

best pos for this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31oiKAKyZGk

>>108277717
>>108277726
Deafzo is a living proof trying different gear doesn't teach you anything.

>>108273434
(You) crave distortion and (You) know it.

>>108278261
Get flatheads then.

Are moondropped nicebuds worth a try? The other cheap earbuds I bought were trash.

>>108278912
yes

>>108278261
I would pay extra for THD.

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You can buy your EDC Pro for only $5 at https://a.aliexpress.com/_m06E2e1

>>108279078
Already stealth revised.