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It's good.

>>108280009
As always, foxzo won

>>108280024
I'm trans btw, not sure if that matters

>>108280038
nope.

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Upgrade to cayin.

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>all the audio science has already been figured out
>all new releases are boring iterations
the hobby is dead

>>108280243
this is when you get off of your fat, lazy ass and innovate.

>>108280243
what exactly has been figured out?

>>108280135
>intonation
is never a word used to describe sound. what is this tripe shit?

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>>108280243
That's why I moved to headphones and speakers, iems are quite boring

>>108280469
Headphones were figured out long before iems lil bro

>>108280501
Positional variation, consistency, driver tilt, earpad roll, headband mods generally fuckton of mods for both comfort and sound, a lot of things to sperg about. Also source autism is way more impactful with headpos.

IEMs are basically limited to tiproll, and once you get something what fits you well you stay with that eartip for most pos. Once you're done with that its just basically consooom.

>>108280469
>speakers
>either buy one pair and you're done forever of buy and sell 50lb bricks every time you want something new
Nice "hobby"

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>>108280713
>buy and sell 50lb bricks
Buy good used models, if you don't like it - just sell at no loss or even profit if you did a little restoration or service work. Some models like ESL57 from the 1950s are still relevant today. Make meaningful upgrades, learn about the speaker placement and room treatment rabbithole. Bad hobby because uhhh they heavy for my trans hands!
Meanwhile chinkshit inear dildos:
Spoil like a yogurt forgotten in a car, 75% or even more value lost after a year. Buying used stuff is gross as fuck because they are in-body unhygienic devices. Now that's a real hobby!

>>108280778
>buying old obsolete trash and trying to fix it
Sounds like tinkertranny bullshit. Your hobby is antique restoration not audio, gtfo.

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>>108280789
Literally learning how speakers work, changing the crossover settings, cavity fill materials, trying out different drivers - that's not an audio hobby.
Endless consoom of perishable chinkshit and trying to make it sound half-tolerable with EQ - now that's the real audio hobby here.

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>>108280857
Imagine spending hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars only for them to sound worse than $5 KZ EDC Pro EQ'd to $500,000,000 endgame speakers.

>>108280860
nobody is eqing their budget bookshelf speakers to high end speakers and saying it's the same thing

>>108280873
Why would you do that? KZ EDC Pro EQ'd to thr $6,000,000,000 endgame speaker target sounds better.

>>108280877
not even quality bait, quite frankly

>>108280959
Because its the truth.

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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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is this a good deal?
85 altogether, 20 dollar shipping.
seller probably lurks or posts here.

>>108282118
>20 dollar shipping
hell no.

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>>108282142
eh, it was next day delivery.

belle is the best for my preference btw, tears suck fucking ass, starfish is a bit bright for me. kb03 is just okay.

in space you likely want boombox with reasonable weight

>>108282181
just don't buy another pos for 1.5-2 years please

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>>108280860
>KZ
Of course it's the deaf that is using a nobass target.

>>108282453

imagine buying swedish amp for subwoofer and turnings mains -10dB

>>108282453
Its a target based on the endgame speakers, are you suggesting speaker users are deaf?

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>>108282690
Of course the deaf KZ user thinks speakers with no bass are endgame.

>>108282725
Wow that looks a lot like my endgame target! Hopefully you'll get there someday.

>>108282749
>Hopefully you'll get there someday.
When I'm 80 and deaf maybe.

why is epz g10 so good, bros?

>>108280243
>still haven't developed a foolproof way to counter microphonics/stethoscope effect
There's a lot left to do, they're just not motivated to try because people will buy POS anyways

Until there's lossless tws with PEQ, head tracking, nuclear battery and custom faceplate the hobby is not solved.

>>108283073
why do even need tws?

>>108283140
Microphonics. Convenience.

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>>108280009
I'm currently trying to find a light cheap comfortable cable I need for literally 1 (one) flight.
These are the ones I've found so far but I'm indecisive.
If you have any recommendations please do tell me. I'm all ears.
Also any experiences with non-braided cables?

Does anyone have experience with one of their WF1000XM5 buds making crackling sounds out of nowhere? I also noticed it didn't notify me that battery was low the last time they died on me. Just the battery is empty message.
The XM4s were so much better why did they make them melt...

Thoughts on Simgot ew300? I quite like the ew200, is there much of an upgrade in quality?

>>108283227
dunno, I have XM3s and I had them for about 5 years now, still work more than fine, I've replaced the batteries inside them about a year ago tho.

>>108283276
get epz q1 pro instead

>>108283227
ah that's just the built-in notification system to let you know XM6 is out and you should upgrade

>>108280438
minimum phase

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>>108283227
Anything made by Sony in the "5" generation has been super giga planned obsolescence garbage
I can attest to both XM5s and the Ult Wear being like that
>>108283227
You should try some planars instead of a meaningless update like that. Artti 10 ot 10 pro, NiceHCK F1 pro, Letshuoer S08, those are all good value planars.
Unless you want even more bass, then by all means go for the EW300

>>108283073
Nuclear is a bit much(not beating the cancer allegations), but charging TWS while they're playing is definitely an uncharted territory. There are microspeakers powered entirely wirelessly but you have to wear a coil to power them.

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>>108283052
Fox techs

>>108283910
The 5s felt like a huge downgrade from the moment I first put them on. The sound quality wasn't better and the noise reduction is laughably worse. They didn't even bother fixing the mic so I need to take them off whenever I have to take a call. Can't say I trust them enough to get the 6s when these get killed by another update, but I dread having to search for other noise cancelling buds too.

>>108283065
It's called tws transparency mode. There's nothing much you can do with passive designs.
>>108283073
>head tracking
You'd need a personalized HRTF to be realistic/natural (the video scans are just a parametric generic). When you go to a concert, things are fixed on stage, so having ASMR effects of spatial audio is cringe.

>>108284165
Damn bro I really did see your gay ass in the metro.

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I'm addicted to buying eartips.

Techs do exist. They're stored in Driver Quality.
It is needful to redeem good quality drivers with fast response like in Moondrop Variations, which has EST techs.

>>108280009
that will get mogged by the apple dongle right?

>>108284727
Currently I own the kbear 07, penon liqueur and a few sancai balanced tips, what else can you recommend?

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>>108284881
Not him but
AZLA origin (if you liked the Penons you're gonna like those)
Zeos Render if you can get them
Divinus prism for maximun comfiness
pic unrelated

>>108284942
Thanks, these look nice!

>>108284881
I've been surprised by the comfort of acoustune aex70 and whizzer easytips et100. et100 due to shape and the aex70 because of its gelatin consistency. They are just really soft and the tips i notice the least in my ears

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>pos in 2026
thermal bottle is the new meta

>>108285139
>et100
These look very funny, are they really that comfortable?

>>108285163
Yes, at least for my ears. They seat really well and feel secure. could be a hit or miss eartip

>>108283276
>EW300
it's better than EW200, but look into EG280 instead or Intuaura Impact.

don't buy simgot
i bought an em6l and while the sound is noticeably better than on my old shure se215, the buildquality is awful. i had to glue the backplates myself and it's constantly losing the tips.
would not recommend

>>108285498
yeah, em6l is crap; ea500 is the better one

>>108284244
Transparency mode does nothing for microphonics, that just plays the ambient noise around you.
Microphonics/stethoscope effect is what you hear when cables rub against your ear/shirt, when you chew food, your footsteps, your heartbeat if it's loud enough, etc. with IEMs in.
The only real solution for this right now is an open design. Either open-back headphones, showerhead earbuds, or on-ears like the Koss stuff. Unfortunately a good seal is exactly what causes it in the first place, so there's not much you can do if you also want good bass extension.

>>108285594
LM* ftfy

>>108285657
no

>>108282830
In that case you're halfway there.

What are the recommended AliExpress Bluetooth buds these days? Want something to replace my old SpaceTravels.

>>108286401
Space Travel TWO
(unironically)

>>108286818
Honestly, I was not a fan of the case design and battery life of the originals. I don't think they improved either of those for the new version.

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Remember to PEQ your $5 shitbuds to perfection

>>108286401
BGVP Q3

Left bud died.
Any buds with with good noise cancelling? I hate cables pulling on me with a burning passion but I can stoop low enough if they're worth it.

>>108287126
In that case probably something from KZ, they have a bunch of TWS models. Or something reviewed by Scarbir (Google it).

>>108287308
Are you absolutely sure it's dead? Did your buds run completely out of battery and now the left one just refuses to start charging? I have had buds like that before, and I've managed to revive an empty bud by just repeatedly taking it in and out of the case until it finally started charging (may take several minutes of trying.)

Anyone here have the EarFun Air Pro 4+? Would you recommend them?

Good news: you can replace Snoy XM6 twshit batteries without soldering.
Bad news: you can't do the same with its charging case's battery.
Which means it's the same as with the XM3, always a step forward from the XM5.

>>108287970
I'll probably end up buying them this week. Just pissed they fucked up the sound with ANC when ANC is the only thing I'm getting them for. But I think they improved the built-in EQ a little so it might be fixable without external apps.

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gave the starfish a proper fair go. it IS semi-open, it actually isnt too bad when i acclimated to it, but still a bit bright for me. outside noise leaks in a lot, it's kinda weird especially when you have proper seal, kinda disorienting.
i mean, it isnt really to my preference soundwise, but i like it, it's quirky.
please like and subscribe and click on that bell button.

>>108287430
>>108287308
I don't know anything notable in the sub $100 range.
For good ANC you can go for either the Freebuds 5 pro, the QuietComfort or Airpods if you're an itoddler or have your android rooted.
ngl the XM5 look super gay

>>108288074
They shouldve made the starfish brown.

>>108288076
*XM6s

>>108288076
It just occured to me that I can simply buy a single earbud and save tons of money.
Even though I hate sony for making me go 2/2 on the junk department they're the only quality buds I've owned so I fear that even If I buy something with better audio quality (a low bar) it'll feel worse due to outside noise bleeding in considering I only wear them to walk around outside.

>>108283186
i'd just get the cheapest one if it's just for one flight

>>108287430
Decided to try getting these. Will report back when I get them.

>>108283186
Just get the cheapest one dude, that kz looks ok

>>108287970
My XM4's left iem battery is down to 20% of it's original lifespan at only 3 years of age and it's not easy to change it out
Fool me once

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Will the war affect the shipping of my Moondrop Nicebuds? I can't afford to lose them :O

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>>108280243

>>108289744
that's false, it's easy to change out. I had mine apart because I dunked mine in water, well, oops or whatever lol. that's not really recoverable. But yeah, they're easy to open and change the battery on. Like 2-3/10 in difficulty.

chucked em, using necklace type earphones. don't need radiation right on my temples. idk, radiation at my throat has to be less bad.

Should I wait for AliExpress' anniversary sale before buying more pos?

>>108290259
stop consoooming bro

I got chinked with the roseselsa ceramics x. The left side is 30% quieter
what's the wireless pos of choice for 30$

>>108290259
Why do you even need more pos?

>>108291642
moondrop space travel 2

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Started investigating IEMs 2 weeks ago, first pair should be arriving this week.
This shit is new to me

>>108292884
What did you buy nigger

>>108292906
jm20 as dac and kiwi cadenza 2 to get a feel, was recommended by a lot of people. might get kefine if i dont like it.
being using gaming shit for the last 10 years so im expecting a huge diference.
any sugestions going forward ?

>>108292991
>any sugestions going forward ?
yes get out as soon as you can, don't get into this rabbit hole
if the Cadenza 2 fits your ears(the first one had issues) it will be good enough to just stop there and enjoy them until they break

my blon bl03's recently broke and i'm looking for a replacement. I was very happy with them, expecially with the simple silver design. i hate how so many IEMs look like overly colorful plastic gamer shit. got any reccomendations? budget is around up to 70€ and i'd use them to listen to music.

>>108292991
sell the cadenza and get the mest ii

Goys, do you prefer the Mest or the MegaFest?

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>>108293769
I prefer fox.

>>108293895
Dude if you keep using these in public it'll be a matter of time your face ends up here

>>108293941
all gopniks look the same

>>108293975
But foxzo looks extra faggy, and was already spotted by some guy a couple of threads ago

I'm currently using Sony WF-1000XM5 and I wonder should I buy some cheaper TWS next time like Moondrop Space Travel 2? Will they sound noticeably worse, or I'm burning money buying Sony's TWS?

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costs too much

>mest
>not mason
ngmi bro

Tranxxjim x Foxzo collab when?

>>108294117
in the subway kek

>>108294368
Embarassing, imagine not owning a car.

>>108294135
why do you need other tws?

>>108294546
My previous Sennheiser Momentum TWS 2 died after 2 years (just when warranty ended, how convenient) and ANC on right earbud of my 1000XM5 already failing, and I think they'll fail shortly as well, so I wonder if I should keep buying those expensive TWS or just consider budget models.
As an alternative I'm also considering just stop playing with this TWS shit and buy good wired IEMs like Moondrop Blessing 3 + some small DAC.

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Just bought Sony WF-1000 XM6
At quick listen I don't hear a dramatic difference between ANC on and ANC off like the B&K graphs would suggest but I need to do more testing.
Overall they sound alright to good but will need some EQ probably.
The fit is great, they're small, light, and very secure in my ears. I saw people complaining that they're too big, because Sony only made them slimmer but not smaller, but they're smaller than most of my wired IEMs and fit great. Only issue is the tips are putting a bit of pressure on my ear canals but I haven't tried the other sizes yet.
The eartips are actually kinda interesting, normalfag reviewers called them "foam" tips, but that's wrong. Instead they hybrid tips, but where the hybrid tips I used before are foam covered in silicone, these ones are are instead silicone covered in foam. They seem the interchangable with regular IEM tips size wise, but the filter is in the eartip instead of in the nozzle so tip rolling might be risky.
>>108294579
Do you need good ANC? Good battery life? Good bluetooth connectivity?(I had to carry my phone in a specific pocket otherwise my OG Space Travel would lose connection).
If not you can get good sound quality for much cheaper. And with wired IEMs it's even easier.

>>108294747
>If not you can get good sound quality for much cheaper.
Like?

>>108294368
Was xhe cute tho

Is truthear gate worth it in 2026? Got someone local selling it for $12.

>>108294851
yeah just get it if it's local.

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>>108294236

>>108280009
Why not get luna at that point. Objectively better art, which is the only reason to buy tanch dacs.

>>108294911
all mogged by fiio ka15

I have Sony WF-1000 XM3 and they work fine, see no reason to get new tws

>>108294757
you like bass?
CMF Nothing Buds Pro 2
you don't like bass?
Space Travel 2

>>108294911
Luna is more expensive, $20 is like a year's pay for most of /iemg/.

>>108294933
Same chips but one is for performative zoomers that fiend for the retro design they never lived through compared with tanchjim; immaculate art engraved with precision onto a single piece of aerospace-grade alu that has a simple minimalistic design yet tasteful enough for the most discerning audiophiles who appreciate understated elegance.

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>>108295012

Fiio is for retards. Don't get fiio'd.

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>>108294933
This is fiio's promo material for ka15 in the big 2026. They're so chinky even among chinks that they think this shit is good. Imagine their products.

>>108294968
>you don't like bass?
>Space Travel 2
are you stupid? with the EQ/presets you can make it a bass monster

>>108295236
the OG Space Travel had a good bass preset but Space Travel 2 bass preset is still pretty bass shy if I recall right
and obviously you can eq ANYTHING to taste

>>108295042
Thankfully, I only buy JadeAudio and Snowsky

>>108295261
>xhe doesn't know about the user's presets tab

>anons dont know about distortion and think tws drivers can handle anything
this is too funny

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>>108295288
>low iq logic

>anons think thd is all distortion
getting funnier

>>108295047
That keyboard looks hideous.

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>>108295012
you can change settings on the ka15 directly on its display without installing the proprietary app, this alone makes it straight up superior and it's not even close

are Simgot EW100P any good

>>108295527
Why are you changing settings on the DAC like a loser using a propriety built in software instead of using FOSS like peace.

>>108295599
is there any FOSS app for transjim dongles?

>>108295621
>app
Dunno, I don't listen to music on my phone, but I know poweramp eq and wavelet exists.

>>108292884
don't buy anything in the same price bracket, you won't find what you're looking for in the beginning as you don't actually know what you're looking for, research for a few months whilst saving up then get a 300$ pair so it'll actually sound "better" to your ears, then stick with that for a while and then eventually in a year or so pickup a 500-650$ iem and call it quits, maybe pickup a slightly better dap/dac than what you already have once you have the 300$ iem, I can personally recommend the questyle m15i and the hifiwalker h2 with rockbox.

>>108295698
ignore this guy he's deaf

>>108295747
please do elaborate

>>108295756
he's deaf as in his ears don't work

>>108295763
why is that? and what made you assume that?

>>108295774
i didnt assume anything. you'll have to ask him why he went deaf, idk

>>108295784
New meta, make your own iems

Are there any TWS buds under $100 that come with good enough ANC, great battery and an app that isn't shit? Currently using Soundpeats Capsule 3 Pro+ and they sound great with the only 2 problems being the dogshit battery life and app that doesn't work half the time. I was eyeballing OnePlus Buds Pro 3 for my OnePlus phone but I'm curious if there are better options.

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>>108295784
Why isn't DIY a thing if we could buy everything separately?

>>108296604
it is. there are iem kits on ali. it's just that we're too retarded to tune drivers properly if we're just buying straight up knowles drivers and shit.

anyone here have a unique melody asahi? how's the fit and how do they sound?

Any recommendations for cheap over the ear or on ear headphones?

>>108297926
wrong general

I buy IEMs based on the cute anime girl on the case

>>108298451
based

>>108296558
epz s350t

best pos for jestergooning?

>>108299567
bunny

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>>108298451
Why stop at the case.

bought the supermix 4 tried each tip and i still end up having pain on the bottom tip part of the ear. am I fucked or are these just specifically big. I thought I had big ears but I guess I have too much cartilage there. any recs on tips or maybe something that is like the supermix since they're really good so it'll be a shame to get rid of them

>>108299627
should have went for the ea500 or ea1000 instead

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i eq'd my cheapo sony wireless earbuds and havent thought about audio in about two months

>>108299718
what model is that

>>108299741
wfc510

who makes IEM tips with mesh filter built in into the tip side?
I found comply and AZLA with a quick google but those were old results so maybe someone else started making them.