>>108965281
>>108965483
Owning IEMs is a mental illness.

>>108965556
based headphone chad

>>108965556
I own one pair of IEMs and a pair of headphones. IEMs when on the go, headphones at home. Is it that bad, doc?

Can you guys suggest any "ear hooks" for flathead buds? My RY4S never sits right in my ear, I think the cable is too heavy but so is the shell. And it's a massive PITA To find MMCX cables with a mic for cheap.

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for me it's in ear headphones

>>108965618
please stop? this makes me uncomfortable

>>108965567
That's it? You're only on the go and at home state?

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Why choose Apple Music over something else?

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>>108964674
Thanks for the suggestions and clarifications, anon. I've seen people universally praising the Top Pro's treble as a whole for being very refined and effortlessly detailed without being harsh nor sibilant, which is something i’m looking for in a pair of iems.

>>108965932
Yes. Do I need IEMs depending on where I go too? In that case, I was really looking for an excuse to buy more. I'm gonna need a pair for the shitter, a pair for driving, a pair for working, a pair for eating lunch, a pair for vacation, etc.

>>108966004
because I pay for YT Premium family and I can use YT Music with ease. I'm too deep into google. I'm so fucked.

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can i eat pudding ? :3

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>>108960732
it's the mini assanus, ur silly!

>>108966130
>universally praising the Top Pro's treble as a whole
we have owners of it as well as people who have demo'd it. iirc one owner "downgraded," to tea pro because he felt tea pro sounded better, period.
i am someone who has demo'd it and does not share such glorifying opinions. i find it very middling for the price, with overemphasized, unnatural highs that simultaneously lack micro detail retrieval.
i believe TOTLzo did not think very highly of top pro either.
stop falling for shill-of-the-month fluff pieces.
if you can order from a place with good return policy, then use that to demo it.

>>108966946
that's so kawaii desu

>>108966004
family plan + lossless + spatial audio + dolby + not having to install another app on your iPhone

i own two different main sets of iems for listening at my desk, one easy to listen to allrounder pair, one tws for gym, one beater iem for sleep and one headphone for when i dont wanna listen to iems. simple

>>108967616
do you want a cookie?

>>108967641
i'm mentally ill and prefer to eat sand

>>108961527
get the wanker studio edition for best kussoku sound

>>108966946
she's BIG

I'm looking for a decent pair of TWS buds up to 150 bucks. I was looking at the Soundpeats H3 and Moondrop Space Travel 2 and Puddings. Pls help.

>>108969484
airpods 4

Are you deaf yet?

how are the CVJ X R2E3 Mermaid2 compared to the Nozomi's?

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>>108967003
Thanks for the input, anon. When i said "universally praised", i tried to meant that the general consensus about it appears to be very positive .. maybe a bad choice of words on my part. I can see some people finding the treble underwhelming, but they seem to be a minority. I'lll take your suggestion and try to demo it before buying. And i don't see this pair being the “shill-of-the-month”, since it has been around for a year now. Cheers!

good song to test sub bass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ04gPb4LlY

>>108966404
I am thinking of getting these
Anyone here know if they are good?

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>>108965542
What's the cheapest dongle dac I can buy with a Line Out mode?
I want to pair It with my desktop amp

just got my EPZ Q1 Pros. Thank you for the rec bros, they're quite lovely.

>>108970315
pretty GOOD
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1UKLU64EkE/

>>108969668
How did you know I'm using PR2.

>>108972522
jej

>buy sennheiser it'll last forever
>made in china
have i been duped?

just got my KZ PR2. Thank you for the rec bros, they're quite lovely.

Is there anything better than the BTR11 at the ~$20 price point?

>>108973047
>buy a qudelix5K on amazon
>buy a btr11 on amazon
>return the qudelix 5k with the btr11 in the box and keep the qudelix5k instead
ez

>>108973115
>qudelix5k
>2.5mm balanced as opposed to 4.4mm
yeah nah b, I think we good on that

wtf i just used some shitty ass bluetooth headphones my schizophrenic uncle gave me a long time ago and they're awesome

they mustve cost like $5, some brand called 2BOOM, and they're too small and tight but that means it stays on my head when i run/jump... kinda crazy, and the wireslessness... i slept on this for so long and only decided to try after seeing a qt jogging with headphones on and was like, "damn how she doin that?" crazy stuff, i downloaded youtube music and was listening to shit off that

>>108973275
>needing 4.4mm for iems
holy tard

>>108973912
I prefer it over the flimsy shit. You're putting words in my mouth

>>108974400
Glad we agree you don't need it.

why is epz g10 so good, bros?

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>>108973047
Post-f**o'd BTR11 (swollen battery) with modded batteries. Lasts 3 whole days.

>>108974600
>>108974609
>samefag
when I need more power for my planars, I need it. other than that, 2.5 is embarrassing. an eyesore. like furfag faceplates on pos.

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>>108973663
cringe

>>108974755
Walk on through a red parade and refuse to make amends.

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Wireless memebuds are still a gazellion magnitudes better than wireless dentcans... right?

Anyone going to High-End Vienna?

>>108974755
>You're putting words in my mouth
>I need it
You're retarded and deaf.

>>108976439
that's not really saying anything, but I accept your concession anyway

>>108976561
Don't you worry child. See, heaven's got a plan for you.

>>108976561
>can't follow a 3 post conversation
You really are retarded huh. Let me break it down for you.
Here >>108973912 you were called retarded for needing 4.4.
Here >>108974400 you said that you never said you need 4.4. You were flabbergasted that somebody could predict what you're going to say.
And here >>108974755 you finally said that you need 4.4.
Hope this helps.

>>108976577
>>108976594
I am fluid in my needs. Sorry if this annoys you

>>108976620
Since it's pride month we'll let it slide.

>>108976620
Sometimes we laugh sometimes we cry but I guess we know now

>>108975488
If you need noise isolation and long battery life headpos is better. But I can't imagine wearing that shit long enough to benefit from this. Maybe if you're an asian manlet or a normal woman.

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im gonna be real, i fell for the meme when i bought these, and i do regret it a bit. idek what to do with them, bin them? nobodies gonna buy them

>>108974726
I'd love to see you try to bring that on an airplane
See if TSA doesn't blow your head off

I think I lost my tozo a1. What's the TWS value king? I'd like ANC if possible

>>108965542
Any passable cheapo PMPs within 10-20$? I just want something to run TWS with that isn't my phone, don't care about wired output.

>>108972971
That just means you won at the KZ QC lottery. Lucky. Many others lose.

>>108976707
the former, and honestly I dont even like how they feel on my head besides the fact that most of em dont even fit properly
I already got my wankers plugged into my dac for actual music listening, just need something to use with my phone

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are these any good?

>>108977342
marygood

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Friendly reminder to limit your use of in-ear devices to 30m a day or less at 15% volume.

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hey guys rate my EQ

>>108977526
You know, if we had smell-o-vision, with tubes we put in our nostrils to replicate smells. No amount of "smell overload" is enough to permanently damage your sense of smell. The nerves in your nose that detect smells are always regenerating. WOULD BE NICE IF OUR EARS WERE LIKE THAT!

>>108977560
It's mid.

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>>108974609
Fox technology.

>>108977655
do furries really hear better techs?

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>>108977649
okay how about this one?

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>>108977566
Just listen with your nose.

>>108977866
please do not post grotesque images, anon.

>>108977760
Based

>>108976802
do they sound bad or what?
or uncomfortable?

>>108977659
no but they samefag and reply to themselves for validation.
see >>108977655

>AA12 impressions and squigs are out
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLusHZp2wS8

I wrote my Moondrop AA12 impressions before anyone measured them but I'm glad to see I wasn't TOO deaf while listening. Looks like I wasn't entirely accurate when describing the mids as lean, but the tonality is definitely Harman and those lower mids would explain why I perceived the bass to be so poofy or poorly defined. To give Moondrop a break I thought the Meteors were fairly decent (even if it's an overpriced Cadenza 4), but yeah, the AA12 is a massive stinker for the price.

>>108979270
>no
>links to the post that shows better techs
What did he mean by this.

>>108979339
The FR changes depending on who's listening, there's no accurate and inaccurate here(and one of the reasons why subjective impressions are almost useless).

>>108979339
Especially with BA pos btw.

dynamic driver is simply the best sound tech

>>108979343
our genderfluid friend changes opinions mid-post, please understand >>108976620

>>108979343
we can see techs now? that's news to me

>>108965542
How do I get an anime girl

>>108979399
You can't buy the ones in OP. But there are other options. CVJ and Leteciel are the most affordable. Custom EPZ if you want a specific girl.

>>108979379
fox tech best tech

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cdplayer anon if you're still here there's a new Cayin cdplayer with toobs

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>>108980281
looking like a bootleg evo era

dead hobby dead thread

did anything better than truthear gate release in the less than $50 range?

>>108977023
Seeing how Samsung Galaxy Note gotten banned by airlines for exploding battery, F**o products might as well be with or without mods.

>>108976802
Keep them for the spare cable and tips and buy more chinkshit until you find something you like.

>>108976802
What's the problem? Comfort or sound?
If It's comfort you should try smaller and bigger eartips to see which size feels best for you
If It's sound. I'm not sure what you were expecting for $15.
If you want noticeable improvement (or at least that sounds different) go for something with planar drivers

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ID this pmp pls

>>108982667
thats an estrogen injector

>>108981571
this. only retards are still into this meme shit lol. normal people all have airpods (which sound better and don't make you deaf)

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>>108983132
Actually, we are so fucking back!
https://youtu.be/dJskHK-afl0

>>108983132
yet you enjoy it enough to be here.
>apple
>normie
checks out.

>>108983216
>IEMs are returning because of fashion
Thanks fox IEM!

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>>108965542
c

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they call boosted treble "excitement" i call it hearing loss compensation

>>108983763
wow AI is trained using Mad_Economist pics

>audio is the worst upgrade in performance
https://youtu.be/io_3mGrvmak

so buying an amp/dac and ZiiGaat x Fresh Reviews Arete was a mistake??

Is Juzear Defiant worth it, or just shilled?

>>108985372
>(You) like how it sounds
Worth it.
>(You) don't like how it sounds
Not worth it. Figure it out.

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wanted to get myself snowsky retro nano
linsoul was few euro cheaper than aliexpress
no in stock, but allowed to preorder
>plenty of sellers have in stock on ali, that means linsoul should get some more soon, few days max, right?
made an order in the April, still no sign that they'll ever even get more anytime soon
I'm tired of waiting
never preordering on linsoul again

>>108985372
Avoid, terrible qc issues and will die on you a month in or less

>>108985597
>April
yeah wtf. linsoul used to be better. now i never order direct from their website, but i do from their ali stores

>>108985627
>Avoid, terrible qc issues and will die on you a month in or less
are you basing this off other people's experience with it or your own?

Anons, I don't understand what this general is about
What's an In-Ear Monitor
Why do you need a Portable Music Player

>>108987416
you don't need anything.

>>108987416
You take a monitor... And put it in your ear.
I need it because Stationary Music Players are stationary.

>>108985307
i dont play gaemz, a dedicated gpu is the least important upgrade for me.

>>108987416
>In-Ear Monitor
chifi market only calls it that to be placated as "not earbuds, but better". the chifi market is strictly just glorified earbuds with an added psychological marketing layer added to it. eg: tuning, brand loyalty, etc. real IEMS are mainly for live production but nobody relies on chinese brands for that.
oddly enough, even the cheapest chink shitbud is 'better tuned' than any earbuds you can find in all the big box stores. this is because the chifi market actually undercuts pretty much everybody. still niche to this day, though.
>Why do you need a Portable Music Player?
nobody is saying that. either you enjoy certain products for what they are because you personally enjoy them, or you're being manipulated into FOMO got sucked in to the community surrounds the product. it's like rap and hip-hop. all marketing and not really adding value to anything, but somehow it sells.

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I've been eyeing this IEMs for a bit and was wondering if anyone tried them? Are they any good and does it using 1 driver make it a meme? They're on "sale" on ali for like 90 usd.

>>108987771
would they be your first set?

>>108987811
nah i already own a pair of hexas that i daily drive and some other cheap stuff

>>108987865
I say watch and read everything you can on it so you get an idea of what you're getting yourself into. maybe even get an understanding of how it compares to what you currently own and if it's even an actual upgrade.
to answer your question about 1 driver being a meme, the answer is no.

>>108987771
slight warm/soft 1dd. similar to popular moondrops like aria and kato/kadenz. good for sweet female vocals and mostly natural timbre. not for big bass rumble or crispy treble. $90 is not a real sale, should be closer to $60 to even consider it discounted.

>>108987896
>>108988070
i am interested in its sound signature, but i guess it makes sense to focus more on a legitimate upgrade. thanks for saving me on an impulse buy

>>108974871
the guy who made this image looked like this when he made it. fascinating stuff

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>>108970504
Holy shit I was a retard thinking dongle DACs were useless.
I bought the cheapest dongle I could find on amazon.
I went from needing 90/100% volume on my PC and Amp, to only needing 40% on both to drive my pos. And the annoying hiss from my PC was completely filtered out.
Also for some reason the treble peaks I was having issues with are gone too
based based based based based

>>108988322
yeah they work. enjoy

>>108988322
yeah pc motherboards tend to have a hit or miss DAC and there is always the electrical noise involved.

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>>108921979
checking back in after ten days of exclusively using the samsung AKG EO-IG955, the Spinfit W1 eartips, and EQ to the peqdb diamond curve. theres actually no reason at all to spend money on audio equipment since this set up is maybe $25 on amazon and outperforms everything else.

i think the best example of this is from any high quality spoken word recording, the reproduction coming from these earbuds sounds exactly like someone standing next to me. the accuracy is top notch. they sound like the human voice. there was much coping last thread about eq; these are sunk cost fallacy retards, who deny the verifiable evidence of target achieved by eq being completely accurate, demonstrated ad nauseam via coupler.

im actually very tempted to get the coupler now myself as sharur initially recommended, and get an even more accurate eq. evne without it, i still mog all of you. auto eq was enough.

these outperform, handily, every other iem ive ever been shilled by /g/ and reviewers, including moondrop, tanchjim, and truthear. its pretty evident chifi is a scam, samsung et al. have the money to r&d higher quality products and the economies of scale to produce them at the lowest price. everything else is cope. this thread should probably be discontinued at this point, you are wasting money on the overpriced waifu shit just to lose out to cheap amazon products.

anyways buy bnuuy

>>108988652
Got these with my galaxy s10 and was surprised how good they sounded

>>108988879
cope, seethe, dilate, etc.
see how btfo you are you? does it feel bad to have spent thousands of gear just to be outperformed by the cheapest shit around?

>>108988652
Good morning, sir.

>>108988910
>outperform
nta, but I don't think using PEQ is doing what you think it's doing...

>>108989562
it is you who is confused about eq desu

is ze space travel 2 gut?

>>108989705
No.

>>108989642
>inb4 rationalwiki-level understanding of DSP and convolution.
which isn't altering physical driver behavior no matter how you edit an impulse response in REW. glad we settled that so quickly and I accept your concession

>>108989808
then I must buy it

>>108988910
I'm not talking about gear. I'm talking about your retarded notion that you can achieve peak sound by EQing some random fucking pos to some random fucking target without taking your anatomy in consideration.

Are there any decent media players that run on batteries? I'm looking for something that I can take on multi-day hiking trips and not worry about running out of juice. I have 2 older ones that run on aaa batteries, but they sound like shit. Also I don't like carrying around a charger brick if I don't have to, since a music player and a headlamp are the only things I carry on me that use electricity.

>>108989855
>inb4 muh length modes
>inb4 muh HRTFS

I know this isn't the place for this, but I bought some bluetooth earbuds for the longevity of my IEMs (I.E. taking on walks and such), and they weren't half bad. Sadly killed them sweating in the garden. Is this normal or should I be shopping for sports earbuds or something?

>>108990062
mention the brand or make

>>108988652
price to performance sure. but my plunge unity are unmatched in my xp

>>108990076
cmf pro 2 (yes I fell for the meme dial)

>>108990096
the moisture got em very likely or the mesh filter fucked up
all memebuds are inherently susceptible to the elements more than your single DD in ears and you either buy new ones to cope or move on there's no fixing them

>>108988652
100% get the coupler, because when I got mine I was embarrassed at what I'd been listening to for the two weeks before it arrived.
Samsung's channel balance is extremely fucked out of the box. You need 1-3 re-insertions per earpiece to get accurate measurements, then use peqdb's channel balancing function. If it's producing peaks or dips over 1-2dB to correct either ear you're either measuring badly or they're genuinely that badly matched - either way you're fucked.
I picked up some TOTL midfi IEMs recently and I finally understand why nobody takes sharur seriously. The Samsung buds (IA or IG, doesn't matter) are okay to good depending on how much effort you sink into them, but they're extremely inconvenient and require way too much work to get sounding "good" - and even that "good" doesn't come close to just buying an EPZ P40. You're saving maybe $40-60 by going the 711 route but wasting hours to get "good" audio, and once you do you're locked into either a Qudelix 5K (another $100) or rootlessJamesDSP on Android. Oh you're on Android 16? No Shizuku, no rootlessJamesDSP. On Linux? Load the IR in EasyEffects. It's all so tiresome.
I'm an engineer by day. I just want music while I work and something to wind down to in the evenings. That's why I'd recommend a Shanling M1 Plus (or whatever DAP you fancy) paired with the Mega 7 if you lean analytical or the Mega 5 if you want something more emotional. If you want something in between, the Yu9 Que is worth a look (YMMV on fit though). If you still want streaming, grab a JM20 Max dongle. Any of these paths are infinitely more satisfying for actually enjoying your music, which is supposed to be the whole point.
I lost sight of that drinking the peqdb Kool-Aid. Stop now and save yourself six months.

>>108988652
do you think this would sound as good for more or less everyone else?

>>108989815
>he still thinks EQ is uploaded to the driver
The absolute state of India.

am i the only one who things spinfit w's are awful, compared to cp100/neo

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new Sivga came out yo
and they are also singe DD and quite cheap

>>108988652
Using IEMs that slide out of your ears is a humiliation ritual. Even shartur admits he can only use them at desk. Get good IEMs and EQ them, son. Maybe even learn how to EQ properly.

>>108990300
The fit is always individual. I don't like any of the spinfits yet humble stock 7hz zero tips work great for me.

Inawaken Twilight DS is bretty gud, Harman done well. Bulky shell but not a dealbreaker, however it is not comfortable enough to be put in my rotation.

>>108990351
>Twilight DS
cool thoughts. seemed interesting, but i estimated by looking at shell that it wouldn't be great for comfort as you say.

random FYI: most Letshuoer sister-brand iems are on sale in Aliexpress coins section.
Soratune Bl02: decent safe warm tuning. very light and small metal shell. suffers from congested mids/flat stage without some tiprolling. $10 can't complain, comes with a hard-shell zip case.
Artti R1: my personal favorite. superior to Letshuoer DZ4. mild v. at under $30 worthy of shilling, comes with a quality copper cable same case as above.

>>108990213
>P40
What custom faceplate did you pick?

>>108990213
your biggest mistake is thinking that he's actually serious about any of this (and not actually deaf).

>>108988943
>>108989815
>>108989855
>>108990087
cope.

>>108990524
I didn't get an EPZ P40 because I don't enjoy V shaped signatures for more than a few minutes.
I stated my mainstream preferences already, Mega5 (df), Mega7 (W), Que (Elysian).
>>108990537
true

If you can't hear shit above 15K P40 is a good choice.
Harman was right all along with the fall-off.
Extreme high frequencies rape your ears.
All these kids with their pretentious targets don't know a thing.

>>108987416
They're called in-ear memes. You put them in your ears to meme on airpods normies. They'll never learn.

You dont ""hear"" the high frequencies (techs). You feel em.

>>108990611
yeah you feel your ears getting raped

>>108990785
sour grapes

No IEMs can give you punchy bass like a headphone with dynamic drivers

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The end of an era.

No IEM can dent your skull like a wretched headpos

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>>108990601
The most common tinnitus frequency is 5kHz. Harman gives you tinnitus.
>>108990611
You don't hear or feel techs, you see them.

>>108990811
woozy

>>108990801
>he found DRE
Reminder to peqdb newfags that shartur is always 1 year behind iemg.

>>108990811
>that cable
Wtf fox techs were real all along?

What's with this tranny and his fox tech

>>108990864
what's your problem with that anon? I enjoy some fox posting from time to time. I would have sex with fox anon.

>>108990890
it's so random

Hey guys any thread about hifi or speakers?

I'm in the market for speaker amplifiers.
Any recommendations? Or thread to ask?
Thinking on stuff like Fosi v3 or Aiyima T9

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Moondrop Golden Age 2, Y/N? I like the form factor, and battery life looks good enough. Also waifu voice.
As for the audio, I'll likely EQ them anyway. A bit afraid of the connectivity quality though. Any anon owning them? Or the Ultrasonics?

>>108990953
All Moondrop TWS are nobass shrill sounding pos that even EQ probably can't even salvage.

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>>108990969
Welp, that's too bad then. For reference, I'm just your average guy that likes the standard V, so I like enough bass. Shouldn't be hard to please my average consumer ears. BUT for reference with a popular model, I had the chance to try the Sony WF1000XM5 and I found them way too bassy (or muddy, or whatever). So I guess I'm in the market for something in-between.

I've been thinking of trying out TWS for once and I don't want to spend much for my first, should I get OnePlus Buds 4 or Earfun Air Pro 4+?

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im getting this so hard

>>108991010
bgvp q3, so you can have the best of both worlds; tws it when you just wanna casually listen to tunes and mmcx it when you wanna be a mentally ill tryhard audiophile

can't someone just jailbreak some tws that has auto dsp to reach a target curve (eg airpods and their auto adjustment), and then override with their own curve

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>>108973115

why is g10 so good, /b/ros?

how do those engraved waifu leteciel pos sound? are they actually good? do animu faceplates enhance techs?

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come home music enjoyer anon

>>108991524
who you talking to

>>108991705
It's time to move on my man Porta Pros were never good and they aren't even cheap anymore

>>108992040
>time to move on
wym? I've been listening to them for a couple of months now coming from IEMs. its so good and liberating, I feel I can come back to listening to music again and stop listening to graphics and audiophilia jargon

Blessing 2 is actually the peak of Moondrop and no not the Crin's pos but the original B2

>>108991705
Yaxi pad is crap

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>>108966404
Battery life looks good and ANC is decent apparently. BUT I heard they don't have the cute waifu whispering in my ears? It's a dealbreaker if so. Appealing to normalfags is not the way to go.

>>108992389
it's actually A8/S8

Any tip recommendations for the Bunny? I used my Spinfit CP100s and they were uncomfortable as fuck compared to the stock tips

>>108992855
jvc spiral dot

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why is D-Fi so good, bros?

>>108992944
mogged by edc pro

>>108992132
>I feel I can come back to listening to music again and stop listening to graphics and audiophilia jargon

Wait, you faggots do that? I just come here to laugh at your shitty choices when I'm listening to Bach on my Truthear Pure.

/r/ing good budget PMPs that have ACTUAL PHYSICAL BUTTONS and don't have a touch screen. I initially wanted to buy one off linsoul with a reservation card but they're all touch slop, except snowsky echo.

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>>108993544

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Another post for the archive, went to visit my Lotoo distro

>Lotoo Paw Gold 10th Anniversary
Not bad, muddy warm in a nice way; treble-forward with a closed-in staging. The warm-bright tonality reminds me of AKM sources like the Shanling M9P (albeit the Paw10AE is running TPCM1792). Far from a technical dap, but the added noteweight in the mids can help certain genres. Naturally mid separation come across as poor, but imaging is surprisingly precise despite the warm-mud tonality. Nice pairing with Storm & Tet – it is muddy and transients are smeared but it has wonderful mids and vocals (female vocals feel especially closed-in + intimate).
Personally, I prefer tube sources for sweet mids, but the Lotoo is a decent compromise in a price bracket dominated by dry/clinical delta sigma sources.

>Lotoo Paw GT2
Quite a let-down. Compared to the FiiO M27Ti, the mids are a tinge warmer, though the GT2 is not as warm as the Paw10AE. The dap is even more treble-forward than the M27Ti and 10AE, which creates this metallic sheen in the vocals, and that “sparkly” digital transient causes the timbre of the GT2 to sound dry. It has the same treble issue as the Matrix NA1 where the top-end sounds brighter, but it’s not actually more resolving, in fact the GT2 is considerably lacking in treble extension as compared to the FiiO. I believe this is Lotoo's take on neutrality but I don’t enjoy it.

>Lotoo Gungir + LPX-01 (it’s a USB PSU)
Like a souped-up GT2. Digital and treble-forward. Technical and cold-sounding. The Gungir is so dry that it makes the FiiO sound analog by comparison. A/B-ing with the FiiO, the bass on the Gungir is more separated and cleaner – the M27 is relatively more mushy and not as well-defined. But because the Gungir is so cold, you just don’t get that mid-bass slam. At least the treble extension is better than the GT2’s.

Afterwards I learnt that Lotoo’s house sound is dry glassy. So I guess the Paw10AE is the exception, not the norm.

>>108990811
>common tinnitus frequency is 5kHz.
>Harman gives you tinnitus
what's the assumption, then? that every audio contains enough information in 5kHz that Harman is always a problem? because that assumption would be incorrect.
>>108990864
self-entitlement and pervasive/obnoxious online presence. see the keyboard general gay/trans general about literally all the anti-science-pro-trans ideologies. foxfuck resides there too, with the same amount of know-it-all bullshit you see here.

can't be an audio expert and a biology-nihilist at the same time. that's not how it works.
>>108992986
>I just come here to laugh at your shitty choices
>when I'm listening to Bach on my Truthear Pure
subjectivity is a thing and you choose to shit on people making different subjective choices than you. inspiring..

>>108994118
>what's the assumption, then?
The assumption is that ea500lm is mid as fuck.

>>108994144
the very same could be said about anything you like. you seem devoid of any actual insight, so go fling shit at someone else, maam.
EA500LM gets way more praise than any 1DD EPZ, by the way.

>>108994194
>but what about...
Yawn.

>>108994201
if deflecting and not answering direct questions is too boring for you, shut the fuck up in the first place?

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>>108994208
I decline the offer.

>>108994220
then you'll keep being told to shut the fuck up as long as you keep up your delusions.
I find it remarkable you choose shitting up a general rather than actually defend yourself when being called out on your shit.

dont make assumptions, it makes an ass out of u and mption

>>108994252
And?
>>108994255
Who tf is mption.

I bought the truthear gate last year and they've served me well but what I like doing with them is wearing them under some run of the mill ear pro to vacuum and mow the lawn and I was wondering if there was an iem that sounds like the gate but is very noise isolating like an ear plug

>>108991705
I only listen to real music
https://youtu.be/EMbjDQxTMjo

>>108994531
etymotics with eq.

>>108990826
>behind iemg
has iemg found a way to EQ techs in yet

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>>108991705
the pads make my ears hurt I've tried replacing the pads with after market ones but they still feel discomfort, I have very sensitive skin though I have problems with most on ear and over ear headphones. I gave my porta pros away

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>>108990953
>>108990978
If you want a TWS with good sound that just works try the Huawei Freebuds pro 5. It uses both a DD and a planar tweeter so the bass feels completely separated from the midrange and treble. Also they respond incredibly well to EQ so you can add or remove as much bass as you want.
And if you want even more clarity buy pic related from aliexpress, they're really nice quality.

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>>108995332
Also never buy Moondrop shit.
You'll be playing russian roulette with their shitty QC

>>108995332
Huawei Freebuds Pro lineup is generally solid but you probably also need a newish Huawei phone to reap all the benefits. Same for Samsung.

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How to keep my iems clean and shiny? What's the routine?
And apparently, these are real materials from a meteor.

>>108966004
Apple music is where Gigi dagostino has his (entire?) discography

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>>108995453
Well yeah. But the only thing I'm aware of is Nearlink.
And that's because of a hardware limitation, not an arbitrar lock. Because only the newest Huawei phones have an antenna for that.
They work just fine with LDAC for non-huawei phones either way

>>108966004
Wetnessday

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>>108974871

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this one much more accurate

>>108990323
No point to use iems outside your desk workspace, if you outside just listen to the world noises

https://youtu.be/PuN4PtxnWV0
oh nice super review super debunked all the retarded CSD and driver speed dogshittery with facts and logic.
what driver fools even have left?
correlation with price is also fucking hilarious
listner is dunking on them in the comments too
>The question then becomes if its audible, and frankly I have basically no confidence in the discernibility of this deviation from min phase on the part of audiophiles (they can barely identify the frequency response they're listening to and/or how it affects the music, and missing the most audible/obvious effects to me indicates they'd have an even harder time picking up things like minor absolute phase deviations).
dumb and deaf fucks

>>108996821
>latezo
lolmao
anyways
>new sharur paper
>peqdb slop
>only 321 tests available
>only 50 chosen
PFFTTTT BWAHHAHAHAHAHAAH
shitty methodology and not even enough data to beat out shartman, keep it up shartur!

>>108996864
im retarded, its around 800 samples, still unfathomably dogshit methodology tho

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what's dat, xistas??

>>108996924
looks like a cheaper end model, probably higher than ola 2 but lower than nora

>>108988652
These are what I use for casual listening. Comfy cable unlike the snakeoil the chinks sell, also small and lightweight. Can wear these for many hours with custom tips.

>>108995332
How's the latency on these? LE audio support?
The pros are kinda pricey, might go for the 7i instead.

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>>108996821
In low latency mode personally I'm measuring around 50-100ms of delay with those shitty tests you find on youtube.
But I also remember pickyaudio saying It was 380ms on iphone.
It doesn't support LE audio/LC3 tho

>>108996821
LLMzo thinks measurements are fake, just call his IEMs shit and watch him melt down lol.

my stax electrostatic headphones sounds fast and definitely nicer than slow chinkfi IEMs

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>>108997970
Chinkshit is at least 20% faster than stax. What did you expect from 50 yeaar old technology.

>>108996821
>super review super debunked CSD and driver speed dogshittery with facts and logic.
right....

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i just listen what sounds good

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>>108996821

>>108997541
meant for
>>108997067

Thoughts on bone conduction headphones? I'm curious about them.

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>>108997946
>his IEMs

>>108996635
You should be using speakers at your desk, and if your music is worse than world noises then are you even trying bro.

EQ is like buying a lambo and swapping in a honda k series motor to make it reliable

>>108998879
AI still doesn't know how analogies work.

>>108998959
NPC justifying their cheap chinkshit with EQ

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>>108998668
I think he knows

>>108999007
You just said my EQd IEMs are lambo. And now it's cheap chinkshit? It's almost like it hit you just how utterly retarded your post was.

>>108998070
Rookie mistake.

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>>108999036

EQ is like buying a monitor and then calibrating it.

>there are people here who skipped Flathead Audio Studio, sub $55, unironically endgame flatpos

The fact people still shit on EQ after years of daily shilling just means it's subpar and unreliable cope.

anyone tried zombie cat tws? My space travels battery time got cut in half

>>108965542
>>PMPs:
>• HiBy R1 - $85
>• HiBy M300 - $200
What makes the HiBy's so special? Sell me on them.

>>108999479
>the fact there's a skill issue means the skill is bad

>you must "fix" something you already like because some anonymous faggot gets a meltdown if you don't and claim it's unnecessary

EQ is like buying a monitor and then calibrating it and thinking it's as good as a sony hx3110 monitor

EQ is like an ugly girl who tries to hide it with makeup

>>108965542
Eq is like incels growing a beard to hide they're chinlets

>iemg dying
>techtards and eqzos initiating clan wars #548123
>iemg lives to see another day

EQ is like using shoe lifts to hide you're a manlet

EQ is like putting a spoiler on you civic and calling it a sports car

>>108999763
Based, so fucking zased...

EQ is like putting a bucket of ice in front of a fan and calling it an AC

EQ is like overclocking your 3060Ti and think you have a 4090

EQ is like doodling an anime character on your pos and calling it superior fox IEM

UESTRIA

EQ is like a man putting on a dress and calling himself a woman

EQ is like letting in more immigrants somehow fixes the economy

So I was away for half a year and now that I check eceleb tierlists it looks like nothing worthwhile came out above $200. What the hell? last year we used to have "best sub $XXXX pos" back to back few months straight.

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>>108999813
They will never have a real fox IEM.

>>109000003
model?

>>109000018
Celest gumiho.

EQ is like changing batteries in your smoke detector.

EQ is like taking hormones and thinking you're the opposite gender

Help me out IEM bros. I cannot find the right IEMs no matter what it seems.
I'm trying to find something that it's not too treble or bass heavy but not "neutral" and dull sounding either.
I tried both the Tanchjim Zero & One and I didn't like either of them. Tried Etymotic but the deep insertion was absolutely not for me so I ended up selling them.
I really like the sound of the Grado SR80e if that's of any help.
It seems maybe the Moondrop Chu might suit my tastes but I'm after bullet style IEMs specifically.
Detachable cable is a must. Bonus if the cable has a volume control but preferably without a microphone.

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>>109000723
Final Audio Make4. You'll be able to make it sound however you want.

>>109000776
Holy based

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I want my evocu so bad but my dealer can't give me an ETA

>>109001118
What's your ETA? What's your ETA?
I'll be there right now, lose the boy on her arm

>>109000723
bullet choices are very limited compared to "normal," style of universal in-ears. it is not common for manufacturers to invest heavily into the design / tuning of bullets.
part of the appeal of the rec'd tanchjim iems is that the usb-c version has dsp (5 band eq) to customize the sound more to your liking.

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>>108996924
Thats the new pos. The Chant and the Mist.
Chant is veeery sub-bass heavy, the rest of the tuning is good. Mist is mid-bass dominant, the rest is similar. Both were too bassy for me.
>>108997980
009S is probably the worst headpos stax made since 507. Even 007S deserves some love since it is memey-good for EDM.

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Also moondrop is about to release the new flagship. For 7700 Eur.
Buuut I couldnt listen to it because it got moonDROPPED on the floor and broke.
P.S. I also put a pic of Meteor x Crin collab version and he ruined it, this is stupidly bassy and dark.
Also tried out Crinear Reference and it is too bassy for a "reference" tuning as well.

>>109002451
no one should pay 7k bucks to push earwax deeper into your ear canal

>>108999577
>>108999769
>>108999809
you are retarded
all these things have objective measurable characteristics
meanwhile for IEMs all the measurable shit basically peaks with $20 POS

>>109002872
>peaks with $20
whew boy that's some gnarly bait right there

>>108998070
literal endgame of endgames

whats better for gaming and music? CVJ X R2E3 Mermaid2 or moondrop aria 2?

>>109002409
>9XX
>5XX
wtf...

>>109003196
EA500LM

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How often do you guys clean your IEMs?
I haven't cleaned mine in a while.

I work at a desk, i want a long cable that doesnt get all tangled with my chair and my shit as i work and join meetings. Anyone have good recommendations? I feel a normal cable is too short

>>109003878
just get tws

>>109003925
I have airpod pro 3s but i work long enough they sometimes die before i sign off.
Im realizing its a dumb question though since i could just get a 3.5mm extension cable and then use any standard cable to the iems. Not sure why i became so focused on getting a single nonstandard cable for the whole setup

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>>109003850
disgusting. I don't really need to clean mine because they never do that. for you, though...I suggest acetone

>>109003937
>3.5mm extension
yes you can. sometimes since iems are so sensitive it can add more background noise, but mostly a non-issue

>>109003941
Looks like silver? I really should switch to the silver nozzle. Brass oxidizes because my ear is so oily.

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>>109003956
here

>>109004037
Do you use it? Also where's the cap thingy?

>>109004059
they were positioned upside down, I just wanted to quickly take a clear shot.
I much prefer the black-ringed silver nozzles as those have the most appealing bass response out of all three nozzles.

>>109002906
how is it bait, brainlet?

>Samsung EO-IG955
>711 coupler
>SpinFit W1
>Topping DX1ii
>Apple Music + Dolby Atmos
You don't need more.

>>109004268
you need working ears

>>109004268
you can use literally any pos with this setup with same results

>>109004268
>Samsung EO-IG955
0 pity for all that fell for this social engineering experiment.

>>109004268
>Topping DX1ii
Sell me on this. What makes it good? I have 0 knowledge on DACs but this gets recommended a lot.

>>109004574
>What makes it good
For a desktop amp, it is pretty loaded with features. PEQ, low noise floor, usb powered, balanced 4.4 mm output, ~$100 on sale.
the built in PEQ is probably the most realistically useful aspect of the unit, but it's not a meaningful upgrade over portable dongle dacs that can easily double as a desktop amps anyway and cost much less than the Topping.

>>109004550
they are legit, they sound great, although dont think u need to go the whole 9 yards for it like the cult leader jeet does. i wear mine as normal instead of reversed, i use diff eartips since spinfit w-1's suck, and i didnt bother channel matching, just single eq for both. they really do sound good. only downside is they have a lot of ventilation so no significant noise isolation.

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>>109004268
I need more.

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>>109002906
Today I will remind them.

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>>109004851
you're still stuck in the past, furfag

>>109004877
>discussion about IEMs
>thinks it's about amps and DACs
You're as retarded as the guy in your screenshot.