How to request advice:
>Budget
>Intended use (media, source, environment)
>Frequency response preference and music examples
>Past gear and your thoughts on them

FAQ:
>Where do I buy IEMs?
Amazon, Aliexpress, Linsoul, Hifigo, Shenzhenaudio

>Shopping Guide (IEMs, Cables, Ear Tips, etc.):
https://rentry.org/consoomer_guide

>EQ Guide (Measurements, Targets, Equalizer, etc.):
https://4ciemg.github.io/IEM-EQ-Guide/

>/iemg/'s Blog/Wiki:
https://4ciemg.github.io/IEMGazette/

>Frequency Response Graph Tool
squig.link

>Budget Wire Over-Ear IEMs:
• Tripowin Ruta10 (Mild V) - $18
• Tanchjim Bunny (Mild U) - $20
• Truthear Gate (Mild V) - $22
• EPZ Q1 Pro / G10 (V-shape) - $35
• Kiwi Ears Cadenza (Mild V) - $35

>Bullet IEMs:
• Tanchjim ONE DSP (5 Presets/5-Band PEQ) - $28
• Etymotic ER2XR (Neutral) - $140

>Flathead Earbuds:
• Blue Vido (Warm) - $5
• Yincrow X6 (Warm) - $10

>USB-C DACs:
• JCally JM6 (Non Pro) - $8
• EPZ TP13 (8-Band PEQ) - $17
• Tanchjim Stargate II (8-Band PEQ) - $38
• Qudelix 5K (20-Band PEQ/GEQ) - $110

>PMPs:
• HiBy R1 - $85
• Hifi Walker H2 / Surfans F20 (Rockbox) - $120
• HiBy M300 - $200

>AVOID USING:
• Mainboard audio when using multi-driver pos

Previous Thread: >>105662993

/iemg/ Dogma Check
Tired of the hivemind? Here’s your weekly sanity dose:

>Crinacle is not your priest.
Rankings are a guide, not divine scripture. Your ears > his spreadsheet.

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

>Chi-Fi isn’t magic.
Great value, yes. Immune to qc issues and hype cycles? Nah.

>Graphs are not sound.
They don’t show staging, dynamics, or fit. Use your ears, not just squigs.

>BA ≠ metallic, DD ≠ perfect.
Implementation matters more than driver type. Always has.

>Meme sets aren’t the whole hobby.
If it’s not shilled 24/7, it might still be good. It's highly encouraged to form an original opinion.

>Disagreeing ≠ cope or deaf.
Let people like what they like without foaming at the mouth.

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

This has been your scheduled break from pos groupthink.

Truthear Gate.

Home.

>>105676509
this would've been so rad back in 2020
now it's just cringe

>>105676658
it was included in the gazette for a reason. does your brain ever hurt from being a twat and contributing nothing?

Crinacle is your priest.

Harman = perfect.

Chi-Fi is magic.

Graphs are sound.

BA = metallic, DD = perfect.

Meme sets are the whole hobby.

Disagreeing = cope or deaf.

Loud posts = smart takes.

>>105676716
>using the gazette as an indicator of quality
be careful what you wish for anon
https://4ciemg.github.io/IEMGazette/monthly-issues/september-2024/#in-depth-look-at-driver-materials

best iems for getting a gf

the "filters" on the IEMs started falling off so i removed it on them both, now the sound is insanely harsh and just sounds worse, less bass etc (13€ iems btw)
good morning I hate IEMs (always falling out of my ear)
need to buy some full size headphones
this is terrible

the page for more specs are here
https://www.tempotec.net/pages/v1-details
tempotec stuff is decent. some of their past products, the 3.5mm is not de-popped (so there is some pop / crackle on insert / removal). otherwise they do clean audio.
i'm kinda tempted, but as an ameriburger i don't think they'll cover tariffs and idk how much i'll be charged on top so eh.

i know it's wireless but will i benefit from cd quality sources if i get an xm4 sony headset? or airpods 2

>>105677247
debatable, but it's not really a bad thing to start with listening to better quality source material.

>>105676835
Epz G10
picrel is my gf btw

Would a kilopos last longer than a $20 one?

>>105677588
we know that unless you live SEAland, cs is somehow on par or sometimes worse than any other brand
oh and many models also have surprisingly fucked up qc issues too despite selling much less volume. take that as you will

>>105677588
no. iems are disposable if you daily them hardcore, after 1-2 years it'll be exposed to enough moisture and earwax that either kill the driver or fuck up the dampers. buy kilopos with a 2-3 years warranty or from 64 audio that they'll repair it for cheap no matter what
>inb4 personal hygiene issue bla bla bla
it doesn't matter when you have the pos inside your moist ear canal for hours every single day

>>105676435 (OP)
"Battery low" warnings aren't even the worst part - it's the BEEP-BOOP at 170db before the voice announces it. It'll wake you out of a dead sleep.

>>105677142
Red flag, they show MSEB when they're talking about PEQ, which leads me to believe they mean there's PEQ powering the useless MSEB bullshit and not that there's actual user configurable PEQ. I hope I'm wrong though.

>>105677728
aaaaaand there it is, the always present peq asterisk
fml, you'd think we'd have a cheap, no comprosmise dap at this point but here we are
i bet this shit also has a bad battery life and horrible ui/ux

>>105677728
>女毒
Female poison is an actual thing?

>>105677728
>>105677743
its likely the same stuff as the V3, there are MSEB and EQ
https://youtu.be/G8BSSr4L_oM?t=528

>>105677809
Looks like a 10 band graphic EQ which is only slightly less useless than the stinking turd that is MSEB.

>>105677743
>i bet this shit also has a bad battery life and horrible ui/ux
Non android usually does much better in this regard. UI is fine if you aren't a kid.

>>105677863
The mf didn't click on the gear icon, wait for reviews but I bet it does have peq

>>105677663
Wired IEMs don't have this problem.

>>105676716
>he actually thinks he cooked with this one

>>105677947
Doubt it, the R3pro seems to have the same software and the gear is just for MSEB presets. I'm huffing the copium hoping I'm wrong.
https://youtu.be/5X5KDZkMHIM?si=b8YvXmVeg5HzqEZQ&t=216

>>105677247
Lossy/lossless is the least important thing. The most important thing is how it was mastered. The rule of thumb is old good new bad. An mp3 made from an old master will sound better than lossless new master.

I've a dongle with CX31993+97220 in it, and I've been using it for my Supermix4 on my PC. Is that sufficient to mean that I'm not using mainboard audio?
Separately, would an impedance adapter into front panel be using the mainboard audio?

>>105678475
Yes.
Yes. Also using mainboard audio is like having a built-in impedance adapter, that's the primary reason to avoid using it with multi-driver pos.

>>105678496
Gotcha thank you!

>>105676509
>
>Graphs are not sound.
>They don’t show staging, dynamics, or fit. Use your ears, not just squigs.
Based. I only want fat soundstage

like in the movies!

>>105678669
this is dumb as hell and whoever made it is a lunatic

>>105678680
I say this whenever I see 99.9% of IEMs

>>105678669
HifiASMR looks better than he usually does thats for sure

Pakistan please nuke the jeets

>>105678701
World war poo is over, jeets are too precious to kill

>>105675424
>what is this IEM anyway?

Some Indonesian custom for 90 bucks.

>>105678235
Hey boomer! No one listens to that slop hollyweird trash

>>105677618
whole thing is a non issue, just get even a couple of different sets and distribute the load a bit, they will all easily last longer than the whole driver tech/space in general will be moving... like how many are listening to old IEMs here? lol

>>105679117
I still have Shozy Hibiki...

These things suck so much dick

>>105679209
They do, I just went back to a smartphone with a headphone jack

any good wired in-ears from chinks around 20-30 usd/eur on sale?

>>105679451
No, these do not exist. All these threads are for purely speculative discussions of techs, soundstage and warmth of a fully solid state DACs.

I'm usually a wired IEM person, but I'm on the market for some TWS with ANC to cancel the noise of air travel (honestly my the main use case for these and more important than sound quality)

>Budget: Up to 60~$
>Daily driving 7Hz Salnotes Zero. Used to use CCA CRA+ until they shit the bed. Prefered the audio profile on the CCA CRA+ but the Salnotes perform just as good now that I have an EQ I like.

Now I'm torn between Rose Ceramics X and the CMF Buds Pro 2. They both fit in my budget, allegedly have good ANC (comparable to the other TWS in that pricerange). I'm open to suggestions since I know my main use case isn't to cancel out dynamic, constantly changing noisy environments, but a constant droning, so there might be better options than the two I listed.

Also wildcard suggestions like regular IEMs/Eartips that do an equally good job at isolating the noise are welcome too. I currently use hybrid silicone/foam tips.

I'm usually a wired IEM person, but I'm on the market for some TWS with ANC to cancel the noise of air travel (honestly the main use case for these and more important than sound quality)

>Budget: Up to 60~$
>Daily driving 7Hz Salnotes Zero. Used to use CCA CRA+ until they shit the bed. Prefered the audio profile on the CCA CRA+ but the Salnotes perform just as good now that I have an EQ I like.

Now I'm torn between Rose Ceramics X and the CMF Buds Pro 2. They both fit in my budget, allegedly have good ANC (comparable to the other TWS in that pricerange). I'm open to suggestions since I know my main use case isn't to cancel out dynamic, constantly changing noisy environments, but a constant droning, so there might be better options than the two I listed.

Also wildcard suggestions like regular IEMs/Eartips that do an equally good job at isolating the noise are welcome too. I currently use hybrid silicone/foam tips.

>>105679662
Hate to say it but headphones have stronger low frequency ANC
If you want to be full autist use anc headphones for noise canceling with etymotics

>>105678042
No you're just strangled to death in your sleep.

>>105680534
Can confirm. I've been dead for the last seven years, and they still haven't discovered my body, or rather what's left of it.

is there something like magsafe for 3.5mm jacks
I suppose there is but is there anything good

>wired ANC IEMs will never exist

>>105681569
why would you even want them, anc is a meme

>>105681569
they do, bose had some but the use case is so niche that there isn't any reason to make them
>>105681572
anc seems to be the only method we'll have of blocking out low frequency noise with small iems

>>105681572
>anc is a meme
It blocks the noise of the fans I have. Passive noise canceling isn't good enough for that.

Would it be possible to put a tiny mic inside an IEM's nozzle and then use it together with AI to get the perfect EQ for each individual ear canal and even have it be adaptive towards the sound source? Just a thought.

>>105681677
already exists from the likes of apple and bose
>AI
retard

>>105681677
Are you Indian? This post has a very shartur-esque mode of retardation.

Fox IEM endgame

>>105681748
we shoot them for sport here

please wait more
we are doing QC

If I was a pos manufacturer, I would just offer pos-as-a-service, with a monthly subscription. If it's broken, you get a new one; if some new fotm tuning is there, I would send a firmware update to all users, so that they can select the new eq.

>>105681951
>glorified autoeq
lowkey based, offer pos faceplate customization and i'll be your first customer

>>105681969
>faceplate customization
great idea actually. The focus should be really good software, for every platform, with a good peq (not just a number of bands with fixed frequency), and users can share their settings and upload to a public database.

Cozy thread, scared that this might be the calm before the storm.
Post setups and muzika.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URlPXepBZdo

>>105682084
listening to the eagles atm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBte_o5JpJA&ab_channel=Eagles

>>105682084
Don't want to criticize the music itself, but its funny; the other day I was changing my eq, and wanted to check my settings on some popular slop, so I went to Youtube trending and came across this video. The sound/production is absolute ass if you ask me; if you like the music, cool, but I wouldn't test any iems with this.

>>105682162
rap is crap amirite?

>>105682189
It's not my kind of music, but ofc there is stuff that at least sounds good, e.g. compare the sound of this https://youtu.be/eu3nmh4hFKU to what was previously posted.

>>105682084
Singling my DD

>>105682084
Using headpos for most listens as I'm still adjusting to using iems again
https://youtu.be/LYN60J-HdJw?si=cGRzSoTMxMVjdo1l

Anyone got any good cable recommendations that aren't in the shopping guide?

wtf is the Tripowin Ruta10

>he doesn't own an iem dehumidifier
ngmi, lad

>>105676435 (OP)
Need cheap 1 dd pos, bassy neutral, decent build quality(resin preferable, decent cable, etc.).
It's not for me, so the less weeb, the better.

>>105681569
I own a pair and they need AAA batteries

>>105682605
Truthear Gate

>>105682605
kiwi ears cadenza

>>105682611

Monoblock impressions
>Benchmark AHB2 + Sonnet Pasithea
Not good, I prefer stereo. Running mono actually sounds worse in terms of timbre – it’s even more sterile-sounding, and resolution takes a massive hit – there’s a lot of microdetails that gets smoothed over (maybe because I’m afraid to turn the volume up).

In terms of pros, monoblock AHB2 stages slightly better and drives Duality better than the Holo Bliss, but that’s about the extent of it. It could be misconfigured settings on the Sonnet or AHB2s, but I’m not inclined to problem-solve such a gimmicky setup.

Stereo AHB2 good, mono AHB2 bad.

>Sonnet Kratos + Sonnet Morpheus
Noisy configuration, not meant for IEMs. It’s a shame because it seemed pretty good with the modhouse tungsten.

>iBasso Amp 14 card
Similar performance to the Amp 16. Good tube coloration in that it sounds warm and sparkly without becoming muddy. Makes the stock Amp 15 sound cold and flat in comparison.

However, amp 16 is still my pick because you get the option to choose between tube and class A/B, meanwhile amp 14 is stuck on tubes.

Hearing the amp 14 also solidified my opinion of the Cayin RU9 being a massive meme and FOTMslop to bait tube newfags. The Korg-tube on the RU9 is thick and harsh-sounding, and a far cry from Cayin’s own C9ii.

>>105682162
I find the production to be particularly good. Very creative use of such a sample, and it feels like a return to form for Clipse, at least compared to the production on their previous singles.
>>105682209
Might be the language difference but this sounds almost generic to me, despite every single component not being regularly with each other like this.

>>105682523
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YNuslYM4CrhMPrOLofzTm4ei7HEfP8AI1zxswrMw2ho/htmlview#

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Zt_8CO6yQ
new dynamic range spectral density techs and tonality reference track just dropped

>>105682626
Where do you demo all of these? Some demo room of the store? Cons? Ordering and returning?

>>105682640
they live in singapoo, and god knows how many small boutique manufacturers and demo stores there are

>>105682084
Only real music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfsEx9YT3l8

>>105682636
this is mega old and most cables are not present anymore

>>105681581
maybe instead of the headphones getting ''active" how about you get active and get your money up and buy a fucking quieter fan or A/C instead of compromising sound quality.

>>105682688
first of all, don't get all pissy with me bitch boy
second, nobody is talking about headpos
third, iems are meant to be portable and worn out and about. if i'm inside i have speakers in a treated room

are the holes on the face plate of the castor pro vented?

>>105681677
The Denon perl pro does this and it's effectively just a randomised EQ. Behind the marketing BS it's using otoacoustics which is useless for this. It's great for diagnosing profound deafness in babies but useless for accuracy predicting ±6dB sensitivity at different frequency ranges.

What could actually work is measuring the reflection time of an impulse and using that to predict the ear canal length and resonant frequency but even then you won't auto fix it, you'll still need to adjust the EQ levels yourself

>>105682771
NTA but I have the Denon perl pro and really like this technology even if it is mostly marketing BS

>>105682718
it doesn't matter. the driver is sealed. what will make an iem more open is if it has more vents linking the front volume. you'd need something illustrious or 3D printing tubing for that

>>105682640
What the other reply said. If you're similar with AXPONA, its basically like that but spread throughout the entire country.

>Cons? Ordering and returning?
Not sure what you're thinking of, but I suppose I can't really abuse Amazon's return policy? Also some stores don't accept returns but they actively encourage you to audition their shit before committing so if you do have a change-of-mind after then that's literally skill issue.

For me, its female toxicity hunters

>>105682818
Well, yeah if you remove these back dampener filters completely unsealing the driver it sounds so ass.
On the other hand, the volume of the back chamber, its dampening as well as the dampening filter directly on driver are perfectly valid means of tuning to tinker with.

fixed nozzle origin waiting room

>>105683131
>says edc pro is endgame
>wears headpos
headpos law strikes again

la la la

Hexa with XS Gate tips. No good seal because it's so small, but very comfortable.

>>105683158
Where waifu?

>battery low
if you're listening to music for 8+ hours in a row, you're a retard guaranteed to go deaf

Speaking technologically, can someone explain the appeal of music like this to me?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqVTGWNSt2U
I was looking through the gazette yesterday, and spotted picrel. It is $5K POS, so I was intrigued by what anons do be listening on such setups. Found, gave it a try and it's nothing? Like, there's nothing to the music, it's "my second time in the Fruity Loops" type of track with some pretty unpleasant (but I'm sensitive to high frequencies) vocals over it. I'm not bashing, I'm just trying to understand. Can someone point me at 1) why is this interesting 2) more examples of good music of this sort (and what it's called aside from weebshit) 3) examples of bad tracks in the same vein

>>105683277
not if it's at moderate volume

>>105683131
its insanely hard for AI to do iems, best it can do is earbuds it seems

>>105683287
you are probably overthinking this. these are just people with a lot of money. I usually don't listen to this kind of music, but many threads ago, someone recc'd this https://youtu.be/Ci_zad39Uhw, and I found it to be a good banger.

>>105681901
Pos graph needs correction!!!

>>105683277
Not everyone listens to music at 110% volume. I use IEMs/TWS all day, basicly 12-14 hours a day for years now.
These threads act like you go deaf the instant you listen to something for more than 5 minutes.

>>105683158
>no custom faceplate tech
ngmi

>>105683327
First from left Assanus...

>>105683352
original is good enough

>>105676721
that's pretty much Truthear Zero Blue enjoyer

best pos to bring to the picrel party?

>>105683582
EDC Pro

>>105683582
EPZ Q1 Pro

>>105683582
Your favorite ones.

My bunny dsp ans Asano smell tag arrived today. Hopefully nobody steals the package while I'm in the office~

>>105683582
anything Shartman

>>105683582
any pos + peqdb

>>105683582
unironically fox pos

>>105683582
Anything TransJim.

What do we think?
(1/4)

>>105683611
Yoink.

>>105683663
2/4

>>105683669
Hexa is so good

>>105683669
3/4

>>105683678
4/4

>>105683664
Stop right there, criminal scum.

5128 DF fucking WON. No tilt, just a sub-bass boost.

>>105683783
The prize is hearing loss.

>>105683387
Stupid normies like you make me sick. 'Good enough?' True Audiopedos don't settle. Send your EPZs back and tell them you want a custom faceplate NOW

>>105683793
I, for one, cannot wait until Harman officially admits that 5128 DF is the way to go, and all manufacturers are forced to tune their pos like this.

Why Aren't (You) Storing Your Pos Like That?

>>105683783
does this mean my 7hz zero 1st gen inside my storage box was endgame all along?

>>105683880
it's IEF Neutral which means tilted

>>105683831
>flat bass
Not even grandpas and females like that.

>>105683839
I was thinking about something similar, actually, but for now my CAD skills are limited to designing a fan nozzle that didn't even fit.

I FUCKING HATE MMCX SO FUCKING MUCH

>>105683888
Okay, I deactivated the lowshelf, and now it's pretty much Harman Beta. And you know what? It's actually not bad. Can really recommend.

>>105683582
Fox IEM

>>105683582
>all of them white
release the tyrones and bring out the camera

Not feeling inspired at all for the Tuning vs Technicalities dichotomy section of the Myths & Misconceptions section.
If you have any thoughts on the matter, whether it be observations of the hobby, yourself, or experiments that you've done, let me know.

>>105683994
is that a mousetrap?

>>105684384
that's a top-loading washing machine

>>105683663
>>105683669
>>105683678
>>105683688
>not a single Asano pos

>>105684726
>17 Tangzu Bunny
nani?? stupid fking pl*bbitors

>>105684795
They are sound the same

>>105682159
>he actually listens to music in the YouTube!
>in the year 2025!
You're a chump! :3

You're supposed to buy music CDs and rip them perfectly so they can have a perfect sound quality so that you can listen to them on your MP3 Player like you're supposed to, buster!

>>105684726
Asano doesnt need to be in petty <50$ rankings, she has bigger stuff on her hands

>>105684726
Asano is too big for this nonsense

>AIslop that looks nothing like the original character in question
God nuke India please

Xixtas, reject AIsano!! Hide the post when you see one!!

>>105682626 (me)
Thread is slow so addendum:
I got pissed at the channel imbalance of the volume pot on my Questyle, so I went to try the Mass-kobo 433 again: no channel imbalance despite the lack of relay attenuators/digital volume control. I know Masuda-san bins the TKD pots he uses for his amps, so fuck me, Questyle is charging $2800 for this pos and still cheaping out on the volume pot?

Also the Mass-kobo 433 has a 10-ohm output impedance so it's "cheating" out more bass on Duality than more expensive amps like the AHB2 and Violectric Nimbus/V550. And honestly, the 433 is "good enough" for me to settle with, but I can't bring myself to buy it because I keep thinking I can find a better amp.

>>105683287
>picrel
KEK that's me and yeah you're overthinking it. I don't like that song either and only chose it for the album art to take a pic with.

>2) more examples of good music of this sort (and what it's called aside from weebshit)
There's many names: J-core, Artcore, Kawaii future bass, or just Jpop.

This one is what I actually listen to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY4hX6IbuTg

>>105683783
Needs more lower mid boost specifically for IEMs. Not bad though.
Personally I prefer a small tilt like -.5 to -.8.
Gate with triple flange is perfect

>pos sounds like pos
>must be the amp

>>105681748
The right ones are new.

New to IEMs but I have to ask are mic cables worth it or just get a standalone mic?

>>105685966
not worth at all, added failure point, volume is fucked with some devices, mediocre quality, etc

>>105685971
same thing could be said about pos

>>105685966
Depends on how you plan to use it. At your desk or at home, just use a dedicated mic. Otherwise it's a 'nice to have' depending your use cases.

PURE IS AMONG US!

>>105686166

>>105686166
meh

>>105686182

>>105686182
>naming the pos hexa
>throws a philips screw on it.
btw how many people have star bits?? lol

>>105686166
JustMud-1

>>105686166
>>105686182
>>105686189
>>105686191
This to me looks like an odd choice: why increase 200-400 Hz when it was already compliant with 5128DF?
And they also decided to reduce everything above 1 kHz, when again, it was already very compliant with 5128DF. All of this combines into a seemingly more downtilted new meta tuning, which was already at the limit of boredom and lacking excitement for many.
The look of it is fine, but they really changed the shell which is now considerably larger and with a much less angled nozzle, both of which will make it wear less flush with the ear.
As per usual, I recommend everyone to wait at the very least for 5128 measurements and additional measurements and impressions. Sales start on the 26th.

>>105686191
>vent is gone
uhhh bros?

>>105686182
>that font
jesus just kill me now
>>105686293
purebro, ignore this fool's common sense advice, do the needful and redeem 4 units for us

>>105686307
>Vent position changed (can see it in the photos above).

REDEEM YOUR HEXA BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE
DON'T LET ANOTHER HOLA INCIDENT HAPPEN TO YOU

>>105686182
Please tell me that plate isn't final...
Looks like pure shit.

>>105686182
impressed, they took the sleek minimalist design of the hexa and made it into an ugly industrial in your face pure pos

>>105686182
>jewish screw
Based Shiroi.

I an xduoo x2s and I like almost everything about it except that it's too loud. There are 30 increments to the volume and I can only use 4 or 5. I tried an 80 ohm adapter and it only got me another notch or two. Is there anything else to do or should I just go higher?

>>105686350
I can get one for $63 with the coin discount. I think I'm gonna pull the trigger.

which streaming service is best quality wise?

>>105686388
>best quality wise?
quality of what?

>>105686350
Hola is overrated, Gate sounds better though its built worse.

>>105686189
>pure mud for treble haters
yeeeaaah that's a skip for me, there's a difference between polite treble and no treble, especially with such a pronounced bass and low mids
totlzo you better demo this when the hangout gets it

>>105686409
>nooo they're robbing me of my EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE experience, do not redeem!
Okay retard.

>>105686416
i get what you're trying to say, but as anon said this is darker than jm1 in upper mids and treble while also boosting the low end
more low end i get since hexa seems to measure with less on 5128, but reducing treble is adding twice the warmth compared to the hexa, which was already considered to be neutral and a bit neutered in terms of detail

>>105686166
>>105686182
>>105686189
>>105686191
>>105686317
Who cares about this? Post the box art

>>105686462
shiroireactiontrvthnvke.jpg

This bullet pos is super cheap and looks nice. I wonder how good it is compared to Tanchjim One.

>>105683663
My Top 5:
1. Salnotes Zero OG
2. KZ ED9 Pro
3. Blon BL05
4. Moondrop Spaceship
5. Truthear Gate

>>105686388
>music streaming services
>having quality
>in the year 2025
Kek!

Stop being dumb and just buy music CDs so that you can rip them! If you're poor, then just use the Soul Seek!

>>105686293
Guess I was right, it looks very warm.

>>105683131

>>105687325
What the FUCK? I'm pissing and shitting myself in rage right now. These idiots were supposed to make the best bright-neutral pos in existence, compliant to 5128 DF with a sub-bass boost, aka Harman Beta, and these motherfuckers just shit out some tilted JM-1, as if we haven't enough of this already, what are they thinking?

>>105687417
endgame for tinnitus maybe

>Wyvern Black Remaster comes with free stickers now
My new queen!

The damage 5128 has done to IEMs is insane.

What iems offer custom faceplates other than EPZs?

>>105684879
>You're supposed to buy music CDs and rip them perfectly so they can have a perfect sound quality
16/44, ngmi
>"but you can't hear more than (made up number)"
ngmi

>>105689087
>24 bit
>look inside
>14 bit

>>105689097
that's what fakinthefunk is for, so you catch the goyim label releases and then proceed to send label execs death threats

Hey poweramp NIGGER, no one wants your retarded dynamic seekbar/progressbar. Keep it as pic related. Thank you.

>>105689087
you can't hear more than 16/44
>16 bit = 96dB dynamic range
even the wildest of attacks and transients are loud and clear unless you're deaf
>44k sampling rate = 22k treble extension
well above the limit of human hearing

best iem for KMFDM?

>Never used wireless earphones
>My wired $2 phones broke last night in bed
How long does a wireless earphone last nowadays? Any of them work with an iPod 5th gen?

>listening to 16bit music on 7-10 bit IEMs

>>105690014
>listening to 128 kpbs mp3s on 4000$ iems

>>105689087
192/24 is actually worse sound quality than 44.1/16:
https://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html

>>105690014
what does he mean by that? IEMs are analog

>>105690131
based xiph
>best audio codecs out there
>FOSS licensed
>sharing useful knowledge with the world

>>105690138
You can convert dynamic range to bits, IEMs are distortion-bound so 0.1% THD gives you 10 bits.
>umm actually digital audio is noise-bound
Due to dithering, without dithering it's actually pure distortion.

>>105690293
So that means even 16 bit gives lots of headroom already, and 24 bit makes zero sense when just reproducing audio through iems?

>>105690305
24 bits doesn't make sense with anything because you can't have more than 22 bits at room temperature.

>>105690314
Why not?

>he doesn't own a physical disc of his favorite gameboy ost

*Thieaudio Prestige LTD*

Reconnect with the cosmos, you are a star child, a alchemist. Unlock your latent powers to travel back in time to save the uniberse from the 2012 (CERN) event.

Oceanlab
https://on.soundcloud.com/LDXzrC9A8SDzxe4n7

*ZiiGaat Odyssey*

Journey with the stars, where it all began

>>105690479
Great, not only is the thread full of tranime simps, we now get a bing bing wahoo in here

>>105690654
That's not Mario.

>>105687325
lmaoo lilsister gaslighted turdear to make it to adhere to JustMud-1 because he hates upper-treble... and now even cringy thinks it's too warmpoo

>>105690654
>guys do I fit in yet

>>105690693
If you feel uncomfortable you can always leave

>>105690688
This doesn't make any sense, since the post you quoted clearly shows that Hexa adheres to JM-1 much more than Pure

>>105690688
Headpos law now has real-life consequences.

>>105690732
i meant lilsiter's preferred tilt and treble on JM-1

>>105689928
Bump

>>105690385
24 bits means 144dB dynamic range, good luck finding a DAC with such high value

the duality of /iemg/:
>turdear discontinues hola and introduces brighter gato
oh no nonono the absolute best budget pos has been replaced by shrill dog shit, it's over
>turdear before (possibly) discontinuing hexa introduces more relaxed-sounding pure
oh no nonoNONONONO my hexa is going to be killed and replaced by mud! it's so over!

Still not switching from Gato.

>>105687325
Oh mah gawd this looks like the endgame-iest endgame to end all of the games
>>105690688
>Even Cringy thinks it's too warmpoo
No shit (pun not intended), he is a Chinkoid. Any pos that doesn't resemble the sound of nails scratching down a chalkboard will not suit him. Look at any of his collabs.

>>105690688
>even cringy thinks it's too warmpoo
>even
he's quite known to be allergic to midbass and measturbating his small dick to tranny tucks, of course the warmer the worse for him
if you're at least tolerant to warm pos, the pure might as well turn out excellent

>>105687325
Real graph.

>>105691214
nvm, it was posted above.

has anyone ever tried changing Moondrop May filters? mine got imbalanced, probably due to me using it with wet ears

>>105691233
should be straightforward, nothing different about them.
https://rentry.org/consoomer_guide#iem-maintenance-filters

>>105689928
>>105690855
>How long does a wireless earphone last
vast majority have limited life due to battery. also prone to random side dying, etc.
>iPod 5th gen?
well if specs are accurate, you have bt 4.0. most current tws market is 5.0 and up. they'll still work, just not as well as they could.

single DD is still the best

Truthear Nova nozzles are 2big and uncomfortable for me, are all of their IEMs like this or is this one in particular a little bigger?

>>105691531
>are all of their IEMs like this
basically yeah. horrendous fit for human ears.

>>105691410
>listening to music on only one ear

is 1more any good?

>>105691531
the nova shell is bulkier so it makes hard to fit, gate is much smaller so you might have a better experience

>>105691040
ok, but what does it have to do with room temp as >>105690314 mentioned ?

>>105691859
it's a figure of speech

>>105691859
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson%E2%80%93Nyquist_noise
>xe doesn't listen in a cryogenic chamber
ngmi bitlets

>>105691531
Tanchjim Oxygen/Hana are very compact

>>105691040
>he doesn't own a 28 bits (168 dB) dynamic range DAC
Memes aside, DACs and ADCs that exceed 16 bits aren't rare at all, so there's still some theoretical advantage to 24 bits even if you're not making full use of it.

>>105690293
>0.1% THD gives you 10 bits
How did you come up with those numbers?

Do you guys have any pos u regretted selling?
I kinda miss my mega5est and alter ego but re-buying them feels stupid

>>105692009
nta but 0.1% THD is equivalent to 20*log10(0.1/100) = -60 dB and 6 dB = 1 bit

Who's gonna cop PURE?

>>105691531
Is this you?

>>105692141
Not quite that bad but close.

>>105692141

what is the absolute best iem EPZ made?

>>105692011
yes, storm LE... now i need to cop with storm RE

>>105676435 (OP)
Me after a gooning session wearing my space travels

>>105692011
yeah, storm LE, now i need to cope with storm RE

>>105692011
more like pos I regret buying
recently did inventory of all the shit I've bought over the years (iems, dongle, tips, etc) and realized how retarded I was for buying so much mediocre 50-250 shit instead of a couple of top tier kilopos
which is weird because I didn't make this mistake with headphones

>>105692293
>which is weird because I didn't make this mistake with headphones
probably because unlike headphones people shill the fuck out of lower price point IEMs while acting like they are the second coming of jesus christ put in to audio form

Somebody check on foxbro. His hero apparently acked today

>>105692199

>>105692252
never goon

>>105692325
are you a mod ruskie? whenever i try to meme fox iem specifically it gets deleted

>>105692314
fucking hate shills, at least chuzo was funny

>>105692354
ruskie obviously is some kind of janitor and wants his persona to be established within the general without anyone dunking on him

>>105691531
>Nova nozzles are too big
the fuck? that shit is significantly smaller compared to their other IEMs, most Moondrop IEMs, and Tanchjim Ola

>>105692398
>>105692354
who tf is ruskie?

>>105692423
6.4mm at its thickest point is pretty big compared to most IEMs.

>>105692430
foxzo

>>105692451
lol he russian?

>>105692430
>newfag doesnt know about when foxzo shilled variations and was just called ''rusbum''
heh

>>105692293
>>105692314
And falling for the expensive headphone shilling was not a mistake.

>>105692458
yeah, he a draft dodger

>>105692441
>6.4 is pretty big
what the fuck? I thought that's on the lower end. well, I've only ever used chi-fi, so that's on me

>>105692293
what headphones did u buy

>>105691611
Is gate the same shape as hola?
(fuck that faceplate is ugly)

>>105692596
yep and (yep)

>mfw i’m a /iemg/ tourist and read pos as “piece of shit”

tfw iems distract me from my tinnitus

>>105692547
current only have 3 pairs - LCD-4, HD800s, and SRL700, the rest I sold off or gave to family

>>105692639
>implying that's not what it means

tangzoids, our thoughts?

>>105692639
but anon, that is what it means, especially when talking about whichever pos pajeets and troons are shilling currently.

>>105691233
OP here, it's actually the filter.

I went back to using my Ola for months thinking that the time for May is over, but it's such a simple solution. I'm so stupid

TIL JM in JM-1 stands for Joel Merrifield

>>105692684
>LCD-4, HD800s, and SRL700
damn pretty based collection
what energizer do you use for your stax?

>>105692481
He go a medal for THD (Total Hohol Death)

>>105692771
nothing special, just an srm1 mk2

>>105692293
Buy the Thieaudio Prestige LTD.

>>105692011
no, for me it's regret buying not selling

>>105676435 (OP)
got the simgot sm4, very good IEM i can notice that stereo is more distanced than my previous IEMs and the audio is very clean

>>105693163
cute russian legal loli wife

tanchjim one and bunny are so good bros

Can you get wireless earphones that can have a wire plugged in so they're wired too?

I'm sure you can, but really what I'm asking is, have you got any recs?

>>105693385
no

>>105693385
ugreen max5c

>>105693402
Thanks for the suggestion, but those are headphones. I asked for earphones.

>>105693385
now why in the hell would you want that?

>>105693385
iem + utws5

>>105693163
Buy and add faggot.

>>105693163
I only take recs from Cappie

>>105692760
Toole and Olive retired, Shartur is a retard, which leaves us with Joel as actually worthy successor of the legends

>>105693408
the best option is to get wireless adapters like the kz or fiio ones for almost any regular wired iem

>>105693435
>calculates a population average DF
>worthy successor of the legends
geez audio bar is so low

>>105693458
it's the idea that matters, not how complex it is, meanwhile the only alternatives were GRAS KEMAR with outdated 7/11 coupler and 5128 with too bright-sounding pinnas

>>105693458
He calculated something that sounds worse than shartman, very impressive.

>>105693419
I have headphones that do it and I love it.

>>105693420
>>105693437
Never seen these before. Where does the wire go?
Where's the wire?

>>105693473
you remove the wires and install those tws shits as your bluetooth adapters instead

>>105693473
no you idiot. you connect the iem to the dongle to make them wireless. Then if you want them wired you just simply connect the cable to the iem like you normally would.

>>105693534
Oh that's not what I want at all.

Why is there this meme that JM-1 is muddy, anyway? Isn't JM-1 just a slight modification of 5128DF, that fixes the treble by reducing it a bit? Isn't the tilt that some people apply on top of JM-1 the reason for any mud?

>>105693541
too bad, retard

>>105693470
Pufff... That's not like it was his idea. ISO 11904-1/2 DF has existed since ever, and JM-1 DF is just translating it to 5128; comparing that DF to the 5128's DF is hilarious.
Anyone with a little knowledge ignores treble and is adjusting length modes annoyance by ear anyway, so one would reach the same result with either DF.

>>105693538
Isn't there an earphone that does this without an extra accessory?

>>105693583
no

tanchjim blues had no tranime slop, I knew it, they went full force with that shit for you simps

>>105693601
Absolutely false.

>>105693604
>est 2015
They should wait a couple of decades more before putting year established on the box.

>>105676435 (OP)
>battery low
is there a way to modify this sound? and if so, how could i do it?

>>105693665
I was literally about to ask for a recommendation on wireless headphones, but this made me reconsider.
Thanks.

>>105693576
>Anyone with a little knowledge ignores treble and is adjusting length modes annoyance by ear anyway
... or use triple flange tips to completely bypass any length mode annoyances

>>105693665
Just in couple easy steps it can be done:
>disassemble headphones
>locate ROM chip
>dump its content (you might need to desolder it first)
>find the voice line
>if there's no ROM integrity check, replace the voice line
>if there's, first disable integrity check and then replace the line
>solder chip back if desoldered it earlier
wa la

>>105693692
flangezo my beloved

i did it... I actually bought the edc pro.

>>105693703
You can write to Read-Only Memory?

>>105693545
it's made up by shartman retards who worship tranny tucks and want their midbass to be below the baseline, for them it's "le clean"

>>105693721
In some cases you can.
But maybe you have to replace the whole chip. Or most likely they're using some kind of writable flash, so they can update the firmware.

>>105693631
imma grab the origin soon cause its 220$, wonder whose the bigger supporter in the end, the gooner jacking off to his cheapos or me

So, what's the best chinkshit clone of the Bose Ultra open ear buds?

>>105693752
Moondrop pill

>>105693703
coolio, i have some chink shit ones to try before i mess with my main one

>>105693604
The anime stuff is mostly for marketing only. Most of their products don't come with any Asano stuff unless it's a limited edition or a store gift.

>>105693723
okay niggerbass lover

>>105693852
>>105693852

>>105693783
visceral impact and natural warmth are what occurs in nature and every healthy and sane human being craves it

>>105693863
If nature sounds warm to you I have bad news.

>>105693738
In what cases can you write to Read-Only Memory on hardware?