Audiophiles

[fleet fulcrum]

like, it sound plenty loud to me

and in theory it should be even louder than your zsn

[patent bronze]

Yes

On zsn pro, 6/10 volume is the same as chu 2 max volume here

[fleet fulcrum]

as much as i dont believe burn in exist, maybe let it blast at full volume for a bit

[patent bronze]

I usually use 7/10 volume

[fleet fulcrum]

it is analog device at the end of the day

maybe it just need some move

[patent bronze]

my friend said this when first time i got my zsn pro

[fleet fulcrum]

but yea i wouldnt count out the possibility that you got moondrop qc'd

[patent bronze]

what's qc

can't say this a downgrade for me yet

[fleet fulcrum]

quality control

the reason why i no longer really recommend chu 2 unless you are looking for absolute best sonic/tuning performance in the price point and settle for nothing less

because there is a chance that the damn thing will break upon arrival or after short period of usage, and good luck doing any rma with them

my chu 2 is fine

but i also heard channel imbalance and sibilance from others

[patent bronze]

aight

i mean let's see if this can live longer than my old zsn pro

[fleet fulcrum]

immo the zsn is very durable

in fact, my friend is still using my old zsn

it has been 4 years

i used it for 2 years, bought the aria and pass that back to my friend

[patent bronze]

Btw this is the broken part

the pin inside the driver got pulled

[obtuse basalt]

good lord, iem gore

[fleet fulcrum]

brb sending my chipped aria

[patent bronze]

THAT'S WHY I SPOILER IT

[fleet fulcrum]

but yea after 2 years my aria was pretty much reduce to a ball of metal

no paint

[patent bronze]

Wait

Ait

Wait

it kinda sounds getting louder omg

omg

[fleet fulcrum]

no cope

just let'em blast for a bit

[patent bronze]

Yep this aged pretty well

[brave sonnet]

should be the space travel

or the tanchjim mino

10 bucks more

but imma say stick to the space travel

[cursive wren]

god I hate my dongle

its keep disconnecting

[cursive wren]

now I'm back to use my ass free earbuds

oh my god it sounds like a shit

😭

[cursive wren]

no music until Monday

[hot citrus]

this is actually really good for the money lol

[verbal peak]

Kz castor?

[verbal peak]

How's the lows and high

[half yoke]

lemme taste the lows and highs

👨‍🎤

[hot citrus]

Good

sounds like a 2dd

highs sounds similar to their new releases like the zvx

which is not bad at all

tho default tuning switch is shit

too forward mid and treble

1100 switch balances it out imo

[stone aspen]

why would they build that iem like that

[brave sonnet]

bro deadass gonna tell everyone that a cable could enhance the sound quality

sanest headfi user

jokes aside

hola v2 is here

gonna buy it for fun and compare to the og hola

[stable shard]

ok i made my mind up

shp 9500

gotta grind money

[last compass]

someone deadass recommend me some cheap shit but still good earphones

I used to actually found a jackpot of good earphone for only like 1$ (if converts to usd)

Unfortunately that shit last 1 year and well yea fuck

[cursive wren]

Moondrop Chu

I think

[fleet fulcrum]

depends on your definition of cheap

because for 1 buck then yea you are lucky if the nuggie doesnt give up after 3 months

the minimum ground here is around 10-15 dollars

lower than that and you are looking into "flea market recycled driver earbud with samsung bootleg casing" tier

[last compass]

Damn, i mean i can do that price but shit i gotta find some money on alleyways

[last compass]

Ngl my old "1 dollar" earphone is really a jackpot cuz u can literally tell the similarities to the expensive one that my friends had

[fleet fulcrum]

its probably a recycled driver from an actual good bud in the landfill

[last compass]

Ow i see

[last compass]

Will this be a good "budget" one tho?

[fleet fulcrum]

we can not even recommend you a product because most of the stuff in that price range will definitely no brand stuff

[last compass]

Ye facts tho

[fleet fulcrum]

so yea

minimum 10-15 bucks

[last compass]

Ig this one will do?

Cuz im the type of guy who's willingly to buy a shit ton of earphones just to find a better sounding ones

[fleet fulcrum]

it is 20 bucks

[last compass]

Aight bet

[fleet fulcrum]

for 10-15 bucks i will recommend kz stuff

like the cca cra (better tuning)

kz edx pro (better fit and comfort)

or kz zsn pro (better tech)

@last compass

something like this, feel free to google

the moondrop chu is a legend in the 20 bucks class of bud due to very competent tuning and metal casing (instead of ewww plastic)

but has since been superseded by the chu 2

with more conventional tuning and detachable cable

[last compass]

Aight thanks for the information

[stone aspen]

to me the edx pro's werent comfortable at all

its just me tho idk

[last compass]

Recommended me one cuz idk to pick and i prefer sound than fitting

[fleet fulcrum]

it should be more comfortable (since it steal the design from another high end iem), i tried it before and it felt fine

though not long enough for it to sit in

[fleet fulcrum]

kz zsn pro

solely because i had one for 5 years now and it still have not broke

[last compass]

Holy fk aight

[brave sonnet]

review™

seeaudio rinko x

[dusky birch]

[brave sonnet]

Seeaudio Rinko: Different from the brand's signature
Fit: Average nozzle width/length, can fit almost anyone's ears due to lightweight shells, but YMMV.

Cable: Decent, but a little bit thin, 2pin 0.78mm so you can roll any cables without problem.

Build: 3D printed, i guess? (correct me if im wrong), comfortable even during 5-6hrs of usage, also no driver flex found on my unit.

Sources & Files: Truthear Shio/ifi Go Bar - Apple Music/Offline FLAC files

Resolution: Decent, doesnt fall short, but not outstanding either.

Soundstage: A little bit narrow in width, but okay-ish in terms of depth and height.

Imaging: Pretty good actually, has somewhat 3D holo effect in this price bracket.

Bass: Punchy, well textured and a lot of subbass and midbass in terms of quantity
Subbass extension is, however, fall short, just average
Not bleeding to the midrange, even with huge quantity

Mid: Quite recessed, or you can say "scooped"
If you ever heard of the brand, you can assured that female vocals will pop off with every IEMs they produce, including this pair
But for male vocals, it will sound a little bit too thin and lack in body (tried some Frank Sinatra and Alex Turner tracks)

Treble: Bright and airy
Extension is decent, but not the smoothest one on the market at this price bracket
Not a lot of micro details but its alright considering this pair is V-shaped signature

Conclusion: For $90 MSRP (should have a sale off quite a few times, since i have this pair for like $70-ish), this is quite good if you just listen to a lot of music genres and dont mind the lack of details, also if you are a degenerated weeb, you can buy this for its musical aspects. But if all you want is details and that thicc male vocals, this pair shouldnt get a pass
Personal score: 7.5/10

(FR graph is compared to my favorite IEM at around $100-ish, the Sennheiser IE200, credit to GizAudio)

(im also using s&s tips for IE200, since stock tips are horrible, even in the kilobuck IEMs like the IE900, which is $1.2k)

[hot citrus]

lol I never looked at another iem after buying the castor bass

I think im done

💀

[brave sonnet]

if you enjoy what you have

you are basically done with the hobby

dont run into hypetrains

not worth it

[verbal peak]

juan er soon

12 bucks

current state of the mt1 pro

[obtuse basalt]

holy

what the hell happened

[brave sonnet]

bro came from ww3 💀

[obtuse basalt]

that thing must have seen some shit

[brave sonnet]

moondrop golden age (ages or something) review in a couple days

was gonna buy dusk and orchestra lite when my gpu just burnt

not a good timing

[fleet fulcrum]

how did your gpu even burnt

💀

[brave sonnet]

smoking from massive abuse

also over oc

should buying 4080 for future proof

gotta work harder

[verbal peak]

can someone drop an review of wan'er rq

their opinion

[sand fossil]

nop

[obtuse basalt]

[brave sonnet]

if budget is tight

sure

if not that tight

cadenza exists

cable is shit

eartips are shit

so so warmy tuning

[verbal peak]

😋

[fleet fulcrum]

audiophile phone riel

moondrop miad-01 who?

[cursive wren]

https://x.com/MoondropLab/status/1828248666991112349?t=wHAovRP_u0Axh1iikpEqJQ&s=19

MOONDROP (@MoondropLab) on X

Let's unite through music! Experience the upcoming launch of the collab earbuds! 🤗

#moondrop #MuseDash

Twitter · Aug 27, 2024, 1:50 AM

[brave sonnet]

quarks 2

such a shame they actually make the tuning worse than the quarks og

[obtuse basalt]

lmfao what

[brave sonnet]

its the "meta" tuning that every other brands are using atm

but its kinda messed up

also the dsp is shit

[dusky birch]

after 7 months, one side of my qkz ak6 pro is dead 😂

this means i can upgrade my cables

[brave sonnet]

or your pair is already dead 💀

duy busk

[dusky birch]

no, like the wires are only dead

one of th sides of the cable

[brave sonnet]

just an excuse to buy new stuff

homie i deadass have like

25 mousepads

and using a 5yo pad rn

if you want to buy something new

just make an excuse

[dusky birch]

[cursive wren]

I lost eartip while sleeping

🗿

[obtuse basalt]

how did that happen lol

[jaunty merlin]

My current set up that I'm happy with

Chu 2, jm6pro, stock cable, springtips

[cursive wren]

jm6pro gang

[dusky birch]

@brave sonnet @verbal peak @fleet fulcrum any idea how good is this?

it's like less than $3 as of now

[brave sonnet]

[dusky birch]

or is there any shit you can recommend?

[brave sonnet]

how much money can you spend

[dusky birch]

maybe up to like $4?

[brave sonnet]

jesus christ

[dusky birch]

what about this one, instead?

[brave sonnet]

at that price

everything is a no brainer

just buy anything

really

[dusky birch]

ohhhh

planning to upgrade so yeah

xD

i am just a desperate rat on sales

[brave sonnet]

imo

save up to like

$15

get the wan er

every 2 bucks pair wont last for couple months

[dusky birch]

many ppl said waner is good

[brave sonnet]

its decent for the price

[dusky birch]

imma buy a new one now and buy something else eventually. my need for earphones just happened to be important 💀

[brave sonnet]

just the cable is ass

otherwise

its good

[dusky birch]

what about kz zsn?

is it bang for the buck?

[brave sonnet]

3rd space travel pair

[dusky birch]

NOICE

[brave sonnet]

havent tested a lot of kz

[dusky birch]

ohhh

[brave sonnet]

but the tuningwise

its heavy v shape

so its boom boom clack clack sounding

[dusky birch]

💀

i really want bassy sounds 🤣

but not the clacks

[brave sonnet]

then its good for you

extra boom boom

[dusky birch]

i see

[brave sonnet]

like

[dusky birch]

im deciding between qkz ak7 and kz zsn

[brave sonnet]

for me every kz sound exactly the same

even the $100 pair

[brave sonnet]

get the kz

at least the build is better than the qkz

[dusky birch]

knowing that ck5 is bad idea since it's single driver 💀

[dusky birch]

imma find something better than zsn that i can afford

[brave sonnet]

counting the drivers on kz is insane 💀

the zs10 drama

[dusky birch]

i meant qkz ck5

😂

lemme scan some kz iems on lazada

hol up

[brave sonnet]

go for it

completely irrelevant to the audio hobby

but the older gears are goated

[stone aspen]

does anyone here got a sonata bhd

?

[brave sonnet]

the dongle?

not worth it

super easy to break

[dusky birch]

bad news

budget not sufficient xD

i can max out up to $6

[stone aspen]

yes

[dusky birch]

and still insufficient

the kz zsn is like $8

[brave sonnet]

bro is living near the cliff edge 💀

holy

[dusky birch]

without a doubt

[brave sonnet]

if you just want an emergency pair

get the samsung akg bud shit

[dusky birch]

imma try to find information about qkz sk8

[brave sonnet]

its like a buck

[stone aspen]

i got one here

and it does feel pretty fragile lol

[dusky birch]

the thing is, i wanna use the ak6 buds

[brave sonnet]

indeed

performance is alright

[dusky birch]

and swap things out when i feel like i want a different bud

[brave sonnet]

but its like made out of glass

a touch and its gone for good

[stone aspen]

its glass or plastic i think

[brave sonnet]

plastic

but for some reason

my unit just died after 2 months

[stone aspen]

shit fr?

[brave sonnet]

now im using this

ifi go bar

overpriced as shit

but its a tank

[stone aspen]

what iem do you got

[brave sonnet]

and can drive some fullsize too

[brave sonnet]

plenty

for now im using a lent se846

also a pair of timeless

[stone aspen]

have you ever heard the t10?

from artti

[brave sonnet]

pretty decent

but the qc is a hit or miss

[stone aspen]

LMAO true

[brave sonnet]

moondrop goofy ahh qc

but if youre lucky

the t10 is good for the price

also pretty comfy

[stone aspen]

very

got mine for like

40 dollars or something

used

[brave sonnet]

saw someone in my country selling a pair of blessing 3 for 180

insane

[stone aspen]

the bass was too much for me lmao i had to tone it down

[stone aspen]

crazy

[brave sonnet]

bro just need that cashout fast 💀

[brave sonnet]

its off the subbass

iirc

a little bleeding to the lower mid

[stone aspen]

ohh

[brave sonnet]

just iirc

i change my gears like weekly

but you can just eq to tame that down

[verbal peak]

ig 3rd of the top on the lowest tier type thing?

[dusky birch]

ohhh

thanks but i have decided to buy this one, instead 😂

qkz akx

i'll do a better upgrade when i have the budget

[ornate vessel]

yo chat

what's da difference between these 2

[last compass]

idk, im kinda new into these stuffs too, plus i didn't know what "X" adds something to the earphones lool

[dull wind]

uh hey

do you happen to know why left earbuds won't charge?

like the right one works just fine

[brave sonnet]

you should reset the pair

sometimes it happens

or clean the magnetic thingy

[dull wind]

how do i do it again?

[dull wind]

do i need to use liquid

or just cotton bud is enough

[brave sonnet]

pull the pair, turn your phones bluetooth off

and hold both sides' button

for a few seconds

[brave sonnet]

q tip is alright

[dull wind]

okay thanks

ill try again

[brave sonnet]

gl

[fleet fulcrum]

as far as kz goes, none

their pro is essentially the same as pro x

wolfram 169 Philippines peso to usd

[floral echo]

Wolfram Alpha

Click here for full result

Request for neroyuki

[fleet fulcrum]

i guess whatever float your boat for that price point

[ornate vessel]

le sigh

the voucher disappeared

lmao

after i payed it immediately got canceled by system

[dull wind]

it worked

thanks!

[brave sonnet]

its my 3rd pair tho

[dull wind]

zamn

[jaunty merlin]

Buying new eartips

0,36 usd

[brave sonnet]

decent enough

but not for short nozzle iems

gl with that

[jaunty merlin]

Chu 2 has long nozzle i think

[brave sonnet]

its good

noticed that some people who using short nozzles

like the salnotes zero

are diff as shit using long tips

note that

also about chu chu

take extra care of your filters

[jaunty merlin]

Too late

Already fucked up

[brave sonnet]

cause the chu chu's filter is literally made of paper

a lil bit of moisture and youre done

filter is literally 1/3 of the pair

the price i mean

[jaunty merlin]

Yep

[jaunty merlin]

Is it fine to take off filter?

[brave sonnet]

its fine

just be extra careful

if a pair of iem dont have filters

1, the sound will be different (mostly be shit)

2, damage exposure

[brave sonnet]

https://x.com/MKBHD/status/1833196914982195333?t=oJxBUMPC_VYpClZxZHDqTg&s=19

Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) on X

AirPods Max gets new colors and USBC. That’s it.

Twitter · Sep 9, 2024, 5:32 PM

[stable shard]

will this be a good investment

[fleet fulcrum]

just buy koss

thanks

[stable shard]

no

iem hurt ear

me no iem

[fleet fulcrum]

its not iem

[stable shard]

oh?

[fleet fulcrum]

i mean it look kinda weird

[dull wind]

stereophones

[stable shard]

can you give me the model name

[fleet fulcrum]

but not iem

[stable shard]

wait you mean the semi headphones iem

that clip around your ear

[fleet fulcrum]

yea thats the koss ksc75

[dull wind]

that or audio technica

[stable shard]

Ksc75?

ohh

sure but, it look fragile

[fleet fulcrum]

you need minimum like 160 bucks for ath-m50x

which is like not bottom of the barrel stuff from at

[dull wind]

yea i jus remembered that's a pretty hgih end headphones

[stable shard]

it's rm300 more than shp9500

[dull wind]

but there's this one tho

Audio-technica ATH-EQ300M

around rm65

[fleet fulcrum]

i know crin kinda suck but like

and

[stable shard]

i could tune myself to my preference

[fleet fulcrum]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lSINIxNmt8 you can see a quick round up here

[stable shard]

but ksc75 and ath looks dope though

[dull wind]

it looks dope

but is it sturdy enough?

[fleet fulcrum]

if you not constantly dangling the thing on a thread

otherwise its very okay

[stable shard]

knowing myself, i'd break it within 2 months of using

unintentionally

[fleet fulcrum]

the fact that the ksc75 is so old, like... check note... jesus 2005 and still being highly recommended is a testament to how timeless it is

otherwise who knows you might find a beaten up shure srh840 and set for life

🏃

[brave sonnet]

if youre into the fullsize realm

just skip every budget hifiman exists

you should be good

decent tuning

terrible qc

[fleet fulcrum]

most reasonable audiophile recommendation

[brave sonnet]

i mean

if skipped the budget

get some beyer

its a literal tank

(treble is a pain for some people)

[sand fossil]

beyer and hifiman yep

[dusky birch]

my qkz akx just arrived

review: 3/5

it'll be 4 if it's detachable cable

[obtuse basalt]

non detachable 💀

[cerulean ridge]

Rip

Should I buy this?

Or

@ornate vessel Gas?

[ornate vessel]

should've bought the ak6 plus

[ornate vessel]

gas

[cerulean ridge]

Kz dfi tuneable is 250k wtf

Krila it is

160k

I have 130k

[ornate vessel]

voucher

[cerulean ridge]

That's with voucher

[ornate vessel]

tf

[dusky birch]

💀

yeah i should've 💀

but yeah

imma give it to my gf someday

the akx

so no worries

the reason why i didn't bought it bc it's not on my budget reach 💀

[cerulean ridge]

@ornate vessel

[ornate vessel]

wah ini

[cerulean ridge]

Yours sounded bad

[ornate vessel]

yeah no shit

[cerulean ridge]

Ak6 max kthx

I sold to him for 60k lol

[ornate vessel]

man my classmate asked if i want to sell him my ak6

but dawg

[cerulean ridge]

At least this one is tune able

?

[ornate vessel]

one of em is gone

[cerulean ridge]

ANJ

How

Oh

[ornate vessel]

nibba margo

bruh

[cerulean ridge]

MF LOST ONE OF THEM

[ornate vessel]

he asked me if I'll sell him my iem for 50k

i said no

[cerulean ridge]

50k is a fine price for used

But ehhh

You do you

[ornate vessel]

bro i dont use the default cable

[cerulean ridge]

Oh

[ornate vessel]

if i use the cable that came with it

sure I'll do it

[cerulean ridge]

Where is it

[ornate vessel]

broke

[cerulean ridge]

NIGG

😭

[ornate vessel]

and the cable i use rn is 50k

[cerulean ridge]

Bro it doesn't break fast

How tf

[ornate vessel]

water prob idfk

[cerulean ridge]

Man

But I hope the new iem fixes the muddy bass and broken treble

The tune able d fi is like 250k

Single dynamic driver

@ornate vessel what do you think of dual dynamic driver like castor

Does it impact that much?

[ornate vessel]

from what I've heard

it does

[cerulean ridge]

Mhmm

Aftersound review said that too

But he said it doesn't mean 100% better than single

From clarity he said d-fi but bass and treble is castor

[ornate vessel]

ma boi crinacle

[cerulean ridge]

He said krila was okay

Man

I didn't know crinacle said anything about it

He only commented salnotes

[jaunty merlin]

Wjen yh

[cerulean ridge]

Now

[jaunty merlin]

No money:(

[cerulean ridge]

Rip

[jaunty merlin]

Beli jajan aja yang 5ribuan:D

[cerulean ridge]

I eat normally 10k 🙂

In canteen

Doable la

[jaunty merlin]

@brave sonnet is it worth it to buy budget cable?

I want mic:(

Or just save to buy new dac/iems?

[dusky birch]

but somehow, my akx sounded good for my ears

i'll keep it in the meantime

and give it to my gf someday

[brave sonnet]

its fine

imo just save for a better setup

but if youre satisfied

its done

sorry for late reply tho

a cheap cable w/mic

should be

10 bucks or something

[fleet fulcrum]

wtf audiophile not telling others to double down

[brave sonnet]

(real)

[fleet fulcrum]

[brave sonnet]

save for a 3k setup

to get the best experience

[cerulean ridge]

@ornate vessel gg

[ornate vessel]

nice

[cerulean ridge]

Huge difference man

Fixed both of my previous problems

😭

And the memory foam is kinda good

[jaunty merlin]

Is moondrop may good?

[brave sonnet]

its decent

imo stick to the usb-c cable

[jaunty merlin]

Planning to buy that for next year

[jaunty merlin]

Dongle?

[brave sonnet]

cause the 3.5mm makes the sounding somehow worse

[brave sonnet]

the included cable

is usb-c

dsp

[jaunty merlin]

Aaa i see

[wooden vault]

Oh this chat exist

ggg

[wooden vault]

6k dip + forward mid bass
=> muddy ah

[cursive wren]

eeee

my moondrop somehow the audio randomly cuts off

[wooden vault]

Wdym?

By randomly cut off

Check the 3.5 jack for oxidation

and the pin connector

[dull wind]

space travel?

ye it kinda does that sometimes'

[obtuse basalt]

average moondrop st behavior

[dusky birch]

i wonder how good kz cables are

[cerulean ridge]

Decent

Mine haven't broken yet

[cursive wren]

the place where I have to put a pin in somehow is a bit moveable

something like this

[dusky birch]

audio-wise, how good was it so far?

[obtuse basalt]

"a bit"

[brave sonnet]

prolly due to the socket

if you have a spare cable

try it

if it still gonna move like that

you have been blessed by the moondrop qc gods

prepare yourself

[cursive wren]

man I don't have spare cable

[brave sonnet]

my forteza somehow got the same issue

if you dont have another cable set

you could try to

(just an emergency solution)

bend the pins

so it could fit the sockets

[cursive wren]

bend

[obtuse basalt]

forbidden method

[brave sonnet]

just an sos method

when you dont have a spare set

not recommended to do that frequently

[wooden vault]

stellaris got cool design

cant say much the sound bcs it "bad p/p"

[wooden vault]

u can use the left connector and plug it into the right iem and see if the wobbling insist

[wooden vault]

if u looking for cabble replacement i would recommend u look into these
Xinhs
TRN
IvipQ

[cerulean ridge]

Decent

It kinda depends on the price tho

And I would say it's not wise to spend too much for a cable

If it works, then don't change it

[cursive wren]

can you link me some of those

[wooden vault]

see the problem here is that all the result i get are all "vietnamese shopee"

so yeah

💀

[dusky birch]

my qkz stock cable is broken

so i'm planning to change that with kz cable for a change

[wooden vault]

https://vi.aliexpress.com/item/1005006414436179.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2vnm

This is what in currently using

U might want to get a darker color

Since it get dirty after some use

[dusky birch]

those are neat cables

[wooden vault]

The texture feel nice also

shoes laces-like

cable doesnt improve sound so dont spend more than $50 on it

[fleet fulcrum]

i have some very funny problem with my lg v60 with cover on, now my current iem cable jack wont fit because the plug's wall is too thick

the stock aria cable work

but its stock cable, from moondrop

so yea

[wooden vault]

How does that work

💀

[wooden vault]

Time for an upgrade

Tanchjm origin

[wooden vault]

Best 1dd i ever heard <400

[wooden vault]

Ok i can see the problem now

[fleet fulcrum]

[wooden vault]

Remove the case

[fleet fulcrum]

no dual screen
nah

also see the smol pin thingy in place of the usb c?

[wooden vault]

Yeah

With the 10 pin

[fleet fulcrum]

that is a magnetic connector

[wooden vault]

It just snap in right?

[fleet fulcrum]

yea

[wooden vault]

does it work with quick charging?

[fleet fulcrum]

and seems like the usb c port on the phone have a tendency to get loose

that will be permanently stuck in there for safety

[wooden vault]

My poco f3 port is cooked

[cerulean ridge]

I mean they're cheap

[fleet fulcrum]

seem just 18W max

[cerulean ridge]

The cheapest one in Indo is like $2+

[fleet fulcrum]

tbf phone is 2020

[cerulean ridge]

Idk in your region

[wooden vault]

I dont like KZ

[fleet fulcrum]

said every audiophile

[wooden vault]

Offensive tuning

It 2024

Pls go for the neutral curve

[fleet fulcrum]

disregard of their shady business tactic, they make good earphone

not good iem, but good earphone

[cerulean ridge]

Their tuning is kinda ehhh

[wooden vault]

Never try earphone

But they iem is dog water

[cerulean ridge]

But the iem itself sounds nice

[wooden vault]

The kz pr?

Straight up dawg water

Edx pro

Ok given the price

It good

But nothing to write home about

[cerulean ridge]

Doesn't kz's IEM only compete in under $20 price range?

Oo yeah

Should I buy gate or Chu 2?

[fleet fulcrum]

nah they have expensive kz as well

but you will be an audiophile for that range

[fleet fulcrum]

and

[wooden vault]

Neither

[cerulean ridge]

Then what

[wooden vault]

what kind of music do u listen 2

[cerulean ridge]

My budget isn't any more than $25

That's kinda a problem

[fleet fulcrum]

nah its fine

[cerulean ridge]

But mostly j rock or jpop

[wooden vault]

Tangzu waner

[fleet fulcrum]

20 bucks is very competitive

[wooden vault]

Deadass tangzu waner

[fleet fulcrum]

you will need to go to sub-10 dollars for people here to run out of recommendations

[wooden vault]

A bit thin sounding but yeah

[fleet fulcrum]

[wooden vault]

I still have recommendation

Put it all on red

[fleet fulcrum]

riel

[wooden vault]

And double it

🔥

[cerulean ridge]

But some reviewer said some instruments doesn't sound very well in wan er

[wooden vault]

Sub100 is a battle field

see the problem here is that they nitpicking a $20

[cerulean ridge]

🧍

[wooden vault]

Ask them about the chu 2 tuning one busy track

[fleet fulcrum]

chat i need recommendations

[wooden vault]

Or gate incapable of separation

[wooden vault]

Here your recommendation

[cerulean ridge]

Tf is that

[wooden vault]

OEM

[fleet fulcrum]

so i can pell you, got it

[cerulean ridge]

Oh

[wooden vault]

outside ear monitor

[wooden vault]

This scream V shape

Straight up v shape

[fleet fulcrum]

i find chu 2 kinda lame compared to aria though

aria more neutral tuning

[wooden vault]

Chu 2 subbass boost

[wooden vault]

also your ear is now used to the aria spicy treble

[fleet fulcrum]

nah thats the snow edition

the normal aria is normal

ish

[wooden vault]

Compare to what im using your is defo more spicy

Mannn i want to try this iem

[brave sonnet]

graph eaters

[cerulean ridge]

[wooden vault]

Nice balls

[cursive wren]

🤨

[obtuse basalt]

❓

[wooden vault]

Hexa2

I hope it available in black color

[obtuse basalt]

dayum hexa 2

also that cable looks quite nice

[brave sonnet]

its prototype/review units

but a step ahead indeed

the old truthear cables are quite ass

[dusky birch]

[dusky birch]

barely reaching $2

but i can use vouchers and tone that down to $1

[cerulean ridge]

Damn

[dull wind]

is the green (oxidation i assume) normal to appear near the driver's cable's end?

oh it's a kz cable thing

[obtuse basalt]

yeah it do be like that

copper does copper thing

[cerulean ridge]

Go buy silver plated cable

[wooden vault]

Ew

Gold beyyer

[dusky birch]

at barely $1, i can buy a kz cable now 😂

[cerulean ridge]

I thought some audiophile called that gold plated sounds worser

Go for it

Btw that's cheap

In Indo it's like almost $4

Expensive shit

@ornate vessel could you tell me your cable?

[ornate vessel]

qkz t1

[cerulean ridge]

Damn only type c

[wooden vault]

Cable doesnt change sound

All the mf claim they can hear the different never do an a/b test

Lol

It audiophile

Not audiofoolery

[cerulean ridge]

Idk

I'm just a normal person who watch yt reviews

But yeah that's what I thought

[fleet fulcrum]

you need oxygen free copper on the plug

not the wire

the wire is already protected by the outer layer

while excessive oxidation build up can make headphone jack connection being more jank than usual

[dusky birch]

oh no idea about that

will be mindful next time

[dusky birch]

how was t1 so far?

[dusky birch]

can you recommend something for me?

or it's just that i need to find the same variant of this??

or perhaps you can recommend something better

[fleet fulcrum]

i bought a jcally jc16s ofc

and im happy with it

[dusky birch]

hmmm

how much?

[wooden vault]

Jcally is a gamble in term of quality

[fleet fulcrum]

except the this problem

[wooden vault]

Wait we talking cable

?

Nvm then

[fleet fulcrum]

5 bucks

[dusky birch]

the plug is detachable?

[dusky birch]

reasonable price ig 💀

[fleet fulcrum]

read the message before it

[wooden vault]

Krn
Xinhs
IvipQ
^

[dusky birch]

but mine's not usb-c

more like 3.5

oof

seeing your issue

💀

all i could say

[wooden vault]

What ur connector type

[dusky birch]

[wooden vault]

0.78mm 2pin

?

[dusky birch]

2-pin yes

and it's a c-pin

on my ak6 pro

[wooden vault]

The kz pin?

[dusky birch]

yea

[wooden vault]

tough luck

[dusky birch]

why is that?

💀

[wooden vault]

Quite limited in term of replacement

[dusky birch]

on c-pin?

[wooden vault]

Yeah

I mainly see a and b

[dusky birch]

well, qkz iems are c-pins so i go for c

i mean, on my iem-case tho

judging from the package

it's a c-pin

so i went with c

the reason why kz, well just wanna try that 😂

[wooden vault]

Honestly

This iem is so cheao

If it break

Just throw it...

[dusky birch]

yea

but it's detachable

like i can just change the wires 😂

[wooden vault]

Or u can save that money and buy a nicer iem...

[dusky birch]

the wire was the issue at that time

[dusky birch]

that can be true

[wooden vault]

Instead of trying to save a bad one

[dusky birch]

not buying an entire kz iem but only the wire

[wooden vault]

a decent cable run for at least $5

that more than the iem itself...

[dusky birch]

it's just that, i wanna buy a wire for my daily iem lol

but i have a plan for saving for either a mid-ranged kz one or a qkz hbb

that's my roadmap so far

[wooden vault]

My suggestion save up for a $20 iem

And just ditch this iem...

[dusky birch]

i will do that ofc 😂

[dusky birch]

i'm planning to give my ak6 pro to my gf someday

which is the reason why i'm salvaging it

if ever that my akx lived for long, then i can keep it as well

[wooden vault]

I wouldnt want to give my gf a $2 gift....

[dusky birch]

so that i can buy some good stuff on myself

[dusky birch]

she's not that materialistic honestly

but i understand what you meant

[wooden vault]

Well that up to you

[dusky birch]

yeaaa

[wooden vault]

That just my suggestion

[dusky birch]

but thanks for the advices on the iems

[wooden vault]

I mean i gave my friend my old ssr

[dusky birch]

ooooh

[wooden vault]

The ssr still a solid iem if u can find them <$10?

[dusky birch]

oh

[wooden vault]

Waiting for hexa 2

[dusky birch]

what do you think about TRNs?

[wooden vault]

< truthear fanboy

[wooden vault]

The cable honestly go with one you like

[dusky birch]

[wooden vault]

And dont buy like $2 stuff

[dusky birch]

if i have the funds, sure

[wooden vault]

My favorite iem

[dusky birch]

what in the

you have a pair of shower heads now

[wooden vault]

16cm dynamic driver

The bass is wild

[dusky birch]

the jack seems beefy btw

[wooden vault]

One of the nicest cable packing i ever see

Everyone knows anime girl make ur gear sound better

[obtuse basalt]

that packaging is pretty cute ngl

[obtuse basalt]

also ^

[cerulean ridge]

Damn that looks really good

@wooden vault for how much

[ornate vessel]

pretty good

[brave sonnet]

just a reminder

you get what you pay for

[wooden vault]

70

[cerulean ridge]

$70?

Wtf

[fleet fulcrum]

nah, i dont think i will get what i pay 10000 bucks for even with uber tier iems

[wooden vault]

U get the flex perm

[cerulean ridge]

Uber?

[wooden vault]

Basically top of the line

10k could be totl for headphone but it nowhere near for speaker....

[cerulean ridge]

Tf

I thought annihilatior was already endgame

[wooden vault]

No?

Subtonic storm is 5k

Alter ego 2k

Some random 64audio prob cost more than annihilator

[cerulean ridge]

I mean isn't annihilatior is like 3k+

?

[wooden vault]

.

If we talking expensive there obravo cuba

10k iem

[cerulean ridge]

Why the fuck do people make fucking expensive iems

😭

Spending more than 1k is already crazy

[wooden vault]

Yeah 11k

[cerulean ridge]

At that point

Is there any difference in quality

Or it's just flexing

[wooden vault]

This iem sound worse than a $100

One

[cerulean ridge]

Bruh

[wooden vault]

Focal utopia 2022 end game fr

[obtuse basalt]

thats like paying 100$ for a single slice of bread lmfao

[jaunty merlin]

Mic?

[ornate vessel]

no mic

kekw

[jaunty merlin]

[wooden vault]

Buy samsung akg bud and use it as mic

Im not kidding

[dull wind]

more than $100 is pretty crazy imo

[brave sonnet]

news: kato 2 is up

https://x.com/MoondropLab/status/1838782708744323080?t=1YaCcb635htjS8yTokUKNA&s=19

MOONDROP (@MoondropLab) on X

From Kanas to Kadenz: A musical journey.
We're finally here to say hello! 👋

Twitter · Sep 25, 2024, 3:28 AM

also (not up to date) news: https://x.com/TangZu_Official/status/1838172421171585428?t=PTF9SJMwH95TRKg8_hfqtg&s=19

Tangzu Audio (@TangZu_Official) on X

This is coming to life SOON. After making it’s debut, we’re finally happy to say, this project is coming to life soon!

Presenting the Dethonray x TangZu Project:

Yu Xuan Ji.

Twitter · Sep 23, 2024, 11:03 AM

[obtuse basalt]

holy shit

but my wallet

[wooden vault]

lowkey look fire

[cerulean ridge]

Kadenz sounds cool

[brave sonnet]

https://x.com/MoondropLab/status/1839148613303238716?t=ehNL32c45DiDtAz49tukkQ&s=19

MOONDROP (@MoondropLab) on X

Missed Discdream? The 2nd Discdream series, coming shortly. ...

Twitter · Sep 26, 2024, 3:42 AM

new disc player

also a (new?) iem

cant really look if its an a8

[wooden vault]

🔥

[wooden vault]

ew wtf

[obtuse basalt]

the weird moondrop thing

damn

also no detachable cable

[brave sonnet]

collab w/ddhifi

[dull wind]

i love squears🥰

[brave sonnet]

https://x.com/MoondropLab/status/1839283851786391984?t=29LA_2KCU-jJP4ohNgF1fQ&s=19

MOONDROP (@MoondropLab) on X

Additionally, we'll say Hi to a brand-new ANC TWS, MOCA. ...

Twitter · Sep 26, 2024, 12:40 PM

more tws in a year than my failed subjects

[tardy arrow]

iem with 18ohm or 35ohm ?

[dusky birch]

got my kz cable now

[cerulean ridge]

Nice

@dusky birch what cable is that

[dusky birch]

just the cheap kz cable one

oxygen-free one

i realized that my qkz cable had an oxidation on one of the sides of the cablw

which prolly be the reason why it stopped working on that side 💀

[patent bronze]

Birthday gift for my friend just got arrived

time to wrap it up

[wooden vault]

Nice

Goodfriebd

[patent bronze]

cheap but i hope it's enough to get him into audiophiles

[wooden vault]

Nah

Well

If he like it

He is cooked

[patent bronze]

im also cooked then 💀💀

[jaunty merlin]

I gave my old iem to my older brother and now he's cooked

[obtuse basalt]

suggested my roommate to get this iem

got it and was not cooked damn

[dusky birch]

pog that's neat!!

[proper quarry]

Is this good?

Recommend me $15 iem

[brave sonnet]

challenging all flagship products
💀

watafak

[cerulean ridge]

I rather going for d-fi

But it's good

[brave sonnet]

its decent enough for 15 bucks

ngl

but the marketing is just 💀

bro though kz would fight 64a or something

[cerulean ridge]

@ornate vessel man idk how these guys sell things like this

I wanna go to the offline shop but man not in east jakarta

Also how long do you wait to get a good deal on Tokopedia man

[jaunty merlin]

Maybe wait for 10.10?

[proper quarry]

Recommend me $15 iem

[cerulean ridge]

Aight

[cerulean ridge]

@proper quarry

[proper quarry]

How good is it

[cerulean ridge]

Haven't got my hands on it yet but reviewers said that it's good

[proper quarry]

More recommendations !

[cerulean ridge]

Idk man there aren't many competitions in $15 budget

I could say kz krila is good and cheap though i been having problems with the fit and treble

Or for starters just go with kz edx pro or kz eda

[wooden vault]

Wdym the caster is beating the annihilator in term of technicality yeah?

[ornate vessel]

gyaaaaaatttttt

[brave sonnet]

earpods is goated

[proper quarry]

Recommend me $15~$20 iem pls

[brave sonnet]

as the whole channel is shilling

get some kz