Audiophiles

[fleet fulcrum]

or chu ii

or salnote zero

or waner

[hot citrus]

castor bass and quit the hobby

I have it and it destroy iems 10x the price real

[proper quarry]

Can anyone tell me what is dsp, is it different driver from original chu 2 or is it just the wire

[cerulean ridge]

You get a dsp that's basically built in equalizer inside the cable

That's all

So basically yeah

It's only the wire

[proper quarry]

I thought its different driver for a sec

[proper quarry]

Between castor, zsn pro x and chu 2 which one is better

[brave sonnet]

both of the mentioned kz should have a better fit to most ears

and thats about it

if you want something more easy going to listen

go for the chu

(filters are horrible)

[proper quarry]

How about sound?

[proper quarry]

What filters?

[brave sonnet]

general v-shape

extra bass and treble

[brave sonnet]

gotta keep your ears dry most of the time

or the chu's filter will get some moisture

and cause the channel inbalance

[obtuse basalt]

also potential oxidation issue

[wooden vault]

@brave sonnet am i seeing thing?

My reaction when kz beat $200iem

[wooden vault]

Would recommend getting the dsp

[hot citrus]

castor bass

chu 2 are like mini cadenza and its mid

zsn pro x is also mid

and old

[hot citrus]

real

[wooden vault]

Me when bass bleed

[obtuse basalt]

your preference blinded your eyes man

[proper quarry]

Is the oxidation on the wire or is it on the iem

[proper quarry]

Can i change it or just remove it altogether?

[brave sonnet]

can change, but the filters is costly

most likely 1/3 of iems price

so i would recommend something a lil bit more expensive

but more durable

but if your budget is like

$20

those are prolly your only choices

[obtuse basalt]

on the iem unfortunately

it happened to my chu 1

[brave sonnet]

you havent seen shit bout the "endgame" term

if the "chu chu" is kinda bad for a daily wife beater

i would rec a pair of wan er

vocal on those are pretty decent

or if you can stretch to some kind of

30 bucks

cadenza

[proper quarry]

What if i just remove it

[brave sonnet]

there would be a chance that

your sweat from your ears

would make a way into the driver

and thats a gg

if youre not that sweaty

its alright

but the treble can be piercing

to some people

[obtuse basalt]

"chu chu" is indeed the wife beating, budget breaking iem of all time

[brave sonnet]

yep

need some maintain

but its cool

and more

"easy going" tuning than the chu og

[obtuse basalt]

also detachable cable

i wonder why they didnt give the chu 1 detachable cable instead

[proper quarry]

This thing died exactly 10 months after buying

The left side is still okay-ish, it sometimes stop working. The wire inside died

[obtuse basalt]

same thing happened to the same one my brother bought 2 year ish ago

wth

[proper quarry]

Does chu2 have this problem

?

[obtuse basalt]

seems like not, only audio balance issue if you let too much moisture into it

[proper quarry]

What if you dry it with hair blower

[obtuse basalt]

dont, just replace the filters

or just keep the iem dry

one tip is to put it in a iem case with a desiccant package when not use

[cerulean ridge]

Put it in rice if you're cheap

Jk btw

[proper quarry]

What about zsn pro2, how good is it compares to others

[wooden vault]

https://youtube.com/shorts/X8oqfo5vRbU?si=FX2SpzwhimWwCBHZ

52mm driver

[cerulean ridge]

Cool OEM

[dusky birch]

what equalizer app y'all using on phone?

[patent bronze]

default eq with 5 band eq only ☠️☠️

[brave sonnet]

zero eq

(or wavelet)

[fleet fulcrum]

poweramp built in eq

[sand fossil]

poweramp built in eq

• headphones app eq

double eq

[cerulean ridge]

Poweramp

[verbal peak]

rootlessjamesdsp

need shizuku to set it up lul

[wooden vault]

Wavelet

[dusky birch]

oooh

[dusky birch]

then i'll go for wavelet, then

thanks everyone

[brave sonnet]

somehow forgotten by me

golden ages review in a few days

[wooden vault]

Imagine golden age

Not enough juice for the planar

[brave sonnet]

micro planar is basically a dd

[wooden vault]

As small as ba

But still feel boring

[jaunty merlin]

New cable (tripowin zombur)

[wooden vault]

coopl brand

[cursive wren]

https://x.com/MoondropLab/status/1845722209928782117?t=sDJtOoPybXRYX4I7bgTrPA&s=19

MOONDROP (@MoondropLab) on X

Hi, Trailblazers!

Robin is greeting! 👋
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🎉Follow+Like+RT, we're giving away Star Rail ROBIN's CD to 5winners! Ends on Oct 18 (3PM UTC+8)!

Twitter · Oct 14, 2024, 7:04 AM

[sand fossil]

holy shit

[patent bronze]

YOOO

[wooden vault]

Zzzz

Another space travel reskin

[obtuse basalt]

if this is the case

take my money

[jaunty merlin]

I'm happy with this

[wooden vault]

what iem

[fleet fulcrum]

@wooden vault chu 2

[wooden vault]

Ah diff cable

Chu 2 is solid for the vass majority

[jaunty merlin]

Yep

Tripowin Zombur

[cerulean ridge]

Not katagiri

Dies

Doesn't look as good as I thought it would've lol

*the cable

[lofty ravine]

https://youtu.be/ksJXA5wWXgQ

where are all the moondrop moca reviews 💀

this is the only video i've seen

[lofty ravine]

but tbf, this was uploaded like today

[cursive wren]

Thoughts on this?

[wooden vault]

Should speak for itself 🐧

[fleet fulcrum]

i mean, prop for being honest i guess

but from the box alone im pretty sure its just a bargain bin wireless headset that barely work

[sand fossil]

the brand is literally

wi wu

police sirens bro

[verbal peak]

Context : my friend refused to buy/try an iem. His parents gave him the cheapest iem. Suddenly he wanna buy Tangzu

God i love this community

Also i need usb c to 3.5mm adapter tbh

Can yall recommend me some 🗿

[brave sonnet]

any dongle should work tbf

[verbal peak]

I'm wondering about getting this

[verbal peak]

Its just the 3.5mm adapter with DAC sounds gimmicky to me

[brave sonnet]

kekw

i mean

on paper

anything should work

but

if the chip is somehow ass

[verbal peak]

But samsung phones need that specific adapter 🗿

[verbal peak]

Hm

[brave sonnet]

you can do some blind buy

since the app youre looking is shopee

the return policy is somewhat easy

[verbal peak]

Im just gonna play safe tbh

[verbal peak]

Since idk if redmi devices also have this shit

[brave sonnet]

people here will just gonna smack me since my recommends are usually overkill

🛏️

[verbal peak]

Since that happens on Samsung flagships

[verbal peak]

Ion even 🗿

Fuck it.. Audiophile 3.5mm adapter

[brave sonnet]

🤫

literally any dongle would work

not gonna lie

some $5 would

and the c-to-3.5 is not that picky

[verbal peak]

@fleet fulcrum is this just another gimmick or what 🗿

A dac on adapter

[fleet fulcrum]

plugging both a charger and headphone jack is always unsettling to me

[verbal peak]

😭

I get it interferences

[wooden vault]

maybe get a dap

frfrfrfr

[dull wind]

this is a genuine question

but are the normal earphones the same as iems?

like this one

[obtuse basalt]

nah, iems are earphones with tips (usually silicon) that go inside your ear canal

like this one

[verbal peak]

Earplugs

[obtuse basalt]

*expensive earplugs

[cerulean ridge]

Meanwhile my lil sis insults my iem looking like hearing aids

Man

[fleet fulcrum]

moondrop aria user:

[wooden vault]

Audio tomfoolery

[brave sonnet]

me airpods

me cool

me gucci

[dull wind]

i thought they're the same thing

since

"in-ear"

just iem sounds more sophisticated

[obtuse basalt]

the normal one just sits outside of your ear canal

also the seal of normal ones is usually pretty bad

[brave sonnet]

the diff between earbuds and in ear

some kind of razer hammerhead

could also be called iem

both of these

are "iem"

if you wanna call like that

just consider iems are the thingy that should be pushed inside your ear canal

and the others sit outside

[obtuse basalt]

basically the tips is the most most significant difference

if the earphones have tips, its an iem

same with earbuds btw

[dull wind]

so it is iem as well

[brave sonnet]

if the earphones dont have tips but look super duper gucci

its custom

[dull wind]

ig the term iem is more familiar with the one in this thread

[brave sonnet]

earphones are fine

but iems sound more

idk

science?

kekw

[dull wind]

technical

[obtuse basalt]

yeah normally better in term of sound quality

[wooden vault]

that wild comparison

trash vs 64audio LOLOL

bro gonna whip out campfire audio and compare it to fucking kz

[brave sonnet]

i do have some bold predictions eh

better save that for my bets

[wooden vault]

kz prx gonna beat every iem out there

it combine the best of both world

kz from audio

prx from valo

fr

[wooden vault]

Damn looking clean

The shell reminds me of the variation

[obtuse basalt]

ooo

that looks nice

[obtuse basalt]

ok it does look like the variation wth

[cursive wren]

leak btw

[fleet fulcrum]

i mean, its a collab skin

obviously it will be based on an existing iem

[sand fossil]

how much

i want

[dull wind]

id that the artwork or the album

[fleet fulcrum]

yes

iirc the variation itself is already pretty pricey

yep 400 bucks ish

[dull wind]

💀

yeah ill never be able to afford that

[fleet fulcrum]

slap a skin on it and you bet your ass it will be like 600+

[dull wind]

well f it's ~$500

[cerulean ridge]

🧍

Basically the same thing but different box and colors

?

[fleet fulcrum]

welcome to audiophile bitch

[cerulean ridge]

Man....

I wanna buy a 64audio

[fleet fulcrum]

price varied, the iem itself is already 3 years old

[cerulean ridge]

Would've cost me my whole college savings

[dull wind]

wait that looks different

it seems like one in shopee is the wired

[cerulean ridge]

What

[fleet fulcrum]

oh they are all wired

you think audiophile settle for wireless?

[cerulean ridge]

Oh damn I thought it was wireless lmao

[fleet fulcrum]

naw mate

[cerulean ridge]

[fleet fulcrum]

its copper all the way

[cerulean ridge]

I mean the spacetravel is good enough

[fleet fulcrum]

or silver

or gold

[dull wind]

yeah but the robin is an earbud

[fleet fulcrum]

or whatever snake oil they try to sell

@dull wind the bud is detached with the wire

[dull wind]

ig they're catering for the masses

[cerulean ridge]

This kinda misleads me lmao

[fleet fulcrum]

wait nvm

[cerulean ridge]

Ffs who would've use the iem w/o cable

[fleet fulcrum]

its really is a bud

[dull wind]

i guess it's just the modified version of variations?

[cerulean ridge]

What

[fleet fulcrum]

yea they will modify the housing for wireless

[cerulean ridge]

So cable or nah

Ok wireless

[fleet fulcrum]

the robin collab is wireless

[dull wind]

the robin one is wireless

[fleet fulcrum]

you can see the charging cradle

[cerulean ridge]

At least the selling point is wireless not just completely reskin

[dull wind]

yeah

[wooden vault]

The robin tws is 80 usd

[fleet fulcrum]

you can get an airpod and a fucking iphone case for less

[dull wind]

but mehh

[fleet fulcrum]

wait nvm

[dull wind]

i don't like that version of buds

[cerulean ridge]

$80 is kinda cheap

[dull wind]

the one with the short tail

[fleet fulcrum]

so its definitely not the variation lmao

just the casing

[dull wind]

meh even the casing is diff

[cerulean ridge]

Would it land on audiophile recommendation?

[dull wind]

aesthetic wise probably

but audio itself

we'll have to wait

[cerulean ridge]

Idrk if audiophile really care ab aesthetic

Since most of them care more ab fitting lmao

And weight

[dull wind]

eh yea

[fleet fulcrum]

friendly reminder that this is consider the "best iem under 100 bucks"

aethestic my ass they wouldnt even care if their iem will violate their earlobe as long as the music is "in their head"

[dull wind]

id rather put that in my ass ngl

is bone conduction earphones been talked about

[wooden vault]

better basss momento

[cerulean ridge]

[verbal peak]

P.s.a avoid "gaming" earphones, shit is just scam and not worth it

Especially cheap ones

[brave sonnet]

of course its satire

(but "gaming" earphones are scams tho)

5 bucks w/mic

[obtuse basalt]

flashy rgb and quirky design wont make you better at any game

(gaming gloves and socks will tho)

[cursive wren]

another leak reportedly price around $120

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[wooden vault]

There alr official price

80-85$

[cursive wren]

fuck someone spreading misinformation on the internet

https://tenor.com/view/dead-my-honest-reaction-damn-skull-skeleton-gif-15885937969029652188

[wooden vault]

[cursive wren]

I wish the collab was an IEM btw

[wooden vault]

U cant really implement voice pack in iem

[cursive wren]

tws is cool but only the fact that I'm being a lazy ass who forgot to charge the thing

[wooden vault]

Half of the collab audio stuff is a meme

Take example

Suisei collab iem and headphone

Both r just garbage

[cursive wren]

Marketing toward specific audience

[wooden vault]

Basically

[cursive wren]

[wooden vault]

A 250 dollar voicepack

[cursive wren]

wow I cannot believe I actually be able to pull something out from the class that I never pay attention to

[wooden vault]

Huh

[cursive wren]

I mean this

[wooden vault]

Ah

Target demographic

[cursive wren]

[sand fossil]

what model is the robin

which tws

i mean which model

the base one

[dull wind]

@sand fossil supposedly the variations

might be wrong

[dull wind]

the average people would have preferred tws anyway

a headphone would be fine but then again you won't be seeing Robin using them

[cursive wren]

can't deny

[brave sonnet]

https://x.com/MoondropLab/status/1849662169018994707?t=UPJ-9w8RU9Lr0yiWL1NOWw&s=19

MOONDROP (@MoondropLab) on X

"Nice to meet you, I'm Robin! "
The collaborative wireless earphones between @honkaistarrail and @MoondropLab, Robin's custom HiFi ANC TWS, comes shortly at US$99! Dear Trailblazers, get ready to immerse yourself in dynamic melodies with Robin!

IT OFFERS:
- HiFi-level hardware

Twitter · Oct 25, 2024, 4:00 AM

[obtuse basalt]

99$

[wooden vault]

That odd?

A shop taking order for 1.999mil vnd

[sand fossil]

oof

[lofty ravine]

what the hellll

man my space travels is kinda annoying me a bit

sometimes my right earbud would desync, triggering anc from the left earbud would bring the audio back in the right earbud

but then if i press the right earbud instead, it said power off and then audio comes back??

oh and I didn't know Holo en had a collab with aviot

Pre order though

[wooden vault]

600rm voicepack

[cursive wren]

time to get a new dongle again

shit gonna bugging out my phone

[dusky birch]

you can roast her by saying, oh these are what your favorite singers use on concert

[cerulean ridge]

Nahh she too dumb to understand that

[dusky birch]

[obtuse basalt]

dunno about her but

id rather use the so called hearing aids than listen to my shit with a pair of earphones so ass whatever it outputs is equivalent to burning trash if it was audible

[cursive wren]

Can someone give a thought on Moondrop Lan

[cursive wren]

wow my dongle already killed my EQ setting

[wooden vault]

[cursive wren]

Guess Imma wait for 11.11 sales and grab a new one

[cerulean ridge]

New iem

Just keeping the thread alive lol

[fleet fulcrum]

let it die lol

anyway

i can now really enjoy what that quad dac have to offer

and tbh, not much

the amp is plenty strong though

[wooden vault]

i mean u driving an aria so it doesnt need much lol

[brave sonnet]

blud is bouta tell people to buy a dongle that can drive a whole ass tank

to drive a single dd

bro is so me wtf

[wooden vault]

U need a dedicated preamp

[brave sonnet]

also clean electricity

your local stuff wont give you the purest sound

[proper quarry]

Got moondrop chu2
Pro : Sounds good, just a little less treble and rumble isn't as prevalent with original filter but everything sounds cleaner and crisp especially highs and mids. Bass is also crisp, no compressed or fracturing like sound. No complain for sound.

Cons : left and right ear balance sometimes become uneven because of the 3.5mm cable it came with, devices that can't fully utilize it, and the filter being easily clogged (I changed mine with my old kz zsn pro x and gain a little more cleaner rumble and treble than with the original filter). The bore also causes condensation on the tip of the iem where the filter is, causing water droplets to form and clogging the filter. The bore also become discolored after days of use from new because of the condensation causing oxidation happening with the copper plate. There's also a grounding problem, if your devices has terrible grounding you'll hear and can get electrocuted from using it as opposed to other iem using resin or plastic(I can feel and hear my ears getting electrocuted connecting with my laptop while having my foot touching the ground)

Overall its great, just wish they use gold plated or use different material for the bore, and the metal encasing isn't as electrically conducting.

[cerulean ridge]

How long you've been using before it became imbalance

[proper quarry]

3 day

More or less

[proper quarry]

Don't worry just clean the filter often and dry the iem out, that's usually how i solve it

I use it for close to a month now

My place is just too humid for it

[jaunty merlin]

Trying cheap earbuds

[verbal peak]

Idk i just bought blindly

[cursive wren]

I forgot today is 11.11

[paper rock]

Does someone know best eartips for boost treble under Rp100k? In frame: Moondrop Chu 2 paired with KBEAR 8 Core cable

[cerulean ridge]

@jaunty merlin

[jaunty merlin]

No ingfo

[wooden vault]

Final type E

Spinfit w1

[paper rock]

Thanks

[jaunty merlin]

Good free earbuds

It's not just bass

[scenic kelp]

Try springtips

Here's mine

Almost all same thing
With kbear 8 core

[wooden vault]

Moondrop springtip that come with chu is actually solid

[verbal peak]

Looks like i need to mod a cable fuck

Man

Or maybe not

Oh oops i just dumb

This looks wrong in every way

[dusky birch]

o7 waner

[cerulean ridge]

That looks very wrong

Dear god

Imagine if the connector breaks

[dull wind]

no loop = bad

[fleet fulcrum]

alright lad i need a recommendation for a wired (usb or audio jack) speaker to snuck beneath my computer monitor

budget is below 40 bucks

[wooden vault]

Nhích tí

[scenic kelp]

Damn bro rich

Moondrop River

Sheeesh

🥶

[thorn nymph]

Redmi TV Soundbar

no cap

Had an audio engineer friend come to my house and guess how much it sounds like it costs

he guessed 200 while it only costs 30

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008127089712.html

insane value

[cerulean ridge]

Kinda funny how wide it is

[thorn nymph]

the length is pretty average for a soundbar

plus it helps with stereo separation

[dull wind]

very trye'

[scenic kelp]

True

[cerulean ridge]

Really? Mines don't even look that wide

But I think that makes sense

[verbal peak]

This?

[wooden vault]

Also depend on your room btw

[fleet fulcrum]

hmm, sure

a bit spooked due to the price is all over the place here

[wooden vault]

"chuột bạch" time

[cerulean ridge]

Man I'm having this one good deal second hand kiwi ears cadenza for $17 but the problem is the seller hasn't sent me a vid that it worked

[scenic kelp]

Kiwi ears Cadenza?

For $17?

[cerulean ridge]

Forget ab it

He won't send the vid saying too much of work

Fucking red flag from me

I need recommendation for warm bright sounding iem around 20-40 dollars

[thorn nymph]

yep

[thorn nymph]

I'm sincerely recommending this as my own redmi sound bar has served me well for at least 3 years

so much so that the 3.5mm cable wore out and I had to replace it lol

[brave sonnet]

double down and get the ew300

[cerulean ridge]

Idk man I'm sure it's good but really I don't have that much money to buy it

I was hoping for a recommendation more like tin c2 rather than that expensive xd

[cerulean ridge]

And don't think it's worth it in the long run since I'm not that deep into audiophile

[wooden vault]

Increase ur budget by a bit and get the pilgrims

[cerulean ridge]

Bro thinks I can afford to buy pilgrims when I can't even afford a new laptop

[wooden vault]

Ah icic

Mk2?

A safe pick yeah

Bt fr

Kiwi ear cadenz

Sound nice tho

It warm tho

[cerulean ridge]

I asked some people they said cadenz is downgrade from Chu 2

Either sidegrade or downgrade

Tbf I'm fine buying cadenz full price if it's at least sidegrade but someone saying it was a down grade made me think twice xd

Also

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/535786870995419137/1311684128139382844/IMG_5295.jpg?ex=6749c08a&is=67486f0a&hm=9bd6b605ec3b489e1ed57e9a3cdc86a5367c04e97e08cc138652eadd193e3253&

[wooden vault]

Bro clinging on to his life rn

[brave sonnet]

new beater

has arrived

[wooden vault]

Beat it

[cerulean ridge]

Just beat it

[brave sonnet]

NO ONE WANTS TO BE DEFEATED

[cerulean ridge]

Showin' how funky and strong is your fight
It doesn't matter who's wrong or right

[brave sonnet]

Sennheiser HD 350BT: Will 2020 standard stands up today?
Price: $99 (old price, you can get it for like 60-ish)
My 1st headphones review, so take it easy on me ><

Whats in the box: The most barebone set you could possibly get. The 350BT itself, a A-to-C cable and some paper thingy.
Doesnt come with a storage bag but for the price, its okay.

Fit: comfy for me, no pressure at all, but people with big chungus head like me should note this: The set is on the smaller side of fullsize headphones, so keep that in mind.

Build: Made from plastic but feels firm enough to me.
Earpads is pretty decent actually.

Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.0. Once paired, it will connect to your device within 5 seconds, pretty fast.

Source n Music files: Since its a bluetooth pair, we can just skip this
(BTW it supports SBC/AAC/APTX (LL), solid for the price)
((But no analog support tho))

Soundstage: feels wide, but a little bit cramped for live orchestra tracks.
Sufficient for most genres

Bass: Thank god its not the thumpy-thump type of bass you could find in $5 thrift store. Its smooth enough, but the decay is somehow a little bit slow for me, so fast-paced tracks cant really shine on this set.
Mid: A little bit dark for my taste, especially for male vocals, such as Frank Sinatra or Hamilton (no hes not "that" F1 driver).
But on the other side, female vocals are decent, a little bit too "forward". Reminds me of the Moondrop Para.
Treble: Nothing too special, its smooth, its there, no peak is spotted by me. Not that sparkle, but I personally like that easy-going sound signature.

Since its Bluetooth thingy, Ill talk about the companion app as well.
Android/iOS
Basic EQ (Bass/Mid/Treble), its okay for something that is mainstream like Sennheiser, but if you want to deep EQ, you might find this app a little bit trash tbh
But you somehow have to download the app at least once. When i connect my set and open the app, the 1st thing I see is a firmware update.

Pros: Comfy fit
Cheap enough to be my daily beater
Easy going tuning, suit for most genres
(but nothing special or stands out tbf)
APTX support
Fast connection

Cons: No analog support
The most barebone packaging on earth
All of the buttons are placed on right cup, so extra study should be done

internet image, will take my own pic later

[cerulean ridge]

How much would you pay for that quality

Rn idk to save up for iem or bluetooth headphone

[brave sonnet]

for this set?

i paid like

65 bucks

(i love shopee)

pretty decent set if you ask me

[cerulean ridge]

Oh shopee

$70 at my country xddd

Atleast it's not much of different

[brave sonnet]

some side notes that i forgor to mention
battery life is decent, i got like 35 hours for a single charge
no such thing as game mode, gotta borrow a friends phone since ive changed to an iphone
genres that will suit this set: anything that is chilling, not too boom ca lak ca lak

[cerulean ridge]

35 hours is really nice

But the price is on par with aria 2

Mhmm

[brave sonnet]

would recommend this set if you listen to female vocals, asmr, ambient and podcast

but not for deep tone male vocals

[brave sonnet]

it actually depends on your needs

i myself has a pair of aria og

both of 'em has that fucking paint chip issue

drives me crazy

[cerulean ridge]

Lmaooo

One of friends actually recommends me this lol

https://id.shp.ee/d712cKb

Audio technica bt headphones tho I never touched any of their items b4

[dull wind]

showing the link won't help

[cerulean ridge]

Cause discord fucking hates embed or something

But I did say what the item was

[brave sonnet]

audio techica tuning should have some sibilance with upper mid

no matter the price

so keep that in mind

[cerulean ridge]

I know

[brave sonnet]

but their build quality is decent

especially their studio ones

[cerulean ridge]

I've dealt with one before and now I've built a resistance against it lol

[fleet fulcrum]

aria 2 is wireless?

what the sigma

[cerulean ridge]

No

I mean price

[fleet fulcrum]

oh

nvm

brain fart

[cerulean ridge]

[brave sonnet]

thats my brief review for 350bt set

[cerulean ridge]

Would've been funny if aria 2 was wireless tho

[brave sonnet]

wrote that in 5 minutes

ama

[brave sonnet]

get some adapter

[cerulean ridge]

Wait

[brave sonnet]

(no not the kz)

[cerulean ridge]

Can you fold it?

[brave sonnet]

it can fold

[cerulean ridge]

The headphone

Damn

[brave sonnet]

just not spinning the cups

prolly for the build

[cerulean ridge]

The audio technica one can't lmao

[brave sonnet]

lemme look for the image

[cerulean ridge]

Idk why my friend brought that headphone daoly

[brave sonnet]

if people have their desk setup

my personally wouldnt rec the audio technica tho

kek

[cerulean ridge]

Idk how much I would offend the audiophile community by using aria 2 with this

[brave sonnet]

my default rec is beyer

[cerulean ridge]

[brave sonnet]

brother

[cerulean ridge]

[brave sonnet]

UWOHHHH

[cerulean ridge]

I actually wanted to buy that

Since 0,78mm is expensive

I mean my driver isn't even worth it for littleblack or something

Since it's only a chu2

[brave sonnet]

my own image btw

(please ignore the coffee part)

[brave sonnet]

imo

should upgrade your iems before buying accessories

ive seen a friend of mine

get some extremely expensive eartips for his quarks

quarks

[cerulean ridge]

I mean I'm only gonna buy like Sancai and tripowin zombur(?) or grace something

[brave sonnet]

sancai is good

especially for those all-ba sets

[cerulean ridge]

The cable is ass

[brave sonnet]

release some pressure for your ears

[cerulean ridge]

My eyes hurts looking white cable

[brave sonnet]

im using those for my orchestra lite

[cerulean ridge]

All of them is only like below $20?

[brave sonnet]

sancai should be below

[cerulean ridge]

NVM

[brave sonnet]

and some tripowin cables as well

ig

[cerulean ridge]

It's almost as the driver itself

[brave sonnet]

welcome to the cult

the "eartips" fanatics

[cerulean ridge]

I mean the eartips isn't that expensive

The cable is kinda

It's 13 dolars

My iem is only 18

[brave sonnet]

you gotta listen to me

[cerulean ridge]

Could've bought it for 14 lol

[brave sonnet]

buy that 2000 dollars cable

[cerulean ridge]

Wtf

[brave sonnet]

will increase your sound quality

def. no placebo

[cerulean ridge]

Nahhhh

[brave sonnet]

its proven

🐧

[cerulean ridge]

I ain't gonna fall for that

[brave sonnet]

one of the greatest placebo on earth

[cerulean ridge]

I only need dark cable + adjustable splitter

My bank only has $20 left rip lol

[fleet fulcrum]

so here is the part where @fleet fulcrum being an idiot

the soundbar arrived

looks good, sound good, via Bluetooth that is

due to my pc have a chronic case of poor bluetooth connection, i pretty much expect to wire this thing up

lo and behold what the fuck is this cable

there is nothing like that on my motherboard

or my monitor

the manual mention spdif but spdif is nothing like this

pretty sure its rca

i tried to plug a spare 3.5 mm jack to the other hole but only getting sound out on 1 side of the speaker

[fleet fulcrum]

line out is occupied by my headphone

the bottom port being covered by the cable is mic in

[fleet fulcrum]

nvm im dumb its my other monitor playing sound

fr how the fuck do i connect the speaker with wire

ok finally connected

i need to press a button to change source to aux

thanks chinese manual

entanglement is real

[wooden vault]

Clean kb

[fleet fulcrum]

cant see dust in the dark

[wooden vault]

Bro aint batman

[cerulean ridge]

What the fuck is that dust

Bro's kb is dirty af

[fleet fulcrum]

after test it for a bit, it sound nice, better than any pc speaker set i heard (not that it was a high bar) but thanks for the recommendation

[thorn nymph]

ayyy glad you like it

and about the spdif thing yeah I tried to dig around that as well

but it's quite complication

basically the spdif on your PC's motherboard is optical, but the spdif on the soundbar is analog

so you need a unit in between two cables, like a DSP to convert the optical signal to an analog signal, and then you can use a different type of cable to plug into the sound bar

which is WAY too much trouble

so yeah the best way is to the 3.5mm into the back of your PC or to the back of a monitor

and I connect my headphones to my PC's front panel audio instead

[cerulean ridge]

The headband is kinda understandable

[brave sonnet]

so is the 2000 bucks cable

get yours today

!!!

[cerulean ridge]

Nah 2k cable is more of placebo effect for me

Headband is comfort

And "god, this upper treble is shit" is basically me trying kz iem

As long I don't cross the diminishing return line it should be fine

And Iem surely do help for my listening exams

The teachers here really like choosing shitty audio

[brave sonnet]

it is

kek

[brave sonnet]

and surprisingly

now i cant really hear some of the simgot

upper treble is kinda ass

[patent bronze]

Need new iem 20$ max

my chu 2 suddenly sound smaller on the right side

im cooked

[brave sonnet]

cadenza

its like default option rn

1 or 2 bucks more

but can run for long

[patent bronze]

Funny thing is i just clean it and now it suddenly smaller on the left instead

Great iem

[cerulean ridge]

Lmao I once had that

But funnily enough it was due to my ears

Pressing too much made one of my ears receive less

[cerulean ridge]

Someone recommended me tin c2 instead of cadenza

Not the 2025

And cheaper tho by a few bucks

[cerulean ridge]

@patent bronze

[brave sonnet]

tin c2 is made from metal iirc

so a source that is connected firmly is needed

at least not from a pc that is wired poorly

otherwise

its decent

[cerulean ridge]

I mean c2 is an all rounder with good tonality

Also cheaper than cadenza

Tho I don't really know how impactful what you meant

[patent bronze]

turns out one of the filters just clogged in

HAHA

very fun

[severe beacon]

Ah hell naw, so when did you buy it ?

Ur message just a bit scared me bro

Mine just arrived today

[patent bronze]

LOL

it's fine just a filter issue

[patent bronze]

like 6 months ago

but that cuz i barely clean it

[severe beacon]

aight I gonna take care of it

[patent bronze]

yea

lesson for myself too

[cerulean ridge]

Bruh

@patent bronze you could buy new filters

But fucking 100k

[scenic kelp]

Just change the filter layer
You need to remove it from the mesh filter
You can use mask filter layer to change the filter layer if you're really on budget

[proper quarry]

I change mine entirely with different iem filter to get better treble and rumble and it fixed the balance issue

It goes out of balance because the chu2 is prone to water condensing on the tip of the bore

[cerulean ridge]

Me using my chu2 while it rains:

Jakarta be raining too much lately

[jaunty merlin]

Same

[cerulean ridge]

Man wish I could've bought one of these

[brave sonnet]

get that monarch 3

and dont ever buy a pair again

[wooden vault]

ERM ACTUALLY

[cerulean ridge]

I don't really like monarch

I rather get diva

[wooden vault]

rich

[cerulean ridge]

I rather not I could

I just like the tuning

[cerulean ridge]

It still works somehow

[obtuse basalt]

oh my god

[cerulean ridge]

Iem gore but yeah

[dusky birch]

oh jesus me

[cerulean ridge]

Annihilator 2023

The timbre sounds natural

Would've been better if I brought my own eartips

[cursive wren]

well.... I lost one side

[cursive wren]

the port is going inside the thing I can't do shit

💀

I can't believe I broke 3 things that are audio related this month

[cerulean ridge]

Rip

[cursive wren]

I really like the design ngl

but shit is hella expensive af

[cerulean ridge]

The design isn't as complex as others

For design I think thieaudio is the best one

[cerulean ridge]

But true lmaooo

I think kiwi cadenza and celest wyvern have good designs

[cursive wren]

thinking of getting chu

[cerulean ridge]

Chu2 is nice but I recommend you buy it with tangzu Sanchai wide bore

If you don't want the vocal to sink

[cursive wren]

what s that

oh

nvm

[cerulean ridge]

Eartips xd

The cable could be a hassle sometimes but it's not that important

[cursive wren]

got a question is it that bad without using the samchai eartips

[cerulean ridge]

Bad if you're going for treble and vocal

It's the complete opposite

But the driver itself is nice tho

[cursive wren]

I'm surviving with $100 left in my account for this month

😭

[cerulean ridge]

Chu isn't even expensive

An sancai is $2-$3

Also today's 12.12 I hope that clears your day

[brave sonnet]

always pushing people to get through that $50 barrier

like

besides the audio quality stuff

the more expensive the stuff

the more you have to "not break it"

[fleet fulcrum]

thats a terrible justification

[brave sonnet]

ik im just ranting

kek

[fleet fulcrum]

you kinda have to be aware that "people" are fine with 2 dollars flea market bud that will break after 1 month

it will break after 1 month but thats also their base value proposition

recommending even "ultra budget" (sub 20 bucks) iem is already a tall ask

[brave sonnet]

like so

[jaunty merlin]

@cerulean ridge welp i need it

[cerulean ridge]

Why need

Not want

[jaunty merlin]

Speaker

[cerulean ridge]

Oh

[jaunty merlin]

Current one kinda bad

[cerulean ridge]

Also go buy sancai wideboar

[jaunty merlin]

Bruh

[cerulean ridge]

You won't need eq anymore

[jaunty merlin]

I don't have any money

[cerulean ridge]

Bruh

[jaunty merlin]

Left

This month

[cerulean ridge]

It's only 45k but okay xd

[jaunty merlin]

Maybe next month

[cursive wren]

I have a meetup with o!d th player on that day

now I have to find a way to fix sensitive volume button

[wooden vault]

Sancai

Hella sticky tip

[cerulean ridge]

Really?

Wdym by sticky

[wooden vault]

Sticky not the right word for it

"Grippy"

[cerulean ridge]

Yeah I kinda like it because of that xd

[cerulean ridge]

Same thing happened on my kz krila

Rn I'm tryna make my own custom backplate

[cursive wren]

3rd day without IEM

https://tenor.com/view/mane-im-dead-gif-6502286207230651503

[jaunty merlin]

Luna???

[obtuse basalt]

that looks niceee

[obtuse basalt]

btw what cable is that

[cerulean ridge]

Why do I see that cable as a hdmi cable lmao

[wooden vault]

Aria cable

[cursive wren]

chu 2 prob arrive today

[cerulean ridge]

Bundle it with this https://www.effectaudio.com/cleopatra-ii-octa?srsltid=AfmBOopbvskbIzG9E0KImWzBpUiQMUzibyCPL4td_1WiGh5AGZ1KERxIerE

[cursive wren]

1799 USD cable

https://tenor.com/view/kel-omori-buffer-omocat-omorigame-gif-22940562

[cerulean ridge]

They make your iem's sound significantly better

[cursive wren]

I forgot to buy a new dongle

maybe next month

[cerulean ridge]

Bruh

[cerulean ridge]

My 8yo bro gave me this as a spare iem since I always forgot where i put mine

I'm dying

[wooden vault]

Njce

[scenic kelp]

$1799 cable??????

Huh?

The custom cable i had so far only cost at $10

[cursive wren]

Is there anything that could replace Jcally

[cerulean ridge]

Ew

How did that happen

[cursive wren]

5 months of usage

non-stop

[wooden vault]

Hmm

New jcally cable

[cerulean ridge]

Wdym non-stop

I doubt you could listen to music more than 12 hours per day

[wooden vault]

?

[fleet fulcrum]

he didnt know lingling practice piano 40 hours a day

ngmi

ok correction, violin

[wooden vault]

Smh

[cerulean ridge]

No way i forgor lingling

😭

[cursive wren]

this is the third one btw

[cerulean ridge]

Wtf

Buy better one

[cursive wren]

can you recommend me one

the one that has better cable

[cerulean ridge]

Idrk much ab dac but rn I'm tryna save for moondrop dawn pro

After buying new iemm ofc

[obtuse basalt]

the left side of my moondrop space travel buds refuses to be charged, awesome

is this shi cooked or nah

[dull wind]

hey we're best buds now

:DDD

can you actually look inside where the charger pin connector is stuck inside or not

[obtuse basalt]

doesnt seem like its stuck unfortunately

[dull wind]

try to clean it first

it should be able to work

[obtuse basalt]

hang on lemme try

yikes still cooked

battery level of that side also seems to be inconsistent too

what the hell

[dull wind]

well since it's not charging then it's pretty obvious

[obtuse basalt]

it actually when from 30% to 40% while outside of the case tho

only for a short while but still

[dull wind]

upgrade to golden ages

[obtuse basalt]

im broke rn

wait how much is golden age again

[dull wind]

wayy more than space travel

$80+

[obtuse basalt]

gawd damn

[cerulean ridge]

Haven't tried it

Idk if it's good or nah

But judging by the prices it seems good

😋

[jaunty merlin]

[jaunty merlin]

Thanks

[patent bronze]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1270406719952125974.webp?size=48

[cerulean ridge]

https://tenor.com/view/me-atrapaste-es-cine-its-cinema-cinema-esto-es-cine-gif-12869046600151364058

[verbal peak]

[lofty ravine]

What are y'all thoughts about the tanchjim bunny?

Since I might the DSP ver

Get*

[vestal walrus]

Its pretty popular

Really popular

Basically fuck everything else, get tanchjim bunny

It has warm profile

n kinda balance-ish, not really recommend for bassheads

Ppl usually change the eartips tho

[lofty ravine]

thank u

[lofty ravine]

I'm probably just going to reuse my moondrop spring tips 💀

[pure night]

I recently bough an Artti t10, and this, is definitely, by far. the best experience I ever had with audio, I don't have much to compare it to though, but still bear with me fr no cap these are lit. The first thing I noticed after properly setting these up is that, damn, the soundstage is HUGE, it is way wider than my buds 2 pro, I didn't even though that something like that would even be possible to be achieved in an IEM form factor, these could create a soundstage that I couldn't find in one of the most expensive headphones I ever tried (Kuba Disco 2 pro, it had an awful channel imbalance so i had to gave up on it), it made me realize how much I actually love the "iem" sound, specially with a huge soundstage like that, I can perceive thints near me, just aswell as minor hints of instruments that are barely noticeable on normal headphones since they are so subtle, and get hidden away by the more "open" nature of the sound. Also, another thing that impressed me on these is that the bass, is actually noticeable, and it gives kind of that "subwoofer" bass feel, but on a IEM, my two pros can't replicate such thing, they lack on this aspect, this applies aswell for the subbass, you can notice that "punch". Another thing that I wasn't expecting at all, sincd all the fearmongering that is thrown around planars and energy hungriness, is how easy these are to drive, for real. my cx31993 was enough to make these shine, I could actually get myself deaf with these if I wanted.

Not a very technical review. Just me showing how impressed I am, since this is my best experience with audio as of now. These little things for sure add up on each track that I enjoy with these baddies on. Totally worth every cent expent on it, even if I bought it after their prices have increased a lot

[wooden vault]

I havent try the arti t10

but i have try s12pro

(S08 better)

[stone aspen]

people say the t10 sounds a bit different than the s12 and s12 pro

even though i think they have the same planar driver

[wooden vault]

Acoustic feature diff

[dull wind]

can you guys actually tell a difference between 192kbps and 320kbps lossless audio?

when listening to them?

[cerulean ridge]

Not really

[pure night]

i could for sure tell the difference between 96 and 192, but 192 to 320 not so much

[fleet fulcrum]

@dull wind 192 is fine for average consumer

you lose detail on very high frequency

https://www.theghostinthemp3.com/theghostinthemp3.html

feel free to listen to these demo to see if you can tell a difference

[vestal walrus]

Pretty good combination after few weeks 🔥

Ew200 got the bright profile which suitable w/ my playlist that's full of female vocal. Tempotec makes it warmer so it could be even more versatile cuz somehow i feel lil bit dizzy using EW200 without DAC when mapping lmfao, i think repeating certain part over and over plays a factor while also being important.

At first i didn't even think about buying DAC, but after tried it with shanling ua4 and damn bruh the soundstage is just so fkin good which push me to buy DAC.

[wooden vault]

If we talking like 196 vs 320 mp3 kinda

The 256 320

Mostly by luck

[dull wind]

yep totally can't differentiate either

[cerulean ridge]

My pin broke inside

Man

Fuck me

I could buy new female and cable

But soldering this while I have vision problems couldn't be more shit

[wooden vault]

Gg

[verbal peak]

[patent bronze]

need an iem recommendations under 150$ that has similar tone to chu 2 but with better soundstage for monitoring work on my daw

and also dac dongle preferably under 100$

was thinking something like supermix 4 but they really kill the bass, i don't really know iems in this price range lol

[wooden vault]

Soundstage on iem is a lie

Spreading the ER2SE propaganda

[cerulean ridge]

(2)

Iirc soundstage has more to do with tuning instead of technicality

[patent bronze]

should've said technicality mb

[wooden vault]

Do u fw planar?

Try to get the demo for letshuoer s8

Man these r gorgeous

[patent bronze]

I have never tried planar in my life

[wooden vault]

That why im concern yeah

But in term of technicality the thing is a beast

the tuning imo better than the s12pro

[patent bronze]

i've been told that planar are not quite good on bass range and im a basshead soo

but still haven't tried planar before so idk

[wooden vault]

It doesnt have the impact and rumble of a dd so yeah

[wooden vault]

.

Single DD

Good tech

There is also the ie200

Wouldnt rec it tho

[cerulean ridge]

Ew300?

[patent bronze]

yeah was considering that one too

real thick bass and warm profile but still need the other option too

[wooden vault]

I dont fw simid

[patent bronze]

what about pa02

[wooden vault]

The pula?

Pa02?

Never triê

Tried no idea

[vestal walrus]

huh

is it chu 2 dsp or nah

would say to go moondrop kato but thats over the budget LMAO

[cerulean ridge]

Aria 2 seems to be within the budget but I forgor it's characteristic lmao

[wooden vault]

(Kato is a bad rec in 2025 lol)

[brave sonnet]

150 bucks

ngl ive been using ie200

dont judge me

but otherwise

truthear nova

for a more "chill out" tuning

aful explorer

[cerulean ridge]

Yeah nova is great

Tried it out really fun