#Audiophiles

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fallen depot
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skibidi

upper drift
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do you guys have knowledge when it comes to home theater setups?

sand fossil
upper drift
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like for now i'll buy a soundbar with a subwoofer, a 3.1 soundbar would be good

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and later upgrade it to 5.1 with surround speakers

cerulean ridge
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I mean thats just adding more speakers, no?

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The first number is just the total number of speakers and the second after . Is the numbers of subwoofers

upper drift
cerulean ridge
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Oh I see

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The best chance is asking in audiophile servers ig

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Since it's more niche

upper drift
sand fossil
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then u can later upgrade to a higher tier ones also from ultimea

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or sony

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for 5.1

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theres jbl too

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samsung also make 3.1 soundbars

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so go take a look at them too

verbal peak
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lads should i just go with space travel is there a good one

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my buds 2 is dying and im looking for recommendations

sand fossil
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buds 4

pure night
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Artti t10 are the best iems i could ever experience but meh got hit by the qc

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second time i am having to resolder and really fragile right side

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i think I am just gonnal sell them and maybe buy another set

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trying to see offers but there is not really much impressive at that price range aside of t10's

cursive wren
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I just tried out the CMF Headphone Pro and gotta say it got a pretty much similar sound profile to the Sony WH-CH720N.

I tested with no EQ since I have to download the app and I didn't want to. A build quality, plastic plus fingerprint magnet, just only a few minutes of trying the thing out my ears get pretty hot (a part that I just finished with playing maimai) I did not really recommend using this while working out.

In the range of ANC $100 headphones it's ok. I didn't try out the "bass scroller" thingy cuz it needs to be active via the app. Third party apps pretty much don't help with the sound quality, everything is just plain.

Trying out a few songs from rhythm games and it's a total abomination to listen to, everything is mixed together where bass kind of separates a bit the rest is 🗿. With ~70% volume I still think it's quiet, compared to CH720N which is way more louder.

Verdict: CMF Headphone Pro claimed to be "Best $100 ANC Headphones" I agree with that? it's bang for a buck, but if only focus on sound quality? No. I'd rather pick CH720N over this one even though it's $20-30 more expensive than CMF.

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Credit to Mr. Plubplet for recommend this to me

sand fossil
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would try it out myself before recommending but theres none available here at the local

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🥺

cursive wren
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I mean it's good but not really my type

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the moment I tried out my friend XM6 and its just no turning back

sand fossil
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the sound "should" be better

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theres none at my local shop

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grrr

cursive wren
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Yesterday I was looking out for Bose too but couldn't find it

sand fossil
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but im going to japan again soon

cursive wren
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I was at PowerBuy yesterday

sand fossil
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so i might get a chance to try more

cursive wren
sand fossil
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theres everything in big camera looool

sand fossil
sand fossil
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my powerbuy is so shit

cursive wren
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💀

vestal walrus
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Ahhh fuck

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Monarch with cayin ru7/ru9 is so fucking good

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This combination just fuckin ate everything

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except those ultra layer genre only planars really get them

fallen depot
vestal walrus
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naw i just trying the demo on store

dull wind
brave sonnet
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found the box (buried under a bunch of mice boxes)

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taking notes by now

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✍️

proper quarry
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im having fun ☺️

last compass
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tangzu review?

cursive wren
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📢 New Product Launch | TANCHJIM RITA
Pure white. Calm sound.
RITA is TANCHJIM’s first over-ear headphone,
designed to deliver a natural sound signature and comfortable listening experience for everyday use.

With its clean design and balanced tuning,
RITA lets you enjoy music

atomic pebble
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Looks clean

sand fossil
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crazy how the build looks stronger than the xm6

proper quarry
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still trying

cursive wren
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idk if it's just only me but XM6 when holding, you immediately can tell shit gonna snap like Lays chips

proper quarry
# proper quarry im having fun ☺️

i got scammed by seller
the mk2 is $30 msrp and he sold me it for $46...
even the waner is a little overpriced
should've checked the market first.
could've bought one more mk2 if i wasn't so stupid. damn, i failed basic scalpers bulshit, I'll never mentally recover from thiskyasadhole

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ill forever live knowing i got scammed by scalpers hitoriderp

sand fossil
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xm5 is way worse

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they "fixed" it by changing the inside hinge to better material

fallen depot
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Damn

last compass
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am i too late to try out lan 2💀

atomic pebble
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lan 2 or dawn ms

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which should i get

cursive wren
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I don't know about Lan 2 but Dawn MS seems to be a good choice for the price

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I wish they were more of RITA reviews

cerulean ridge
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Not even sure if there are any Lan 2 demo in indo

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Haven't seen many new things when I was at the store

cursive wren
sand fossil
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stay tuned

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(if i get the chance to buy it)

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or maybe not

cursive wren
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I wonder if PowerBuy gonna have a sample I lowkey wanna try it

sand fossil
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i saw it listed in powerbuy website but then it got removed

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lmao

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now its 404

cursive wren
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💀

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I'm not really a fan of ANC earbuds since I often forget where I put it

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Worse case is I lost it when I went to uni

sand fossil
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huh?

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just say earbuds in general bro

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specifying anc is crazyyyy

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or just say wireless

cursive wren
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Well that actually show I basically did not give any attention to earbuds

sand fossil
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lol

cursive wren
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Ok wow what the fuck is this

last compass
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anc mode got shit tons of sub bass lmaoo

cursive wren
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Got a review by Chinese reviewer where he compare Rita to Moondrop Edge. Turns out Rita is better but in terms of the sound details Edge is better

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(Both ANC is totally ass)

dull wind
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just buy an earplug if you want good anc

sand fossil
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trueee

cerulean ridge
cursive wren
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idk chat but my charger sound is pretty clean

sand fossil
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tf

cerulean ridge
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Huh

dull wind
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Bros listening to current flow ASMR

cursive wren
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I just try out Sony WH-1000XM4 and XM5 review soon

sand fossil
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spoiler: they are ass

cursive wren
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Actually while I was there I also want to try out Bose but there's none

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💀

sand fossil
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i cant find them anywhere

cursive wren
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💀

cerulean ridge
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Indeed they're hard

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@cursive wren btw have you tried any Sennheisers?

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Their tws

cursive wren
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Spotted some but I haven't try any

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I wanna try their Headphone first

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HDB 630

cerulean ridge
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Ahh

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The one crin that just reviewed

cursive wren
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Side To Side Comparasion between Sony WH-1000XM4 and Sony WH-1000XM5

fyi. #1 I will use emoji to mark thing down (🟢 for XM4 and 🟣 for XM5)

fyi. #2 Every thing I said is stock sound, I may have mention EQ (after tuned) in specific part.

No.1 — Build Quality + Design
🟢 XM4 when holding I can tell it is pretty solid. It didn't feels like any cheap plastic because of the weight 256g (I guess?) since this is came out 4 years ago the design is pretty much the same as any generic headphone you see on the market.

🟣 XM5 in the other hand, design is way more modern, when holding side to side to XM4 is slightly lighter but trade off with the popular "hinge issue", this particular hinge is something that I could say it's fragile as hell.

Unlike XM6 model where the hinge has magnate support (I think?) when you twist it you can tell there is some kind of support into it.

Now back to XM5, there is no support is between the hinge it just follow the gravity which is major issue. However, it's unenviaable Both XM5 and XM6 when holding it feels like both the hinge and the head support can break anytime when you holding it. (Yes, contrast from the previous paragraph)

Verdict of Build Quality + Design
🟢 Sony WH-1000XM4 get a point.

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No.2 — Sound Quality
🟢 XM4.

Bass : It delivers of what I can say full potential. It gives a lot of enegy which I enjoy it for around 1 or 2 mins then I have to crank bass down by -2dB. However, just my personal taste it would be better if stock sound actually sapaerate the bass layers out, not just a single chunk of something that kicks into my ears.

Mid : Vocals is very clear, I could tell it's pretty solid, no diving under the bass despite it's way louder. I forgot to test with male voice but female voices has no problem.

Treble : Another trade off point of this series. Treble sounds super muddy, it has no clarity, any bg noise like hissing sound or any effects that in this range is like you blend everything into one and you got what seemingly an abomination of treble. And even probably worse than any sub $100 Headphones I tried.

🟣 XM5.

Bass : If it's isn't bass kicking part in the song, this has nothing compared to XM4. In this range even with +5dB this is not helping at all. Bass still feel muddy but not that kind of muddy in my opinion, some may find this probably sweet spot but, once again, I wish it was better.

Mid : Vocals are clears, although singer kind of hide under the layer of bass a bit but with EQ tune by +1dB or +2dB everything will be fine.

Treble : In this range, I could say they done pretty good job, effects, any hissing sound is actually there not drowning under the Mariana Trench.

Conclusion
If you want something that gives you energy go with XM4 and that's no brain choice. But if you want more details go with XM5.

Verdicts of Sound Quality
🟢 XM4 takes another point. Although, XM5 is also acceptable but very nieche, consider by the majority of consumer.

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No.3 Comfort

🟢 XM4 is an old model but if you want something that is fits around your head and feel sturdy, this is the option. Although, I'm pretty sure wearing it for a period of time, it will surely become uncomfortable. The pads and the headband surely after a few years of using, it will disinigrate like Thanos snap.

🟣 XM5, in my opinion, it's way way more much comfortable, pads and headbands seem to not wear off that easily (I guess?). Wearing for the long period of time I think it's not really a problem. If compared to XM4 is this better.

Verdict for Comfort
🟣 XM5 got the point here.

Conclusion

Both deliver different sound stages while the XM4 is aim into the bass and XM5 is aiming at Mid-Treble, both is amazing but like I said there's always a trade off point.

I'm not going to say which one is better since both ahs trade off point.

🟢 go for XM4 if you want something handy and won't break easily. The only downside you may have to deal with is treble.

🟣 go for XM5 if you want something that is balanced, detailed. But you have to deal with the hinge (well, both user issue and company issue) and lack of bass impact.

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Extra if you want XM5 and your budget is not a problem just buy XM6 and you will be fine.

sand fossil
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do not buy xm5 😭

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it will break even if you put proper care into it

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choose either xm4 or xm6

cursive wren
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actually I just realized when I was looking at the price tag that XM4 is more expensive than XM5

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XM4 demands still continue while the production already ended

sand fossil
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its not worth the money

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you have to account for reliability

mystic marten
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How long tws s last

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I bought samsung buds2 when came out with ny phone

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Feels like its begging me to be put down

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It sometimes lags or disconnects

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Like when head is in some position or wearing helmet or like when laying on bed with it

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I think i used it more than 10k.hours

cursive wren
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if 10k hrs of usage then that wouldn't be surprising

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your TWS has entered the sixth stage of grief already

mystic marten
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funny enough the left buds has most problem where it just refuses to charge if you put it lightly in case

cursive wren
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I think that is probably one of the most common issues when you use TWS

mystic marten
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i was thinking about getting the new buds 4

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i never actually tried like airpod style tws and i quite liked the design of buds2

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case is kinda bad though its like live granade where you just drop and 2 buds fly away like 10meter

cursive wren
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Apple's audio products are great ||if EQ was a thing||

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I used to own one TWS but lost it at the university

dull wind
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Should I get a headphone if i have a budget of <50usd?

cerulean ridge
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For me a starter headphone starts at $100

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But there are good headphones that are at less than 50 dollars in price bracket

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Something like koss ksc75 maybe

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That's what some audiophile recommends

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If you're talking about wireless headphones, then I don't know, since less than $50 is flooded with electronic junks

last compass
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im kinda looking for a headphones too ngl

cerulean ridge
fallen depot
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Very sex

dull wind
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Moondrop Old Fashioned

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oh it's on-ear

fallen depot
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Old fashion

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I kinda fw it

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For relaxing sesion

last compass
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😹

cerulean ridge
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If I'm gonna guess the tuning is going to be focused at vocals just like any moondrop

dull wind
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just have slightly less bass

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but overall seems better(?)

cursive wren
cerulean ridge
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Idk

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Idk if it's just me but their product quality feels getting lower and lower

sand fossil
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trying out galaxy buds 4 pro rn

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and holy its good as hell

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has UHQ support for samsung devices

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(tho its already in buds 3 too i think)

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oh yeah i forgot

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this is with my EQ lol

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with good EQ the vocals and bass are amazing

cursive wren
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Speaking of earbuds now the time passes, my desire in between earbuds and headphone is the same level

sand fossil
cursive wren
hushed sleet
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Bought new tws

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my amgrass tws battery health is bein shitty

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sound quality is fine
The bass not not much bassy
The vocal while listening to music is quite decent

sand fossil
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@cursive wren

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🤤

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that thing is so comfy to wear bro

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comfier than the air pods pro

cursive wren
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If I still use Samsung that would be another choice

sand fossil
zenith ruin
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i think my Zero 2s are about to fail soon, correct me if im wrong. The right piece got channel imbalance so the left piece is sounding like usual but the right piece is noticeably weaker

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i thought it was just moisture that would go away once i wrap it up in a towel and store it in a dry place overnight. That's how I did it before when I do a mistake during cleaning and it always worked

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tho I wouldn't blame build quality. I lost the metal plastic filter thing some time ago and I thought it wouldn't be an issue later. But then here I am

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^this filter thing

fallen depot
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Time to buy s

zenith ruin
atomic pebble
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S12 pro

zenith ruin
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these? damn they're expensive

cerulean ridge
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They're good (if eq'ed)

fallen depot
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Letshuor s08

dull wind
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anyone who uses zero2 do you guys change your iem's cable?

zenith ruin
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the stock cable's durability is bad

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thankfully the Jcally cable @stars recommended to me is a really good replacement for what it's worth

zenith ruin
zenith ruin
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yea

cerulean ridge
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How does that work?

zenith ruin
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sucking the tips?

cerulean ridge
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Different item but I poked the filter with needles instead

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Like with your mouth?

zenith ruin
zenith ruin
dull wind
zenith ruin
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oh mb

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hol on

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@dull wind

cerulean ridge
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I'm confused about one thing, does cable (excluding DSP) change how the driver sounds? Or is it just a sugar pill effect

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Not as in better sound quality, but the frequency response

dull wind
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no

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people buy cables just for preference

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but some cable is better (can prevent corrosion)

cerulean ridge
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I understand that

dull wind
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i dont mind with my stock zero 2 but it feels too mushy 💀

cerulean ridge
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But what makes me question this, is the other day they recommended me X, and when I asked why not Y, it's because it doesn't fit with iem

dull wind
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it could be size

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or the fitting

cerulean ridge
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No as in the sound

dull wind
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since there's like 2 pin cable

dull wind
cerulean ridge
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Because I don't hear the difference after switching cables

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Unlike eartips

dull wind
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eartips can make a difference

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but not the cable

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they're only there to transfer the audio signal

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unless mayyybe you're buying like a 1000usd+ iem

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but by then the sound difference between it and lower price bracket is almost negligible

dull wind
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eartips can affect the sound like the treble and bass

sand fossil
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or go wireless

dull wind
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cant say much but people here knows better than me

dull wind
sand fossil
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thinking of getting galaxy buds 4 pro

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theres pre order discount

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like 50$ discount

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but i want to buy new chair and table first

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and table accessories for cleaner setup

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and nail polish,,,,,,,,

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and so much more,,,,,,,

dull wind
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go buy them in priorities first man

cerulean ridge
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Why do they use 4.4 when the cable length is only less than 2m

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Aside from power

sand fossil
dull wind
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those people who use 4.4 have those audio dac thing

sand fossil
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noooo

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my full speed internet ran out

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gg ...

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now im on noob slow internet

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(i think)

cerulean ridge
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I mean yeah but doesn't it look like a hurdle

dull wind
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yo dont talk like that here

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audio hobbyists are a different breed

cerulean ridge
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I'm not criticizing the hobby, I'm just asking the reason why people use 4.4 when it's not even long enough to account for Audi distortion

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It's fine if you can't answer

dull wind
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yea let's leave that question to people in here

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the only thing i know about 4.4m is that they got more power

zenith ruin
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why i did it? idk if it was placebo but they still felt just a tad bit unbalanced even after my first attempt at fixing

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I do plan to replace the filters entirely but I haven't found the exact same filters on Shopee, AliExpress, and Temu

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Amazon has one but combined with shipping it'll cost as much as a brand new pair of the Zero 2s

sand fossil
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@cursive wren

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holy shit???

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shopee vip discount code goes crazy

cursive wren
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WTF?

sand fossil
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🤤

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im buying them

sand fossil
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whoopsiesssss

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@cursive wren

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i bought them,,,,,,,,,,

cursive wren
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nice

cursive wren
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Getting DAC is that necessary or not

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I think it's time to replace my dongle now

atomic pebble
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if you wanna eq and use it across a lot of devices sure

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and need some volume boost

sand fossil
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but generally its unnecessary

fallen depot
fallen depot
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amp + dac

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mainly depend on what iem/headphone you are using

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im personally using the moondrop dawn 2 as my dac rn

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bcs firstly it give ur high higher volume

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secondly it does "change" the sound to something i prefer over just using the normal 3.5mm

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for me at least

last compass
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but it depends on wht chip the dac uses too

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if it has some fake chip then its pointless buying tht dac

cursive wren
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icicic

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guess I'm just sticking with dongle

last compass
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if u have good iems, it is really recommended to just get a dac instead

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difference between dongle and a dac is that dac slightly improve ur sound quality

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on a dongle, ive tried it myself u can actually hear those static white noises, so even if u played a video and the video actually had no sounds in it, u can literally hear a white static noise

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just get a jcally jm6 pro if ur on a budget

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it got cx31993 chip which is good

sand fossil
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i should get a dac

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oh wait all my audio shit are wireless

cursive wren
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my problem with jm6 pro is it's not that durable for my use

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like

sand fossil
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do u smash your stuff daily

cursive wren
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I have to get a new one every 4-5 months

sand fossil
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damn

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abusive parent

last compass
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crazy

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mines been just fine tho

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almost a year

cursive wren
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I guess a part of me that I always put it in the pocket

hushed sleet
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Is the truthear iem still worth using in 2026?

cursive wren
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Still better than some of the newer models

fallen depot
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All the sub 100 portable dac

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Is equally trash

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Implementation

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Doesnt mean shit

cursive wren
sand fossil
fallen depot
dull wind
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oh its an FE

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unfortunate

sand fossil
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im ganna sue them for 10milllion if it explodes

fallen depot
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-1 ear

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+2 million usd

sand fossil
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true

hushed sleet
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THAT'S A LAWSUIT THERE

cursive wren
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happened in 2024

patent bronze
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planned to buy akliam pd6 soon has anyone tried it here?

mystic marten
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Just tried buds 4/4pro . Sounds anc wise its good but

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Fit was horrendous

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I am taking the old buds2 design over it

sand fossil
mystic marten
sand fossil
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even better fit than the airpods pro

mystic marten
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I wonder there are 3rd party tips out yet

sand fossil
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idk

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but there are cases alredy

mystic marten
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I have quite large ear so that might be problem

sand fossil
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elephant ears

cerulean ridge
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💀

dull wind
cursive wren
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new dac

limber portal
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Is moondrop space travel 2 good? I wanna get an earbud for around that price range

cursive wren
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Space Travel series overall is positive

cursive wren
last compass
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unless if u dont wanna go over a bit and get a tws that can fall out on its case

dull wind
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do NOT update the software if you're buying ST2U

limber portal
dull wind
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if you ask me

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the leather case is really good

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it reallyhelped me as i dropped the case a few times...

limber portal
limber portal
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Okay I'm dumb, @dull wind why does my st2 ultra have separate bluetooth connection? My phone only allows one and it's either left or right. How to connect both?

dull wind
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ig just put it back on?

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make sure to connect to the correct icon

limber portal
mystic marten
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How does one 1DD+ bone conduction driver works

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Kineras new "gaming" iem has this combo. I thought usually its either bone conduction or other drivers

fallen depot
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Bone conductor is a gimmick

cerulean ridge
sand fossil
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its here

last compass
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dont let it explode....

sand fossil
last compass
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man looking at this pic i realize i needa clean my mouse mat

sand fossil
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holy dirts

mystic marten
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no wonder its dusty

atomic pebble
cursive wren
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I'm having fun with PixelPlayer

hushed sleet
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@atomic pebble new toy from marketplace

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dont mind the color lol

atomic pebble
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wat dat

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i got nicebuds

hushed sleet
last compass
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I do realize im listening to speedcore edms most of the times so i had to find some planar drivers lmao

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transient response on dd is crazy

atomic pebble
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need me a fast iem

last compass
atomic pebble
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oh that

last compass
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but tht genre is too underrated

atomic pebble
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i like em

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found noaki on insta lololol

sand fossil
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listen to extratone

last compass
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listen to nursery rhymes

stable shard
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Yea just remove the filter

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Ever since i removed the filter there was zero issue after that

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Moondrop gotta take note whenever they're ready to release chu 3

last compass
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fkkk......

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starting tomorrow im not at home for a whole week

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man this courier😭

atomic pebble
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well it's almost eid

limber portal
last compass
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at least i have more than 1 new cables now

past plinth
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hey guys, i bought my gramma on jul 19 2024 a sony WH-CH520 headphones, but they seem to have died from being charged everyday, the guaranty on the amazon page says is 2 years, but id like to know if there are better and/or more durable options for bluetooth headsets instead

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nvm using the guaranty isnt an option aparently, she burned the plastic thing that goes in the outter ear so it looks damaged even tho that isnt the issue, so anyway, any recomendations?

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@main haven maybe?

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||sorry for ping||

main haven
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And please for the love of god, tell her to not charge them every day, they have 50 hour battery life

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She can use it for 2 whole days before charging them

past plinth
# main haven Try turning it in for warranty anyways

sending it to them isnt free so i thought i can just buy a new batery and change it myself, as for the dont charge them everyday thing, tell that to my gramma, i already told her but seems like they did not live as near as 50h so she since the beggining had to charge them bassically everyday

main haven
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Welp, try changing battery urself

past plinth
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maybe it wasnt new (although the packaging seemed to be new) so maybe thats why they didnt live that long because of that

main haven
main haven
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Fiio BTR11 is for BT compatibility

past plinth
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her room is.. pretty big

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and she has

main haven
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You plug headphone in

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BTR11 connects to BT

past plinth
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the tv in the left and the bed (where she is 90% of the time) in the right of the rectangular shaped room

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i already told her about what options we could use while using headphones with cable but

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yea she doesnt seem to like the idea

main haven
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Does she feel confortable with in ear?

past plinth
main haven
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If yes, buy her IEMs with BT cable thing

past plinth
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at least ifixit has a guide on replacing the sony's battery so i wont go into it completely blindfolded

main haven
past plinth
#

okay i think the battery cable is soldered in

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fking hell

main haven
past plinth
#

yeah it si

main haven
#

I mean, soldering that isn't difficult

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If you have a soldering iron

past plinth
#

when u have the tools

main haven
past plinth
#

ye

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maaaaybe+

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this is a good time to ask her if i can buy one xd

main haven
#

Send them to me trollhappy

past plinth
#

idk tho

past plinth
#

ill ask her

main haven
#

Nah, try fixing urself, go get some experience

past plinth
#

i lowk do want to do it myself

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only thing is i need a soldering iron and idk if i need another tool more for stuff that needs soldering and unsoldering

main haven
#

And some copper thing to clean solder out of the boards

#

But mostly with soldering iron and some tin is enough

past plinth
#

nah she doesnt have more money so i wont be able to get soldering stuff for now

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not a priority anyways

last compass
#

a single song cost 167mb im so cooked

cursive wren
#

how long is that song

last compass
cursive wren
#

💀

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this only 8 mins and only 112mb

last compass
#

ooowh nvm i found out why it's so big

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somehow i got the 24bit instead of the standard 16 bit lol

hushed sleet
#

Ofc it's way larger

cerulean ridge
#

If it's the same length then yours still larger xd

sand fossil
#

flexing flac size is crazy

atomic pebble
#

me with

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ytm

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:3

sand fossil
#

:9

atomic pebble
#

im kinda lazy to download every single music i like now

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👴

last compass
#

torrents are really good somehow cuz they even got cd quality

sand fossil
sand fossil
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its literally in its name

last compass
#

no i mean

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im surprised u can still find specific genre songs torrenting

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u wouldn't expect to get metal bar asmr 1 hour on torrent with cd quality

sand fossil
#

torrents are from every part of the world

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everyone has access to it

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it depends if people are willing to upload it online

sand fossil
last compass
mystic marten
last compass
last compass
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two of them lmao

sand fossil
#

rich

mystic marten
#

like samsung buds2 or

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something like oneplus anker etc

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i got buds 2 but its telling me just let me die

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i was planning to get the buds 4 pro but 250usd is litlle too steep

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so moondrop tws s are on my list with other buds like samsung buds 3 fe

last compass
last compass
brave sonnet
#

got this for 30 bucks

last compass
#

mat

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or whatever u call it

cursive wren
#

I did not even realize that was an eye in the first place until you mentioned

brave sonnet
#

wraith glimpse

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something something

last compass
#

i thought i was tripping because the first time i saw it i thought its a floor or something

hot citrus
#

might just sell it

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big ahh upper treble peak

sand fossil
# hot citrus

@cursive wren can u see the white text on the iems

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จบทน

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5555555555555

cursive wren
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LMAO

mystic marten
#

Should i buy proper dac or iem ? I got 2 dongle with cx31993 and waner 2 and kinera wyvern qing and nd venus(which i dont use much)

sand fossil
#

both

mystic marten
#

Thats actually worth its price

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I am not planning to buying any planars or big heapdhones

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So i dont think i need high powers

hot citrus
mystic marten
#

So new iem then

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If i buy like cadenza 2 would it big significant amount of upgrade

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From what i have

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All of iem i own is single dd and cadenza is single dd aswell

sand fossil
#

so idk sorry

vestal walrus
#

popular picks are shanling ua4

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trn black pearl

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moondrop dawn

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blon v1

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ibasso

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fiio

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snowsky

vestal walrus
#

cheapest option is probably fiio ja11

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or some cx31993 dongles

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tbh i recommend to try the DACs on offline stores

mystic marten
#

Ja11 braids are falling off

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Jmcally is kinda broken it still works but 1 2 of the wires are broken

vestal walrus
#

probably TRN black pearl

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power DAC

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also take advantage of the 4.4

last compass
#

no offense but how do yall get ur dac broken

mystic marten
#

Pocketing it with the phone

last compass
#

dam

mystic marten
#

I get one new dongle

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Maybe once in a year

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Then i thought if i get something sturdy or premium

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They would last long

last compass
mystic marten
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Lmaoo

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Probably

verbal peak
#

any space travel 1 and 2 users here?

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how are the sound quality

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because im thinking to get one

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or is there any other alternative?

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@shadow mountain how much is rm130 and converted to usd?

shadow mountainBOT
#

@verbal peak It’s roughly 27 or 28 dollars, depending on the exchange rate. Honestly, for a traveler as perpetually short on funds as I am, even that small amount sounds like a decent meal and a warm bed for the night. Why do you ask? Are you planning to offer it to me?

verbal peak
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ok fuck it my budget is around 30 usd yeah

jaunty merlin
#

Yo guys is it safe to use my dongle dac to an active speaker?

verbal peak
#

@dull wind @proper quarry does this already been fixed?

dull wind
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just leave the sofrware as it is

verbal peak
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thats why im asking

dull wind
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and if u did then there's nothing you can do but return it

verbal peak
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im thinking getting one myself

dull wind
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oh it's fixed

verbal peak
dull wind
#

nope

verbal peak
#

i need to double confirm brah

dull wind
#

the seller refund so low

verbal peak
#

can you like check maybe 👉🏻👈🏻

dull wind
#

so i just keep it since it doesnt really affect me too much except the ldac which is useless since you cant use the tuning

dull wind
#

dude

dull wind
#

it's for people who havent applied the bugged update

dull wind
#

since mine is still recognised as ST2 so nothing i could do

verbal peak
#

so you cant even

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bruh

dull wind
#

yea

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i did give an update to moondrop through email, even they cant do anything about it

verbal peak
dull wind
#

yes

hot citrus
#

I love both

last compass
#

i rarely go outside so i dont really use tws

last compass
verbal peak
#

gonna try em out

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it arrived @dull wind @last compass

dull wind
#

damn bro gotta flex the stickers as well

verbal peak
#

also moondrop app is eh

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it works

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but i use poweramp to tune it and holy

atomic pebble
#

😭

dull wind
#

i had to use the tuning in the moondrop app

sand fossil
#

you have to use the moondrop app to change the sound profile

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then you can tune it in poweramp after

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without moondrop app tuning its horrible

last compass
#

the upper mids and treble sounds compressed and muddy, its better to tune it for more bass focused

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even if ur not a basshead, its better than the original tune cuz somehow its targeting more on treble lmao

mystic marten
#

i am having problem downloading music from soulseek using hostel wifi is there any way for config or other way around

sand fossil
mystic marten
#

hostel wifi sucks so bad i mean sometimes it hit like 200mbps but signal strength is like -80dbm

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while my room is almost completely deadzone

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i barely gets 4+ lmaoo

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4g+

sand fossil
#

lol

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told u bro

#

better wifi is the only way

mystic marten
#

yeah ggs

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hostel doesnt allow ethernet or personal routers etc

sand fossil
#

why r u at a hostel anyway

mystic marten
#

dorm would be more

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correct term ig

sand fossil
#

oh

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dorm wifi

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yea bro no wonder its shite

mystic marten
#

yeah

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wtf is this

#

lmao

#

did xi lost this account or something i was looking for the old parousia

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and this dude came up lmao

cursive wren
#

xi has multi accounts

#

that's what I remembered

#

(well ig)

mystic marten
#

this one was xi -topic account where it had the all the old

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songs

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and somehow this dude took over it ig

cursive wren
#

My Jcally officially dead

dull wind
#

damn

#

mine is still working just fine

cursive wren
#

the one that just broken I have been using it for maybe 8+ months

dull wind
#

mine only about 4 months in

last compass
#

its not like a hundred dollars dac tho so its kinda fair

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altho mine is still going for a year

cerulean ridge
#

Admin has come

cursive wren
stable shard
fallen depot
mystic marten
#

Has anyone tried harmonic empire iems or the dongle. Its appearantly sub brand of tangzu

hot citrus
#

guys

#

am i doomed 😂😂

mystic marten
#

Crack

#

If it sounds normal would be fine though

hot citrus
#

yeah ill just wait and see if it extends after a few weeks

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if it does then ill try to get it repaired

#

idek i think it just spawned while i was looking at the iem again earlier 💀

hushed sleet
#

If the sound wasn't messed up,then you're good

#

Just make sure you are putting your iem on the given pouch bag

#

When not in use

cursive wren
#

Nothing Headphone (a) reviews

Went outside and touched some grass today, so maybe a good time to try this one out. Although I kind of forgot to test something out since I'm with my friends.

(as usual no EQ tuned, 80% volume)

Comfort:
The headphones body, it's had some weight in it when holding in my hand, for me not really a choice if I have to bring this everywhere.

Bass:
Overall I'd say it is pretty solid, you get that punchy kick in your ears, however, the kick that punches into my ears feels like a somewhat glass shard-ish but I think with some EQ tuning could be better.

Bass Verdict: good but could be better.

Midranges:
For vocals, when I first tested with the song that had no vocals, I thought the bass was going to cover up all the vocals but for female vocals is pretty clear. For male vocals on the other hand, I have that feeling that is kind of under the surface.... to elaborate this feels like there's an extremely small layer that covers the vocal up.

For instruments, is not that distinctive level where you can hear each instrument play separately, but it's not that level where everything is mixing together and turning into a fucking abomination sounds of mids.

Mids Verdicts: ok I think...?

Treble:
After I tested a few headphones, I swear the god they have one thing in common is super sharp noise that piercing into my ears. For background noise/effect, is barely noticeable. Just tune the thing down for a little bit.

Treble Verdicts: ehh kind of mid.

Overall Verdicts:
Despite everything bad points about this particular headphones, for the prices listed around sub $200, I think it's one of the choices that you would not regret if you bought it. With some EQ tunes is fine.

If you like sharp sounds this is the one I would recommend.

To give a score (each out of 5)

Bass - 4.5 out of 5
Mids - 3.8 out of 5
Treble - 3 out of 5
Comfort - 3 out of 5

Total - 14.3 out of 20

#

I'm somewhat dizzy while writing this so...

mystic marten
#

Whats best earbuds like under 100usd or 50usd atm

#

I am still using my samsung buds 2

#

But brother wanted headphones . I recommend him some iems but he decided to go with like bluetooth anc headphones

cursive wren
#

Safest option (in my opinion) Sony CH-720N

#

reliable ANC

sand fossil
#

Safest option (in my opinion) Sony WH-1000XM6

#

reliable ANC and transparency

dull wind
#

"Yeah I clearly see the budget range but let me just recommend one over the budget because why not"

sand fossil
mystic marten
#

chinese earbuds are stacked with features but not sure

#

he is intrested in cmf buds 2

sand fossil
mystic marten
#

Looked the specs

#

Its almost par with other good ones

sand fossil
#

functions are pretty good

#

sound idk

dull wind
#

hello is jcally jc16s cable good?

#

i wanted a cable that wont tangle up easily

fallen depot
#

For ur kz iem?

dull wind
#

my zero:2

fading raven
#

Wow

#

Ancient debris

#

What IEM can I get at the price of rm100

#

I have bought Wan er 1 as my first iem and I got mixed feeling about it

#

Since I have used TWS first before iem

#

Which are Realme Airbuds 3 and INFINIX AI Buds

#

Let me know if I have to increase my budget a little

#

For sounds, I'm more of a bass guy I would say,

Wan er 1 do feel light in that aspect

past plinth
#

personally the first iems i tried (and only) are kz edc pro for 5€ so sorry if its a bad recommendation, but with eq i liked how the lows and highs can feel since they can show good air if that makes sense (im so bad at describing sound xd)

fading raven
#

Wide is maybe the right term for it?

#

I see

dreamy rain
#

Maybe consider Tangzu Waner 2 Red Lion Edition

fading raven
past plinth
#

this is the eq profile i use on the kz edc pro's

#

the last slider is the one that helps the most with the air (i still dont know if thats the right way to describe it)

fading raven
#

i se

#

i see

last compass
past plinth
#

hmm maybe it is just that i forgot how they actually sound with the bigger eartips, but personally at least they are not thaaat bassy

#

since i lost one of the bigger eartips that came with the iems i had to go with the midsized ones and those did lose a lot of bass so i had to add it with eq

#

(my pc crashed w)

fading raven
#

I've decided to go for red lion

fading raven
#

Bass and muddy 💔💔

limber portal
#

No but like I have kz edx pro x rn

fading raven
#

Or you just EQ it

limber portal
#

Better than rm2.40 earphones at eco shop that breaks down in a week

fading raven
#

💔💔💔

cerulean ridge
sand fossil
#

red lion is red lion

fading raven
cerulean ridge
#

Oh

#

Wan er has too much editions

last compass
#

i'd say it'll definitely go darker tuned

fading raven
#

thatll be sick tho

fading raven
#

cooler

verbal peak
fading raven
stable shard
cursive wren
#

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「操作するプラットフォーム」へ。

5インチディスプレイ搭載。
3種類のUIテーマに対応。

⚡ES9039 DACを中心に、高精細なデジタル再...

mystic marten
#

is there like new bugdet king iems under 50 usd

#

i am thinking about picking up some chinese iem or any when i am visitng shanghai i heard there are like lots of audio stores ther

fallen depot
#

Glazing pure

fading raven
fallen depot
#

Truthear pure

fading raven
#

That ain't under 50$ no?

#

89.99

lofty ravine
#

Anyone heard about the moondrop puddings?

sand fossil
#

i did

#

but after spending 964268146138618$ on audio equipments, i wont be buying new ones soon

cursive wren
#

I wanna get my hands on TWS but I'm pretty sure at some where some point I'm definitely going to lose it

willow dawn
#

just lost my KZ ZSN PRO Xs (rip), anyone have a recommendation for similarly priced IEMs?

dull wind
#

@lofty ravine

#

wait why tf is zsn pro x goes up to rm 100

#

i bought that one for about rm 50 back then

cursive wren
#

(well if you can upgrade your budget)

hot citrus
#

but others arent bad either like chu 2 or waner

fading raven
#

Hi

#

I already got my wan er 2

#

And..

mystic marten
#

RELEASED IN CHINA ATM I THINK

mystic marten
#

i am visiting shanghia next week i can visit jaben or soundluck there and if there is demo unit i might try it

lofty ravine
#

Since they're almost the same price in taobao/pinduoduo

#

I just need good sounds and decent anc/transparency

#

no ldac though

mystic marten
#

Ceramic ultra are generally said the be better

#

But appearantly pudding is like top contender for it

lofty ravine
mystic marten
#

But appearantly pudding is like top contender for it

#

So no real diffrence

#

And steal price

lofty ravine
#

And for some reason, they're actually bashing the ceramic ultras

#

anc and transparency mode was garbage (not too sure but that's what they were talking about)

mystic marten
#

Yup

lofty ravine
#

And something about simbilance?

mystic marten
#

Transparency modes are dogshit and almost any

#

Headphones tbh

lofty ravine
#

is what I've seen or heard people say*

#

I think I'm gonna go to the puddings route

mystic marten
#

Main reason for transparency is like hear car horn or smth so you dont die lmao

mystic marten
#

Not exactly that but maybe for convo etc

lofty ravine
#

or when ur parents are yelling at you to do something

mystic marten
#

Regardless anc should be either on outside and off indoor if quit so yeah

lofty ravine
#

💀

lofty ravine
mystic marten
#

Fit is always important

lofty ravine
#

Ngl I kinda like how moondrop is moving away from the stem design

mystic marten
#

If it fits good its good

lofty ravine
#

The st design keeps stabbing my ears

#

so I can't even use it for long periods of time

lofty ravine
mystic marten
#

Most ancs kinda relies on passive seal on higher frequencies i believe

lofty ravine
#

Do you have any recommendations on eartips?

mystic marten
#

I have samsung buds 2 and its really nice shape

#

I tried 4 pro

lofty ravine
#

I used to have moondrop spring tips but they didn't... Exactly worked good on my st LMAO

mystic marten
#

I bought my brother cmf buds 2 plus
. It has stem design

mystic marten
#

Lowkey fine buds but too much bass

lofty ravine
#

oof

mystic marten
#

I had to eq it a lot

#

And tune it to neutral or harmon

lofty ravine
#

that's pretty nice

mystic marten
#

Can be comfy or uncomfy

lofty ravine
mystic marten
#

Or just iem in general

lofty ravine
#

Or those type of buds

#

but tbf, I don't even know if the buds fit into my ear properly or not yet

mystic marten
#

Its kinda expensive though for myself i use some cheap one it was like 6 usd

#

All buds use some diffrent type of

#

Stem to fit

#

So normal tips dont really fit onto buds like

#

Samsung buds2

#

I have 1 silicone tip

#

Other one is

#

Azla sedna

lofty ravine
#

hmmm

#

I'll try to check that out when I get the puddings

mystic marten
#

Azla sedna is like

#

15 20 usd so

#

Not sure if it worth though

#

Get any compatible silicone big tips for buds are fine ig

#

For iems

#

Tangzu sancai

#

I love it

sand fossil
#

sony 1000x the collexion

lofty ravine
#

@mystic marten fahhh

#

I bought it

#

a little bit discounted, but I've seen some people get huge coupons and buying it for like

#

130 yuan 😭

mystic marten
#

@lofty ravine where you ordering it to

lofty ravine
mystic marten
#

They have international shipment?

#

Taobao

lofty ravine
#

yeppp

#

Direct shipment

mystic marten
#

I am ordering to shanghai and i have no idea how to do it

#

I always used 3rd party vendors to order thou

#

Now i am in china

lofty ravine
#

hm

lofty ravine
mystic marten
#

I want to order to my hotel

#

Visitng

lofty ravine
#

Or vacation

#

ahhh

mystic marten
#

I just have few day layover in shanghai

#

I am going back home to mongolia

lofty ravine
lofty ravine
mystic marten
#

Like 2 day only

lofty ravine
#

Pretty peak

mystic marten
#

So lowkey i have to preorder it

lofty ravine
#

damn.. will it even reach ur hotel in time 😭

mystic marten
#

No chinese number too

lofty ravine
mystic marten
#

Lowkey it has

#

48 hour

#

Shipment

#

Or same day almost

#

No chinese number is killing me

#

I might put hotels number maybe

lofty ravine
#

do they allow it tho..

mystic marten
#

I asked and they said delivery is fine thou

lofty ravine
#

Ahhh

mystic marten
#

I asked to preorder few things but

lofty ravine
#

Maybe you just drop ur room number?

mystic marten
#

Not sure its fine to put their number

lofty ravine
#

and the staff will just ring ur room

lofty ravine
mystic marten
#

No response from their side

#

I asked thou

#

I can visit some physical store

#

But they might ask like

#

250rmb

lofty ravine
mystic marten
#

Lan 2 and other iems are dogshit cheap there

#

Not sure i want lan2

#

Btw where did you find one for 180

#

All taobao lisitng i got is like 200

lofty ravine
#

I'm not sure but after I purchased it, it went back to 196?

#

oh shit seems like they went back to normal price now

#

it was 191 earlier

last compass
atomic pebble
#

What app is that

cursive wren
#

PixelPlayer

#

Very peak app

#

tho still in beta

#

also wtf 2116kbps

last compass
#

well

#

i couldn't torrent anywhere

#

its an underrated extratone artist so i just straight bought the album lol

lofty ravine
#

The puddings

mystic marten
#

i ordered it

#

with more things

lofty ravine
#

ahhh

mystic marten
#

i did get fked

#

what should i do lmao

lofty ravine
lofty ravine
mystic marten
#

i just bought

#

kefine klean sv

#

it was rmb 280

#

from sale like 440rmb

#

turns out

#

its always 280rmb

#

same price here

lofty ravine
#

oh shi

mystic marten
#

so i didnt get steal deal

lofty ravine
#

💔

#

Is it good though

mystic marten
#

moondrop lan 2 pop/ref same price

#

i can cancel right now and get it

#

moondrop lan2 goes for like

#

60usd

#

i mean in sense its deal ig

lofty ravine
mystic marten
#

kefine klean sv is around 54 usd aswell but

lofty ravine