r/iems

I've been in this hobby for 2 and half years now, and it's addicting. From top left on down, iems last. I have over 6,000 music flac files as well. I have Spotify as my music online source

Headphones: Hifiman Edition XS and Sennheiser HD600. Love both, different sound signatures. The XS has better bass, soundstage, and treble. The Sennheiser has better mids and vocals.

Dacs, Daps and Dongles: Ifi idsd Finale, Ifi hip-dac 3, Muse hifi m3 ultra, Ibasso dc03 pro, Audiocular spark, Hiby Evangelion and Hiby m300.

Iems. Starting from top left.

KZ ZST, Tangzu Wan'er Red Lion Edition, Tangzu Wan'er Purple Dragon Edition, Tangzu Wan'er Jade Dragon Edition, OoopusX Op.22, Kz Castor Pro Bass Edition, Truthear Hexa, Simgot EW300, Punch Audio Patada, Aful Explorer, Sivga Que, SuperMix 4, Hidizs Mp145, Juzear Defiant, Juzear Fiesta, Artti T10 pro, Crinacle Zero 2, and Moondrop Chu 2.

It's hard to point out a favorite, because of the different sound signatures. But the one I don't like as much is the Truthear Hexa(wish I never bought that one). I know before I get trashed for having so many iems, I just love listening to music. I like going on Squiglink and trying different sound signatures, it's just fun!!! I listen to all genres, except country music.

$95 USD for these barely used mofos (ZiiGaat Odyssey) kinda makes them rival CrinEar Daybreak for 'best sub $100 set to find on used market ' title

Definitely more exciting and airy than Daybreaks from the first listen. Seems to work best with DUNU S&S tips so far. Will compile full impressions with Daybreak comparison in another post in a week or so, so stay tuned!!!

HiFiGo has a big October 6–7 Amazon Prime Day Sale and I picked four favorites that I think are worth considering, depending on the sound you like.

These are HiFiGo’s announced prices in USD for their Amazon US listings.

• AFUL Explorer — $95.99, 3.5 mm My favourite for a dark, smooth and enveloping presentation. There’s something very comfortable about its warm, mellow sound—it’s the sort of IEM that makes you want to settle into your music. If you prefer a relaxed listen, this would be my pick.
• Juzear Defiant — $79.99 (Rainbow / Green) An excellent execution of a V-shaped sound signature. This is my recommendation if you want plenty of energy and excitement from your music. It’s a much livelier option than the Explorer, so choosing between them comes down to whether you want excitement or relaxation.
• Juzear Nimbus — 3.5 mm + 4.4 mm: $46.99 / 3.5 mm + USB-C: $49.99 A great warm-sounding IEM under $50, with excellent accessories. The overall package is a big part of its appeal. If you want a warm presentation and a well equipped set on a smaller budget, this is worth a look.
• Dunu DaVinci — $239.99 Very natural, JM-1-style mids, with boosted bass and treble adding some extra excitement around them. Imaging and definition are excellent too. This is the one I’d consider if you want that natural midrange presentation alongside a more energetic low and high end.

Which of these would you pick?

I'm looking to get a good 3.5mm cable that is really soft, no memory and will just fall flat without any stiffness.

i really like the color of the zisin326 (pic attached) but i was wondering if there was something cheaper that has the qualities i mentioned while being less than $20

i don't have amazon where i live so AliExpress is the only option.

any suggestions are much appreciated 👍

Other options are welcome, as well as eartips options

In the past I have had issues with standard ear tips not staying sealed in my ears. I mainly have issues when I have them in for awhile or when chewing and making facial expressions (mostly smiling), which makes them come unsealed or slip out.

I recently purchased the Dunu S&S eartips and am now running them on my Artti t10 pros, and so far they have been amazing. All the previous issues I have had with traditional eartips are gone with these.

The material is very grippy and doesn't slip at all even in long listening sessions. Even when I pull on them lightly, they don't budge, and it does all this while still being pretty comfortable. The deep fit and better seal has noticeably bettered the sound quality. The sound stage is also noticeably wider compared to the stock eartips.

I think overall the fit just depends on the shape of your ear canal, as some other people seem to have issues with the seal on these.

The Unique Melody MEST MKII, my beloved set, the top of the food chain of my collection and the one and only long pausegame set, has returned from repairs.

To give context, my Mest MK. II's right driver had an issue on the right driver, losing frequency ranges that can produce, specifically on the mid-highs section due to an apparent static discharge affecting said driver inside the earpiece.

So I talked with UM's customer support, sent me details and requested for this one to have it reshelled and have its mesh filters be replaced as well. Luckily all of that was all free of charge, and I have my set repaired without sacrificing a lot of dough, but the shipping on sending it and receiving it was hefty and I don't want that to happen again.

Top-notch customer support from UM and with the reshelling done, it looks good as new again and it sounds good as new, and man this has been a blissful set, for I really miss how these sounds.

Also, don't be like me, please for the love of god, I got this fot $600 but you don't need to spend a lot of money for a great set, for we have more important things that require the use of money and those things must be taken with responsibility.

Just wanted to share and yes, the hobby is all about the music and I am done chasing the dragon.

I set up a price alert for these and am just sharing info. I'm not going to benefit one way or another if you buy these, just sharing because it's $20 less than normal (or 20% off as they are normally 99.99.

Just wanted to know how long have you been using certain iems

And whats the quality of the material used for it

Budget mid ranger iems like 50-100$ are pushed more for this because premium iems must have a very durable and good build quality acc to me

Lets see

Picked up these Yu9 Que yesterday, I was looking for something close to the Xenns Tea pro, heard great things about them hopefully they are what im looking for, mostly great vocals and emotion in music

Guyss can you help me please, my left ear piece rods got cut off, it is a Moondrop Chu2 Dsp do you have any recommendations on what can I replace the cable that can still provide the sound it does before? I am running low on my budget and I was thinking if you can recommend some cheap replacement wire and some good replacement wire so I can go back to this post and buy some when I get my funds. Thank you guys.

Bought it in 2013, used it heavily for 6 years. Then I transitioned to AirPods and only used this for listening to new album releases. Started to rocking it again these days, and I’m amazed how comfortable it is and delivers amazing quality audio.