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IIkSak replied to the thread IEM Recommendation needed for my upcoming bday present to myself. $1000 absolute max. Love Mangird Tea 2 even over more expensive IEMs I have tried..What about the Thieaudio Monark Mk3 or Mk2? They fit within your budget
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IIkSak replied to the thread DT 1990 Pro - Uncomfortable and treble too high -- What about HD 800S? (re: gaming/music).Hi The HD800S are comfortable, perhaps only second to the DCA AEONs, which for me are the gold standard for comfort in headphones...
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IAventone MP1 Mixphones
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IIkSak replied to the thread Best iems for under $30.Under 30 you have two great choices: 1. Moondrop Chu 2, 2. 7hz salnotes zero. Both have nice tuning, build quality. You can find them at...
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IIkSak replied to the thread DAC for my first IEM.Absolutely agree with this. Invest your money on the best IEM you can and get a dongle. I recently bought my first DAP (Shanling M3X)...
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IThe big investment should be the transducers: IEM or headphones. Everything else is incremental. And as msing539 said, tips will have a...
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IIkSak replied to the thread A tip for the first IEM earphones.I very much agree with you both, yet keep in mind that they're 20 bucks :sweat_smile: and in that price the diminishing returns have not...
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II have the Salnotes Zero, and don‘t find them particularly well balanced at all; vocals sound a bit thin, and some female vocals sound...
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IIkSak replied to the thread I need to down-size but am struggling when it comes to what to let go..Whenever I have a choosing decision between two headphones I ask myself: which one would I take to a desert island? Another rule that I...
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IIkSak reacted to dunring's post in the thread I need to down-size but am struggling when it comes to what to let go. with
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Make a 1 hour playlist and cycle through each one and it's an easy way to decide which are the keepers. I volume match with a phone... -
IIkSak reacted to msing539's post in the thread In the market for open-back headphones <$300 soon. with Like.
Used Hifiman XS should be right around that $300 mark. Maybe $320 but well worth it for what you're looking for.
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IIkSak replied to the thread Looking for endgame IEM's for blissful bass $3000.I suscribed to this thread because I find it interesting. May I ask two questions: 1) many people consider the Z1R as having a great...
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IIkSak replied to the thread Advice needed for warmer but still very detailed hp.Very wise of you to think like that. Headphones play the main role in the audio chain. You can start buying a good dac/amp combo that...
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IIkSak reacted to earmonger's post in the thread Advice needed for warmer but still very detailed hp with Like.
Yes, there is a tension between detail (which is largely defined by treble) and warmth (which usually means a boosted lower register and...
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IIkSak replied to the thread Headphone + Amp Recommendation.They have: a) power, even for most power hungry headphones, b) they're uncolored, pretty linear, c) great measurements, small...
