[Carpet]

Are there any generally considered "best for the price" true wireless earbuds that don't sound like trash for under $40? Something like Blon 03, KZ DQ6, Reecho SG-01, HZSound HM, Aria, etc., but true wireless?
Desired sound signature - pretty much Blon 03, give or take (strong sub bass, not overwhelming mid bass, balanced and clear mids, clear high, good details would be great, but no sibilance is extremely (and more) important, non-fatiguing, the bigger the soundstage, the better).
I've never had TWS before, so.. yeah. Any and all opinions are welcome

I found Edifier TWS1 Pro to be very good. Nice clean sound, not overcooked in the bass. Amazing battery life and good IPX rating

 

[ops V]

My top three budget IEMs:

1. KBEAR Believe;
2. Shuoer tape;
3. Blon BL-03

 

[Nimweth]

My top three budget IEMs:

1. KBEAR Believe;
2. Shuoer tape;
3. Blon BL-03

KBEAR Believe a "budget" IEM? Hmmm...

 

[ops V]

KBEAR Believe a "budget" IEM? Hmmm...

In my opinion, KBEAR Believe has a budget price, but the sound with normal amplification is far from budget.

 

[Nimweth]

In my opinion, KBEAR Believe has a budget price, but the sound with normal amplification is far from budget.

My idea of a budget price would be below $50. I agree with you about the Believe though, it's an amazing IEM especially when powered adequately.

 

[RikudouGoku]

My top three budget IEMs:

1. KBEAR Believe;
2. Shuoer tape;
3. Blon BL-03

just an FYI regarding the 03. Be aware that different cable connectors might or might not block the vent that is on the 2pin connector.

which affects the bass shelf dramatically. This is with zero seal and 100% seal using blutack.

(this mod is not final, waiting on tuning filters since tanchjim ones dampen a bit too much. Final version should have a similar 2-5k to the EJ07M.)

 

[Steve Dave]

I found Edifier TWS1 Pro to be very good. Nice clean sound, not overcooked in the bass. Amazing battery life and good IPX rating

Could you please tell me if there is any Bluetooth hiss (heard a Youtube reviewer refer to it as that with other BT IEMs) with the TWS1 Pros?
I've had two very budget BT audio devices that suffer from a constant background hiss during quiet periods but my Fiio BTR1K and Soundcore Q30s do not.

 

[ops V]

just an FYI regarding the 03. Be aware that different cable connectors might or might not block the vent that is on the 2pin connector.

 

[RikudouGoku]

thats unblocked. (better than blocked.)

I would put on a micropore tape around the connector though.

 

[Carpet]

Could you please tell me if there is any Bluetooth hiss (heard a Youtube reviewer refer to it as that with other BT IEMs) with the TWS1 Pros?
I've had two very budget BT audio devices that suffer from a constant background hiss during quiet periods but my Fiio BTR1K and Soundcore Q30s do not.

I've never heard any background hiss on mine. I've found the sound to be clean and balanced. They aren't for bass-heads but have enough to provide a solid thump when required. No active noise cancelling, passive isolation is good anyway. IPX is 65 from memory, don't wear them swimming, but rain, sweat and dust are no problem. Volume control, play/pause, next/back and answer calls is all on touch controls. 12 hours battery plus 30 from case is very good. No Siri or Google assistant on them, another feature I'm happy not to have. Can't recall exactly which codecs are supported, different reviews give different answers. APTX works fine and it uses Qualcomm 3040 chip with BT 5.2. Remember to check BT codecs for your phone.

El Jeffe, Picky Audio and others rate them very highly in reviews.

 

[JEHL]

So... Which Zero is the best Zero?

 

[Carpet]

So... Which Zero is the best Zero?

None of them so the answer is Zero!

 

[Steve Dave]

I've never heard any background hiss on mine. I've found the sound to be clean and balanced. They aren't for bass-heads but have enough to provide a solid thump when required. No active noise cancelling, passive isolation is good anyway. IPX is 65 from memory, don't wear them swimming, but rain, sweat and dust are no problem. Volume control, play/pause, next/back and answer calls is all on touch controls. 12 hours battery plus 30 from case is very good. No Siri or Google assistant on them, another feature I'm happy not to have. Can't recall exactly which codecs are supported, different reviews give different answers. APTX works fine and it uses Qualcomm 3040 chip with BT 5.2. Remember to check BT codecs for your phone.

El Jeffe, Picky Audio and others rate them very highly in reviews.

Thanks very much.
Yeah that battery life is a huge plus for me.

 

[Ceeluh7]

I found Edifier TWS1 Pro to be very good. Nice clean sound, not overcooked in the bass. Amazing battery life and good IPX rating

They are a very good set

 

[RingingEars]

My top three budget IEMs:

1. KBEAR Believe;
2. Shuoer tape;
3. Blon BL-03

I just got the BLONs in a couple hours ago. Bought them with a Tripowin cable and Spin fits.