Best IEM tips?

[galaxygrrl]

I've found a couple links to Ali for them but they are not there...and searches turn up nothing. Could be a trump thing.

Many items were removed from AliExpress due to tariffs. I just Googled and asked Chat GPT. I can't find any stores that will send to the US.

 

[lairpost]

Many items were removed from AliExpress due to tariffs. I just Googled and asked Chat GPT. I can't find any stores that will send to the US.

 

[kalibri]

Many items were removed from AliExpress due to tariffs.

That's ok factories to make these in the US will just pop up over night. Just hang on for now.
/s

 

[lairpost]

That's ok factories to make these in the US will just pop up over night. Just hang on for now.
/s

100% and so many eager people to work the jobs! Did you know there are almost 500,000 open manufacturing jobs right now!

 

[galaxygrrl]

100% and so many eager people to work the jobs! Did you know there are almost 500,000 open manufacturing jobs right now!

It's tough not to go off-topic on this one. I bet the people who make those earbuds are paid $500 a month in China, which is what people making iPhone's make. That is $12K a year and we have 500,000 unfilled manufacturing jobs that pay more than $500 a month. I could go on and on about this and the fact that other countries have had unfair tariffs against us and we have had no reasonable industry policies for years. But it's so complicated and complex. Never thought about how tarrifics would impact the bond market and what that means for the full faith and credit of the United States.

There has been 25 to 40% inflation of prices over the last 5 years, and I don't want to pay more for TWS, phones TV's, etc, but I want to make sure US interests are protected for consumers, workers and domestic businesses.

Now my head hurts. lol

 

[lairpost]

It's a tough spot when US consumers demand low prices but don't want to work for low wages. 80% say they want more US manufacturing but only 25% say they'd be willing to work the job (per some recent poll I saw, don't quote me but you get the idea there's a stark disparity between desire and willingness). It seems the wise will accept and embrace it's a global economy and find their place in it vs harken for post-WWII boom that's simply not ever going to occur again. Yeah, the bond vigilantes will get their way, regardless.

Back to ear tips...

 

[galaxygrrl]

It's a tough spot when US consumers demand low prices but don't want to work for low wages. 80% say they want more US manufacturing but only 25% say they'd be willing to work the job (per some recent poll I saw, don't quote me but you get the idea there's a stark disparity between desire and willingness). It seems the wise will accept and embrace it's a global economy and find their place in it vs harken for post-WWII boom that's simply not ever going to occur again. Yeah, the bond vigilantes will get their way, regardless.

Back to ear tips...

Can't help it.

Totally agree there's a disconnect—people want cheap goods and patriotic job slogans, but not the factory work (or the price hikes) that come with reshoring. And here’s the kicker: in 20 years, this whole debate may be moot anyway because automation will eat a huge chunk of manufacturing jobs. Robots don’t unionize, and they don’t need lunch breaks.

As for the bond market—it's not panicking or being taken over by bond villains, it's doing exactly what you'd expect. Unlike the stock market, which runs on vibes, caffeine, and hype cycles, bonds are the grown-up in the room. Investors buy U.S. Treasuries because they believe—deeply—that the U.S. pays its bills. That faith is why we can borrow cheaply and why we are the global reserve currency.

But start playing games with fiscal credibility (say, massive tariffs and unchecked deficits), and the cost of borrowing goes up. Think of it like a credit score: if yours drops, your loan gets more expensive. Same with the U.S.—higher interest payments mean less room for investment, slower growth, and inflation. Remember stagflation

So yes, we can bring some manufacturing back. But prices will go up. And eventually, the robots will take those jobs too.

We just need an industrial policy that works for workers, consumers, and businesses in the US.

Ok, back to eartips.

 

[lairpost]

Shanling SE100 tips are fantastic. Fit is super comfortable for me. Sound is neutral but need to try them on more IEMs. They're on Amazon US for a fair $10 set. Size is about the same as SpinFit W1 in M and L anyway

 

[cheezblur]

I don't find them available on but one or two store sites...and they are mixed latex so if you have an allergy, no bueno.

zhu rhyme is listed on Tmall (Chinese ecommerce); I had been importing Chinese gadgets often before the tariffs. I'm doing another batch of items recently and wouldn't mind to help purchase a several to send inside the US.

 

[Andy tan]

Can this fix for noble viking ragnar iem?