Go tell my ear canal then!
Seriously though, I found that TWS like tips fit me better, thanks to the CCA CA16 for that! I know the tips that come with it are trashed to death but it's actually the only thing I liked about this IEM (sold it quickly, I'm definitely not a multi-BA Hybrids type of guy!) and after selling them I did try to find CA16 tips on AliExpress but they aren't sold separately, I finally found something similar and I equipped most of my remaining IEMs with those tips, they seem to fit well in ly ears, with their very short length and their flat "head"!
Anyway, I might try the DQ6 with the next sale on AE (should be cheap enough to try it without remorse...) but I'm set with my earbuds, love the addicting sound coming out of them more than anything else.
H40's default tuning bring a lot of bass/sub, so trebles are poors players of the game... It's like a subwoofer in your head !
Eq them and you've got a really great IEM : great impact, dynamic, equilibred, detailled, great separation. I like them a lot !
CA16 are really under them no doubt. First, there is the CCA/KZ tuning (mid bass bump, peak near 2k). They lake something in treble aera. Details are here but it's lake life.
EQing corrected some defaults but they don't play H40 level....
Fit is good on both. H40 are heaviest and a little more big, when you put them in your ears, they can't fall even if you're shake your head in all directions.
Frequency response, my rig not accurate after 6kHz (same level setting on both, you can see that CA16 are harder to drive.)
CA16 equalized....
No, I never hear them... But A7 is king of separation and 3D effect, H40 is king of live listening. Not same fun.
FYI, I barely equalize A7, just lower around 2K. Tuning is great.
Oh this CA16 again I have such bad luck with this pair I really just couldn't get any good sound out of them and sold them. Thou I have been hearing a lot of people really digging it.
The DQ6 is actually always about 20 dollars with coupon, you don't need to wait for the next sale.
I almost always EQ all my iems...either with actual EQ, or with a different dac/amp. Sometimes, it can be with eartips or cables. It doesn't always necessarily mean that the tuning of the iem is bad. These products are produced to appeal to many people...and those many people ALL have different tastes in music. Some ( like me), even enjoy MULTIPLE genres of music. There is NO SUCH THING, as the best ONE iem for absolutely every kind of music...or even every recording. Imho...EQ is a friend. It's a sound tweak that can help you make your iems sound more as you like.
Well, the tips were the only thing I liked in CA16, those which are trashed badly by almost all CA16 users!Oh this CA16 again I have such bad luck with this pair I really just couldn't get any good sound out of them and sold them. Thou I have been hearing a lot of people really digging it.
The DQ6 is actually always about 20 dollars with coupon, you don't need to wait for the next sale.
Maybe you should also consider the CCA CKX? It is my favourite IEM of 2020 and 2021 althoguh technically it arrived on the 5th of Jan 2021 and this is my only IEM of 2021. It is to my ears just as techincal as the NM2+ but cheaper and I really can listen to my playlist without switching. I listen to classical, kpop, rock, English pop/rock, opera, classical arias, jazz, swing and even rap, basically everything except heavy metal and buddha music.Well, the tips were the only thing I liked in CA16, those which are trashed badly by almost all CA16 users!
Otherwise I thought they really were nothing special, especially given they have 8 drivers per side!...
And it's a shame in my view as I liked the way they implemented all those drivers in the shell, which is quite big but actually was sitting well in my ears.
As for DQ6 I'm seeing a $7 discount in one day so i will wait until sale prices are on, I'm not in a hurry!
Thanks, I bought DQ6 yesterday to hear how it sounds, at $18 it's not a great risk to be disappointed.
I might try CKX one day, although I'm sure those big nozzles will not be for me...
And, at the risk of repeating myself, I largely prefer listening to my earbuds rather than my IEMs (even though it doesn't hurt sometimes to listen to something "sharper", when not doing anything at home...), so I'll wait for those to lower in price and see if I take the plunge or not.
However you got me interested when you say they sound a bit like the NM2+, which has been THE IEM I have been looking at the most in recent times as I'm sure I'd like it a lot!
Just that it's too expensive for me to justify buying it, I'm a cheap guy!
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You won't be disappointed with the DQ6
We may actually have similar size ear canals and I can only use tips with diameter under 10.5mm. I actually agree with you that the nozzles on the CKX are actually too big and the fit is rather below average due to the shape.
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W01 s size is the only tips I can find that I can allow the nozzles to be inserted fully into my ear canals however sacrificing the sound quality.....so I have to stick with JVC spiral dots.
I hope there will be more reviews on the CKX later coz to me the CKX really sound quite right to my ears. I actually prefer the timbre on the CKX over the NM2+ due to the slightly warmer upper-mids. The stage is just slightly not as wide but definitely not a deal breaker. YMMV.
I already sold my ZAX, while I liked the stage and fun tuning of it, I always found the top end sounding very unnatural in an uncontrolled way (in contrast the TRN V90s is even more unnatural but smooth and detailed, which I am keeping). I listen to strings quite a lot and it is impossible for me to listen to violin concertos with the ZAX due to the metallic sound. Also for Cello solo/concertos, I heard some overtones that do not belong to the Cello with the ZAX.
