[Sylmar]

Anyone has a recommendation for a low-profile/small IEM for <$30 that can be used while sleeping on 1 side? I like a warm & bassy sound signature with wide soundstage, am treble sensitive & don't like piercing highs. I mainly listen to chillstep, psychedelic trance & other similar electronic music. I placed an order on **** but I believe it is not that small to be used for this purpose.

Personally I use the MoreBlue DM8 (apparently they go under other names as well), they are extremely cheap but warm and bassy and I really enjoy them. I can sleep with them when using them with the cable over the ear and L/R switched. Their sound is not super detailed but warm and still not muddy but clear. The only downside is that they are a bit on the fragile side. I just ordered a bunch for that price so I got some spare ones.

 

[scanferr]

While the HD381 suits your genres quite wel, it's also very colored. I sold them, but I recall one song being great and warm and the other sounding tonally way off. Especially voices sounded closed in.


If sleeping is more important than enormous amount of detail in your music, you may consider the EZaudio D4 or the UiiSii HM7; both are really tiny and comfortable.

Cheers! What would you recommend on that price range?

 

[rad7]

Personally I use the MoreBlue DM8 (apparently they go under other names as well), they are extremely cheap but warm and bassy and I really enjoy them. I can sleep with them when using them with the cable over the ear and L/R switched. Their sound is not super detailed but warm and still not muddy but clear. The only downside is that they are a bit on the fragile side. I just ordered a bunch for that price so I got some spare ones.

Thank you for suggesting DM8. It is super cheap & so seems like a good deal!

 

[rad7]

While the HD381 suits your genres quite wel, it's also very colored. I sold them, but I recall one song being great and warm and the other sounding tonally way off. Especially voices sounded closed in.


If sleeping is more important than enormous amount of detail in your music, you may consider the EZaudio D4 or the UiiSii HM7; both are really tiny and comfortable.

Thank you! I already have D4. I'll check out HM7.

 

[rad7]

Look for IEM's with the Westone & Shure shape. I could lay down with my old SE215's, but I've actually slept with my UM Pro 10's with no issues (side sleeping). The UM Pro 10's are the smallest IEM of this shape I know of and are unfortunately way out of your price range.

$20-25 MDK ASY is one I was looking at (they had build issues with the MDK ASK models). Supposedly non-fatigueing sound sig.
$30 Tennmak Pro dual DD. On Amazon. I had this but either had a problem with my pair or just not my signature. Way to bassy and bled into the mids. But it may work for you.
$40-50 Kinera Seed.

Thanks for the suggestions! You are right, it seems the flat shape of MDK-ASY seems more suitable for this purpose. I hope someone makes a cheaper AAW-Q

 

[rad7]

I am also looking for an iem that I can sleep on my side with although it's more to watch Netflix with. The problem with many iems such as the **** you ordered is that they have vents on their back, and one side will get covered distorting the stereo image which is distracting.

Have you thought of earbuds instead? The monk lites are small the Qian69 is well reviewed with a v shape sound signature.

Thank you. Yeah, I do have Vido earbuds. You are right in that earbuds have a flat shape when compared to most IEMs. But I somehow started preferring IEMs over earbuds....I feel I'm missing something, it's hard to explain, when I use earbuds and it's not just the lowend.

 

[PCgaming4ever]

Found these little hard cases with foam inside for $1.74 for the small and $3.19 for the large. They look nice for headphones and storing a small DAP.

 

[Lurk650]

Found these little hard cases with foam inside for $1.74 for the small and $3.19 for the large. They look nice for headphones and storing a small DAP.

Funny thing is I received something in the mail recently that had a similar case, set aside on my desk then saw it recently and realized its perfect for that. I have no memory what it came with to have it lol

 

[Slater]

Funny thing is I received something in the mail recently that had a similar case, set aside on my desk then saw it recently and realized its perfect for that. I have no memory what it came with to have it lol

I like that cable!

 

[Lurk650]

I like that cable!

Stock N5005 cable, only downside though is that AKG uses nonstandard MMCX

 

[richario]

Anyone has a recommendation for a low-profile/small IEM for <$30 that can be used while sleeping on 1 side? I like a warm & bassy sound signature with wide soundstage, am treble sensitive & don't like piercing highs. I mainly listen to chillstep, psychedelic trance & other similar electronic music. I placed an order on **** but I believe it is not that small to be used for this purpose.

I listen to similar genres, psychill, psydub and other electronic genres. I have used the Y1 (I bought as Elistoop but lots of v resellers / names):"
3.5mm Graphene Earphones"
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/cdK4g6hx
They are tiny, flexible in the ear, and sound quite good in a shallow v sound. Nice and cheap as I don't want to spend a lot on a phone I'm sleeping on as I know I'll destroy it eventually! Also Sony MH 755 works pretty well as a side sleeper, and has drawn a lot of praise for the way it sounds.

 

[drey101]

Look what the postman dropped off :3
DP100 **** Moondrop Crescent

 

[thebigredpolos]

Thanks for the suggestions! You are right, it seems the flat shape of MDK-ASY seems more suitable for this purpose. I hope someone makes a cheaper AAW-Q

A cheaper AAW-Q was already made, but they're pretty hard to find. The Senzer S10. I can't comment on the sound, as I don't own them, I just remember seeing them pop up on Amazon some time ago

 

[DBaldock9]

Anyone has a recommendation for a low-profile/small IEM for <$30 that can be used while sleeping on 1 side? I like a warm & bassy sound signature with wide soundstage, am treble sensitive & don't like piercing highs. I mainly listen to chillstep, psychedelic trance & other similar electronic music. I placed an order on **** but I believe it is not that small to be used for this purpose.

For my ears, the Tennmak Pro fits the best, and is the most comfortable set of <$30 earphones to wear when sleeping. They also provide good isolation from noise.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Ten...MCX-Earphone-with-microphone/32838652146.html

 

[CoiL]

My experience with sleeping iems is that smaller the shell and "surface" area against ear - the better it is for sleeping. My best has been modded ED9 (about half size shell) for that:

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