I'm only getting a couple of TWS during this AE sale. ' Whizzer C3 and Edifier Tws200 '. After stepping into the mid-tier last year(dropped 1grand on 4 IEMs), I decided to check out following multiple underwhelming experience. They're good but not awesome! The extra ounce of micro-detail/Bass did not elevated the overall enjoyment, so I regressed... :]
Ps. Granted I'm one of the stubborn guys who refused getting a dedicated player & only using IEMs on my phone & laptop.
Hope the world will soon be back to the normal pace again. Stay healthy everyone!!
Shozy Form 1.1 (ordered before the sales started but with a coupon and some coins i got a 10 dollar discount). Hiby W3 and a Tempotec Sonata HD Pro. Still browsing around
That is holding you back for sure. Especially when you have higher tier earphones.
At LEAST get something like the Radsone ES100, which will allow you to still use your phone and laptop, but with seriously upgraded sound/capabilities. Hands down the $75 I’ve ever spent in this hobby, and I know many others who say the exact same thing.
I'm only getting a couple of TWS during this AE sale. ' Whizzer C3 and Edifier Tws200 '. After stepping into the mid-tier last year(dropped 1grand on 4 IEMs), I decided to check out following multiple underwhelming experience. They're good but not awesome! The extra ounce of micro-detail/Bass did not elevated the overall enjoyment, so I regressed... :]
Ps. Granted I'm one of the stubborn guys who refused getting a dedicated player & only using IEMs on my phone & laptop.
Hope the world will soon be back to the normal pace again. Stay healthy everyone!!
Yeah having owned a few midfi tier IEMs and auditioned a few more, I gotta agree in general the midfi gear are better than budget CHIFI, but not by a lot. The diminishing returns is tremendous, like one would need to pay 10 times more for a 10 - 20% improvement. Is that worth it? That's pretty subjective, and everyone has their own comfort level when it comes to spending on this hobby, more so now in uncertain times for our economy due to the coronavirus. Some of the midfi tier gear may be even worse than recent CHIFI releases eg Sennheiser IEMs. Their headphones are still good but having tried a few of their IEMs, I gotta say save your money and get some budget to midfi CHIFI.
I gotta agree with @Slater though, with midfi IEMs, your source is gonna be the bottleneck in the audio chain. It doesn't cost much nowadays to get a small profile dongle USB amp/DAC or even sub $100 DAP. It does let your midfi gear scale better. Unless your phone has a good built in DAC like the LGV series, there is a difference with using laptops to drive your music. Actually nowadays I can't listen to music on my laptop now without a dongle/amp, my ears have been spoilt. The soundstage, details, clarity and lower hiss/noise floor is quite apparent if you do switch from a laptop to some of these better sources.
That is holding you back for sure. Especially when you have higher tier earphones.
At LEAST get something like the Radsone ES100, which will allow you to still use your phone and laptop, but with seriously upgraded sound/capabilities. Hands down the $75 I’ve ever spent in this hobby, and I know many others who say the exact same thing.
I do have entry gears like LG V35, Shanling M0, and a couple of DAC dongles. I simply don't like the idea of carrying an extra phone sized square around for music purpose alone. Guess I never intended to be an audiophile after all lol. I really think the overall package of wireless buds are offering a superior experience (Sonic performance can be adequate even at the sub-$50 lineups nowadays). That's why I'm getting rid of most of my IEMs, with a few exceptions of course. In-Ears are slowly moving toward the position of the traditional Earbuds, and the trend is Unfortunately real
I do have entry gears like LG V35, Shanling M0, and a couple of DAC dongles. I simply don't like the idea of carrying an extra phone sized square around for music purpose alone. Guess I never intended to be an audiophile after all lol. I really think the overall package of wireless buds are offering a superior experience (Sonic performance can be adequate even at the sub-$50 lineups nowadays). That's why I'm getting rid of most of my IEMs, with a few exceptions of course. In-Ears are slowly moving toward the position of the traditional Earbuds, and the trend is Unfortunately real
ES100 is not phone sized. It’s about the size of your car key remote. About 2”X1.25”. It has a clip that can be clipped to stuff - your bag or clothing, etc. Or you can just tuck it inside your pocket.
ES100 is not phone sized. It’s about the size of your car key remote. About 2”X1.25”. It has a clip that can be clipped to stuff - your bag or clothing, etc. Or you can just tuck it inside your pocket.
I already have Shanling M0 for exercise etc. Thought about the ES100, but the exclusion of Type C connecter on MK2 was pretty uninspiring. I do have adapters but trying to somewhat limit the purchase of micro-usb devices if I can. I'm getting the Edifier Tws200, only because I want another airpods-shaped buds with Qualcomm chipset. Edifier makes quality budget products so that's a bonus as well.
I gotta agree with @Slater though, with midfi IEMs, your source is gonna be the bottleneck in the audio chain. It doesn't cost much nowadays to get a small profile dongle USB amp/DAC or even sub $100 DAP. It does let your midfi gear scale better. Unless your phone has a good built in DAC like the LGV series, there is a difference with using laptops to drive your music. Actually nowadays I can't listen to music on my laptop now without a dongle/amp, my ears have been spoilt. The soundstage, details, clarity and lower hiss/noise floor is quite apparent if you do switch from a laptop to some of these better sources.
Amusingly the improvements in sound quality were a (very enjoyable) side effect of the primary reason I got my Audioengine D3 USB dongle. The sound in my previous laptop was actually pretty decent but as it got older it was having to work harder to keep up and I was getting CPU/GPU interference when they were under strain. New laptop has none of that but the audio isn't quite as good (also I'm way more spoil't now) so the dongle stays. (Also amusingly I ended up getting an iFi Ear Buddy to de-amp the D3 because ow loud.)
I occasionally eye one of the FiiO Bluetooth dongles or the ES100 but I'd get so little use out of it I keep *just* eyeing them (for phone usage, primarily). Do have the Apple USB C headphone adapter though, so I'm not *completely* ignoring the mobile side of things... <-<
I already have Shanling M0 for exercise etc. Thought about the ES100, but the exclusion of Type C connecter on MK2 was pretty uninspiring. I do have adapters but trying to somewhat limit the purchase of micro-usb devices if I can. I'm getting the Edifier Tws200, only because I want another airpods-shaped buds with Qualcomm chipset. Edifier makes quality budget products so that's a bonus as well.
I'm not seeing that many great deals on IEMs during this AliExpress Sale. This could just be my lack of experience but after researching typical prices, I'm not seeing that many great "value" buys. The KBEAR Diamond is about the best deal I've seen given it's normal price of $85-$89usd (Amazon) - It can be had for $69usd (before any coupon stacking) and they're providing a free KBEAR 8 or 16 core cable (probably $10-15 value compared to current sale prices), which, depending on your perspective, translates to roughly $54 or $59 dollars net on the Diamonds, about a $20-$25 discount compared to average Diamond pricing. Seems like an easy choice so why not? Hopefully I'll be able to try them within 30-days without delay.
The variety of cables and prices during this sale appears to provide great value so picked-up some new 4/8/16 core cables to pair nicely with my new Hiby R5 that should arrive Monday - am EXTREMELY excited to experience the increase in performance!
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(Also amusingly I ended up getting an iFi Ear Buddy to de-amp the D3 because ow loud.)
