[baskingshark]

Hi friends, any of you guys heard the Final Audio E500 before?

It's apparently going at $21 USD at (Mass)Drop now. Interesting price. Never tried any final audio gear thus far.

 

[CYoung234]

Absolutely!
I did with your great advice and love it! Thank you.

The treble is extended nicely for me, with a bit of those 30095 features.

With the craving for more treble, I got ( and am happy with NX7, actually NX7 pro with the read filter) and AS16.
The treble monster of all though is the AS12 with their treble filters removed - love it with some tracks but use sparingly

Thank you all for the comparisons and suggestions. Slater, I may try your filter mod on the C16. I spent most of yesterday listening to the Urbanfun ISSO14, which I just received. It sounds like it is going to be a good one. I changed it to Auvio tips after listening for a bit. The stock tips are not bad, but the Auvios seem better, and I already use them on all of my other sets in this comparison.

EDIT: Sorry - my multi quote did not work. I had intended to quote all of you. Also, I think i have decided NOT to get the BA10 in the end. I think the C16s give me detail when I want that, but I realized that for most music, I am gravitating toward the DD sets I have for the timbre. The Blons actually do a pretty amazing job of reproducing brass. For example, the CSO brass section made a recording on Resound a few years back. Hearing them play brings back memories.

 

[brianforever]

Had Tinnitus for last week so haven't been able to take some time for my earphones while in this torrid lockdown. Had the KZ ED9 tho today while running. These still IMO are the most musical of all the KZ range. They might not have the chops of their newer hybrids, but for sheer musical enjoyment... can't do much better. For £10 they have to be up there with the best of all budget ChiFi. They're comfier than the MH755, less fatiguing than something like the TRN V20 and less analytical/better built than the TIMMKOO c630. I'd would be great to have a poll on what everyone thought was the ultimate budget earphone, like around the £10 mark only

Top on my list are the Vido - King of the Budget-Fi Earphones for almost 5 years running and still sought after

 

[lgcubana]

Hi friends, any of you guys heard the Final Audio E500 before?

It's apparently going at $21 USD at (Mass)Drop now. Interesting price. Never tried any final audio gear thus far.

For myself, I went hot and heavy between 2018 - 19. Everything from $15 (USD) KZs to the JVC FD01

As the more seasoned members have suggested, there comes a point where X amount of cheap IEMs add up to the cost of 1 or 2 really good units.

Between the cumulative cost and AE's new delayed shipping, I'm done chasing the "they're 80% of XYZ ,at a fraction of the cost".

 

[Podster]

For myself, I went hot and heavy between 2018 - 19. Everything from $15 (USD) KZs to the JVC FD01

As the more seasoned members have suggested, there comes a point where X amount of cheap IEMs add up to the cost of 1 or 2 really good units.

Between the cumulative cost and AE's new delayed shipping, I'm done chasing the "they're 80% of XYZ ,at a fraction of the cost".

Smart not to mention who needs 36 iem’s:-0

 

[Nimweth]

Smart not to mention who needs 36 iem’s:-0

Uh-oh! Who needs 43 IEMs lol!

 

[Podster]

Uh-oh! Who needs 43 IEMs lol!

Exactly and I’m not even going the count the 40+ I’ve given away over the years!

 

[Slater]

Uh-oh! Who needs 43 IEMs lol!

Exactly and I’m not even going the count the 40+ I’ve given away over the years!

Wait, you guys only have 43? I’m in trouble then Lol

 

[genck]

This is the sub 100 dollar thread after all, who needs $1k IEM's when you can have 20 $50 IEM's, lol

 

[RikudouGoku]

Here are my top 3 iems for under 100 usd that all complement each other.

1. LZ A6 Mini (Treble, hyper detailed)
2. Urbanfun ISS014 ( Warm and Bass)
3. Final Audio E1000 (neutral and for mids)

 

[Podster]

Wait, you guys only have 43? I’m in trouble then Lol

Well I can assure you I’ve had over 50 iem’s since 2010 alone. Not going back to i6r’s, eb5’s or any other original UE’s!

 

[JEHL]

Speaking of Crinacle. I wonder if anyone shares his summary of the BL-03. It's probably safe to say that IEManiac doesn't though.

 

[Nimweth]

Exactly and I’m not even going the count the 40+ I’ve given away over the years!

Yes. I've given quite a few away as well!

 

[CoiL]

Hi friends, any of you guys heard the Final Audio E500 before?

It's apparently going at $21 USD at (Mass)Drop now. Interesting price. Never tried any final audio gear thus far.

800Hz and up to 20kHz looks really nice for me on graph.
But channel imbalance down from 400Hz makes me worry!

 

[harry501501]

Some really good contenders in that price range, it’s hard to choose:

MEMT X5
KZ ZS1 v1
KZ ATR
KZ HDS3
KZ ED9
KZ ZSN
KZ ZS3E
KZ ZS4
QKZ VK1

Every one of those is a solid budget champ. Can’t go wrong with a single one IMO.

Of course nothing is perfect though. They each have their cons though, such as fixed cables on a few, fit problems for some people, random QC issues (as with all ChiFi), discontinued models, etc.

OMG, the MEMT X5... i forgot about those little monsters. Great for electronic music. Plus you can play with the magnets if you're bored.

Smart not to mention who needs 36 iem’s:-0

lol, the good old days when you thought you were only a little crazy for having 36 IEMs.