Chinese / Asian Brand IEM Info Thread
Jun 1, 2020 at 11:03 AM Post #30,886 of 33,689
Depends on how long you’ve been away, but...

Some of them include:
- ThieAudio Legacy 3 (my personal favorite)
- Moondrop Starfield
- Tin T4
- JVC FDX1/FD01
- Tri i3
- LZ A6 (A7 coming soon)
- Moondrop Blessing 2
- BQEYZ Spring 1 (Spring 2 coming soon)
- Moondrop SSR (coming soon)
- BLON BL03
- BLON BL05 (less well received than BL03)
- Reecho and Peacock Spring 1

Maybe around 8 months, But this list looks new. They Are pumping out iems i see. Thanks
 
Jun 1, 2020 at 11:41 AM Post #30,888 of 33,689
Maybe around 8 months, But this list looks new. They Are pumping out iems i see. Thanks

They certainly have been churning them out like crazy. What’s more impressive though, is the quality and capabilities of Chi-Fi products. It’s definitely not just budget products. They have been coming out with legitimate TOTL caliber IEMs.

The IEMs I listed are around the price range you mentioned, anywhere from $30 to approx. $350.
 
Jun 1, 2020 at 11:49 AM Post #30,889 of 33,689
My Linsoul mystery package from March finally showed up. I’m not sure what make and model one pair of iems is? Any ideas?
Total
Price was around $15usd.
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**** 4in1 no?
 
Jun 1, 2020 at 2:57 PM Post #30,890 of 33,689
I've been gone for awhile and need a recommendation for something that will be good for monitoring for $100 or less. The well know ones are the Sennheiser IE40 and Shure SE215, but are there any that are better or equal at say even $50?
 
Jun 1, 2020 at 2:59 PM Post #30,891 of 33,689
I've been gone for awhile and need a recommendation for something that will be good for monitoring for $100 or less. The well know ones are the Sennheiser IE40 and Shure SE215, but are there any that are better or equal at say even $50?
Tin Hifi T2
Final Audio E1000

Both under 50 usd.
 
Jun 1, 2020 at 3:34 PM Post #30,892 of 33,689
They certainly have been churning them out like crazy. What’s more impressive though, is the quality and capabilities of Chi-Fi products. It’s definitely not just budget products. They have been coming out with legitimate TOTL caliber IEMs.

The IEMs I listed are around the price range you mentioned, anywhere from $30 to approx. $350.

Yes indeed this is high quality, i always get impressed what quality we get out og these great value
 
Jun 1, 2020 at 4:59 PM Post #30,893 of 33,689
My Linsoul mystery package from March finally showed up. I’m not sure what make and model one pair of iems is? Any ideas?
Total
Price was around $15usd.
5D337D54-D13F-4B71-8F6E-59EEDFEE19BC.jpeg99CE6A04-A32B-4AE8-95C7-6A7B3B46A2DB.jpeg
Mmm don't know what either of them are. Didn't know trn made a V40. A v20 and v60 yes.
 
Jun 1, 2020 at 7:07 PM Post #30,896 of 33,689
I've been gone for awhile and need a recommendation for something that will be good for monitoring for $100 or less. The well know ones are the Sennheiser IE40 and Shure SE215, but are there any that are better or equal at say even $50?
Please elaborate a little. What kind of monitoring? Stage monitoring? If so, what instrument, and how much noise isolation do you need? For mixing/mastering? Probably the most neutral-ish sounding IEM for less than $50 is the Tin T2 (as previously recommended), but the isolation is quite poor.
 
Jun 1, 2020 at 9:52 PM Post #30,897 of 33,689
I've been gone for awhile and need a recommendation for something that will be good for monitoring for $100 or less. The well know ones are the Sennheiser IE40 and Shure SE215, but are there any that are better or equal at say even $50?

A lot of modern day CHIFI can beat the Shure SE215 for stage monitoring purposes for a fraction of the price. I did use the SE215 a few years ago for stage monitoring, but got rid of it after discovering CHIFI. Granted it has good isolation and comfort, but SQ wise, pretty meh for the asking price. Haven't tried the Senn IE40, but I have the IE80S and it is also pretty poor in price to performance ratio compared to its CHIFI counterparts.

If u can up your budget slightly, do consider the Audiosense DT200 ($140ish USD), very balanced warm neutral tuning with good tonality. Superb isolation 30dB ish, with good comfort and fit. Technicalities/soundstage are average, timbre is good for a dual BA set. Audiosense has a few other $50 - $100 USD lower end models, eg T180, T260, T300, they have good fit with small ear profile like the Westones and have varying driver counts.

My current back up set for stage monitoring is the 5 Knowles BA Hisenior B5+ (around $70 - 80USD). Good isolation, good technicalities, N shaped (midcentric). Average soundstage though.

I've also tried the KZ ZS10 Pro (V shaped with good technicalities but slightly artificial treble timbre for acoustic instruments), Jade Audio EA3 (bright V shaped set, not for treble sensitive, good soundstage and subbass extension), and a few other KZs and TRNs, but those are not really neutralish in tuning, but they may serve a monitoring function if u can EQ certain frequencies on the fly.
 
Jun 2, 2020 at 5:58 AM Post #30,898 of 33,689
I've been gone for awhile and need a recommendation for something that will be good for monitoring for $100 or less. The well know ones are the Sennheiser IE40 and Shure SE215, but are there any that are better or equal at say even $50?
For stage monitoring I'd also suggest the MEE Audio M6 Pro G2. Balanced tuning, lightweight build, super comfortable (practically disappear in your ears). They come with an impressive set of accessories (i.e. Comply foams, sturdy case, two cables) too. MEE Audio also has a great policy that lets you purchase individual earpieces at a discounted price, should you damage one.
All this around 40 USD.
 
Jun 2, 2020 at 8:00 AM Post #30,899 of 33,689
I went looking for reviews of them but didn’t really find any. I’ll listen today to see what they’re like.
https://audiobudget.com/product/****/4in1
 
Jun 2, 2020 at 11:12 AM Post #30,900 of 33,689
New review! We take a look at an alphabet soup, the TRN VX. Their brand new hybrid flagship is stuffed full of drivers, but do they deliver?

https://www.headphonesty.com/2020/06/review-trn-vx/

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