flinkenick's 17 Flagship IEM Shootout Thread (and general high-end portable audio discussion)
Feb 26, 2021 at 2:45 PM Post #27,962 of 39,419
pick it up and drop it again , cause after the edit my post is even more mic-dropping :p
Instructions unclear, sold the mic and bought a new one :p

My Lime Ears Aether turned five-years-old this past January. I'd love to see some of the new guys beat that. :p
Putting us all to shame here
 
Feb 26, 2021 at 3:26 PM Post #27,964 of 39,419
My Lime Ears Aether turned five-years-old this past January. I'd love to see some of the new guys beat that. :p

Not new, but my 60 month Angie is the same as five years.
 
Feb 26, 2021 at 3:35 PM Post #27,965 of 39,419
I honestly don’t even know how to feel once you decide to move on from the Zeus XR...

I wanna try A18S+ PW Audio 1950 / Odin , to name a few

problem is i am 5K short so yeah , no money no honey :xf_cool:
 
Feb 26, 2021 at 3:39 PM Post #27,966 of 39,419
Not new, but my 60 month Angie is the same as five years.
JH Audio LAYLA Carbon - 2 months shy of 6 years (This was my first true taste of what a TOTL IEM)

Shure SE846 - A little over 6 years (I thought this would be my endgame. boy was I so wrong about that 😂)

Sony XBA-H3 - 3 months shy of 7 years lol (Takes the cake being my usual EDC alongside what’s above)

Shure SE215 - closing in to 10 years (My first set of IEMs. I still listen to it from time to time, but doesn’t see as much use as the one above sadly)
These 4 are flexing their age lol especially the SE215 😂
 
Feb 26, 2021 at 3:45 PM Post #27,967 of 39,419
These 4 are flexing their age lol especially the SE215 😂

Ha! 'Totally missed your Layla's upcoming 6th anniversary. You should definitely consider getting a custom one, especially with JH's continuously-expanding, increasingly-tempting design options. :wink: If we're counting universals as well, my Zero Audio Doppio and Duoza are approaching 7 years... collecting dust in my IEM drawer. :D
 
Feb 26, 2021 at 4:19 PM Post #27,968 of 39,419
Ha! 'Totally missed your Layla's upcoming 6th anniversary. You should definitely consider getting a custom one, especially with JH's continuously-expanding, increasingly-tempting design options. :wink: If we're counting universals as well, my Zero Audio Doppio and Duoza are approaching 7 years... collecting dust in my IEM drawer. :D
It’s getting close man lol

And their design options are definitely tempting. But the price on the other hand tho... 😂

I just wish I just went and gotten a custom at the get go. But that would’ve meant the great @KuroKitsu wouldn’t have had the chance to try them. But then again, I was able to force fit his custom A3 fairly comfortably. So it might’ve worked either way 😆
 
Feb 26, 2021 at 4:23 PM Post #27,969 of 39,419
I wanna try A18S+ PW Audio 1950 / Odin , to name a few

problem is i am 5K short so yeah , no money no honey :xf_cool:
Perhaps @Vitaly2017 is your long lost rich uncle?
It’s getting close man lol

And their design options are definitely tempting. But the price on the other hand tho... 😂

I just wish I just went and gotten a custom at the get go. But that would’ve meant the great @KuroKitsu wouldn’t have had the chance to try them. But then again, I was able to force fit his custom A3 fairly comfortably. So it might’ve worked either way 😆
Looking at my list of uncontentment, I gotta do something to justify me to myself. I also blame 64 for making such gosh darn good customs
 
Feb 26, 2021 at 4:36 PM Post #27,970 of 39,419
I have a Shure SE530 somewhere in a box in my house 😏

and I just sold my fitear 335 a few weeks ago and it was on its way to its 7th anniversary :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
 
Feb 26, 2021 at 4:41 PM Post #27,971 of 39,419
and I just sold my fitear 335 a few weeks ago and it was on its way to its 7th anniversary :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
Oh man, I still haven’t heard the 335. How were they?
 
Feb 26, 2021 at 4:49 PM Post #27,972 of 39,419
Oh man, I still haven’t heard the 335. How were they?
To my ears, they’ve slipped down the order compared to other newer TOTLs, so it’s time to move on :relaxed:
 
Feb 26, 2021 at 5:14 PM Post #27,973 of 39,419
Audiophile for year's, Head Fi’er for 6, but fairly new to the IEM side of things.

Solaris OG: 2 years
VE EVE20: 4 months
MEST: 3 months
Kinera Nanna: 2 month
VE Meister: 5 weeks
64 Trió: 1 week.
 
Feb 26, 2021 at 5:16 PM Post #27,974 of 39,419
To my ears, they’ve slipped down the order compared to other newer TOTLs, so it’s time to move on :relaxed:
Man, I still wanna hear them. I’ve been a fan of FitEar since I heard the TG334. Especially the Titan and the new DC.
 
Feb 26, 2021 at 5:17 PM Post #27,975 of 39,419
Audiophile for year's, Head Fi’er for 6, but fairly new to the IEM side of things.

Solaris OG: 2 years
VE EVE20: 4 months
MEST: 3 months
Kinera Nanna: 2 month
VE Meister: 5 weeks
64 Trió: 1 week.
Love seeing the Meister on there. Gotta hear it and the EVE20 one day.
 

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