George Taylor
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Delving into iems is less expensive. At least for my interests. Don't see me getting into Andramodas any time soon.
iBasso IT01 a fun IEM. Single multilayered graphene driver. !! 99 USD !!
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scotvl
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You're in for a treat as they burn in then, I've got about 200 hours on mine now and they sound amazing. At around 50 hours I noticed the top end smooths out and congestion on busy tracks starts to fade away then the mid bass becomes tamer while the bass tightens up and now I'm finding the mids are becoming lusher and more balanced in the mix. The more I'm using them it seems they are flattering out to become a thick, dynamic, detailed and revealing IEM with amazing instrument separation and detail retrieval that sounds great with every genre I've listened to.
Editing to add that these hyperbolic impressions are my own and what I've observed as I'm enjoying the Hell out of these IEMs.
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jamato8
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That is what I noticed. I wasn't happy at first but then they smoothed out, opened up even more and even though smooth, they are dynamic with a good edge on the sound. Crazy for the price or even for a lot more money. Got some very good customs I haven't even been using.
George Taylor
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In just the first hour of listening I've had two "I never noticed that in that song before" moments. And like Dobrescu George pointed out, I do have some higher end over ear cans. I won't argue, but I don't know if I can imagine them sounding better than they do now. As far as iems go, I have both the Fiio F5 & F9pro, the Beyerdynamic iDX 200 iE, & the 1More Quad. These things blow them all out of the water to my ears. I'm not the best at describing SQ, but I do know what I like when I hear it. And man do these have it. Thrilled that I finally found some iems that I'm excited about.
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Ya never really liked the one more quads much myself. Ended up selling them. Goes to show you more drivers don't mean better sound.
George Taylor
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Just like, too much bass for me. Was hoping they would burn in somehow, but I don't see/hear it happening.
Dsnuts
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It01 has better extension in both ends over a 4 driver IEM that cost double is all I am saying.
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Have to thank you for steering me towards these when I was asking you about the DM5s, the IT01s are really special.
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Ibasso should pay you guys commission...just ordered a pair...lol. I can't wait to try them.
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The funny thing is that besides the sound quality, you also get the amazing cable. Hard to buy anything else under 100$.
Vende
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Yes, right price point, value for your money and great sounding....sounds like a home run to me.
PlantsmanTX
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They're tempting the hell out of me, too.
Dobrescu George
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Welp, IT01 is a really nice 100$ IEM after all, it is normal for it to tempt you
bsoplinger
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I've found that they're very tip dependant. Try other tips and see if you get a more balanced sound. As a suggestion.
The cable is amazing - easily better than the $45 **** IEM cables I bought.
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