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Headphoneus Supremus
Hey guys, looking for some advice on a pair of IEMs. Budget is in the $100 range and was really looking at the IT01s. I plan on ordering an iBasso DX150 next week and am looking for a good pair of IEMs that are affordable to pair with the DAP. I plan on using these for listening to music on the go, as well as connecting to the DAP as a USB DAC for my PC and playing games with. The IT01s seem to have pretty good reviews and is right in my price range. One thing is I would like a pair of IEMs with a balanced cable, do these come with one or is there one that is affordable? When I googled it the first thing that came up was a $89 cable so I kind of stopped there. Would these be a good affordable fit for what I am looking for, or are there any other options that would be worth looking into? I also was reading a little about the Fiio f9 pro which is a little more but I saw comes with 2 cables and one is balanced. Both these and those seem to get different reviews but this would be my first "real" pair of IEMs and not too sure where to start.
Here is a balanced MMCX cable for $16:
https://penonaudio.com/mmcx-silver-plated-replacement-cable.html
It won't be the fanciest quality or the nicest looking, but it will get the job done.
You can also search on AliExpress, which has a ton of balanced cables at just about any price point. You can search for LZ or BGVP cables to get started. (I would be more specific than that, but there are a number of banned AE sellers and I don't want to bother looking them up.) NiceHCK is a legitimate and non-banned seller, however, that I have personally purchased from in the past and would recommend. As always with AE, do your homework on the seller, but it's not nearly as sketchy as some people make it out to be. Hope that helps!