Zenbun
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This will be a short review of several TWS I tried.
I was using Sabbath E12 ultra for years but I placed them in the laundry by mistake and one of them doesn't hold a charge anymore, I bought new ones but the quality is much much worse, in terms of sound quality and build quality, it's as if it's a fake unit.
Anyway, this forced me to try more IEMs.
CMF buds pro 2
Very uncomfortable, and very sibilant, I can't stand non single dynamic driver IEMs and these have some kind of a BA tweeter inside, the shape of them also just caused me pain even without playing music. The sound quality was very good though, although very bassy, but that can be toned down. LDAC connection worked well.
Soundcode liberty 4 NC
Very comfortable and has excellent sound quality, it's a proper V shape and there's no sibilance, this could have been the one but LDAC support feels experimental and I had the connection drop every few minutes. This is unacceptable for its price and moving to AAC reduces the SQ too much.
Vivo TWS 4 hifi
Sound signature is fun, although the SQ is better on the 4 NC, they're comfortable, LDAC connection is stable and good, and the touch controls are kinda wonky. But again, pain in the ears as soon as anything is playing, something is sibilant in these and I couldn't handle it. Also, the transparency and noise cancelation are just bass boost and don't really do much. I also don't like that they lied about having APTX, I looked everywhere in their app but there was no way to turn it on.
Now I have the SoundPEATS Air4 Pro ANC on the way, I hope they'll be good.
I'm open to more recommendations, please. They should be less than 75 USD, 1 DD, must have APTX or LDAC, and have in-ear tips, I don't care about ANC.
I was using Sabbath E12 ultra for years but I placed them in the laundry by mistake and one of them doesn't hold a charge anymore, I bought new ones but the quality is much much worse, in terms of sound quality and build quality, it's as if it's a fake unit.
Anyway, this forced me to try more IEMs.
CMF buds pro 2
Very uncomfortable, and very sibilant, I can't stand non single dynamic driver IEMs and these have some kind of a BA tweeter inside, the shape of them also just caused me pain even without playing music. The sound quality was very good though, although very bassy, but that can be toned down. LDAC connection worked well.
Soundcode liberty 4 NC
Very comfortable and has excellent sound quality, it's a proper V shape and there's no sibilance, this could have been the one but LDAC support feels experimental and I had the connection drop every few minutes. This is unacceptable for its price and moving to AAC reduces the SQ too much.
Vivo TWS 4 hifi
Sound signature is fun, although the SQ is better on the 4 NC, they're comfortable, LDAC connection is stable and good, and the touch controls are kinda wonky. But again, pain in the ears as soon as anything is playing, something is sibilant in these and I couldn't handle it. Also, the transparency and noise cancelation are just bass boost and don't really do much. I also don't like that they lied about having APTX, I looked everywhere in their app but there was no way to turn it on.
Now I have the SoundPEATS Air4 Pro ANC on the way, I hope they'll be good.
I'm open to more recommendations, please. They should be less than 75 USD, 1 DD, must have APTX or LDAC, and have in-ear tips, I don't care about ANC.
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