ljokerl
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Hi all,
I'm new to this forum, and I joined to find help looking for new IEMs. I'm sure most people are tired of hearing this, but what are the cheapest bang-for-the-buck IEMs ($30 and under) that I can buy right now? There's so many IEM reviews on here, that I'm a bit overwhelmed, and I'm not sure what to choose. Sound quality is most important to me.
I looked at some of the reviews and am considering these so far:
KZ-ED2 ($12)
Xiaomi - Piston 2 ($25)
JVC - HAFX101 ($15)
JVC - HAFX40 ($19)
Philips - SHE3590 ($11)
Which one of these would be the best pick? Or any other recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
Also, about the KZ-ED2, is $12 a good price for it? Or do any of you know if the price will fall again? A few posts back, someone mentioned that it was going for less than $10.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/KZ-ED2-professional-in-ear-headphones-Metal-heavy-bass-sound-quality-Music-headphones/2019520112.html?PID=6146845&src=ale&URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aliexpress.com%2Fitem%2FKZ-ED2-professional-in-ear-headphones-Metal-heavy-bass-sound-quality-Music-headphones%2F2019520112.html&cv=11032041&cn=null&tp1=xmrftfu4wjfo&tracelog=null&af=cj_6146845&vd=30
Also, I just want to thank the person(s) that is responsible for all these reviews. I can't imagine how much time and work it took to put all this together. Cheers!
I would go for the Pistons but I haven't tried the KZ. The Piston is a little on the bassy side but not as much as the JVC FX101. The 3590 is awesome if you are worried about bass bloat and want a little less bass, but IMO the Piston is tolerable for the price in that regard as well.
Joker can you recommend a universal iem $100-200 which is balanced across the FR and neutral, primarily for classical music
Sure, my picks would be TDK BA200, HiFiMan RE-400, Etymotic HF5, and VSonic VC1000. I arranged them from warmest to brightest but they're all quite neutral on the whole.