[karma37]

I think now it's time for me to chime in.
I have basically all the FOTMs, so here is the breakdown of them all

$200-300
It's a tie between LZ A6 and Audiosense T800, and they both sound equal to, or better than FH7, DK-4001, IE 400 - 500 Pro, Andromeda, IER-M9 depending on your music tastes

LZ A6 - The temperamental king
Pros: excellent treble detail and extension, tight and strong subbass, versatility, excellent wide soundstage (not tall) ==> technical abilities
Cons: some sibilance coming with treble extension
Remedy: copper cable, small pieces of foam inside the 10-40kHz filters
9/10

Audiosense T800 - The proper queen
Pro: excellent mid detail, strong and fun bass, safer treble than A6
Con: bass can feel slightly slow
Remedy: pure silver cable, tip rollings
9/10

$150 - 200
I don't own anything in this range, but auditioned IKKO OH10 (8/10) and Moondrop KXXS (7.5/10).
OH10 is better and quite good for the price, although both OH10 and KXXS don't give me the wow. They don't sound better than the $50-150 offerings in my collection (otherwise I would buy them)

$50 - 150
The most crowded arena

BQEYZ Spring 1
Pros: detailed, warm, excellent mid, good bass, holographic soundstage
Cons: slightly thin treble
Remedy: pure silver cable, nozzle screen removal, tips rolling
8/10

Shuoer Tape
Pros: hi-mid and high detail, strong and fun bass, wow factor
Cons: slightly shouty with female vocals, the 3kHz peak sometimes masks details in some areas
Remedy: Ostry OS200 tips
7.75

Sennheiser IE 40 Pro
Pros: excellent mid detail for DD, warm mid, very wide soundstage (not tall though)
Cons: subbass roll-off, slightly thin treble
Remedy: copper custom cable, tips rolling
8/10

NiceHCK NX7
Pros: very detailed, tight strong bass, wide soundstage
Cons: 8 kHz fatiguing peak
Remedy: 2 pieces of foam inside the nozzles (just take out the screens using a needle)
8/10

KBEAR Hi7
Pros: very large soundstage
Cons: the 3kHz peak sometimes masks details in some areas
Remedy: haven't spent much time with this yet
6.5/10

UiiSii BA-T9
Pros: the largest soundstage of all my IEMs, very detailed
Cons: flat bass (not a con for many), slightly sibilant
Remedy: copper cable, foam tips
7.75/10

NiceHCK F3
Pros: quick attack/decay of planar
Cons: flat bass, 8kHz fatiguing peak
Remedy: copper cable, foam tips
6.5/10

HiSenior H6
Pros: warm mid
Cons: subbass roll-off, treble roll-off
Remedy: haven't spent much time with this yet
6.0/10

Sub-$50

Semkarch CNT-1
Pros: excellent detail with no strange peak, very fun, strong subbass with little midbass bleed, quick for DD
Cons: 2 pairs of stock filters sound bad
Remedy: LZ A6 filters (red ones)
7.5/10

Blon BL-03
Pros: natural, smooth sound (Harman style with less 3kHz peak)
Cons: treble roll-off, not as quick as CNT-1
Remedy: pure silver cable, KZ star tips
7.25/10

TRN V90
Prons: detailed with no sibilance, strong fun bass, separation
Cons: slightly slow bass, thin mid
Remedy: cable and tips rolling
7.25/10

KZ ZSX
Pros: smooth, flat sound with slightly raised sub-bass
Cons: not as detailed as V90 with less separation
Remedy: sold them
6.75/10

I-INTO i8
Pro: smooth sound, flat mid
Cons: treble roll-off, springy cable
Remedy: tips rolling
6.5/10

UiiSii CM5
Pros: Harman style sound, detailed treble
Cons: slightly slow bass
Remedy: tips rolling
7/10

Ren Teng ix-12
Pros: strong bass, detailed
Cons: slight mid-bass bleed, fit problems
Remedy: wide bore tips
6.5/10

****
Pron: smooth sound, good soundstage
Cons: fit problems
Remedy: none
6.5/10

Sony MH755
What can I say, just buy them.

Some other IEMs I have sold: AKG N5005, KZ ZS10 Pro - ZS7 - ZS6, TRN IM1 Pro - IM2 - X6 - V20, Meizu Live, Kanas Pro, Tin T3, FLC 8S, NiceHCK N3, CCA C16, BGVP DM6, Sony XBA-A3 - XBA-300 - EX800ST, LZ A5, BQEYZ KC2... Most of them are not bad, some are excellent (N5005, FLC 8S), but I love to experience.

Hope this will help you with your 11.11 purchases. I'm feeling empty, cause I have nothing to buy now.

T800 most over rated IEM I have.. harsh treble and bloated bass.. FH7 smooth as butter.. tapes are excellent all round and listen to them more than fh7 or t800

 

[CoiL]

T800 most over rated IEM I have.. harsh treble and bloated bass.. FH7 smooth as butter.. tapes are excellent all round and listen to them more than fh7 or t800

That` s interesting, maybe you got faulty unit? Do you have opportunity to take FR measurements?

 

[superuser1]

T800 most over rated IEM I have.. harsh treble and bloated bass.. FH7 smooth as butter.. tapes are excellent all round and listen to them more than fh7 or t800

Just read someone mention at the cake thread that his T800 is too rich as he uses 16 core pure copper cable. Worth checking out that post perhaps?

 

[PhonoPhi]

That` s interesting, maybe you got faulty unit? Do you have opportunity to take FR measurements?

T800 has an impedance of 9 Ohm, which makes it extremely source-sensitive (starting with finding a source that can handle it properly).

 

[Slater]

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000268695685.html

I was just looking at it on AE when u posted this, there's a FR in the link too. I'm a bit hesistant about it due to the 2 - 4 kHz usual CHIFI peak.
I think Slater has ordered it and will give us a comparison with other single DD sets, but I'm not sure if he can receive it before 11/11 to give a review

My order got cancelled because the seller processing time ran out, so unfortunately I'm not going to have it by 11.11.

Hopefully, someone else has ordered the Hibiscus and can report some impressions soon

 

[baskingshark]

My order got cancelled because the seller processing time ran out, so unfortunately I'm not going to have it by 11.11.

Hopefully, someone else has ordered the Hibiscus and can report some impressions soon

Awww what a pity, thanks for trying anyway. There's lots of CHIFI DD IEMs that have recently released, or will be releasing soon, such as:

1) Fearless Audio Stellar
2) Toneking 1Q
3) Faael Hibiscus
4) Tin HIFI T4
5) BLON Bluejay/Cardinal
6) Auglamour T100
7) Simgot MT3
8) GT2 10 mm DLC

Pick your poison. There's many more DD fish in the ocean to catch!

 

[Slater]

T800 most over rated IEM I have.. harsh treble and bloated bass.. FH7 smooth as butter.. tapes are excellent all round and listen to them more than fh7 or t800

Harsh treble and bloated bass on the T800 is a symptom of a source mismatch.

 

[audio123]

IKKO is releasing a new IEM: Musikv OH7 In-ear Monitor

Supposedly inspired by the Viennese music halls. Looks super pretty.

Parameters:
Impedance 90Ω
Sensitivity 105 db
Single DD

https://www.facebook.com/IKKOAUDIO/posts/798847187241299





90Ω impedance is not common in IEMs though, probably will need amping and some juice to shine.

I wonder how their flagship OH7 will stack up against TOTL Dynamic IEMs. So far I am very impressed with both OH1 and OH10.

 

[Tonymac136]

Awww what a pity, thanks for trying anyway. There's lots of CHIFI DD IEMs that have recently released, or will be releasing soon, such as:

1) Fearless Audio Stellar
2) Toneking 1Q
3) Faael Hibiscus
4) Tin HIFI T4
5) BLON Bluejay/Cardinal
6) Auglamour T100
7) Simgot MT3
8) GT2 10 mm DLC

Pick your poison. There's many more DD fish in the ocean to catch!

See also Fengru 7hz and 7hz Pro, unless they're not new. Can't find any reviews

 

[citral23]

I wonder how their flagship OH7 will stack up against TOTL Dynamic IEMs. So far I am very impressed with both OH1 and OH10.

That's quite interesting, generally higher Z improves transients and cleans up the bass on earbuds, should be the same for iems

 

[Tamirci]

My order got cancelled because the seller processing time ran out, so unfortunately I'm not going to have it by 11.11.

Hopefully, someone else has ordered the Hibiscus and can report some impressions soon

I will be the one to report some as my shipment looks on the way.

 

[cqtek]

Another ChiFi to consider, with a U-profile:

BGVP SGZ-DN1S

My humble opinion of them is here

https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/bgvp-sgz-dn1s.24025/reviews#review-22847

I'm waiting for the Auglamour T100... to see how it goes.

 

[Bui Hai Anh]

I have to say I'm quite impressed with TRN, as they have absolutely no housesound whatsoever, so each new pair is an experiment on their part, and a leap of faith on the customer' (so far I have bought and sold the V20 - IM1 Pro - IM2 - X6 - V90).

 

[karma37]

Harsh treble and bloated bass on the T800 is a symptom of a source mismatch.

Fiio m11.. matches with all the rest of my collection..

 

[Slater]

Fiio m11.. matches with all the rest of my collection..

M11 output impedance is 1ohm SE and 2ohm balanced. Not exactly super low, but not super high either.

As you can see from these members, there are noticeable sonic changes to the T800 when used with the M11 and some M11 members feel that the M11/T800 isn't exactly the best pairing:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/aud...ressions-thread.909718/page-171#post-15284990
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/aud...ressions-thread.909718/page-154#post-15239410

I'm not disputing that the M11 isn't a 'good DAP', but only that you may have different/better luck at least trying to pair the T800 with a different source. I see from your profile that you own an ibasso DAP. Perhaps you should pair the T800 with the ibasso and see if you like the results better.

For me, the ES100 makes the T800 sound better than any other source I have. And I know that I’m not alone in that observation, especially with regards to sensitive IEMs:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/radsone-earstudio-es100.867366/page-372#post-15285435

Also, the T800 is very tip dependent. Some tips make the treble shouty and harsh. What tips were you using? And what cable?