Oh ho! I was hoping 2024 could be the year of budget iems. It can still be of course. (Late last year budget market really began to bloom). To be fair, with your reecho dawn and even pulapa02 and nicehckf1 pro this year has started brightly I guess for over-performing budget iems. May that continue.
One look at your signature tells me the depth of that rabbit-abyss. And in a much much way smaller way (as compared to you) but considering that I live in a non-dollar country and can't really afford to splurge non existing money, I am afraid I am beginning to plunge into the rabbit hole. I was taking a peek, someone pushed me from behind . Trying to hold on to something to get out. Haha. Losing cause it seems.
True story: earlier today I was really calculating if I can end smoking and regular cafe visits coffees and assorted, can I get one 150 dollar or thereabouts iem every month. Haha... Win win situation!
All joking aside, it really is fascinating to go and look through the (other guy’s) reviews from 2016-2017. I remember a few of those and still have a few and it is monumental to take them out and discover just how far we have come, quality wise. I think this year is going to be strong in the under $50 realm. Now none of them are perfect, but it’s kinda like what traits are you going to accept and what are the traits that are going to move your emotions. Probably the number one test of the under $50 realm is to go for prolonged listening runs. Because a bunch of under $50 IEMs are fun for 20 minutes, yet how many can you find yourself with for an entire evening and not want anything else..........there is the test. Because all the under $50 IEWs are going to have some issue with technicalities and maybe tone, but what can you live with?
Probably the number one test of the under $50 realm is to go for prolonged listening runs. Because a bunch of under $50 IEMs are fun for 20 minutes, yet how many can you find yourself with for an entire evening and not want anything else..........there is the test. Because all the under $50 IEWs are going to have some issue with technicalities and maybe tone, but what can you live with?
Well put. I am still fine with the Dunu Titan S (60$) that i pull out now and then. described rightly as "vanilla' by @o0genesis0o , but it's a good-quality vanilla. Clears my head space off all the reverbs and blooms that go on with the other iems.
Well put. I am still fine with the Dunu Titan S (60$) that i pull out now and then. described rightly as "vanilla' by @o0genesis0o , but it's a good-quality vanilla. Clears my head space off all the reverbs and blooms that go on with the other iems.
I’m seeing that sell actually for $79, but that does look balanced and still fun! I think a lot of this game is also learning to like stuff that you may think is boring at first, like you keep focusing and trying, then you start to learn to like the sound more. Though where that place has been for me has been at the $150.00 mark, where IEMs that I thought were boring in that range start to prove their worth more somehow with bringing them back, back from the sea of lost causes... so to speak. I am hopping that 2024 is the year of the fabulous $49.99 IEM?
I’m seeing that sell actually for $79, but that does look balanced and still fun! I think a lot of this game is also learning to like stuff that you may think is boring at first, like you keep focusing and trying, then you start to learn to like the sound more. Though where that place has been for me has been at the $150.00 mark, where IEMs that I thought were boring in that range start to prove their worth more somehow with bringing them back, back from the sea of lost causes... so to speak. I am hopping that 2024 is the year of the fabulous $49.99 IEM?
Oh it was on a discount when I got it last year, then, i guess. It's pretty decent IEM - tonally, timbre, soundstage, clarity, detail-retrieving above average (better than simgot 500 for that matter, prefer Titan S over EA500). I recommend that as the first IEM to friends in fact; particularly when they aren't sure what they like in an IEM; it has the 'audiophile' tuning covered and will let you know which spectrum you need more to identify your future purchases.
Cheers to the 2024 wish of yours!
I can give give you his verdict now: the best budget iem ever, coloured but great? Sub bass less, more mid bass? With change of cable, the soundstage opened up dramatically? (Code insert) With ear tips mids changed more full bodied? (Code insert) Something in the treble causes fatigue, that pinna gain? But ear surgery helped? (Surgeon contact)
Just kidding @Redcarmoose hope you don't mind! will await your feedback!
Ha, I’m just like you, only Vivian sends me emails with codes? So then I post them here? So, hopefully people may like the DB2........I don’t know haven’t heard it yet? It just came out.
Any new codes for the NiceHck F1 Pro? I see they've changed their cable bundles offers - now one with the FirstTouch cable for a small-ish uplift in price and one with the MoonGod cable that doubles the price. Don't know what those cables are like but people spoke well of the bundle with the Cyan cable (including you I think?)
Any new codes for the NiceHck F1 Pro? I see they've changed their cable bundles offers - now one with the FirstTouch cable for a small-ish uplift in price and one with the MoonGod cable that doubles the price. Don't know what those cables are like but people spoke well of the bundle with the Cyan cable (including you I think?)
- the soundstage on this set is huge for an IEM. Something tells me planar drivers are the secret sauce for staging in IEMs, after this and the MP145.
- the bass on the Sza continues to impress. It’s so full and accurate, yet the bleed into the mids is basically non-existent. I can easily separate out what is where doing what, even when the bass is going absolutely nuts.
- the included cable rules. It’s so simple, fabric but not microphonic, keeps no memory of knots at all. I want one for all my IEMs.
- crazy source dependent. The better your chain is, the more you will get out of these. I cannot use these with BT, and audio not mixed well isn’t great. it sounded way less dynamic when using a standard 3.5mm cable.
- the real magic of this set is how full the sound is for how non-fatiguing it is to wear. The shells are quite large even, but I will still forget they are in my ears, playing music. They are just so natural, the treble shines just enough but that is easily the part taking the biggest hit in the balance of the tuning.
- I did notice a couple micro scratches on the faceplates. Unsure if that is my fault or what, I can’t imagine what caused it but meh! It’s not that big of a deal.
Edit - meant to say this too. “Planar timbre”; this set doesn’t have it to my ears. I quite like that tonality, you can tell by my signature how much I like planar drivers but to me, this set doesn’t have that “planar zing” people talk about in other sets utilizing a planar. It’s very natural.
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
hope you don't mind! will await your feedback!
