[Tamizhan]

@Tamizhan

Have a look at this too. Akros says price if you mention him would be 135 usd and it's s rave from him. (Cklvxd41).

Also there is aful magicone at same price bracket!

Lot of the new releases and upcoming ones seem to target sub $200-300, we can aggregate these after few months and see which one will hold up. Still thank you for remembering my search in this budget range.

 

[Jaytiss]

What??? Where is the Cantor?

Imma picking up my pitchfork

Why not both. If magic performer 3 is cheap, it could be a fun set!

 

[thaslaya]

Check out my 160th review article, The NICEHCK DB2

https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/nicehck-db2.27009/reviews

160th???

 

[Zerstorer_GOhren]

160th???

Yeah and I still have 12 incoming product reviews. . Will try to post 2 more reviews this month alone.

 

[Zerstorer_GOhren]

Hmmm those cons!

Unfortunately, it's just that it sounded like that to my ears.

 

[DynamicEars]

Deleted double post, misquoted sorry

 

[DynamicEars]

Idk. I think that XE6 already took that crown for me, but j might give it to the Hades once I get my hands on it (probably end of this week).



I'm just hoping the Hades is a budget XE6. The XE6 is pretty controversial but quite loved around here, and the Hades tuning idea seems similar. Yes, I know graphs tell jack all, and I'm sure the Hades cannot come anywhere close to XE6 in terms of tech or quality or presentation of the bass. But my point is the Hades's FR isn't "new".

I hate the XE6, and I'm sure I'll hate the Hades. But I bought the Hades for my friend, and she swears by the XE6 as the best IEM she's ever heard (much preferred it even to the Storm, Annihilator, GM, RN6 etc). She was salivating when I showed her the Hades graph. She doesn't want mids or treble. Bass, and only bass. Nothing but bass for her.

So there is a market for the Hades, and HBB is right that it's a niche within a niche. Probably XE6 fans might like it. Who knows? It's gonna be muddy as hell, but my friend said that the people complaining about it being muddy are the same ones who don't know how to swim

Yeah the Xe6 is the most bleeding bass among big boys up there. I also a bass quality lover but the Xe6 is a very niche mid+upper bass super boost even though they have nice treble extension and details but entire frequencies are covered by mid and upper bass. I always thought that Xe6 is an alpha test development IEMs that shouldn't be released until the Rn6 is born as perfection of imperfect Xe6.
And that hades is darker than the Xe6 of course with worse technicalities.
But you got the point right, maybe it's created for that very niche market, a Poorman's Xe6.

 

[PeacockObscura]

Idk. I think that XE6 already took that crown for me, but j might give it to the Hades once I get my hands on it (probably end of this week).



I'm just hoping the Hades is a budget XE6. The XE6 is pretty controversial but quite loved around here, and the Hades tuning idea seems similar. Yes, I know graphs tell jack all, and I'm sure the Hades cannot come anywhere close to XE6 in terms of tech or quality or presentation of the bass. But my point is the Hades's FR isn't "new".

I hate the XE6, and I'm sure I'll hate the Hades. But I bought the Hades for my friend, and she swears by the XE6 as the best IEM she's ever heard (much preferred it even to the Storm, Annihilator, GM, RN6 etc). She was salivating when I showed her the Hades graph. She doesn't want mids or treble. Bass, and only bass. Nothing but bass for her.

So there is a market for the Hades, and HBB is right that it's a niche within a niche. Probably XE6 fans might like it. Who knows? It's gonna be muddy as hell, but my friend said that the people complaining about it being muddy are the same ones who don't know how to swim

Bass the final frontier

 

[SCYJ]

Yeah the Xe6 is the most bleeding bass among big boys up there. I also a bass quality lover but the Xe6 is a very niche mid+upper bass super boost even though they have nice treble extension and details but entire frequencies are covered by mid and upper bass. I always thought that Xe6 is an alpha test development IEMs that shouldn't be released until the Rn6 is born as perfection of imperfect Xe6.
And that hades is darker than the Xe6 of course with worse technicalities.
But you got the point right, maybe it's created for that very niche market, a Poorman's Xe6.

Ahhh you have the XE6. Do you think the Hades is a poor man's XE6 then? Good God I always feel like suffocating when I listen to the XE6. I don't really know what I'm listening to but all I know is that I'm 10,000ft underwater.

 

[DynamicEars]

Ahhh you have the XE6. Do you think the Hades is a poor man's XE6 then? Good God I always feel like suffocating when I listen to the XE6. I don't really know what I'm listening to but all I know is that I'm 10,000ft underwater.

No I don't own Xe6, I would spend for something else like Odin or Annihilator if I have spare money. I auditioned the Xe6 last year and I really can't accept the bleeding bass. And I never listen to Hades, nor I have intention to buy them even they're cheap.

 

[theintention]

ngl if it didnt have that dudes name on it, i would eat the 50 bucks lol, was about to order it then remembered its a collab with that butt head so no ty

 

[o0genesis0o]

Yeah the Xe6 is the most bleeding bass among big boys up there. I also a bass quality lover but the Xe6 is a very niche mid+upper bass super boost even though they have nice treble extension and details but entire frequencies are covered by mid and upper bass. I always thought that Xe6 is an alpha test development IEMs that shouldn't be released until the Rn6 is born as perfection of imperfect Xe6.
And that hades is darker than the Xe6 of course with worse technicalities.
But you got the point right, maybe it's created for that very niche market, a Poorman's Xe6.

When I tried that XE6, I was like “what kind of drug does it take to enjoy this???” But then the brain burn in kicks in and I enjoyed the session quite a bit. It has “special sauce” due to various factors. Without the technical performance, that IEM would be a big fail.

Now, $50 IEM without all of those bells and whistles of the XE6? I don’t have a good feeling about that.

 

[Jaytiss]

Not a discovery but hey is the most recent 64 audio iem, but here is a link to my Youtube video of the 64 Audio Volur

And head-fi review is below.

https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/64-audio-volür.26760/reviews

 

[o0genesis0o]

Not a discovery but hey is the most recent 64 audio iem, but here is a link to my Youtube video of the 64 Audio Volur

And head-fi review is below.

https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/64-audio-volür.26760/reviews

I see 64 audio, I like.
I see the price of 64 audio, I cry (every time)

 

[JrOcinthepark]

I see 64 audio, I like.
I see the price of 64 audio, I cry (every time)

Was waivering on whether the U4S would be my first kilobuck IEM. B-Stock was on sale during November for around $879. Chickened out.