[Jmop]

Excited for this one after buying the Shanling M5Ultra, the Cayin N3Ultra going to go full out and now get the iBasso DX180 , I loved the DX160, DX170



690mw of juice and light weight will have to make this my carry dap.

It has a Volume Wheel , replaceable battery and some impressive specs!

Ice ice, baby.

 

[FastGecko5]

Kinda measures similar to the Audiosense T800

 

[Jmop]

XSL released their 1+4. The graph looks kinda meh.

Yeesh, I hope my mk4 doesn’t have that high of a treble peak.

 

[FastGecko5]

Been spending more time with the Hydro. It's still a "it's just okay". Someone somewhere will probably love this IEM, but it has a lot of energy up top and in the mid-bass with sorta scooped mids. I'm also not finding the tech aspects of it very impressive, it's pretty average for the price imo.

I think the EPZ K5 is a better IEM for the price but if you specifically want a harmanish to v-shaped IEM I suppose the Hydro isn't a terrible pick.

Idk. More to come when I have all my hybrids in hand and do a full comparison.

 

[requal]

Been spending more time with the Hydro. It's still a "it's just okay". Someone somewhere will probably love this IEM, but it has a lot of energy up top and in the mid-bass with sorta scooped mids. I'm also not finding the tech aspects of it very impressive, it's pretty average for the price imo.

I think the EPZ K5 is a better IEM for the price but if you specifically want a harmanish to v-shaped IEM I suppose the Hydro isn't a terrible pick.

Idk. More to come when I have all my hybrids in hand and do a full comparison.

Thanks!
Judging by graph it's kinda Castor Bass tuning.. Only believe in technicalities not present in fr, keeps me wanting them. Now's not.

 

[o0genesis0o]

So basically the "Moondrop tuning style" so popular with the Moondrop IEMs? This sort of thing was said about the Volare a few times. It's quite a popular signature, due to it's "safety".

Nah, different types, IMHO.

There are many ways to be safe. Moondrop and Simgot are “safe” in the sense that there is no surprised, (they are harman or diffused field with bass boost). This one is “safe” because Lee tunes the midrange with right with less ear gain. But he left a small peak around 5k or so to keep you awake.

 

[droid23]

XSL released their 1+4. The graph looks kinda meh.

We only buy IEMs because of the Waifu's,, and the FQ response curves became meaningless anyway since our Waifu's now bring a nice dowry in form of DSP dongles into the marriage

 

[droid23]

Excited for this one after buying the Shanling M5Ultra, the Cayin N3Ultra going to go full out and now get the iBasso DX180 , I loved the DX160, DX170



690mw of juice and light weight will have to make this my carry dap.

It has a Volume Wheel , replaceable battery and some impressive specs!

probably the best sub 500 DAP at the moment. I'm a sucker for iBasso's clean and revealing house sound featuring lots of Cirrus Logic chips

 

[Jmop]

Anyone else feeling more emotion from the Tanchjim Tanya than these bigger hitters? Going back to it after owning for a few years now and yeah, they have their weaknesses, but idk, there’s just something to em.

Edit: I own the non-DSP.

 

[Ferdinando1968]

This morning I pulled out a set that I haven't listened to in a while: Letshuoer Kinda Lava + UA5.

They are still good IEMs.

I never understood how they managed to put 4 ESTs in there.

They are quite small and comfortable, but have a short nozzle.

You have to put the right tips, otherwise goodbye basses.

 

[o0genesis0o]

XSL released their 1+4. The graph looks kinda meh.

The stage could be quite nice with this one. No early ear gain + that dip around 5kHz + some meat on the bone at the lower mid are good signs.

but, that upper midrange amount might ruin everything. I think it is at least 12dB if not more. Expect a “simgot 2023” target (not the harman, the yellow target with less bass and lots more upper mid)

Edit: why do they insist on putting such imagery on the box. It’s like an order from somewhere more, ehem, “cultured” than an IEM store. Keep it classy, manufacturers!

@Ferdinando1968 nice setup, mate! Even the dongle is color matched with the IEMs.

“Kinda Lava” so it’s kinda good or something?

 

[Jmop]

This morning I pulled out a set that I haven't listened to in a while: Letshuoer Kinda Lava + UA5.

They are still good IEMs.

I never understood how they managed to put 4 ESTs in there.

They are quite small and comfortable, but have a short nozzle.

You have to put the right tips, otherwise goodbye basses.

Agree with genesis, sweet colors.

 

[PROblemdetected]

This is not a discovery... its a RE-discover

When summer comes, big HEADphones go back to the closet, and the cheap ones comes to the pool (and the beach) with me.

This T2plus, always is ready to give me exactly what I need.

Bass? Yeah, please, give me that bump on the midbass
Voices? Who need that, when u library is mainly EDM.
Treble? Relaxed, pleeeease.

For 35€, a simple DD wich is the best that fit my profile.

 

[Ineras]

Yeesh, I hope my mk4 doesn’t have that high of a treble peak.

Mk4 blue nozzle is pretty smooth.

My issue with that X-500 graph is the lack of treble extension for a 1+4. We can tame the peaks. Also, wish they gave us the interchangeable tuning nozzles for that price.

 

[OceanOfLight]

This is not a discovery... its a RE-discover



When summer comes, big HEADphones go back to the closet, and the cheap ones comes to the pool (and the beach) with me.

This T2plus, always is ready to give me exactly what I need.

Bass? Yeah, please, give me that bump on the midbass
Voices? Who need that, when u library is mainly EDM.
Treble? Relaxed, pleeeease.

For 35€, a simple DD that is the best that fit my profile.

A budget IEM which fit my sound profile > a high tier IEM which doesn't. By the way, I really dig the minimal design of the T2plus, very classy!

Anyone else feeling more emotion from the Tanchjim Tanya than these bigger hitters? Going back to it after owning for a few years now and yeah, they have their weaknesses, but idk, there’s just something to em.

Edit: I own the non-DSP.

The emotional factor is a strange thing for me. It seems to be completely unrelated with the technicalities of the IEM, on the contrary, many more times than not (for me at least) seems to be more present in not technical and less safe tuned IEMs... Maybe I like it dirty! *pun intended* (Forgive this poor audiophile who buys hi-fi products while being deeply moved by “unrefined” and raw-sounding IEMs… Maybe I simply enjoy when the treble - quite literally - scratches my soul!

Seriously I didn't see face with that, I see n*ppl*s

Now that’s a really interesting cultural difference.
The Japanese in the comments were scared by the resemblance to “bloody eyes”. Meanwhile, we occidentals: “There you go, nipples!”