[PinkyPowers]

I haven't heard either of these myself, but I have noticed that his reviews of other IEMs are almost never in line with my own experience. Strange, because I generally find his taste in over-ear headphones and electronics aligns with mine.

I suspect he has sandworms in his ears, which munch on the stems of IEMs.

 

[rantng]

I don’t have much metal in my library but it’s nice to know that the Scarlets are recommended for them. That’s the IEM I’m currently saving up for.

I should be getting my Scarlet Mini any day now...from my November order.

 

[yaps66]

Will be a quiet week for me on the Cooler as this week I'm reading @yaps66 inventory list on his About page! Hope to make it through before Sunday afternoon. Fingers crossed.

drftr

If you noticed, the culling has begun!

 

[AxLvR]

If you noticed, the culling has begun!

Immanis is secretly creeping from behind...

 

[drftr]

If you noticed, the culling has begun!

Halfway through or so it seems

Just an idea - even though it looks like a joke: What if you bought every new TOTL IEM, listened to it for a week, and sold it with a $50 discount to the next guy, who then repeats the process, et cetera? In 2 years a whopping 100 of us would have been able to demo the IEM for a week for just $50, with the advantage that they can hear all new top IEMs, try them for themselves for a week, and avoid any terrible buys on top of that.

drftr

 

[warrenpchi]

Sooner or later, depending on the retail cost of the item, one guy at the end of each chain would just buy it for $50 and then keep it. I'll take one for the team and volunteer to be the last auditioner for each item.

 

[greymousetaxi]

3DD vs 3DD
$30 vs $3k(ish)
cca trio/campfire trifecta
with my henchmen of recently released kz/cca iems, i immediately rushed to compare them to some totl giants. i didn't have much time there as it was my first time going and i wanted to speedrun the whole thing in >6 hours.

listening to the trifecta made me realize how far kz has come along with their drivers. it took a couple attempts to get their multi-dd setups correct (duo and castor) and with a 220 ohm adapter they still produce clean, powerful bass. trifecta just doesnt cut it for me, it sounds blurry compared to the trio. I'm still in shock at how $30 can literally be endgame for anybody looking to just hit play and enjoy the music.

 

[Sifo]

idk how many people heard the new Meze IEM but it's really good, better than the Advar in almost every way aside from personal tuning preferences. Comes out some time in the next few months. It's not anywhere close to being flagship tier but it's absolutely worth a listen, especially for the couple of chi-fi tier appreciators here.

 

[rantng]

Sooner or later, depending on the retail cost of the item, one guy at the end of each chain would just buy it for $50 and then keep it. I'll take one for the team and volunteer to be the last auditioner for each item.

Unless I buy it for $100 first....muahahaha

 

[warrenpchi]

The $150 one with the dongle? Alba I think it's called?

 

[tjzurlaaa]

3DD vs 3DD
$30 vs $3k(ish)
cca trio/campfire trifecta
with my henchmen of recently released kz/cca iems, i immediately rushed to compare them to some totl giants. i didn't have much time there as it was my first time going and i wanted to speedrun the whole thing in >6 hours.

listening to the trifecta made me realize how far kz has come along with their drivers. it took a couple attempts to get their multi-dd setups correct (duo and castor) and with a 220 ohm adapter they still produce clean, powerful bass. trifecta just doesnt cut it for me, it sounds blurry compared to the trio. I'm still in shock at how $30 can literally be endgame for anybody looking to just hit play and enjoy the music.

Bruh cmon man let’s not get too silly

 

[warrenpchi]

Unless I buy it for $100 first....muahahaha

 

[greymousetaxi]

Bruh cmon man let’s not get too silly

dont get me started on edx lite vs cascara. go ahead and compare them when you're sober.

 

[Sifo]

The $150 one with the dongle? Alba I think it's called?

yes that one!

 

[warrenpchi]

yes that one!

I'd be willing to give it a shot when it comes out.