Best IEM for less than £60.
I could not find a specific thread for the Tin HiFi T3 other than reviews, so I thought that I would start one here. I have read and heard several reviews from forums and YouTube and most of these have been positive, so I decided to try for myself.
I purchased the T3 in early March from Amazon UK and this was completed by Linsoul Audio UK, even though Linsoul Audio UK does not have stock in the UK and had to be shipped from the far east somewhere. Interestingly Linsoul does not make it easy to discover where in the world they are. On a good note they delivered to me in late March and there was no import duties to pay, happy days and well done Linsoul Audio.
I have tried all combinations of tips and cables to discover what works best for me; I tend always to prefer using balanced cables when I have a choice and it is no different with the T3. I have also tried several source componenets, to get an idea of compatability, but settled for the FiiO M7 + Q1 Mk 2 combination for most of the listening, as this would be a typical average user combination; more entry level than pairing higher ranges.
The tips that I eventually settled with were the white foam in large for my ears, Linsoul did also send a pair of the large blue foam tips that come with the T2, but I found these very sticky and pick up too much crud for my liking. The white foam tips give a better balance with slightly more bass definition.
The mid range is really where these IEM's shine, they are simply sublime with both female and male voices, with lots of control and detail. Just listening to Auberge from Chris Rea, the start of this superb track has a feeling of being in the countryside in the early evening with all the bird song, the sound stage is simply amazing, if you have not got this track, get it just for the experience and to test all your headphones.
Is the T3 as good as the BGVP DM6 ? Not for me, but it is close. This IEM is in the same price range as the FiiO FH1, but even cheaper, the FH1 is an IEM that I also love for it's bass production and will always have a place in my collection, do I think it's better than the FH1 ? for the mids, yes, but I still love the FH1.
For the money the Tin HiFi T3 cannot be beaten at this moment in time and probably never will. What do you all think ? This IEM deserves it's own discussion thread.
I could not find a specific thread for the Tin HiFi T3 other than reviews, so I thought that I would start one here. I have read and heard several reviews from forums and YouTube and most of these have been positive, so I decided to try for myself.
I purchased the T3 in early March from Amazon UK and this was completed by Linsoul Audio UK, even though Linsoul Audio UK does not have stock in the UK and had to be shipped from the far east somewhere. Interestingly Linsoul does not make it easy to discover where in the world they are. On a good note they delivered to me in late March and there was no import duties to pay, happy days and well done Linsoul Audio.
I have tried all combinations of tips and cables to discover what works best for me; I tend always to prefer using balanced cables when I have a choice and it is no different with the T3. I have also tried several source componenets, to get an idea of compatability, but settled for the FiiO M7 + Q1 Mk 2 combination for most of the listening, as this would be a typical average user combination; more entry level than pairing higher ranges.
The tips that I eventually settled with were the white foam in large for my ears, Linsoul did also send a pair of the large blue foam tips that come with the T2, but I found these very sticky and pick up too much crud for my liking. The white foam tips give a better balance with slightly more bass definition.
The mid range is really where these IEM's shine, they are simply sublime with both female and male voices, with lots of control and detail. Just listening to Auberge from Chris Rea, the start of this superb track has a feeling of being in the countryside in the early evening with all the bird song, the sound stage is simply amazing, if you have not got this track, get it just for the experience and to test all your headphones.
Is the T3 as good as the BGVP DM6 ? Not for me, but it is close. This IEM is in the same price range as the FiiO FH1, but even cheaper, the FH1 is an IEM that I also love for it's bass production and will always have a place in my collection, do I think it's better than the FH1 ? for the mids, yes, but I still love the FH1.
For the money the Tin HiFi T3 cannot be beaten at this moment in time and probably never will. What do you all think ? This IEM deserves it's own discussion thread.
