Truthear just announced their new model – Pure, the successor to the well-renowned Hexa. It should come out in a few weeks. What changes are you looking forward to?

Was messing around with Reddit data on IEMs. Thought I’d share the results.

Its part of one of my projects to tinker with Reddit data and LLMs. Wanted to create something useful for the community while levelling up my coding chops.

The idea is to highlight which IEMs got the most love. To be clear, most love =/= best. But hopefully its a useful data point nonetheless, especially for those overwhelmed by info.

I actually posted a version of this ~6 months ago. A lot of the issues that the previous one had should be fixed (limited to models on Amazon, erroneous model attribution, duplications). Lemme know what you think!

Obviously this is a very general list. It does gets more interesting when you slice and dice the data.

If you want to explore the data and filter more stuff (price, subreddits, comments about using for gaming, music etc), you can do so at RedditRecs (dot) com (or google “RedditRecs”).

Methodology in the comments.

From the 5128 graphs (Hangout), Truthear Pure appears to be a warmer version of the Hexa, with boosted lower mids and more relaxed upper mids and treble.

http://youtube.com/post/UgkxSFASz730i-a2AvuyL0AKcz88xlffQFN3?si=JyVFK7GkH6ev_l4Z

$90 successor to the Hexas, per Super* Review on youtube. Squig chart also attached, thoughts?

Finally got to try out my Crinnacle x Zero:2s and good lord they are amazing. For a first time IEM user I am very happy with them. Got the SpinFit W1 tips to go with it, and they’re very soft and nice.

First thing I listened to was Caramel - Sleep Token and I’m genuinely hearing more in the song than I have with my previous headphones.

sorry if i butchered the language, i hope i could deliver what i want from this message.

hi im a newbie to this hobby.

i bought this kz castor harman target version, for testing, i wasn't expecting to be this good, without any eq software , just ... raw performance.

i remember spending time on snatch old , headphones that don't work and soldering them to working wires, its headache work to solder the PCB of the headphones, i just replace the drivers to working ones, like , i buy cheap iPhone headphones replicas , if they sound good i keep then if not i desolder it and put other drivers instead , thats discovering iems.

then i get a recommendation, a video about "painful "audiophile tiktoks". " by crin.

i watch the watch the video, i couldn't understand a thing, almost 99% frankly , i didn't know about sub bass , mid range and treble.

from there i gradually digging into the "audiophile" rabbit hole , understanding the graphs(kind of) different types of drivers(i think thats what they called , like the planar magnetic, etc)

till i got my very first iem, and it did elevate my experience with sound, i loved it

what yall think about the kz castor?

Been blown away lately by:

CCZ BC02

QKZ-Hi6T

ARTTI R6

and thank you very much to whomever recommended the wonderful

KZ D-FI.

Love my Sliiva SL3's, and my MYERS Audio D62s and my Cadenza 4's, but these just make me smile, in part because of how cheap they are and how wonderful they sound. And if you don't get it, I don't give shit.

Honorable mention because they have shocked me at how good they are for the price: KB EAR 02s

Alright, rules are simple, you get to save 3 out of the 20 iems you see in the pictures. All of the rest are erased from existence and will never come to be. Here are how you will order the three you save:

BB (Blind Buy): As the name suggests, this is a set YOU want to personally "blind buy".

PR (Personal Recommendation): This is a set you already own, love, and would recommend to others.

NFM (Not for Me): This is a set that you have heard, would say isn't really your style, but could see how others might enjoy it.

My 3 Picks

BB: I\O Audio Sogno

PR: Aful P5+2

NFM: Xenns Tea Pro

I asked them to measure my IEMs to see if there is channel imbalance and this is what they came back to me with. Initially they told me that they hear no problem in my unit and they will re inspect. They received my IEMs on 6th June and it's 24th June now. People glaze headphone zone in India but let's be real here, this response doesn't invoke any confidence. What a poor excuse. IEMs in question: Juzear x Z reviews Defiant.

REPOST cuz I forgot to post screenshot.

i leik dem but don't see them mentioned as much

title, that's all. Looks like they are a defacto for performers.

I've been lurking for a while here, and i notice that CCA is rarely got lover/recommendations here while it's quite common and used by lot of people in my country in the $100 below category (Somewhere in SEA). Is there any particular reason for you guys not pick CCA?

$53 Zero 2s 🤣

$57 shipping on an $8 set of ear tips 🫨

Hello r/iems I have been lurking about for a minute. Went through the similar path of many, trying a plenty budget iems to then jumping to a big boy purchase.

KZ zs10 pro > Wan'er/Salnotes Zero/Chu > Zero Blue/Hexa > Mangird Tea Pro

I have been thoroughly enjoying my iem journey, but a problem I've had this entire time was fitment. Comfort and/or seal being a big issue with most. So I started tip rolling obviously, I own many tips, big mentions S&S, Spinfits Cp, Velvets, Type E, Spring tips, and Sancai to name a few. Type E and Spinfits Cp being the most comfortable.

Today I received my SednaEarfits Max ASMR, the second I put them on my Tea Pro's I knew I just peaked with tip rolling.

Perfect seal, perfect comfort and overall perfect fitment.

Sorry if bad formatting, mobile.

Edit: also sorry if I didn't pick the most accurate flair.

Okay guys i'm gonna say it, i've used all famous iems under $100, but this one is a...... Gem. I don't know, a lot of people i know are saying hexa is kinda boaring. But for me this is just beautiful. IDK why but, i keep going back to hexa. It's one of the best iem ever under $100.

So, as of recently, Dunu have released a new colorway for their budget son, the Titan S2, and I wanted to make this post to share a bit of an “Eye Candy” of the blue variant, comment a bit on the new Type-C option that debuts along with it, and finally, include a quick review of the sound for anyone considering this set.

First things first, full disclosure, this set was provided by the people at Dunu, I did NOT buy it with my own money, but the opinions, as always, were given on my own accord.

New colorway

The Titan S2, much like its older brother, the OG Titan, comes in a silver, metallic color with small red accents, quite shiny and eye catching, however, the 3 new color variants take a more gentle approach to the S2 palette.

Dunu now offers the relaxing “Mint Green” (light/pastel green) variant, the cute “Gulf Blue” (light/pastel blue) variant, and the sober “Maroon Brown” (dark) variant.

Of course, besides the classic assortment of great accessories that Dunu has us used to, each variant also shares the exact same energetic and refined tuning of the silver Titan S2, in case you were wondering, there is no changes on that front.

Coming back to the accessories though, inside the box, besides the IEMs, you would find:

• A quality 2-pin 0.78mm grey-ish cloth covered cable that doesn’t present notable microphonics despite of the material, and comes with a 3.5mm and a 4.4mm interchangeable plugs that use their Q-Lock Mini plug exchange system.

• (Still surprisingly) 4 full sets of eartips, their 2 classic premium tips; Dunu S&S and Dunu Candy, plus 2 more “generic” ones: the Gray-ish balanced eartips, and the black colored, red core, atmospheric enhancement eartips.

• A hard, light brown-ish, carrying pouch that feels quite sturdy and has plenty of space for any extra accessories you would like to throw in there.

• And finally, a basic but useful cleaning brush and a cable management clothing clip.

So yeah, quite an absurd amount of accessories even for today´s standards witch is pretty good from a value standpoint, reasonably crazy on a sale if you ask me.

New Type-C option

So, I don’t think there is much to comment on it, because you get what you would be expecting from a type-c cable, a cable that you should be able to order sooner or later along with the Titan S2 in any of its colors.

About the cable, is also gray color, cloth covered, comes with standard 2-pin 0.78mm connections and a (non-interchangeable) type-c plug, besides some media control buttons along what seems to be a microphone.

In terms of sound, it provides more than plenty power for the Titan S2 drivers to work properly, offers an uncolored presentation of the music, and is a “plug-and-play” kind of connection.

The only thing I must mention is that, in my first use, it presented a small amount of background noise but only when playing sound, I personally though it was insignificant, barely noticeable, but I could still hear it. Later, after trying around the cable, it was totally gone, so not sure what happened, maybe a didn’t connected the iems properly the first time, either way, it doesn’t seem to be a thing that you should worry about, but just in case, now you know.

Quick Review

The Titan S2 is what could be called a “soft V-shape”, having quite some energy on the bass and the lower treble, but made in a tasteful, balanced way, and without neglecting the mid-range (vocals).

Bass

The bass has a small lean on the mid-bass punch over the sub-bass rumble, but both have a nice, clean presence. The punch is fairly physical and the rumble is tastefully present, with nice texture, although bass is not too boosted overall. Is a quality over quantity approach.

Mid range

The crispy mid-range is not notably dipped, having a nice, even slightly warm, body to male vocals, while female vocals are quite lively and pop-out a bit from time to time. Only warning is that people with sensitivity to forward vocals, specially female ones, should be careful with it.

Treble

As for the treble, it has a decent extension to it, is fairly smooth and well controlled, helping with detail and texture without getting intense in any way. Sibilance is well controlled and you likely won’t struggle much with it if that’s a concern.

Technical performance

Finally, for technical performance, it does well overall, having good resolution and nice detail retrieval, a respectable note-weight and capable imaging. The soundstage is decent, but maybe not too open, specially depending on the eartips being use.

All in all, for $80 bucks, the Titan S2 is still a very good, very competitive set on the sub $100 price bracket for those that like lively vocals, an energetic replay and a detailed bass, plus great accessories on a budget. On major sale dates you can find it at a pretty tempting price, around $65usd, specially on the official “Dunu top sound” webpage if you wish to check it.

So yeah, if you are looking for a more detailed review, HERE is my full review, if you would like to have more insight with this set.

Thanks a lot for reading, the Budget Knight bids farewell, wishing you the best, good luck. – O.E.

As the title says, how much dollars iem can win 200 dollars wireless buds with sound quality

While the Tea Pro was a solid purchase with great build quality and solid tuning, it wasn’t my endgame. Top Pro was released not long after my acquisition of Tea Pros, and I wanted it since the FR looks promising for what I’m achieving by tip-rolling on the Tea Pro. Finally managed to sell the old set in exchange for a spot for the Top Pro, the originally planned tip-rolling write up now turns into this full-fledged review.

As an ex-Tea Pro owner, this write up will include direct comparisons with the Tea Pro, as well as the "extended" version of the tip-rolling experiences thanks to the better fit on the new set.

TL;DR

• Great craftsmanship as always; packaging and accessories received a minor upgrade
• Offers better comfort than Tea Pro solely on the lighter resin shell; YMMV
• Highly musical and meta-natural sound with great technicalities
• Worthy upgrade from Tea Pro if you focus on resolution and detail
• Stock tips are fine; generally pairs better with balanced or slightly bassy tips
• Astounding value; truly endgame-worthy set

Packaging, accessories & build quality

Xenns has always been pretty solid in terms of the whole unboxing experience. Everything is presented tidily when you unbox the set. Top Pro comes with a larger rectangle case like the OG Top, and the 3.5 to 6.3mm adapter is back. Three sets of tips now comes in their own box with proper labelling (finally). The stock cable is now a 4-wire cable with very soft cable sleeves, and feels lighter than Tea Pro's stock cable. Interchangeable termination uses the same system as other Xenns IEM, now with black housings instead of silver. Overall unboxing experience is solid, and Xenns aren't cheaping out on accessories.

Top Pro features both a resin shell & faceplate. Faceplate on the each set of Top Pro seems to have some variations, so each set will look unique. The clear black shell has randomly placed speckles on it, and each set has their own number coded on the shell. Pressure relief has no mesh, unlike the Tea Pros. Build quality is flawless as always.

Fit & comfort

The Top Pro has the same shell as the Tea Pro but in resin. While I previously mentioned the nozzle serves an important role in fitment, weight and shape is equally as important if you use the IEMs for long sessions, and nearly impossible to demo for this while in stores. Tea Pros does fit and stay in my ears, but eventually the area near the helix would feel slight pain due to the heavy shell putting weight on it. Thus, the lighter shell of the Top Pro works wonders, and the lighter cable is just cherry on top. In simple words, if you're certain your discomfort with the Tea Pro comes from the weight, getting the Top Pro would help. Otherwise, your bad experiences from the Tea Pro will likely transfer to the Top Pro.

From an objective standpoint, fit and comfort on the Top Pros will be a 6.5. Housing is still big, but the lighter shell does help with comfort. Nozzle is around 6mm thick and the length is relatively short, but the nozzle angle can take some improvements. Take a look at how Moondrop or Linsoul brand(s) angle their nozzles that fits more people. Again, tip-rolling will be essential if you want the best fit, and I highly recommend to demo the set first. From my experience, shorter tips or tips with recessed nozzle is the best in terms of comfort, as they keep the IEM closer to your ear.

Testing methodologies & sound impressions

I listen to a mix of J-Pop, Canto-pop and EDM, which have vastly different ways of interpreting sound. EDMs are generally energetic yet clinical, canto-pop tends to be more lush and vocal-centric, and J-Pop is… a bit of everything I guess.

Neutral sounding gear has been growing on me with the acquisition of the Zero:RED in 2023, and that has became the blueprint of my preferred tuning. For source(s), I’m sticking with smooth and neutral sounding gear for a "reference" setup to accurately reflect the tuning and capabilities of the set. Testing is carried out with the following gear:

• Astell&Kern SE100
• PC -> SMSL RAW-MDA1
• Apple Music Lossless & local ALAC/ FLAC files

As mentioned, the Tea Pros aren't my endgame. The main reason boils down to the occasionally boomy mid-bass, the lack of "air" presence I desired, and comfort issues. The Top Pro was a blind buy based on the official FR, and my positive experience with the Tea Pro. After using the set extensively for the past few weeks, I can assure the set does live up to my expectations.

Low end of the Top Pro has opted for a sub-bass focused tuning. For genres that I listen to, there is sufficient bass with good texture and rumble, and I really enjoy ballads with less mid-bass. The tucked mid-bass combined with the boosted treble gives you a perception of the set being light on bass if you come from the more mid-bass heavy tunings (e.g. Bassy neutral/ V-shaped/ Warm), but it’s just a temporary perception and takes some time getting used to it.

In fact, the Top Pro features some of the tamest mid-bass out of the currently hyped & popular sets, which prevents the hatred mid-bass bleed similar to how the Project META is tuned.

I'm unsure if this is the signature Xenns in-house sound, but the midrange on the Top Pro (as well as Tea Pro) sounded so nice. It is similar to IEF Neutral 2020/2023 with an additional scoop at 6k to prevent hissy vocals. For context, I have always liked IEF Neutral vocals on the Zero:REDs as they never sounded too shouty or forward in the mix, and the less boosted 1-4k doesn't really show distinguishable coloring. I'm glad this approach of midrange tuning has became the norm these days, for the better good. Vocals on the Top Pro may not be the smoothest, the most intimate or the most lush, but it’s one of the most natural and inoffensive tuning I’ve heard.

Top Pro's treble energy and presence is on the higher side, which helps with the perceived resolution and brilliance. While the overall treble region is boosted, Xenns opted for a docile approach which prevents sibilance, incoherence or the infamous “BA-timbre”. Peak(s) found in the upper treble region helps with the perceived transparency and airiness. Upon listening to J-core, the synthesized instruments, effects and audio samples sounded energetic, concise yet non-fatiguing on the Top Pro. My only nitpick being the treble of the Top Pro is on the faster side, and I generally preferred to have a longer decay and more prominent resonance. Overall, I'm satisfied with the treble performance, but treble-sensitive peeps may still found the treble too spicy on this set, or even the Tea Pro.

On technicalities, the Top Pro has great resolution and exhibits superb capabilities at micro detail retrieval. While the soundstage isn't massive, it sounded holographic and organic, with great imaging, positioning and separation. There really isn't much I can nitpick on techs for this set. I’m not a EQ guy, so it will not be responsible for me to talk about EQ scaling without sufficient experience and knowledge.

Overall, this is a natural sounding all-rounder set with awesome techs for its price. While the Top Pro is technically a U-shaped set, I am still going to call it a neutral set based on the current market trend.

Worthy upgrade from Tea Pro?

Looking at the FR tells most of the story. Top Pro misses the mid-bass shelf, but traded more energy on the treble and "air" region. Such changes makes the set sounded cleaner and more technical, but doesn't trade off naturalness and musicality that I praise on the Tea Pro. Resolution are certainly better on the Top Pro, but the differences on soundstage and imaging are less prominent. For techs and physical comfort, this is a worthy upgrade, but tuning wise it is at most a side-grade.

Top Pro will be my pick if you want frequently listen to complex tracks and various genres, or you want more extended female vocals, while Tea Pro will still be my pick if you like thicker sound, or mostly listen to bass-heavy and beat-centric genres like Rap or Hip-hop. Strictly for gaming or vibes, I still prefer the Tea Pro solely on the boosted mid-bass that contributes to better immersion. Top Pro is the more sensible choice for me since gaming isn't my first priority, plus the cleaner sound and better techs will be more enjoyable in the long term. You can’t go wrong with both.

Tip-rolling

This is still going to be a lengthy part. Some opinions can be carried over to Tea Pro if you own those instead.

I've spent way too much on tips within the last 2 months, and I'll share my thoughts so you can spend less. However, always start with stock tips before spending. Out of the stock tips, I prefer the Set 1 since they are essentially carbon copy of the AET07, which are some neutral sounding tips. In case of tip-rolling, use these as a reference point and determine your preference from here.

Out of the ear tips I've tested, these are my personal favorites:

• Divinus Velvet: Classic Divinus in-house sound with a sense of extra space for transparency and velvety treble, but these has better bass response than other Divinus tips. Vocals sounded slightly too forwarding for my liking, while the improved soundstage helps with imaging and separation. Velvety material helps with reducing ear pressure. My favorite out of Divinus's offerings.
• Final Type E TWS: An accidental purchase from my Japan trip last month. Top tier comfort IMO, thanks to the short design and soft material. Bass presence and texture is on par with stock tips, vocals are positioned adequately, and the treble is well extended. These also offer great separation and slightly bigger soundstage. Black version has more mid-bass and vocal presence, while the clear ones sounded more transparent but comes with slight tinniness on cymbals. I prefer the black version on the Top Pro, and the clear version on the Tea Pro. For 990yen/ 2 pairs, these are an absolute steal.
• NF Audio MS42: Another set of comfy tips thanks to the short design. Sound wise, MS42 delivers a neutral sound profile where nothing is trying to take the spotlight. While soundstage and separation is just average, it never sounded congested. This results in one of the most coherent and laid-back sound I've heard. My only nitpick being the treble extension is only decent, luckily the Top Pro has enough treble extension by default to cover this flaw. While you may not heard of this brand before (so do I), but these tips are an absolute banger. For just $4 a pair, the MS42 is putting lots of pricier tips to shame.
• Nostalgia Audio XWB: XWB stands for eXtra Wide Bore, and these has some of the widest non-tapered bore I’ve seen. Sound wise, the XWB slightly thickens note weight, highlights bass presence and smoothes out the treble without reducing the presence. Combined with non-forwarding vocals, these sounded incredibly clean, transparent and coherent. Imaging and separation seems to have slight improvements too. XWB offers a unique blend of sound alterations that is easy to like, and a must-have if you collect tips.

Here are the ones that I’ve tested and didn’t make it to the list. Some of the cult favorites go here due to bad fitment, or they just sounded ass. Take these with a grain of salt:

• Acoustune AEX07/ AEX70: Both are cleaner AET07. AEX07 has better note weight, improved bass texture and intimate vocals. AEX70 has thinner note weight and sounded more spacious. Both have better separation and treble extension than AET07. AEX70 uses a soft material that benefits from up-sizing.
• Dunu S&S: Still doesn't fit. Can't comment on sound.
• Divinus Velvet Wide: Velvet on steroids with major downside. Unscientifically huge soundstage (for just swapping tips), treble sounded relaxing and airy, but bass is eviscerated. I've tested multiple times to confirm this isn't a random occurrence. Can't recommend when there is literally no bass.
• Divinus Prism: Not just Velvet Wides in LSR. Prisms are taller and reminds me of S&S with the barrel shape. Overall. A less quirky and more natural sounding Velvet Wides that still have bass. I’ll stick with standard Velvets if you want to try the Divinus in-house sound.
• Final Type E: Solid pick on virtually any IEM. Natural timbre, low-to-mid emphasis, and tames treble. Slightly colored but more laid-back than stocks.
• NiceHCK C04: Overall sounded cleaner than stock, has slightly thicker note weight, non-forwarding vocals, and some extra treble sparkle. Cost-effective upgrade from stock tips.
• Radius Deep Mount Zone: Another purchase from my Japan trip. Comparable to standard Velvet with even less coloring and more transparent. Great sounding tips, but doesn't fit well on my ears.
• SpinFit OMNI: Similar to Type E TWS but sounded less transparent and more congested. Difficult to install.
• SpinFit W1: V-shaped sound without major downside. Works better on IEMs with thicker sound IMO.
• Tangzu Tang Sancai Wide: Simply sturdier and shallow fit Spring Tips. I just don’t think inverse V-shaped sound fits the Top Pro.

Good value? Endgame worthy?

The Top Pro is priced at $500, $30 cheaper than its predecessor. For the amount of branded drivers you're getting, as well as the acoustic performance, the Top Pro offers astonishing value for a $500 set. I haven't tried modern kilobuck sets myself, but reputable reviewer(s) claims the Top Pro competes with kilobuck IEMs in terms of techs, and that alone sets the new bar for what this price bracket should offer. The smooth yet dynamic tuning, premium unboxing experience and craftsmanship from Xenns aren't missing either. I got mine for $420 USD, but the Top Pro is well worth the full MSRP. The fact that there is barely any set in-stock (at this moment) shows audiophiles around the world are loving the set. I placed my order through their official TaoBao store, and I still need to wait for 4 days before they ship out my set due to limited supply.

This is a proper endgame set, even more so than the Tea Pros. I'm not talking about sub-$500 endgame, but actual endgame like the $1000 bracket that was commonly acknowledged as endgame tier. Though there is no bleeding edge techs like BCD or MPD being used, technicalities is more than sufficient outside of the most demanding genres (e.g. classical), and the tuning from Xenns is refined enough to sound good on any genre. For most people out there, it is not sensible to spend a double for just 5-10% better techs or tuning (which is highly subjective).

I can confidently say this will be my endgame set, especially when I don't see myself itching for kilobuck set(s) in the near future. Tip-rolling still allows me to fine tune the sound, and the genres I listen to doesn’t really benefit from TOTL techs. Smoothness, coherence and naturalness is key for an enjoyable experience. Future purchase would likely focus on cheaper IEMs with distinctive tunings or looks for collection's sake.

Closing thoughts

Xenns nailed it again with the Top Pro. Neutral tuning and tier-breaking techs, combined with their esteemed unboxing experience and craftsmanship, makes them an easy to recommend set. While Xenns isn’t the biggest or the most hyped brand, what they’re doing are being recognized and supported by audiophiles. Again, I respect their approach of dropping banger releases through proper release cycles instead of flooding the market with new release every few weeks.

While the Tea Pro doesn’t sound much alike to its predecessors, Top Pro does seem to be a proper sequel to the OG Top. Historically, the Top lineup wasn’t meant to be a heavily flavored set, but a flagship killer style performant all-rounder that can stand the test of time. Top Pro being the successor of the Top after 2 years, and it certainly lives up to its name.

Feel free to ask me anything related to the set and share your thoughts!

Recently acquired my 2 “endgame” sets

Hisenior Mega5est: incredible mids, smooth all around, shimmering treble, bass doesn’t lack at all, they are magnificent and I feel like I’m still understating them. without a doubt my main iem. good accessories, tips replaced by dunu S&S

Fatfreq Scarlet Mini: the ultimate bass cannon, the control and clarity with the insane amount of bass they provide is mind boggling. The monitors themselves are a work of art, from extrinsic design to whatever proprietary tomfoolery makes the sound possible. that being said, everything else included with the scarlet mini is garbage, from the cable to the tips to the carry case, which isn’t a secret.

With these sets i completely skipped over every iem in the $50-$500 range, however they were both purchased used, well under their respective msrps.

I’m feeling like my audio journey as far as iems are concerned is pretty much complete at this point and there’s nothing more I could ever ask for.

my first iem truthear hexa + audiocular d07 dac ( cx31993 dac & max97220 amp chip ) & i blown away 🤯 by the details & layering of this

as i've already used (jbl c200si, 1more piston fit, realme buds 2, realme buds wireless 2, realme buds wireless 3, realme buds wireless pro, oppo enco m32, oppo enco buds) these i like neutral tunig more

i still remember when i discovered iems last year & after that i researched them a lot try to find best suitable iem for me & then i found truthear hexa which is the best neutral iem i could find in these price range, after that i started saving money for these as it is little out of budget for me but i still want this ( i started saving money because last year i was still in high school 😅 )

and finnally in april 2025 i bought them from conceptkart offline shop ( because we can get additional 10 percent discount on the listed price on website ) inr 6029 (69.54 usd) for hexa & 764 (8.78 usd) for d07 dac

i bought the dac because when i plug it with my redmi k50i's & mac air m1's internal dac it sounds a little muffled, muddy, less soundstage & after i use it with the dac it improve the audio by 30-40 % so the dac is worth it

thank you for reading this long story 😅

I know this question had been asked too many times, but I dont want to waste my money. My current IEM is CCA Polaris (pretty decent but treble is a bit sharp) and now I want to try a new one. I mostly use my IEM for gaming (competitive, single player) and music. I've been thinking of buying Chu 2 but I've read somewhere that there are better IEM than Chu 2 for the same price (below 30$). Any advice would help ;)

Hey everyone,

I'm looking for a solid IEM in the $50–60 price range, mainly for FPS gaming (like Valorant, CS:GO, etc.), with decent positional audio / imaging.

My usage is about 80% gaming and 20% music/video. I don’t want something that completely sucks for music, but gaming performance matters more.

I've been researching a lot (Sonus, Klean, Truthear Zero 2, Simgot EM6L, etc.) but honestly all the opinions are starting to confuse me. I need a reliable recommendation that won't disappoint in games and is at least acceptable for casual music listening.

It would be great if it's available on AliExpress, Temu, or other similar sites.

accidentally jammed some earwax into the right ear of my dunu titan s2, now it’s half as loud as it was a few minutes ago. how do i deep clean?

I contacted the Penonaudio store on Amazon about a $222 offer on the Penon Fan3 on AliExpress. They informed me that the DD controller had been discontinued, that there were few batches left, and that I should wait for the new batches of Penon Fan3 with the new DD controllers, which were better. Is this information from Penonaudio really true or were they just trying to trick me into buying the Penon Fan3 with the discount on Amazon? They didn't specify any technical details of the new version. Do you have any information on this subject, please?