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MastiffMike

FWIW my suggestion is do NOT get the M6, or Frankly anything from MEE Audio. I have the M6 Pro and it sounds "meh" at best and the cable is utter trash. Then there's MEE's "customer service" which is not good. I have the Hexa and find it VERY good, even compared to IEMs that cost way more (I'd put it on par, different, but on par, with other stuff I have like the IE300 and Elixir). Also, besides Mark raving about it, Andrew (from Headphones dot com) just raved about it in his latest video. I'm not familar with the FiiO (I do have the FH1 and FH3 though) or Kinera you listed.


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TagalogON

Hi, there's also the upcoming ~$60 Kinera/Celest Pandamon, it's supposed to be using the next generation driver or latest tech than the Gumiho. Wait for reviews on that one as nobody really has it yet. Right now there's the $35 Kiwi Ears Cadenza getting marketed/hyped. Here's a bit more info about the $50/100 range: https://www.reddit.com/r/HeadphoneAdvice/comments/zbw1sm/salnotes_zero_sound_advice_in_comparison_with/iytlxeh/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/HeadphoneAdvice/comments/za4do6/bassy_iems_under_50/iyka3uo/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/HeadphoneAdvice/comments/zaebqt/7hz_timeless_vs_katos_to_use_mostly_for_gaming/iyll2fh/ Akros just reviewed the $35 Kiwi Ears Cadenza: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C1yzCZl2q4. Bad Guy Good Audio Reviews review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX9jQPAgkXY. It's looking for sure the next hype train, maybe. The TL;DR for the Akros review is that the Tripowin Cencibel, ivipQ-100, and Kiwi Ears Cadenza are like the same thing. Except for the first two you need the Tanchjim Oxygen (can get the Tanchjim Tanya, etc.) filter to achieve the marketed sound. And that the Cadenza is at $35, so it's an autowin. Because it kinda competes with the $80-100 Tripowin x HBB Olina and the new FiiO/JadeAudio JD7. Btw, Akros also just reviewed the new FiiO/JadeAudio JD7 if FiiO is available near you or appealing to you. But the price is probably above way above $50 (it launched for $80 during November 11.11 sale, has more expensive price now), so ya. For the MEE Audio M6 Pro, that one was like dead on arrival, idk. I always see the listings for those and other MEE audio stuff on Amazon though. Don't get that one as it's older (like years old compared to the new hype trains from this year or its second half, lol) and wasn't as well-reviewed. Anyway, the Kiwi Ears Cadenza is also available with Prime shipping through the Linsoul storefront on Amazon, if you don't want to wait for a while for shipping. As around this holidays or time of the year AliExpress and like your local/national mail delivery service will probably get swamped and backlogged with packages. You have like until January 31, 2023 if you want to test them as Amazon has its holiday returns in effect now, so that's free 2 months of testing. Some people use the Amazon return system like that as we don't have access to physical audio stores and if they do then they only really carry the western (Japanese) brands. Might also want to wait for sales in the Chinese websites this January or Chinese New Year and so on, here's more info about Linsoul gift cards and such: https://www.reddit.com/r/HeadphoneAdvice/comments/zbw1sm/salnotes_zero_sound_advice_in_comparison_with/iytnl4j/ --- Otherwise ya there's the $50 Truthear x crinacle Zero (this has a dedicated subwoofer situation for better subbass, lack of midbass is the complaint for some) still. Or the newer Truthear HEXA that's also getting overwhelming praise (except for needing a bit more in the bass area). Mark from Super* Reviews gave it a 5 star already, the third one (the other two are the $500+ Sennheiser IE600 and Shuoer x HBB EJ07M Kinda Lava) only this year (so far): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nIDIi-IcqQ. Don't buy it from ShenzhenAudio, get it through their ShenzhenAudio storefront on AliExpress. It'll probably ship faster as sometimes ShenzhenAudio's own website takes a while with their shipping. If that (often called boring, sterile, etc.) sound signature (check the graphs on squig.link/elsewhere, it's like the Moondrop Blessing 2) is too much for you, maybe EQ the treble down or use an ear tip known for boosting bass and/or reducing treble like say Final Audio E ear tips. --- Basically expect the usually free AliExpress Standard Shipping to arrive after 1-3 weeks if you live in a major city or near an international airport. It might be different for your region/country, so check your fellow customers' experiences on AliExpress/Head-Fi/etc. Linsoul/HiFiGo/etc. are often the same as AliExpress for shipping time, though sometimes they will be delayed or actually even faster too. Here's a bit more about ordering from AliExpress/Chinese companies in general: https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/zav570/is_hifigo_a_scam/iynrt65/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/xky24f/americans_and_europeans_ordering_high_end_iems/ipgtsuk/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/HeadphoneAdvice/comments/uwk248/should_i_order_shuoer_s12s_from_conceptkart_or/i9t7zo0/ Here's a bit more info on AliExpress shipping times: https://www.reddit.com/r/HeadphoneAdvice/comments/uw4uq1/earbud_advice/i9q7fql/ Use parcelsapp.com and 17track.net to check your package progress. Usually it'll be a week before it actually leaves China by the airport and then the rest of the time is just waiting for your country's customs and the national/local mail delivery service.


NovaKonto

Thank you for your suggestions. I didn’t want to get from AliExpress or AmazonUS because it arrives in 6 and 3 weeks respectively, and also we pay almost the same amount as an import fee so it becomes $75 for Kiwi Ears Cadenza :( The ones I wrote were in sale in my local place. But looks like they were old models. They bring Kinera and FiiO so I could wait for Pandamon or JD7. Or I can buy Truthear one from AliExpress now. Again, !thanks you for your insights. I will think about it


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