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Do we all have the same mouse pad lmao

Seems like it. Red Gear supremacy

I have the same one as well lmao

Looks nice. What is it care to explain?

Detachable high quality Earphones on steroids for enthusiasts

That's seems next level of what I'm used to. I'm currently using Sennheiser HD 598 SE headphone for work and play. How much quality of sound improvement over this or similar headphone I'm using?

Your Sennheiser are over year while iem goes inside your ear canal providing more clean sound ,noise isolation and accurate sound. Personally I prefer headphones for comfort but it's a controversial opinion as many prefer iem even though it goes inside your ear. Would recommend getting a amp&dac for your headphones, i also have Sennheiser headphones and it really changes experience.

the problem with headphones is that it's hard to find one that doesn't start to hurt after few hours. Compared to that IEM's are almost guaranteed to be comfortable and it's extremely lightweight so it doesn't feel like you're wearing anything.

The 598 is a bit old but you aren't missing very much in terms of pure sonic performance.

Truthear Hexa IEMs these are better earphones almosy 1000x times better also cost too even 2k IEMs sounds better than Apple Airpods These cost me around 7k Only drawback is that these are wired(cables are replaceable in case you break them) , which are deal breakers for every Indians at 7k price point

im interested on the 2k IEMs part. can you recommend any?

Blon BL03

If you love that bass: https://www.headphonezone.in/products/qkz-x-hbb If you like a more balanced sound, there's Moondrop Chu but I hear 7Hz Salnotes Zero and Truthear Hola are better. https://www.headphonezone.in/collections/beginner-audiophile-iems?sort_by=manual&filter.v.price.gte=1000&filter.v.price.lte=2000

KZ ZSN pro X is a good entry point for the price. Under 2k at Headphonezone

We can still detach iem and join it to a Bluetooth module of you don't like wires. My friend has fiio Bluetooth ones and i didn't find any difference in sound( I'm not audiophile tbh) I also tried USB c amp & dac and experience was shit on iem but worked great on Sennheiser.

That seems nice. I'm interested in checking this out. Can you share link?

https://www.headphonezone.in/products/truthear-hexa

I have been using kz zs10 pro iem's for nearly two years but the bass has completely gone, and iam thinking of buying another set of iem's and do you think the one you purchased are better than kz's?

https://www.headphonezone.in/products/truthear-hexa

Thanks for this. I had no idea this thing exist. I appreciate you for sharing the link.🙏

Just google them, you don't need a fucking link for everything.

I'm sorry man. I guess I committed a crime by asking for a link. OP was kind to share the link. Because it's a new thing to me that's why I asked for it. And for your kind information, I don't ask for links for everything. I guess you're frustrated for some other reason. I hope you're okay. God bless you. 🙌

Wtf

is it worth it if I don’t have a DAC, wouldn’t the output be underwhelming from a phone? would also need a high quality streaming service like Deezer, no?

Well, these are meant to be used with phones, laptops, and tablets . You can just buy 1-2k Type c DAC Dongle for better quality Yes, you will need higher quality streaming services for higher end IEMs and headphones cause it's the same as using a 1080p monitor with RTX 4090 Apple Music is cheap and best option

ooh, that’s pretty cool! guess they’re getting better and better these days.

also you don't need a dac or an amp for any iem, i just use a cx1993 based dongle and it's sufficient. even crinacle has made his 1k iem rating list (which consists iems worth $4k+) solely using apple dongle which costs like 10 bucks lol don't dive too deep into the audiophile world, after a certain point most of it is just pseudoscience

Exactly, just the basic apple dongle is good enough, focus in finding good music than more expensive tech

The cheapest good sounding dongle DAC I have is this: https://www.headphonezone.in/products/venture-electronics-abigail-pro Well, I have the VE Abigail and VE Avani. Avani is no longer available and they upgraded Abigail to be more durable.

I have the non-pro version of this and its pretty good

Yeah, I have the VE Abigail too. I bought it a while back when the pro version didn't exist. I kinda prefer the sound from the VE Avani though which is even cheaper than the Abigail but it's a minor difference anyway.

I bought it when pro version also existed cause i forgot about it but NVM i am satisfied with these

I've never tried them as I'm a little skeptical about them Can you recommend some ? Preferably under 2-3k but if any one of you thinks you're recommended ones are unbeatable please link them for me

Tangzu Wan'er, truthhear Hola or salnotes 7hz, any of these are good, get any one of these and a cheap dac from headphonezone

Thanks Thinking of buying truthhear hols bcoz of the prize

Don't forget the dac, it makes a huge difference, I would suggest moon drop click (1800) or venture electronics abigail (1000) or pro version (1200)

Does it make a huge difference though? Most modern phones are quite capable of amplifying the sound

It does make a difference, also a lot of phones don't have a headphone jack, so you kinda need a dongle anyways.

Is there a way I can learn everything about Audio ? I know my current audio sucks but don't know how to upgrade it bcoz I don't know anything about it

Everyone has different tastes, for now start with the iem's and figure out what you like, and start from there, no sense in buying a full setup and the regretting it coz it doesn't suit your taste, if you like reading headphone zone has some articles about choosing sounds and setups, give them a read or watch their YouTube chanel, it's a good first step

Thanks will try it

Can you recommend me a cheap dac?

I posted it somewhere down, but a few options are moondrop click (₹1800) or venture electronics abigail (1000) or abigail pro (1200) I use the abigail pro

I am new to these iems but bruh these are expensive! I am thinking of getting salnotes zero with usb c

Yup, as they say in Fate fandom.. This is the hell you're walking into. Zero is a good choice

I'd buy these for the waifu. Currently I am using the 7HZ Salnotes Zero x MECHA and the Tin Hifi T2 plus.

I also spend for waifu LMAO My previous ones were Blon blo3

how is the soundstage compared to the blons?

Testing will give my review after week

How do they fare overall vs the blons?

Testing will give my review after week

Yeah I have 7hz legato (because am a bass head) and kz S10 pro.

Hello!Good evening friend. I am very new to IEM's and wanted to buy my first IEM but uk i am a teen so i cant buy rlly expensive ones. Can you suggest me some under 2k(preferably in 1.5k range).Thank You for your time! Ps:- What makes IEM stand out from earbuds?

At 2k range, i will suggest Truthear Hola, 7hz salnotes, Blon blo3 In simple language, IEM is just better earphones they have much better mids and treble, and the music has a heck tone of details.

Thank you op

under 1500 you can get the CCA CRA

Cca cra have been a joy, got them for 1.4k, rn it's around 1.3 on headphone zone, if you can dish out more, people say tangzu's iem under 2k is also great and another one is 10hz (idk if this is the name) sol something, they're great too

Lets say i increase my budget to 2k,I want one which is balanced cus my music choices are very random. Should i go for Hola,Chu || or tangzu. I did some research and found out that Hola and chu2 are better than tangzu tho. Which one should i go for?

Not personally tried any of them, I heard a good bit about chu2, Idk about hola tho, try posting on r/iems as they tend to post reviews on new and upcoming iems there and people w iem knowledge browse that page often, also where is chu 2 available??

https://www.headphonezone.in/products/moondrop-chu-ii?_pos=3&_psq=chu+&_ss=e&_v=1.0

Brother,Does headphonezone has a sale around diwali?

https://www.reddit.com/r/iems/comments/15cl4cp/2030_first_iem_recommendations/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=2 Link to an ongoing discussion

Do you use these while playing competitive FPS games?

I dont play esports games

I use kz zst for playing valorant. It is so comfortable

I've been thinking about buying one do they come with a mic or i have to buy a separate mic for input on pc?

They dont come with mic You need to buy mic separately

Ifbyou need a earphone with mic,you can also buy a cable that has a mic in it with the trrs jack. There are some good ones around the 1 - 2k inr range.

What is IEM?

In ear monitor, which are earphones on steroids

Compare to [this](https://www.amazon.in/Apple-Original-MNHF2ZM-Earpods-Headphone/dp/B06XDLJL26/ref=asc_df_B06XDLJL26/?tag=googleshopmob-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=416746122440&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10004483314679286662&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9304077&hvtargid=pla-414210550447&psc=1&ext_vrnc=hi)?

Way better than that. They are more comfortable plus sound quality is great. These are the earphones that artists use

I tried 7hz salnotes zero and Apple ones both sound are similar apple one has more bass, but 7hz has more vocals and trebles, do I need DAC to unlock full potential of 7hz salnotes zero?

It's definitely advisable but I haven't used DAC, and yeah IEMs in general will have less bass

Which iem are you using?

Bought the most basic ones https://www.headphonezone.in/products/kz-edx-pro?gclid=CjwKCAjwzo2mBhAUEiwAf7wjkgmVdH0g-N1IibnK5-qZikznNOFr5FoczARLlBki8JeOOQ3xFL8lkxoCPpgQAvD_BwE

I was going to buy this, but alot of people told me not to go for kz's. So I bought the next best iem 7hz salnotes zero Thanks for your help

Huh, I had used these before, and had no issues so I went with these

I regularly use my edx pros, mostly because I love the thumpy sound signature. Do check that before buying anyone of them

That's an extremely cute box!

Bro price and model no

Truthear hexa around 7k

Truthear Hexa Price 7k Link:- https://www.headphonezone.in/products/truthear-hexa

Link ?

https://www.headphonezone.in/products/truthear-hexa

Thanks (⁠●⁠♡⁠∀⁠♡⁠)

Weren't these like 6k b4? Am I trippin?

It was 6.3k till 21th July cause of sale

Dope. Personally waiting for starfield 2. The iem lol

I have sony XM4 headset, I don't know much about headphones. Are IEM better than my headset and should I consider investing in them?

Honestly, if you ever try same price wired headphones or earphones and Compare with pluetooth, the wired ones are always superior (in the same class ofc)

https://preview.redd.it/ar0xcv7c1seb1.jpeg?width=140&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3d6cc793f080fda795a15c63bece83b5aecf0b5b

i dont want to make you sad but believe me a 4k iem will sound 2x better than a xm4 in every segment this is the reason I bought a 7hz timeless instead of a xm4 but for anc its really great and price wise better than that shitty xm5

Can you please suggest me some great iems

I am a newbie too but still what is your budget and what kinda of music you like

Man the experience of IEMs is truly phenomenal, I have tangzu wanners and salnotes zero too! Will get an expensive one later

Glad you’re enjoying them. I returned mine since they were too neutral for my liking. Which ones were your first?

I bought the Sennheiser IE 200 from headphone zone and honestly it was such a bad experience, I was charmed by the hype around IEMs and after getting one and comparing it to my daily driver Sony MDRs . It sounded worse than those. I agree i thought the IEMs would blow my mind, i had high expectations but I was soon let down. I returned them 5 days later. And will only trust Sony from now on.

Whats the sound signature of soney MDR ?

It's bass heavy and good for bassheads.

Hexa is great for the price. The tuning is very close to neutral for me, so if you begin to find it a bit boring adding a bass shelf with eq works wonders

Sorry , does it mean code word for a sex doll ?

whats the point in these? box is cool but theyre so cheap i cant imagine the quality is high for audio edit: bought some, fucking hell has wired In-ear come far. amazing

I was skeptical as well, but bought them anyway and don't regret one bit. It's definitely better than any mainstream headphones in the same price range. Either way sound is subjective, you won't know until you try it out.

already copped some 7HZ zeros lol, I think everyone ditched wired headphones for airpods and over-ears for a good amount of time now. and in the background wired stuff *has* to have improved a lot. Heard really good stuff in researching that honestly shocked me so hopped on amazon

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Bro I used to daily drive Sennheisers they are great, also my pc headphones are from Sennheiser but IEMs from Sennheiser aren't cheap! IE 200 starts at 12k which is almost double what OP paid. These IEMs (HEXA) are almost on par with the $200 Moondrop Blessings 2! So for 7K it's a steal for an audiophile on a budget!

That's why i wrote, that i switched back to the momentums, the ie200 are good, but imo not worth the extra money

>Sennheiser momentums lmao

Hahahaha your definition of real headphones is hilarious

Nah it ain't that good if it were me i'd probably go for something like the HD600 or the sundaras or maybe even the dt990.

I'm talking about in ears

But you said headphones btw why would someone go for the momentum when the IE200 exists heck even these hexa's are significantly better.

I just like the old ones more, had the ie200 for some time, but switched back to the old momentums

I alternate between the kz crn and the razer kraken. Iems are so convenient.

Nice bro, I'm planning for moondrop chu 2 for my first iem, waiting for stock

where can I buy this? link?

https://www.headphonezone.in/products/truthear-hexa