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I own the Performer 5 and they are amazing. I have nine IEM’s and headphones that are very good but I listen to the Aful the most. A budget IEM that surprised me is the HiBy Beans. I got them as a HiBy mystery box sale for $29 and at that price they are awesome. I think they sell for $69 regularly but would like them even at that price.
Dave makes great videos! Great advice and honest reviews. I'm new to the IEM hobby and I just wonder if people with IEMs in the $$$ and up range are using an EQ on their listening devices? Or do you by an IEM based on it's frequency graph and people don't use an EQ? It makes a huge difference on less expensive IEMs.
Great video! Love that your choices are a little different from the typical suggestions and appreciate that you gave your concise reasons as to why. But what I got most from this video is that i probably should get the S12, coz i can currently cop it at about $100. But i am interested in the Ouranos. Intrigued by the mild V-shape signature while still sounding natural. If i got the S12 (which is supposed to be quite V-shaped as well), would the Ouranos be essentially a little redundant? Or should i consider getting the Ouranos first (currently only $40 where i live), before pulling the trigger on the $100 S12?
Great video as usual. I've lately been enjoying the Kiwi Ears IEMs, the Cadenza and Quartet are really amazing at their price point and at 200 dollar price I love the Seeaudio Yume ll.
Nice list. It really got me thinking of what I use the most and how many of them are actually in these "budget friendly" price ranges. I find my top 3 are: at $50 QKZxHBB Khan, at $100 Galileo, at $200 SeeAudio Yume II. I may have to check into the AFUL P5. This hobby gets trickier and trickier to pick the "best of", doesn't it? After re-reading this I feel like I shorted the Ikko OH10 at under $200 and the BLONxHBB Z300 at under $50
i LOVE my performer 5's. the 8's are something i might buy instead of the dunu sa6 mk2. im waiting for them to release so i can pick but till then im daily driving my aful p5's :D
For me at that around $100 price point tier really started to get some good entries with the Olina SE. then it was hexa and kima, then galileo, EA500, legato, and lastly quartet. I would throw in dioko, but to me it doesnt suit me.
I recently purchased the P5 and prior to that have only experienced much cheaper iem's. I am totally blown away with how much better it sounds and the bass is insane when listening to edm. I think this is my end game
the Truthear Hexa would be easily among the favorite ones under $100 (amazing mini-Blessing 2 with the "Dusk" flavour), but definitely I fully agree with you about the Performer 5... looking forward to the PF8 !
May i know which is better? Gizaudio galileo vs letshuoer s12 pro or simgot ew2000? I listen to lots of kpop , pop , jazz, lofi piano , kpop soloist female idols like IU , taeyeon. Etc.
I want to upgrade from the ZS10PROX witout spending too much, (got them for 15 dlls or 300 mexican pesos) what can you suggest or recommend friend... I saw this for example: polaris,(you said that is no upgrade kz zs10pro x vs polaris, but i wanted to still including it in this tiny list; trio, rhapsody ? Ziigaat Nuo, TANCHJIM TANYA, BQEYZ KC2? TINHIFI T2, Simgot Ew200, BLON BL03, Zero 2? Cronch? Kiwiears Cadenza? Moondrop Quarks? Moondrop CCA CRA ? CCA12 ? CCANRA ? CCA CSN ? Kz AS16 Pro? HIDIZS MS1 Galaxy, Moondrop chu ii, Blon 05, Blon JOJO, Blon z300, HBB KHAN? KZ PR2?Moondrop (SSP)Super Spacestation Pulse? or any other you think is way too good and NOT expensieve, budget price, cheap.
Have you had a chance to listen to the Kiwi Ears Quartet yet? I am looking at both the Galileo and the Quartet. The 2DD+2BA would be unique in my collection, and they are pretty well reviewed.
Im just gonna say the IE200 as my pick. Even though the accessories are trash to say the least, having the nozzle vent covered with tape or a straight bore eartips (I used Fiio hs18) and better cables, even with all the extra cost of the upgrades it essentially becomes a baby IE600 for 1/3 of the price.
@@unifrets6755 imo, i think if youre gonna get this set and upgrade it, you might as well get a hybrid with already good accessories. I heard the new Binary Chopin is really good for $200.
Underestimated headphones for 100 - this is Panda. Quite even in tonal balance, moderately technical, not boring. True, those that I took in January had problems on the bass and generally sounded worse than the second pair, which I decided to try again in August. Chinese "stability" ))
Everybody was raving about the S12 and the planar driver and it was definitely a good set, but the Performer 5 opened my eye to how much detail I was missing and how unbalanced the placement of voices and instruments were on the S12. I even tried a couple mod to the S12 that Michael Bruce offers and it still isn’t it for me. If anything I feel spoiled by the P5 and I wish I could find an upgrade to it that’s not over $300 but it doesn’t seem that there’s any offer that has that much overall performance to offer!
Maybe more of a sidegrade, but I recently got both the Aful P5, and the Kiwi Ears Orchestra Lite. And I have to say, I constantly switch back and forth between these two, both being absolutely excellent IEMs. Looking forward to receive my Quintet next week!
I started with the wan'er and decided to upgrade. Tried out the IE200, P5, B2, Zetian heyday and liked the P5 the most. The B2 sounded slightly better but was uncomfortable for me unlike the P5 which is very.
Are waners worth buying now? Im a poor student looking for some good sound, i bought kz edx pro couple of months ago and im not really satisfied with how they sound. If waners not worth it can you recommend some iems under 50$ pls
First, thanks for checking out the review! Actually, in the Kima classic review I said that the Galileo is my reference at $100 and I prefer it over the Kima Classic. I only preferred the Kima Classic over my other "V-shape" tuned iems around $100.
Hello and thank you for your contents. Can you give me advise please, which affordable IEMs have fairly even mid-range? I tried couple IEMs, including ATH-E70, couple KZs, Shure SE, but all of them lack mid-range. I need clear midrange on stage, I don’t need too much bass. Could you offer some possible options, please? Thank you very much.
Not familiar with those. the CCA IEMs are from the same company that makes the KZ IEMs. Once I heard theCCA C10s, I was sold. I find them perfect for band gigs, rehearsals & just listening to mp3s.@@alterenergetika
If your on a budget, the Sevenhertz legato or Seeaudio Rinko. if you can spend a little more the Sennhieser IE600. A lot of people are saying the Maestro min is great but I haven't heard it....yet. Thanks for watching!
Nice Video..How many IEM Earphones Do You Own Right Now please?Where You bought them please?What is your Music Source Devices Do you use in your IEM Earphones collection please?How use your time management using all of your IEM Earphones please?
I usually buy my higher end stuff second hand off of Headfi. But I get most everything else at Hifigo. As for my sources, if you have time, I recommend you visiting the Gizaudio channel because I co-review on that channel and talk about my sources. My current favorite portable source is the Fiio M15S.......here is my review of the M15S: ua-cam.com/video/j91bNaXqvSY/v-deo.html . I think I have about 60 iems/headphones, many of them budget sets. I've let a lot go though. My friend, Timmy has at least 100. Admittedly, time management is tough and much of my older stuff can sometimes get neglected as newer stuff has to take priority for reviewing. That being said I do my best to keep up, especially, when I need to do compare the new with the old. Thanks for watching! And again, be sure and check out Gizaudio!
not IEM , but there's a school of very capable Earbuds in this price bracket that simply perform way above there price point , mind that they are likely not for the mass consumer public of today , who are almost all weaned on IEM with bass shelf highlighted , where Earbuds are almost all about sound stage, details and a more smooth balanced sonic delivery
I recently tried the EM6L and found it to be kind of over hyped and the fit/comfort was terrible and yes i tried a plethora of tips from spinfit 145s to dunu s&s and several in between. I sent them back and kept the zero reds.
The cinematography of your videos just keep getting better and better.
lol, thank you very much and thanks for checking out the video!
Very good! I like neutral tunning too, I wish I had knew about these guys 2 months ago. Thanks for your videos.
I own the Performer 5 and they are amazing. I have nine IEM’s and headphones that are very good but I listen to the Aful the most.
A budget IEM that surprised me is the HiBy Beans. I got them as a HiBy mystery box sale for $29 and at that price they are awesome. I think they sell for $69 regularly but would like them even at that price.
Great video. I'm looking up your first recommendation because I had not heard of it.
Dave makes great videos! Great advice and honest reviews. I'm new to the IEM hobby and I just wonder if people with IEMs in the $$$ and up range are using an EQ on their listening devices? Or do you by an IEM based on it's frequency graph and people don't use an EQ? It makes a huge difference on less expensive IEMs.
Thank you for including this video!
thank you for watching!
Great video! Love that your choices are a little different from the typical suggestions and appreciate that you gave your concise reasons as to why. But what I got most from this video is that i probably should get the S12, coz i can currently cop it at about $100. But i am interested in the Ouranos. Intrigued by the mild V-shape signature while still sounding natural. If i got the S12 (which is supposed to be quite V-shaped as well), would the Ouranos be essentially a little redundant? Or should i consider getting the Ouranos first (currently only $40 where i live), before pulling the trigger on the $100 S12?
Really loved your list sir. My favourite set around 50 usd is Reecho SG-03 and 100 usd is 7hz Legato.
Thank you! Haven't heard the SG-03 but heard good things. The Legato is great! Thanks for watching!
Great video as usual. I've lately been enjoying the Kiwi Ears IEMs, the Cadenza and Quartet are really amazing at their price point and at 200 dollar price I love the Seeaudio Yume ll.
Is the difference between them significant ??
@@yogavardhang2349 The short answer is yes.
Nice list. It really got me thinking of what I use the most and how many of them are actually in these "budget friendly" price ranges. I find my top 3 are: at $50 QKZxHBB Khan, at $100 Galileo, at $200 SeeAudio Yume II. I may have to check into the AFUL P5. This hobby gets trickier and trickier to pick the "best of", doesn't it? After re-reading this I feel like I shorted the Ikko OH10 at under $200 and the BLONxHBB Z300 at under $50
Really enjoyable experience, fun review thank you sir. I might get the first two, almost just for the cables. Haa
i LOVE my performer 5's. the 8's are something i might buy instead of the dunu sa6 mk2. im waiting for them to release so i can pick but till then im daily driving my aful p5's :D
Thanks for the review. I'm leaning toward the OH10S, currently $219. Perhaps you can compare.
For me at that around $100 price point tier really started to get some good entries with the Olina SE. then it was hexa and kima, then galileo, EA500, legato, and lastly quartet. I would throw in dioko, but to me it doesnt suit me.
The Galileo is my current favorite. The tuning is excellent, technicalities are impressive for the price, and the sound stage is wide and engaging.
Three very good choices another great video
Thank you and thanks for watching!
Nice review! How would you compare the hiby rs2 and fc6 dongle? Thank you.
I recently purchased the P5 and prior to that have only experienced much cheaper iem's. I am totally blown away with how much better it sounds and the bass is insane when listening to edm. I think this is my end game
I would like to hear your opinion regarding the Kiwi Ears Quartet.
Anyway, my top iem for $50 range is QOA Gimlet. You should try it.
sir, what other iems were under consideration for this video? it would be extremely useful to know what iems got beat out by your three picks.
My 100$ pick would be the Seeaudio Rinko. They're just fun as heck
the Truthear Hexa would be easily among the favorite ones under $100 (amazing mini-Blessing 2 with the "Dusk" flavour), but definitely I fully agree with you about the Performer 5... looking forward to the PF8 !
Hexa is amazing indeed. I love mine a lot!
By how much is the Galileo better than the Ouranos? is it worth 2x price difference or does it get in diminished return territory? Thanks
Between the Kato and Performer 5 which one you hold up high? For genres like Hip Hop, Trance, Reggae, Pop and RnB?
aside from the awesome review, may I ask about the music used in this video, it really caught my attention!
Any recommendations with high impedance for Shure PSM300?. Many of them have low impedance and have too much static noise or floor noise.
May i know which is better? Gizaudio galileo vs letshuoer s12 pro or simgot ew2000?
I listen to lots of kpop , pop , jazz, lofi piano , kpop soloist female idols like IU , taeyeon. Etc.
I want to upgrade from the ZS10PROX witout spending too much, (got them for 15 dlls or 300 mexican pesos) what can you suggest or recommend friend... I saw this for example: polaris,(you said that is no upgrade kz zs10pro x vs polaris, but i wanted to still including it in this tiny list; trio, rhapsody ? Ziigaat Nuo, TANCHJIM TANYA, BQEYZ KC2? TINHIFI T2, Simgot Ew200, BLON BL03, Zero 2? Cronch? Kiwiears Cadenza? Moondrop Quarks? Moondrop CCA CRA ? CCA12 ? CCANRA ? CCA CSN ? Kz AS16 Pro? HIDIZS MS1 Galaxy, Moondrop chu ii, Blon 05, Blon JOJO, Blon z300, HBB KHAN? KZ PR2?Moondrop (SSP)Super Spacestation Pulse? or any other you think is way too good and NOT expensieve, budget price, cheap.
Have you had a chance to listen to the Kiwi Ears Quartet yet? I am looking at both the Galileo and the Quartet. The 2DD+2BA would be unique in my collection, and they are pretty well reviewed.
Galileo is only better in vocals, get the quartet imo
Quartet my end game for this years😂
Non of the 3 iems are available on Amazon UK...
What do you think about the simgot ea500 ?
Im just gonna say the IE200 as my pick. Even though the accessories are trash to say the least, having the nozzle vent covered with tape or a straight bore eartips (I used Fiio hs18) and better cables, even with all the extra cost of the upgrades it essentially becomes a baby IE600 for 1/3 of the price.
On the market for an iem around that price point, would ypu still recommend it? Also what cable do you use? Since they're not normal mmcx
@@unifrets6755 imo, i think if youre gonna get this set and upgrade it, you might as well get a hybrid with already good accessories. I heard the new Binary Chopin is really good for $200.
Despite not owning one i guess the Kima Classic could be another good contender on that top 100, they look really nice.
Underestimated headphones for 100 - this is Panda. Quite even in tonal balance, moderately technical, not boring. True, those that I took in January had problems on the bass and generally sounded worse than the second pair, which I decided to try again in August. Chinese "stability" ))
Everybody was raving about the S12 and the planar driver and it was definitely a good set, but the Performer 5 opened my eye to how much detail I was missing and how unbalanced the placement of voices and instruments were on the S12. I even tried a couple mod to the S12 that Michael Bruce offers and it still isn’t it for me. If anything I feel spoiled by the P5 and I wish I could find an upgrade to it that’s not over $300 but it doesn’t seem that there’s any offer that has that much overall performance to offer!
Maybe more of a sidegrade, but I recently got both the Aful P5, and the Kiwi Ears Orchestra Lite. And I have to say, I constantly switch back and forth between these two, both being absolutely excellent IEMs. Looking forward to receive my Quintet next week!
which one can you recommend for gaming?
what about the hexa
Aful P5 or timeless ae?
I started with the wan'er and decided to upgrade. Tried out the IE200, P5, B2, Zetian heyday and liked the P5 the most. The B2 sounded slightly better but was uncomfortable for me unlike the P5 which is very.
Are waners worth buying now? Im a poor student looking for some good sound, i bought kz edx pro couple of months ago and im not really satisfied with how they sound. If waners not worth it can you recommend some iems under 50$ pls
@@Astrqx yea I'd say so but the cable isn't that great. Truthear hola/zero/red you might want to look at.
QKZ X HBB and the KZ PR2 with a MoonDrop EQ graph sounds dope
intro music is good . ❤
Have you gotten the tangzu heyday? If yes, what's the difference heyday to aful p5 ? And why you not pick them? Thank you
Have you been tried planar IEM?
Intro music is good
Thank you and thanks for watching!
Didn't you say you preferred the DUNU Kima Classic for ~100, in it's review video?
First, thanks for checking out the review! Actually, in the Kima classic review I said that the Galileo is my reference at $100 and I prefer it over the Kima Classic. I only preferred the Kima Classic over my other "V-shape" tuned iems around $100.
Nice video
Etymotic er2se is great assuming you can tolerate deep insertion fit
I've tried er2xr, se and own er3se. I like the fit and tuning, but they are falling behind in value. I prefer to eq a dioko I got used most days
Phoenix Call?
best iem around 80$?
Hello and thank you for your contents. Can you give me advise please, which affordable IEMs have fairly even mid-range?
I tried couple IEMs, including ATH-E70, couple KZs, Shure SE, but all of them lack mid-range. I need clear midrange on stage, I don’t need too much bass.
Could you offer some possible options, please?
Thank you very much.
CCA C10..for around $ 22 at Aliexpress.
Best IEMs on the market for musicians.
I own 9 pair !
@@raygreenfield5814 Thank you for your message! What do you think how it compares to FiiO FH3, please? (what I recently bought)
Not familiar with those. the CCA IEMs are from the same company that makes the KZ IEMs. Once I heard theCCA C10s, I was sold. I find them perfect for band gigs, rehearsals & just listening to mp3s.@@alterenergetika
Hey could u please recommend a bass heavy , deep bass IEM?
If your on a budget, the Sevenhertz legato or Seeaudio Rinko. if you can spend a little more the Sennhieser IE600. A lot of people are saying the Maestro min is great but I haven't heard it....yet. Thanks for watching!
I am really confused between waner, hola, cadenza, zero red. I am looking for a warm signature with the best technicalities i can get under 50 usd
Waner’. Put the extra $20 in a cable and some spinfits and you’re as good as most $100+ products
my bet of the bunch you listed would be the cadenzas
The aful P5 is bizar ❤❤
Nice Video..How many IEM Earphones Do You Own Right Now please?Where You bought them please?What is your Music Source Devices Do you use in your IEM Earphones collection please?How use your time management using all of your IEM Earphones please?
I usually buy my higher end stuff second hand off of Headfi. But I get most everything else at Hifigo. As for my sources, if you have time, I recommend you visiting the Gizaudio channel because I co-review on that channel and talk about my sources. My current favorite portable source is the Fiio M15S.......here is my review of the M15S: ua-cam.com/video/j91bNaXqvSY/v-deo.html . I think I have about 60 iems/headphones, many of them budget sets. I've let a lot go though. My friend, Timmy has at least 100. Admittedly, time management is tough and much of my older stuff can sometimes get neglected as newer stuff has to take priority for reviewing. That being said I do my best to keep up, especially, when I need to do compare the new with the old. Thanks for watching! And again, be sure and check out Gizaudio!
@@Audio-In-Reviewsthank you
At the $50 price point which one is more technical? Crin project red or hbb kz pr2 ?
Still haven't gotten my hands on either of those unfortunately. Thanks for watching!
@@Audio-In-Reviews just bought the Hexa on sale for $65 so 🤞
P5 rocks. I just did my P8 unbox today. It lacks the bass that P5 has. Simgot EA500 is a winner at $100, but too metallic and flat sounding
Music? On video start
Muita Calma - Martin Landstrom. Great song! Thanks for watching!
not IEM , but there's a school of very capable Earbuds in this price bracket that simply perform way above there price point , mind that they are likely not for the mass consumer public of today , who are almost all weaned on IEM with bass shelf highlighted , where Earbuds are almost all about sound stage, details and a more smooth balanced sonic delivery
I would like to try earbuds but they just doesn't fit on my ears
Love your videos but it took 4 minutes to get to the first iem.
Honestly, appreciate the feedback. Thanks for watching!
Ricktrolled
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First? Haha continue the great work sir!
Thank you!
dude the simgot EM6L blows the LETSHUOER Galileo out of the fucking water.. good review
I recently tried the EM6L and found it to be kind of over hyped and the fit/comfort was terrible and yes i tried a plethora of tips from spinfit 145s to dunu s&s and several in between. I sent them back and kept the zero reds.
Not a singel iem you recommend is god for there price at 50 dollar ew 200 is best and 100 dollar eml6 and 200 dollar timeless is amazing
did you listen to a word the guy said. Also em6l is so over hyped its comical . Aful P5 shits all over timeless at 200$
Forgot to link the Aful video in description btw 🙂
Thanks! I will link it now. Thanks for watching!
please try JUZEAR 41T. looking forward to your thoughts