Are the oh10s a good start to the iem world?

I don’t notice the extra weight from the cable. The cable wraps around the top of the ear, so the weight doesn’t just hang off the IEMs themselves.

Ok cool then thats what ill do then thanks for your help man @WaveTheory

They are more of a good start. They are a very good start.

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Thats what i like to hear

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That bad boy is still missing from my collection :+1:

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Oh10s are excellent. Actually have them in as we speak. All I can say is, if at first you don’t get a good fit, take the time to explore different tips. It took me a while to get the perfect fit. The weight of the oh10 is a lot, but once you get that perfect fit, you don’t notice it at all.

I’m using JVC spiral dots if you were curious.

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That goes for all iem’s imho…I have fav fit tip’s per iem and ‘tweak’ sound tips for…well for fun lol…Love my iem’s :metal:

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Do you guys know what size dekoni tips are gonna fit them?

You need to get you a set sometime, still the best sub bass of any iem or headphone ive tried so far. I prefer wide bore spirals on them, but you can try e tips too, I just dont think the sizing of stock were that good for me.

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What tips do yall recomend that arent rubber because im not a big fan of the rubber tips

Dekoni Mercury Foam Tips.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M0SGE1S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I was with you not being able to wear rubber tips until I came across Spin Fit tips. The Spinfit silicone is very thin which makes them very comfortable and conforms to your ear shape. In addition, Spinfits bend at the tip allowing better seal and better comfort. The silicon tips create a better seal than foam tips. Foam tips will change the sound from what’s intended, usually reduces treble, bass and detail VS silicone.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BPYTS7N/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You should try as many different tips as you can to learn what works for you. For me, I have to use small foam tips. For silicone, I use medium to large. I have IEMs that I have to use different size tips on due to the stem size and how deep the IEMs stem is. The deepr the IEM goes into your ear, you’ll be able to get away with a smaller tip.

You should not overlook silicone tips. If you can find the right ones, you’re going to have more detailed music hitting your brain and you’ll be getting the full potential of your IEM.

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Thank for the advice i might just buy a pair of both just so i can have a couple tips to try out the ones you linked will fit the oh10s correct?@PapaEmeritus

Yep. If you’re getting into IEMs, probably the most important step to starting is doing the work to find the tips that fit you the best and will give you a good seal. You have to get a good seal or the IEM is worthless. Good luck!

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I have another question for yall are iems or headphones better i know there both different in there own ways and its a different experience for each one but is there a clear sound quality difference in one being clearly better or worse?

Personally I would say it goes Speakers > Open Back Headphones > IEMs> Closed Back Headphones. Although I would also say that if you’re on a tighter budget then IEMs would be the go to.

Might wanna check out this thread…

I feel there are fewer good choices in the headphone world than in the IEM world personally(unless you got the bucks), so getting headphones out of the way really helped me with IEMs. I’ve stated it before that good IEMs make me question the value of headphones. Now, can I game for hours in IEMs the way I use headphones, I doubt it since I have exceptionally comfy headphones, but its close. I would argue for sound quality below 200$ its hard to find headphones that come close in value. Basically 58x, 6xx, and something like the one more triple drivers(purely due to presentation and bass). IEMs are more detailed and more resolving, but can have more odd tunings and QC issues so unless its a proven commodity its a dice roll. The sound stage is almost always a room sound since its not really open most of the time. Staging is more intimate by a fair bit most of the time.

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“better” really isn’t the right question. They are different experiences. It’s more of a preference thing. IEMs and headphones both come with questions of proper fit, just not the same questions. You’ll find a wide range of sound signatures in both.

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Ok i just havnt owned a pair of iems so i havnt ever compared one another or tested that i have micca mb42xs and a topping mx3 with phillips phidelio x2hrs the issue i run into is im pretty busy and alot of the times im not at my desk to listen to my audio files and stuff so i was looking for a more portable setup and was going to get the btr5 from fiio with a good iem and i think ive decided on the ikko oh10s

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Thank you for the feed back an advice