Well the Andromeda Golds served me faithfully for a while but yeah it was just a night and day difference so yeah. Enjoy that Vega bass my friend.
My ears dont hear any bass “bloat”,furthermore the bass doesn’t bleed into the mids or drown out the highs. The one weakness would be stage? But I guess calling yourself a “Basshead” is the cool thing nowadays! Ex800st are a bang for your buck with or without the tape mod. The tape mod gives you basshead iems.
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I read that you spend 2k on iems. Have you thought of looking at old iems?For sure there gold nuggets out there I’m thinking in the likes of the sony ex1000. You’ll spend probably like 500$ ,and those are legendary iem for what your looking for. Plus slot of reviews to get more accurate feedback.
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I love my EX800st, it’s my favorite iem, I meant its a stupid amount of bass, so it’s a great basshead iem. While I found it bloated or more correctly it was like a subwoofer being trapped in a room that had highly reflective walls so the bass almost reverberates in the iem chamber messing with the sound too much for me. It is still awesome with or without the mod tho and has my full approval! 
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if you dont mod it the bass quality is great. But the Tape mod made the quality drop like a stone. Extreme bloat. But my biggest problem with it was the treble, had to use eq with it.
I could see why the bass would be too much for some (I dont hear it, but I could emphasize) ,as far the highs being a problem, we clearly have different hearing. I dont get where the highs would be a problem. I listen to classic rock ,classical music ,rap, edm,country,etc. So from natural instruments to electrical and I dont hear a problem with the treble. But se la vi.
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It is that 5,3k area that kills me.
I lowered it by 7 db with EQ.
If you would like another recommendation that does bass beautifully, I recommend Hyla Sarda if you can get your hands on one. It’s probably the best bass, slam, and texture I have experienced. I also own Sarda + Trio if you want me to make any comparisons as well. Best of luck on your search!
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Would be nice even if I don’t end up getting them. I made my first payment of $1.5k AUD start of this month. Next month another then another in December. Please do it to enlighten the community about it. But yeah thanks for another recommendation. I am also thinking of getting the ThieAudio Legacy 3’s as my first pair of CIEMs for $300+ + $55 ear impressions rather than dive straight into $2000 AUD worth of CIEMs. That’s all from me for now. Updates when I get the Trios. I think the aftermarket cable my friend got is coming tomorrow so yeah along with a new PC.
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I can answer any specific questions if you have any, but I would like to add that I cannot appreciate the technology 64 audio puts into their IEMs enough.
Both apex and LID are really game changers for me. Out of the 3 IEMs I have, if I had to choose to only keep one, I’d easily choose the tia Trio.
It is a superb all-rounder that fits all of my music, super forgiving, can wear it all day long, and although not recommended, can easily power from my phone.
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Yes I’m never selling my pair. Even if someone offers me $5k AUD for it lol. But the CIEM game will be interesting was going for N8 CIEM as I said but I think I will do the sane thing and go cheaper first and experience the fit the issues and what not plus China and Linsoul make great IEMs so yeah. EDIT: Also super shocked that they internalised the APEX technology although it kind of sucks because you unable to change modules unlike U12t or the others in the UIEM and CIEM lineups from 64 Audio…
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Hi! I want to get some IEMs for the bus, preferably for a lot of bass. I can get a new pair of Sony EX800STs for about $210 and a lightly used pair of Sony EX1000s for $60ish more. Which should I get? Are there any other IEMs I should look into (ie. Campfire Audio Polaris II)? I would value the bass impact and quantity over the quality to a reasonable degree. I have a semi-flexible budget of around $400 as I can sometimes find some products for far below MSRP (again, the Polaris II).
Thank you!
Both the sony´s are horrible in terms of isolation. So definitely NOT recommended to use outside.
Ibasso IT00
Fiio FH3
Tingker TK200
Final Audio E5000
Those are the ones I have and can recommend.
Heard good things about these (but havent heard them):
Thor Mjölnir
Ikko OH10
Thank you for all the recommendations!
Just wondering, is it possible to get a better seal/better isolation with tip changes on the Sony’s?
It may seem that am focusing too much on the Sonys but I have an excuse: they rank very highly on Crinacle’s ranking list.
I’ll search up all of the other IEMs though!
The isolation weakness is due to the fit style (the shell doesnt really touch your ears and of course that means it doesnt cover your ears either = sound will leak) and the giant vent (which probably could be helped by taping the vent). You can probably fix the vent but not the fit, so isolation is something you cant help on them.
Oh… Thank you for the clarification. Of the recommendations you’ve mentioned, which one do you like the best? Have you ever listened to the Polaris II or any of the JVC IEMs?
Fiio FH3, because it got both quality and quantity (bass).
Havent heard the polaris 2 but have tried the JVC FW02 (it was so bad I returned it, way too overpriced).
You can check my database, all iems I have heard is ranked there.
Thank you!
Np, good luck.
I agree, the Sony’s dont isolate much and look a little weird when being worn, but the SQ is pretty good, if the 1k looks really good thats a good price, just make sure your not treble sensitive. They take EQ well and Riku has some good EQ presets based on what he has shared with me so I know you can get them pumping. The tape mod is overkill to me, but some may like it so you can go for that too. I think the impact on the OH10 and FH3 may be a little more, but its still really good and close etc. JVC FDX1 is too thin for the bass impact imo. I think you can bump it tho and it can sound good, but I still lean EX800st due to comfort, they are so light they disappear to me.