IEM discussion thread (Part 1)

A less techy review

And Try those ePro tips on the Timeless :ok_hand:

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Tonight Iā€™m diving deep into those tips, my man! Definitely going to throw them on the timeless for sure. Maybe theyā€™ll fix the fit issues I had. Havenā€™t touched em since I put the monarchā€™s in ears, admittedly :sweat_smile: thanks again, Iā€™m going to watch this review now :call_me_hand:

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Do you know where I can get one of those golden adapter things?

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Thatā€™s a regular cable with an L shape connector!

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Update. Tips are on but it was a slight wrestling match lol. I can report they sound great, at least as good as the little Tube tips Iā€™ve been using from the Timeless, but a little more comfortable which is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks again, man! I can also report, damnā€¦ I forgot how amazing of a set the Timeless is. Truly detail monsters for the $200 asking price. They compete with the Monarchs for sure. But the Monarchs got em beat in everything else.

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Pulled the trigger on Yanyin Canon!
Now I just need someone to buy my Aladdin and Oxygen to help me pay off my credit card bill :joy::joy:

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Iā€™m glad I off loaded my FH7ā€™s a year ago as thereā€™s at least a couple on UK eBay for quite a bit less than I got for mine :pray: lol.

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Are these new or old?..

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New! They look really nice

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Whoever sold the FH7 made a big mistakeā€¦ King up to $ 1,000 are :wink:

My impressions of the new FiR Audio NE4.

If the Qudelix 5k + Yanyin Canon ($130+$310) that are on their way do anything significantly better than the FiiO BTR5 + Penon Serial ($60 + $200) that I have now, Iā€™ll be both impressed and pleased, because that would have to sound completely next level. And if they donā€™t, I will save a lot of money, and still be very happy with where my SQ is at.

Having a great time with the former.

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Woah the Penon has 3 DDs? Iā€™m intriguedā€¦ What tuning signature would you say the Serial lean towards? Also curious to how it compares in-terms of timbre and tech with other sets like Oxygen, Tea, etc :slightly_smiling_face:

Totally off topic to the current, but has anyone on here had the opportunity to hear both the Monarch MKII and the Mest MKI? Thereā€™s a Mest for sale for an almost unbelievable price and Iā€™ve always been curious but I already own the Mons.

Any input will be appreciated!

Iā€™m biased since Iā€™ve only heard the MEST, but if the MEST if available at an ass good of the price as you say it is, then it is a no-brainer.

Nice seieng FiR stuff getting some mentions here as well! I have the VxV and love it.

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This 625$ Mest on HF did not let me sleep. Luckily my colleagues are leaving US before it is able to be shipped to them without risk, so I cannot buy it. But as it is discontinued and (in my strong belief) the cheapest IEM that can give me strong wow factor above Mangird Tea if I would be in US that would be a no brainer for me definitely

And hopefully and end game.

Yea my thought exactly. Itā€™d be nice to have two flagship IEMs but not if theyā€™re too close in tonality and techs. Iā€™ve heard that the Mest has this incredible stage and imaging and Iā€™d like to experience that over the Mons. For $625 it would absolutely be a no brainer for me IF I hadnā€™t just purchased the Mons. Hmmmm

Right, it would normally be a no brainer honestly. Iā€™m hoping someone whoā€™s heard both can shed some light.

So Iā€™m currently going through a bad experience with an AliX seller. I wish I couldā€™ve avoided them in the first place. I know HBB gave some advice for what to check in AliX seller profiles in his last yearā€™s 11.11 sales video, but do you all think itā€™d be useful to create a list of sellers that we recommend or donā€™t recommend? On a specific thread, like ā€œList of recommended audio gear sellersā€? Did a brief search and didnā€™t find one on hifiguides, but someone please correct me if Iā€™m wrong! E.g., DUDO, XINHS, DD-Audio have all been great.

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