Hello Friends, i want to get an IEM for music,gaming(non-competitive) few questions I Have are?
1-what things to look out for enjoyment and immersiveness in IEM e.g(technicality,bright,v-shaped) for the purpose of story mode gaming and general music listening etc?
2- Any recommendations for IEMs for this purpose around or under $200?
Some games i planning to play with the IEM is (Assassin’s Creed games from the OG-Rogue) and Fry Cry 1 and 2
Thanks for reading🙏
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I’ve said this before but imo for emphasis on immersion and story I would do earbuds before IEMs. If you are set on IEMs then something with big soundstage and good imaging technicalities will be ideal.
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For me I’d go Simgot em6l. It’s nice. And only 110.
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why Earbuds? and any earbud recommedation?
My man Jay why you choose Simgot em6l specifically for story mode gaming
I mean it’s cheap, sounds right. Story gaming is just whatever you like.
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Earbuds like Roku buds do imaging and stage better than IEMs do at 1/3 the cost. The biggest issue is no noise isolation so they only work in quite rooms and some peoples ears don’t get along with them
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Only reason to NOT use earbuds for gaming would be if you need isolation. Otherwise iems really doesnt do anything better than buds that is important for gaming.
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any recommendations around 200$
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Rikudou Goku any recommendations around 200$
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Well, since you want something for story mode (non-competitive/fps), I say something more “fun” is better so the Saber 3 will suit that. And since you probably want something that you can use 24/7, the shells used for my gen 3 lineup will work the best for that.
PM me if you are interested.
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Take a look at thruthear red, tonally accurate, plenty of bass and the soundstage is pretty good for $55 iem. Also they keep up with most iems under $500.
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Imo the Red is a pretty mediocre set and I put so many sets over it that are < $100. Also bass is not as important as techs in gaming.
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I’d agree with the techs part but immersion is what they were after. Before my dog got them I picked up the reds 90% more than my other expensive iems. Good thing we all hear different and appreciate things differently.
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so cal_lando what is your iem(s) recommendations around 200$
Honestly I haven’t tried much recently in the $100-200 range. For IEMs that would be good for gaming I would lean towards neutral bright sets so out of sets I have heard I would go EA500 or the S12. It’s tough at that price point imo.
The next price point up that has some good options is $300-400 but you may be able to find some of those sets in the $200 range used. Such as peformer 8 and blessing 2/3
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thoughts on peformer 5 and HeyDay or kiwi ears quintet can put in order from the best to worst for my purpose?
I completely forgot about the hey dey! Thats a good set for gaming imo as well. I haven’t tried the quintet but if your budget can stretch it seems like a great set! Honestly though for gaming I don’t think you are going to notice a huge difference between a $50 set and a $300 set as long as its tuned well with good stage. I would do the EA500 and then some buds with the rest so you can try both and see what works for your situation
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I had a bad Heyday, but it has a nice sound. (cable was faulty) so it burned me a lttle, kiwi ears quintet has the best resolution of the price, Aful 5 is the best tuned probably. All 3 are very good, and easy recommendations. Style would be a huge thing in which set is best.
If you EQ go Quintet, if you don’t Aful 5, if you can tolerate a possibly bad cable and plannar timber then go Heyday. 
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I forgot to talk about the P5. It’s a really good set and imo a good value if you are going one all rounder. To my ears it leans warm and intimate which makes it not super ideal for games. Great for music though!
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