JAY's audio memes (and reviews/ranking too I guess)

There are lots of other channels that are a lot more toxic that YT does not seem to take issues with so I doubt Jay would be in trouble.

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Sat down with the guys over at Plunge recently and had a nice convo around music and audio. Very enlightening:

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Some new stuff that came in:

Letshuoer Astralis:

Kefine Arnar:

Roseselsa x AAV CJ20:

Oriveti Dynabird & Purecaster:

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$200-350 Tierlist for 2026 :smiley:

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Thieaudio Cypher review vs some other headphones :eyes:

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I watched your video on the planar iems and I am really curious about the Arnar and Australis you mentioned. Are they both pretty solid picks for all genres?

Currently own:

S12

Mk12

Shanlong Me600

And the deuce

So just looking for maybe something different/more detailed/revealing that is not “boring” and I def like black coffee and my music loud.

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Astralis closest and more detailed but wont scale as good as the Arnar, if you prioritize loudness go Arnar, if you want more details go Astralis

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Speaking of the planar vid.. here it is

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Thanks! That is what I got from your video. All my other sets are pretty good in high volume especially the mk12. So maybe I will go with Australis to have something different. Great video.

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no problemo

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The BEST IEM Upgrade at Each Price Point (2026 Buyers Guide)

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I definitely plan to hear the Chopin some day, for now a T10 bought for $40 is the epitome of price to tuning for me as far as planars are concerned.

I’ll put some time aside to watch this later, the above is just based on the thumbnail, I’ll be really interested to hear updated details/comparisons.

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Great predictions since both of those are in there :joy:

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you have a Canpur Silver Flash sized hole in this guide. cant disagree with a bunch of those recs because I own too many of them but that one not being there at its price is a miss.

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To each their own, I found the 8-10K peak a bit harsh, otherwise great low-end, also can’t really recommend something you can’t buy since it’s out of stock everywhere

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Glad it’s not just me! If that part came down a bit it’d be my jack of all trades with special sauce to boot. Love the low end, and pretty much the mids too. And most of the treble. I do think they’re special and I love what they’re doing for the most part.

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Meze Astru Review!

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No Words And Dismayed Man GIF | GIFDB.com

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I just wanted to say I love your hydronic press idea. It makes me so happy, and it is totally you.

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thank you broski I’m just having some fun and doing some science :sign_of_the_horns:

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