My wife buys 5 packs of Glracd brand on Amazon for $12, given that she loses and/or puts them in the wash, I won’t argue. They don’t sound great, but for that price, they are impossible to beat, and it means we always have them for the grandkids.
Try the Yincrow X6.
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2022-02-12: Earsonics Onyx: Earsonics Onyx - Reviews | Headphone Reviews and Discussion - Head-Fi.org
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The other reviewers seem to like the Onyx though…
I had a similar experience with a Fischer Amps FA 666 IEM that is even more expensive. It was the first and so far only unvented IEM I tried and it was a disaster. Extremly uncomfortable. It caused constant over- and underpressure depending on how I moved the IEM in my ear. The sound was not only terrible, but frequency response and technicalities seemed to change in accordance with insertion depth. However most other reviewers didn’t just not have any of those problems, but actually enjoyed them quite a bit.
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Exactly my experience with this…
(also funny cuz someone wants me to sell/trade it… and also asked if I burned it in for 100 hours)
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That is why I have already turned my attention only to ChiFi. I have long forgotten brands like Sennheiser and others … 
Someone pmed me and told me it sounds better than the Sony IER-Z1R and it needed at least 75 hours of burn in. 
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10 char…
(that someone is one of the other “reviewers” for the Onyx)
Tell him to burn his IEMs after he burns his brain 
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Only 75? (source)
Need to burn in to 150+ hours. Not really a ‘con’ just a fact. Transducers just need time to break in.
EDIT: Stuff like this is the reason I am not on head-fi
EDIT2: Fixed link
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It is shameful…
No wonder crin didnt get a unit lol.
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Alright damn, its either:
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A fake render
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Sonion EST = 200 usd+
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Sonion EST finally got “Bellsinged” → cheaper
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Short and tragic love story w/ Earbuds
As promised below I send my short comparison of all 5 earbuds I have at hand based on 3 songs + lots of time with LBBS and Qian39 beforehand.
I based the comparison on the critical listening of 3 songs on each - Fiona Apple - Valentine for female vocals, piano, stage, Dr Dre - Still DRE for slam, male vocals and general fun factor, Radiohead - Everything in the right place for representation of electrical sound, complex passages and layering and ability to overwhelm you with music. With LBBS and Qian39 I spent quite a few hours before as well.
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Qian39: build: 3, cable: 3, bass: 8, vocals: 5, technicalities: 5, comfort 4 - OVERALL: 6
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Qian69: build 4, cable: 3, bass: 5, vocals: 6, technicalities: 6, comfort: 5, OVERALL: 5
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KBear Stella: build: 3, cable: 3, bass: 6, vocals: 6, technicalities: 5, comfort 4, OVERALL: 5
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FAAEL Iris: build: 3, cable: 7, bass: 3, vocals: 5, technicalities: 5, comfort: 6, OVERALL: 4
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Ksearphone LBBS: build: 9, cable: 7, bass: 7, vocals: 9, technicalities: 7, comfort 4 - OVERALL: 9
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Tea for reference: build: 10, cable: 8, bass: 10, vocals: 9, technicalities: 9, comfort 10 - OVERALL: 10
TLDR: the world of earbud is not as cheap and beautiful for me as I believed based on Rikudoku’s opinion. The comfort is tricky (in fact, it is a killer for me), the technicalities for critical listening are not available for cheap, the sound overall is in most cases not on the level as of affordable IEMs. Out of all those 5 sets I listened 4 were below 20$, so expectations should have not been too high, but a good attempt with Qian39 gave me some promises that were not kept in the end
LBBS is definitely a must have for 50$, Qian39 is (was) also good option for some fun listening on the go where you need some awareness, but rest is generally meh and not worth spending money on.
There are 2 problems I have - comfort or how secure the bud feels in the ear. Donuts, hiegi, stock - nothing works for me - I constantly need to fix the fit as I feel it would fall out. On the go it is impossible to work with, but it is good for sleeping or sitting in all cases.
Second problem are the technicalities or ability of those buds to present some separated layers in more complex passages. It is not present anywhere, but in LBBS to some extent, but even there it is nowhere near to multidriver IEMs or even S12.
Qian39 has great bass and is good for fun listening.
LBBS - if having better fit - could be my go to for acoustic music as I have never heard it better sounding than there. Vocals are also top level, soundstage is great. Bass is great quality, but may be more prominent in some cases. It was also sibilant in some songs.
Qian69 - has less bass than 39, maybe better techs (in terms of details and layering), but smaller stage and a little bit veiled sound.
Iris and Stella is nothing to talk about really
Build for all apart from LBBs is just worth the price.
Overall I feel that my journey with Earbuds is not finished (I would look for some earhooks or silicon tips), but it is not as beautiful as I thought it would be. It was supposed to be my area to explore next in the audio world.
Photos to follow tomorrow
Qian69
Qian39
Kbear
Faael
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Do the MX500 (Iris) shell work better for you than the LBBS shell?
A little bit better, but nothing crazy, as probably my ear cartilage cannot hold the bud in right ear, so any kind of movement of cable pulls it down. LBBS is good if I am standstill as well, but even more prone to loosening on some shake.
Ear hooks does not help.
That is my biggest problem with earbuds in general by far, as I cannot chill wih music, being constantly on the edge
Maybe PK shells are the next ones you should try.
Nah… These sound really amazing but built quality is not that great. If you daily use it – i did it for 2 months straight, every single day – and you are trying to push to better position them in your ears to get a nice “fit”, they will probably crack the plastic rim around the driver. And I don’t mean using brute force… That’s what happened to me unfortunately as I really enjoy them. Therefore I think they are worth only if you pay around 30-35 usd during sales.
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2022-02-25: Softears Volume: Softears Volume - Reviews | Headphone Reviews and Discussion - Head-Fi.org
Modded rank: S-
stock rank: C
Get it only if you can mod it or if you are a treble-head/3k lover.
KZ ZES: Knowledge Zenith (KZ) ZES - Reviews | Headphone Reviews and Discussion - Head-Fi.org
Rank: B
Get the CCA CRA instead.
CCA CA10
Rank: D
Why does this exist?
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Thanks for the review, especially on Volume 
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Appreciate the comparison alot.
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