Your Top 5 IEMs right now that you are using?

$132 is a ridiculous steal. I ptt at $185 bc I figured thanks to all of this tariff madness where I am, they’d go up and I’d only ever see them back at close to current reg price when “on sale”. No regrets though…

What tips are you using? I’ve settled on divinus velvet og, mainly bc they’re really the only tip I currently have that allows me a proper deep fit with the huge nozzles.

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NF Audio MS42 allows deep fit on cadenza 4

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It was on sale during the annual Ali sale. I use the stock wide bore tips on one pair, and Penon orange on the other. I’m not too sure if there is a sound idfference. Both tips fit well, but the Penon orange are more snug and probably more isolating.

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Pretty happy with the 5 in rotation now, want to exchange the explorer for Serenade once available tho :grin:

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You sure like your bee theme! Love that storage box.

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haha I do, they keep this planet alive and their taste in geometry is pleasing the mind :smiley:

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  1. LS Cadenza 12
  2. KE Cadenza
  3. QKZ HBB
  4. Estrella
  5. Punch

I think I’ve got a thing for IEMs named Cadenza :smile:

KE Cadenza is damn engaging, but LS C12 is miles ahead of the pack, still.

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I love to see QKZ x HBB in your list. I love mine too. I actually just got Arcadia which I’m hoping can be an upgrade.

You should try to get your hands on Cadenza 4 if you want a clean neutral with sub-bass boost.

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Totally love that set too :+1: can’t wait to get my ears on their new 16? driver flagship :tada::champagne::partying_face::smiley:

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That C12 is something special. I heard it at CanJam a few days ago and I was hooked…

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Cool case!

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it was in CJ NY last weekend bud - did you not fly over to try it out? Apparently it was well received.

Joking aside, as soon as the Serenade and this “ultra flagship” is ready, will try to get hold of and invite you over to demo :slight_smile:

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did you try the serenade and prototype 16-driver set?

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Did you demo it with BTR17? Because i did not have a good experience with that combo. (at least not with all kinds of music)

C12 can sound pretty boring with the wrong source. As @Go-Kart mentioned it in another thread that it´s not the best with Hiby R4, the same is true with Hiby R6III, or maybe I am just hallucinating, these earphones are driving me crazy and making me fall in love over and over again at the same time :smile:

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have to say thou, not many have the setup as Go-Kart’s!

I have to settle with CA1000T - funny enough, it is great for Mystic 8 (as Tube DAC is pairing great with the tuning)

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Oh yes please bruh when you have one i’m there for sure :raised_hands: :musical_score::smiley:

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I dont know how, when, who, where but I know I want to be there :rofl:

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Come to Munich High-End this year, or CJ London :slight_smile: Would love to meet everyone

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Man, I didn’t… why I didn’t, I couldn’t tell you. I was sitting there at the LS booth and everything… idk. Joseph seemed a touch overwhelmed and I didn’t want to impose lol

Yes, sir, with the BTR17. Admittedly, I didn’t try it with a ton of my music, but from what I heard I felt that I enjoyed it.

Sometimes, I really like those ‘boring’ tunings. They can come off as really transparent to me just as long as they have enough warmth to back up the transparency. One bad example is the Mystic 8. I have that one in for review and it just doesn’t have enough warmth or bass to balance out the thinner tonality.

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You coming to AVshow in Warsaw this fall? :fire: Home - Audio Video Show: 25–27 października 2024

Should be more chill, better listening conditions, than CJ and MHE :star_struck:

A few of us in the EU gang are planning to meet up there!

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