IEM's for Hidizs AP80 Pro Max Recommendations!

[lardy]

I was recently introduced to Sunset by Makoto Matsushita. Safe to say it's the greatest song I've ever heard, especially from 3:20 to the end. I seriously recommend listening to it! Also so that yall can hopefully recommend IEM's that can bring the most out of that sound. I'm still very new to the audiophile hobby, so I'm not too keen on how to choose IEM's. Hopefully, knowing that I listen to a lot of Stevie Wonder, Masayoshi Takanaka, and Tatusturo Matsushita can help specify the genre. I appreciate any help!

 

[staticV3]

Just like choosing a great speaker, a great IEM is also genre agnostic.

No matter what you want to play on it, it should be played back faithfully, without the IEM embedding its own sound profile onto the tracks.

Unlike speakers though, the best IEM is not only one which is tuned well, but also one which fits the shape of your ears and ear canals best, which ensures that you can listen comfortably and with the full bass response.

At that point, you have two options:

A) Try a number of different universal IEMs until you find one which fits well

B) Go to a local acoustician, have them make ear impressions, then send those to a Custom IEM manufacturer, who will manufacture a pair custom-made to fit your ears perfectly.

If you decide to try option A, then a fantastic place to start is the 7Hz Zero:2.

If that one happens to fit well, then you could honestly stop right there as it has great tuning and practically non-existent THD.
Things do not get much better regardless of price.

If it doesn't fit well and you can't get a consistent seal (no deep bass, sound shifted to one side etc), then using different ear tips may also solve the issue.

This is once again down to your unique anatomy, so there's no way around some trial and error, but if you'd like you can search on ASR for "ear tips" or "eartips" and you'll find reports which ear tips models have helped other members so far.

 

[Jiraya369]

Just like choosing a great speaker, a great IEM is also genre agnostic.

No matter what you want to play on it, it should be played back faithfully, without the IEM embedding its own sound profile onto the tracks.

Unlike speakers though, the best IEM is not only one which is tuned well, but also one which fits the shape of your ears and ear canals best, which ensures that you can listen comfortably and with the full bass response.

At that point, you have two options:

A) Try a number of different universal IEMs until you find one which fits well

B) Go to a local acoustician, have them make ear impressions, then send those to a Custom IEM manufacturer, who will manufacture a pair custom-made to fit your ears perfectly.

If you decide to try option A, then a fantastic place to start is the 7Hz Zero:2.

If that one happens to fit well, then you could honestly stop right there as it has great tuning and practically non-existent THD.
Things do not get much better regardless of price.

If it doesn't fit well and you can't get a consistent seal (no deep bass, sound shifted to one side etc), then using different ear tips may also solve the issue.

This is once again down to your unique anatomy, so there's no way around some trial and error, but if you'd like you can search on ASR for "ear tips" or "eartips" and you'll find reports which ear tips models have helped other members so far.

nothing gets much better than the zero2, problem is qc and it dying but it's so cheap you can just get another one.

 

[staticV3]

nothing gets much better than the zero2, problem is qc and it dying but it's so cheap you can just get another one.

Difficult to say how widespread this is

I've had mine for 18 months and it performs like day one.

 

[IsaacOscar]

Difficult to say how widespread this is

I've had mine for 18 months and it performs like day one.

what? I've never had head/earphones change sound on me after using them for a while... (my own ears on the other hand are inconsistent, and often get a bit muffled or stuffy...)

 

[obsessive9119]

nothing gets much better than the zero2, problem is qc

I did quite like the Zero2, though I got the inline mic version and the volume controls were "sticky" - I'd hit the up button once and the volume would keep going until it hit max.

Not sure if that was just a QC issue, or if there's some incompatibility with the Apple dongle.

I ended up sticking my my Truethear GATEs - I like the sound almost as much and their volume control doesn't try to deafen me.

 

[Jiraya369]

I did quite like the Zero2, though I got the inline mic version and the volume controls were "sticky" - I'd hit the up button once and the volume would keep going until it hit max.

Not sure if that was just a QC issue, or if there's some incompatibility with the Apple dongle.

I ended up sticking my my Truethear GATEs - I like the sound almost as much and their volume control doesn't try to deafen me.

that was just a cable problem then lol coulda gotten a 4 dollar cable change

 

[staticV3]

I've never had head/earphones change sound on me after using them for a while...

I mean, same.

 

[IsaacOscar]

I did quite like the Zero2, though I got the inline mic version and the volume controls were "sticky" - I'd hit the up button once and the volume would keep going until it hit max.

Not sure if that was just a QC issue, or if there's some incompatibility with the Apple dongle.

I've definitely had this problem before, but I haven't got it with my current dongle.

I ended up sticking my my Truethear GATEs - I like the sound almost as much and their volume control doesn't try to deafen me.

Umm, aren't the cables detachable/replaceable?

 

[obsessive9119]

that was just a cable problem then lol coulda gotten a 4 dollar cable change

Or I could return them for free, which I did

 

[Jiraya369]

Or I could return them for free, which I did

i mean hey whatever floats your boat, maybe the zero's tuning didnt agree with your ears and the gate's did. My solution was more so for someone who would've liked the zero's sound but was annoyed by the cable

 

[obsessive9119]

i mean hey whatever floats your boat, maybe the zero's tuning didnt agree with your ears and the gate's did. My solution was more so for someone who would've liked the zero's sound but was annoyed by the cable

I would have been happy to keep them - I’ll probably buy another pair and some point and see if I have the same issue again.

 

[pppebakerb]

If you like rich, detailed, smooth jazz-funk and similar soul, then I would probably recommend you to look for IEM headphones. Because they have a warmer, more musical setting and good bass with midrange. But be sure to try listening to them with your favorite tracks so that they sound great for you.