What IEMs do you own?

[XaviMartinez55]

Just got the Tangzu Wan’er SG (version 1, I know V2 is already out)

2 things that it does VERY well.

By far the most sensitive of the ones I have tried so far.

- sounds way louder than the Zero II at same volume setting.

- This means it’s the best sounding of the cheap ones I am buying, at LOW VOLUME. It retains the engagement and eq curve.

- Which means it gets the award to the less painful on long listening sessions. It’s really easy on the ears.

What’s most important…… needs no EQ and after 5 min I was enjoying Steely Dan,s “Aja” without paying any attention to the sound of the iems.

 

[XaviMartinez55]

Update:

Shipped back the Trio (better than the Castor Pro indeed !!, but narrower soundstage, and a bit too shouty for me).

Received and shipped back the Kinera Celest Ignitex Beast.......has less bass than the Wyvern Abyss, and elevated treble, but in a weird way.....there's 8 kHz to 10 kHz content, but emptiness around 6 kHz and 12 kHz....very weird signature, Wyvern Abyss sounds more coherent.

Also shipped back the Zero II. Good tuning, but for casual listening and gym use I am liking more the Wan'er SG. besides, the Zero II refused to stay in place while working out...

Just ordered the Artti T10 and (for the heck of it) the standard Zero.

 

[Jimbob54]

I have just taken delivery of a pair of Ziigaat Odyssey.

Very, very nice tuning to my ears . Great set. Probably worthy of the hype at this early stage.

 

[Somafunk]

Update:

Shipped back the Trio (better than the Castor Pro indeed !!, but narrower soundstage, and a bit too shouty for me).

Received and shipped back the Kinera Celest Ignitex Beast.......has less bass than the Wyvern Abyss, and elevated treble, but in a weird way.....there's 8 kHz to 10 kHz content, but emptiness around 6 kHz and 12 kHz....very weird signature, Wyvern Abyss sounds more coherent.

Also shipped back the Zero II. Good tuning, but for casual listening and gym use I am liking more the Wan'er SG. besides, the Zero II refused to stay in place while working out...

Just ordered the Artti T10 and (for the heck of it) the standard Zero.

So you’ve ordered a bunch of cheap iem’s and tried them out with their supplied eartips, didn’t like them so sent them back?

I pity the store that has to deal with returns like this

 

[drewdawg999]

I have just taken delivery of a pair of Ziigaat Odyssey.

Very, very nice tuning to my ears . Great set. Probably worthy of the hype at this early stage.

I too have recently acquired the Odyssey, and oh my, something about the tuning takes you on an eargasmic journey that is intoxicating and magical. Everything is so clean and balanced with the right amount of sub-bass and rhythmic snap. I have my Punch which is still my favorite, but the Odyssey is a wonderful complement. I guess there's no real endgame when I love buying the little buggers so much.

 

[XaviMartinez55]

So you’ve ordered a bunch of cheap iem’s and tried them out with their supplied eartips, didn’t like them so sent them back?

I pity the store that has to deal with returns like this

Yes, that’s exactly what I did.

 

[Jimbob54]

I have to report that the Ziigaat Odyssey is a very fine sounding IEM- for these ears the hype is real- had them a coiuple of weeks now and not fet the need to EQ which is very rare. Normally at this point I am tweaking the low end and the 1-4k area as something niggles me usually. These are Goldilocks IEM for me. If its ever on a decent sale it would be a blind buy unless you know you need lots more upper mids/ lower treble than these.

 

[mc.god]

I have to report that the Ziigaat Odyssey is a very fine sounding IEM- for these ears the hype is real- had them a coiuple of weeks now and not fet the need to EQ which is very rare. Normally at this point I am tweaking the low end and the 1-4k area as something niggles me usually. These are Goldilocks IEM for me. If its ever on a decent sale it would be a blind buy unless you know you need lots more upper mids/ lower treble than these.

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They indeed seem appealing, and graph a tad smoother KE4 that also got many praises.

In the meantime I wonder if anyone got their hands on one of this

Myer Sliivo SLA3

it's graph is intriguing me

 

[RayDunzl]

I have a pair of buds that came with my phone, if that counts.

Used them to see what they were like, when i discovered the phone had an FM radio, and uses the cable as an antenna. That's about all.

I guess I don't do anything where I think they would be useful.

 

[mc.god]

I have to report that the Ziigaat Odyssey is a very fine sounding IEM- for these ears the hype is real- had them a coiuple of weeks now and not fet the need to EQ which is very rare. Normally at this point I am tweaking the low end and the 1-4k area as something niggles me usually. These are Goldilocks IEM for me. If its ever on a decent sale it would be a blind buy unless you know you need lots more upper mids/ lower treble than these.

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Ziigaat did it again still more balanced (maybe too much?)

intriguing...

 

[Jimbob54]

Ziigaat did it again still more balanced (maybe too much?)

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intriguing...

They've another one , name escapes me , coming out too . They tend to release contrasting pairs begins with A and isn't arete or Arcadia

That lush just looks maybe a little too flattened but they wisely chop that 3k peak off on both of those . The odyssey can certainly take some volume because of that flattened peak . Arguably needs to be played loud for same reason

 

[mc.god]

They've another one , name escapes me , coming out too . They tend to release contrasting pairs begins with A and isn't arete or Arcadia

That lush just looks maybe a little too flattened but they wisely chop that 3k peak off on both of those . The odyssey can certainly take some volume because of that flattened peak . Arguably needs to be played loud for same reason

I just tried to eq Zero:Red to Lush to make an idea and, as predictable from my preferences, it's really too relaxed for me, snares hit lose most of the snappiness i like to hear, and I really can't bear high playback levels that could benefit much from this type of signature.

 

[Oldson]

currently i have only 2 iems...
salnotes zero 2 and topping hane.
i have been thinking of trying a much more expensive set, but not convinced its worth it.
how important are all the different driver types and configurations?
all i have learned so far is that dynamic is generally better for bass response.

 

[markanini]

currently i have only 2 iems...
salnotes zero 2 and topping hane.
i have been thinking of trying a much more expensive set, but not convinced its worth it.
how important are all the different driver types and configurations?
all i have learned so far is that dynamic is generally better for bass response.

What I personally noticed from trying a hybrid like the Hexa wasn’t really about the usual marketing points. One thing I liked was that a simple 1DD+2BA hybrid can still be pretty small, almost as small as a single-DD set. So the fit worked well for me. The main plus I think is that it doesn’t use a porous filters that eventually get clogged with moisture or debris. It uses Knowles dampers instead, which are much easier to find and replace. Sound-wise I found the lower treble to be smoother compared to the 1DD IEMs I’ve used, which makes long sessions less tiring to my ears. Also, swapping dampers lets you tweak the sound a bit. Not a huge thing if you have EQ, but it's neat to have that option.

 

[Jimbob54]

I just tried to eq Zero:Red to Lush to make an idea and, as predictable from my preferences, it's really too relaxed for me, snares hit lose most of the snappiness i like to hear, and I really can't bear high playback levels that could benefit much from this type of signature.

The odyssey is as relaxed as I want to get and the Lush is an Odyssey on sedation . The O is great but needs a tiny bit more upper mids at lower volume .

The danger of these meta adjacent flatter tunings is louder listening which isn't going to end well.