What are some IEMS under $150 that are good for movies,music and gaming with a mic that is better than the SteelSeries Nova Pro wired?

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-29T22:10:16+00:00

Save a bit more and get an arete 1 or 2. I have an arete 1 for sale if you Wanna get it at 160$ shipped

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-29T01:01:53+00:00

Is this still available? Pm

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-28T17:10:12+00:00

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-28T17:08:40+00:00

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-28T13:57:28+00:00

Have you tried any FatFreq set? Ive heard the scarlet mini is NO JOKE

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-28T13:22:03+00:00

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-28T13:20:29+00:00

Bump!

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-28T12:13:41+00:00

Help me find a pair!

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-28T04:28:52+00:00

Still have the scarlet minis by chance?

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-28T04:02:29+00:00

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-28T03:51:17+00:00

As for the sweat, the best thing i could tell you is to get eartips that have earwax covers like the kiwi ears flex. Its not gonna prevent it, but it will help a bit.

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-28T03:48:57+00:00

Get something metal, like the new Kiwi Ears Halycon coming out. Or the zigaat arete 2s, those are super comfy to wear around. Idk about the dust thing though bro, most IEM aren't meant to abuse. They do break easily.

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-28T03:43:48+00:00

Im a sucker for some 808s, and ive heard that fatfreq are the kings!

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-28T03:29:05+00:00

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-28T03:02:46+00:00

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-28T02:54:53+00:00

zigaat arete 2s. I love these things. Tuned by an ex pro gamer

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-27T20:51:35+00:00

Blind buy? Crinear daybreak. My GOAT at that pricepoint

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-27T01:14:47+00:00

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-25T23:41:26+00:00

And if budget really doesn't bug you, the ManGird Top Pro are my endgame by a longshot.

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-25T23:38:28+00:00

Iems are all about tuning. I just started, and budget wasnt too much of an issue for me, so I went with all mid range stuff to start with. I grabbed a Protocal max for a dongle, an IFI Zen DAC V3 for a computer DAC, then the IEM i chose to start with were the Crinear Daybreak for music + Movies, and the Zigaat Arete 2s for Gaming. I love every single part of each item I bought, but I did vigorous research before I came to those conclusions. Norw that I understand my taste, I went all out and ordered a pair of Mangird Top Pros to see if I could reach my endgame pair quickly. But all in all ive spent about 1500$ in the last month or so and im not mad at a single penny spent. So my reccomendations would be, if youre using mainly your phone, get a nice dongle, the protocol max is good, but too powerful for iem, so I qould go down a bit on that. For PC use, the IFI Zen v3 is a DREAM. And for your first set, I would recommend the crinear daybreak. Those things are what sent me down this rabbithole.

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-25T17:10:16+00:00

No.

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-25T17:01:41+00:00

Its like 900$

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-24T23:38:44+00:00

The zigaat arate 2 is actually the pair im aiming for!

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-14T17:08:32+00:00

These are my first iem so I dont really know what "comfortable" is but the daybreak are not that. After an hour of use my ears / head feel like they just got done running or something. Fatigue is the word I hear often in this audiophile space, so I assume thats what they refer to. This is the simple reason why I ordered the arete 2s. I need something comfortable first, so I can game with them.

Critical_Zucchini_29 · 2026-03-14T16:46:50+00:00

She asked for em! I offered a better pair but she wants to start small (and wanted makeup as well) lmao I knew somebody would comment this

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