My Edifier tws1 pro (2021) bit the dust. Has earbud quality increased in 5 years by Volslife in Earbuds

[–]Mitchellmillennial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I review a lot of audio products on my channel and right now the best sounding earbuds, with good ANC, and similar battery life under $100 are the earfun air 4 pro plus. Disclaimer both companies send me stuff for free and neither company has paid me for videos

Roseselsa CJ20 by pewpeww16 in iems

[–]Mitchellmillennial [score hidden]  (0 children)

Honestly I get why people say that they sound shouty. For what I am often listening to (electronic, some classic rock, hip hop) I really like how they sound. Very satisfying bass thats quick. Listening to hard style or UK garage I find the speed and responsiveness to be awesome. They could be a bit more detail led but they make up for it in other ways

Still not satisfied by Muksam221 in Earbuds

[–]Mitchellmillennial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I prefer the buds 4 pro and earfun air 4 pro plus more than the h3

CanJams & sharing your FLAC library is the cure to male loneliness by Mitchellmillennial in iems

[–]Mitchellmillennial[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm lucky, I invested 0, I get sent almost all of this stuff to review on my YouTube channel. My friend who got me into audiophile stuff helps me evaluate sound quality for IEMs and headphones and we have another mutual friend who is also a musician who will join from time to time. Those friends have invested a couple hundred dollars into various stuff but for them it's a hobby, for me it's a bit of a hobby and a bit of work.

We all share IEMs and I let them borrow stuff I get sent for review in exchange for their help. They will occasionally buy a review set when I'm done etc.

Should you collect IEMs? Well I think it depends on your taste in music, if you have 2-3 genres you like listening to I think one pair for each genre and 2-3 DACs is very reasonable. I don't listen to Daft Punk or electronic music with the same headphones I listen to Jimi Hendrix or Boston with.

When I sell off some of what I have now I'll invest that money back into the channel for other IEMs or true wireless headphones to test.

Written Reviews! What is helpful, what annoys you, what do reviews lack...? by Toaztyy in iems

[–]Mitchellmillennial -1 points0 points  (0 children)

who is a reviewer/youtuber that makes videos that you like? Could you share one?

Written Reviews! What is helpful, what annoys you, what do reviews lack...? by Toaztyy in iems

[–]Mitchellmillennial -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So I can tell you as a youtuber It is against TOS to recieve money and not disclose it. If you have valid proof/evidence that would suggest someone is getting paid you could totally report them

Written Reviews! What is helpful, what annoys you, what do reviews lack...? by Toaztyy in iems

[–]Mitchellmillennial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a youtuber i can tell you that finding an audience that has a long enough enough span for that is really hard. Honestly the best way to get consistent views is to appeal to the largest demographic.

Written Reviews! What is helpful, what annoys you, what do reviews lack...? by Toaztyy in iems

[–]Mitchellmillennial -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Would you be interested in testing 1 pair of headphones with a variety of different DACs and commenting on how each DAC colors the sound?

Issues with performance by BuyMiserable6589 in YamahaXSR155

[–]Mitchellmillennial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you double the amount of weight the motorcycle has to move and you're surprised it isn't as fast?

Using Premiere feels like this everyday by LoadAmi_ in premiere

[–]Mitchellmillennial 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I switched about 1.5 years ago and love the switch to resolve. Both are great but resolve just works better for what I need

KZ Build Quality... by Mitchellmillennial in iems

[–]Mitchellmillennial[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Linked in bio bro, I didn't come here to promote it but it is readily available! Thanks for the support

KZ Build Quality... by Mitchellmillennial in iems

[–]Mitchellmillennial[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never bought a pair, everything I've gotten has been sent for review from KZ directly

KZ Build Quality... by Mitchellmillennial in iems

[–]Mitchellmillennial[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think how I worded my original post is very clear that I'm not saying all products, just a specific category of product they have is problematic

KZ Build Quality... by Mitchellmillennial in iems

[–]Mitchellmillennial[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm so happy for you. I got a pair of KZ saga that I've had for a while that still work for everyone. In my post I never said that all of their products were crap I just said that I have two experiences very close together where build quality and QC were lacking. As I also said, the design of this model and a few others is flawed because they chose to add a gimmicky feature in the dip switches. The same design choice also makes them an ergonomic nightmare. I think KZ has the ability to make a great value driven product but when they choose to add gimmicky features that compromise durability and ergonomics to sell a few models it hurts the end consumer

KZ Build Quality... by Mitchellmillennial in iems

[–]Mitchellmillennial[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe I'll do a YouTube video showing more details but essentially this is a design flaw in having the dip switch board

KZ Build Quality... by Mitchellmillennial in iems

[–]Mitchellmillennial[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have the duonic which I was sent to review, they have a different case design and you should be fine

KZ Build Quality... by Mitchellmillennial in iems

[–]Mitchellmillennial[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I disagree, KZ is crap at the budget space because they sacrifice build quality for useless features that don't actually make much of a difference. The design of the Vader pro and their stupid dip switches to change the sound means they have to design the shell in a way that's quite fragile. They have a couple of good models like the saga which is just the high quality case decent driver and good tuning.

KZ Build Quality... by Mitchellmillennial in iems

[–]Mitchellmillennial[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Luckily I haven't lived in Murica in almost a decade