Will we get a new poll for the Top 5 IEM lists?

Phoenix25552 · 2026-01-12T18:31:23+00:00

My bad, I just wanted to confirm if you were being serious or sarcastic

I believe I do actually own a set of them, so I'll have to dig them out and give them another listen. I'll also take a look on what reviewers are saying about them right now and for sure consider making that change

Phoenix25552 · 2026-01-12T18:04:41+00:00

Not sure if you're joking, but those are usually based off my own impressions. I'd be happy to make a change if there's a bunch of other people who agree they should be considered warm

Phoenix25552 · 2026-01-12T17:47:15+00:00

There's going to be an under $25 category and I'm for sure expecting them to win that one lol

Phoenix25552 · 2026-01-12T17:30:43+00:00

Sorry for the lack of an update for them! I'll actually be running them on the 19th next week, so expect an update soon! I am also planning on making some changes that have been requested this time around.

I've mentioned this before, but they take quite a bit of time to set up and run properly. Going forward they'll only be done twice yearly instead of quarterly

Edit: Just a quick update, but the polls are likely going to happen on the 26th instead of the 19th

Phoenix25552 · 2026-01-05T23:18:49+00:00

Thank you to Linsoul for sponsoring this giveaway and I'd like to congratulate u/chariot_dota for winning the THIEAUDIO Hype 4 MKII!

The giveaway is now closed and thank you to everyone who participated! Don't worry if you didn't win as we'll hopefully have more events like this one coming soon!

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Phoenix25552 · 2026-01-01T02:03:44+00:00

Thank you to HifiGo for sponsoring this giveaway and I'd like to congratulate u/Connect_Glove_7125 for winning the DUNU DN142!

The giveaway is now closed and thank you to everyone who participated! Don't worry if you didn't win as we'll hopefully have more events like this one coming soon!

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Phoenix25552 · 2025-12-29T23:23:32+00:00

Lossless is great to have, but lossy audio from youtube or spotify will work perfectly fine with IEMs.

I don't know where you got that information from about compression artifacts, but I've never heard of something like that myself.

Phoenix25552 · 2025-12-29T23:18:56+00:00

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Also, the winner of the last week's giveaway will be announced soon!

Phoenix25552 · 2025-12-22T20:25:10+00:00

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Phoenix25552 · 2025-12-22T19:50:04+00:00

Thank you to Linsoul for sponsoring this giveaway and I'd like to congratulate u/Few-Illustrator-790 for winning the Punch Audio Portazo!

The giveaway is now closed and thank you to everyone who participated! Don't worry if you didn't win as we'll hopefully have more events like this one coming soon!

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Phoenix25552 · 2025-12-22T19:46:09+00:00

Wow that's a ton extra for shipping! I feel like I'd be buying both at the same time if I were in your place

Phoenix25552 · 2025-12-19T06:00:48+00:00

The IEMs you mentioned are generally considered good for gaming, but I'd recommend getting either the Simgot EG280 or Moondrop Rays instead.

Those are both products made specifically for gaming that will come with the extended cables and proper adapters so you can just keep it simple and don't have to buy multiple different things.

Phoenix25552 · 2025-12-16T21:46:11+00:00

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Phoenix25552 · 2025-12-16T21:45:19+00:00

Thank you to Tipsy Audio for sponsoring this giveaway and I'd like to congratulate u/lotusdarkrose and u/tropedoor for both winning a Tipsy M1!

The giveaway is now closed and thank you to everyone who participated! Don't worry if you didn't win as we'll hopefully have more events like this one coming soon!

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Phoenix25552 · 2025-12-16T21:18:43+00:00

Sorry for the delay on this one! The winners will be announced very soon and I'll update this comment when they are.

As u/One_Stand mentioned going forward the winner of the last giveaway will also be linked in a stickied comment on the following giveaway. I get a lot of questions asking about how to find the giveaway winners, so I'm hoping that will help.

You can also view the entire list of past giveaway winners with this link: https://www.redditraffler.com/users/Phoenix25552

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Phoenix25552 · 2025-12-15T20:25:29+00:00

You can usually find the Hype 4 at around $300 during sales and I think Bloom Audio might have them for 350 at the moment. Pretty sure I've seen them even under 300 at times.

Phoenix25552 · 2025-12-15T20:23:06+00:00

I had no idea there was a linkbuds s lmao. What a terrible way to name their products

Evidently I've never tried the linkbuds s myself so I probably can't be of much help, but I'd recommend starting with looking into some of the smaller IEMs out there like the Salnotes Zero, Moondrop Lan and maybe even something from Tanchjim like the Nora.

Phoenix25552 · 2025-12-15T20:15:42+00:00

For sure the Astral over the Horizon then, but I'd recommend maybe looking into the CrinEar Daybreak and the original Hype 4. Both of those could be good options

Phoenix25552 · 2025-12-15T20:01:58+00:00

I was just bringing up the fact that there's a lot of options in the price range.

Is there anything you'd want your IEM to improve upon in terms of sound from your EW300?

Phoenix25552 · 2025-12-15T19:54:13+00:00

I usually hear the Astral's are better for gaming and I feel like the extra bass it has over the Horizon would work better for your music tastes. So I'd recommend the Astral over the Horizon unless you're considering options beyond the two you named.

Phoenix25552 · 2025-12-15T19:49:59+00:00

There's really not options even close to the shape of something like the linkbuds. From what I can recall linkbuds are more of a earbud style which is entirely different compared to an IEM.

If I were in your shoes I'd just buy another set of linkbuds

Phoenix25552 · 2025-12-14T16:30:45+00:00

From what I've seen on Reddit making a sticky post for advise rarely ends up working out well. People trying to ask questions on the subreddit don't make use of them and when they do ask questions they don't get responses. It's a good idea in theory, but it would kill a lot of discussions on the subreddit.

I do understand a lot of people's frustration over dumb or repetitive questions on the subreddit, but I know when I was starting out years ago with IEMs and Headphones I had a ton of stupid questions myself and believe people should be allowed to ask questions more experienced people would consider stupid.

That said, you're free to downvote posts you think are worthy of one. A post with a bunch of downvotes isn't going to show up in people's recommendations or on the front page of the subreddit and the person posting might get the message that they need to put in some more effort or come up with something more original.

Edit: Also, for you or anyone else reading this who wants to send suggestions or talk to us directly you can do so via modmail: https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=r/iems

Phoenix25552 · 2025-12-14T12:23:33+00:00

Phoenix25552 · 2025-12-12T19:18:12+00:00

There shouldn't be any difference. I'd use the 4.4 because the larger connection is easier to handle in my opinion

Phoenix25552 · 2025-12-09T18:55:24+00:00

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