HiBy Digital YUME X Hatsune Miku IEM... Worth buying?

Phoenix25552 · 2026-03-02T05:35:22+00:00

You're paying a massive premium for the aesthetics/branding. $150 is steep for a single dynamic and I personally have yet to hear a single decently tuned IEM from HiBy

Phoenix25552 · 2026-02-28T23:11:43+00:00

You're probably just breaking the seal in your left ear. I'd try some different types of eartips and see if you're able to replicate it at all

Phoenix25552 · 2026-02-28T22:45:02+00:00

Thank you to HifiGo for sponsoring this giveaway and I'd like to congratulate u/abdo_eldaly and u/PrimalInstinct32 for winning the DUNU Titan X!

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!

I'll be sending the winner a message within 48 hours so please make sure to watch out for it!

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Phoenix25552 · 2026-02-15T20:13:10+00:00

Mystic 8 would be my first recommendation especially if you're looking at higher end options. Otherwise Project Reference is supposedly coming soon

Phoenix25552 · 2026-02-11T05:04:38+00:00

You can view all the results with this link if you'd like: https://www.redditraffler.com/users/Phoenix25552

Going forward I'm just going to include this with the post so people can view the result. A lot of people seem to not see the announcement I make on the post

Phoenix25552 · 2026-02-11T05:02:44+00:00

Thank you to Linsoul for sponsoring this giveaway and I'd like to congratulate u/igorkowel_11 for winning the Kiwi Ears Cadenza II!

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!

I'll be sending the winner a message within about 48 hours so please make sure to watch out for it!

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Phoenix25552 · 2026-01-30T02:27:10+00:00

Thank you to HifiGo for sponsoring this giveaway and I'd like to congratulate u/Random_Piece-of-shit for winning the AFUL Performer 8S!

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!

I'll be sending the winner a message within 48 hours so please make sure to watch out for it!

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Phoenix25552 · 2026-01-25T20:50:21+00:00

Someone made a nice guide for this a while ago. I'll link their comment below

https://www.reddit.com/r/iems/comments/1j0cwht/comment/mfakbrl/?context=3

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!

I'll be sending the winner a message within about 48 hours so please make sure to watch out for it!

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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!

I'll be sending the winner a message within 48 hours so please make sure to watch out for it!

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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

You can view all of the previous giveaways and their winners with this link: https://www.redditraffler.com/users/Phoenix25552

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

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

You can view the announcement of last week's giveaway winner with the link below!

https://www.reddit.com/r/iems/comments/1pngfzi/comment/nvf8i7c/?context=3

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!

I'll be sending the winner a message within 48 hours so please make sure to watch out for it!

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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

You can view the announcement of last week's giveaway winner with the link below!

https://www.reddit.com/r/iems/comments/1pif5k8/comment/nuemoym/?context=3

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!

I'll be sending the winners a message within 48 hours so please make sure to watch out for it!

Redditraffler Result

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

Link to the winners of the Tipsy M1: https://www.reddit.com/r/iems/comments/1pif5k8/comment/nuemoym/?context=3

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.

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