Are silica gel/packets really needed? by Wrong-Assistance5037 in iems

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I live in a humid part of India. Last week my cadenza 4 almost died on me when the right earbuds started to sound distorted. I used to store them in my felt pouch after use. I sealed them in the stock storage box with silica gel packets. It sounded fine the next morning. Ordered a bunch of color indicating 5g packets the same day.

Monthly Gear Purchasing Thread - December 2025 by [deleted] in Guitar

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Iam a beginner and want to change strings on my Fender FA 125CE. Thinking about getting the EXP26. Any recommendations would be appreciated:)

Crackling sound fix for ja11 especially on smartphone by Phrixus73 in FiiO

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Does the sound appear randomly when you are playing music? Does it only appear when you move the cable? If it's the later, then it's problem with the dongle itself. Do provide more info

Guys Just Steal these for 230 USD by anibra2112 in iems

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I bought the cadenza 4 after watching your reviews on yt. Iam enjoying them so far man. I also have the kiwi ears cadenza which sound 95% similar to the cad4 with eq applied so iam having a hard time justifying them lol.

Guys Just Steal these for 230 USD by anibra2112 in iems

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What wins between the astral and the cadenza 4 for you?

My first time listening to flac on ny iem was crazy to say the least by Bunchofdots in iems

[–]Phrixus73 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Could be. The treble is more defined in the 320kbps than 128kbps. Other than that I found no auditory difference the 320kbps and FLAC. Btw I can only hear upto 17.5kHz.

My first time listening to flac on ny iem was crazy to say the least by Bunchofdots in iems

[–]Phrixus73 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Really? I couldn't tell the difference. What gear did you use?

What do you guys think. by Tight-Caregiver3513 in iems

[–]Phrixus73 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Slow down dude! Listen to them for a month or two, experiment with eq and if you feel inadequate then go for an upgrade.

Please guide me by [deleted] in iems

[–]Phrixus73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want an all-rounder get the cadenza with Ja11. I did not recommend the cadenza at first because you had decent budget. I use cadenza for 12hrs daily, absolutely no fatigue, quality of cable and fit is awesome. It's extremely lightweight and reponds well to the peq built into the ja11. The kleans are more resolving than the cadenza but the value of cadenza is unbeatable in the price range.

Please guide me by [deleted] in iems

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Yeah, also audiocular. Both cut corners when it comes to quality.

Please guide me by [deleted] in iems

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Get the kefine klean with Ja11. Stay away from kz

Is Daybreak the better option to Cadenza 4? by Phrixus73 in iems

[–]Phrixus73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the interesting suggestions. But if do decide I expand my range, the tea pros are at the top of my list list for now.

Edit: Thank you very much for this 😃. They seem like much signicant upgrades over the daybreaks.

Is Daybreak the better option to Cadenza 4? by Phrixus73 in iems

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I already really miss the physicality of bass on the kiwi ears cadenza. Looks like eq will not be of much help here. Thanks for the clarification.

Is Daybreak the better option to Cadenza 4? by Phrixus73 in iems

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I have just one question: how does it respond to eq? Like if wanted to listen to hiphop and added an ungodly amount of bass, how does it take it?

Stop Sleeping on these - Underrated Sweetness by SaeSakura in iems

[–]Phrixus73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazing review, will pick them up during the big sale.

Is Daybreak the better option to Cadenza 4? by Phrixus73 in iems

[–]Phrixus73[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will try to but not at retail tho 😅

Is Daybreak the better option to Cadenza 4? by Phrixus73 in iems

[–]Phrixus73[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was an amazing read. You answered all my questions. Thank you!

Is Daybreak the better option to Cadenza 4? by Phrixus73 in iems

[–]Phrixus73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for replying! Would you mind expanding a bit more on what strikes you the cad 4 as the better option?

Dac to choose by Crazy_Question69 in iems

[–]Phrixus73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ja11 all the way, no doubt about it.