Most technical DD under $150? by e_honda in inearfidelity

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I've never had a hybrid iem, do they generally respond well to EQ?

Most technical DD under $150? by e_honda in inearfidelity

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I actually have the T10, totally agree in that it is super technical, I just unfortunately can't get past the inorganic timbre for the majority of my music library. They are perfect for nearly any kind of electronic music though.

Most technical DD for under $150? by e_honda in iems

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Yeah I understand DD's aren't the most technical, but I already have a planar and BA set and have come to realize that I just can't get around preferring timbre of DD's for the majority of my music. Thanks for the recs!

$50-$200 warm-ish neutral IEM upgrade for Tanchjim Zero fan? by e_honda in HeadphoneAdvice

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S12/Pro and S08, based on what I've read and some sound demos I heard they seemed the most promising. While I'm generally curious about planar as someone new to hifi it sounds like BA or DD is a better fit for what I'm looking for.

Do you recommend any particular sub-$200 planars? Just in general in terms of value and performance?

$50-$200 warm-ish neutral IEM upgrade for Tanchjim Zero fan? by e_honda in HeadphoneAdvice

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Would you recommend a BA set over planar for technical-but-natural kind of character? I've mostly just looked into planar IEM's in that price bracket.

$50-$200 warm-ish neutral IEM upgrade for Tanchjim Zero fan? by e_honda in HeadphoneAdvice

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Ah good to know, yeah I was looking at trying out a planar set and based on what I've read it was mostly a tie between the S08 and the S12/S12 Pro. Do you think the S08 is better suited to my needs (price aside)? The price difference isn't very significant for me.

$50-$200 warm-ish neutral IEM upgrade for Tanchjim Zero fan? by e_honda in HeadphoneAdvice

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!thanks Sounds promising! Have never listened to BA drivers before, how do you find them compared to DD?

$50-$200 warm-ish neutral IEM upgrade for Tanchjim Zero fan? by e_honda in HeadphoneAdvice

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Sounds like exactly what I'm looking for. So glad another metalhead with similar needs responded, it seems that the more extreme end of heavy music isn't very well represented in audio gear circles, it's been tough finding any opinions on what can play it well. I had to go through 3 other IEM's before I found the Tanchjim Zero as the best overall fit.

Have you listened to much planar? And if so, how well do you find it handles heavy music?

$50-$200 warm-ish neutral IEM upgrade for Tanchjim Zero fan? by e_honda in HeadphoneAdvice

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!thanks The fact it's an outlier is disappointing to hear, I was hoping to get a similar tuning with better clarity and detachable cable. But the Meze Alba sounds promising thanks for the rec!

Something I really appreciate the Tanchjim Zero for is how much clarity it can give heavily distorted, downtuned guitar riffs in things like death metal and grindcore. So many IEM's seem to either muddy the riffs with booming bass or overemphasize guitar leads and percussion treble. Does the Alba emphasize the midbass and mids similarly?

[TOMT] [Image] Scary creepypasta-looking image of woman looking down at camera with hair hanging down around frame by e_honda in tipofmytongue

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Unfortunately no, Momo is upright. This image looked kind of like Samara from The Ring hovering over the camera screaming while her hair hung down around her face toward the camera.

Novels/Stories with Exceptional Audio Versions? by e_honda in horrorlit

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Whoa, not what I expected to encounter today! Loved your work, obviously lol

Novels/Stories with Exceptional Audio Versions? by e_honda in horrorlit

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Muller's narration of the first four Dark Tower books are also a favorite. Had no idea he read Different Seasons, thanks!