Amusingly the improvements in sound quality were a (very enjoyable) side effect of the primary reason I got my Audioengine D3 USB dongle. The sound in my previous laptop was actually pretty decent but as it got older it was having to work harder to keep up and I was getting CPU/GPU interference...

Alternate tunings and/or driver configs? More Pro versions of stuff? :p I'd kinda' like a multi-BA IEM to play around with but all KZ's stuff is the big semi-circle format and I've not had a chance to see how well that would fit (plus they're mostly BA spam with higher price tags)...

1. I've got pretty sensitive hearing so I run volume down pretty low regardless of the environment, most of the handful of wireless earphones I've used recently (counting various IEMs on Bluetooth cables separately) have been set at ~20-40% volume and my desktop's sound is set to 10/100 with my...

I want to like earbuds because my biggest dislike about IEMs is the isolation (outside of flying, at which point <3 my Bose QC30) and especially when I'm out walking I'd rather less isolation than more. Unfortunately while my ears have apparently grown/changed enough over the years that earbuds...

I know that's how that works, it just seemed like an awkward design choice (both the top button being "all" only and having to scroll up to mark the current forum) so I feedback-ed in the feedback forum. :-) If it stays as is I might muck around with using a browser add-on to hide it, but we...

On the old forums clicking on "Mark forum(s) read" (don't remember precisely how it was phrased) had the ability to select between only the forum you were viewing or all forums. Having this back (or at least both "this" and "all" in the top nav bar) would be nice, muscle memory has marked...

1.1 looks cooler though and we all know that's what's important, yes?

Appears to be hiding under the main search button in the upper right. Click on that, and then click on "Everywhere" and it loads a drop-down menu with "This Thread" at the bottom, at least on desktop. Mobile I dunno, mobile browsing sucks even when the designers don't chop out half the useful...

Seconding both the T180 and KZ ZS3 (or ZS3E or ZS4, same shell) recommendations, though of the lot IMO the T180 is by far the better in sound and I just realized I still haven't unearthed my KZ ZS3E to compare to the T180 for isolation... The ZS3/ZS3E are single DDs, the ZS4 is a DD/BA combo, FWIW.

That's always been my metric for when it's actually freezing cold outside as opposed to merely cold. :laughing:

I can confirm CP800 SpinFits work wonderfully on the T180. Also using the core from stock T180 inside of wider-cored tips works well too, though I'd be careful about the two pieces losing cohesion while you're trying to remove the IEM. >->

Unless I caught back stock I got a fairly recent Tennmak Pro (ordered it within the last year). I wouldn't describe it as at all muffled, but it does lean a bit bassy and warm. Not at all unpleasantly bassy, I'm no basshead and prefer a relatively neutral sound signature but while it was a...

***** I won't swear to it, but I at least suspect the Rosewill SpinFits are CP500, not CP145. Can't go by color though because they're non-standard coloration, all-clear for all three sizes.

The only one I've mentioned in this thread, duh. :-P Sorry, had mentioned it in the first draft of the post but forgot to re-add it. The KB1. I'll go edit now.

Yay KB1 in mailbox. Man, this box is *tiny*. Cables look like they got a bit kinked from being packed, but they're mirror images of each other so maybe not. Stock/medium tips definitely got a bit squashed but no real loss because small fits better (and I'm probably gonna' mess around with...

Didn't pop up when I searched for it (was on phone at the time though, so YMMV), but hey look a link - https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000419858364.html ***** Edit - They should have had a jade color too, IMO. :-p

Because the C10 is an awesome IEM, that's why. :-P Not crazy detailed, not crazy bass or treble or what not, just generally good and satisfying. ^-^ If I had to winnow my small-but-slowly-growing IEM collection that would be one of the very last ones to go...

I am in love with my HD700, but man I wish I could make it to one of the get-togethers to listen to some other headphones... With the exceptions of my Bose non-ANC earphones and the HD558 everything audio I've got I bought blind and that rather limits how adventuresome I feel about...

Nah, like 23$ or something. I know it's the budget BQEYZ, but all my niches are satisfactorily filled so I'm disinclined to spend more than pocket change on anything if it's strictly for curiosity's sake. :-P

The KB1 I ordered to try out BQEYZ needs to get here already so I can decide how impulsive I'm feeling come the next sale... >->

The IE 40 Pro is the main reason why I'm not willing to spend terribly much on any more IEMs unless it's scratching a specific itch (like the Audiosense T180) rather than an "ooh shiny" impulse buy. Sheer dumb luck I happened to check the sales forum when someone had only just posted a...

Curiosity, is it the 30Ω V10 that are the newer ostensibly less weapons-grade-treble or the 18Ω version? I keep eyeing them because they're so pretty and within reasonable limits strong treble doesn't bother me but I'm hesitant to jump when I'm uncertain...

I think I'm gonna' pick up the BQEYZ KB1 because it's the cheapest BQEYZ and I've been curious for a while now but I keep changing my mind on what else I might want to pick up. Half-tempted to just get the KB1 and the AK Audio gamble bag just to see what the heck I get, though with my luck it'd...

They're a bit buried, but I don't really remember Tennmak Pro being particularly isolating. Audiosense T180's pretty good though, both in sound and isolation.

Hm. I might also be tempted, depending on what sales do to its pricing (all my niches are quite satisfactorily filled so unless it's something I've fallen in love with in-person I'm inclined to be parsimonious for curiosity's sake). And while their aesthetic's not what I'd pick given my...