I think some of the Chi-Fi stuff is just eye candy. However, some of it's stellar like the LZ A4 and FLC8S that you will be getting. Probably a lot of other makes and models too. We need @Dsnuts to buy them all and tell us what's good and what's garbage
Ya it is difficult to keep up with so many new earphones that come out almost daily it seems. I just was browsing aliexpress and there was a new 16BA earphone for $425ish. First time I seen it.
From my observations of inexpensive to expensive earphones, as I have both, I think the one thing that is holding many of the Chi fi companies back is the continuing reliance on standard off the shelf balanced Armatures.
The companies at the top the game are using innovative designs, materials, and tech to create their TOTL earphones, including creating their own armatures, combined with or instead using Dynamic or moving coil driver earphones (all with unique materials and design).
How long before Chi fi start to come through with their own version of the design/tech that companies like 64 Ears, Empire Ears, Noble, Campfire Audio etc are currently using?
I think the current level of Chi fi is at the level that some of these companies were about 3-4 years ago, still relying on off the shelf BA's and only improving sound by adding more and more BA's to the inside of their earphones.
That said, of course there are exceptions, iBasso comes to mind, as well as Fiio. Some companies are also starting to experiment with dynamic drivers in unique ways, TFZ, I would assume from reading some of the reviews.
We are living in good times, but not for your wallet.
I hope to get my pair this week. Fingers crossed. This thread is about a lot of things but mostly new stuff that is out in the wild. Peoples experiences with said new earphones. I will most certainly write about how the DMGs are when I get them.
As Chi-Fi goes I'm enjoying the heck out of the BQEYZ BQ3, 3 balanced armatures and 2 dynamic drivers in each earpiece. Big powerful sound from the bass that does not drown anything else
As Chi-Fi goes I'm enjoying the heck out of the BQEYZ BQ3, 3 balanced armatures and 2 dynamic drivers in each earpiece. Big powerful sound from the bass that does not drown anything else
I see 1More just released a BT version of the Triple driver. Supports LDAC and can charge 3hrs in 10 minutes or a full 8 hour charge in an hour. They also claim the mic will filter out surrounding sounds for clear talking. https://usa.1more.com/products/1more-triple-driver-bt-in-ear-headphones
I see 1More just released a BT version of the Triple driver. Supports LDAC and can charge 3hrs in 10 minutes or a full 8 hour charge in an hour. They also claim the mic will filter out surrounding sounds for clear talking. https://usa.1more.com/products/1more-triple-driver-bt-in-ear-headphones
Ya it is difficult to keep up with so many new earphones that come out almost daily it seems. I just was browsing aliexpress and there was a new 16BA earphone for $425ish. First time I seen it.
Did you miss the frequency response they posted on the page too? Here's the frequency response. It's 1/2 octave smoothing so it's pretty meaningless imo. The dips at 2.5k and 5k are probably far worse (but covered up by the smoothing). Both Harman target and diffuse curves show a lift at 2-3k.
Put nicely, I wouldn't be surprised if this 16BA sounded "underwhelming".
Driver count shouldn't be the priority, tuning should.
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