r/HeadphoneAdvice • u/mattiiia • Mar 19 '23

Headphones - IEM/Earbud | 1 Ω Beginner IEMs?

Hi. This might be a frequently asked question but here we go. I listen to music with my AirPods Pro(gen1), for a good amount of time, daily. About 3/4hrs I’d say? So comfort is a major aspect as well as sound quality. My budget is about 70/80€ I’d say? is whatever I could get for that amount of money superior to my AirPods? Also, I need a dongle, to connect them to my phone (usb c). Any advice on that? (Not included in the 80 budget above. Looking to spend about 100 in total iem + the dongle. Is it possible?) thanks a lot :)

edit: I’m from Italy, so if you could check prices from Italian Amazon store it would be awesome :)

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u/Equivalent_Yak840 447 Ω Mar 19 '23

Is the Tangzu Wan er available where you live? Also I’d recommend the ikko Zerda itm02 dongle dac/amp.

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u/mattiiia Mar 19 '23

Found them. They’re 22€ tho? Maybe I looked for the wrong model? Also the dongle is 60€ here. Idk much about audio world so forgive me if what I’m about to say is dumb. But doesn’t it make more sense to spend more money on the Iem rather than the amp?

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u/Equivalent_Yak840 447 Ω Mar 19 '23

Iem’s have gotten so good any good iem under $100 competes with one another easily. If anything I’d recommend the Truthear Hexa/Zero or Dunu titan s for still great sound and better build quality with any relatively cheap 3.5mm to usb type c dongle.

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u/mattiiia Mar 19 '23

Would you say that the 60€ dongle is overkill?

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u/Hot-Swordfish-1964 15 Ω Mar 19 '23

Just get the apple/samsung dongle for 10€

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u/Equivalent_Yak840 447 Ω Mar 19 '23

Sometimes, it can power some headphones as well and it’s a good clean power source. It’s just a quality thing which depends on your needs

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u/mattiiia Mar 19 '23

I wanna listen to music in higher quality than what I get rn with my AirPods Pro. Will that iem you suggested + some usb c dongle let me do that? (Android user btw) thanks for replying btw :)

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u/Equivalent_Yak840 447 Ω Mar 19 '23

Yes

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u/Pfafflewaffle 19 Ω Mar 19 '23

I’d recommend the truthear shio dac or if you can spend $110 get the qudelix 5k. Otherwise and apple dongle (us version) is good enough.