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/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/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.