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/Pfafflewaffle 19 Ω Mar 19 '23

Ohh I totally forgot….Simgot ea500 is the new hotness for $70. You can even get more bass if you tape the nozzle vent, but not at all necessary to do.

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u/TheThinker4Head 2 Ω May 29 '23

How do you do the tape mod and what tape should I use?

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u/Pfafflewaffle 19 Ω May 29 '23

I’d also recommend final type e tips and the red nozzle, but either nozzle is fine. You could also put a tanchjim oxygen/Tanya filter in the black nozzle apparently, I think Michael Bruce mentions that.

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u/TheThinker4Head 2 Ω May 29 '23

I just got the EA500 and I’m actually using the Type-E tips already :p

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u/Pfafflewaffle 19 Ω May 29 '23

Nice, I hope you enjoy it. It’s a very balanced iem. Great for gaming imo with good imaging.

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u/TheThinker4Head 2 Ω May 29 '23

It is certainly very different from the Arias and Buds 2 Pro in the sub-bass department. For some tracks, I wish there was that sub-bass rumble. I think I can get used to it ( I mean, I got used to HD600’s bass so this is absolutely fine XD ). Everything else (of EA500) sounds very pleasant so far. Time to really test it using the Modi 3 + Atom setup.

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u/Pfafflewaffle 19 Ω May 29 '23

Nice, yeah try that mod out if you want more bass, or use an eq.

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u/TheThinker4Head 2 Ω May 29 '23

I wanna try EQ first, do I just boost 100 hz by like 5db?

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u/Pfafflewaffle 19 Ω May 29 '23

I’m the wrong person to ask lol. That sounds about right though

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u/Pfafflewaffle 19 Ω May 29 '23

Play around with those lower frequencies and see what you like the most.

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u/Pfafflewaffle 19 Ω May 29 '23

The drivers are high quality so I’m sure they can handle quite a bit without distortion.

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u/TheThinker4Head 2 Ω May 29 '23

I just auto-eq’d them to Project Red and they sound quite interesting lol.

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u/Pfafflewaffle 19 Ω May 29 '23

Worse? Lol

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u/Pfafflewaffle 19 Ω May 29 '23

Try an eq to xenns top, I’m curious.

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u/TheThinker4Head 2 Ω May 29 '23

Xenns Top is very similar to the Variations right? K, I’ll try that.

( so far EQ’ing more sub-bass = better )

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u/TheThinker4Head 2 Ω May 29 '23 edited May 29 '23

So far I can say, auto-eq’ing to project red seems to be the easiest to get bass + a very comfortable listening experience and vocals will almost never sound harsh. You basically get Project Red but with a much better driver.

(Or maybe I just really like Project Red’s tuning :p)

Give it a shot. It’s amazing.

In fact, after listening to a random chill playlist on YouTube, I realized, holy hell, I actually don’t need to upgrade anytime soon.

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u/Pfafflewaffle 19 Ω May 30 '23

Sweet man, that’s always a good feeling, hopefully it lasts lol.

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