/tech/ - Technology

You won't find both hifi and cheap bluetooth IEMs, but Aliexpress has had plenty of good IEMs for years already.

Anyone else get swamp ears from over-ear headphones? I even explicitly looked up "air ventilated" ones what even should durable for workouts, still my ears end up "soggy" after listening to some overly long 3h podcast or some shit. If I itch at that point I fuck my ears up.
Anyone else have experienced this problem or is it a me-thing?

How are these airpods with sweat-buildup / irritation with prolonged use? I bet there has to be a couple of people having used these throughout workdays or shit like that. Have you experienced notable adverse effects?

>>14454
You can try open back headphones but they don't block ambient noise

>>14454
>>14455
you shouldnt use over-ear or on-ear headphones when outside lol thats what iems are for

>>14460
to add to this
iems sound just as good or even better and offer more isolation than either closed or open back headphones, plus theyre easy to carry and a lot cheaper (even the hifi ones)

>>14460
I don't get swamp-ear from using over-ear closed-back outdoors, I get it from using them regularly indoors (as you're supposed to use em, right?). I'm asking about it because maybe others also get a lot of moisture buildup from using them, is that like inherent to the design or what?

>>14461
>iems sound just as good or even better and offer more isolation than either closed or open back headphones, plus theyre easy to carry and a lot cheaper (even the hifi ones)
This is a good point. Whenever I've bought IEMs it's been very cheap ones, while maxing out cost on over-ear closed-back headphones. Maybe I should just go hifi IEMs instead next time.

SO NOW BACK ON TOPIC, SORRY GUYS
What are some high-quality, China-sourced IEMs?

>>14507
tin t2+ on aliexpress are good shit

4ch*ns /g/ also has a good list of recommendations

• CCA CRA (V with good treble extension/VK4 spiritual successor) - 15$
• Tin T3 Plus (Mild V) - 80$
• Etymotic ER2SE/XR ("Reference" Neutral/Bass boosted neutral) - 110$
• Moondrop KATO (Bass-boosted neutral) - 190$
• Moondrop Quarks (katos but cheap and small) - 15$
• Tanchjim Tanya (better quarks with more bass) - 24$
• Tanchjim Hana 2021 (Mini-Oxygen with more bass) - 160$
• 7Hz Timeless (Neutral with bass boost) - 170$
• Tanchjim Oxygen (Mild V) - 270$
• Moondrop Blessing 2/Dusk (Neutral/Bassbosted neutral) - 360$

It's fucking ridiculous that $30 IEMs > $70 headphones >>>>> $120 speakers, but it is how it is.

>>14509
I've found that actually good speakers are in the range of >$200 and you also need to modify your room to get the full benefits so to speak so I gave up and only have iems and some open-back headphones that can work as speakers if I turn the volume up to 100%

>>14508
got edifier 3x for like 35$, they're good

Here's a guy testing a bunch of cheap chink shit bluetooth IEMs.
https://www.scarbir.com/

>>14461
>iems sound just as good or even better and offer more isolation than either closed or open back headphones, plus theyre easy to carry and a lot cheaper (even the hifi ones)
Overuse causes ear problems. This is well known among doctors / ear specialists.
https://youtu.be/CThQoYuj_2Y
https://youtu.be/FSxOtCv4QLw

>>15431
uhhhhhh yeah overuse of literally anything can and will cause ear problems, whether you use iems, headphones or speakers, but you will need to compensate less with iems, thats why i mentioned better isolation