Personally, my favorite IEM in this ranking is the Hook-X. This IEM is open-back and has a unique sound stage. Even if I get a end-game IEM, I still want to keep this one.
@@bones6448 There is some sound leakage, though not as much as open-back headphones. Also, some outside noise comes in, so it's not suitable for noisy places. For Example, It's not recommended to listen on trains or buses. I like listen to it in a quiet and wide park, it gives me a very open feeling.
i have hook x and after retuned with eq it's sound amazing, i use neutron player on fiio m11, for the eq i cut it -2.5db around 4.5k (moderate bandwidth) and boost several db of midrange around 750hz-2khz, cut -2db on the mid low to tightened the bass around 200hz (super narrow bandwidth), and boost in sub bass area (below 80 hz) with low shelf filter.
Great comparisons, always fun seeing comparisons and top iems in a price range. I'm making the most of the IEMs I have so watching for entertainment rather than a buying decision, for now. I bought the 7hz Timeless and ie600, in part because of your reviews and loving them both! The Timeless is so much fun and I find it comfortable for long periods. Also, enjoying the IE600, espcially for classical.
@@ari-athbadminton0301 what do you want to know? Another new comer that sounds like it would be worth looking at for a similar price is the Arful Performer 5.
@@Andyhandle In what use cases you prefer the Timeless over the ie600, how the fit compare for long listening? I'll have a listen at the Performer 5 next week or so, I had other contenders in my radar in the 50-150 range to replace by broken cheap backup but this Performer 5 could be my overall endgame iem..
Got the original S12's some months ago. Love them! They may actually look V-shaped but they really don't sound that way. Vocals, mid-ranged instruments, etc, all sound "right there" and are not recessed. However. if the recording is done in a way where the vocals are in the background, the S12's will certainly let you know that. Even with that, they are so detailed and technical. It's pretty much all I listen to nowadays. But with so many planar IEM's out there now, I'm getting more curious about them day by day.
You should really equalise them with parametric equalizer, s12 come from great to spectacular. Try this with s12: Filter 2: ON PK Fc 50 Hz Gain 2.0 dB Q 0.800 Filter 3: ON PK Fc 160 Hz Gain -3.3 dB Q 0.500 Filter 4: ON PK Fc 850 Hz Gain 2.5 dB Q 0.600 Filter 5: ON PK Fc 1500 Hz Gain 1.1 dB Q 1.300 Filter 6: ON PK Fc 2800 Hz Gain -3.2 dB Q 1.000 Filter 7: ON PK Fc 3200 Hz Gain 4.0 dB Q 6.000 Filter 8: ON PK Fc 3800 Hz Gain 4.5 dB Q 4.500 Filter 9: ON PK Fc 4600 Hz Gain 2.5 dB Q 6.000 Filter 10: ON PK Fc 5700 Hz Gain 2.0 dB Q 6.000 Filter 11: ON PK Fc 6500 Hz Gain 2.2 dB Q 7.500 Filter 12: ON PK Fc 8000 Hz Gain -2.7 dB Q 0.300 Filter 13: ON PK Fc 8100 Hz Gain -7.3 dB Q 5.000 Filter 18: ON PK Fc 9500 Hz Gain 2.3 dB Q 7.000 Filter 14: ON PK Fc 11000 Hz Gain 1.0 dB Q 6.000 Filter 15: ON PK Fc 12400 Hz Gain 11.5 dB Q 5.000 Filter 17: ON PK Fc 14200 Hz Gain 6.3 dB Q 6.000 Filter 16: ON PK Fc 18200 Hz Gain -4.0 dB Q 2.000 Filter 17: ON PK Fc 14200 Hz Gain 6.3 dB Q 6.000 This is the same tuning as Aful performer has, and it sounds much better than original on s12
@@vedranvicevic4381 what app do u do this in? Cuz I listen to my music only with my phone. It has audio jack but waiting for UA2 plus to arrive any time now. Got S12 Pro but wud like more bass. Use Musicolet app atm and has some equalizer. Hvala
@@vedranvicevic4381 I'm fine without equilization. I like how they sound as they are. Maybe this works for you but not for me. I use them on an M1 MacBook Air running through a JDS Labs O2 Amp and DAC and listen mostly to Apple Music lossless.
@@nycionx8328 I use only phone like you, best player on android by far - is Neutron player, it has parametric equalizer and many more of audiophile gimics. Try it, you wont be disapointed. This setup is great for more realistic vocals and much more realistic instruments and instrument separation. Mids and Highs are calibrated based on IEF neutral targets, and bass is elevated with slight focus on 50-80 hz for better drums kick because i listen mostly rock and metal, but it is also great for pop music. Bass is somewhat similar to original but doesn't bleed in mids at all
Trust me they sound much better properly equalized. Equalization is based on crinacle graph tool of s12 witch you can find on his site. Incredibly powerfool tool for playing with sound, Equalization is basicaly useless if you do it without consideration on original graph of earphones.
Agree. I got one and in no way in hell it fell behind the newer IEM. Yes, might not as detailed as S12, but OH10 has its own throne in the V-shaped DD area.
Hey Timmy, love your videos! I had a question for you, are you a musician at all? i would love to see tier list like this with the best IEMs for musicians to use in live performance/ rehearsal. I have recently started using IEMs for rehearsal with my new band and i wish i would have gotten some years ago! I have always used musician earplugs to protect my hearing, but i never knew i could protect my hearing and still hear everyone properly! i don't think i'll ever play without them again!
Hey Timmy, I have recently bought the Hana 2021 and the S12 Pro and I love them both Can you please tell me the next honest significant step up from those so I can save up?
Hi all! Yes there are so many iems out there and have heard great things about both p5 and the penon vortex. I might go for one of them or wait for the new kiwi orchestra lite...
Seeing your video and having ordered my kato Just about now i wonder If It was a good choice. I wanted a better version of my Aria and the performer 5 doesnt looked like It in the reviews. I wanted the same Aria feeling but better.
Hi Timmy,thanks for your recommendations, off the topic... just received my og Oracle(in 4.4) and I am really surprised by it's meaty, big bass. I was expecting, and it's there, midrange to die for, but not such a bold presentation 😆🙋♂️
You make some really good videos bro 👍👍‼️‼️ but since I'm a total novice when it comes to audio I wonder if you could give me some advice? I'm in the process of purchasing a new pair of IEM's below the $300 range. I listen to electronic music like techno and psytrance which I download from RUclips in mp3 format. Needless to say that the resolution of the music is not always the best 😉 I'm using a pair Shure se 535's which works pretty well. Is there any IEM's that you think would be better considering the kind of music I listen to? Any help would be greatly appreciated ‼️‼️🙏🙏😀
How do you think would Etymotics fit in this list(not including the comfort aspect for you, just solely on price to performance), both the ER2's and 3's with their two respective variants, the SE and XR
I have a ton of IEM's (over 60) and I store them in connecting boxes. As new IEM's come in I put them in the box where I think they fit. The lower they are, the more likely they end up going to family members. The OH10 has never left the top box. Ever. Those and the BLON 03 are still in my rotation (along with about 6 others). Yes, the BLON 3 is not all that resolving and might sound muddy at times but overall, for 30.00 I love it.
Question about the google sheets; why does a section have a maximum worth it price when items are far past that price within the list? Does that make the item less of a value in said category?
Price and performance are two different things. Performance rating are the tiers. Regardless of price if it's in the same tier it performs on the same level. Maximum worth it price just indicated how much you should spend of said tier and anymore than that is not worth it.
@@cedricamonn8335 Yep, brother! ...but here in my country we have just one question now!(( How to destroy the ruzzian barbarians in this unhuman War!( And, yes, just music help as to live. Best wishes from Ukraine 🇺🇦!
Well i tried to add myself to the giveaway and No Joy😡 Disappointed to say the least!! As for the IEM’s under $250 then it’s the Timeless 7Hz for me as I own them and love them. The Mele in my opinion also take some beating for their $50ish price.
Gizaudio i like your reviews and honestly was about to pick the kato two weeks ago but missed my chance, Yet i am curious why don't you reviews sony iems like Xba-A3 or N3 are sony bad compared to those companies??
sony make good endgame iems and thats the issue. none of it fit the price brackets. their endgames are considered good simply because endgame is an infinite budget
Top 10 $250 or below IEMs: 1- Aful Performer 5 2- Aful Performer 5 3- Aful Performer 5 4- Aful Performer 5 5- Aful Performer 5 6- Aful Performer 5 7- Aful Performer 5 8- Aful Performer 5 9- Aful Performer 5 10- Aful Performer 5 You'd be silly not to get a P5 over anything else really, I haven't gotten one because I have like 20 IEMs on hand and have a Mangird Tea and Moondrop Kato pending right now.
How can ppl be vouching for this aful iem when it got released just today, basically nobody has it but some reviewers. I say chill and wait a few weeks/months let real reviews and opinions come in not jump to conclusions so fast.
I really wanted to like the S12, and perhaps my set was a dud for some reaosn, but the bass was somehow off-note or dissonant. I thought it was because it slants so heavily into the very low Hertz, as in below 30Hz, but after lowering at 100Hz and high passing it at 17Hz it remained. I've moved on to the Fiio Fh5s, maybe they aren't as exceptional as other hybrids, but they were a step up from the S12s in every regard, except you now have a slightly less coherent sound and some BA timbre - but frankly I'm far happier with these then I was with dissonant bass.
@@Gizaudio but you get the dope modular cable & retune too which retails for $70 itself, that's where the cost is coming from. If it didn't have the 2-pin and modular cable I'd absolutely argue it's an overpriced cash grab. Well, that and I got it for $220 with discounts on AliExpress too, hehe 😉 but even at the regular MSRP it beats all the other planars on the market pound-for-pound, imo. Even the Z12 and Hook X 🔥
It was the same for me. There's something wrong with the shape tho I have small ears. I tried long earstem eartips to not press the iem really hard into my ears, then changed the cables to a softer one cause the stock cable is also too stiff for my liking. So far, it improved the comfort but still not in the level of my most comfortable iems
@@WindMills_ yea i got small ears too but the cable for me was just super uncomfortable and felt like it was about to fall out of my ear at all times and i got really annoyed by it. But i refunded it before i got a new cable and my new iem also has a bad cable. So, i bought the kinera ace cable which is actually quite comfortable
U pick #1 as aful which basically didn't even get released.. And say nothing, makes sense lol. Makes me wanna buy it 🙄😄 I think I'll wait a few months see real reviews first
Hey Timmy, I have recently bought the Hana 2021 and the S12 Pro and I love them both Can you please tell me the next honest significant step up from those so I can save up?
The performer 5 was so good he didn't even talk about it
Very convincing I know. But Zeos did a review and said it's pretty good also. Has a small PCB they fit into the iems which is unique.
@@nycionx8328 even he reviewed think that price will be around 300$ but actual price 220$ which is awesome
@@vasanthkumar-nv8yy I just think it's too early to call. Hopefully this price isn't just cuz of black friday.
@@nycionx8328 Zeos' reviews are useless he never has anything negative to say and never compares
@@jayninja2747 he barely says anything about the product at all and just rambles
After researching for like a week your ranking list includes all the updated things I was looking at and consistent videos subbed!
with how fast the IEM industry shifts, you'd have to update this video every 6 months lol
Also, Timmy gets less sleep...
You could have a steady RUclips channel just reviewing KZ and CCA iems! 🙂
Every 6 months? Probably every month now.
Your review was a big reason I purchased the P5 and I thank you, Sir! They sound very nice.
Personally, my favorite IEM in this ranking is the Hook-X. This IEM is open-back and has a unique sound stage. Even if I get a end-game IEM, I still want to keep this one.
How's the sound leakage?
@@bones6448 There is some sound leakage, though not as much as open-back headphones. Also, some outside noise comes in, so it's not suitable for noisy places. For Example, It's not recommended to listen on trains or buses.
I like listen to it in a quiet and wide park, it gives me a very open feeling.
i have hook x and after retuned with eq it's sound amazing, i use neutron player on fiio m11, for the eq i cut it -2.5db around 4.5k (moderate bandwidth) and boost several db of midrange around 750hz-2khz, cut -2db on the mid low to tightened the bass around 200hz (super narrow bandwidth), and boost in sub bass area (below 80 hz) with low shelf filter.
oh and i use moondrop spring tips to increase the sound stage
Great comparisons, always fun seeing comparisons and top iems in a price range.
I'm making the most of the IEMs I have so watching for entertainment rather than a buying decision, for now. I bought the 7hz Timeless and ie600, in part because of your reviews and loving them both! The Timeless is so much fun and I find it comfortable for long periods. Also, enjoying the IE600, espcially for classical.
@@ari-athbadminton0301 what do you want to know?
Another new comer that sounds like it would be worth looking at for a similar price is the Arful Performer 5.
@@Andyhandle In what use cases you prefer the Timeless over the ie600, how the fit compare for long listening?
I'll have a listen at the Performer 5 next week or so, I had other contenders in my radar in the 50-150 range to replace by broken cheap backup but this Performer 5 could be my overall endgame iem..
Good to see some love for the s12 these days Timmy. Also awesome ending to this vid. Have a good day
Got the original S12's some months ago. Love them! They may actually look V-shaped but they really don't sound that way. Vocals, mid-ranged instruments, etc, all sound "right there" and are not recessed. However. if the recording is done in a way where the vocals are in the background, the S12's will certainly let you know that. Even with that, they are so detailed and technical. It's pretty much all I listen to nowadays.
But with so many planar IEM's out there now, I'm getting more curious about them day by day.
You should really equalise them with parametric equalizer, s12 come from great to spectacular. Try this with s12:
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 50 Hz Gain 2.0 dB Q 0.800
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 160 Hz Gain -3.3 dB Q 0.500
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 850 Hz Gain 2.5 dB Q 0.600
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 1500 Hz Gain 1.1 dB Q 1.300
Filter 6: ON PK Fc 2800 Hz Gain -3.2 dB Q 1.000
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 3200 Hz Gain 4.0 dB Q 6.000
Filter 8: ON PK Fc 3800 Hz Gain 4.5 dB Q 4.500
Filter 9: ON PK Fc 4600 Hz Gain 2.5 dB Q 6.000
Filter 10: ON PK Fc 5700 Hz Gain 2.0 dB Q 6.000
Filter 11: ON PK Fc 6500 Hz Gain 2.2 dB Q 7.500
Filter 12: ON PK Fc 8000 Hz Gain -2.7 dB Q 0.300
Filter 13: ON PK Fc 8100 Hz Gain -7.3 dB Q 5.000
Filter 18: ON PK Fc 9500 Hz Gain 2.3 dB Q 7.000
Filter 14: ON PK Fc 11000 Hz Gain 1.0 dB Q 6.000
Filter 15: ON PK Fc 12400 Hz Gain 11.5 dB Q 5.000
Filter 17: ON PK Fc 14200 Hz Gain 6.3 dB Q 6.000
Filter 16: ON PK Fc 18200 Hz Gain -4.0 dB Q 2.000
Filter 17: ON PK Fc 14200 Hz Gain 6.3 dB Q 6.000
This is the same tuning as Aful performer has, and it sounds much better than original on s12
@@vedranvicevic4381 what app do u do this in? Cuz I listen to my music only with my phone. It has audio jack but waiting for UA2 plus to arrive any time now. Got S12 Pro but wud like more bass. Use Musicolet app atm and has some equalizer. Hvala
@@vedranvicevic4381 I'm fine without equilization. I like how they sound as they are. Maybe this works for you but not for me. I use them on an M1 MacBook Air running through a JDS Labs O2 Amp and DAC and listen mostly to Apple Music lossless.
@@nycionx8328 I use only phone like you, best player on android by far - is Neutron player, it has parametric equalizer and many more of audiophile gimics. Try it, you wont be disapointed. This setup is great for more realistic vocals and much more realistic instruments and instrument separation. Mids and Highs are calibrated based on IEF neutral targets, and bass is elevated with slight focus on 50-80 hz for better drums kick because i listen mostly rock and metal, but it is also great for pop music. Bass is somewhat similar to original but doesn't bleed in mids at all
Trust me they sound much better properly equalized. Equalization is based on crinacle graph tool of s12 witch you can find on his site. Incredibly powerfool tool for playing with sound, Equalization is basicaly useless if you do it without consideration on original graph of earphones.
Ikko oh10 is still as competitive that i think it deserves to stay on the list
I ordered this just now for 103$ with discounts/coupon. Can't wait for it.
@@nycionx8328 oo nice! where @?
✅️
@@turtlet7201 aliexpress
Agree. I got one and in no way in hell it fell behind the newer IEM.
Yes, might not as detailed as S12, but OH10 has its own throne in the V-shaped DD area.
I recently got the kima and the aful. The aful is not only better, but its way more comfortable than the kima
Hey Timmy, love your videos! I had a question for you, are you a musician at all? i would love to see tier list like this with the best IEMs for musicians to use in live performance/ rehearsal. I have recently started using IEMs for rehearsal with my new band and i wish i would have gotten some years ago! I have always used musician earplugs to protect my hearing, but i never knew i could protect my hearing and still hear everyone properly! i don't think i'll ever play without them again!
heard ier-m9 is quite suitable for musicians on stage.
I was worry about you not uploading any video on imaginescent since last year.
Glad to see you doing okay Timmy 👍
So this means timeless still has higher details than any other iem in this video🤔. Then it's good purchase ig glad I bought it😄
Hey Timmy,
I have recently bought the Hana 2021 and the S12 Pro and I love them both
Can you please tell me the next honest significant step up from those so I can save up?
Thanks for the great review! Which one of the top 5 has the best soundstage ie more airy / depth etc?
Great video!! What is that deskmat you have??
Hey Timmy, are there any differences between the s12 and the s12 pro?
Hi all! Yes there are so many iems out there and have heard great things about both p5 and the penon vortex. I might go for one of them or wait for the new kiwi orchestra lite...
Could you review the Final Audio a3000 and a4000? Thanks!
Wonder how the Simgot EA500 compares to this list...
If the timeless ae was under $250, where would it rank on this list?
Anyone got sentiments with the KZ AST? Some say it’s baby budget VX for just under $250 😮
Nice, seems like the performer 5 dominates.
is the aful p5 worth upgrading from top 2-9 in the list?
From number 9 to number 5, a good argument could be made to upgrade. Anything above 5, if you already own them then no need to get the p5
Just what we need
Seeing your video and having ordered my kato Just about now i wonder If It was a good choice. I wanted a better version of my Aria and the performer 5 doesnt looked like It in the reviews. I wanted the same Aria feeling but better.
Hi Timmy,thanks for your recommendations, off the topic... just received my og Oracle(in 4.4) and I am really surprised by it's meaty, big bass. I was expecting, and it's there, midrange to die for, but not such a bold presentation 😆🙋♂️
Hi bro, got any recommendation for live band user? Im a guitarist in a full-band setup, but we have a small space only.
You make some really good videos bro 👍👍‼️‼️ but since I'm a total novice when it comes to audio I wonder if you could give me some advice? I'm in the process of purchasing a new pair of IEM's below the $300 range. I listen to electronic music like techno and psytrance which I download from RUclips in mp3 format. Needless to say that the resolution of the music is not always the best 😉
I'm using a pair Shure se 535's which works pretty well. Is there any IEM's that you think would be better considering the kind of music I listen to?
Any help would be greatly appreciated ‼️‼️🙏🙏😀
Hello whats your background music in outro??
Think the performer 5 will do good in gaming?
can you please review kiwi ears cadenza because it looks beautiful.
Yes I’m also curious about how these sound and the Colours look great👍
Lol😂 good ending
Hisenior Mega5p should have been on the list.
How do you think would Etymotics fit in this list(not including the comfort aspect for you, just solely on price to performance), both the ER2's and 3's with their two respective variants, the SE and XR
Ikko OH10. I Know that this is an old iem but how does it rank up with your list?
I have a ton of IEM's (over 60) and I store them in connecting boxes. As new IEM's come in I put them in the box where I think they fit. The lower they are, the more likely they end up going to family members. The OH10 has never left the top box. Ever. Those and the BLON 03 are still in my rotation (along with about 6 others). Yes, the BLON 3 is not all that resolving and might sound muddy at times but overall, for 30.00 I love it.
Question about the google sheets; why does a section have a maximum worth it price when items are far past that price within the list? Does that make the item less of a value in said category?
Price and performance are two different things. Performance rating are the tiers. Regardless of price if it's in the same tier it performs on the same level. Maximum worth it price just indicated how much you should spend of said tier and anymore than that is not worth it.
Can you please review Final Audio A8000 and Sennheiser IE900?
What do you say about the Mangird Tea 2?
I can get it for $220.
MT2 originally had a retail price of $350.
I'd probably get an honorable mention at best if it was cheaper, not Timmy's favorite IEM.
@@Weareonenation303 Thanks for the info. I'll probably buy the Aful.
Nice ending! :D
Humor never fail to amuse me
Are the sony n3ap still good for today’s standards?
kato or yume 2 ?
you changed the iem ranking sheet?
What's the song in your outro?
Why is the S12 wrapped around a tree?
Hey im looking for the warmest treble IEM for gaming
Looks like the P5 broke Timmy. Cheers.
What was number 1?
Aful performer 5
Just got the s12 for 100$ at Shopee
Should i get the performer 5 for 225 or the blessing 2 for 265
...or Moondrop Blessing2 Dusk ?
@@_Pretender or just a tangzu wanner and eq it ?? So many questions in life…
🧐🧐
@@cedricamonn8335 Yep, brother! ...but here in my country we have just one question now!(( How to destroy the ruzzian barbarians in this unhuman War!( And, yes, just music help as to live. Best wishes from Ukraine 🇺🇦!
Get moondrop quarks DSP now! Sound almost as good as timeless gg 😂 tested alr!
Tested it listening to "Poppy"?
This song is playing in my head all day even without earphones.
i bought s12 because of you lol thanks
Well i tried to add myself to the giveaway and No Joy😡
Disappointed to say the least!!
As for the IEM’s under $250 then it’s the Timeless 7Hz for me as I own them and love them.
The Mele in my opinion also take some beating for their $50ish price.
The 7Hz for me is my "you are on a desert island and can only have one IEM..." set.
Aful Performer 5 is #1
Should i go for moondrop kato or 7hz timeless or tanchjim hana,which one would you pick
Gizaudio i like your reviews and honestly was about to pick the kato two weeks ago but missed my chance,
Yet i am curious why don't you reviews sony iems like Xba-A3 or N3 are sony bad compared to those companies??
sony make good endgame iems and thats the issue. none of it fit the price brackets. their endgames are considered good simply because endgame is an infinite budget
He usually reviews chifi.
Why the performer 5
Watch the previous video
Impeccable tonal balance and good technicalities.
Try beating that for $220.
@@Weareonenation303 bro u don't even have the iem. U work for hifigo or something?
Friend, please: Moondrop Aria or Fiio FH3 to linsten Folk, Voices, Quran Recitation and Slamming Brutal Death Metal.
Please!
Top 10 $250 or below IEMs:
1- Aful Performer 5
2- Aful Performer 5
3- Aful Performer 5
4- Aful Performer 5
5- Aful Performer 5
6- Aful Performer 5
7- Aful Performer 5
8- Aful Performer 5
9- Aful Performer 5
10- Aful Performer 5
You'd be silly not to get a P5 over anything else really, I haven't gotten one because I have like 20 IEMs on hand and have a Mangird Tea and Moondrop Kato pending right now.
How can ppl be vouching for this aful iem when it got released just today, basically nobody has it but some reviewers. I say chill and wait a few weeks/months let real reviews and opinions come in not jump to conclusions so fast.
Yo can u help me? Play A7x - little piece of heaven
which 1 should i pick mangird or kato?
Zetian Wu was too good for me. Yeah details may not be that great but I mean I got it for 98 bucks
Aful Performer5 нужно обходить на расстоянии пушечного выстрела.. Тоже мне наушники.
the hana 21 have have been forgotten ;-;
I really wanted to like the S12, and perhaps my set was a dud for some reaosn, but the bass was somehow off-note or dissonant. I thought it was because it slants so heavily into the very low Hertz, as in below 30Hz, but after lowering at 100Hz and high passing it at 17Hz it remained. I've moved on to the Fiio Fh5s, maybe they aren't as exceptional as other hybrids, but they were a step up from the S12s in every regard, except you now have a slightly less coherent sound and some BA timbre - but frankly I'm far happier with these then I was with dissonant bass.
Timeless AE absolutely 100% deserves to be on that list. Everything the original Timeless is, just better and noticeably so.
But $60 more than original though
@@Gizaudio but you get the dope modular cable & retune too which retails for $70 itself, that's where the cost is coming from. If it didn't have the 2-pin and modular cable I'd absolutely argue it's an overpriced cash grab. Well, that and I got it for $220 with discounts on AliExpress too, hehe 😉 but even at the regular MSRP it beats all the other planars on the market pound-for-pound, imo. Even the Z12 and Hook X 🔥
@@Strizz484 I'm trying to decide between timeless ae and hook x hbb Collab. Have you tried that hook x?
Hexa can't compete at this bracket?
Imma get that performer 5 as soon as I can afford it
awesome
nobody wants to speak about hook-x hbb 😭… Why ?
I’ve heard it’s just slightly warmer sounding than the standard Hook x with just a bit more of the HBB Bass.👍
Thieaudio Elixir..... ?
Just buy westone w60 or akg n5005 for 199$ right now
Bruh
S12 not fatiguing. Mmmmmmmm. I had to break the grill and place a medium density filter
Please could you send me the link for the filter?
@@Mykeoguns you got it?
@@paulosilva8200 i have S12 but don't have the mentioned grill.
@@Mykeoguns on the nozzle ,must have a grill. A metal grill that stops from picking inside
I'm your opposite when it comes to S12. I really can't stand it. It sound unnatural and it hurts my ear. Can't listen to it for more than 1 song. haha
s12 is vefry uncomfortable tho
sadly
try using long stem eartips like spinfits w1?
@@WindMills_ nah that’s not the problem the cable and the shape of the s12 is uncomfortable but the iem sounds good
It was the same for me. There's something wrong with the shape tho I have small ears.
I tried long earstem eartips to not press the iem really hard into my ears, then changed the cables to a softer one cause the stock cable is also too stiff for my liking. So far, it improved the comfort but still not in the level of my most comfortable iems
@@WindMills_ yea i got small ears too but the cable for me was just super uncomfortable and felt like it was about to fall out of my ear at all times and i got really annoyed by it. But i refunded it before i got a new cable and my new iem also has a bad cable. So, i bought the kinera ace cable which is actually quite comfortable
👍
I'm dead
U pick #1 as aful which basically didn't even get released.. And say nothing, makes sense lol. Makes me wanna buy it 🙄😄 I think I'll wait a few months see real reviews first
He reviewed them.
Hey Timmy,
I have recently bought the Hana 2021 and the S12 Pro and I love them both
Can you please tell me the next honest significant step up from those so I can save up?