7Hz - Elua

Got Elua today. Elua is much more laid back. Slightly warmer than G1 with more bass, also the bass has a slower decay than G1. Apart from bass the major difference is the treble. The G1 has a bright treble that mirrors the warmth of the bass, while the Elua’s treble is more tame and almost a bit too low for me. Elua certainly wins the bass cannon test having a longer decay and overall larger quantity of bass. Not by much. The Elua could produce some better separation; however, I’d argue the high mids/treble region are too nerfed to tell. Both are good sets and produce proper reverb, with bass texture not found in budget iems. I’d pick recommend the G1 to anyone who isn’t strictly looking for the most bass.

The Punch is good. For a better Deuce, look for a cheap Aoshida E20. In the budget range, my basshead iems to go: 7hz x HBB Elua, Castor Bass og, Saga Bass, Libra Balanced, KBear Rosefinch

Sadly i don't have the Rosefinch, the others i think in my budget sets are the ones i go for when you talk about bassy boyz, not in any ranking, i love those cheap bangers. But if i want to recommend the best among those, the Elua, Castor Bass og and Rosefinch are the most basshead sets, with Rosefinch being the big cannon and Elua an underdog mini Deuce, the E20 is just a better and cheaper Deuce, lol.

There's a lot of more than nice options mate: -Kefine Klean (but there's reports of channel imbalance and issues with the nozzles, my unit is kicking ass fine) -Inawaken Dawn ms, a little less technical than Klean but more musical (waiting it to arrive soon) -Sgor Luna one of the best planar iems for less than 50 bucks (loving it mine) -KZ PRX the best planar by the brand, trades blows with the Luna (waiting it to arrive soon) -KZ Vader Balanced/CCA Trio oh yes, so fun, musical and technical (loving my Vader Bal and HighRes) -Artti T10 the best planar for 50ish bucks -7hz x HBB Elua oh yes , a better and more technical and fun driven iem than legato, basshead approved (loving my unit, is a well received iem in head-fi) -Simgot EW200, dude, that iem doesn't need presentation 😅 -TRN White Tiger, impressive good tuned, interesting config, I'm not so much into the shell looking but is made of metal and well builded, is what matters to me

Bassy IEMs: Under $5 * QKZ AK6 Pro $25 and lower (bass-focused) * KBEar Rosefinch \* * QKZ x HBB (OG version) \* * BLON BL-01 * KZ Castor Bass \* $25 and lower (neutral warm) * Tangzu Wan'er SG/Wan'er 2 \* * 7Hz x Crinacle Salnotes Zero 2 \* * Moondrop Chu 2 * KZ Castor Silver (UUDD switches) $25-60 (bass-focused) * BLON BL-03/BL-03 II \* * BLON x HBB Z300 * TinHiFi C3 Mk2 \* * 7Hz x HBB Elua * Kinera Celest Gumiho * KZ Castor Pro Bass \* * CCA Rhapsody \* * CCA Trio \* $25-60 (neutral warm) * Kefine Klean \* * Inawaken Dawn Ms \* * Kiwi Ears Cadenza \* * Tripowin x 0DiBi Vivace \* * Kinera Celest Wyvern Abyss \* * Tangzu YuXuanJi * KBear KB02 * KZ Zenith (UUDD switches) \* * KZ Castor Pro Silver (UUDD switches) Special mentioned * Truthear x Crinacle Zero Blue 2 \* * QKZ x HBB Khan (\* recommend)

Rumbly boosted bass ≠ Hard hitting bass. And i do get your point, KZ Castor Bass was More in line with what you wanted, a lot of people doesnt really take sound perception and tracks they are using (their music library) into account when giving recs. That said, not sure how much time you gave to those, but of you come from using the Bl03 and just used the QKZxHBB for a few minutes, then you wont get the real sound since you are used to the hard boosted bass on the blon. If you want an energetic experience, also 7hz Elua would work better, but that one is a bassy V-shape and has a LOT of treble too, so yesh. Sadly, basshead people dont have it easy on budget picks (also, check different, smaller, eartips, on the QKZxHBB, those have a signifcantly larger nozzles than the blon).

I have a few reviews published on my profile if you wanna check them (Models Reviewed so far are: Dunu Kima 2, Titan S2, Kefine Klean, Dunu DK3001BD, 7Hz Elua and Dunu Falcon Ultra). Oh, and also TRN Orca but is a very old and novice review xd.

7Hz x HBB Elua: as a basshead, the tuning is just dumb, as a small ear canal iems user, the eartips are a horrible pairing, and as critical consumer, the build quality is no less than a "could have done better for sure". if just 1 of 3 wasnt a miss, i wouldnt have been so harsh in my rant-view of them, but a hard, sharp (barely) bassy V-shape, with poor fitting eartips (not really small sizes), and KZ quality level stock cable is just a very poorly though-out set. and i am sorry, but the fact that HBB is *almost* pretending that those dont exist speaks volumes to me...

HBB has good collabs, the problem is that it feels like he either refuses, or isnt allowed to, put out good tunned iems under $70 bucks, at least for bassheads. 3 dual DDs he has put on the sub $100 market already and he, somehow, hasnt managed yet to make a basshead iem thats not useless with 90% of music genres (Hades), or has almost as much treble to compensate for bass (Elua), and the last one, that is barely Neutral with a bass boost, which of course is the better regarded of the 3, is the most expensive one at $80, the XuanNV. i just dont get why does he keeps letting bassheads down on budget sets.

7hz, Truthear, Mangird, Dunu. Lots of different options at different price points, and every year the tech gets cheaper/better implemented so an $80 IEM at this point is pretty close to a $300 IEM from 5 years ago. Truthear Hexa is my go-to recommendation, has a really natural presentation and good bass.

bunny dsp/7hz salnotes zero/tangzu waner sg2. Personal recommendation - tangzu

ZSN Pro X has same build quality as zsn pro, so go for the 7hz. i owned a zsn pro x in humid climate and it died after only 6 months of use

I do. 7hz got less distortions and are easier to EQ. Moondrop is notorious for their bad quality, can't expect anything from $20 iem though. Overall 7hz are a bit better and more reliable.

I love the sound of the Blue 2’s, but I tried the Tangzu Fudu, Kiwis and 7hz - the only reason I’m considering others is because they feel so much better in my ears. But the sound signature has been better on the Truths by far

Hey, same setup here! The 7Hz really sounds great on 'em even without EQ.

While I found 7hz mindblowing years ago, nothing in twice or 3 times the cost of the 10 options ive tried has presented significant improvement. The Zero Reds, on the other hand, caught me completely by surprise, outstanding sound. We all know this is just my opinion.