Delci AE

Kefine Delci AE There is no other option. The EW300 is an absolute joke. Over hyped, over marketed. I mean, hell, the top post in this thread literally says "I hope they sound good". THEY DONT EVEN HAVE THEM YET!!! But they are telling you they are good, and that you should buy them. And likely have nothing to compare them to either. So at this point, it is just speaking out loud to justify their purchase, and convince themselves of their own confirmation bias. Unlike the vast majority of jabronis in this subreddit, I won't comment on things I don't own.

Under $100 for Valorant, Kefine Delci AE. End of discussion. If you want to go for a budget option, check out the Tripowin Vivace. Very similar tuning tonality to the Delci, but not nearly as high quality a driver. Cables are purely for aesthetic purposes. There are some absolute dog shit cables out there on super cheap sets, that, yeah, replace those, because they are uncomfortable, and pick up a lot of static. But i dont have any problems with the cables on the Vivace or the Delci, and there is no real need to replace them. Its just bling, or comfort. So, unless you REALLY hate the stock cable, its not necessary, unless you need/want a different connection type.

OK, well, first, forget about the EW300. It's way over hyped. It has weird ear gain issues in a lot of people, and I guess it sounds fine in isolation, but you put it up against any other IEM from $50-$100 and it just doesn't stack up. That alternative filter on the EW300 makes the IEM unlistenable. It's so bad. Something like the Kefine Delci AE has tuning filters that actually work, has a ton of detail for gaming, ASMR, with the Gold Filter, and is very musical and still works great for gaming with the Silver filter. Things like the TRN Shell are also a great value if you are starting out in the hobby. And come with a great accessories package, a nice case, a modular cable, tons of tips to experiment with, some tuning filters (though they don't do much). I personally have no issue with this Hexa, but understand it will give a very tonally flat feeling of sound in your ear, based on the Etymotic Diffuse Field. It is very polarizing and hit or miss for some. The Pure is warmer and feels a little more refined. It will feel dull back to back with the Hexa because the He a just throws the Pina Gain at you, and it feels brighter because of it, but the Pure is far more nuanced. Both are very tip sensitive. As for DACs, I DO NOT recommend the Apple Dongle. And I really hate it when people do. Sure, "it works", but the stupid comments by people like Crinicle who say "its good for 90% of people" includes 50% of them being too dumb to know good audio, and 60% of them having iPhones. It is not the magical one and done like people. Make it out to be, it's very limited. It doesn't t work with Android phones without a paid access 3rd Party App. It has bugginess with Windows. And most consoles refuse to recognize it properly. The Fosi DS2 is a great dongle, fantastic sound. Just remember to adjust your bitrate and frequency response in thr Windows Audio Properties. But outside of Windows and Android it is a UAC2.0 only dongle, so some devices will simply not recognize it, especially consoles which require UAC1.0. There are also things like the Snowsky Tiny and Melody, which work with Fiios free app, and allow for firmware updates, and EQ, and filter options, as well as UAC 1.0 and 2.0 mode switching, so things like the PS4/5 and the Switch can recognize it. And the Tiny is <$20, and the Melody <$50. For a little more you can also get something like the Retro Nano which adds a battery and BT greatly expanding your connection options.

Kefine Delci AE. Aingle DD so impedance mismatch from the PC won't matter. Highly rated for gaming. Well built metal shell. Not really much better for gaming under $/£100.

I still prefer my Kefine Delci AE over many of my higher priced sets. For super budget sets, the KZ SVX Pro is my favorite beater set. I take that thing everywhere.