R6

ARTTI R6 and GK KUNTEN <3

The Chu II live in my bag, and I’ll probably put the Artti R6 USB-C in there too after I finish reviewing it.

I wouldn’t go quite that far, but for the $3.50 I paid, they’re damned impressive. If they go on sale again I’m buying another pair just for the cable.

My fellow budget connoisseur lol. EDX Pro 2 just took the title for “Best Bassy Set under $20” for me. If they tune this driver neutral the Bunny is gonna start sweating.

Lol, EDX Pro 2 takes the technical performance crown. I still like the tuning of the R6 a bit better.

Try the Hifiman Edition XS or Hifiman Ananda for headphones. For IEMs my current daily driver is the Simgot EW300 HBB. I like the EW300 HBB the most in comparison to my Chu 2, Blue 2, Artti T10 Pro, Artti R6, Castors Bass, and Wan'er 2. For eartips, I'd probably recommend the Dunu S&S tips.

I'd say the cheaper and more comfortable the better. There are some really good options in the $10-$30 range. I've personally enjoyed dozens of hours in PUBG with the KZ ZVX, Moondrop Chu 2, and Artti R6. My favorite ever were my IE300 from Sennheiser but those could be considered more "premium." Their successor, the IE200s are on sale for $100 right now.

R6 surprisingly good. I might like better than Chu II

Alright.... Time to show off my age. **Sony EX70/71**. One of the first consumer grade IEM to show what IEM was like before IEM was in the hobby's consciousness. If you know, you know. This was one of the first consumer level IEMs available. This was 2003, and I got mind around 2004/5? **Shure E2C.** Around the same time, Shure released their IEM, the E-series to the general public. Slightly more darker tuning if I remember right, but the E2c was one of the first **professional IEM** that was available for the general public. I think I liked it better than the EX71, because it was more rounder and/or more decent sounding. Few years later, the **UE TripleFi** went on sale on Black Friday for $99. That one holds a special place in my heart. First 3x BA driver with detachable cable and was pretty good sound. Sony got my wallet back in the 2010s with their XBA series. **XBA-3** around 2012, 13? That one still remains one of my favorites and I still have them to this day. It just hits right for me. Then... KZ hit the market with their ATE, then ZS series.... and everything changed, in a very positive way. **ZS5** was the major milestone. And that was amazeballs. Multiple BA and DD drivers? For less than $50, let alone $100? Mindblowing. Was it neutral? No, not really. Was it controversial? Yes. But it sounded really good. And I think I got lucky getting the v1 rather than v2? But still. That was mindblowing. Chinese OEMs were now making stuff that sounded good as mainline brands, at fraction of the price! The new wave of $20 to $50 Chi-Fi IEMs impress me to this day. From the **Wan'er** to the **Moondrops** and maybe even the **KZ ZS12 Pro X** (non tuning). I'm going to jump on the cheap bandwagon with the **ARTTI R6 USB-C** version. $3.50? And it sounds better than what was considered state of the art 10 years ago?! Are you fucking kidding me? You newcomers have it immensely good. Before 2017, 16(?), you had to spend at least $50+ to get something worthwhile (SQ, detachable cables, etc) because that was the state of the market.