Kiwi Ears - Punch

I Third this. The Origins has excellent bass/tuning if you're like me and don't like overly warm bassy tunings. The Punch is also good for the price but has thinner mids than the origin which was a deal breaker for me.

So good! I'm keen to pull the trigger on these. What other IEMs you have?  What music genre you love listening to the most?

Going to disagree hard with this take. Astrals are awful in the upper treble (that insane spike is real and sounds horrible on cymbals). I literally had to apply like a 10db cut to to make it through tracks that weren't already mastered to cut those upper air frequencies. Punch on the other hand is dead neutral outside the bass region. And the ESTs being subtly used vs. overemphasized is one of the most natural implementations I've heard. Martilo's treble has major issues too. HBB just said those were the better value because he's trying to play good guy greg and not piss off his audience (or linsoul), he did the same thing when linsoul dropped odyssey right after his Arcadia collab and said it was better.

I actually agree with the punch not being a crazy basshead set, which is why I dig the punch so much. I'm not a basshead but just like a strong boost and care about mids and treble being accurate. To me they're the only IEM I've ever wanted to listen to without EQ due to being dead-neutral (in JM-1 terms) outside of that bass boost.

He only did that because he doesn't want to look biased. His audience and the affiliate revenue is more valuable than any money made on collabs. He said the same thing about arcadia when linsoul dropped odyssey at the same time ('buy odyssey instead'). Have had all 4. Kiwi Punch is the best and by far the best value in the entire hobby. Martilo can't hang in the treble. The ESTs on the Punch are legit and it's the cheapest set with a proper EST implementation.

Hbb punch. On my country already. https://preview.redd.it/ojjkbiulfvqe1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7db4094b48a407876a94c213e51b1556d7a8ea37

I ordered mine from Linsoul to Hungary couple weeks ago, I had to pay taxes on them, but they dispatched it within a week of me ordering (I ordered other items too). I asked Linsoul support if they have the Punch in their inventory, they said they had it on stock and they can dispatch it within a week. Worth asking them, you might not need to wait 3-4 weeks, just 1 or 2.

I highly recommend the kiwi ears punch! I just got a pair recently and they are my end game! I originally had the deuce but it was all subbass little midbass!  They go on sale for 400 often but I've seen them 2nd hand in the 350s area

I got the Kiwi Ears Punch last year and I have been loving them since! Great bass, both mid and sub bass, also great separation! I listen to mostly metal so they get the job done!  I had the ISN Neo 5s, I liked them alot especially vocals but they really only shined for music like rap/hip hop which i dont really listen to. Couldn't handle faster music like metal.  Also had the Deuces but the lack of midbass was a big flaw for me! They kicked ass for drum and bass and tech house though which are genres I also dabble in every now and then

Try the Kiwi Ears x HBB Punch if you really like bass. Personally I like the Punch more then the Deuce tbf for bass, feels like it's more organized. But if you can, demo them at a local audio store or go to a local audio hangout event and try them out.

whaaaaatttt? kiwi ears punch in D and Deuce in S???

apart from the bass, isn't everything else just better on the Punch?

I have a 2 18 wall. Ive looked for everything outside of beats for years and have come up short.  Iems dont come close but you may want to look at the fatfreq x hbb deuce, kiwi x hbb punch, and theres a guy named phil who makes a "philphone", an open back with bass ($700ish). There's also fatfreq scarlett and maestro mini.  Otherwise the budget option is a truthear zero red with EQ. I just match my zero red to a deuce for my portable bass fix. The headphone with the most bass is discontinued, a jvc sz-2000. With heavy eq it can vibrate a sheet of paper.  Actually look at skullcandy crusher evos. Consumerism sound, probably bloated bass but lots of it. 

My other IEMs are the Hidizs MP145, KZ PRX and ZAR, Rosefinch, Zero Red, Zero 2, and ancient Ety ER4S. I mostly just listen to the Punch, MP145 and ZAR for portable. I love classic rock the most like Grateful Dead, Steely Dan, Beatles, Dylan, Zeppelin, etc. But I listen to everything, love classical and jazz, and EDM and Hip-hop and bassy pop, soul.

The Deuce has massive sub-bass but pretty meh in mid-bass, so you're gonna get rumble but not too much thump. I believe endgame for most bassheads is the Kiwi x HBB Punch, it's awesome but may be out of your budget. It actually is pretty well balanced, even though you're getting large amounts of mid-bass and sub-bass. There's good vocal clarity due to branded Knowles BAs, along with shimmery highs due to branded Sonion ESTs. It's actually good value considering its driver configuration, despite being a bit pricey.

Much talk of the Deuce which can offer massive sub-bass but only modest amounts of mid-bass, less than the Rosefinch. What you really want is the Kiwi x HBB Punch, but it's double your budget so just keep it in mind for endgame. Sneaky good for EDM are the Ziigaat Odyssey, though you have to crank them. But lotsa mid-bass thump and sub-bass rumble, while maintaining balance and clarity. They have immersive special sauce as well.