DUSK

I have the S12 Pro. Got it back in 2023. I still enjoy it. That being said, there are loads of newly introduced better options for you, specifically Crin's Daybreak.

All 5 spots belong to dusk with different DSP presets

Moondrop x Crinacle Dusk = Great

S8 are better . Dusk beats both though

I got the T3+ ( amazing for their price ) as my first IEM like 5 years ago and then moved on to the Dusk. Recently got a dawn pro 2 and a MC2 cable because the dusk DSP cable broke and I was using a Type C tripowin Zonie. The dawn pro 2 offers noticeable improvement on the sound (and also gets louder ) compared the tripowin zonie on an iPhone. And also can EQ the Dusk again. The Dusk are pretty much the best IEM under $1200 with DSP . They are (almost) monarch mk4 level. I’ve heard both the variations and the S8 and dusk even with analog is better than variations and slightly behind the S8. With DSP it surpasses both . The blessing 3 even with EQ can’t quite match the Dusk especially in bass and timbre.

Nah. 2024 Dusk best IEM by far under $500, best under $1k at the time it was released (with DSP applied ) . Meteor is also good except the bass .

This is a question I like asking those people who are lost like "oh I want best set for 217.78$" What makes you turn the volume up? Is it a the bass and energy, are you trying to hit party mode? Is it the singer? Is it the little details of the song? Things you are trying to search for? I think it's an underrated way to help people find their preferred signature. I'm personally trying to get high lol, turn it up all the way and start running around the house pumped! I wanna drown in thick emotional music

The the blessing 3 dusk is great for this

If I had to pick one right now it would be a 5+2 without a second thought. In the 200-400 range 5+2 Tea pro OG Dusk ^^^^these are the only ones I don't have in my collection that I wish I did. Unfortunately I just don't need them

Dusk was a massive jump for me. The staging is pure FR, but that's as good as I've heard.

For me the Dusk was the first one to sound open and not like a Harman IE box I was sticking my head into.

Define good bass. For example Dusk doesn't have that much quantity, but the quality is fantastic.

I preferred my old Dusk DSP for example.

No, haven't heard those. The tuning felt rather safe and middle of the road so that the bass (lower) on the Dusk felt much more impressive though the mid-bass punch was pretty nice on the MKIV. They were nice and I loved the bass switches, but I didn't spot anything that special. I thought about keeping them and EQing, but with IEMs I'd really appreciate the ready tuning to be good as is.

Mostly neutral perhaps slightly on the brighter side: Hexa, Daybreak, Dusk, Volume S. Generally good ones, but nothing like HD600 for sound: Zero Red, Pure, Explorer, Defiant, MP145, Odyssey.

Tried a few things past the Dusk like Monarch MKIV and haven't preferred any so far.

Dusk DSP Bass + is the special sauce

As soon as I heard the Ra “well I can easily sell most of my stuff now” was the first thought I had. Saner minds prevailed. I’m keeping a few hahaha. I love the OG Mangird Tea so much, keeping the Dusk, Explorer, Ra, and Kunten. Will be posting up a double red SA6 Ultra soon as well as some others. Crazy that I’m keeping what I am but that’s what my ears love :)

DUSK is really really good. As others have stated learn to EQ and you’ll always love whatever your listening to ;)

Personally, the dusk is one of the most equable iems I’ve ever worked with. It is a chameleon. Fit is incredibly comfortable especially being a larger shell. It’s as comfortable as my IE600. If I had to only have one iem, and it was the Dusk, I would be completely happy with it. I’ve got sets that are triple the price and the dusk gets more ear time. Hell even my Aful Explorer gets more ear time then some of my most expensive sets. Dusk is so good I got it for my 13 year old daughter. It was the most bang for buck that I could get her as a Segway into audiophillia. In analog it sounds like a better blessing 3, with the DSP cable it becomes this super scalable relaxing listen, with your own PEQ it becomes whatever you want from it (within reason) I’d do it if I were you.

Well, In practice, I use my Dusk about 3 times as often as I do my IE600. So yes I’d pick it over the senny.