Wan ER

first of all, this subreddit is filled with dummies with no knowledge, who will tell you to buy shit brands like kz. skip kz. kz is only good if your budget is 69, cus thats what they do with you. now the real talk. the usual good options: 1. TRUTHEAR GATE (best 3.5mm option under 2k, great cable, lots of eartips, a case included & great balanced sound signature) 2. MOONDROP CHU 2 (skip cus qc issues, v-shaped tuned, metal build, good cable, overall okayish) 3. TANGZU WANER 1 & 2 (1 has a warmer sound signature, okayish build, terrible cable, overall meh. 2 is more balanced, lots of tips & good ones too, better cable, better build. both are okay) 4. TANCHJIM BUNNY DSP (best type-c option around 2k, good everything) 5. 7HZ ZERO 1 & 2 (1 is neutral while 2 has more bass, still skip, they're okay at best) 6. 7hz G1 (blind buy, best iem around 3k, 7hz cooked here. get this! metal build, v-shaped tuned & greatly done too, good everything else)

Just go with \`tangzu wan'er\` it's better peek then gate bass is just too bad in Gate

Sorry but I only tested waner 1, I Heard that waner 2 have emphasised some table and has batter cable Personly I think waner1 still a good peek Just try to find some good edition which has good cable quality (I guess green one)

Personally, after I bought my Aful Performer 5, I didn't have any thought of getting another one. I've been through the hurdle of buying cheap IEMs under $30 (CCA-CRA, Wan 'Er, Wyvern Abyss), and after my third cheap IEM, I decided to just blow it on the Aful Performer 5 and it basically provides me with everything I need and it plays my entire catalog of music exceptionally. There are obviously going to be newer and better ones than the P5, but I find it satisfactory for now.

Are the tips for comfort or for sound quality? I've been pretty comfy with a default pair that came with my CCA CRAs, but open to suggestions. My experience with high end audio is exclusively with open ear headphones so I am completely lost here lol. Fwiw I've really enjoyed them and my wife's wen er 2s especially for the price and have a few more on the way. The price point on budget iems is low key dangerous for audiophiles!

Just got the eg280 a few days ago, personally love it def an upgrade from my previous pair (tangzu wan er ) that broke so I needed a replacement as I used it for gaming. I use the dac it came with, honestly its a Lil low with the power than I thought but it does make the sound smoother especially for my fps games when there's a lot going on, I also eq tuned it so for me (I like a lot more bass than normal) it does the job ! Very happy with the purchase as it was cost efficient! Maybe in the future ill get a new adapter but for now its honestly good!

18 month warranty on the refurbish too. Though i dont fully understand the extra 6 months for a facebook follow. But at least 12. And no tax. Started with sundara and the jump was worth it. Iems ive gone tangzu wan er to timeless 7hz and arttii t10. The timeless are really nice but they havent come down in price at all. T10 are great but oratory doesnt have an eq for them.

I have the Tangzu Wan Er and the Kiwi Ears Cadenza. Between the two, I prefer the Cadenza. I listen mainly to Jazz, Bossa Nova, Folk, Eighties and Nineties Pop and Rock music, Classical and EDM. The Cadenza is warmer than the Wan Er, but the Wan Er has better treble extension. Cadenza scales well with more power, I bought an aftermarket cable with 4.4 jack. I use a Hiby R4 DAP and a Colorfly AKM based dongle DAC. If you don't have a DAC, the Bunny with DSP would be a better choice.