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Im using tangzu wan'er red lions.
😂😂 Think you're over analyzing. But...follow that path... THINK VALUE. Red Lion comes with a set of HE Sonic Eartips, a set of Wide Bore Sancai Eartips. A silicone carrying pouch w/ a magnetic closure. A unique matte red cable that is well behaved and "feels" premium. The IEM's build looks and feel like a plastic toy. The sound is good...thumpy bass and clean mids and treble (at these price points) You get your money's worth of accessories perfect for a starter set
Giving a bump to DUNU and Tangzu. I think for value...Dunu Titan S2 (on sale) is better value for the complete package. Candy Tips, S&S tips, modular cable, compact carrying case, shirt clip and a cleaning tool...AND oh yeah...an small IEM that takes EQ well. The Kima2 was mentioned. The IEM is worth the price in of itself. I just got the RavenTeal delivered yesterday. You get the Candy Tips, S&S tips, short normal bore silicone and a set of normal bore BALL silicone tips. You get a modular cable, shirt clip, cleaning tool, IEM booties and a small, compact carrying case. These are a bit more expensive than the Titan S2...but IEM makes this a good value as well. Tangzu Wan'er series of IEMs have an un-offensive cable. But the value is in the included Tang Sancai tips. The Red Lion does come with the HE Sonic tips as well. Final Audio IEMs. SOME of those come with Final Audio Type E tips. I'm not 100% certain which model has what...but you might want to take a look at those as well.
Giving a bump to DUNU and Tangzu. I think for value...Dunu Titan S2 (on sale) is better value for the complete package. Candy Tips, S&S tips, modular cable, compact carrying case, shirt clip and a cleaning tool...AND oh yeah...an small IEM that takes EQ well. The Kima2 was mentioned. The IEM is worth the price in of itself. I just got the RavenTeal delivered yesterday. You get the Candy Tips, S&S tips, short normal bore silicone and a set of normal bore BALL silicone tips. You get a modular cable, shirt clip, cleaning tool, IEM booties and a small, compact carrying case. These are a bit more expensive than the Titan S2...but IEM makes this a good value as well. Tangzu Wan'er series of IEMs have an un-offensive cable. But the value is in the included Tang Sancai tips. The Red Lion does come with the HE Sonic tips as well. Final Audio IEMs. SOME of those come with Final Audio Type E tips. I'm not 100% certain which model has what...but you might want to take a look at those as well.
if you can afford 2 sets...get the Salnotes zero 2 and either the Chu2 or the Wan'er. They should have different enough sound signatures that you can start making a decision which you might like. Watch the reviews for the two sets you buy. Learn the lingo...and what it is you're hearing. That knowledge will help you when you're looking for an upgrade later on
nobody still got their par of waner 2 bass edition so we cannot say, however zero 2 is always a nice choice. Once they are reviewed you can compare the audio graphs to see which one will have more bass
drivers won't change it will be same stuff thats in current wanner 2 with a slight bass boost
Get the new tangzu red lion and thank me later
I would go tangzu Waner if bass is not important. More bassy then go zero 2. And don't over think it. I was mind blown when getting my first ones.
I've compared KZ Vader pro, KZ Castor pro & KZ ZS10 pro and I ended up with Vader pro due to tuning capability directly from the iem itself. Castor is more for music listening for me and ZS10 is at par with castor pro but external tuning. Moondrop for me is the starters so for gaming it's enough but not as exciting as Vader Pro. I have the Tangzu Red Lion and it's super bassy if you like that. I pair it with Fusi Audio K5 Pro DAC amp and it's good enough as I mainly game on PC and for traveling I pair it with TRN black pearl as I believe it's good enough for my lifestyle and routine.
Tbh, I bought the Tangzu as it looks nicer for me and more bassy compared to Moondrop, also you got 12 tips instead of typical 6 hehe
Tangzu Wan'er Red lion is a really good choice as well as moondrop chu 2. skip zero 2. Castor is a decent choice but a bit risky due to QC issues.
It's not really a big deal, I've had my moondrop chu 2 for like a year now it still holds up pretty fine as long as you take care of it, but if you have concerns over that, the Wan'er red lion is still a pretty awesome choice. also, the Tangzu Wan'er is a steal at this point since the eartips alone included is half the price of the iem if you buy it separately and they be pretty good IMO
Honestly get yourself a starter iem for the ipod. Get the Tangzu Wan'ers 2 Bass edition (the red one's) they are warm and have a bit more bass than the other models
Tangzu for sure but I'd go with the Bass edition or the Jade edition off of Aliexpress
Haven't tried the others but red lion is awesome but plastic so feels cheap and can break in the pin hole. But they sound great and have awesome accessories
I love my tangzu wanger 2 red lions! Smooth sound, nice but not overwhelming bass, scales super well with volume. I feel like you can't go wrong for the price. Amazing accessories too so great iem to start with. Only thing is build quality not great (plastic shell)
Better than my Tangzu Wan’er SG 2 Red Lions edition. I just don’t like the stock cables.
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