ThieAudio - Hype 4
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"I think around that price the Hype 4 are a fantastic deal. ... for sub 500 (apparently 291 USD on Ali now!?) they are a GREAT buy."
"They're pretty good all rounders, too. ... but they are really bloody good for the budget & that goes beyond bass."
"Hype 4 is a very good all-rounder for 300€."
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"For something with solid bottom end, the Hype 4 absolutely smash them... ... the bass is incredible, miss are very good & treble excellent. ... They sound far more expensive than they are - I'd have been happy had I paid 700. ... You could absolutely say (and it's been said by others) that this could easily be a 700 USD IEM"
"Hype 4 bass is unbelievable for the price & has SO much headroom to DSP (or I guess EQ - but I strictly use Mojo 2 for IEMS & DSP is absolutely incredible - Chord literally guarantee there is no compromise with the DSP - something that absolutely cannot be said about software EQ. Anyway yeah - that bass sounds good out of the box, but it gets to maybe basshead levels with the DSP (/EQ...)"
"I feel it like a V shape and that bass at 50-100 Hz, oh boy that makes me happy, hearing drum & bass and Jazz its a pleasure."
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"For something with solid bottom end, the Hype 4 absolutely smash them... ... the bass is incredible, miss are very good & treble excellent. ... They sound far more expensive than they are - I'd have been happy had I paid 700. ... You could absolutely say (and it's been said by others) that this could easily be a 700 USD IEM"
"I've just been through three of the most hyped 300-350 sets (I got rid of my Hype 4 as someone offered me a ridiculously good trade offer for some Campfire Audio Supermoon - the IEM I wanted to but for my Dad - and I wanted to try something else as a replacement); Xenns Tea Pro, Dunu Davinci & Aful 5+2. I didn't love any of them (I hated 2), and I thought the jump between even the best one (Davinci) & the Hype 4 was HUGE."
"stopped looking completely once I picked up the HYPE 4s ... they don’t leave me wanting anything more."
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"For something with solid bottom end, the Hype 4 absolutely smash them... ... the bass is incredible, miss are very good & treble excellent. ... They sound far more expensive than they are - I'd have been happy had I paid 700. ... You could absolutely say (and it's been said by others) that this could easily be a 700 USD IEM"
"Hype 4 bass is unbelievable for the price & has SO much headroom to DSP (or I guess EQ - but I strictly use Mojo 2 for IEMS & DSP is absolutely incredible - Chord literally guarantee there is no compromise with the DSP - something that absolutely cannot be said about software EQ. Anyway yeah - that bass sounds good out of the box, but it gets to maybe basshead levels with the DSP (/EQ...)"
"stopped looking completely once I picked up the HYPE 4s ... they don’t leave me wanting anything more."
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"Literally wallhack iems"
"It's like the sound comes from other dimension.. all the other IEMs the sound comes out from inside your head.. when the sound comes from inside your head you don't get anything else surrounding you.. you just get the music.. But the prestige LTD as I said lets you hear the music as loud as you are willing to get without crowding your head ....... It's just magical and hard to be described ... when you listen to it the music comes from the back of your head not from inside.... It doesn't crowd your head the positioning of it the sound stage the airness... It offers you music from another dimension.. something you don't get for entry level IEMs or ba drivers IEMs ... The prestige LTD is in another league.. the refinement the positioning the sound stage the airness the separation.. you will love it ... The prestige LTD has more dimensional sound"
"The soundstage and detail are pretty exceptional. ... instruments that are typically flat sounding in space with other iems now sound placed in a way I have not really heard before. ... they create holographic soundstage."
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"they gave me temporary tinnitus after a very mild volume for an extended period of time."
"I found the Hype 4 too harsh on the treble and sibilant."
"The treble of the Hype 4 is just too forward in my opinion, it jumps out at you at high volume, a slight EQ of -2DB in High Shield 12Khz Q at 1 solves the problem."
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"The bass's messiness also kinda effects the mids clarity for me because the bass just crowds it out with muffled slam which just makes the mids not as detailed as I would like them to be."
"Hype 4 - to much subbas"
"the bass is really nice but for me its a tad too much bass; i feel like it can shroud some of the details that would be there otherwise like on the dusk."
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"hated the vocals on that set ... Tea sounds much more natural. ... It's way too boosted in the 3kHz region causing it to sound a little hollow and missing body. It sounds hyper realistic but not in a good way for vocals."
"hype 4 vocals dosent sound natural imo ... once you get used to volume s vocals you would find hype 4 vocals to be weird and unnatural"
"Its too sub-focused with vocals generally pushed back and even buried in busier tracks."
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"My issue is that it is vented and I have already RMA'ed one set due to the sweat sipping in and killing a driver"
"Damn that sucks, where you not able to return them? Can’t be spending that much money to have a faulty product. ... Ah thats a shame was it the cable or the IEM that was the problem? would be nice if it was the cable easily replaceable, plus would be an upgrade in most cases, but i’m guessing the port was obstructed or just not constructed properly."
"build nowhere near as good ... I love Thieaudio, but their shells are really not good ... They are a very thin & flimsy feeling plastic/resin/whatever it is & are prone to driver flex... ... the pin sockets get big/loose even if you're careful & aren't constantly changing cables."
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"the hype 4 just can't block enough sound I hear the train sometimes as if I had nothing, and if I have music I can still hear plenty like 80% on foam tips."
"I don’t personally like the front facing vent as I need isolation."
BIazerino 1.0Get a cheaper mic arm and remove the dac, you can get better IEMs. I have the Hexas and the Hexas are good for their price for sure, but at double the price you can get a whole list of great IEMs around the 160 range. A better iem does far more difference for audio quality than any dac would. From my subjective experience, IEMs really do go up linearly in quality from budget to mid-fi. I went from the Hexas to the 300-400 dollar Thieaudio hype 4s and I can say in my opinion it is at least 4 times better in enjoyment for me. Same goes for 80 to 160. I think the super mix 4 is like almost 2 times better than the Hexas, this is all subjective of course. Jays Audio just made a great video with a comprehensive list of competitive Iems at that range. As someone else said, get an apple dongle instead or just plug it into your PC. Also I recommend a cheaper mic such as the solocast if you want to squeeze out more for 10 dollars and get better iems. If you use your onboard headphone jack on your PC, a 20 dollar arm (or no arm at all to save even more), and a 40 dollar mic, you are spending 40 or 60 dollars and leave about 190 to 210 for a great IEM. Here is the video that I mentioned: https://youtu.be/dapR2KQDXhQ?si=PyQILHFZPE36J2z1 In the description of the video he also leaves a genre guide and a ranking list of all the IEMs he listened to and their prices, you can even find many of them on AliExpress for even cheaper sometimes if you are willing to wait for the shipping. Edit: For gaming I prefer a tuning with clear treble since you will hear more detail and things will seem more spacious
EclipsedWarrior 1.0I have the XENNS Mangird Tea PRO and I love them ! I had the Hype4s before and the tea pro is better . But my buddy said the ones I mentioned are great and he can hear his opponent scratch their ass around the corner lol
fpsgirl1004 1.0I went with the original Hype 4 after reading your review. My ears are very sensitive to treble. And I also value having bass. It seems that Hype 4 mk2 would be a bad choice for me. Just sucks that the og Hype 4 only comes with the 3.5mm cable, unlike the mk2's new 3.5/4.4mm interchangeable cable
GalacticDoc 1.0Not sure i agree with this. My Hifiman xs and HD650s are preferable to my Dunu Davinchi and Hype 4s for me. I like IEMs but they are not better, different sure.
I would liken my thieaudio Hype 4 to the Edition XS in value and sound. I think you could get better sound but not sure at what price. The hype 4s are comfortable but I prefer headphones for long listening sessions. The XS are super comfy after modding.
hibitoimangaaw 1.0Thieadio Hype 4 babyyyyyyyy woooooh got it for 330$
Independent-Win-8844 1.0Hype 4s are great and plenty of bass
kungers 1.0you're looking at them. same colorway too. I go back and forth between the hype 4s and the EA1000s
PSioNeLeSia 1.0Ive demo’d the mega5est before in Japan. It’s a fantastic all rounder, there’s no genres it performs poorly in. But as others have said, it lacks any specific tuning oddities to be especially exciting to listen to. I own a SA6 mkII. It is well tuned for female vocals and most genres where you aren’t looking for bass impact and slam. The lack of a dynamic driver makes the more anemic BA bass noticeable. Other than that however, it is a well tuned iem. I have tried someone’s pair of meteors a while back, so these impressions are a little more fuzzy. I wasn’t too happy about how there was no venting in the iem. As a result, the isolation was excellent, but the pressure feeling in the ear was unpleasant enough for me to dismiss owning a pair altogether. I will say however that I probably liked its tuning more than the SA6mkIIs. It has a U shaped tuning with more emphasis on the bass and treble, which can make it more engaging to listen to. As a result, this one has more coloured tuning compared to the previous 2 iems. I prefer iems with this type of tuning, as my favourite pair is the 64audio u4s. However, it is less natural sounding than the others due to this. To be honest, I personally would just get a pair of Hype4s. I find them more interesting to listen to, and they have enough technical performance to satisfy most people. However, if you want something that sounds mostly neutral and safe, the mega5ests are good. You might want to include what kinds of music you listen to, and what are you looking for in an iem when asking for a recommendation
talios 1.0I was almost tempted on a "I don't really need to cross grade - my Hype 4s sound great" order of some Oddysey 2's.... but might wait for some reviews of these...
Sounds good - but maybe not worthy of getting along side of the Hype 4 I already have (I bounce between them, my Moondrop Variations - which have less bass, so maybe similar to Tea Pro, and the Hiby Crystal 6's which all sound great.)
tallguyneckgiraffe 1.0wiw i had same experience with the 2 7hz timeless 2 i bought - one has very sharp sizzling treble and planar timber but the second one sounds more like a dynamic driver with the speed of a planar i also had wn hype 4 that has too smooth treble lacking extension
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