ThieAudio - Origin

Agreed! Got the Origin a few days ago and they are fun, bass-oriented but still detailed sound. Never heard the Mega5est, I’ve read great reviews on them, but cannot compare how good Origin is vs M5E. Origin has big shells, very big.

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.

This is quite the naive sentiment (which is ok). There is no "best" in this hobby, it is more than likely what you "prefer" for the type of music you listen to and what you value from said music. Having listened to both the pLTD and Origin, and being able to comfortably afford both, I agree they are a "great" value for the price considering what many flagship IEM's go for, but someone with a tighter budget would probably disagree with us. Overall I think you made a great choice and I'm sure you're very excited about your purchase.

Have you tried the Thieaudio Origin? I have both and prefer the Origin when portable but Titan wins at home on proper gear. Great iems indeed, highly recomend powering them properly since they do like a bit of power to come alive, what amp/dac do you have?

Don’t forget Thieaudio Origins as an edge case. Those are incredible imo

That’s interesting because I don’t get that from my set. Just deep, controlled, splendid bass, smooth mids, and an incredible soundstage. Only downside I can relay is they are some CHONKy boys.

Go for flipears Legion\~Aegis , thieaudio origin is more balance than legion. all 3 is very good with big soundstage, incredible bass and clarity. Plus they sound better than many flagship IEMs.

There are many cables that you can get that work well with all your IEM's why do your care if a IEM comes with a good cable. To answer your question I'm very happy with the excellent cable that comes with the Thieaudio Origin.

The Origin was one of 3 that made me say wow at a show. I ended up buying 2 the Thieaudio Origin and the Dunu Glacier the one I didn't buy was the Thieaudio Valhalla. The Origin is very special but the Glacier is the one I pick up most.

Hello fellow bass-head :) Highly recommend the Thieaudio Origin for a combination of satisfying bass/sub-bass and slam/thump (for an IEM) AND overall strong technicalities & detail. PS. I have no idea what a 21"x12 system would sound/feel like... what is that on the richter scale? lol. I only have a SVS SB-3000 (13") and that already rattles my living room.

Nice:) My basshead experiences are pretty limited, only tried Thieaudio Origin, Fatfreq Deuce and owned Oriolus Szalayi previously. The Origin was at the limit of my tolerance, Szalayi was a bit more bearable. Deuce is actually somewhat polite on tracks with little subbass, but anything with subbass? It goes hard, too much for me. It might not be "standing right next to the subwoofers in a concert" level, but it's the closest I've heard.

I own a mest mki and can't personally hear the bone conduction; however I have tried the empire ears raven and thieaudio origin and do think I can hear the bone conduction driver on the right tracks.

I have both endgame TWS (Technics AZ100) & IEM (THIEAUDIO ORIGIN). Here's a detailed explanation on why I find my IEMs to be far superior than TWS especially for music and gaming: - Wider soundstage. more separation between each sounds and instruments. They sound better and have better soundstage than the beyerdynamics dt990 pro open headphones I used to main. It's a blast to listen to music with them as I can hear every single instrument/sound without them being mushed together. - The origin are one of the best for directional audio in gaming to pinpoint enemy location and footsteps + zero audio latency. Better immersion as well. I've tried the technics az100 tws for gaming and it's horrible in comparison, makes everything too flat and impossible to pinpoint precisely sounds. Latency is also not optimal on tws for competitive gaming. - The Thieaudio origin have a very rich and well defined bass. I don't even consider myself to be a basshead. Instead of "loud" bass I'd define them more like having depth, definition, detail. There's more punch and presence in each sound, like the feeling you get in your guts when you can feel the sounds at a concert. So it's not only for 808s but also for instruments like bass guitar etc. There's little details you wouldn't be able to hear in tws or regular headphones. No matter how much you boost the bass on the technics, it won't even come close and just sound worse and mushed. The origin on the other hand has "high quality defined bass" instead of an artificial "bass boost". Kinda like having subwoofers. - Better fit, consistent sound. The iems have a more secure fit because of the cable and how they're designed to sit on your ear so you don't have to adjust them. Whereas on the technics, a slight shift in the fit can drastically change the sound so you have to readjust them. HOWEVER you have to consider the price difference. The Origin IEMs are almost 3x the price of the Technics AZ100 TWS. So when it comes to performance per $ there's definitely diminishing returns. The main reason I got the Origin is because I wanted the best for gaming (able to pinpoint enemies) while having a really good soundstage and bass for music listening and immersion all in one package. When it comes to peripherals I don't go cheap because they're things I use for many hours everyday so I want the best experience I can have. I'm very satisfied with my iems and don't think I'll ever change them any time soon as I consider them endgame for my needs I still find the az100 to be the best tws rn, they sound really good and use them everyday outside and often even when on PC just for watching YouTube, Twitch or movies. The one pro they have over the Origin is that they're wireless so I'm able to move freely without having to unplug or take them off. I also want to add that not all IEMs are equal, so what I said only applies to my setup.