XENNS - Tea (Gen 1/V1)
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Last updated: Dec 16, 2025 Scoring
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"A good robovac is a life changer. Even a $350 basic S8. It is a great place to start. ... I promise you that you will not be disappointed by a basic S8. It will change your life even if it can't fit under every piece of furniture you own. ... My two S8s just finished vacuuming our entire house in about 46 minutes. ... While my floors were being cleaned, I sat comfortably on our patio in the cool shade with a slight breeze and composed my far too long response to you while sipping a diet soda and relaxing. ... I will have to spend about four minutes maintaining my two S8s. This will be my entire contribution to my home floor cleaning effort for today. Four minutes!"
"Like 500$ these robots are currently the steal of the century ... You can get a mova p10 pro ultra (cannot remove its mops), equivalent to the l40/x40 for 500$ after a discount code"
"I got the Q5 Pro for $139. ... costs $450 less than what I paid for the S6 ... it is the best value option out there imo."
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"still have quality sound and bass ... With a slight adjustment in the bass on Spotify + spatial sound, the Airpods fly! The bass and quality of the Airpods almost reach the same level as the XM4!"
"The best is hearing directly via TV apps such as Disney+, Netflix, Prime and Kayo. The surround, smooth deep bass and clarity with the upfiring speakers on both the bar and rear speakers is 'chef kiss'."
"the sounds grab you tightly like it's saying, "Look at me only." ... when i put the tea pro, i can accurately tell where he is, what he is doing, and heck, the snipping scissors felt so real it tickled my ears and brain."
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"For gaming, these are perfect. ... As a valorant immortal, tier 2 and premier player, I can confidently say that the imaging and soundstage are spot-on. ... Footsteps, directional cues, and in-game sounds are incredibly precise and natural, giving a competitive edge without any unnecessary bass/treble bloat."
"For gaming the Tea Pros so far are a 10/10, I play mostly Hunt: Showdown and the additional separation, staging, and tighter but punchy bass were all noticeably better for my ears."
"endgame ... Otherwise I probably wouldn't use any other IEM for gaming but this ... The best was definitely the EM6L where I felt nearly no difference in performance with my headphones ... The EM6L is by far and away the best iem for fps gaming. ... But as of rn the EM6L is the best imo ... The EM6L is still king of gaming in my opinion. ... Em6l is still end game."
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"The stock tips are good, and imo comfy out of the box which is rare for me as I have picky ears. ... I can wear these for long sessions without feeling the urge to “let my ears breathe” like I get with other sets."
"the MagicOne is the first completely unvented IEM I've tried where it hasn't bothered me, and the pressure seems to equalise out fairly quickly."
"The chassis of the Odyssey fits snugly onto my ears concha with no pointy edges poking or any surface that would create a hotspot on my outer ears."
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"Is a more balanced tuning, and its noticeable, you don't miss the bass shelf at all, in fact, is more defined, is fast, with a good amount of sub and mid bass presence, so even in bass heavy tracks is so enjoyable. ... The mids, as the graphic shows, better upper mids so is better with male and female vocals, and the instruments sounds good aswell. ... The highs, again, look at the graph, better treble and is a little more extended than the og, so is a pleasant and not sibilant surprise. ... the Bl-03 is more bassy and the bass kick is more noticeable, the mids are less forwarded but the uppermids are so well tuned so is better in the vocal department, the highs are more crisp ... Yup, is the same type of bass, is fast, defined, punchy and not bleeds into the mids, i loved that"
"People understate bass quantity on these. ... Much more than s12 2024 and make Arya Stealth seem anaemic. ... Kiwi Ears Singolo feels like a little 8 inch subwoofer and the Tea Pros feel like dual 15s..."
"They have punchy bass just the right amount ... drum pedals and bass guitars sound full."
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"QC issues, on my 2nd pair and they have a strange white noise that occurs randomly. ... First pair left earbud white noise was bad and had to return. ... 2nd pair same left earbud white noise and I’ve returned them. All happened within a week of light use."
"every 60 seconds or so it shrieked for a couple of seconds in an electric staticy kinda way."
"the Tea Pro are absolutely terrible. ... I couldn't sell them quick enough. ... Utter dogshit & not 10% as good as the Tea 2. ... utter crap with horrific mids, dreadful bass & terrible treble"
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"the fit was terrible for me ... so I returned them"
"I had the same problem and returned them."
"But, notably heavier. ... And man, these being heavy, really makes it hard to keep in the ears. ... I'm finding these are heavy and have a hard time staying in the ear ... I noticed that too. These are the first iem that give me problem with staying in my ears. ... Yea, it's big enough of an issue, that I might resell these. It's frustrating to use them lol ... I never found a set that made them stay perfectly, except for liquid silicone tips, but didn't like the way they sounded ... These are heavy though. Easily double to 2.5x, maybe even 3x the weight of my s12 2024's. TBD on how I feel on that lol."
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"I got 2 gate both has channel imabalance lol... ... I am frustrated af now"
"My zs 10 pro x came with a very weird sound compared to my old zs10 pro(lacking bass, too much treble). ... The problem is the excessive glue in the filter, just remove it carefully, clean it, remove all the glue and just put it back."
"left driver stopped working"
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"the Tea Pro are absolutely terrible. ... I couldn't sell them quick enough. ... Utter dogshit & not 10% as good as the Tea 2. ... utter crap with horrific mids, dreadful bass & terrible treble"
"Actually made my ears ring to be honest. ... hurt my hearing"
"They certainly have treble issues ... if OP feels that the Hexa are a bit sharp, he'll feel that with the Tea Pros. I know I did. ... The Tea Pros actually made my ears ring ... if the OP is finding the Hexa sharp, OP'll probably find the Tea Pro a bit fatiguing, too."
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"the Tea Pro are absolutely terrible. ... I couldn't sell them quick enough. ... Utter dogshit & not 10% as good as the Tea 2. ... utter crap with horrific mids, dreadful bass & terrible treble"
"Teas were too warm with too much bass. ... Tried eq but didnt work for me."
"The bass in the Tea Pro only serves to drown the mids a bit. ... Plus, the actual experience of using the Tea Pro is that its bass response doesn't match that graph. It sounds far louder than simply an extra 5-6dB as that graph shows."
If you are willing to spend roughly 300 then I would try the the aful p7. I've heard that they're great for bass and are vshaped. I was torn between them and the mangird teas but I ended up getting the latter cause I found a decent deal on aliexpress. I may even pick up the p7s one day still since I hear lot of great things about them. They are roughly 330 cad on Amazon but if you look on aliexpress then you could prob catch a pair for 300 then you slap a coupon that you find from reddit coupon megathreads and that'll shave the price down to 270. Aliexpress usually doesn't tax you either so you'll also be saving another 70-100 dollars from sales taxes depending on your province. I would have paid 180 in sales tax alone if I got the tea pros off Amazon lmao
r/iems • Bassy, V-Shaped IEM Recommendation? $50-$300 CAD ->I had the tea og, it was a great set but a little too dark, volume s is very good too but as I said they shine with vocal tracks, I d prefer a more versatile set. Maybe the hype 4 is a better all-rounder, definitely not an upgrade but a sidegrade, for about 280€ maybe worth a try
r/iems • All rounder under 400€ ->I think the OG Tea was better in the treble than the new Pro… it lost some of its special sauce over the Mk2 and PRO. BUT it’s a winner all around so it’s a moot point. I still love the OG. It’s one of my favorite iems ever.
r/inearfidelity • Best 350-400$ iem for trance/electronic music lover ->There is a set available on eBay in the states right now. They are truly wonderful. They were ahead of their time. They take EQ like a boss too. Wide bore tips are the way to go with this set. You don’t want anything in the way. It’s worth the price. I will never let mine go. I’ve been considering a second set just as a backup just incase. I am a huge fan of the original Mangird Tea as well. That was a special iem, also ahead of its time if you ask me.
r/iems • I'm so disappointed with Ziigaat Odyssey ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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