XENNS - Tea (Gen 1/V1)

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

For reference I also have and LOVE the Xenns Up, IE600, Dita Project M, SA6 Ultra, and Mangird Tea Mk1.

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.

Blue 1s were my first pair, still use them for carrying around to listen to music. For the Tea Pros for gaming and music on pc. Blue 1s are amazing, especially for the price. I don’t regret the upgrade to the Tea Pros for a second since I had the budget.

I've had the Tea Pros and just sold it. It was a boring tuning to me and I thought the faceplate was going to look better in person, but it's so dark that even in good lighting it's not noticeable sadly.

I got timeless 2 Saturday and the rest pros Sunday. I notified Amazon I was returning the timeless just after listening to half a song with the teas.

What a great review! They’re 20% off now and I’m tempted to give them a try. I have the MP145. They were my first decent IEM I got last summer. I got the tea pro in December and they’re my favourite by far, for now lol.

Hype 4 is on sale… however, I have the Tea Pro and couldn’t be happier. I want to order the Estrella for the fun V shape sound, but… I keep getting drawn back by the Tea Pro, brand new drivers and DD configuration. Very detailed mods and highs, vocals present, and the bass is punchy/pronounced while not overwhelming. It punches above its price tag… and not to mention is beautiful and it feels premium. I use Divinus Belvet Wide Bore(I wanted a sound similar to foam for better isolation and the Divinus hit it right in the head), will be trying the Eletech Baroque aswell to compare both.

Having originally got into the hobby to improve my audio cues in Hunt Showdown; objectively changing the source of the audio in relation your ears/eardrums has an advantage. I looked over the recommendations and originally landed on the Tea Pros and could easily get better positional awareness from my DT990s on the same DAC/Amp. My new favorite for music is the MEST Mk2, cannot game with them in the same way because of unique tuning but if you want to FEEL in the game there is no replacement. While I will use the MEST almost for everything other than games . The Tea Pros have a very accurate representation of direction and distance in relation to the sound source which is great for gameplay.

I own both but I'm addicted to the Hype 4's clarity. The tea hurt my ears :( but they're good too!

Are you American is the first question, because with all the price fluctuations, I don't quite know how to give a recommendation. The Tea Pros are tried and tested goodness so that's a good option. The doscinco and it's other variant is also pretty decent. The ziigat odyssey is also a pretty good choice.

The Tea Pro is a tried and true all rounder with more emphasis on the base, a step down would be the ziigat odyssey

The Delci AE is a great IEM, but it has its limitations. The Tea Pro is significantly better in almost every way. You wont be disappointed.

The only one in your list I have experience with is the supermix 4 and I agree with you. I have the Tea Pro now and it's pretty darn good for FPS gaming. The imaging is spot on to my ears. It has, what I feel, is the max sound stage an IEM can do. I even tested my friend's Monarch MK3 against them and the gaming performance was similar with the mk3 edging them out in bf2042. Both are tremendous for gaming. The mk3 is amazing at everything imo.

I'm sure others will say the same thing, but you can EQ the bass down. That would save you money. If you're dead set on a replacement, avoid the Tea Pro. They have a lot of bass.

The bass in the Tea Pro is good, but it is present in everything. I own them and they're great for EDM. I use them gaming in CoD and BF2042 and they're good for those as well. I have no issues with tracking enemies. Whatever that's worth.

Same. Tea Pro for CoD and BF2042.

I went from the EM6L > Kiwi Ears Quintet > Orchestra Lite > Tea Pro > Monarch MK3. I head a difference with every step up. I prefer the Quintet over the Tea Pro because the Tea Pro treble is darker and smoother and sounds less detailed imo. The Monarch MK3 is just absolutely amazing imo. I hear details in songs I've never heard before. The detail in every aspect is just amazing, and they're fun to listen to. They also do some black magic with soundstage and imaging. The MK3 sounds bigger than some openback headphones I've owned.

If it's a one and done set, Tea Pros.

Ya know, at first I didn't think I was going to like the cable packaged with the Kima 2. However, after using it for so long I realized just how nice it is. Hey, the Tea Pro is a fantastic iem! Good for you. I didn't have them in my possession long enough for a proper review (tour set) but I enjoyed every minute I had them. I still have the OG Mangird Tea and it still holds up against the competition. Still some of the best vocals under $300. My opinion of course. However, the Tea Pro is much more versatile. Very nice set.

100%. I've owned both. The only reason I don't have the Hype 4 anymore is because someone offered me an insane trade deal for them for some Campfire Supermoons, which I wanted to get for my dad. I went through a few replacements out of curiosity, as those were my out & about sets. I really disliked the Tea Pro & the Aful 5+2. I thought the Davinci were OK, but not up to par - I was going to go back to the Hype 4, but I was offered a fantastic deal on some Moondrop Variations & went for those instead. I own some very high end bass heavy sets - Fatfreq Maestro SE CIEM / Campfire Astrolith / Sony IER-Z1R. The Hype 4 cannot compete with these, but you can't expect them to at that price (these are all 1500-3000 sets) - but they are really bloody good for the budget & that goes beyond bass. Those are three pairs out of about 15 mostly TOTL sets of IEMs & overheads that I own. I've worked in bass music for almost 30 years although it's now more of a serious hobby. I am pretty spoilt & the cheapest two sets I will recommend to absolutely anyone are the Hype 4 & the Moondrop Variations (not a bass centric set). I wouldn't recommend the Davinci, but I think it's ok. Definitely better than the Tea Pro & the Aful 5+2, but the Hype 4 rule supreme.

To be honest I wouldn't recommend either. But my Tea Pro's sounded godawful.

Cables don't play much part in sound unless the cable is just absolute trash. The Tea Pro isn't going to benefit from a cable upgrade unless you're willing to A/B them with a $100+ just to see. I saw no difference between the stock cable, a Tripowin Zonie, or the cables included with my Elixir, Dynaquattro, and Quintet. As for tips, they all change sound to some degree. What are you looking to change in the sound of the Tea Pro to make it better for you? What are you driving them with?

I had the Tea Pros and returned them. Yeah, absolutely amazing for gaming. PUBG and CoD:WZ were fantastic. Underwhelming for anything else. Actually made my ears ring to be honest. Couldn't justify keeping $350 IEMs that hurt my hearing ONLY for gaming.

They certainly have treble issues, and if OP feels that the Hexa are a bit sharp, he'll feel that with the Tea Pros. I know I did.

Out of these options, I'd vote for the tea pros. FF Deuce may have way more sub-bass but they have QA and QC issues, and if you have a problem with those. Then you're on your own. Tea pro unboxing was a really nice experience. The shirt clip, cleaning brush, tips, shell material are all a really nice bonus ontop of the sound signature. Speaking of, if you're looking for mid-bass with good sub-bass while still having good vocal clarity. These are it. Sound imaging is unrivaled in this price bracket too imo. My ONLY complaint would probably be the fit. After a REALLY long time of wearing these (5 hours+) you'll start to feel discomfort in your ear because of nozzle angle most likely. But this can be nullified with Dunu S&S tips as they form a seal without the nozzle being fully inserted into your ear and they have a nice cushion effect between the silicone and the nozzle.

I'm the other way around, SM4 is very fun for me, I really like treble to the point where they r sibilant. The treble details is just great and the bass decay is super fast so it doesn't close the higher regions. The tea pros however are very dark and feels boring for me instead, it's still very detailed and the seperation is very nice, but it's so dark and I cannot feel the treble extension

I actually think your gear is kinda pleb.. I have Traillii, Jewel, Storm, RN6, XE6, Apx SE, susvara, Empy 2, etc but who cares I still think tea pro was pretty damn good 😊

I had the tea pro and there is nothing wrong with it, they are very competitive in this price bucket. But that it competes with 3-4x the price is simply not true. I have the Dunu Glacier as well and it’s quite a big difference.

☕️Pro is good but you can also check the used market for getting a higher Tier Set. I feel like upgrading the volume S to tea pro is not a huge jump. Even if some Fanboys disagree.

It’s unfortunate you got the SM4 as your first IEM. If you had gone for the Explorer, which is actually a much warmer, lush, relaxed IEM and you might have been happy with it for a long time. But getting the Explorer when you already established a floor with the SM4, might still leave you wanting to step up more. I think the tea pros might be a very good fit in giving you more base without sacrificing too much in details and technicalities. Be sure to watch and read some reviews of it, as well as anything else you’re seriously considering. Sometimes you’ll come on here and receive a blast of birdshot with at least a get dozen or more recommendations. It is useful for looking for a bunch to then dug into, but remember, no one here can give you a definitive answer.

another under rated one are the apeviox grit, they are just over like $150 but given youve got a budget around $360, id say either the Arul 5+2 or the tea pro both incredible for the money

Ended up returning the deuce. I do think there was a tangible channel imbalance but definitely a big part was fit. I was lucky enough to demo and tea pros, hype 4 and a few others yesterday at can jam and loved the tea pro so I ordered some on sale on AliExpress!

Appreciate the detailed response. I'm starting to think something is wrong with my pair. Feels like 75% of the bass is coming from the right side. I'm also having some fit issues even after switching to the large tips. It sounds better when I hold them in but still get the perceived channel imbalance. I haven't experienced that with other headphones so I don't think it's my ears. Probably going to go for the tea pros.

a lot of ppl like the look of the tea pro but im not a fan haha.. i do have them and love them very much but wasnt always a fan of the look

im a fan of most of the Ziigaat models i think those are cool.. also like the Thieaudio shells.. specifically the hype 10.. tbh looking at the tea pro right now i guess my biggest gripe is just the mangird text on it haha.. i love the iems tho... what are some of yours?

ahh thats to bad. thats the dream tho just a gorgeous set with the best tuning that suits you. i still have some iems to try ill only be going up in the price bracket from here on out but ill be using the tea pros awhile before i make that jump!

I think the Tea Pros are the best all around iem with emphasis on the bass. Aren't many in that price range that I would consider better. Most of what everyone is suggesting are more neutral and vocal iems. Won't make me stop and say wow. Up from the Tea Pros, i'd be looking at the ThieAudio Origin or the Flipears Legion. Leading to the Tea Pros, I would have the ThieAudio Hype 4 and fhe Dunu Davinciis.

But you still need to clear customs etc. I bought my Tea Pro via that store as well .. And I had to pay 1euro in custom duty + another 21,43 euro in handling fee with tax on top of that 😬

It was worth it for me tho, because I got the Tea Pro at 225euro .. But It's pretty standard here in Denmark for the Post Nord to this to people. Funny enough the cheap packages never gets held up in customs 😅

People who is considering the Zero Blue 2 should get these instead. These are like the budget version of the Tea Pro's (according to reviews). For reference: I did try the Zero Blue, Zero Blue 2, Nova and Tea Pro.

have u demoed the hype 4s before? honestly I prefer the bass physicality of the volume s over the hype 4, but the bass quantity of the hype 4 is the best out of the tea pro and volume s, though as a whole (bass, mids, treble) tea pro would be better than hype 4 imo, because once you get used to volume s vocals you would find hype 4 vocals to be weird and unnatural, compared to tea pro where it is more tolerable

Honestly worth it. I find if I take them out for around 20 minutes, I'm good to go again. 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... Using a Fiio BTR15 for wireless and Fiio K7 for desktop use.

Depends on what gaming you’re taking about. Single player any IEM will do. For competitive I use supermix4 and tea pros.

I use my moon drops chu2 for casual gaming for my switch. I alternate between supermix 4 and tea pros for pc.

Just started using the tea pros in tarkov and oh boy I am impressed. Can hear everything like I'm actually there

Are you kidding me? Tea Pro is way better than Davinci in almost every aspect.

I will keep it as short as possible. Picture this. You like some IEM. You listen to it. And you are ok, not just ok but happy too. Now you listen to the Tea Pro. And everything is changed. All your other IEMs sound weird now. As if you can’t go back to them. The Tea Pros are the only thing that sounds “normal” now. Nothing else does. Edit: some typos

This might be a polarising view but hear me out. The Tea pro is like walking through a cloud. Soft smooth and fulfilling. You sense everything but everything is cozy and relaxing. Where as the supermix4 is like running through a bush where you feel every leaf and thorn rushing against your body. Some might say it is exciting but not for others. I don't like the supermix4 at all. It is like a cheap wooden cart with a Ferrari engine. Get things done but not very pleasurable. I hope this helps.

I love both my hype 4 and Tea pro. I feel like when I'm looking for more fun I reach for the tea pros, but for more relaxed I go for the hype 4s. Both these sets have become my favorite go-tos. You won't be disappointed!

I have several 200ish iems and some cheaper. i bought tea pros and i think i find them the most disappointing. they sound very tinny. i think it might be the ba's

I also play Hunt Showdown and have tried the S08 < SM4 < Tea Pro. I would put them in that order in my experience, given the amount of bass in the explosions of games OP mentions I think I would agree moving up to the SM4 range is probably advisable. S08s left a lot of background rumble in intense firefights which hurt some of the directional clarity. S08s are great for my music taste at the price point though. Also love how durable they are when bringing them to work so can recommend as well for edm/rock/metal.

Fully agree with your two points, as someone who has a Tea Pro that I love and can’t capture that same magic elsewhere both ring true to me. Understanding subjectively and all, I still get the impression that drivers enable more unique or specialized tuning that wouldn’t be available with other configurations. I feel like I am starting to dig in here the more sets I sample.

Certainly do what makes sense for you but if you end up getting another set for $150-$200 quickly then do that again to upgrade to the Tea Pros (or other super recommended $300-$600 dollar set). Then you do run the risk of losing some cash on older sets they will succeed. The jump up to that mid range is a big one in terms of clarity/separation/soundstage once you get into the higher driver counts. I did the dance a little backwards and went to the Tea Pros for my 2nd set then tried to mess with cheaper options to see if other tuning sounded better to me. Fully failed that experiment in the end. I was just out about $300 bucks for the other 4 "budget" recommendations for various tuning models. If you wanted to stretch to something around the $200 dollar range, the Ziigaat Odyssey is very nice for the price. If you listen loud they get bonus points.

I posted above but I did this, I went Supermix 4 -> Tea Pro then started experimenting back to more budget models with different tuning (dark, treblehead, meta, etc). Ultimately, I would die on a hill that if done correctly more drivers is absolutely an advantage when it comes to clarity and separation. If you enjoy those specific attributes once you hit that $300-$600 range there is no going back. Moving up from the Tea Pro took me like 7 months, but I just got a MEST MK2 last week and it is unreal amounts of detail with a unique soundstage that you would just need to experience. Tea Pros will stay for gaming and laid back music listening, everything else will be collecting dust now which means dead money.

I really like Elysian Pilgrim and there are many in this price bracket that are very good. For you, I think Softears Volume S might be a good pick as it has decent soundstage and great vocals for your games and media. It is not perfectly neutral but it is slightly exciting with a V-shape tuning (slight boost to bass and treble and mids are slightly recessed) which is likely preferable for music. However! I think Tea Pro is a pretty good all rounder already. Of course, its peers may excel a little bit more in one thing or another. In my opinion, buying another IEM in the same bracket — same price and similar all-rounder ability — as Tea Pro is not really worth it. You could technically get a little more bass or treble in one, maybe a little more detail or resolution in another, so it’s up to you if that difference is worth paying the same price again. If you want a wow factor again, you could try an IEM with a significantly different tuning or strengths (much more bass or much more treble). You wouldn’t necessarily have to pay as much, too, if you experiment with lower priced sets. Hope this helps!

For live stage iem id go for a neutral flat tuning, so it doesn’t mess up what you are receiving from the sound board.. shure se series are great for live monitors.. UE (ultimate ears) as well.. I do own the tea pro and it’s great for music listening and I can guarantee you’d like the bass.. that being said it might have too much bass for live gigs.. but it’s an amazing iem metal shell build.. great accessories and case for 350$..

Nice.. very informative.. the 622b is bit out of reach for me.. even the omega to be honest. Haha.. I do have the tea pro which I love and is very warm and thick.. but my baby is my Mest mkII.. have you heard the mest mkII..? If so how does it stack against the omega..?”

okay, for starter, i only got em6l and tea pro for now. if i can describe it, the em6l sounds... loose, like it sounds good, but it doesn't engage much. now if we're talking about tea pro? the sounds grab you tightly like it's saying, "Look at me only." one thing i found funny, when i do a/b comparison test on a 8d video on barbershop, i find that, yeah i can feel the snipping scissors, i can hear the footsteps of the barberman on em6l but like i said, it's just good enough. but 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. i did a little illustration for this, i hope this can explain a bit [here it is](https://imgur.com/a/Ti7p5ue) edit: the box in the image is supposed to represent the soundstage. so while the em6l is wide, it is somehow narrow too. while the tea pro is, well, wide in width and height.

Mid-high: Moondrop Variations, Sa6 Mk2 (530€) Both better than all you wrote. High: 7hz Supernova, Monarch Mk2 (800-900€) And there are much more better +1400€ For me, of your list I think best overall will be Estrella, Tea pro and Odissey. Different tunning.

I have not heard the Pilgrim yet, so I can't compare the two, but I do own the Punch and I can tell it's a fun and bass focused set. The Punch does have a good but warm midrange and the EST drivers deliver smooth airy treble. I would say if you can't afford the Thieaudio Origin get the Punch. By the way I also own the Tea Pro and it is a fantastic set, but I prefer the bass and treble of the Punch. The Tea Pro has a better midrange and it's accessories are top notch.

Appreciate the input, and I really enjoy this tier list! Have you listened to the new Tea Pro? I listened to it at CanJam and loved it, possibly more than my Xenns Top. And what didn't you like about the Pilgrim?

The Tea Pro is a perfect companion set to the Pilgrim. I see my TP as a poor man's Pilgrim Noir- it's got the warmth, mid bass, but still all the details.

Tea Pro is my best buy from my last bought 5 iems and I think I can walkaway with it quite few years time. No.1 - Tea Pro No.2 - Performer 5+2 No.3 - Tanchjim Origin No.4 - GizAudio Chopin No.5 - Supermix 4

Fatfreq Maestro Mini might fit the bill if you can find it for a good price. The Deuce is fantastic, but the bass shelf cuts off lower (trying to keep mids as clean as possible), so it's not as easy to recommend for general bass-head use. Thieaudio Origin is probably the end-game basshead set at the moment (without going into the $3-4k range). Tea Pro is EXCELLENT. I prefer it to the Davinci due to its higher perceived resolution and detail retrieval. It's more of an all-rounder+bass rather than true basshead set. EDIT: I wish I could say something about the Punch, but I've never heard it. Many have called it a "baby Oirign" which, if that's the case, it would match what you're asking for.

Tea Pro. It took me a while to really appreciate them. They are smooth, warm, inoffensive... Yet, somehow, with a solid soundstage and excellent imaging/micro-details.

had the supermix 4 for almost a year now, tea pro for a week now i really love the SM4 for the technicalities, agree with u/collapse-s's comment, by default they can get really piercing due to the Planar & PZT managing the trebles, but it's something you can ease with some EQ without degrading the audio quality (compared to other pairs you can easily EQ them) and you get a really clear and precise sound (blew my mind honestly) where they're lacking for my taste is audio stage for gaming, idk about the other but i find it hard to pinpoint enemies vertically, and enemies behind me feels in me somehow (really strange to describe...), really really hard to play competitively with them, i'm sometimes lost in the action cause of that the tea pro has been insane regarding that aspect, coming initially from a MMX300 headset which is a beast of audio soundstage for gaming, that's the closest I've ever heard so far with IEMs. pinpoint is really the term to use with them music-wise, i find the tea pro a bit less clear than the SM4, but that may be cause i'm used to the insane trebles of the SM4 (don't get me wrong, the sound is far from boxy and is really great) (best reference for gaming i heard: MMX300 headset; games i play: val, ow2, apex, dbd)

Never tried dusk but had the blessing 3 before getting the tea pros and i instantly sold my blessing. The tea pros are tuned insanely well and are crazy good for fps games

2 IEMs can have the same FR and sound completely different. The most important thing is how it sounds to your own ears. I've prob tried around 15 IEMs (under 1000) and found the Tea Pros to be my favourite. Are you saying if you eq a cheap IEM to your prefered FR, you won't notice a diff? Stop the cap

I feel like the tea pro balances out sounding neutral while having a good amount of bass. Other sets I tried were also good like volume s and blessing 3 but they lacked in other departments. Tea pro is a very good all rounder

Don't have the ke4 but got the new crinear meta which is supposed to be similarly tuned to the ke4 and I still prefer my tea pro over it. Bass quality feels better and the treble is much smoother and non fatigueing compared to the meta

Tea pro has better build quality than hype 4 while being cheaper and has smoother treble

I’ve talked quite a bit about these in other posts. I’ll give you a nice detailed breakdown of them. Long story short, get them. (Apologies for the long read) Long story, I have the tea pros and absolutely love them. I do like the stock flat EQ of these but I wanted more out of them so l EQd them to my liking. (I’m quite fussy) - But other IEMs just sound so weird after using the Tea Pros. You may or may not run into some comfort issues with these and some imbalancing. Let's talk about comfort first: 1- My antihelix and helix were aching me. I figured this is due to the shape of the shell and the way it rests on my antihelix. I dropped the pain by about 50% when I pulled on the top of my ear and then pushed the lEMs in. 2- The top of my ear and the back of my ear ached as well. I figured that the stock cable which come with the Tea Pros are tight around the ears and feel heavy/stiff. So I copped the Linsoul Tripowin Zonie cable and I no longer feel anything. No pains, no aches, no comfort issues. Some of the aches and pains were maybe because my ears just needed to adapt to them. I mean I did come off headsets from the last 15 years or so. Now let's talk about the imbalancing. For some reason, these get this issue a lot. Not just with myself but quite a few others that I know. The imbalancing happens because of little sweat droplets (from your ears) that sit on the nozzle and even go inside the nozzle. I purchased the Comply TX-500 Foam Tips which have something called TechDefender in there and that gets rid of the moisture build up leading to an imbalance. (Just be sure to replace these every 1-3 months for hygiene reasons) As for tips, I would recommend the Comply TX-500 Foam Tips w/ TechDefender OR the DUNU S&S Tips. If you feel like your ears don't have a tonne of moisture build up, go for the Dunus but if you want to get rid of the moisture build up, get the Tx-500. Another thing to note is that it's best to play it safe with these lEMs. Once you are done with them, take off the tips and leave them out to air dry for about 30-50 mins. Then put them back into the case with a silica gel packet. Slight longer read than you probs expected but just wanted to give you a heads up in case you find yourself in the same boat as me. But other than that, they're absolutely great. I love them for music, watching and FPS gaming. I mainly play COD: Warzone and you need to understand that the audio engine is horrible but the Tea pros actually make it tolerable. Separation is phenomenal, it isn’t muddy, the EQ is extremely ear-friendly. I play on my PS5 Pro and Sony just came out with an audio focus feature which helps boost the quiet sounds (footsteps, sliding) and honestly I can hear people sliding from across Prison (Rebirth Island) - I also have the Qudelix 5K DAC and have inputted my own custom EQ and you just cannot get better audio than this. Hope you find this helpful, and of course... Enjoy lad

The tea pro is one of the most stable iems I’ve worn. Very comfy fit for me and they don’t tilt around like the p5/7/8 (although if I use divinus on the aful iems they also sit still).

Dang that’s a solid collection, I want to try the bajie and the isn ebc. I do have the penon fan 3 though, but barely used it. Still gotta tip roll that one, and I think the btr7 might be too high output impedance for that. Been enjoying my tea pros and performer 7 quite a bit more, and with my new Cayin ru6…..holy smokes! Never tried an r2r until now.

I had the Monarch mark 3's. Loved them but found them fatiguing. Sold them and got the Tea pro's. They don't fatigue me and I don't miss anything in the sound. Great IEM for the price, great IEM period tbh.

Ive owned the Tea PRO and Hype 4 Tea PRO was better in tac shooters when it came to depth and verticality perception, hype 4 was good to but was a little further away and the build quality is better on the Tea PRO (metal alloy). There is a chance you run into a QC issue with channel imbalance like I did on the Tea PRO. Hype 4 is a \*little\* more fun but I would say both sets are on par musicality-wise just depends what you're feeling that day. Hype 4 shell is a bit bigger Tea PRO is more of a medium size. If you like treble energy, then I would rec the Hype 4 over the Tea PRO. Sub bass rumble is a little more apparent on the Hype 4 on songs like Kill Jill. Can always get the Hype 4 off Amazon first and if you don't like it, return and get the Tea PRO to try out.

also I saw someone recommend the 61T which I also owned prior, its hard to get a good seal but you can make it work, the shell on that set is also large while not having the best ventilation tea pro and hype 4 blow that set out of the water imo

I own both and I would have to say the Tea Pros are just all around better for gaming. The Kiwi's were the king for a long time but when I switched to the Tea Pros I was blown away by the upgrade. I'm actually selling my Kiwi's right now. That's how good the Tea pros are.

Yes they are IMO. They are not as big and I can definitely wear them longer.

I use the Arcanis and tea pros. For gaming, they are both equally capable. It's a matter of frequency response preference. Arcanis is more natural sounding, so it's more immersive when gaming. The Tea pros may be more musically tuned, on the other hand. The differences are slim any way you look at it. They both use knowles BA but the Arcanis PET drivers offer better bass performance. Arcanis uses higher quality drivers but uses only 5BA while the tea pro has 6BA. Arcanis will offer almost the same technicalities as the tea pro but with a bit more detail retrieval and a wider soundstage, but the difference is small. Whether that's worth the higher price tag is up to you

Tea pros, Arcanis, volume s, dunu sa6, sa6est, isn h60, any hybrid, tribrid, or multi BA iem around $300-600

I got my Arcanis earlier than expected, so here's some info that I don't think you'll find anywhere else on Reddit at the moment. Soundstage: width is a 9, height is an 8, and depth is at an 8 with stock ear tips. Instrument separation and imaging is a 9. It has a slight edge over my tea pros. Resolution is on par with the Elysian pilgrim, hype 4, and tea pros despite the comparatively recessed treble region. I'm still surprised by how natural my music sounds with this set. It's an interesting balance of musicality and reference tuning.

Tea pros for thicker mid bass, Arcanis for more of a vocal-forward tune...

Currently using blessings 2 for about 2-3 years. Went to an audio store in my country to try new 300-400$ price range IEMS. Immediately love the Tea Pros. Went home to order it online because it’s cheaper by about 30-50$. Stuck in production delay right now for 1-2months :(

I'm quite pleased with them. I started in iems in the wrong direction, the expensive ones. So far my history is shure se846, Noble k10, campfire Solaris, anole vx, empire ears legend x, and then Oriolus traillii. Then I wanted to get into headphones the same way, settled with the dunu sa6 mkii and fatfreq maestro mini for my iems. Found a good deal on tea pros, got em and it's what I listen to the most now. I do miss some lushness in the mids, but my music is better suited to v shape anyways, probably my ideal would be u shape (EDM, pop, hip hop) and I only got it because I heard it was good for gaming. It's so good at all of that, that I listen to it more than the Stax setup I bought. At retail price, I'd strongly consider it. At sale or good condition second hand, it's an instant buy for me

Scarlet mini by far. Love the bass. Ive only tried 6 iems so far : arete(returned but were fine), tea pro(returned too big for me), thieaudio origin(returned also too big), duece(returned not enough bass) 64 audio u4s(is my all arounder and used for gaming), and fatfreq scarlet mini(my favorite for music) Dac: currently using btr17 but plan on returning as I ordered a hiby r4. In the past I used a fio k3 for my open backs.

If you have little ears don't go for the tea pro. Haven't tried the other two so I can't give any feedback there. Not sure if I have small ears or not but the tea pro was painful as hell on my concha and antihelix. Edit: the sound was amazing just incredibly uncomfortable for me. Not enough sub bass but great mid bass and a nice sparkle in the treble.

I've been preaching tea pros! They are pretty amazing.

I started my journey with Kefine Kleans to timeless og to performer 5+2 and now to the tea pros. They all sounded great in their own way but putting on the tea pros is like listening to music for the very first time as if every other headphone ive ever heard was veiled. I normally wear 6xx headphones on a jds lab element iii and have a hard time finding a better headphone but these tea pro iems are better than every other model mentioned here. They do something magical. I'm on spin fit cp100 tips and a fiio k11 dac.

The nozzles are a little large and could imagine discomfort with smaller ear canals unfortunately. I didn't experience this but just warning. I've used senny 58x, 6xx, 650 and hifiman 400se; the only reason I'd wear those now are long play sessions or to hear my surroundings better. I think they are 100% worth the money and recommend them. The cord is pretty great included tips have variety but they are sorta mediocre.

Well, I love my bass too and have had a few experiences trying to get great bass (but not muddy) and nothing comes even close to ThieAudio Origin. Sorry about the price though. Hype 4 and Tea Pro are nice for half the price but they cannot compete with Origin, even EQing them to Origin, it’s not the same unfortunately.

Probably the ZiiGaat Odyssey from the ones I tried. In actuality, my favorite is my Tea Pro which I got used for under 300 in mint condition

I have both. They are quite similar. I can’t really say I prefer one over the other sound wise, both are awesome. But from a value standpoint the Tea Pro is much better. Unboxing experience is great, great accessories package, metal construction feels awesome

Hmmm im not a basshead. I like a balanced sound. So i tried the teas and the p7. In the end i returned and sell them. Teas were too warm with too much bass. Tried eq but didnt work for me. Teas have nice soundstage and the bass is high quality. The p7 was not bad but i dont like the presentation in general and stayed with my fermats. I bought the studio4 instead...

I'll take a bucket of salt with your statement; the Tea Pro are absolutely terrible. Yes I've owned them & I couldn't sell them quick enough. There's a good reason there are waiting lists for Variations, even a few years after release & they're regarded as one of the best IEMs of all time. The Tea Pro seem to be flavour of the month for people who have finally decided to spend more than $70 on a pair & they will defend them to the death. Utter dogshit & not 10% as good as the Tea 2.

I'm not 'your guy' you condescending mug & if you had more serious sets/knew what you were talking about, I don't believe you'd think the Tea Pro were anything except utter crap with horrific mids, dreadful bass & terrible treble - the Tea 2 were much better. The Variations are my out & abouts. Only the Hype 4 are another pair I'd consider for that spot. If you're comfortable staying with the opinions of others - it seems most of the people who bought the Tea Pro are the guys with 20 pairs of 15-50 USD IEMs & suddenly went for a big boy set. I'm pretty sorted... IEMS - QDC Emperor/CA Astrolith/Fatfreq Maestro SE CIEM/Thieaudio Prestige Ltd CIEM/Final A8000/Sony IER-Z1R/Moondrop Variations  HEADPHONES - Focal Clear MG Pro/ Focal Stellia/Focal Celeste/Sennheiser HD800/Kennerton Magni/Kennerton LSA-H1/Meze Emperyean/FiiO Ft1

Sameee, tea pros with headphones hd560s

Footsteps and voices 2/3 tea pro. Big boom hype 4

Monarch mk3 has better layering, better separation but sometimes same as with hype 4 it hurts my ears on long sessions of cs2 cause of the gunshots but not as bad as with hype 4 only tried monarch 5 days, the tea doesn't hurt my ears but I don't enjoy it as much on music. Tea has 70 of a wide stage sensation while the hype 4 soundstage gets a little well bloomy but it's not bad, some enjoy it

So I got home and tried a bit of fallout 4 with the Hype 4 and tea pro, they're are almost equally tea comes top on layering. but explosions like with the mini nuke or the gattling laser torrent thingy or exploding a car are just a little more boomy or rather emotional more fun on the hype 4, but if you don't care about those the tea is better, you can hear where someone is hiding when in an ambush a lil better, I heard a bit faster when a rad scorpion came to me, but just a little really not so crazy just a tiny bit more and well there is less sub bass Wich is the strong part on the hype 4. Also the ear tips are huge difference, Im currently using spinfit 140 and 360 and the stock are good but not as confortable as these, I can use the iem for longer periods without removing them and sound a lil better, the 360 help the bass a lil and the 140 are more in the neutral side of things

I prefer the Tea Pros over the Aretes but in their price bracket I can't think of a better model.

The bass is well-defined and not overwhelming, ensuring a clean and precise sound with an emphasis on sub bass so its not bass heavy. They are Phenomenal for FPS gaming too as I have found out recently.

Hype 4 is a very good all-rounder for 300€. Don't buy into the Tea Pro hype. It's a good IEM, I listened to it back to back with my Hype 4, and while it sounds "proper" it's not as engaging as Hype 4.

Unlike a lot of other people, for me it wasn’t love at first “sight” (sound); for me a took a bit of tip rolling to find the right ones and to get a good fit. Now, I absolutely love them, but between the Hype 4 and the Tea Pros I’m still more drawn to the Hype 4. Hard to explain exactly why as the Tea Pros sound phenomenal, but there’s just something about the Hype 4 that keeps me coming back for more

Hi. Generally you don’t need an amp with IEMs. An apple dongle will be just fine for almost any situation. You might end up like me that the volume steps will be too large on your phone. I bought a dongle dack with physical volume controls, but it was more of a feature thing than SQ issue. I causually game on a PS5 with the “edge” controller and it’s 3.5mm port is more than capable of driving all my iems. With my orchestra lite it hisses however so I had to use an adapter which solves the issue. My other IEMs do not hiss when directly connected to the port. What you should choose depends on what your priorities and tuning preferences are. I’ve tried all my IEMs for gaming and when playing competitive shooters, their characteristics highly influence how easy it is to accurately pinpoint the direction of audio clues, like footsteps. If you dont play shooters, how immersive the IEMs will be will be mostly a tuning thing. If they are close to your taste they will be good! I own the trutheat Zero Blue, which is quite good for gaming alone, but for music it has it’s limitations. Not that it’s bad - but with complex music I find their midrange to be not cear enough. My Orchestra Lite is better when gaming - and also much better for music. Again, it’s tuning makes it ever-so-slightly bass shy for some parts of my music library, so I kept on looking. My latest purchase - the Tea Pro’s seem to be a great allrounder. They do well with all kinds of music for me. I don’t feel I’m missing on anything, and they are quite good for shooters. You can clearly pick out the audio clues and tell their direction with pinpoint accuracy. The PS5 controller drives them fine.

I prefer ISN H60 over Tea Pro, and those on hewdfi that tried both like Dung Le agrre kn this, but as many said already those difference in this price range are not huge. It mostly comes down to tuning. I’d take Tea Pro over Hype 4 any day though, way more natural sounding.

I had a similar dilemma, demo’d the Hype4, Tea Pro and Punch and I’ve settled on the punch as my “end game” for now. I found the tea far too relaxed sounding, worst of the bunch. Inoffensive tuning but zero excitement for me. It was also the least comfortable as the wide bore meant I could only use small tips and still felt pressure after a while. Hype was very nice, brought emotion out of the music but I found the bass to be too “crunchy” if that makes sense to you? Fit and comfort were good though I don’t personally like the front facing vent as I need isolation. The Punch is just right to my ear, this feels “hi-fi” to me. The bass sure is powerful, digs deep and yet never overwhelms the highs or mids. They even make flat old punk records sound powerful, honestly my favourite audio device currently. It’s definitely the chunkiest IEM I’ve used but still fits comfortably through multi hour sessions.

I’ve directly compared tea pro with punch and found the nozzle on the tea to be too wide. I could only use small tips and still got painful pressure and heat buildup after 20 min or so. No such issue with the punch, can wear it for 3 hour sessions and feel nothing. I did replace the overly firm stock tips with kiwi ears flex tips instead as the other poster mentioned they aren’t great included tips (they’re the exact same ones you usually get with ziigaat iems, same manufacturer)

My pilgrim can with dead sub bass in one channel. Returned immediately and went with tea pro.

I have the tea pros as well. I like them but still not sure if it's the sound for me. I'm kind of new to iems.

I think even decent IEMs are a big upgrade from the typical "gaming headsets". It's also easier to find an IEM that is good for games and music than it is a pair of headphones that can do both. The typical picks for gaming headphones are usually studio/reference headphones that are shout-y in the mid-range. Meanwhile IEMs like the Tea Pro, Volume S, Arcanis, Canon II, etc seem to be great music IEMs that happen to be good for gaming. Even my Tanchjim Origin (by no means wallhacks tier when it comes to imaging/sound stage) is better in games than my HD600.