Random Accessories Thread

[Colif]

If it doesn't provide any sound privacy, but I want better than headphone sound quality, I'll just use my speakers.

Its not designed for Privacy, its to replace a headset... in a world where 5.1 speakers no longer exists... they now trying to sell rear speakers as a unit... lol. They trying to profit off a market that never had an alternative.

Added bonus is they only offer surround if:

• you pair them with 2 front speakers on desk
• you use all the speakers using Synapse

Wonder what is responsible for bass. I wouldn't listen to music on them. 5.1 speakers at least had a woofer. I doubt these are multiple driver units in each ear... expect they boomy more than tinny

Using a pair of headphones sure looks easier to me. No need for any software

his 2nd reason for using them - no headphone fatigue - use IEM? ears won't heat up and if you have a pair that fits well, you won't notice they are there.
3rd reason... its wireless... um, we stretching here. Wireless isn't a feature to me, but then I expect sound quality on these isn't amazing.

his reasons for skipping
1. it won't fit all gaming chairs... course not, its for the Razer gaming chairs... I assume... they not making them people who - shock horror - buy outside the Razer Echo system. If you want it to fit, buy one of theirs... https://www.razer.com/lifestyle/gaming-chairs
2. they are speakers... IE, everyone can hear you... wow, I didn't see that coming. thanks Capt Obvious.
3. Its expensive - well, it is Razer...

his reasons for skipping seem too short. For a channel called Soundguys, they didn't even show what it sounded like. No actual tests... its a consumer review... lets talk about all the features and not what they sound like... who needs to know that anyway?

Wireless IEM make all of it redundant.

 

[Zed Clampet]

Its not designed for Privacy, its to replace a headset... in a world where 5.1 speakers no longer exists... they now trying to sell rear speakers as a unit... lol. They trying to profit off a market that never had an alternative.

Added bonus is they only offer surround if:

• you pair them with 2 front speakers on desk
• you use all the speakers using Synapse

Wonder what is responsible for bass. I wouldn't listen to music on them. 5.1 speakers at least had a woofer. I doubt these are multiple driver units in each ear... expect they boomy more than tinny

Using a pair of headphones sure looks easier to me. No need for any software

his 2nd reason for using them - no headphone fatigue - use IEM? ears won't heat up and if you have a pair that fits well, you won't notice they are there.
3rd reason... its wireless... um, we stretching here. Wireless isn't a feature to me, but then I expect sound quality on these isn't amazing.

his reasons for skipping
1. it won't fit all gaming chairs... course not, its for the Razer gaming chairs... I assume... they not making them people who - shock horror - buy outside the Razer Echo system. If you want it to fit, buy one of theirs... https://www.razer.com/lifestyle/gaming-chairs
2. they are speakers... IE, everyone can hear you... wow, I didn't see that coming. thanks Capt Obvious.
3. Its expensive - well, it is Razer...

his reasons for skipping seem too short.
Wireless IEM make all of it redundant.

I do like my IEMs, but the way my setup is, I don't have room for a microphone, so that puts me back to headphones. Also, I don't spend a ton on my IEMs, and it might be different if I did, but sometimes I like a decent sound stage, so that moves me back to the headphones again. Except for those two reasons, So basically I switch back and forth. IEMs most of the time.

Actually, the reason I never bought more expensive IEMs is because those KZ were so unreliable. Now that I have some that have lasted awhile, I'm probably ready to go ahead and bump myself up to the next $$$ level.

 

[Colif]

CLIO probably doesn't fit this chair

I only bought 3 IEM so far.

• First pair I didn't know a lot about them.
• Second were a few months later, but their shells are too small and was hard to get a seal.
• Third pair was after research and well, spending a year watching every review on them, and looking at alternatives...

They all still work, they were just stepping stones. Learning as I went. Much of it was finding out what I wanted...

Pair 3 are wide. Not as wide as actual earphones can be, but much less in my head than any other in ear headphones I have used before. Pair 3 offer a similar experience to my Arya with added bonus of being able to wear them on a bus and not force rest of the people to hear my music.

Only thing they not good at is explosions, from the few reviews I watched on them in relation to gaming. I swapped to foam tips last night that made the seal better in ear and made the bass come alive.

I have no plans to buy a 4th pair (Only had pair 3 for 3 days).

 

[Zed Clampet]

CLIO probably doesn't fit this chair

I only bought 3 IEM so far.

• First pair I didn't know a lot about them.
• Second were a few months later, but their shells are too small and was hard to get a seal.
• Third pair was after research and well, spending a year watching every review on them, and looking at alternatives...

They all still work, they were just stepping stones. Learning as I went. Much of it was finding out what I wanted...

Pair 3 are wide. Not as wide as actual earphones can be, but much less in my head than any other in ear headphones I have used before. Pair 3 offer a similar experience to my Arya with added bonus of being able to wear them on a bus and not force rest of the people to hear my music.

Only thing they not good at is explosions, from the few reviews I watched on them in relation to gaming. I swapped to foam tips last night that made the seal better in ear and made the bass come alive.

I have no plans to buy a 4th pair (Only had pair 3 for 3 days).

I didn't really care enough to put a lot of work into researching IEMs, to be honest. They are my comfort option because I don't want to have headphones on all day. But if I really want to hear good sound, I have my Bang & Olufsen headphones. Even if they didn't sound good, I'd feel obligated to use them because of the stupid price I paid. Fortunately they sound great.

I have a headphone addiction (mostly cheap headphones), and I'll research those (but definitely not via videos haha), but I never really took IEMs that seriously. That's probably due to the misfortune of having been exposed to KZ early in the process. KZ IEMs sound far better than your average earbuds, but they don't really inspire you to become a committed IEM fan. They are cheap and poorly made, and I would swear that at least 2 of the $20 pairs that I had were broken on arrival with dead drivers fresh from the box. They still had working drivers, but they didn't sound anything like the previous ones I had and I decided that some of the drivers weren't working at all.

$20? Yeah. That's what I though in-ear was worth, although towards the end of my KZ odyssey, I tried slightly more expensive versions to see if they would last longer.

If my first IEM had been Aria2 's, I might have taken a different course, but KZ "proved" to me that in-ear were garbage, so I didn't really care.

 

[Zed Clampet]

Oh, and so then I started actually doing research and ended up with the Aria. And I'm still prejudiced against in-ear because that's about as much as I'm willing to spend on them.

 

[Colif]

$20? Yeah. That's what I though in-ear was worth, although towards the end of my KZ odyssey, I tried slightly more expensive versions to see if they would last longer.

Lets see, I will adjust your price for local... about $25 approx.. no, I don't think I would ever think headphones that cheap would be well made.

Its unlikely its given as much attention as these are:

Since they cost $1500USD

I don't know really, that is just an assumption. Sometimes a bargain price can be a trap. Sometimes paying more for something that lasts longer is cheaper than constantly replacing cheap things - this reminded me of Brian and his keyboard choices. I am always willing to pay more if it might last longer.

I have mostly stuck to one brand myself, it just happens to be a different one and the cheapest I see of theirs is $100 now.

DUNU Titan S2 Dual-Chamber & Magnetic Circuit Dynamic Driver In-Ear Earphones

Buy DUNU Titan S2 Dual-Chamber & Magnetic Circuit Dynamic Driver In-Ear Earphones on HiFiGo, and you can enjoy a year warranty and the best after-sales service.

hifigo.com

So far only problem I had with them was the cable. IEM themselves seemed okay.

One of the alternatives to the IEM I bought last week was a new brand. I will choose someone else next time. No rush for next time.

I don't know how many earbuds I used before I got my 1st IEM, and I had already used plenty of cheap ones up until that point, so when it came to choose IEM, I was coming in fresh and didn't really want to buy cheap. I just didn't know where to buy from at first and only got the first set of Dunu as they were best I could find at a local store... now I have more online stores to pick from. Choice is larger.

I had also had one really good pair of earbuds that came with my minidisc so I knew they could be good, just needed to spend more. Sony IEM are out of my price range even now.

IER-Z1R Signature Series In-ear Headphones

One Signature Sound Elevating the high-resolution sound experience from one you listen to, to one you can feel.

store.sony.com.au

thats nuts... $2500 for IEM.

reason I look into IEM as they don't all sound the same and it helps to not buy something you don't like the sound of. That and the last ones cost $850 and I wanted to make sure I would like them... I am happy to report I do (there was some doubts before I got them).

If my first IEM had been Aria2 's, I might have taken a different course, but KZ "proved" to me that in-ear were garbage, so I didn't really care.

Bad first impression. Glad you found out it was wrong.