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AltaireAquila t1_ja0uxna wrote

It looks like the Kinera Sif.

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Le_Bork OP t1_ja0vt7n wrote

Do know of any earbud with the same cord type but have a transparent shell instead of the white? I’m new to the community and I’ve been searching for hours. I also see that a lot of people by the components individually and make custom ones, but idk where to start…

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x9spoons t1_ja1i41j wrote

Blessing 2s are a delightful iem with a transparent shell, and you could get a very similar cable with either the aria snow editions or the kato, the arias probably being the better iem of the two and the katos probably having the better cable. You could also probably find a good custom one somewhere but I wouldn’t know anything about that

Edit - the other guy is right those are called the kinera sif and they’re only like $40, I would recommend if you like that cable just get those and put the cable in some blessing 2s, then it will look how you want and sound like heaven

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Le_Bork OP t1_ja1q0rd wrote

Good recs thank you. Are all IEM devices around that price? ($300) They’re gorgeous earbuds but the price seems a little steep. Looking for a more affordable intro IEM.

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x9spoons t1_ja1qtgv wrote

Arias are 80% of the b2s and they’re only like $80 on Amazon. I would learn a little bit about frequency response and read about the Arias vs the Aria snow edition, both are great picks. I hear some people talk about the dunu titan s, idk much about it, but it’s in the same price range and I’ve heard it’s comparable. If that is also too steep or you just wanna test the waters first and see if it’s for you, you have a ton of $20 iems to pick from. The three that come to mind are: truthear holas - warm, the salnotes zeros - neutral, and the Moondrop chus - bright (roughly)

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Le_Bork OP t1_ja1roo2 wrote

I’m really liking the look of the Shure SE215s actually. Are these popular at all in the community? Also, how do I know if cables will work with other IEMs? I don’t like the cable I’m seeing online but if I’m correct I can just buy a replacement?

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Chok3U t1_ja5n9bi wrote

I've had my shure se215's for about 20 years. They're $100 now and they were a $100 back then. They haven't aged well. Meaning there are waaaay better sounding iem's now for a fraction of the price.

You can get really great sounding iem's starting at $18. Have a search a around the sub and find out about all the recommended iem's. No need to go Blessing 2 for your first iem.

Have fun!

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x9spoons t1_ja1s031 wrote

They used to be, and they’re still comfortable and it’s cool if you like how they look, but they’re now outclassed in terms of sound in the same price bracket to the point they aren’t really worth it. I believe most iems use a .78mm 2pin connector, so they would be interchangeable.

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Le_Bork OP t1_ja1s67i wrote

Hell yeah thanks brother. Looks like I got a new hobby to go broke with lol.

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x9spoons t1_ja1sjlg wrote

Lmao felt. One wallet tip i would have is if you’re gonna upgrade, upgrade big. better to go from $20 pair to $80 pair to $300 pair than $20 to $50 to $80 to $110 to $150 and on. I bought like 3 $20 pairs before I took the plunge and now I feel stupid for it

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Le_Bork OP t1_ja1tp1t wrote

Is it worth dropping a couple hundred on some quality ones in the future? I’ve never been a very big audiophile. I own a 6 year old pair of Corsair void pros, and AirPod maxes so I clearly don’t have a refined taste lol.

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x9spoons t1_ja1u7t4 wrote

Yeah definitely. I would start with the chus and if you really like em, I would just go straight to the blessing 2s. If you buy them on headphones.com, there’s a one year return policy so if you catch buyers remorse and want your money back it’s no problem. If you’d rather do headphones instead of iems, the most common recommendation for most people is the HD6XX. You can get them for like $200 on drop.com, totally worth it everyone loves them.

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Le_Bork OP t1_ja1veoa wrote

HD6XX looks nice especially since I’m sick of these awful cheap ass Corsair headphones. Do you have any recs for the cable type in the pic? Are certain cables higher quality than other or is it all based on design?

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x9spoons t1_ja1wif2 wrote

As long as the cable isn’t mega cheapo shit tier, it will sound the same. Lower quality cables may not feel or look as premium, but they’ll sound the same. The Blessing 2 cable is a different color, but it’s somewhat similar in its physical design, that one being braided and the blessing 2 one being kinda like a chain. If you really love that cable, look up the Moondrop aria snow edition. The cable isn’t the same texture, but it is white and clear. Then again, if you want exactly that cable, those earbuds are only $40. Most custom cables cost more than that

Edit: I am wrong. The kinera sif uses a mmcx cable not a .78mm 2 pin. Don’t trust strangers on the internet! They don’t always know everything! Do your own research!

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x9spoons t1_jaerj0i wrote

I just realized, the tangzu wan’er is clear. And it’s only $20 on Amazon, and it sounds good.

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