Budget IEM (Chit Chat)

[Jitter]

 

[tuckloong]

 

[helloicanseeu]

why would anybody bother with this just for some nice portable audio??

max is use wired earpieces if i'm not moving around a lot

 

[BlackWing1977]

 

[SkyScraper]

Anyone using jm21? Thinking of hooting

 

[tuckloong]

Anyone using jm21? Thinking of hooting

Normally the more expensive ones got better battery and components

Once u decide to hoot any DAP/ Portable DAC/AMP with battery, just used it fully till cui cos mileage might differ due to aging battery/bloat, Screen issues (corners darkening, bleeding, dead pixels)

 

[rECKleSSfElla]

https://www.gizmochina.com/2026/06/...-hours-of-battery-lhdc-v5-for-lossless-sound/

Moondrop launches Edge 2 wireless headphones with 50 hours of battery, LHDC V5 for lossless sound​

Unfortunately i can never get used to over ear headphones.

 

[Kitaro9202]

does anyone still using mp3 player now?
was thinking getting 1 android mp3 player

 

[rECKleSSfElla]

does anyone still using mp3 player now?
was thinking getting 1 android mp3 player

Budget? And is android a must? If just need a player that can decode mp3/flac files then no point needing android.

 

[BlackWing1977]

Budget? And is android a must? If just need a player that can decode mp3/flac files then no point needing android.

I think the android maybe to support certain apps lar.

 

[rECKleSSfElla]

I think the android maybe to support certain apps lar.

Budget android based daps are pointless. Too laggy to be any useful to run apps. Must at least get mid range which would cost like 400-500 and up, at which point might as well just use smartphone to play your music library.

 

[Kitaro9202]

Budget? And is android a must? If just need a player that can decode mp3/flac files then no point needing android.

abit kinda of lazy to find the mp3 file, as i very long never update my music library
now mostly use streaming platform

 

[rECKleSSfElla]

abit kinda of lazy to find the mp3 file, as i very long never update my music library
now mostly use streaming platform

Fiio Jm21 i think is a budget dap that can do streaming. Around $200+

 

[Kitaro9202]

Fiio Jm21 i think is a budget dap that can do streaming. Around $200+

maybe i too used to cowon sound signature and i got use fiio x3 the Eq sound not to my liking

 

[bakuten]

anyone got any good bluetooth adaptor earhooks for IEMs with ANC support to recommend?

my decade old TFZ King pro still going strong....wanna turn it wireless now.

 

[Mila Azul]

anyone got any good bluetooth adaptor earhooks for IEMs with ANC support to recommend?

my decade old TFZ King pro still going strong....wanna turn it wireless now.

Tiagong KZ AN01 is good under $60; you can buy it

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[BlackWing1977]

Tiagong KZ AN01 is good under $60; you can buy it

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If your IEM is demanding especially those multi-drivers type... got to take note, they might not be powerful enough to fully realize the sound... usually single dynamic driver is fine... it even sounded thin on KZ ZS10 Pro..

 

[Mila Azul]

If your IEM is demanding especially those multi-drivers type... got to take note, they might not be powerful enough to fully realize the sound... usually single dynamic driver is fine... it even sounded thin on KZ ZS10 Pro..

True, for power drivers, that BT adapter can't fully utilise it.

That's why I aborted my plan to buy one and ended up buying TWS earbuds.

 

[tuckloong]

 

[BlackWing1977]

abit kinda of lazy to find the mp3 file, as i very long never update my music library
now mostly use streaming platform

I recently dug out my old original CDs... bought a cheap external drive to rip them into flac...