peppy Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Hey Guys Looking to try the IEM game again. Planning to get a DAP like FiiO M11 pro or similar, upto $1000. And of course an IEM ideally around $1000, max $1500 if I can haggle down the price with the retailer. I want something definitely mids focussed, then body , then slightly rolled off treble --- Ideal. Suggestions ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafenears Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 UM MEST OG? https://shop.musicteck.com/products/um-universal-mest One of the ThieAudio tribrids? Monarch, Clairvoyance, or Oracle. Sony IER-Z1R if you can wait for the next A2A sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peppy Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 @deafenears they good for Mids ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eLicky Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Can you make the trip to Minidisc sometime? There IEM lineup is quite large and you can demo all day long if you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengineer Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 5 minutes ago, eLicky said: Can you make the trip to Minidisc sometime? There IEM lineup is quite large and you can demo all day long if you like. I think Peppy is owed long service leave by Minidisc by now, spent enough time there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eLicky Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, Bengineer said: I think Peppy is owed long service leave by Minidisc by now, spent enough time there I had pondered that thought before commenting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengineer Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Sometimes, if you click on the Live Chat, he answers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peppy Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 18 minutes ago, eLicky said: Can you make the trip to Minidisc sometime? Good point & I will go but don’t want to try plenty of IEMs just the ones (4-5 max) suggested here by you guys. 16 minutes ago, Bengineer said: I think Peppy is owed long service leave by Minidisc by now, spent enough time there I am not availing those rather will prefer to cash out for IEMs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peppy Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 13 minutes ago, eLicky said: I had pondered that thought before commenting. Only for headphones , amps & DACs until now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengineer Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Try the Nio and U12T and just slowly pay me off. Don't settle for 19th best. Just go to the top. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafenears Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 14 hours ago, peppy said: @deafenears they good for Mids ? No idea as I haven't heard any of them, but those are on my list to consider, with a budget around the same as yours. Of course, do your own research on those 57 minutes ago, Bengineer said: Try the Nio and U12T and just slowly pay me off. Don't settle for 19th best. Just go to the top. haha yes, pay it off with labour braiding cables.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevy Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Would suggest auditioning wherever possible. The m11 pro is a very capable DAP with a range of outputs which makes it a gem. I would suggest looking at the second hand market e.g. U12 and 64 audio would be one attractive option. A secondhand Andromeda 2020 would also be a very attractive IEM. Fit is important so IEM's are best auditioned before purchased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peppy Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 Thanks for all of your inputs . At the end I decided not to use IEMs as whichever way I was trying to hold the ear, it was coming to $2000+ IEM + DAP. And for 2-3 hrs max listening in a week , that's a bit too much. Went with AirPods Max for $850, kinda works better and will use the money again in my desktop setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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