This deal is back again! No idea what's happening with the exchange rate, extra 5% being tacked on by AliE.
Unsure if a boosted cashback is on again this weekend, but if not you still get $10.50 off from standard cashbacks. Enjoy!
I'm just curious, have you tried or compared them to the Raptgo hook-x? I've only tried 5 budget iems before stepping up to that.
yes, the Raptgo's are like nothing else, they really do have an original sound, fantastic bass, but I found them too harsh at the top end for liking and sold them. The Timeless are most well-rounded to me, you just dont want to take them off whereas the Raptgo's I found fatiguing.
Nice summary. I just use the them for gaming so haven't analysed them to that extent, but they do a great job for me.
@Mr Simple: perfect :) I didn't try them for gaming but I should have.. I imagine they would sound absolutely tremendous for gaming.
im new to this are these better then my sony xm3 wireless? Also can somebody please tell me what 2.5,3.5 ,4.5mm versions mean please
They're wired, and they output a higher standard of audio than your XM3 wireless buds due to the lack of bluetooth and the driver implementation. Those measurements are for the plug options on the supplied cable, 2.5mm and 4.4mm are versions of balanced audio cables, which you probably don't have an amp for.
The standard headphone plug in most devices is 3.5mm. While these are better quality, they're not an enormous step up if you're happy with your Sony pair, especially if you don't want wired IEMs. They will sound more detailed though - because they are - and less thick in the lower mids (lower vocal tones).
tyvm for your detailed answer. I ended up buying the 3.5mm standard pair!
I sold my Sony xm4 and got the fiio utws5 paired with this, never looked back
Should I upgrade my Moondrop Chu to this one?
If you're happy with how the Chu sounds with your library, stick with it, the IEM space moves pretty quickly and there'll be $130ish versions of this soon enough in 2023, as well as new tech.
If not, sure, otherwise you've got the options of the Moondrop Aria Snow and Moondrop Kato if you want to stick to dynamic driver implementations for their slight timbre benefits.
Oh man there are too many to choose from… I don't know if this is the right for me.
Having trouble deciding which pair of planar IEM's to go for, since there are so many IEM manufacturers creating their own versions. Just to name a few examples, (Moondrop Stellaris, LETSHUOER S12, TinHiFi P1 Max & etc…)
S12 sacrifices technicalities for timbre while bringing in a v-shaped response, P1 Max is eh, Stellaris is a weaker option than the Timeless from those who have compared.
Just tip roll on the Timeless: as I understand it's the Sennheiser IE Pro tips for warmer, smoother sound, JVC Spiral Dots for cleaned up bass with smoother treble again, Azla Crystals for an analytical but clean sound.
moondrop variations
I mean they're supposedly great, they're also almost 3 times the price for marginal gains. You'll get almost as much just from tip rolling on these.
Mine delivered yesterday from 11.11 deal, the difference between this and ie600 is much less than huge price difference … I think I am done with IEM now
Best IEM I have bought out of the 60 or so I've purchased in the last few years. I'd like to try the AE and will eventually but for now the original is simply amazing, does everything so well. If you're thinking about buying this, you will definitely not regret it.