AFUL Performer 8 Sound impressions and comparison to performer 5.

[@HiFiGOAudio]

😊Fantastic review! always glad to see your detailed analysis and professional comparison!

[@iyervenki]

Nice comparision nothing exaggerated. The P5 suits my sonic preference and my Library.

[@miawilbur]

I play bass at church; today I forgot my P5's and needed to use some ear muff headphones.. couldn't stand it, borrowed some Shure's, it was terrible. Drove home before service started to pick up my P5's... I can't tell you how much of a difference great IEM's make when on stage.. unbelievable. The P5's are amazing, especially for bass players.

[@Vj3tZ3RG]

Is there a mesh inside the venting hole at the bottom of the P8?

[@Malik08902]

I use it every day and in the first minute of the use I hear a one popping noise from the left iem. The right iem earbud does not produce it. I suspect this: air pressure catheter tube. Now I'm making an 8-hour burn-in.

[@bennyloppo]

After watching the fg from your community message, I was thinking 5, 8 sounds quite similar. Now, I see why it's always better to have a video, explaining the sound of each iem and the differences of those two

[@taidee]

Well, a good review, thank you.

[@aka-paul3722]

Hi Hi_Fri! Im new in this vast worl of IEMs and it's hard for me because of the large number of products out there... Im looking for an IEM around 100, i have seen a lot of your videos but i can't decide on one in particular. Would you mind telling me some models that you consider good for that price? I thank you very much. By the way, I'm a bass player, if that can help you. Thanks again mate :)

[@choco7504]

I recently found your videos and it's awesome. I have some knowledge with soldering (I do a lot of builds with gaming mice). I wanted to know if you have a video or tutorial in wiring 2DD IEMs. I found a wood shell in aliexpress that can take 10mm+6mm drivers. After seeing your teardown stream, I saw some units have a PCB which as you said do some sort of filtering to get better tuning. I feel I might be stuck on this part if ever I build my own IEM

[@nosardines]

Between the Aful Performer 5 and the Celest Phoenix Call (and maybe the Kiwi Ears Quintet), wich one would you recommend to someone who mostly listens to Rock, Metal (mostly male vocalists) and Plenty Acoustic and Instrumental songs?. I don't really care about an Spacious Soundstage, but i do prefer, at the very least, a decent Instrument Separation.

[@hi-friaudioman]

That's a tough recommendation as I haven't heard the final phoenix call and I haven't heard the quintet. If you're looking for something good even though it's a bit old I would probably check out the Tinhifi T2 if you haven't already heard it. If you're looking for more expensive I would probably check out the Juzear 41T or the Hisenior 5p.

[@ari-athbadminton0301]

The P5 fun but still refined tuning has impressed me, I've never heard of meaty subbass like this before. They are special when it comes to concert tracks and listening comfort. The layering and voice clarity is something I wish they could do better, they are close to be perfect in their fun style. The P8 are too expensive to justify the jump considering there is other options out there with probably better tuning for someone like me who like vocals and clarity over the whole freq spectrum at the cost of some fun factor.

[@tecno4u31]

Ms5 or Performer 8. Main genre: Soundtracks.

[@raifilho-0085]

👍😋

[@warth45]

P8 looks intimidating it's big

[@ufopulse]

Decent and not bad isn't good.

[@ufopulse]

I'm guessing the simgot ea500 and even the kz zvx sound better at 25 bux.. I've come to learn that 80-120 dollar iem battle all the expensive hyped out shit

[@lordzed83]

@@ufopulse Ye Your Guessing its not better at 25....

[@My_In-Ear_Monitor_Fetish]

I used these rubber Sony eartips I got from the IER Z1R and the treble shimmer is gone

[@FatOnAxis]

Teardown??

[@q8BLAZER]

I have Both and they sound great, the P8 offers a balanced, neutral sound signature while still packing a slight kick in the bass. Overall, I find the P8 to be more versatile and enjoyable to listen to with various genres, the DD can handle more bass with EQ so it can be fun like the P5 but more refined.

[@joshswanedits]

The moment I hear swallowing and throat noise - im out!

[@paulosilva8200]

Hello buddy. I got the paper dumpers for under the nozzle . From 300 to 450 y. But u got them In 4mm and 4.5. Where can I get the regular size. I looked for it could not find it in ali. I guess the normal size is 4.6 mm if I am not wrong

[@ironblast5]

if you get a chance to test the 64 Audio u4s or Nio to compare some higher end hybrids that are designed for live musicians id love to get your thoughts on it