My Favorite IEMs $50, $100 and $200

[@Kjrov]

The cinematography of your videos just keep getting better and better.

[@Audio-In-Reviews]

lol, thank you very much and thanks for checking out the video!

[@af74687]

Really loved your list sir. My favourite set around 50 usd is Reecho SG-03 and 100 usd is 7hz Legato.

[@Audio-In-Reviews]

Thank you! Haven't heard the SG-03 but heard good things. The Legato is great! Thanks for watching!

[@danielirvine7468]

Im so happy to find a musician who is reviewing chi fi iems

[@Manupassero]

the Truthear Hexa would be easily among the favorite ones under $100 (amazing mini-Blessing 2 with the "Dusk" flavour), but definitely I fully agree with you about the Performer 5... looking forward to the PF8 !

[@alexfizz7402]

Hexa is amazing indeed. I love mine a lot!

[@skaminuddin738]

Intro music is good

[@Audio-In-Reviews]

Thank you and thanks for watching!

[@nathanberger618]

Thank you for including this video!

[@Audio-In-Reviews]

thank you for watching!

[@marktspot]

Great video as usual. I've lately been enjoying the Kiwi Ears IEMs, the Cadenza and Quartet are really amazing at their price point and at 200 dollar price I love the Seeaudio Yume ll.

[@yogavardhang2349]

Is the difference between them significant ??

[@marktspot]

@@yogavardhang2349 The short answer is yes.

[@Cons2911]

Love the background music, listening on my phone with cheap iem

[@audiophanatic4331]

I own the Performer 5 and they are amazing. I have nine IEM’s and headphones that are very good but I listen to the Aful the most. A budget IEM that surprised me is the HiBy Beans. I got them as a HiBy mystery box sale for $29 and at that price they are awesome. I think they sell for $69 regularly but would like them even at that price.

[@steph7193]

Three very good choices another great video

[@Audio-In-Reviews]

Thank you and thanks for watching!

[@SileDevil]

By how much is the Galileo better than the Ouranos? is it worth 2x price difference or does it get in diminished return territory? Thanks

[@havenloss8107]

i LOVE my performer 5's. the 8's are something i might buy instead of the dunu sa6 mk2. im waiting for them to release so i can pick but till then im daily driving my aful p5's :D

[@Owen-np3wf]

I recently purchased the P5 and prior to that have only experienced much cheaper iem's. I am totally blown away with how much better it sounds and the bass is insane when listening to edm. I think this is my end game

[@Cons2911]

Is it comfortable? How is it after a few months?

[@christiharris292]

Nice list. It really got me thinking of what I use the most and how many of them are actually in these "budget friendly" price ranges. I find my top 3 are: at $50 QKZxHBB Khan, at $100 Galileo, at $200 SeeAudio Yume II. I may have to check into the AFUL P5. This hobby gets trickier and trickier to pick the "best of", doesn't it? After re-reading this I feel like I shorted the Ikko OH10 at under $200 and the BLONxHBB Z300 at under $50

[@gentlemancroc3767]

does this still stand do you reccomend the QKZxHBB over Razor Black shark v2 pros

[@3ildcard]

@gentlemancroc3767 You're comparing IEM's to over ear headphones. But if we have to be honest, "gaming" headphones are cheeks when it comes to sound and easily beaten by

[@shaami8622]

Im just gonna say the IE200 as my pick. Even though the accessories are trash to say the least, having the nozzle vent covered with tape or a straight bore eartips (I used Fiio hs18) and better cables, even with all the extra cost of the upgrades it essentially becomes a baby IE600 for 1/3 of the price.

[@unifrets6755]

On the market for an iem around that price point, would ypu still recommend it? Also what cable do you use? Since they're not normal mmcx

[@shaami8622]

@@unifrets6755 imo, i think if youre gonna get this set and upgrade it, you might as well get a hybrid with already good accessories. I heard the new Binary Chopin is really good for $200.

[@glsracer]

The Galileo is my current favorite. The tuning is excellent, technicalities are impressive for the price, and the sound stage is wide and engaging.

[@renatobdc]

Very good! I like neutral tunning too, I wish I had knew about these guys 2 months ago. Thanks for your videos.

[@sapphiro]

Non of the 3 iems are available on Amazon UK...

[@gavingranado2146]

My 100$ pick would be the Seeaudio Rinko. They're just fun as heck

[@verbatim_transfer]

sir, what other iems were under consideration for this video? it would be extremely useful to know what iems got beat out by your three picks.

[@AbadyAngel]

what about the hexa

[@saucyg6371]

For me at that around $100 price point tier really started to get some good entries with the Olina SE. then it was hexa and kima, then galileo, EA500, legato, and lastly quartet. I would throw in dioko, but to me it doesnt suit me.

[@maesl69]

Is there an updated alternative to the galileos, since theyre discontinued. Thanks in advance!

[@VoxVirtus86]

Have you had a chance to listen to the Kiwi Ears Quartet yet? I am looking at both the Galileo and the Quartet. The 2DD+2BA would be unique in my collection, and they are pretty well reviewed.

[@LateBandwagon]

Galileo is only better in vocals, get the quartet imo

[@Indo.Barefaced]

Quartet my end game for this years😂

[@darrencotter8206]

Links would be nice.

[@pnadi2643]

i trust you cause you chose 3 beautiful iems and its very important for me if i am going to be wearing something that it looks good and a lot of cheaper iems look like trash imo or just not the right colors for me like the red and blue ones that people recommend

[@Cons2911]

How's the performer 5 in comfort? It looks huge

[@sudir_ebi]

intro music is good . ❤

[@Metal_seer]

Thanks for the review. I'm leaning toward the OH10S, currently $219. Perhaps you can compare.

[@jeffriley2218]

Really enjoyable experience, fun review thank you sir. I might get the first two, almost just for the cables. Haa

[@nivektek2681]

Nice Video..How many IEM Earphones Do You Own Right Now please?Where You bought them please?What is your Music Source Devices Do you use in your IEM Earphones collection please?How use your time management using all of your IEM Earphones please?

[@Audio-In-Reviews]

I usually buy my higher end stuff second hand off of Headfi. But I get most everything else at Hifigo. As for my sources, if you have time, I recommend you visiting the Gizaudio channel because I co-review on that channel and talk about my sources. My current favorite portable source is the Fiio M15S.......here is my review of the M15S: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGqUk4GXjdapibs . I think I have about 60 iems/headphones, many of them budget sets. I've let a lot go though. My friend, Timmy has at least 100. Admittedly, time management is tough and much of my older stuff can sometimes get neglected as newer stuff has to take priority for reviewing. That being said I do my best to keep up, especially, when I need to do compare the new with the old. Thanks for watching! And again, be sure and check out Gizaudio!

[@nivektek2681]

@@Audio-In-Reviewsthank you

[@chargedx1]

Great video. I'm looking up your first recommendation because I had not heard of it.

[@genaishivatov1737]

Underestimated headphones for 100 - this is Panda. Quite even in tonal balance, moderately technical, not boring. True, those that I took in January had problems on the bass and generally sounded worse than the second pair, which I decided to try again in August. Chinese "stability" ))

[@ukly0964]

What do you think about the simgot ea500 ?

[@danielvenancio7810]

Any recommendations with high impedance for Shure PSM300?. Many of them have low impedance and have too much static noise or floor noise.

[@denislemieux7294]

Phoenix Call?

[@alliensmoker7812]

Aful P5 or timeless ae?

[@CervezasObsonMex]

I want to upgrade from the ZS10PROX witout spending too much, (got them for 15 dlls or 300 mexican pesos) what can you suggest or recommend friend... I saw this for example: polaris,(you said that is no upgrade kz zs10pro x vs polaris, but i wanted to still including it in this tiny list; trio, rhapsody ? Ziigaat Nuo, TANCHJIM TANYA, BQEYZ KC2? TINHIFI T2, Simgot Ew200, BLON BL03, Zero 2? Cronch? Kiwiears Cadenza? Moondrop Quarks? Moondrop CCA CRA ? CCA12 ? CCANRA ? CCA CSN ? Kz AS16 Pro? HIDIZS MS1 Galaxy, Moondrop chu ii, Blon 05, Blon JOJO, Blon z300, HBB KHAN? KZ PR2?Moondrop (SSP)Super Spacestation Pulse? or any other you think is way too good and NOT expensieve, budget price, cheap.

[@calvinyip364]

May i know which is better? Gizaudio galileo vs letshuoer s12 pro or simgot ew2000? I listen to lots of kpop , pop , jazz, lofi piano , kpop soloist female idols like IU , taeyeon. Etc.

[@Nick_in_the_6ix]

Between the Kato and Performer 5 which one you hold up high? For genres like Hip Hop, Trance, Reggae, Pop and RnB?

[@KmtS9]

Great video! Love that your choices are a little different from the typical suggestions and appreciate that you gave your concise reasons as to why. But what I got most from this video is that i probably should get the S12, coz i can currently cop it at about $100. But i am interested in the Ouranos. Intrigued by the mild V-shape signature while still sounding natural. If i got the S12 (which is supposed to be quite V-shaped as well), would the Ouranos be essentially a little redundant? Or should i consider getting the Ouranos first (currently only $40 where i live), before pulling the trigger on the $100 S12?

[@nyverinorlyth9555]

Didn't you say you preferred the DUNU Kima Classic for ~100, in it's review video?

[@Audio-In-Reviews]

First, thanks for checking out the review! Actually, in the Kima classic review I said that the Galileo is my reference at $100 and I prefer it over the Kima Classic. I only preferred the Kima Classic over my other "V-shape" tuned iems around $100.

[@Goose87803]

I would like to hear your opinion regarding the Kiwi Ears Quartet. Anyway, my top iem for $50 range is QOA Gimlet. You should try it.

[@maxregan6493]

Hey could u please recommend a bass heavy , deep bass IEM?

[@Audio-In-Reviews]

If your on a budget, the Sevenhertz legato or Seeaudio Rinko. if you can spend a little more the Sennhieser IE600. A lot of people are saying the Maestro min is great but I haven't heard it....yet. Thanks for watching!

[@nurkoleptik_art]

aside from the awesome review, may I ask about the music used in this video, it really caught my attention!

[@suntanglory]

Nice review! How would you compare the hiby rs2 and fc6 dongle? Thank you.

[@aceofspades6667]

At the $50 price point which one is more technical? Crin project red or hbb kz pr2 ?

[@Audio-In-Reviews]

Still haven't gotten my hands on either of those unfortunately. Thanks for watching!

[@aceofspades6667]

@@Audio-In-Reviews just bought the Hexa on sale for $65 so 🤞

[@alterenergetika]

Hello and thank you for your contents. Can you give me advise please, which affordable IEMs have fairly even mid-range? I tried couple IEMs, including ATH-E70, couple KZs, Shure SE, but all of them lack mid-range. I need clear midrange on stage, I don’t need too much bass. Could you offer some possible options, please? Thank you very much.

[@raygreenfield5814]

CCA C10..for around $ 22 at Aliexpress. Best IEMs on the market for musicians. I own 9 pair !

[@alterenergetika]

​@@raygreenfield5814 Thank you for your message! What do you think how it compares to FiiO FH3, please? (what I recently bought)

[@raygreenfield5814]

Not familiar with those. the CCA IEMs are from the same company that makes the KZ IEMs. Once I heard theCCA C10s, I was sold. I find them perfect for band gigs, rehearsals & just listening to mp3s.@@alterenergetika

[@alexc7857]

QKZ X HBB and the KZ PR2 with a MoonDrop EQ graph sounds dope

[@chasington]

Nice video

[@rubenviegas6358]

Despite not owning one i guess the Kima Classic could be another good contender on that top 100, they look really nice.

[@0x-001]

which one can you recommend for gaming?

[@laylowx]

I started with the wan'er and decided to upgrade. Tried out the IE200, P5, B2, Zetian heyday and liked the P5 the most. The B2 sounded slightly better but was uncomfortable for me unlike the P5 which is very.

[@Astrqx]

Are waners worth buying now? Im a poor student looking for some good sound, i bought kz edx pro couple of months ago and im not really satisfied with how they sound. If waners not worth it can you recommend some iems under 50$ pls

[@laylowx]

@@Astrqx yea I'd say so but the cable isn't that great. Truthear hola/zero/red you might want to look at.

[@silver33]

I want to buy an IEM, but the more I look at it, I ended up not buying one because it's so confusing to me.

[@zlevelx]

Etymotic er2se is great assuming you can tolerate deep insertion fit

[@1fareast14]

I've tried er2xr, se and own er3se. I like the fit and tuning, but they are falling behind in value. I prefer to eq a dioko I got used most days

[@MechFrankaTLieu]

not IEM , but there's a school of very capable Earbuds in this price bracket that simply perform way above there price point , mind that they are likely not for the mass consumer public of today , who are almost all weaned on IEM with bass shelf highlighted , where Earbuds are almost all about sound stage, details and a more smooth balanced sonic delivery

[@S1RBR4N]

I would like to try earbuds but they just doesn't fit on my ears

[@Sosyologic]

Music? On video start

[@Audio-In-Reviews]

Muita Calma - Martin Landstrom. Great song! Thanks for watching!

[@cyano3d]

I am really confused between waner, hola, cadenza, zero red. I am looking for a warm signature with the best technicalities i can get under 50 usd

[@markcook9084]

Waner’. Put the extra $20 in a cable and some spinfits and you’re as good as most $100+ products

[@dillston4016]

my bet of the bunch you listed would be the cadenzas

[@marksr12]

Dave makes great videos! Great advice and honest reviews. I'm new to the IEM hobby and I just wonder if people with IEMs in the $$$ and up range are using an EQ on their listening devices? Or do you by an IEM based on it's frequency graph and people don't use an EQ? It makes a huge difference on less expensive IEMs.

[@x-techgaming]

P5 rocks. I just did my P8 unbox today. It lacks the bass that P5 has. Simgot EA500 is a winner at $100, but too metallic and flat sounding

[@TomatePasFraiche]

Everybody was raving about the S12 and the planar driver and it was definitely a good set, but the Performer 5 opened my eye to how much detail I was missing and how unbalanced the placement of voices and instruments were on the S12. I even tried a couple mod to the S12 that Michael Bruce offers and it still isn’t it for me. If anything I feel spoiled by the P5 and I wish I could find an upgrade to it that’s not over $300 but it doesn’t seem that there’s any offer that has that much overall performance to offer!

[@Mark_dj86]

Maybe more of a sidegrade, but I recently got both the Aful P5, and the Kiwi Ears Orchestra Lite. And I have to say, I constantly switch back and forth between these two, both being absolutely excellent IEMs. Looking forward to receive my Quintet next week!

[@syanhc]

Love your videos but it took 4 minutes to get to the first iem.

[@Audio-In-Reviews]

Honestly, appreciate the feedback. Thanks for watching!

[@masaru4459]

Have you gotten the tangzu heyday? If yes, what's the difference heyday to aful p5 ? And why you not pick them? Thank you

[@darkcloud4760]

Have you been tried planar IEM?

[@akash5180]

best iem around 80$?

[@VSN-wb2ly]

Hexa

[@akash5180]

@@VSN-wb2ly I bought that

[@maxninety]

Bro had 100% confidence 😭​@@akash5180

[@BrunoBenetti.]

The aful P5 is bizar ❤❤

[@AmanSingh-bg5cw]

Not a singel iem you recommend is god for there price at 50 dollar ew 200 is best and 100 dollar eml6 and 200 dollar timeless is amazing

[@pwn3426]

did you listen to a word the guy said. Also em6l is so over hyped its comical . Aful P5 shits all over timeless at 200$

[@brandoniwabo2558]

dude the simgot EM6L blows the LETSHUOER Galileo out of the fucking water.. good review

[@pwn3426]

I recently tried the EM6L and found it to be kind of over hyped and the fit/comfort was terrible and yes i tried a plethora of tips from spinfit 145s to dunu s&s and several in between. I sent them back and kept the zero reds.

[@sTuP1]

Ricktrolled

[@athenovae]

Forgot to link the Aful video in description btw 🙂

[@Audio-In-Reviews]

Thanks! I will link it now. Thanks for watching!

[@iykeguy]

First? Haha continue the great work sir!

[@Audio-In-Reviews]

Thank you!

[@josemoyan5792]

👌🏼💯🎧

[@olinafan4459]

please try JUZEAR 41T. looking forward to your thoughts

[@Haru_no_ki]

Moondrop Chu 2 is amazing and is under 20€