Planar Wars 12 (The War is OVER!)

[@BadGuyGoodAudioReviews]

🛑As of September 12, 2024 I don't think spending more than $300 on a Planar IEM is a wise investment. It's the same drivers being re packed. Enjoy the S08 or the S15 (or whatever you prefer) and wait until someone develops the next gen and improves the tech. It has stalled at a great place but it has stalled IMO. No more planar wars coming until someone pushes the ball further🛑

[@airsculpture]

Agreed

[@MrBlackJava]

Dont have them, but i like the Melody

[@mageborn23]

I'm sorry, I love your reviews. But all these youtube channels are saying there is no planar development, While Campfire is developing their own way better drivers and technology. I know Campfire is pricey, they're a small boutique brand but the planar stuff is literally amazing. I personally own a set of Campfire Planar and purchased a letshouer myself because I am interested to see if it's as good as they say. I know not everyone can afford to drop that type of money on an iem. But I'm surprised no one mentions Campfire when they seem to be focusing just as much as Letshouer on planar development, mind you a much more expensive bracket. Anyway Love your stuff. Keep it up.

[@kenjikodai]

S08 is absolutely so sick, I love it

[@Del_987]

@@mageborn23 Yeah my Supermoon is pretty good IMO

[@erictracy1630]

"Ended, the Planar Wars have" -Yoda, probably

[@grizzly6699]

😂 Nice one

[@Erithonyoutube]

I've got a lot of respect for Letshueor for pushing forward and refining their sound with planers while most other companies are still focusing on DD/Hybrids. I've got the S08 on my list to snag, and I've honestly been itching for a new planar so it may be the next buy

[@MaMixC0cos]

Shortly after seeing your video on S08 I ordered them, as an upgrade from entry level iems. Couldn't be more happy, they're exactly what I was looking for. And I'm really happy you still recommend them from all the bunch that's now available. Thank you for your videos! Stay safe my man.

[@7seven0fnine9]

planar wars holds a special place in my heart. it was right when my interest in iems was growing as before that the only iem i had were from shure

[@antonlytvynenko]

I used to be a musician for quite a chunk of my life. But then moved away from it as I grew older. Got into the IEM hobby recently, and it reinvigorated my passion, as these finally make me feel music again. All started with your QKZxHBB, and I'm grateful

[@mrphebeme]

Planar Wars #12 concludes with a bang! As someone who’s been following this series closely, it’s been amazing to watch the evolution of planar tech, especially seeing the S15 and S08 take the crown. I appreciate your insight into how driver similarities play a role in different tuning and your honest take on the industry. It’s rare to see someone not only break down the ‘war’ but also provide clarity on what’s actually worth our time and money. The talk on headroom and tuning flexibility is spot-on for those of us who love turning up the volume without sacrificing listening quality. Also, the chance to own a unique piece of gear like the Simgot planar? That’s a collector’s dream! Count me in for this amazing opportunity. Keep up the great work, and thanks for always delivering top-tier content!

[@Psychboy911]

Heyday was my entry point for planars and where I stayed. Not a war i fought in but glad it has ended peacefully.

[@carlton9523]

Same here. Heyday is still the only planar in my collection.

[@1fareast14]

if it weren't for the shallow fit, I would have kept it, great set

[@StarBuccaneers168]

Letshuoer has been focusing on perfecting Planar sets

[@hs3204]

Review and honesty much appreciated !!!

[@lashervacano5509]

Haven’t we kind of reached that point with Dynamic Drivers as well? They have gotten so good that it is all about the tuning now. The driver can do anything that’s asked of it if it’s tuned well. The Softears offerings for example. Single DD sets that are considered by many to be some of the best sounding earphones out period. I absolutely love the fact that you can get such incredible performance on such a reasonable budget. It’s only going to get better. Competition lowers prices. Enjoy it my friends. We live in an amazing time for Audio. ❤

[@mordathbleakwind]

Thanks for the genuine review man.

[@bernardoandrade88]

The end of an era! Timeless indeed has made a name for itself in chifi history

[@grizzly6699]

Long live the Timeless!!

[@pabloortega2761]

Thank you Chris. Good video

[@rnawayguitarist]

Congrats to Letshouer! The s15 is still on my wishlist

[@stymeron]

Thanks for the review and the summary. Very helpful!

[@joaopedro-cs1zv]

just getting into the hobby, love your videos man

[@kekoa_tco8622]

Thanks for this!

[@jacqn6706]

Thanks for this vid. Thanks for advising so people that do want to enjoy the hobby but don't have unlimited money and think they need to spend tons of money to get a good planar don't have to feel bad. $350 (which still is a decent amount of money) is the max for the current planar tech and above $350 is just marketing or personal preferences. Thanks again for the vid and info.

[@jeffgeer2720]

Love the run downs and incessant fun and interest you share for this hobby ...

[@jujoe82]

Thanks for the video mate

[@josecintron85]

the planar wars series holds a special place for me, i have loved every one of it.

[@Ay.Caramba]

The only planar I've ever heard, and own, is your collab with Tangzu - and I love it! It's a great set.

[@johnhayes8476]

Love the S08. Such a nice set!

[@computerman7168]

Sooooooooooo happy! will try to get it sometime this year. Thanks for the review!

[@YashSinha-o8t]

Agreed, no more single planars please, try implementing them in hybrids, tribrids, quadbrids etc.

[@steph7193]

Great review thanks for your advice 👍

[@MrDomq22]

Man. I remember way back when the OG timeless came out and brought me back in the hobby full force. I was off and on for years, since about 2011. Joined Head-Fi in 2014 and once the OG Timeless came out back in 2022(?) I was seeing all these posts hyping the set left and right… I had to get a taste. I’m glad I did. Now I’ve been knee deep in the hobby since then for better or for worse and I’ve made some amazing friends along the way. The timeless is such a special set to me.. I wish I still had my pair for the nostalgia.

[@victorrocha3838]

S08 seems like a value winner for sure. Really nice tuning

[@arrowzen7433]

The S15 is a different driver than S12 I believe. Slightly bigger and “next gen”.

[@piyapiyaify]

Thank you!　ありがとうございます！

[@sme-sme-sme]

I still quite satisfied with my old TinHifi P1😎

[@louisvdmerwe]

Excellent!

[@lordofhell]

I have been waiting to jump into planars! I hope this is the best time.

[@jonathanpaul3393]

I just love love love the lower pinna gain so many sets are doing in recent months. Like you said, it makes it much more enjoyable for turning up and not getting blasted by the treble from planar

[@H-alhamdani]

I took your word for the 08. Now that is a winner Bro! Thanks a bunch. I am enjoying it bigtime.

[@cattheshredder]

Well said. Letshoer has a lot of iems built like tanks I always liked that

[@scouy]

My fav planar still is the Tangzu Zetian Wu, it just has that gorgeous sub bass rumble! :D

[@ontiablo]

Awesome video as always

[@gerpogi]

Great vid! Hoping to get my hands on planars soon

[@EricJorgensen1]

Love my timeless and will have to stick with that

[@dufinocchiaro298]

Happy Thursday from Brasil! I really love planar IEMs, the resolution, the details throughout all the frequencies without getting in the way of one another amaze me. The PR2 hooked me, so I got the S08 and the S12 (og). Excellent IEMs. If I wasn't a IEM maniac, this could be my endgame.

[@Oun104]

My mannn ❤❤❤❤❤ thank you

[@JAG3RmanJENSON]

Love the videos! Will get a Planar one day

[@mikenye9605]

Awesome and thanks for the chance!

[@seansandison579]

{will watch for these on black friday when i may pick up a set } Cheers for the info, as always I enjoy hearing your honest opinions over shill feedback you get in a large portion of the review scene.

[@mattdavis9601]

Congrats to our buddies at Letshueor for winning the Planar Wars after twelve episodes. That's not quite as good as the Jedi who only needed nine mainline entries to secure the Galaxy, but, it's better than the United Federation of Planets who so far has needed a dozen or so mainline movies + a gazillion TV shows and they still haven't fully won the Planet Wars. It'd be ironic if this comment, one of the select few that I'm not at all proud of after typing it out and realizing that the punchline really is not especially funny, is what wins me the Sim-GOAT planar prototype. I hope you'll consider doing a review of that unit before mailing it out because I'm very curious as to what they were trying to achieve and how well they achieved it. I thought this was yet another informative video. Chris HBB is the king of "edu-tainment" programming in the chi-fi space. If you see this Chris, thanks for putting in the effort. However, it's not just effort. I put effort into this comment, but, it still sucks. Effort is only valuable if one has the talent to harness it and guide it. Obviously, you have that talent.

[@NuttyProf3ss0r]

You are right everyone will like what they like. I like my Panda's. Thank you for the all the videos in the Planar Wars and also your setup is banging! Love the range from Hendrix to Pac.

[@cybershade69]

Letshuoer is doing great things. I will put the S15 on my wishlist. Have a great weekend!

[@cesarvelasco6991]

Congratulations letshuoer on winning the Planar Wars, that was a fun time.

[@diogoterezani]

The way graphs suggest how the S15 sounds really make it looks almost perfect for my taste

[@pokrog]

I really wish companies would keep up on planars, they're just the better driver tech compared to DD/BAs imo.

[@hellboybihac]

I cannot tell you how much I want you to review Sgor Luna - a $40 planar... A lot of people said they liked it a lot.

[@Strizz484]

The OG Timeless got me into the hobby and planar wars for sure. Several sets later I'm left with an original run Z12 that I hardly use, the HBB Hook-X and the Timeless AE, along with the Elysian Pilgrim and IE 600. Even today i use both the Hook and AE regularly

[@jackhandy6211]

This is what planar lovers need to know. Thank you for giving us your conclusive take on planar iem’s. Letshueor figured out how to do the best job with them, congrats to them.

[@acidentt]

Really interested in seeing more budget planar iems.

[@grizzly6699]

The war is over. Rejoice! My favourites are the MP145 and Timeless

[@vincebernardo]

Great planar sets from Letshuoer. I still have the Heyday and the Timeless as my preference for planars.

[@alexvigil155]

Thanks for the heads up on the planars being re packed. So, we can save some money in this hobby👍

[@attackoftheplot]

Just got the fiio ft1 and I gotta say these things are awesome. Favorite closed back.

[@NnivrahmSitilac]

Nice video! I have honestly been overwhelmed and chasing the next best planar I will just stop on the S08.

[@angusbehunin2580]

I jumped on the hype train a while ago and purchased the z12 for its bass bump.. glad I have a planar in my collection.. but it is by far my least used iem that I own.. thanks for always speaking your mind and in most cases truth..

[@tomkay5899]

Great video and thanks for being upfront about the current market of planars. I don’t think hitting a plateau is bad. I think it’s better for companies to work on improving things and waiting to release before just releasing something that is the same as everything else.

[@TheEriclikeseatin]

Thanks for the buying advice! I fiddled with the EQ and now my S12 sound pretty good. Will stick with those until some next-gen planar blows your socks off.

[@audio_tron]

The Raptgo Hook-X is still my daily.

[@davidmcrae3213]

My word...that does look like a great value planar!

[@HungLeWrites]

Oooh, a nice pair of IEMs for sure.

[@RomanTrukhin]

Great vid❤

[@jamesmoon8235]

Thanks for the review. Hope they sell these.

[@sodalis5081]

Congratulations to Letshouer! The Timeless started it and Letshouer perfected it. Both very good brands for those who want to try out planars.

[@aceofspades6667]

Love planar wars… in a few short years they have come so far.

[@thomastoccupe9406]

Letshuoer is the planar king, no doubt ! By the way, cant wait the full review of the Deuce, my arms are itching bro. Keep up the good work 👊

[@scottcolquitt8049]

Thanks for the video! Dad gang 🤙

[@PhillipFuller]

Planar reviews and your planar wars is the whole reason I stubbled upon you. I am right there with you that the S08 is the best for the money to my ears. I still love the weight and feel of the S12’s but the sound of the 8’s is just better for me.

[@m_yy_m]

Great video! I own the PR2 and Stellaris. Have been very tempted to upgrade but so far have stuck with them. They take EQ very well...

[@taketwo6352]

Been wanting to try this planar timbre

[@pawebielak8402]

Wow!. NoName Simgot planar - nice!

[@sharanm5622]

I had the Timeless, sold it for its discomfort. My go to set has been the Letshuoer S12 for a very long time. I love it and its the most comfortable set in my collection.

[@JohnXuandou]

For me Letshuoer won out of the gate with the S12, but the S08 is an incredible addition to the family. They really put in the work with their planar tech and it shows. With the 08, 12, and 15, no one does it better truly.

[@UFO-Audio]

I totally agree on the headroom aspect. Ear fatigue totally kills the listening experience.

[@KINGPOOLFC]

I got my 1st planar iem a few months back, the (Artti T10) and the sound to me is just wonderful....I believe that planar drivers in iem's are the future, as the sound to my ears is unparalleled in terms of clarity, and the bass is so fast, but punchy...I have fallen in love with the planar sound for sure.

[@cheyamil]

The Planar Wars Saga continues.

[@ofern321]

The 08 looks like a good deal.

[@7ArchEnemy7]

Still happy with my Timeless!

[@utdiscreet9529]

thanks for this. i always try to compare (maybe too much)

[@hgantic13]

S08 still looking like it'll be the first planar IEM I try out

[@azae1866]

Yoo Planer Wars is Back!!

[@muhammadali.8170]

I think driver progression has plateau'd with the release of MP145, S08 and S12. They're so good that nothings really an improvement unless it's at least 2x the price. S08 is a personal favourite of mines as they managed to make a planar driver sound mellow which is a feat in and of itself. This gets me thinking what we got in store for next year seeing how good IEMs have gotten already

[@90enemies]

In your opinion is the Heyday worth it as a first Planar

[@muhammadali.8170]

@@90enemies Heyday is pretty sweet, but I feel like S08 has the qualities that made Heyday so popular when it released some time last year. Still a good purchase, but I'd see myself grabbing the S08 over it

[@90enemies]

@@muhammadali.8170 Thank you for replying back brother, but I ended getting the S12 Limited Anniversary Edition

[@muhammadali.8170]

@@90enemies excellent choice fam. Hope you enjoy em🔥

[@90enemies]

@@muhammadali.8170 Btw how informed are you on Dongles? Have you heard of the new AUNE Yuki SE? Are they any good compared to the original Yuki and other Dongles

[@FunFiEmpire]

Congrats to Letshueor! S08 for the win

[@ChrystianGualberto]

The lesson is: tonality is always the most important thing in a set

[@SahilSiraj]

I think S08 is one of the best vfm options that has released recently

[@Tsukasa941]

I still use my S08 as my daily, great video man

[@DragonDreamZero]

Great video, currently thinking of getting the S08 at some point just being patient

[@trevorluff8449]

Amazon Australia has the Letshuoer S08 on sale for $120.69, could not resist. 😅

[@Ducbloke]

I actually really like the Heyday. I Paired it with the Moondrop DSP Free cable and it’s my go to for conference calls on my laptop. I tuned it with the DSP cable and it plays back Music really well. I’ve tried other Planars and they’re good, but I’m a big fan of what’s happening with tribrids

[@relaxmike9149]

Justice for Artti T10

[@peytonbauer2941]

the only planar i’ve ever had is the timeless and i’ve enjoyed it

[@erickstephenfloresoliva3627]

There is no point, imo, on having multiple sets using the same drivers but changing the sound profile just a little. I have in my collection a bassy, balanced, warm, and trebly sets, and all of them are different in terms of sound profile and tech. My point here is that if you already have an S12, for instance, and you like it, then why not try out a BA set? Or a planar plus DD?

[@joecp05]

It’s crazy how the nicehck f1 pro gets overlooked by almost everybody. S12 like tuning with great build quality and great cables ,smooth treble and cheaper too

[@tylerfrench4996]

The point about headroom resonances a lot with me. I used to like a more energetic treble but have found myself leaning more towards a meta like tuning so I am able to crank it up if I feel like it.