SIMGOT EA500LM Review & Comparison

[@FATfreq]

I really hope simgot releases more multi drive iem with this new generation dynamic driver.. hype is not fake so it's really good iem (ea500lm)

[@donglemadness]

They already did, Simgot EM2 Roltion released 2 years ago is still my fave among all SIMGOTs. A dual Hybrid IEM

[@rwalton6096]

Thx Andy! Sounds like another wicked good set from Simgot. Also, I enjoyed your vid from travels to Japan! Hope you're enjoying the new gear. ❤

[@donglemadness]

Thanks! I am having a blast here. Japan is an audiophile heaven surely 😂

[@Stylianos.]

Nice review as always Andy !!!

[@donglemadness]

Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers

[@nailedit05]

Thanks Andy, I'm addicted to your reviews 😄

[@donglemadness]

My pleasure. And thanks!

[@giiieeexd]

Thanks for the review. I am considering getting this as my first simgot iem.

[@donglemadness]

Good choice! 😃

[@gwine9087]

I really enjoy your reviews and have bought a DAC and a pair of IEMs based on them.

[@donglemadness]

Thank you😁 enjoy your music!

[@syedrehanfida]

Thank you for a great review as always!

[@donglemadness]

My pleasure :D

[@PeterPalDesign]

Great review. Keep up the good work. Thanks for the tip on the foam ear tips.

[@donglemadness]

My pleasure

[@fiddlix]

Great review Andy. I have the OG and LM. Your review is spot on. Kudos.

[@donglemadness]

Thanks man, Simgot is killing it 😎

[@AndrewYouTubeUK]

Excellent review. I got the ea500lm and love them. A really enjoyable listen.

[@donglemadness]

Enjoy!

[@boyseverino528]

I tried the ea500lm with the silver and black rings.. i added another black ring to it with dunu s&s tips. With hiby fc6 set to NOS.. it sounds perfect.

[@ColinHopperRevival]

Nice review, enjoying my ones.

[@donglemadness]

Right on!

[@FATfreq]

Most hyped one 👍👍

[@kazumasatou6124]

I just woke up and this is the first thing i watched, thanks for the review! Would you say the ea1000 is worth it if i have ea500 and ea500lm

[@donglemadness]

Thanks, EA1000 is worth it if you are pushing for a bit more of extensions and resolution in the Treble region and technicalities

[@user-lo9dh6nu9r]

Padu my sifu👍

[@donglemadness]

Tqtq

[@aero2312]

i found your channel after looking for dongle dacs and i could believe how i missed this gem of a channel! Keep up the good work

[@donglemadness]

Thank you. Always a pleasure. Cheers

[@royalco2]

Good review. Next tanchjim origin

[@donglemadness]

Thanks, if I can get one yes of course I would love to review Origin

[@user-or1ql3hj8k]

I got the OG EA500 and the EA500LM is on the way. 😊 BTW, the OG 500 only got 2pair of nozzles. It miss the golden nozzles of ea1000 and ea500LM

[@donglemadness]

Enjoy your SIMGOTs!

[@choydeliverer7162]

Thanks for the review Andy. What genres of music does this ea500lm are good at?

[@donglemadness]

EA500LM seems to be very versatile, any genre I threw at it, they sounded at home

[@luisfernandes4732]

Hi Andy, thanks for all the reviews and precious info about this hobby. Simple question/advice. Colorfly CDA M1P or EPZ TP30 (or other) to pair with the EA500LM. I have ibasso DC03 Pro, but I would like to upgrade to a better realistic/analogic tone/sound. Thanks.

[@donglemadness]

My pleasure 😊. If you are looking for rich sounding dongle with natural/analog timbre, then between M1P and TP30 I would say very close, both of them are pleasantly organic and smooth. The key factor you need to decide now, TP30 is outright "warmer" sounding versus M1P, and offer a bit more of air with edge decays, M1P on the other hand, offer denser texture and crispness to the decay dispersal. So you decide which one appeal to you most. I hope this helps.

[@luisfernandes4732]

@@donglemadness I think I need both 😂 Thanks.

[@Mykeoguns]

Awesome review sir. How is it compared to the highly resolving bqeyz wind?

[@donglemadness]

Thanks, and please no sir. Just Andy. BQEYZ Wind is on another segment altogether. WIND is more resolved with overall resolution/imaging and crisper too, on top of that WIND offer Bone Conduction so that you will feel the bass responses on top of hearing it

[@Mykeoguns]

@@donglemadness 500LM is a pass for me. I will continue to save up for wind instead. Thanks for the response.

[@s0und3rr0r]

Hey there Andy! I recently saw that FiiO has released the new KA17 and i'm looking forward for your review to take a decision on it. When will you discuss about that?

[@donglemadness]

I am on travel now and I hope when I return to Malaysia next week I would be able to get a KA17 for me to test and review. Stay tuned!

[@s0und3rr0r]

Awesome! I'm looking forward to that.

[@akash5180]

Great video! How are these compared to Tangzu Fudu, they're same priced.

[@donglemadness]

Thanks!. Unfortunately I haven't tried Fudu so I would not be able to compare them

[@faisalfirdausiinn4708]

i heard some claim saying one of the EA500LM weaknesses lies in layering/sense of depth(not positioning) especially when used in competitive gaming. i wonder if the weakness mentioned will not be the case for casual/immersive gaming. Would appreciate your thoughts on it.

[@donglemadness]

And I tend to agree with that, while it is holographic enough, it is not very sharp with imaging depth. For competitive gaming better use something like CVJ Assassin

[@faisalfirdausiinn4708]

@@donglemadness (putting the mic aside and price difference) Would you still go for CVJ Assassin over TruthEar Hexa?

[@mishiro6170]

Is this still worth getting if you already have the OG EA500? (considering I also modded my ea500 with mesh sponge filters)

[@donglemadness]

As an existing EA500 user, and on top of it you already modded it, no it will not really be an upgrade, the OG EA500 was already amazing, this EA500LM is more for the continuation of the EA500 series replacing the og

[@aarvpaul8242]

i am using red zero , should i upgrade it to 500lm or save up and buy tanchjim ORIGIN or flacon ultra

[@donglemadness]

I would say go all the way to Origin if you have the provision to spend money on it

[@Fear_BFG]

ughhh deciding which to buy, i have fiio ka11 to pair with, 500LM or em6l? 😭 using it for both gaming (FPS) and apple music

[@donglemadness]

For FPS gaming I would suggest better EM6L, being a Hybrid multi drivers , EM6L offers a crisper imaging and spatial staging

[@brendonqueiroz3703]

Hello, I would like to know in your opinion up to 20 dollars which is the best dongle overall? And what would be the best dongle under 20 dollars using a Conexant chip? Thank you for the attention!

[@donglemadness]

For $20 you are limited to KZ AM01, JCally JM6 Pro or MEIZU Lifeme. Push it a bit more and you can get EPZ TP20 which is under $45 if you can find a deal, and TP20 is on another level compared to AM01, JM6 Pro or Lifeme

[@brendonqueiroz3703]

@@donglemadness Thank you a lot!

[@ryder9739]

Need your help. I just bought EW200 and found the treble to be a bit soft and tame, not extended enough. The bass also sounds weak and light. Will the EA500LM be better than the EW200 in these aspects? Thanks

[@donglemadness]

If you feel EW200 not extended enough or weak as you said it, then EA500LM will be even muted for you. I have heard some people said EW200 is bright so you can imagine the polarity here. I think what you need is something bold sounding, like ND X12

[@ryder9739]

@@donglemadness thanks for the quick response. Will investigate the ND X12.

[@ari-athbadminton0301]

Check your cable maybe there is an issue there.

[@faisalfirdausiinn4708]

i couldn't imagine you said EW200 being soft/tame on Treble region. Not to mention BASS is weak/light. That is far from i heard. i would literally say it is one of the best IEMs in my collection surpassing KZ PR1 Pro, PR2, CCA Rhapsody, Castor (bass), KZ ZSN Pro X, Salnotes Zero, Moondrop Chu 2, Tangzu Wan'Er, TPZ Q1 Pro. The only other IEM i would put on par with EW200 is TRN Conch.

[@Nordi1_0745]

Hello Andy can Tanchjim Zero be better (as from your excel sheet) from SIMGOT? Thank you!

[@donglemadness]

The rating is heavily influenced subjectively to my taste and preferences, and I am utterly biased loving the Tanchjim ZERO, As such I personally rated it sky high. But if you ask someone else, they would say Tanchjim ZERO is garbage. To answer your question, considering my extreme bias for Tanchjim ZERO, yes it is better than any SIMGOTs or any other IEMs for that matter except when compared against Final Audio A5000, Hidizs MP145 or SIVGA Nightingale

[@Nordi1_0745]

@@donglemadness Thanks you Andy! You are great! Do you think should I proceed for Colorfly M1P dac or should I wait your review about Fiio KA17 and maybe Akliam PD5 which seems to has the same AKG chip but seems to be lighter. Thanks for all!

[@donglemadness]

@@Nordi1_0745 I can't speak for something I haven't tested myself. So the only perspective I have now is that M1P is one excellent dongle to buy. I really have no idea about KA17

[@antoniskretsis3410]

@@donglemadnessI am wondering about what would be a step up from Tanchjim Zero? We need to keep the speedish driver, the lovely treble, improve on layering and details and maybe improve a bit the bass (I would not mind a little more of

[@thaophuongvu]

Are the EA500LM & EM6L similar in tuning? they're both strong base? Which one do u think offer better sound quality, or does it depend on the music genre?

[@donglemadness]

EA500LM is tuned conservatively to be more neutral and EM6L is a bit more colored and bassy. So EA500LM is a bit more transparent and EM6L a bit more enhanced sounding. If you like big Bass then EM6L perhaps will suit you better. EA500LM suited for music that require neutral and accurate tonal presentation, EM6L is more suited for electronic music, rock/metal and pop

[@thaophuongvu]

@@donglemadness thanks for your advice, very helpful. Then I think I buy both to best experiment different genres. EA500LM for jazz, blues, pop ballad, acoustic. EM6L for pop, dance, hip-hop, rock, daff funk. Now I guess what's left is something that is very transparent, detail, musical, wide stage, warm enough for classical. These shall be in consideration: EA200, EA1000 fermat, Tanchjim Origin, Binary Acoustic Chopin. Which one do u suggest among those ones? U reckon I'm going the right direction? I'm pretty new to IEM.

[@donglemadness]

@@thaophuongvu Transparent, detailed and neutral, your options would be Tanchjim Origin or EA1000

[@thaophuongvu]

@@donglemadness since the price difference among these 2 are big, not sure if it's worthy to jump up to Tanchjim Origin? Is the quality worth to pay such big price difference? Also will those ones offer great soundstage for classical/ orchestra?

[@quyendao5070]

Hi Andy, SIMGOT EA500LM and Fiio FD11 which would you choose under 100$!

[@donglemadness]

FD11 is like half the price of EA500LM. Between the two of them, admittedly EA500LM offer improved resolution and crisper imaging, but the overall smoothness and air, FD11 to me does it a bit better than EA500LM

[@quyendao5070]

Ty andy! Can you recommend for me some iems under 100$ good for immersive casual gaming.

[@donglemadness]

@@quyendao5070 CVJ Assassin is perfect for all type of gaming, from FPS to immersion, check my review video on it

[@foxyyy4u]

so what nozzle do you personally prefer? :)

[@donglemadness]

Me? I personally use the thickest nozzle as it sounded more natural for the type of music I listens to. But these nozzles are meant to give the users the flexibility to tune according to what sounds good to their ears and their music, so the actual nozzle that you like may differ from what I like

[@Manxxz.]

if ea500lm is matched with 4.4 balanced, how does it sound? is it better technically and soundstage?

[@donglemadness]

It depends on what DAC you connect it to. So on the likes of DC04Pro or BTR15 4.4mm BAL, yes the soundstage and channel separation are slightly improved

[@Manxxz.]

@@donglemadness have you tried fiio ka17? how does it compare to dc04 pro and btr15?

[@donglemadness]

@@Manxxz. No I don't have KA17 yet so I don't know

[@colddish]

I match it with CVJ VS400 4.4mm. The detail and resolution improves, also sounds a little warmer.

[@msd1611]

Can you add a microphone to these for zoom calls?

[@donglemadness]

Yes you can, just get a 2 pin cable with inline MIC and you have a MIC capable EA500LM

[@msd1611]

​@@donglemadness would the Tripowin Zombur or Tripowin Grace 0.78mm 2 pin cable work?

[@donglemadness]

@@msd1611 Yes

[@markevinlagsac3252]

is it worth if i have simgot ea500 and TE nova?

[@donglemadness]

If you already have EA500 then you don't have to worry you missing anything

[@markevinlagsac3252]

@@donglemadness thanks

[@adnansamiayon573]

It is blind buy option but I have to think about it

[@donglemadness]

Not really a blind buy, it is a very good set and not because I said so, because it seems those who have it also said the same thing

[@adnansamiayon573]

@@donglemadness I have similar like u that's why I said that

[@Tealc2323]

3 Tuning Nozzles?! Mine came with 2. lol

[@cliffordchan.]

Are you counting the ones already in the IEM’s?

[@donglemadness]

The 3rd one is already attached to the IEMs, lol

[@cliffordchan.]

@@donglemadness 🤣🤣🤣

[@beepover]

I have 9 DAP players. I have about 20 Chifi IEMS including OG Monarch, OG Clairvoyance, OG Oracle. I have EA500 and the LM,. both connected to most of my DAP's are silibant. Luckly they play nice with my Shanling H5. Timmy from Gizaudio nailed it, the treble is not a natural sound which is part of its allure I guess. To me, they just missed the mark on the treble. Theres so many ways to make the treble be great without silibance. The EA500 is a close soundstage and can seem congested compared to the LM. The LM soundstage is a bit further out to showcase its excellent depth and resoultion. It is a better driver but it is not as musical as the EA500. All said and done, its about the Music and I would Say the EA500 is better.

[@DarenLee]

Mahal lah. Heheheh

[@donglemadness]

Hahaha. Still very reasonable considering the quality it offers

[@LTS25623]

How would you compare this with rose technics star city 5 pro ? Which one to buy ?

[@donglemadness]

If you check my Star City 5 Pro comparison section, I mentioned the differences with EA500LM. SC5P is more technical and open sounding, they are very closely matched, EA500LM a bit more musical