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Why I'm going to CanJam Socal

Hi Everyone!
I had a mediocre experience at THE Show, but I'm still going to CanJam. I'm seriously hoping I can listen in more ideal situations.

I'm looking for IEM's or sealed cans this time. In the past some of the best sound I've heard from cans have come from:
  • Pono (yeah, long gone)
  • Woo Audio
  • Hifiman
I am seriously on the fence about Audeze. They do not do it for me. I'm also looking to finally replace my Shure E4s, possibly with Fiio FH5s.

What are your thoughts??
erik_squires
frolly
4 posts
 
For $300 I really like my Massdrop Plus with a balanced cable. Pretty good isolation and comfort too. https://drop.com/buy/massdrop-plus-universal-iemsFor similar money some people like the Fiio FH5 or FA7 but I wasn't impressed by their sound although I like and have their Q5 dac/amp. BGVP DM6, Moondrop Kanas Pro, Tanchjim Oxygen always come up in sub $300 IEM discussions. If you can find a used Ibasso IT04 I've heard good things.
frolly
4 posts
 
The only headphones I own are the closed back Mackie MC-250 which are a good value at $99. Under $300 are Audio Technica ATH-MX50, Beyerdynamic DT770, Meze 99 Neo/Classic
wildfoxinn
69 posts
 
The highest rated IEMs in the $350 and under range at least according to Head-Fi’s big review threads seem to be the Periodic Audio Be and the Etymotic ER4XR. If you are open to open-backs, then iSine 10/20 are very well reviewed.
frolly
4 posts
 
The MD Plus is considered a more "fun" and bassier version of the ER4XR. Haven't heard much about the PA Be on Head-Fi, SBAF, etc. and lower ranked on crinacle's IEM ranking list FWIWhttps://crinacle.com/ranking-list/
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b_limo
2,274 posts
 
I’m no expert whenit comes to headphones but I do have a pair of periodic audio be iem’s.  I also have a drogonfly red dac and jitterbug... the dac/jitterbug/attachment is a pita though as far as how big and unruly the combo is.

I listened to a bunch of different headphones at can jam rmaf 3 years ago and felt like the periodic audio be’s were the best for the $. Dan, the owner, is an awesome guy and has great customer service.  If you have any warranty issues he’s great to work with.

Zreviews on you tube is probably a good source for iem info.

if I were you, I’d probably just find out whats the best iem’s at or below $100, plug them into your phone, stream tidal and be done with it.  I’ve tried to get into listening to a nice headphone setup at work and it never worked out for me; work was always too distracting!
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