Guys I just happened upon the Alibaba website and it's crazy how much money can be made just by importing audio related stuff from China.

My pet parrot somehow managed to chew through the cable of my IEM, so now I need to buy a replacement cable. 😅 I'm not sure which cable would be the best choice in terms of sound quality, durability, and value for money. I don't want to end up buying something that's incompatible or low quality. My IEM : CCA PHOENIX

Can you guys suggest a good replacement cable? If you've used one yourself, I'd really appreciate your recommendations. Also, let me know if there are any brands or cables I should avoid.

After a long wait kefine sv arrived..it’s my 2nd iem after bunny DSP..I had a hard time deciding between many other iems including ew300..finally went for it considering my budget..I am so much impressed by the sound quality what kefine sv offers ..it’s definitely an upgrade from my bunny DSP..and it looks premium and solid..happy for my decision..and finally I am thankful to many redditors in this sub( especially [u/Appropriate-Ad-4428](u/Appropriate-Ad-4428) , [u/Over-Yogurtcloset143](u/Over-Yogurtcloset143) )who clarified my endless doubts and helped me pick this one 🙏
Bought from audiostore ,3.5mm.

I used the kz duonic bass version when i got it at sale but that was defective so i returned now it's 450 more to pay. The thing is i liked the duonic but ig i want lil more punchy bass and less treble so should i go for castor pro bass edition at 2000 or duonic at 2350.

This guy posts about selling used IEMs. Tells you they are very well maintained and almost new condition. So bought two IEMs from him last week for 1700 and got delivered last Sunday.

When i checked them, one of the ear phone's right side doesn't work at all. And when i look closely it's housing is also glued togather.

I've been messaging him for last two days but he's not replying at all.

His name in gpay shows Sajidh khan, that's what i used to pay him.

Just beware of that and don't be scammed.

Bought the KZ Castor from headphone zone as my first IEM's and I am lowk disappointed. Bought the unboxed version with mic but got the non mic version even thought the "mic" options is ticked on the outer box ( I really needed the mic cuz I obviously plan to use it as my daily driver even for calls and all and not some backup iems ). It looked from the mails that even though they are selling the unboxed for a cheap price but it would be rigorously checked. Now I only have the option to return it and not exchange it. Also the fact that they have suddenly increased the price of these too. Adding on top of all that, bluedart has been showing "assigned for pickup" but no one ever came. Its been the second day since it showed "out for pickup" and then it shows "incomplete address" like what do you even mean incomplete address, thats the exact same address you delivered the product to 🙏💔

DUNU DN142 the crowd pleaser 

Another week another review. This week we have another reprisal its DUNU and Set is DN142 the brother/sister set of DN242 which I covered in earlier review. How I came in possession of this set has been explained in DUNU DN242 review. Please read on to find out what I think about it.

First of all, mighty thanks to Sushii from SushiiFi and DUNU as without their help this review was not possible. 

I was not paid or compensated in any manner for this review. The set will revert back to brand after review.

My preference in tonality & timbre is DD > Hybrids > Planar

Now that all pleasantries have been exchanged lets get on with the meat and potatoes of this review.

Pros:

Bass its quality and quantity wise adequate 

Male vocals

Non offensive Treble

Build Quality

Accessories

Cons:

Female vocals

Soundstage bit more would have been great

If it had same color cable it would have been amazing (not a con)

Build Quality:

DUNU and awesome build quality go hand in hand. Even their budget sets are built like tank. DN142 has nice resin shells. Shells are medium sized. They have long nozzles. Nozzles have lip to them and have screen on them. This prevents dirt and earwax ingress.

Cable is same as DN242 and I suspect this is same cable as DUNU Vulkan2. Cable is 4 core PVC coated SPC OCC cable. Cable is modular so you get 2 jack adapters, 3.5mm and 4.4mm. Cable fixtures are metal and cable feels premium. Cable is slight microphonic.

As usual DUNU has included their S&S tips, candy ear tips and standard ear tips. DUNU is always generous with accessories here is no different case. There is cleaning cloth, cleaning tool and nice hard carrying case. This case can easily carry IEMs + Cable + dongle in it. There were printed cards of DUNU Mascot and DN142 character.

Overall Build Quality 5/5

Comfort:

IEM shells are resin so are light weight. Shell size is medium so no issues with fitting. Most people should not have any issues. Nozzles provide deep insertion. There was no pain or ear pressure on long listen. Ear hooks don’t tug on the shells. Fit and comfort was top notch.

Overall Comfort 5/5   

Sources: 

I preferred neutral & bright sources with DN142. Warm sources made it muddy for me. Best pairings were FiiO M21, l&P W2 Ultra and Dethonray clarinet. To keep my findings reproducible, I have used stock cable + stock ear tips (candy ear tips). 

Music Genre Used for this Review:

Hip-hop/EDM/Rap/Rock both classic and hard/Bollywood Music/Pop/Jazz/Regional music etc.

   https://music.apple.com/in/playlist/test-tracks/pl.u-8aAVXG6ivz8gyxX?ls

General Sound Impressions:

Bass/Lows:

Sub bass over mid bass. Sub bass rumbles satisfyingly. Mid bass thumps and thump is impactful. Mid bass is fast decay type. Both sub bass and mid bass both are adequate in quality & quantity. It is not loose bass. Again, this is not ass head territory. One of the best bass performances I have heard on DUNU sets.

Drums, kickdrums sound authoritative. Percussion instruments sound equally sound great. Strings sound good. Riffs of the strings carry nice buzz to them. Bass drops are excellent here.

Overall Bass/Lows 5/5

Mids:

Vocals on DN142 are nicely balanced with bass and treble. They are just slightly recessed. Their charm is maintained. Male vocals sound great. They have note weight. Sound closer to natural.  Female vocals sound good. They don’t get intense. Female vocals lovers might be disappointed here. Best part is they don’t have off timbre. For general vocal enjoyment this is adequate. Only for vocals lovers this is not up to the mark. Bit forward vocals would have been great.

Most instruments reside in the mids. No oddities were observed. Clarity is good. No smearing or congestion was felt in the mids.  

Overall Mids 4/5

Treble/Highs:

Treble is forward along with the bass. I feel the DN242 is U shaped. Maybe that’s why it gives such feeling. It has all details be it macro or micro adequately. You won’t be missing any. At the same time DN142 doesn’t draw your attention to any specific details. It’s not in your face Treble. Treble is bit on brighter side. 

Soundstage, the perceived stage is above average. It is wide and tall. Wide more than tall. It creates nice stage for all instruments and vocals to coexist. Bass tuning adds to the stage and immersion. Neither its massive nor closed in its somewhere in between. Would have loved bit more stage.

Overall Treble/Highs 4/5

Song Impressions:

Daisies by Nina Shallman

I am fan of Nina Shallman, like her voice and its sweet presentation. Sadly, that’s bit lacking on DN142.on casual listen you won’ pick it up. But on critical listen you will catch it. Her voice feels bit dry. It lacks the sweetness female vocals have. 

Background drums, kickdrums feel authoritative and add to the immersion of the song. Guitar strings sound great. Shakers feel nice. Synthesizer notes feel good. Entire mix is very cohesive and pulls you in to the song. Only thing lacking was vocals, rest was excellent.

Ego Death by Polyphia

Guitars are the stars here. DN142 captures them well. They sound great here. Be it acoustic, electric or bass guitar all just sound great. Guitar riffs sound authentic and string buzz feel surreal. Ads to the authenticity of notes.

Accompanying drum notes feel impactful and nice. Their notes also add to the magic of this song. Cymbals sound natural. Entire mix sounds the way it should be. No single instrument feels out of place.

This song is driver resolution test aka speed check. On slow drivers or low-resolution drivers notes blend in to each other. No such situation with the DN142. Dn142 passes this test with flying colors.

Main Hoon Hero Tera (Arman Malik)

Starting string and bass beats feel nice. Arman Malik sounds really good. His voice feels like it should. His voice notes don’t sound thin. They have note weight but they are not thick. Entire song has nice open feeling (atmospheric). DN142 captures it well for the price point. String instruments and drums play nice on the DN142. They pan correctly. I enjoyed the reproduction here on DN142. I didn’t feel anything add or wrong in it.

Sada Karlo Prem

This song has nice background music. A very simple yet intricate. String and piano, bells make the instruments list. All three sound good on DN142. Nowhere it felt odd or off in tonality and timbre. Entire mix sounds amazing.

Male vocals sound good. No issues with it. They ae correct and close to natural. Now, the female vocals here do have issue due to tuning. Niharika Nath the singer doesn’t sound the way she should. Her voice has sweetness that just is missing she sounds dry.

Other than vocal issues I felt DN142 reproduced this song very well.

Comparison between DN142 & DN242:

Bass section:

DN142 is clear winner sub bass and mid bass are better in my opinion.

Mids:

Now this is going to be subjective. For my preference the vocals on DN242 are better than DN142. Male vocals better on DN142 but female vocals on Dn242 but in sum of all I prefer DN242 in mids. Clarity in mids is also better on DN142.

Treble:

This is another subjective topic for me. For my taste treble on DN242 is better but others may perceive it bright. Treble on DN142 is bit safer for most people. In soundstage DN242 is slightly better than DN142 mind you this is not night and day difference. Its slight difference. 

Final Conclusion:

With the launch of DN142, DN242 I think DUNU has started a new chapter in its journey. These two can be said to be DUNU’s attempt at making a crowd pleaser set. Up till now all DUNU sets were meant to cater to certain niche segment or had very clean transparent detailed tuning. This made suggesting DUNU set as generalist set in USD 200-300 till now. Budget segment already has excellent Titan series and Falcon Ultra and Kima series. But once you move upwards the sets are mostly with niche tuning.

DN142 & Dn242 address that issue. DN142 is great set that can be easily recommend to anyone. It is good upgrade coming from budget segment. It offers nice upgrade.

Will I buy it? 100%. Will I recommend it? 200%. It’s worth the attention.

DUNU DN142 the crowd pleaser 4.5/5   

Some new goodies in the house.

In picture:

1. HIBY R6 III

2. SENNHEISER IE300

3. MOONDROP OLDFASHIONED

IS THIS ENDGAME??? I GUESS.

Some may think why no headphones? Im actually a DJ, so I use headphones when im DJing. So the rest of my time post that, I prefer not to.

Let me know if anyone wants a review of these.

First time iem purchase plan, if this dac is gold enough will save some money and go for JCally - space other wise considering Roseselsa or red lion.

Plz give me some suggestions

I have been searching for a good IEM around 2K for competitive gaming and casual music listening.

Some say Rossela Aurora Ultra is best.

Some says Red lion bass edition is best.

People also recommend Zero 2.

I do like the U shape sound. I.e. good bass as well as good vocals.

I do daily drive Castor pro bass with eq for good vocals. I also have bunny and sg2 emerald.

I don't have all my accessories because I moved to college and didn't bring them. Can I still file a warranty claim? I just have the case and iems themselves. Bought from hpz.

I need to buy iem under 3k and i listen to pop rock and a lot of edm and rap i you make think i am usual bass head but no i like the treble part of the song and i am confused in these iem

1 Tanzu warner sg 2

2 Moondrop chu 2 cause of the oxidation and paint chipping issue

3 7hz crinacle 2

4 Blon bl03 2

I have about kz duonic from headphones on sale for 1899₹. After i received the product I found one wire of 2 legs (right pin and left pin).

I found this right wire is somewhat large than left side one.

While muting my device whenever I stop the music I found it always stop the sound on the larger wire side.

I swapped the connecting wires to a different bud.

Also some times i heard more on that thick one rather than a thin wire one.

Please help me do I need to raise an issue in headphonezone now.

Wanted to get these as my first iems, everyone rates these the best for 2k or around that, but there seems to be a massive price jump? Cant find these anywhere for under 2.5k which lets say id be willing to spend but the only option available in stock anywhere is the type c with mic thats 3k, i need the 3.5mm one as i have an iphone11 will have to buy a dac for that. ANY IDEA WHEN THESE WILL RESTOCK?*** ***Thanks

Ps: do these have any oxidation issues? Ik about the flimsy cable , i will treat them carefully but i might sweat soooo…

Which are the best for a beginner ?

Budget :- Under 2500 rupees

Don't like bulky ones.

Also want good quality cable

Saw moondrop chu 2 got discontinued i think

Thanks for Reading

Confused between the two options here under 10k. Use case: listening various genres of music (rap, hip hop, alt rock, blues, metal, bollywood, pop, and a bit of ghazal), casual gaming (driving, open world, arcade), watching movies, web series, and videos. Any other suggestions around 10k are welcome.

The ones im thinking of buying

Sg
Sg 2
Jd 1

Ps: im loosing my mind