Try and get a variety set of tips to see what you prefer. Double flange tips are nice too

A pair of KZs that cost the same fit better and sound the same

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32949339547.html <:pepesmug:589101277879992339>

This kinda shit is why western companies are either dropping prices or dying

What if you miss out on a smoking deal on some absurdly overdesigned toy

I just ordered something like that and it's recommending this one specific toy over and over but it doesn't look horrible at first glance so I'm not concerned

BrainletExpress

Looks like my V-Modas are kicking the bucket, and I'm about done with buying $350 headphones from them the moment my previous pair goes out of their "great" warranty. Yall got recs on higher-end over-ear headphones? I need them to be compatible with a 3.5mm cable.

Also: strongly prefer closed-back

What's the sound profile on those?

nvm they have a graph on the product page

Anything better than that though? I don't care about budget, really.

2 pin > mmcx in my experience

My Peacock P1 are 2-pin and that connector works flawlessly. My little sisters had some KZ earphones and their connectors worked fine as well

You shouldn't be unplugging them very often regardless of connector type

Out-chinking the chinese is based

Fixed cable is an easy way to lose the entire pair of headphones if your cable goes bad

Learned that the hard way with RHA t20

If you're out and about during the day but using wired headphones, the cable is likely to take damage from numerous sources as time goes on.

Aw shit, here we go again

I'll let you know in a month

Yeah aliexpress has no part in a charge back, it is solely between you and your financial institution

Based, willing to put off your money just to fuck the seller 👌

@Aqualiteking Naturehike is high quality chink but not high quality enough to have warranties

I'd rather just get two products from other companies for the same price

Sleeping bags should be easy to do down to like 20F or maybe -5C. For anything colder I think you should stick with real brand names

Any time you rely on chinks for health and safety you're probably making a mistake

Why

Just sounds like an easy way to get a shittily made bag

My $300 military bag isn't as good as my $65 civilian bag

Sleeping bags are no fucking joke dude

You will fucking die if you go out in the cold with a shit bag

Leather is not a particularly strong insulator and you ain't getting a fur sleeping bag for less than a good synthetic one

I was talking about sleeping bags bruh

Leather bags whatever

Won't last long and probably have shit storage capabilities but who cares

Chinese leatherwork is cheap as shit

But you wanted a large capacity bag @androidcrawler ?

For what purpose?

If backpacking, leather is a big nono because of shitty weight ratio and poor weight distribution

I know

Doing what

No

What exactly do you need a 50kg bag for

The fuck are you carrying on your back that weighs 50kg

The only thing that is really gonna hold that kind of weight without fucking up your back or falling apart is a proper military rucksack

Not chink

The kind you pay up for

10-13kg anything can do that

Weak frame if any

If you're going to put anything heavy in there it's going to be worn via the shoulder sling

And don't do that it's shitty

Look when you go hiking you want to minimize weight

But have a pack with high volume to store your shit

Good tents and sleeping bags occupy the same space but with less weight

Bags are designed with this in mind

Weight-bearing packs either have really tough internal frames or external frames

If you don't actually need to carry 50kg then don't plan on it

If you want a super strong pack look into high grade western rucksacks

Or old alice packs on ebay

You can get giant and reliable us army rucks for like $70 on ebay

Not assault packs - ones like this https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F303131785103

Or similar designs

I'm US Army, I know what we have. Other countries have these or their own variants.

But like honestly

If you walk around with that huge thing without needing to

You're gonna look like a tool

So just get a normal backpack if all you need to carry is 15kg

I have my ruck, my regular backpack, and a chink hiking pack on the way

Ruck easily usable for hiking but expensive if I lose or break it

Probably not at the $30 it goes for now

I'd say yes, by multiple companies, at $50

Not sure if these are 100% the same as the real one from V-Moda but that one has been surprisingly high quality and durable.

Never buy bose

Overpriced garbage unless you're going for noise cancelation or niche uses

Just get any pair of regular IEMs and get a bluetooth wireless cable for them

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33033832728.html This is very similar to the model I have

Bad for csg

Good move overall

>people on csg are shilling their tin t2s they bought on aliexpress

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32963567306.html

It's not even bass quality

Like holy shit stop shilling it has good mids and highs but the bass is trash tier

Even regular lows are weak

At this point even KZ has better offerings. They were king a year ago but now there are so many other options

It is absolute shit tier

@Marlen https://youtu.be/794zGnV_ne8

I like this dude and his channel because calls out other reviewers as shills and has autistically good hearing and ability to detect problems

He also tries out (with his own money) way more than the standard tin t2 and KZ shit

Like pretty sure he was the first westerner to even hear about the peacock p1 at the bottom right and those are now my favorite IEMs I've ever owned

Yep, probably

In general I rec KZ or tin t2 in the sub-$50 price range, but the t2 are far from the magic that people here shill them as

They're better than a $20 set of KZs but worse than a $50 set of KZ which makes them about right at 30-35

Alright my Urbanfun TS1 finally came in

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32815973404.html

First thing I noticed is that they are REALLY flimsy. Absolutely zero effort taken to make these things sturdy. Thin plastic, kinda rickety, but that's OK because they won't be leaving my desk area.

Second thing I noticed is that they are super quiet. My computer sound card barely gives em enough power but I'm planning on getting a USB amp anyway. Most phones will NOT have enough power for these headphones. LG V30 was fine but only when almost maxed out (which I've never had to do before)

HOWEVER - all that really matters is sound. And they sound damn good. Curiously sharp on the bass while being warm everywhere else - almost the polar opposite of my Peacock P1, which are currently my all-time favorite. But it's a nice sound. Bass and lows are elevated and mids are recessed - a v-shaped sound profile, but perhaps not as extreme as my three prior pairs of V-Moda headphones, which these are replacing.

As for comfort, they're comfortable. Simple as that. They should be really comfortable for small heads/ears as well as large ones. Part of that is due to their super lightweight (flimsy) construction, but also because the padding is pretty nice on them.

I'm going to give them a few days of listening before I post to <#491172628917256192> but I had high expectations for these and they are currently meeting them.