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Clickbaitllama t1_j0o1xbr wrote

Reply to comment by AsianAntwan in Friendship ended with Moondrop Chu by AmbitionForeign9940

Already happened with quarks dsp, tangzu wa'ner, and the hbb qkz

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geumja-ssi t1_j0ocok1 wrote

here to recommend tangzu wan'er at the most

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Clickbaitllama t1_j0pqaio wrote

the wa’ners are crazy. It’s hard to find a more natural sounding iem, even at much higher prices imo

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thisfigue8 t1_j1k1otw wrote

Thanks for the rec. Went down a huge rabbit hole and got some. 24 hours later and I'm in love.

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geumja-ssi t1_j1kr214 wrote

Enjoy, that’s my easiest top recommendation for the price so far

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thatcarolguy t1_j0o8uq5 wrote

I don't know anything about those other two but I'm glad somebody gets it. Salnotes Zero is just completely slaughtered by Quarks DSP.

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szymonhimself t1_j0q5xwx wrote

You are part of the problem.

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thatcarolguy t1_j0qj58b wrote

What problem?

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szymonhimself t1_j0qjmte wrote

Always hyping whatever new set comes out and acting as if the previous one is completely irrelevant.

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thatcarolguy t1_j0qk9aw wrote

False.

I hyped the Chu as the best at $20 (and just good at any price) because it was and I slagged off the Zero for being inferior.

Now I hype the Quarks DSP because it is better than the Chu. It doesn't mean the Chu is trash and you should throw it out. It does however mean that you shouldn't buy the Chu if you are just looking for the best sound for $20 and the USB-C connector works with your use case.

It also means that if you have the Chu already and want better sound and have $20 to spare and are ok with the USB-C connector then you should buy the Quarks as well.

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szymonhimself t1_j0qkxcj wrote

I'm not terminally online so I don't know who you are

Just saying "X is irrelevant because of Y" is rarely the case in audio

I have 7Hz Zero, Chu and OG Quarks.

OG Quarks is the best tuned, Zero has decent technicalities, and Chu is straight garbage.

That is my opinion though, you're entitled to having a different one. Just your previous comment really ground my gears lol.

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marsbars2345 t1_j0se19u wrote

You’re on Reddit so that first part is already false lol

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thatcarolguy t1_j0qlkx7 wrote

Then why accuse me of always hyping the new thing? For me the Zero was irrelevant on arrival and the Chu actually is irrelevant for someone who wants to buy the best $20 IEM today.

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szymonhimself t1_j0qvlgs wrote

Why is Chu irrelevant if you loved it so much?

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thatcarolguy t1_j0r79n8 wrote

Like I already said it's irrelevant in the sense that you shouldn't buy it if you are looking to spend $20 and get the best you can.

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Degru t1_j0qxkuu wrote

Hard disagree. Quarks DSP has better FR but almost no technical ability to speak of. And the DAC in it is super wonky and hisses .

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AsicResistor t1_j0rrei5 wrote

Can you show me the technical ability con in the FR?
The only con I can give the QDSP is the noisefloor if they could fix that it would be the perfect IEM for me.

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Degru t1_j0sla2z wrote

It doesn't show up in FR, that's the point. The detail and separation sucks, theres no dynamics or stage. The only people I see call it good are the ones who are already biased based on the measurements and don't have much listening skill.

Fwiw, the noise floor isn't the only problem with the DAC. There's some weird clock drift or buffer issue that makes it literally pitch shift up and down every few seconds, and it's very much measurable (and audible if you play a tone)

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GeologistUnfair t1_j0qbsle wrote

Yeah, I feel like there's a cycle of hyped up products and like the $80 price point, and the $20 price point at least once every quarter

These have a low enough entry point then people talk themselves into buying them even if they don't need them.

How many people do you think on the zero, the chu and the blon 03. Or the aria, the snow, the legacy 2.

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Nosapaw t1_j0o4puj wrote

would change the hbb qkz from that list and put the kiwi ears cadenza

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Degru t1_j0qxep6 wrote

>quarks dsp

lol that one's so disappointing. Poster child for "good FR =/= good".

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