Wanting to replace my awesome Bose Soundsport wired but it seems nothing with a similar form factor exists…
E1 Sadly no comment seems to recommend something based on the soundsport form factor
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I use cheap 10 dollar Pioneer buds. They sit in my ear better than more expensive models.
KZ ZST
that form factor doesn’t look that comfortable. Do they stay in your ears…?
I have the KZ ZS10 Pros, and they stay in my ear great. The KZ earplugs come with different connectors, and I got the standard 2-pin ones so I could choose the wires I want (I like braided cables).
I didn’t find them comfortable at all, but some people clearly do.
I was really, really unhappy with my KZ ZST. They did sound good for the price, but they did not hold up at all and I found them uncomfortable for extended use.
That’s interesting. I’ve had the opposite experience. Been wearing them for like 7 years. They’re the only buds I can wear literally all day long and even forget they’re there. I did replace the tips with comply foam ones though.
In my case, It was the shape of the enclosure that caused me discomfort, not the tips. I have tried pretty much all of the meme IEMs, most of them didn’t work well for me, but I can still say that they sounded quite good for the price. Comfort is king when it comes any sort of headphone for me though. I usually prefer larger over ear headphones except when I am traveling. Right not my Etymotics are my go to IEMs.
What is a “meme IEM”?
There was a string of IEMs, almost all of them Chinese brands like KZT, that were all lauded as “sounds better than $500 IEMs, only cost $10!!!” that were way over hyped for a while. And I bought many/most of them because they were so cheap and then usually gave them away because they were not the magic thing the hype insisted.
I mean I’m not an “audiophile” and I found these to be a good combination of inexpensive, comfortable, and decent sound.
But I also haven’t owned 1000 pairs of headphones so maybe I’m missing out.
As I said, they sounded decent, very decent for the price, I just found them uncomfortable. Headphones don’t need to be expensive to be good.
I absolutely love the Apple 3.5mm wired earpods. I have several spare for when apple decides it’s bored of them and stops supply.
That’s what I’m using currently! Don’t stay in the ear as nice as sounds port but definitely decent :)
Audio Technica make some really small and comfortable ones that sound good.
SoundMAGIC E10
Great sound quality and cheap
Btw head-fi.org for good headphone recommendations, forum is great.
Veclan monk
What’s your budget?
hmmm, if the form factor is right I’d say 100-300$
IEMs are great imo. I have moondrop starfield and bc of the detach I can have both cable and BT adapter depending on my need. They sound amazing and come with filter replacement and different cushions. I’ve had them for abt 5 years and they still rock. There’s a website where you can check the sound profile of different ones and I love the clear neutral style of moondrop. MDrop Blessing looks good and that’s probably my goal if I have to eventually replace them.
Kiwi Ears Astral
The cheapest ones. Go to Temu, sort by price, and get the second cheapest one.
