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i have been using steelseries arctis 7 for a while now and want to move to inear headphones for streaming, look for best wired and best wireless earbuds, there so many out there i am looking for a good prices and best sound from 0 to 150 price point ( uk pounds), if they have a mic that is fine but not needed,

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1 hour ago, FriendlyAF said:

i have been using steelseries arctis 7 for a while now and want to move to inear headphones for streaming, look for best wired and best wireless earbuds, there so many out there i am looking for a good prices and best sound from 0 to 150 price point ( uk pounds), if they have a mic that is fine but not needed,

Past a certain point headphones and earbuds become preference based but the KZ ES4s are very good earbuds especially for roughly 20. Samson SR850s are good open back headphones in that price range.

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1 hour ago, FriendlyAF said:

i have been using steelseries arctis 7 for a while now and want to move to inear headphones for streaming, look for best wired and best wireless earbuds, there so many out there i am looking for a good prices and best sound from 0 to 150 price point ( uk pounds), if they have a mic that is fine but not needed,

Sennheiser HD 560S.

 

Check Fresh Reviews and his recommendations. If you want IEM-s, then the Simgot Supermix 4 or the Simgot EM6L fit the price.

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I use a pair of Jabra Elite 65e. They're comfy, and they sound pretty good with music and chat. The Mic is decent on it, too. 

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wireless would be better but need to be able to hold charge for over 5 hrs, so ones that can wired and wireless would be nice, but if it better to be wired then i go with that, i am tired of ear sweet and being hot with a headset tbh, is why i want to move away from headset for streaming, as i am under hot lights etc

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I was recommended Sennheiser PC36X's on this very forum. Best pair I've owned to date. Best mic I've had as well. RTINGS Review.

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4 minutes ago, FriendlyAF said:

^ i am looking to move away from headset

 

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So you mean you're looking for IEM's no headphones? 

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29 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

I'll double down on my recommendation for the KZs and their line then.  

Yeah no, KZ are one of the worst IEM makers out there, terrible reliability, bad sound and proprietary connectors so you can't even plug a KZ into a non-KZ cable

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11 minutes ago, Cocococo said:

Yeah no, KZ are one of the worst IEM makers out there, terrible reliability, bad sound and proprietary connectors so you can't even plug a KZ into a non-KZ cable

Are they? I've only heard good things about them from friends and the few audiophiles I watch. Like the KS4s just use a 3.5 don't they? 

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I'll also add that KZ are no good. Stay away from them.

Good thing there are many other options to choose, like these 2.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Linsoul-7Hz-Crinacle-Zero-Earphones/dp/B0CMZVZPCF/
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/7hz-x-crinacle-zero-2-iem-review.50534/

 

https://www.amazon.com/Moondrop-CHU-II-Performance-Interchangeable/dp/B0CB8HHS8V/
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/moondrop-chu-ii-iem-review.55179/

 

Yup, excellent IEMs are less than $40 nowadays and they sound significantly better than $200-$300 IEMs from back in my audiophile days in the early-mid-2010s. You don't need to spend more money unless you jump to $200+ IEMs with planar drivers.

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12 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

Are they? I've only heard good things about them from friends and the few audiophiles I watch. Like the KS4s just use a 3.5 don't they? 

He's referring to the termination point between the headphones and the cable.

KZ uses an annoying one which is frustrating because one of the best benefits of these new waves of IEMs is the ability to replace the cable.

If you want an analogy, Apple uses Lightning cables while everyone else uses USB-C.

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2 minutes ago, saintlouisbagels said:

He's referring to the termination point between the headphones and the cable.

KZ uses an annoying one which is frustrating because one of the best benefits of these new waves of IEMs is the ability to replace the cable.

If you want an analogy, Apple uses Lightning cables while everyone else uses USB-C.

Ah, gotcha. Been awhile since I looked into them so a shame to hear that.

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12 minutes ago, FriendlyAF said:

getting the best sound for gaming and hearing my friend in discord calls from what everyone is sending i am better using my yetti for mic, i am see so many still unsure what ones to get

@Cocococo and I gave you specific products that are objectively amazing.

 

Do your friends on Discord complain about hearing your keyboard or other surrounding noises with the Yeti? Because I would also recommend picking up a microphone arm and switching to a dynamic microphone like the Fifine AM8 if they are complaining.

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