$20 Budget IEM Comparison! (Moondrop CHU and Quarks!)

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2 Budget IEM's go head to head for the $20 space! Who will win?
CHU Here - amzn.to/3PKe6CP
Quarks Here - amzn.to/3OsiYf0
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@JoshuaValour 2 жыл бұрын

Lol, yo, the face I made at the very end. Wtf was that bahaha 🤣

@Softieissoft 2 жыл бұрын

🤤+🙄 lmfao thats like super weird

@toobskuiks116 2 жыл бұрын

Josh pin ur comment smh

@jerrylitch6519 2 жыл бұрын

Josh if you could do videos about best iems in every budget that would be really great like say $50 and you can do video on iem + smartphone Setup for people like me who just want to listen to good quality music

@MichaelSidneyTimpson 2 жыл бұрын

Why don’t you use the overear cable pads that come with the Chu?

@jaroslavfricek7772 2 жыл бұрын

You are just human and That’s appealing…😄😎

@thesonnytackettshow7949 Жыл бұрын

I switched the tips out to Comply series 500 foam isolating tips. The bass instantly improved and the foam tamed the high peak nicely.

@xlgoldfish Жыл бұрын

Just stumbled on this channel. Your channel's sound quality is out of the world! I'm definitely going for the quarks.

@ilpastor 2 жыл бұрын

I love reviews of good budget IEM made by someone that is used to high end stuff

@Wingedmagician 2 жыл бұрын

Hope this channel gets into the sub 100 best iems including some $50 stuff out now

@steveh.3370 Жыл бұрын

Excellent comparison, thanks. I may try the Quarks for podcasting.

@MiloTheFirst1 2 жыл бұрын

Thsi was great content as usual Josh! thanks for sharing your thoughts. by the way, have you considered trying the new Neuman NDH 30? are they on your radar at all?

@1337wafflezz 2 жыл бұрын

quarks have a very sennheiser-y sound presentation to them. it takes me more than a simple glance to point out any kind of substantial difference in the sound between the quarks and my hd650s

@omersword22 2 жыл бұрын

I am using ssr for 2 years and i am very happy to bought this iem. Because the game performance is very good. I am sitting on pc 8 hours in a day but this iem so comfortable. Moondrop is good iem manufacturer

@StartCodonUST 2 жыл бұрын

Everyone: "Just get both!" Josh: "Nah, get yourself something nice. $20 can get you a nice pizza."

@mikehoward9912 2 жыл бұрын

The next morning the pizza seems like a schitty deal. Sorry 😞. Audio geeks humor .

@static7985 2 жыл бұрын

@@mikehoward9912 ok

@kirkhamilton775 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Josh, I have a pair of the Diokos in hand, and pairs of the Z12s and Truthear x Crin Zeros on the way as well if you want to borrow any for a review. Love your channel and the honest reviews. We definitely dont like the same sound but i appreciate your input on everything i currently own - i watch your reviews beforehand or after already purchasing to see if you hear some of what i hear lol. My wife definitely finds my growing collection of headphones, IEMs and Dac/Amps worrysome at this point haha. Cheers to the hobby!

@RodrigoElGatoNegro Жыл бұрын

I madly love the Chus. I eq whenever I need a bit more bass.

@naseralshareef3026 2 жыл бұрын

hey there josh! awesome video! i recommended the Chu's to one of my friends as his first High quality IEMs and he loved it alot, also i really am thinking of getting the ikko OH10 and would appreciate it greatly if you ever made a video about it!

@cine-ish Жыл бұрын

Oh10 are honestly mediocre

@M1sterSuck 2 жыл бұрын

It's been really interesting watching the wound on your arm heal video by video

@toobskuiks116 2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@goobfilmcast4239 Жыл бұрын

I would love a pair of IEMs that fit...and I wish these did..... Despite trying a few other brands along with swapping out for custom tips, I can never get a good enough fit. Ultimately, I went with the (currently) $9.99 Venture Monk earbuds. They have little optional foam "booties" that keep them sitting snugly and securely without having to insert anything in my ear canal....and the sound quality?... for the price? .... they punch way above their weight..... excellent for music (and convenient for Audiobooks and podcasts), great separation, responsive highs and mids with enough bass to round out the sound.... at that price I now have 4 pairs floating around the house and bought a fews as gifts for friends and fam......

@pmdthewizard 2 жыл бұрын

How does the Moondrop SSR compared to these two it's slightly more expensive but it's fairly affordable, I never owned them would be cool to see a review of them from you.

@HobbyTalk 2 жыл бұрын

My Chu had seemingly no bass haha 😆 great video thoug. I have some quarts on the way to try out.

@R4K45H1_GAMING 2 жыл бұрын

The intro was awesome.

@reggiegallardo5312 Жыл бұрын

i like that roadbike at your back is that campagnolo wheelset?

@returningwhisper 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review, Josh. For podcasts, which one of these do you think would fare better?

@jstevo1349 2 жыл бұрын

quarks because of the mids make vocals sound more present

@thomasjackson3070 Жыл бұрын

What about listening country? Like marty :D

@jakefarmer 2 жыл бұрын

What I did was just got both ans used the extra spring tips on the quarks

@Smzxe Жыл бұрын

You should try CCA CRA or CCA CRA+ or Blon Bl03 And tell which one sounds best Chu or Blon Bl03 or CRA

@lantern054 2 жыл бұрын

Joshua, please consider reviewing xduoo link 2 bal dac🙂

@stevencen4076 Жыл бұрын

Do you have any recommendation earphone for ASMR ?

@BlueSpectre 2 жыл бұрын

I like it when you check out the lower end of things too 👍

@soulshinobi 2 жыл бұрын

Can you list the background tracks used in the description?

@janmark7458 2 жыл бұрын

hey man can you please review them sony hidden gems: sony mh1c, sony mh 750 and sony mh 755

@ziggy8757 2 жыл бұрын

are the tin t2 significantly better than the chus?

@jojoenathan 2 жыл бұрын

can u review cca cra next? they said its the best v shape in sub 20. compare it with blon and the like

@denji2329 2 жыл бұрын

^^^

@SebastianPerez-uo8is 2 жыл бұрын

I've heard people say that the Quarks cable is really sensitive , so it's not really recommended for people who want to use them as their work out IEM

@lexmaun69 Жыл бұрын

N0 its not, i forgot mine inside washing machine and it still works like new boi

@lexmaun69 Жыл бұрын

@@chidakashsugandhi3160 aww, thanks for clarification

@JustSomeBricks Жыл бұрын

I did the same with my arias and they still play sound, just not good sound. Looking to pick up the quarks dsp as a short term replacement as I save up again lol

@leonthesleepy Жыл бұрын

I couldnt stand the over ear design of the CHUs cable, so might check out the Quarks. Its a shame as i do like the Chu's sounds (even if it does sound a bit too harsh sometimes to me)

@ahumblerequest5222 2 жыл бұрын

Josh, Do you listen to Duster ?

@djdelarosa25 Жыл бұрын

Please review the 7HZ Salnotes Zero :)

@mikehoward9912 2 жыл бұрын

You da man. Nice way to start my day 🙂 I think that you were fairly safe calling them low risk (ha ha 😂). I've spilled martinis that cost more 😜 Thank you

@JB-hj5tp Жыл бұрын

Can we see what will be your endgame headphones/earphones, DAC?

@eddusii 2 жыл бұрын

How about Zex Pro CRN vs Blon03?

@mod4rchive 2 жыл бұрын

Make comparison with CCA CRA+. Those are supposed to be bassy

@glickstar1023 2 жыл бұрын

will u review the truthear x crinacle zero??

@jodiac 2 жыл бұрын

How come you’ve never reviewed kinera iems? They’re really great, I absolutely love the idun golden iems. Im also kinda surprised you never reviewed the Sivga SV021 those headphones made waves around the internet.

@tiktik1994 2 жыл бұрын

It's because SV021 (aka Robins) are excessively boomy, bloated and have an imbalanced sound signature in comparison to those in the same price bracket. They got waves because of great marketing and tie-ups with tech influencers, but great marketing is just that, it doesn't automatically infer great sound/quality.

@marlon.8051 2 жыл бұрын

those have terrible tuning

@rafidshahriarpranto588 2 жыл бұрын

Better than zex pro?

@justanotherpxrson 2 жыл бұрын

I still love my quarks, even while having better stuff.

@CreeperSkullDZ 2 жыл бұрын

same tbh

@Wilma5532 Жыл бұрын

Besides the sound quality, I like how they look and how insanely tiny they are

@katrinabrown2564 Жыл бұрын

@@Wilma5532 And you get a better seal.

@rhizomania7607 Жыл бұрын

I have been waiting for this perspective Joshua since most of your reviews are not really technical. Such that it sounds pedantic, too much for an "audiophile". I am glad how this affirms my budgef decisions lol especially one of my notable watches from you is how you covered the apple lightning dongle.

@afuyan 2 жыл бұрын

Me: bought CRA+ for 17$ (free shipment from KZ Indonesia's official store) and add a pair of medium size Springtips 4$ from a local store. 21$ complete with detachable cable and usable when you're listening songs or rain sound before sleep without being scared to broke the cable. I just don't understand the concept of broke one thing and you throw everything, why? I can't get the value of Chu beside the sound(?). Is the sound that mindbogglingly good?

@marlon.8051 2 жыл бұрын

yes the chu has amazing sound

@tommihommi1 2 жыл бұрын

with detachable cables, it has happened to me more than once that the connector made the case of the cheap IEM split open when mistreated in bed. Fixed cable iems have never had that happen.

@KornersquaredMike 2 жыл бұрын

Just picked the chu up last week and I was blown away. How are those 20 bucks!?

@primodal Жыл бұрын

Did you encounter any issue after a month of use?

@KornersquaredMike Жыл бұрын

@@primodal None so far, they have been doing great

@Yo-ow6kt Жыл бұрын

@@KornersquaredMike how's the bass?

@ifan9390 2 жыл бұрын

I think you need to do another video specifically for iem comparison at the same price..I prefer Moondrop Chu Vs CCA Cra+ Vs Tripowin lea Vs KZ EDA balanced.

@Yu-Fei-Hung Жыл бұрын

Due your diction, I use your videos to train my ear for english (not my first language)

@keithberrytv5425 2 жыл бұрын

I have the quarks and the aria

@jaroslavfricek7772 2 жыл бұрын

Blessing 2 midrange performance is godly…or godlike whatever 🙋‍♂️😁

@sharur6359 2 жыл бұрын

Woah. Backwards hat. Going to get crazy up in hurr.

@Aniki91PL Жыл бұрын

What about the buzz: 7Hz Salnotes Zero? :)

@pandassudsnshine4125 2 жыл бұрын

The chu is decent for IEM you find for games

@laxis96 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know you guys but with the Chus I feel like I'm listening to music through a high-pass filter... totally unlistenable to me. Quarks are a bit better on that front and I prefer them to the Chus. Anyway, just spend 10 more and get the BLON BL-03, fuller sound thanks to the bass (maybe a tad too much) and soundstage and detail are all there with good treble, so much so that I consider them on par with the Arias.

@VitorMach 2 жыл бұрын

Quarks looks like a good option for sleeping: lightweight, more relaxed sound signature, cheap.

@marlon.8051 2 жыл бұрын

i mean if you sleep with them the cable is gonna break rlly fast

@begula6763 2 жыл бұрын

noo don't use the quarks for workout lmaoo I accidentally slept with mine and I tore the cable also, the cables tend to get stiff when exposed to sweat and skin oil and stuff

@adinmn 2 жыл бұрын

How do U compare BL03's vs the Chu's..?!

@toobskuiks116 2 жыл бұрын

Chu wins

@giladkingsley 2 жыл бұрын

@@toobskuiks116 not sure about that, both are quite bad tbh

@adinmn 2 жыл бұрын

@@toobskuiks116 how..?!

@toobskuiks116 2 жыл бұрын

@@giladkingsley chu good, bl03 meh

@BaldBloke 11 ай бұрын

Top ten budget iems of 2023 ? 🙏

@BlueSpectre Жыл бұрын

Time to redo with the salnotes 7hz zero lol...

@FabFeline 2 жыл бұрын

Sound Isolation comparison?

@toobskuiks116 2 жыл бұрын

Chu probably isolates better

@Kuba-pw3so 2 жыл бұрын

@@toobskuiks116 No. The Quarks with original ear tips.

@giladkingsley 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kuba-pw3so chu isolates a lot

@eDrumsInANutshell 2 жыл бұрын

I like the JWST wallpaper on your screen. Ha. Nerd. I got here because I need an IEM for edrums. I now ordered the Moondrop Aria, I think that would be more fun together with the buttkicker. ... Yeah. I have here a KZ ZSN... I don't know. A 25$ model. But since yesterday I now that these are not as good as the hype suggests. I am really curious how that sounds tomorrow....wooow.I like the JWSP wallpaper on your screen. Ha. Nerd. I got here because I need an IEM for edrums. I now ordered the Moondrop Aria, I think that would be more fun together with the buttkicker. ... Yeah. I have here a KZ ZSN... I don't know. A 25$ model. But since yesterday I now that these are not as good as the hype suggests. I am really curious how that sounds tomorrow....wooow.

@milan425 Жыл бұрын

So, Manuel, do ya know a difference between yt scammer and irl one?

@Fawaiz- 2 жыл бұрын

Check The Ridiculous QKZ AK6 PLZ Sheesh they are only $3-$5

@giladkingsley 2 жыл бұрын

It's a terrible earphone though

@toobskuiks116 2 жыл бұрын

Not good iem

@somefish9147 Жыл бұрын

Horrible

@marcoferrari4285 Жыл бұрын

quarks + apple dac + auto equalization is the best iem in the world

@swagga2612 Жыл бұрын

what’s auto equalization? is that like something u can do on an app, idk im not familiar with iem’s yet

@jodiac 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha yeah no I wouldn’t buy any of these, simply because of the attached cable. For this price Id rather go for kbear or cca and get something that might sound worse, but has a detachable cable and thus is likely going to last me twice as long as one of these. Otherwise you can spend like 40$ for similarly great moon drop spaceship pulse iems, but with a detachable cable (idk for sure I don’t have any of these to actually compare).

@Fruggggg 2 жыл бұрын

get the cca cra they're way better than any kbear iem

@NightElveee 2 жыл бұрын

@@Fruggggg that's what I actually did..

@focusmusic2016 2 жыл бұрын

ARE THEY BETTER THAN AIRPOD PROS?

@beefgoulash8726 2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@RendyArdyansyah Жыл бұрын

Yup, much better.

@JeskidoYT 2 жыл бұрын

CCA RCA ones be crying :(

@toobskuiks116 2 жыл бұрын

Chu beats it tho

@giladkingsley 2 жыл бұрын

@@toobskuiks116 not if you like bass

@mrheru8627 2 жыл бұрын

nah i prefer CRA+ over Chu, i need that bodied and full low end freq.

@giladkingsley 2 жыл бұрын

Quarks have more bass though, no?

@chefsteve8381 2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@joefilter2923 2 жыл бұрын

Didn’t he say the opposite? Around just the 7-minute mark Chu “more” bass. After the 8:30 minute mark Chu “better” bass.

@giladkingsley 2 жыл бұрын

@@joefilter2923 that's why I commented, the graphs show the quarks have more bass, and in my own experience, the chu have very little bass

@chefsteve8381 2 жыл бұрын

@@giladkingsley i have both, that's the first thing i noticed how little the bass was with the chu, compared to the neutral quarks.

@itsMe_TheHerpes 9 ай бұрын

honest question : what is better, moondrop aria or sennheiser ie 200 ? and i heard someone say that the quarks are the best iem ever. does that mean it's better than the ie 200 ? i just want clarity of sound, to hear all things.

@nelsondog100 Жыл бұрын

Quarks have no bass to speak of. I guess I should’ve known better to expect good bass response from tiny drivers. The rest of the spectrum is satisfactory in my opinion.

@giladkingsley 2 жыл бұрын

How tf is the chu bloated in the midbass lol

@toobskuiks116 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah ikr

@AnoopTony 2 жыл бұрын

What happened to your arm?

@somefish9147 Жыл бұрын

Gains

@AIC_onyt Жыл бұрын

audio people: look for the perfect IEMs in all price ranges rappers/producers: "dont worry if the lyrics are bad, we just add M O R E B A S S and no one will find out" literally every song since 2015

@adeadcrab 2 жыл бұрын

this is not it

@HiFiInsider 2 жыл бұрын

gas station IEM price. lol...

@Cpmnk Жыл бұрын

The cable on the chus suck, sticky and fragile. I got them to replace the quarks i had and they only lasted 3 weeks and never left my desk. I went back to the quarks because of the cable.