I don't have any issues with "headphone hair" because u know...

Unrelated to my marriage, could you also do a video on why audio gear is a better investment than a college fund or retirement savings? Please and thanks.

I think it would be interesting to see a video talking about when diminishing returns hit for both iems and headphones, and at what price points headphones start to supercede iems and for what reasons.

2:10 clearly the best feature that IEMs have over headphones

I live in a warm climate...IEMs are way better than headphone ear muffs! All my headphones have been collecting dust since I got in to CHI FI. Even during our very mild winter its been IEMs. Always enjoy your videos, Thanks!

i watched that video in its entirety and i learned a lot from it. I am an IEM guy, and i when i first saw the title, instead of feeling offended, i thought "ok, let's hear what he has to say...". And i thought you made very good and valid points because it was all based on factual stuff such as the structure of the human ear. But also, when you got to the part where you started discussing the advantages of IEMs over on-ears, i'm like "cool". In a hobby that is mostly subjective, i think people who have become too subjective(even to the point of being hyper-sensitive about it) and too "preferential", miss out and lose out on the few objective things of this hobby that they can really learn something from, which would actually help them enjoy this hobby more. Bottom-line is , IEMs and head-phones each have their own pros and cons, their own limitations, strengths and weaknesses, and whatnot. It's an objective fact. One just has to accept that and learn to appreciate IEMs and headphones for what they each can do; just appreciate each for what it is. It doesn't have to be a "Vs" all the time; it doesn't have to be a competition. It doesn't need to be. This hobby is about enjoying music, and not "This Vs. That". And instead of throwing hissy fits and temper tantrums, why don't we, the community, instead keep an eye and call out the brands who try to sell "snake-oil" products, and are just trying to screw the hobby community out of their hard earned money; this issue, which we have a good number of, with IEMs. Good videos, by the way, Andrew 👍 👍 i learned a lot from the first one, and enjoyed watching that; just as i did this one too.

As one person pointed out, in hot countries like mine, headphones are so inconvenient unless I have the AC on the whole day, which is too expensive in my country. The headband, ear pads peel off , and it just startd looking way too old way too soon. Iems look as good as new since 2 years since I've been using them.

I bit the bullet last year and bought some custom fit IEMs and I will never go back. I never liked IEMs because I could never get a consistent fit! But custom IEMs and a friggin revelation! The fit is almost always perfect and they sound sooooooooo good. Cannot recommend more!

GM ☕️❄️ They EACH bring something to the party 🎉 IEM’s are intrusive..not everyone likes ( or takes time to get used to them) Headphones are more “approachable..ease of and instinctual usability . As for sound ..IEM’s beat headphones. Good headphones cost more that IEM’s to match performance. Great video and honest take .

Could you make a list/ranking of your favourite IEMs like the one you already have for headphones?

You mention headphone hair, but left off that they trap heat. I got into IEMs when I lived in LA. For all day wear, you are nuts to do that with headphones in anything but cold weather. The value for entry level IEMs is insane.

I saw a few comments, and OMG... Some people genuinely don't watch a video, immediately comment, and then probably leave as well. What are they there for? Getting up votes, in a need of approval kinda way? Anyway... Recently I've become more of an IEM person simply because I'm quite easily satisfied when they have a good tuning, and my preference is more towards imaging than sound stage. And since I'm neurodivergent, I realize that sound isolation helps far more for me than open backed headphones, in regards to sensitivity of overstimulation. At a cheaper price point too. Without getting any other sensory issues. Including when it comes to immersion. Since I can't filter sound, the less I hear outside noise, the more my mind shuts off and can focus entirely on the media at hand. The only true downside of iems, in my opinion is earwax management. And I call it management, as it's inevitable

I have still not found an IEM that I can wear for long listening periods but I don't have any comfort issue with my headphones.

This video nailed the biggest key point no on talks about. Headphone hair is real.

I'm mostly interested in staging, so iem's will never satisfy me, unfortunately. I will say that due to the tiny physical dimensions of iem drivers and their extremely low MMS.. it is not difficult to design the waveguides to have extremely low levels of higher order modes and the drivers themselves, to be extremely fast. The theoretical resolution of such tiny drivers is way above that of your average over ear driver. Excellent vid! as per usual😉. Thankyou dude xx

Thanks for the video. I am a total IEM noobie here and i did try an IEM which sounded far better than through my wireless bluetooth Bose headphones. I listen to music via my samsung galaxy note 9 mobile , using spotify to stream. Is there any advantage in buying a portable DAC to use in this set up please ? thanks in anticipation.

I really love the Hexa's tuning i might consider getting another pair

How about a Resolve / Super Review collab on a product called the Chimearian which has an over ear headphone for the right ear and an IEM the left? In a year or so they could release the Chimearian SE with would have the respective ears reversed. 🙂

My Hexa arrive tomorrow after weeks of watching videos and researching. Thanks to you and others I feel I have made an informed decision and will experience little to no buyer's remorse.

What about the Chopin? How does it sound?

Yeah, it's great to have at least 1 pair of each because both iems and headphones have their advantages. Also, tell DMS I'll bake him cookies if we get that 490 review soon

Which headphones use electrical filter for bass shelf?

My right ear canal has never been able to be fitted so that it doesn't lose the seal...custom made IEM fitment is too expensive and after an hour or two IEM's are uncomfortable for me.

I own a pair of meze audio Advar and I prefer them over any headphone. Incredible

I want to know your take on denon d7200 please

What’s the best IEMs for highly competitive gaming?

I would like to know about soundstage and imaging with IEMs. I imagine everything sounds way more intimate and narrow, but I could be wrong. Interested in trying IEMs at some point. I play lots of games, so I wonder if they'd work well. I also listen to lots of music. Knowing they can be more detailed than even the best headphones is pretty exciting.

Aune AR5000 review when ?

I would wear IEMs only if I have to, never because I want to. Also, I own the Audeze Maxwell (wifi/BT closeback planar magnetic) and they are great as a complete package, not just great sound.

After I saw your first video … I absolutely knew there would be blow back! The truth is IEMS are becoming real contenders, no way around it.

Some of my issues are likely specific to me because of sensory issues and an abnormally large head, but DCA headphones are basically the only headphones I have found to be comfortable for long periods of time. That's not necessarily a problem, but they all use leather pads and they definitely get warm over time. You'd think IEMs would be a perfect choice then, and I do like my IE300s, but I find the process of inserting an IEM annoying and they always seem to be slipping out. That plus I hate how I can really hear myself breathe when wearing IEMs, the cable on my ear gets uncomfortable over time, and at least with the IE300s the way they are ported leads to specifically irritating outside sounds leaking through. I may try some others, but the first two issues don't leave me a lot of hope.

I was wondering for a while, what microphone he's using?

Just spent 2 x 2 hour visits to E-earphones in Tokyo! Listened tovevey IEM they had there. In my opinion, The fitup of the ear tips is paramount to the Sound of an iem given its state of tuning! What I heard at e-earphones tell me that IEM price does not equate to better sound . Some IEMs were 300,000 yen to 600,000 yen and some 150000 yen iems bettered the more expensive iems Preferetial tuning appeal to different people .. reviews are only good as guidance!! U hv to test drive the iem personally to know its Sound

Truthear hexa or Simgot EA500 LM?

Whats the best iem under 100€ with a balanced frequency response?

Maintenance is also a thing. Good headphones' earpads, headband foam, etc. are a lot more costlier and don't last as long as for example good silicon eartips. (foams is a different story though). imo right now iems are the way to go. Chifi has so many very good options and the value is becoming increasingly good. Maybe soon headphones will follow as there are more brands (chifi) coming into the game like Moondrop, Fiio, etc. but right now iems rule. The other side of the coin is that the problem is really where to start and what to choose. There are so many of them, and so many being launched at a ridiculous pace... Maybe just wait for sales season (there are a lot) and go for the one that offers the better value at that point.

I sweat a lot and just can't wear headphones at all. So iems it is, also portability of the items is a big reason.

"[IEMs] even have cartoon children on the boxes." Amazing, truly incredible.

My biggest problem with iems is the sound stage and sound accuracy esp in video games. Footsteps sound terrible compared to headsets. Can't pinpoint exactly where they are. Only time i use iems is if i listen to music and if i have to switch back and forth for gaming audio to music audio i might as well just get better headsets. I've only used moondrops and shure for iems if you got any to recommend but I'm probably not going to get my hopes up.

Ayyyy! You made the other side of the coin! 🤟🤟

I personally like the isolation of IEMs as most good headphones are open back.

I think the different between IEMs and Headphone depend on the price bracket. you can get $20 IEMs that sound amazing out of the box, you can't do that with headphone. even at $200 most Headphone would be 'alright' rather than 'amazing'. so when you really put your money for sound quality IEMs are budget friendly option, also easy to drive so you don't have to spend another $300~500 on a system just some dongle or Fiio BTR5 is good enough.

When's Delta airline earbuds are god tier?

You won't find any hair on me Andrew, none on my head 🤣. Yeah I'm more on IEM use for the points you make, more refined sound at lower prices, etc. The most for me is that in my house we need to keep the noise down for the kids to study, and since I have no hair, in winter I wear a beanie so IEMs are a natural tool for listening under these conditions, besides their being extremely portable for when I take a walk or exercise.

I love IEM and speaker. I kinda find it hard to find a good budget headphone(bad frequency response, bad sound, bad build quality, uncomfortable after 1 hour++). But i can find very good budget IEM and speaker which is worth it price.

I am no part of any HD600 cult, but despite them being *relatively* affordable, I find that even good dynamic driver IEMs cannot match its sound-not talking graphs, but the way it sounds outmatches many of our very good sounding IEMs. Even much pricier ones. So better measurements are possible at a lower budget, but not necessarily a better ultimate sound (not being contrarian, I think the gentleman would agree.) However, IEMs have their own "headsound" I also enjoy-and I have plenty of both. I do not mind BA or planar timbre at all, but they all do sound different, so I feel the old dynamic driver headphone can still be amazing even if more cumbersome/less portable. In short, many ways to enjoy one's music. Not one must be better than the other. No offense intended.

Both videos super controversial titles, but super informative content 👍

You missed that headphones can overheat your ears, and with wired headphones you have to deal with a heavier cable or two. You have a much thinner/lighter single cable with IEMs or no cable with Bluetooth IEMs.

Honestly i agree with this, i bought an expensive sony headphones previously and it aounded good but when a tried entry level iem 1/8 of its price, it sounded better 😢

2:09 You jest, but I do appreciate when, for a change, a personal amusement device has at least some more individuality than a box of nails. I may agree that their designs could be less superficial, and more actually thematic and thought-out (anthropomorphic mascots are a massive genre in itself), but... child steps, child steps.

You were the chosen one! It was said that you would destroy the sith, not join them!

I like headphones on gaming for fps it has better imanging and soundstage I can pinpoint much easier

If my budget is unlimited i would go for headphones, but sadly i dont have that 😢 so iem is the way to go

I think we all know what I’m about to comment… Meteor the GOAT fr fr no cap ong

I am not a IEM user but will assume that they are superior with artificial head recordings,(because we only want pinnae once) and over ear headphones are superior superior with other types of recordings. Greetings from Denmark

Tune my IEMs??? Crazyyyyyy

So just to get this straight… no fistfight with Super Review at CanJam?

april fool video idea. Present that you will now do measurment of headphones with different wigs.

Wow, my experience is exactly the opposite. My experience with IEM is constantly messing with the fit and if lucky 10% of the time it finally sounds right and then I get interrupted and have to take them out. My headphones sound amazing 100% of the time.

iems itch my ear after 20 minutes, this has been a problem for the past year with different sets. The rubber thingies are never perfect and they make my ear sweat and itch.

I have yet to find an iem that fits my ears ... so big nope :/

Still trying to solve the comfort issue. I can rarely wear an iem for more than 20 or 30 minutes without it becoming extremely uncomfortable.

Headphone hair is actually "the" reason I decided to try out IEMs and stick with them.

Don't worry guys, we still got cartoon children waifus on the box with Moondrop's headphones

Dude...!!! I hate to be the one who tells you, but... the last thing you need to worry about is 'headphone hair'...!!! I enjoyed both of your headephones vs. IEMs reviews...!!! I will stick to my personal mantra - Headphones for home... IEMs for 'on the move'...

One more point: I don't wear headphones during summer times because it's so hot here that, when I finish listening, both pads will be drenched with sweat.

IEMs in the warmer 6 months, headphones in the colder 6 months. That's my rule.

And headphones can get hot. Wearing headphones in the Queensland heat and humidity just gives you a sweaty head and ear infections.

Oh man! You caved to super asterisk reviews reaction video so quickly 😂 Click bait fight! Click bait fight! Click bait fight!

This is a response to "super review video"

I’ve never yet found any iem that is comfortable, doesn’t have annoying microphonic cables and - most annoying of all - hearing my heartbeat all the time.

Can't beat floor monitors

7:06 Simgot EM6L

For absolute sound quality and affordability , usd $1k buys you almost endgame or satisfying IEMs, for headphones you may have to spend $1.5k to $2 k plus for endgame headphones , of coarse there are more expensive ones that in general not most people would spend on i.e. $5k-$50k............Thank You.

did watch the other professor

Personally speaking regardless of the tips etc I can never get a good fit and they always hurt my ears.... Oh well

The tension between headphones and IEMs is the audio materialist’s dilemma.

ChiFi, i like them

Nowadays IEMs have advantage of bigger market choice

are you guys deleting messages? If so let me know so I don't waste my time on this channel trying to have a discussion. I never used any links or foul language.

With IEMs i found that finding the right tips was key. I use IEMs away from home due to portability and comfort. When home i use Maxwell audeze ultraviolet with wicked cooling pads, love them.

Im fully switching to iem from my hd 800S

Not only headphone hair, headphones can also change people’s head shape lol

5. you have no idea how far comfortable IEM is than headphones in tropical climate, it's significantly hotter while you're using headphones without AC

not just headphone hair but headphone dent, ive seen those pictures of streamers with a dent in their head lmao edit after finishing video: i literally bought the hexas last week as my first iem and the last part boosted my confidence in my purchase between it and the zero red

The way in which you use objective and subjective is kinda odd

"They even have cartoon children on the boxes!" 😂

I wonder how many people will have a bone to pick with the phrase "cartoon children" 🤔

Why bother? Buy both!

Honestly Im okay with speaker 😅😅😅

Can't stand things stuck in my ear.

purely sound wise. i think that headphones have the edge over iems, to the extent in which ive tried IEMs which is not a whole lot, i do notice this underlying 'IEM timbre' thats not quite right, its a dry or dull plasticky sort of timbre to me ive also noticed that some iems struggle with busy or complicated tracks as well - which is not my preference, im personally very timbre pilled so i go for headphones. I also think that the market for iems is doing exactly what it did for headphones a while ago. you have a bunch of headphones coming out and eventually it settles and theres still strong, clearly good headphones still relavent today, such as my beloved hd600s. over time the headphone market slowed down after reaching a level of quality we can get with our technology (hehe that kinda rhymed). iem are curently having their boom before they plateau and inevitably reach their base level of quality. which i think wont exactly surpass headphones, at least not for a really long time, and by then we will probably have brain implants for audio XD at least from my research theres not really a 'hd600' of IEMs yet, some say dt200 but its practically irrelevant since its been discontinued. no iem i know of does what hd600s do, and maybe there never will be. it seems like most of the 'endgame' worthy iems like storm, metor, crimson, helios etc are all 500-5000 dollars and still dont seem capable enough to be able to compete with the same price bracket of headphones in pure sound. i will say though that i havent tried these iems so im going off of speculation. but to add to my speculation it seems like if you want an 'hd600 level' iem it seems you have to pay more than an hd600 to aquire it. not that im saying i want my iems to be an hd600 since im sure someone will just say 'if you like hd600 so much use it' (i do), but as explained in this video theres benefits to iems, but i want the sound offerred by headphones. mainly timbre, the little bit of spaciousness they do have, and so on. there is no best of both worlds. what makes iems convincing is price to performance and use case. they're often easier to use/more versatile but sometimes thats not always needed, and if someone is looking for the best sound and dont need the most portable, small form factor thing, then iems look more like a bottleneck to me.

The real dealbreaker for me with IEMs is earwax buildup. It's #$%&ing disgusting, and there's really no way around it.

"cartoon children" lol

I didn't watch the other video due to the title.

IEMs are cheaper to make, which is why they are also more expensive than the most expensive headphone.

Lmao I just came across the video by SuperReview, watched for about a minute and clicked away. As someone who do own premium headphones and IEMs, and also demoed some flagship IEMs in headphone shops, I totally agree to your previous video on IEMs being objectively worse.

This is a provocative and controversial topic. Whilst IEMs have an edge as far as convenience and sound isolation is concerned, it is laughable to say that they are better than over ear headphones as there is no IEM that can provide the imaging and soundstage that a headphone can. Period.

Yup, people have lost all ability to take in objective and nuanced discussions, and will react after reading a video title they don't like 😂

She’s not a child, she’s a thousand years old! 🤓🤡