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To those of you all that have multiple headphones/IEMs, curious as to your use cases for each? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by N64SmashBros@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community

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Fiio FA9: my most critical listening sessions and overall best sounding. Also one of my remaining wired headsets that make work calls sound fantastic. These rarely leave the house with the exception for work travel, no intention for mobile listening with these.
Sony WH-XM5: these are my go to for work travel/ out in public when I have a backpack to lug em around. The ANC and mic quality are 10/10. Sound out of the box was meh but after using the commonly used Reddit EQ, their sound is fantastic without any of the distortion. Never seen a set react to EQ so well without any distortion. Having great sound wirelessly has been a big QOL upgrade for me. Love having LDAC with high quality streaming.
Fidelio X1's: were my daily driver's for about 7 years until the FA9's. I now use them when the family is asleep, I click em into my BTR3 and connect to the TV, and get a cinematic experience. Their sound signature and soundstage make shows/movies/games MUCH more enjoyable when I cannot use the home theater setup. Otherwise, for music, they're a little too easy going, I prefer something on the warmer end of neutral. Lacks the texture and resolution of the FA9's.
Google Pixel Buds 2: These are my grab and go's, my daily beaters that integrate well with my pixel. Meh sound quality, decent call quality, sweat resistant. Most likely will upgrade to the WF-XM5's as their sound is becoming evident as a dramatic downgrade to my other sets

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[–] MiddleEmphasis6759@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Blon BL-03: My first IEMs, and my daily beaters for 3 years. Wore them everywhere while doing anything. Fun, bassy sound that I still enjoy to this day.

Etymotic ER2SE: My second pair, primarily used them for critical listening and for their isolation. Still the most “detailed” set I own imo.

Jabra Elite 7 Pro: Picked these up a little over a year ago. Primarily used for their convenience and ANC for exercise, though they sound pretty nice too and are probably my best or second best fitting set.

7Hz Zero: Bought these last year while they were getting hype as a budget killer. Nice, balanced sound, though they don’t see much use nowadays, as they don’t really beat any of my other sets in their respective niches.

AirPods Pro 2: Picked these up earlier this year after transitioning over to the Apple ecosystem. Great features, and probably the best or second best sound quality out of the sets I own. I use these the most nowadays because of how convenient and feature rich they are on top of their nice sound.