My fav set out of my small collection is also Xenns Top, but your custom faceplate is sweet. For me the EPZ 530 M ear tips worked the best (same size as 7Hz ear tips).
Recommendations seem so honest, straitforward. For average southamerican consumer these models are quite expensive so yeah its impossible to spend so much in so many of them, in fact i have none of your recs. But I do have a Mangird Xenns up and oh man I love them so much for their sound but also for their beautiful shell. Later was able to find a very discounted Yanyin Canon that would make it as my number 2. And place 3 is recent aquisition the Thieaudio Hype. So my collection goes a couple tiers under but have me very happy so far. Just gotta pay attention to last rec, stop buying latest releases and start enjoying what i already have. Happy Holidays!
I am using Audiosense S400. I have a bunch of it. Using it on Mest 2 , it helps with drivee flexs. Used on Andro and Oxygen, it helps with short nozzle.
Decent top 10 not influenced by external rankings, reviews, opinions or sales, etc. My no.1 is the final audio a4000. It is only $150 but I am hooked on their sound and comfort. Top of my want list is the BGVP Phantom (metal) - $969 - 4 driver types including bone conduction. It sounds class leading.
So the Lancelot cable is what makes the Xenns Top your #1 on this list right? If using stock cable, what would the rank be? Also, do you mind sharing any favorites you have that include IEMs you have demoed?
Stock cable js totally unusable. Sounded weird, very weird. On stock, maybe it's not even on the list. Or if it's on other normal cable, maybe somewhere 5th or 6th. I will go with Andro more i guess. My favorite cable 1. Liquid Links Evua 2 - Monarch 2. Nostalgia Lancelot - Top 3. Liquid Links Conti - Mest2, Mahina 4. Qoa Rum - Oracle 5. Audio Genetic Venus S - Neo
@@jordanng5428 I thought cables don’t really impact the sound quality of iems? Do you think your stock version of the cable was broken? Asking because debating if I should update my Xenns Top stock cable (which I think is the upgraded cable since I bought it recently).
@@sujata994 cable matters alot.. haha.. all of my iem has swapped cable. But of course, cheaper cable won't make any difference. Try some exotic material, like Gold plated silver + Silver plated copper. Or like Palladium plated silver. The changes are night and day. Haha
@@jordanng5428 thanks for the response! :) do you have any recommendations on cables to use for the Xenns Top that aren’t super expensive like the Lancelot?
@@sujata994 Toxic Eddie 4w is a great alternative too. Or Nobunaga Vision. Lastly, maybe liquid link conti, but i find it toooo warm. I would say anything that can minimize bass presence, or control bass should be fine.
Had Campfire Andromeda 2020 since 2020 release, still amazing! Sucks its discontinued, true gem. I dont know about the emerald sea though seems off based on many reviews
finally wisdom words came out, don't be responsible for the money we have earned, spend it with parent, love one is no 2 or 3 or 10. what shop are u looking for oki?
@@jordanng5428hope when i'm there i can visit u there, the only audio store i go to is jaben and that one day before lunar new year at 2019 got my self dx120, hope when visiting sg again i have more extra time to visiting sg audio stores. I'm from Indonesia btw.
Neko is very warm.. too warm to my liking. Might need to pair with a proper silver cable i guess. But Neo price is not too far away IF THERE IS PROMO. I still will go with Neo. If i were to praise about the neko. The shell is stunningly good looking and uber comfortable to wear. Female vocal is forward and sweet with okayish detail retrieval. And good headroom to improve with cable roll.
Can you share a link to the cable you mentioned for the UM MEST MK2? I already bought the modular Kinera ACE 2.0 cable (which hasn't arrived yet) but I'm still interested.
I very much enjoy your reviews! Jordan, if you don't mind me asking, where in the world are you right now? I ask because as someone from South America it has been difficult to import IEM through the most common channels and I was wondering on how to order through Taobao.
@@jordanng5428 Thanks! Yeah, I used to order a lot from AliExpress but just to give you context, my country has set a new tax law for some sites, one of them being AliExpress and to make it short, if an IEM costs more than 50 dollars, we have to pay about 92% taxes... So yeah, too much. So I am looking into buying from other places, like HiFiGo, ShenzenAudio, Linsoul and other places.
I owned or still have all the mentioned IEMs from this video except the neo and mahina. Even when taking subjective tonal preference and sound perception into consideration, his ranking list is highly questionable.
No one will rank it same even if others have the exact same collection. I guess alot of ppl will rank the monarch first, or mest 2 first. But i really not using that two as much. Haha.. it is a heavily biased list. 👍
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Happy new year to you too Jordan Thank you for your channel...👍❤️✌️☀️
Happy new year bro 😜
My fav set out of my small collection is also Xenns Top, but your custom faceplate is sweet. For me the EPZ 530 M ear tips worked the best (same size as 7Hz ear tips).
Very good video, I thoroughly enjoyed it, thanks for sharing！🤜🤜🤜
Thanks for support as always. 😎
Recommendations seem so honest, straitforward. For average southamerican consumer these models are quite expensive so yeah its impossible to spend so much in so many of them, in fact i have none of your recs. But I do have a Mangird Xenns up and oh man I love them so much for their sound but also for their beautiful shell. Later was able to find a very discounted Yanyin Canon that would make it as my number 2. And place 3 is recent aquisition the Thieaudio Hype. So my collection goes a couple tiers under but have me very happy so far. Just gotta pay attention to last rec, stop buying latest releases and start enjoying what i already have. Happy Holidays!
Still enjoying my Tea 2's! I may grab a pair of Tops sometime down the road
I agree this is a refreshing personal list. Tuning is very important cause it fits your music genre and listening preference!
One of my favourites this year is the Kinera Celest Phoenix Call.
Seen alot of people using that in my shop.. seems really good.. but k havent tried it. Maybe i should ask one of them to lend me try.. hahaha
@@jordanng5428 you should definitely give it a try, thanks for your reply!
I love my Xenns Top! btw which eartips do you use for the Top?
I am using Audiosense S400. I have a bunch of it. Using it on Mest 2 , it helps with drivee flexs. Used on Andro and Oxygen, it helps with short nozzle.
Great video and nice collection. Like what you said it is really a rabbit hole, got to have some self-control sometimes haha.
Haha.. Diminishing return after certain price too.. i think i will be stopping for now.. haha
Decent top 10 not influenced by external rankings, reviews, opinions or sales, etc. My no.1 is the final audio a4000. It is only $150 but I am hooked on their sound and comfort. Top of my want list is the BGVP Phantom (metal) - $969 - 4 driver types including bone conduction. It sounds class leading.
So the Lancelot cable is what makes the Xenns Top your #1 on this list right? If using stock cable, what would the rank be?
Also, do you mind sharing any favorites you have that include IEMs you have demoed?
Stock cable js totally unusable. Sounded weird, very weird. On stock, maybe it's not even on the list. Or if it's on other normal cable, maybe somewhere 5th or 6th. I will go with Andro more i guess.
My favorite cable
1. Liquid Links Evua 2 - Monarch
2. Nostalgia Lancelot - Top
3. Liquid Links Conti - Mest2, Mahina
4. Qoa Rum - Oracle
5. Audio Genetic Venus S - Neo
@@jordanng5428 I thought cables don’t really impact the sound quality of iems? Do you think your stock version of the cable was broken? Asking because debating if I should update my Xenns Top stock cable (which I think is the upgraded cable since I bought it recently).
@@sujata994 cable matters alot.. haha.. all of my iem has swapped cable. But of course, cheaper cable won't make any difference. Try some exotic material, like Gold plated silver + Silver plated copper. Or like Palladium plated silver. The changes are night and day. Haha
@@jordanng5428 thanks for the response! :) do you have any recommendations on cables to use for the Xenns Top that aren’t super expensive like the Lancelot?
@@sujata994 Toxic Eddie 4w is a great alternative too. Or Nobunaga Vision. Lastly, maybe liquid link conti, but i find it toooo warm. I would say anything that can minimize bass presence, or control bass should be fine.
Had Campfire Andromeda 2020 since 2020 release, still amazing! Sucks its discontinued, true gem. I dont know about the emerald sea though seems off based on many reviews
Emerald sea is ultra bassy.. became a normal iem, which lost the tuning advantage of Andro.
Take good care of your Andro bro.. haha
finally wisdom words came out, don't be responsible for the money we have earned, spend it with parent, love one is no 2 or 3 or 10. what shop are u looking for oki?
Working at Zepplin and co in Singapore.. haha
@@jordanng5428hope when i'm there i can visit u there, the only audio store i go to is jaben and that one day before lunar new year at 2019 got my self dx120, hope when visiting sg again i have more extra time to visiting sg audio stores. I'm from Indonesia btw.
Great list! Would you say the Seeaudio Neko is good for a similar sound of the Neo? I found a used one at a good price
Neko is very warm.. too warm to my liking. Might need to pair with a proper silver cable i guess. But Neo price is not too far away IF THERE IS PROMO. I still will go with Neo.
If i were to praise about the neko. The shell is stunningly good looking and uber comfortable to wear. Female vocal is forward and sweet with okayish detail retrieval. And good headroom to improve with cable roll.
You said it well...spend more with the family 😁
Wah.. steady ah. Watch till the end. Hahaha 😘
Can you share a link to the cable you mentioned for the UM MEST MK2?
I already bought the modular Kinera ACE 2.0 cable (which hasn't arrived yet) but I'm still interested.
U can try to search for Liquid Links Conti. Can order thru Zepplin website. 😇
When are you buying the Empire Ears Odins?
It's available at Zeppelin & co Singapore 😇
I have a question, which one do you prefer between the Xenns TOP and the Xenns UP?
I had the Xenn Up. I loved Tea1 Tea2 Top, but hated the Up. Too bassy and too dark for me. Hahaha.. sold it. 😜
What about Xenns Up? Did you try them?
I owned one.. and sold it. Out of 4 model from Xenn, I only hated that. Hahahahhaha. Too dark for acg, jpop music. And too bassy. 🤣
So other more reasonable priced cable for the Top?
Can try Liquid Link Conti, if u dont mind the bass. Or Toxic cable Eddie 4.
I very much enjoy your reviews!
Jordan, if you don't mind me asking, where in the world are you right now? I ask because as someone from South America it has been difficult to import IEM through the most common channels and I was wondering on how to order through Taobao.
I'm from Singapore. U can order thru Aliexpress maaayyyybeeeee? Aliexpress is a mini Taobao of some sort.
@@jordanng5428 Thanks! Yeah, I used to order a lot from AliExpress but just to give you context, my country has set a new tax law for some sites, one of them being AliExpress and to make it short, if an IEM costs more than 50 dollars, we have to pay about 92% taxes... So yeah, too much.
So I am looking into buying from other places, like HiFiGo, ShenzenAudio, Linsoul and other places.
@@jordanng5428almost impossible to order from taobao here in UK. Let alone the langauge barrier in their site 😅
depends on how lazy the seller is, im sure services like fedex can ship to sa
i tried liquid links westlake on mest2 and it lost all the details and soundstage.
personally I pair it with the venom
Nice man.. aesthetic wise, venom is perfect match 😇
Omg I have the smaller version of this case!
Nice man.. haha.. i have 4,6,9. Maybe should get the x2 someday.. haha
The x2 for your Top 2 daily drivers hahha
@@Resolute.j or for DAP.. hehe
I thought um mest Mk2 best, which one do you suggest me as an upgrade to mest mk2
Haha.. lets go Annihilator.!!!!
So you bought the 6 slot size case, but ask for more "spliter" to turn it into a 9 slot case?
Exactly.. 😇
Prestige Ltd
???
Havent tried that.. but Prestige og is bit too sharp for me. Not sure how ltd has tame it down.
@@jordanng5428 I thought you did because the graph reminds me the Oracle OG ..👍
@@jordanng5428 yeah I know but they say LTD doesn t have that pick anymore
@@anatol1204 Will give it a try someday, if i see any. Hehe
Whats the cable on the xenns tea 2?
Hahah.. its a hand made Liquid links venom.. 😋
@jordanng5428 looks great! 👌 but sounds expensive so will stop there
@@lunchbreak1792 it cost around same price with tea2, cuz its handmade. I guess lot of ppl will disagree, but hahahahha.. why not?
would be great if you could have labeled time stamps. so we can skip some :)
Haha.. will do.. maybe tonight..
I owned or still have all the mentioned IEMs from this video except the neo and mahina. Even when taking subjective tonal preference and sound perception into consideration, his ranking list is highly questionable.
No one will rank it same even if others have the exact same collection. I guess alot of ppl will rank the monarch first, or mest 2 first. But i really not using that two as much. Haha.. it is a heavily biased list. 👍