u/FearlessCommercial54

What are good under 100 to around 200$ Openback headphones should I get?

Im new to this audio stuff and I want to try something that sounds spacy. I have like 2 iems (chu 2 and Letshuoer DZ4) I noticed that I only liked the DZ4 more because its much cleaner and 'spacier'? .

I prefer around neutral maybe neutral warm or bright, thanks.

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u/FearlessCommercial54 — 11 hours ago

Hey guys, just wanna share my thoughts on the DZ4 as my 2nd IEM after the chu 2.

Featuring a 3 dynamic drivers + 1 Passive radiator, its a polarizing IEM that now sells at 39 usd (I got mine for 21 usd).

PROS

- Price now is much lower (39usd)

- Cable is really nice, compliant with little to no memory.

- Vocals and instruments has a natural timbre.

- Lightweight shell yet pretty robust.

- Non-fatiguing.

CONS

- Bass is limited in quantity

- More of a specialized set rather than 'all rounder'

- Treble might be too smooth.

- Case is a bit small to put any more than silica gel and your iem but too big to put inside your pocket

WHAT YOU GET

- 6 pair of eartips (3 pairs of vocals and 3 pairs of balance which has a more stiffer stem and a wider bore)

- A 4 core cable thats really compliant.

- A screw on, hard puck style case.

-The IEM itself

BASS

I would best describe the bass as lean and lacking authority. Sub-bass has a rumble thats just enough to be present. Mid-bass has a weak impact that lacks physicality and has a fast decay. I find that, bass guitars usually gets drowned out easily by instruments in the mids.

Overall, it takes a much more subtle approach rather than to balance out or a take a authoritive presentation. Its really not an upgrade in terms of bass over the chu 2

Despite not being a bass head myself, I do want a more quantity to it. Lean bass is just odd to me.

I pretty much like the bass when I want something thats chill.

MIDS

The mids is the best part, instruments and vocals comes out as natural. Female vocals are amazing on these, specifically the song "Cruel angels thesis" by yoko takahashi. Her voice is well clarified but doesnt get shouty at all despite the emphasis on vocals. Male vocals sounds are pretty ok, but could need more authority to it.Vocals generally has a slight warmth to it.

In songs like "Silence (piano)" By caramel column, I really enjoy listening the song, its really clean and well presented without feeling too thin or thick.

TREBLE

Treble is smooth, doesnt have any bite to it. It does cover up some details but its enough to be natural. I do think a little bit more air would be nice.

Who is it for?

Who wants a clean set, that does well on acoustic instrument and vocals.

who is searching for non- fatiguing signature while being relatively detailed.

Who is it not for?

Its not for people who wants -

a more balanced tuning.

a bassy set.

MY FINAL THOUGHTS

I enjoy the DZ4 despite the bass being lean and the treble lacking bite, vocals and instruments are just amazing without ever being shouty.

I just think that its a really good set in that particular segment but not good if we were talking of it being "One for all"

u/FearlessCommercial54 — 12 days ago