An Olina SE convert in the wild

I will for sure. I gotta say though for my listening tastes, the Olina have nailed it. I still really like my Katos, FH3 and KZ but the Olina just sounds so sweet and it is definitely the most comfortable.

Thanks. Will do if Aliexpress gets around to shipping them lol.

Let us know how they compare to the hexas. I have the hexas but was eyeing the olina

I don't own either but I have iems and am getting more into them too! I've been eyeing the Hexa let me know how you like it! :) rock on man

This is what I use. Wired to an iPhone.

Why not just sell them?

Whatever IEM you use, consider hooking them up to a Qudelix 5K. You won’t be sorry!!!

Yes, as I wrote, "I’ve kept the AEs as a reminder to never, ever buy in-ear monitors again."

It's my personal listening/gaming room so nobody ever goes in there but myself lol.

It all hinges on a good seal and insertion depth. I personally find the timeless to be too bright, esp. in the upper treble. However, using moondrop spring tips with them reduces their harshness and gives them a more natural sound. Even still, I can't go without EQ on them when listening to music. With EQ, they are fantastic (albeit with a narrow soundstage). Without it, they are very spicy and unpleasant.

So you don’t like the Timeless AE, but you kept them?

Hmmm … I ended up with the opposite impression. I’d ordered Moondrop Katos and 7hz Timeless AEs intending to keep both. The Katos were so bad I returned them immediately and I’ve kept the AEs as a reminder to never, ever buy in-ear monitors again.

You should still try the Hexa.

I’ve been a full size headphones guy for a while, other than true wireless buds when out and about. But I got an ER4SR last summer, and then last month I got the Hexa and Timeless AE.

All 3 of these IEMs are great, and sometimes make me question why I spent $600 on the Focal Elex. IEMs for the money are the way to go. I still sometimes use the Elex and enjoy it though. The ER4SR is almost more of a tool, but the Timeless AE and the Hexa are a great combination of fun while still being technical and accurate enough.

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I have to admit the whole iem thing intrigues me. Yesterday, I read a few posts on a couple of forums where someone was asking advice on what reasonably priced iem to buy. I read these posts intently as I'm starting to develop a fascination with them despite having a real love for over ear headphones.

Long story short, many sub $100 iems were mentioned and some people even responded saying others should go right to an endgame iem at higher price point. One person however went on about how much they love their Olina for both sound and comfort and that caught my eye because iems I find can be very uncomfortable despite having a decent and/or good sound.

I ordered the Olina. It came in today and that user was bang on. They are extremely comfortable and they sound incredible. I'm absolutely stunned at how good they are. So comfortable, such incredible sound. It makes me question my over-ear collection and how much I've spent on that when a $110 iem can sound this good on all levels. So very impressed.

Ps. I ordered Hexa but I'll probably just sell them upon arrival as these Olina SE absolutely hit the right notes for me.

As a person with little kids and a dog in the house your amp location frightens me.

I measure it manually with a dedicated decibel meter. While this is harder with IEMs I am very very familiar with what 75db (average) sounds like after doing many many measurements over time on different headphones. In reality my listening would be between 65-79dB to account for highs and lows but I like to average around 75dB.

What app do you use to know at what db level you are listening?

I forgot to add, I was just using Spotify and a Razer Kraken gaming headset. I decided to switch to Tidal when I got these to get the full exp of the upgrade. As soon as Spotify adds hifi audio im heading back lol.

I've got a decent amount of noise floor with mine. It's not audible while music is playing. But any time they aren't playing something else I can definitely hear jt

I cranked mine up to max with no music playing and had the same blackness.

As for others hearing a noise floor, I wonder if that's just their tinnitus they can hear from the Quarks most excellent seal, lol (I kid, I kid). I'm just lucky my USB ports on everything doesn't seem to transfer any kind of noise as I've had noisy USB ports in the past on my older PC.

I only notice it with high volume and no music playing. In actual use when I am outdoors moving around or even sitting near PC fans I have never actually noticed it during music even in the quietest passages though there are some who report that they have. Maybe if I listened to classical music lying down in a quiet room I would.

No noise floor that I can detect on mine at the volume levels I listen at (75dB) over multiple devices. Nothing but dead silence. Sound seems separated well enough that I can hear multiple instruments over each other and can hear sound as it travels left to center to right of my position and just behind my ear on my shoulder. For $15usd, I don't know what more one could expect here? Seems good enough.

No noise floor with my unit. Sound separation is good enough for me...at least better than the OG Quarks.