QC can only do so much....

But in some cases it's the user that doesn't know how to handle stuff?

You could have used black ones, but I see you're a rebel. Well done!

I'm sensing some sarcasm here (hope you get a new set of cans)

u/Simeras for president!

Well that's interesting, I also used it with the normalized setting. I for sure got used to it but will check it with it turned off.

Headphones are addictive....

What makes you think it's unsafe?

Noice, i need to check out this magical machinery

Go for wired

No experience personally, but did read a lot of those kind of headphones will take some time to loosen up a bit. Give it time, especially since you can't return it.

The pun wasn't even intentional 😶

Deserves an upvote

The parcel will fly private

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%2FS

Depends on the volume you'll be playing them at

Sure thing, even though I just started with this audio-hobby. So don't expect a super detailed experience report (but will do my best of course!)

Define "harm"

Did you miss the /s at the end?

It needs to have "no perfume bottles on a shelf above it"

Let's have a minute of silence 🥺

Good point!

It has a 30 step volume control on the dongle itself (look at the 3rd picture on their website: https://store.hiby.com/products/hiby-fc4).

Android volume control sucks, i had the issue when I connect a Bluetooth speaker which volume control buttons control the phones volume control. Can never find the right level 🤣

Running IEM directly from the phone did give me an idea of how good they were compared to normal headphones (or 5 USD IEM's I started with, funnily enough as hearing protectors when riding a motorcycle and as replacement for my helmet speakers from my satnav / phone), it was not long after my first "few bucks IEM that I went into the Rabbit Hole of reddit on them, and here we are today.

The Aria's are superb imho when it comes to IEM's at that price level, but having them now for a while I do notice a bit of tinkering with EQ is needed to get to something I like to listen too more then EQ-less.

Of course I will not try to tinker with the EQ when the HiBy in between for period of time, maybe to change some settings afterwards.

Gotta work from the basis ;)

It was pay day today so pulled the trigger on a HiBy FC4 DAC Dongle. The audiophily continues 😅

I will let you know when I'm ready to upgrade, 250 $ is not a bad price, haven't found those prices on local second hand websites in Switzerland or EU.