I haven't had any problems with any of my IEMs, some are over 8 years old, none of them are budget Chi-Fi.

Could you plug your black label into a more powerful amp?

I use Tidal for discovery and I buy music that I want to keep in my collection from both Bandcamp and Bleep. I also occasionally use YouTube music, they have some stuff that I can't find anywhere else.

I'm not sure why you are wondering whether you are imagining that it sounds different from your old phone. Its likely to be a different design, made to different standards, with different components and software. If you hear a difference there is one, whatever the reason. Are you certain that it actually sounds worse and not just different? Sometimes when a track you've played hundreds of times before sounds just a little bit different if seems like a fault rather than just different. Try some music that you're less familiar with.

The better one is that which you enjoy the most. Just last night I listened to a much loved track on my old iPod that I haven't used for several years, I think I bought it on iTunes so its possibly a 128kbps track. I then tried the hi-res version on Tidal, didn't enjoy it as much though it didn't sound bad. I tried it on YouTube music (too much free time) and it sounded great, someone else might prefer the hi-res version.

Some have a word I think they like the sound of and use it were it makes no sense, like "ostensibly".

I have Dolby Atmos on my phone, I usually don't like spatial effects but I tried some Atmos tracks from Tidal and they sounded really great. They don't seem to be going for a goofy 3d effect were the instruments sound really wide apart, its immersive without sounding like a gimmick.

It is possible to modify some cables to fit the Sennheiser ie200/300 etc without damaging the IEM itself. I made the mmcx connector housings more narrow so they can be inserted a little deeper, they fit the ie300 securely. I only did it to see if it worked, I have no problems with the original cable and prefer it.

By high volume are you referring to the setting on the volume control or how loud your earphones sound to you? I ask because people often think that the volume setting on a phone is the same level of loudness with every set of earphones, it isn't and can vary greatly.

If you ignore the noise you may eventually stop noticing it all together, by eventually I mean in a day or two. I remember when in ear headphones became popular a few decades ago that noise was a common complaint, people got used to them, the noise is obviously still there but it doesn't get their attention. The brain is very good at tuning out noise that doesn't require attention, if you let it.

I don't use Apple music now but when I did I thought it was good value, they have a very wide range of music, it all sounds good. The only thing I didn't like was the phone app, I found it a bit irritating though it was perfectly functional.

The hd25 is extremely loud, its for DJs and engineers to hear audio in very loud places. You choose poorly and appear to be on a mission to deafen yourself. Also, where are you in the world where the hd25 costs a "small fortune" and you paid far less for Bowers & Wilkins headphones?

Never, I've been using them for many years. I suggest getting into the habit of putting them in a case as soon as you've finished listening, a cheap plastic food container is fine. Don't put them loose in your pocket or a bag, they are only made robust enough to be used for listening to audio while you do nothing that might damage them. I have some that are over eight years old and are used regularly.

Try both for a couple of weeks to see if you end up favoring one over the other.

I've found that Atmos has an immersive quality and I really like some of the mixes I've listened to. I usually don't like spatial effects in audio as they often sound gimmicky and unnatural, like the aural equivalent of early 3d cinema.

I find the ER2XR very neutral but everyone perceives sound differently. I tried their filter kit just out of interest and it works very well, I discovered that I don't enjoy listening to music with the ER2XR and that neutral isn't my thing so it was worth the modest expense.

Some IEMs hiss to some extent no matter what device you plug them into. I tried some cheap impedance adapters which fixed the hiss, the IEMs also sounded better. I was very surprised at how high it needs to be raised to get to a decent loudness level, with an IEM that is usually very loud at 20% volume it may need to be raised to about 90%. The cheap adapters are very poorly made, both became loose after a few weeks use, the slightest tug of the cable dislodged them and their length makes them a hazard. I have since bought the 3.5mm IEM Match which is a very solid product and is easier to use on the go.

Just forget about the impedance with IEMs, its always very low. The sensitivity is the more important factor that determines how loud they play. A high impedance headphone can be easier to power than a low impedance pair if the sensitivity is high enough, your earphones are very sensitive so they require very little power to get loud, a pair with lower sensitivity requires more power, you regulate the power with the volume control which will need to be adjusted with each IEM to achieve the same level of loudness. A typical IEM has sensitivity about 105db/mw, an IEM with unusually low sensitivity like the Final E5000 has sensitivity of 93db/mw, the numbers may not seem like a big difference but it is substantial, one will play loud on anything, the other generally requires some external amplification.

The impedance of most IEMs makes very little difference to the loudness but, if you are getting a lot of unwanted noise with a very sensitive IEM you can use an impedance adapter which should tame it, I use an 80ohm adapter with one of mine, you need to really boost the impedance to get a substantial difference.

When someone says look at this but, not at this part, it seems like they don't want people to look at something that doesn't support their position, particularly when they say it more than once, it draws attention to it, making it more likely that people will read it and doubt their integrity.

The pairs of TWS I've used don't play as loud on my iPhone as they do on my Android phone, 100% volume on iPhone seems like around 60% on Android. Even very small differences in loudness can seem like a difference in quality, louder tends to sound more impressive to my ears.

That was probably the objective, positive or negative all engagement is good for the video creator.

Why are you telling people not to read the text? Do you think they're unable to judge the validity of it for themselves?

I know, I think its a non feature.

I don't use it for a few reasons, I like to use a variety of IEMs and headphones for their individual sound signature, I want to hear someone else's idea of good sound. I also know for certain that if I started using it I would get obsessive about it and it would become a problem, I would never be satisfied with the outcome of my own use of EQ however adept I was at it. I want to spend as little time as possible tinkering with phone apps and settings, plus I'm really lazy.

That dual tuning thing seems like a bullshit feature that occured to someone while putting the tips on, like marketing an earphone as noise cancelling just because it plugs the ear.