NICEHCK EB2S Pro 4.4mm Balanced Wired Earbuds, Audiophile HiFi in-Ear Headphones, Flat Head Earphone Without Microphone for Music Enthusiastic/Singer/F20,R4 DAP (4.4mm no Mic)

Good earphones for the price, played on a balanced digital player from Shanling M1

I really like these. I have the 4.4mm balanced version which I'm using with a Shanling UP5 DAC/Bluetooth headphone amplifier. The combination sounds very good to my ear. I'm not going to try to analyze the sound because everyone is different, and EQ can make a big difference, but, with a flat EQ setting and comparing these to Airpod Pros and roughly $150 in-ear monitors, I'll say it this way: Where the Airpod Pros give me a lot of (very) slightly muddy bass plus OK but not super clear mids and highs, and the IEMs give a lot of cleaner bass, almost painfully loud mids, and very precise highs with a lot of detail, these give enough bass that you know that bass is in the mix, great mids, and highs that are arguably the most pleasing but not quite as detailed as the IEMs. Each sounds really good in its way, and if I wasn't swapping between them I'd think they were all really good, but these cost $35. And these have something else to recommend them. The Airpod Pros and IEMs sound good when properly fitted If they aren't sealed they sound bad. but these don't seal. And that's a huge plus. Sealing up my ears leads to itching, and I don't always want to be that isolated. I find these really comfortable. I didn't put any of the foam pads on, but just the bare ear buds slot into my ears perfectly, stay there comfortably, and don't fall out during normal activities. As far as durability I think we have a hit and a miss here. The earbuds themselves are made of metal and seem like they will be very durable. The cords are standard headphone cords and not detachable so they will end up failing as all headphone cords eventually do. With IEMs or the like you would just replace the cords and go on, but that isn't an option here so you'll be throwing them out and buying replacements, which is a bummer. Overall, really good especially for the price. I would pay an extra $10 for detachable cords using standard connectors like IEMs use though.

I’m really surprised how nice they sound for their price. These are excellent earbuds. All levels sound great even the sub bass which is audible and not overpowering like with inner ear style. I’m using the 4.4mm and playing music tracks in high quantity FLAC to give these headphones a fair chance. Remember they will only sound as good as the music you play through them. 100% I would recommend these to anyone their amazing.

VERY surprised at how great these earbuds sound for the price. To be clear, I have the 4.4mm balanced cable version and I’m paring them with a Moon Drop Dawn Pro Amp/DAC and an iPhone 16 Pro using Tidal and Apple Music. They sound AMAZING!! Clear detailed audio. Very comfortable. The cable doesn’t tangle up. Seriously impressed with these cheap earbuds!

Nice sound! Quality product. Nice price.

The highs are great but there isn't much bass to be had here. Tested on a FiiO K7 and Geshelli Labs DAC