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Best value IEM phones for travel use from Android.

Just looking for ideas and suggestions from actual users of IEM head phones.

I travel..... A LOT!
Even in today's troubled times.
I get emails twice a day from Drop.com and the choice of IEM seems to be staggering and bewildering.

What do I need?
Relatively efficient.
Being driven by a Motorola Android phone only.
Relatively small tips, had some that just did not fit in my ears at all!
Budget... $150 tops.

Thank you and stay safe!
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uberwaltz OP
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Pretty happy with the Tin4 right now but will check out the Periodic stuff.
Thanks
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Have still only about 15 hours on the Tin4 right now, not so much travel nowadays as I am sure you understand.
Have been using them this week with my Dell laptop streaming Qobuz in the hotel room.
Sounds better than when played with my Motorola phone for sure again to be expected I think.
Be a while before 100 hours or more on them at this rate but still very impressed overall for the SQ and the fit and finish.
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The Tin T4 showed up today and first impressions playing them through my main system head amp are very favourable indeed.
Very efficient and a lot of nice solid bass without being one note boom, boom bass.

Using my phone which is how they will be used on the plane they did lose a little of that bass impact but hardly surprising tbh.
Overall pretty impressed for $79 shipped from Drop. 
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I did buy the Tin Hifi T4 iem from Drop.
They have now shipped and should be here Saturday so we will see as I fly from Jax to MSP Monday morning and that will be their first test.
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Anybody any experience with these?

https://drop.com/buy/tin-hifi-t4-iem?utm_placement=1&referer=JG2TEB&mode=guest_open&utm_campaign=Automated%20Daily%20Promotional%202020-07-18&utm_source=SparkPost&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Daily%20Promotional&utm_content=1595069044993.789722208280221845533915
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Shkong..
That's funny as that is the pair I have now and tbh they are not very comfortable for me.
Sound is just ok.....
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Yes I would prefer in ear
I carry enough crap around for work so cannot deal with yet another bag.
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