{"id":335,"date":"2023-03-10T20:45:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T12:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lithoyinroger.tplinkdns.com\/mywebsite\/?page_id=335"},"modified":"2026-05-13T20:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T12:14:08","slug":"music","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lithoyinroger.tplinkdns.com\/mywebsite\/music\/","title":{"rendered":"Music"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"335\" class=\"elementor elementor-335\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3ec0e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3ec0e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a69c609\" data-id=\"a69c609\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb10d75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb10d75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EDM - Electronic Dance Music (2017 and before)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9b59a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9b59a3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b989ce0\" data-id=\"b989ce0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3854dbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3854dbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When I was still in primary school, I used to watch lots of YouTube videos on games like Minecraft. Back then, a lot of these videos had intros or bgm with EDM. It was these video that introduced me to modern EDM.\u00a0<\/p><p>The first EDM producer that I really liked was Tobu from NoCopyrightSounds. If I remember correctly, their song &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Y1Z3Q3O7IRE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hope<\/a>&#8221; was the one that attracted me into listening to EDM. Since then, I started to search for more EDM that appealed to my taste. In my early secondary school days, I&#8217;d put on earphones and blast EDM through them during commute between home and school.<\/p><p>Subsequently, I discovered other EDM producers like Snail&#8217;s House and Subtact. They both produced EDM in this subgenre called future bass, which became one of my favorite EDM subgenres later on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6226f8\" data-id=\"d6226f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f5633c elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"8f5633c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/N8nGig78lNs&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d01deb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"d01deb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/M5A46A2txC4&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01815e6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"01815e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dcf57a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dcf57a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5538bce\" data-id=\"5538bce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a77cf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a77cf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Power Metal\/Heavy Metal (2017 to 2019)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b995e38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b995e38\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8cd7e9\" data-id=\"d8cd7e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5bca0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5bca0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During my mid-secondary school days, I was in kind of an &#8220;edgy&#8221; state where I tried to be unique and different from my peers. I was also looking for music that has more force and passion than EDM. Metal music was exactly what I was looking for. Though I didn&#8217;t like metal that much at first, it grew on me the more I listened to it. The energetic drumming, insanely satisfying electric guitar riffs (with distortion), and the powerful vocals were what finally made me stick to metal.<\/p><p>My favorite metal bands are DragonForce and Sabaton. Both of them produce power metal which is a subgenre of heavy metal that combines speed and melody. I also listen to some other more famous bands such as Metallica and Avenged Sevenfold.<\/p><p>Me trying out metal music was the single most influential event to my taste in music. Nowadays, I still frequently listen to power metal even though my preference nowadays has shifted to Japanese-influenced symphonic metal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-27ca7e0\" data-id=\"27ca7e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4ccaa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e4ccaa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/DZyYapMZSec&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97bd68a elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"97bd68a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/oVWEb-At8yc&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25bc00a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"25bc00a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9cd5d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9cd5d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b803976\" data-id=\"b803976\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc43b13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc43b13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symphonic Metal\/J-pop (2019 to now)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-609ac22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"609ac22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b3ca9c\" data-id=\"4b3ca9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34f6703 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34f6703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anime influenced me in many aspects including music. In 2019, I started playing the rhythm game &#8220;osu!&#8221; which is heavily influenced by Japanese culture, just like many other rhythm games such as Muse Dash and Cytus.<\/p>\n<p>Osu introduced me to a number of Japan-based metal bands such as Imperial Circus Dead Decadence (ICDD) and Ariabl&#8217;eyeS. Since I was already interested in metal, these bands quickly became my new favorites.<\/p>\n<p>The new favorite bands of mine are slightly different from the power metal bands mentioned above as they also utilize classical orchestra instruments such as string instruments in addition to metal music instruments. The combination of metal and symphonic melody fascinated me as someone who used to practice violin and participated in an orchestra.<\/p>\n<p>Some other bands that produced symphonic metal which I really like include Dragon Guardian and Unlucky Morpheus.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from symphonic metal, osu made me interested in J-pop also. I discovered the band \u30c4\u30e6(Tuyu) which produces this pop-rock type of music. Their works are both beautiful and inspiring (especially when there&#8217;s a guitar solo).<\/p>\n<p>And of course, I do listen to anime songs, specially ones that have a rock characteristic such as <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/v14VKHkslf4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alchemy<\/a> from Angel Beats! and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WWB01IuMvzA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">God knows<\/a> from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c7fece\" data-id=\"0c7fece\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08f2de6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"08f2de6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/hGZL_5Wn3aQ&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e447cfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e447cfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/zxYvBamwhgA&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30007f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"30007f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/1cGQotpn8r4&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57c1cf7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"57c1cf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94f817b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94f817b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6acf870\" data-id=\"6acf870\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea8a5e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea8a5e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Earbud &amp; IEM Collection<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69538b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69538b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I own a small number of flathead earbuds and IEMs. All of the music equipment I own are usually considered budget and entry-level by the audiophile community. I don&#8217;t look for high-end earphones because first, I&#8217;m a broke university student, and second, I believe music is highly subjective, and I don&#8217;t think looking for absolute fidelity in music is necessary. Moreover, I mainly listen to metal, which already has a great amount of distortion on the part of electric guitars so I don&#8217;t think having a bit more distortion would be noticeable (in fact I definitely can&#8217;t tell).<\/p><p>You may have noticed that I only own earbuds and IEMs. Why no headphones? To tell the truth, I used to listen to music on headphones but there&#8217;re a few things that I just can&#8217;t stand. Because I wear glasses, when I have my headphones on, no matter if they&#8217;re on-ear or over-ear, they still press my glasses toward my skull and I&#8217;d feel pain after some time. Another thing I can&#8217;t stand is headphone hair. When I wear headphones for even an hour, a dent in my hair will be created and it&#8217;s very difficult to get rid of without washing and drying the hair.<\/p><p>Here is a list of earbuds and IEMs I own:<\/p><ul><li>Moondrop: Chu, Lan, NekoCake, Aria<\/li><li><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">NiceHCK: Vido, B40, B70, EB2S<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Faaeal: Iris 1.0, Iris 2.0, Snow Lotus 1.0<\/span><\/li><li>KBEar: Rosefinch<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee2eeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"bee2eeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-335 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/lithoyinroger.tplinkdns.com\/mywebsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0231-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Moondrop Collection\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lithoyinroger.tplinkdns.com\/mywebsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0231-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/lithoyinroger.tplinkdns.com\/mywebsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0231-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lithoyinroger.tplinkdns.com\/mywebsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0231-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lithoyinroger.tplinkdns.com\/mywebsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0231-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lithoyinroger.tplinkdns.com\/mywebsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0231-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/lithoyinroger.tplinkdns.com\/mywebsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0231-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/lithoyinroger.tplinkdns.com\/mywebsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0231-2000x1500.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-607'>\n\t\t\t\tMoondrop IEM Collection\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/lithoyinroger.tplinkdns.com\/mywebsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0234-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Moondrop Lan\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lithoyinroger.tplinkdns.com\/mywebsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0234-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/lithoyinroger.tplinkdns.com\/mywebsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0234-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lithoyinroger.tplinkdns.com\/mywebsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0234-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lithoyinroger.tplinkdns.com\/mywebsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0234-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lithoyinroger.tplinkdns.com\/mywebsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0234-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/lithoyinroger.tplinkdns.com\/mywebsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0234-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/lithoyinroger.tplinkdns.com\/mywebsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0234-2000x1500.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-608'>\n\t\t\t\tMoondrop Lan\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b19db7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b19db7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3209d7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3209d7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Earphone Recommendations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2836e08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2836e08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>This session is highly subjective so take it with a pinch of salt. Your own music preference is what matters the most to you.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8b7ce4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8b7ce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Amazing Budget Flathead Earbud: NiceHCK Vido (~USD $2)<\/h4><ol><li>Pros: Warm-neutral tuning. Full sounding. Open soundstage. Literally cost only dollars.<\/li><li>Cons: At its price, I can&#8217;t find any real dealbreaker without nitpicking.<\/li><li>Nitpicking: Questionable build quality. When music gets too complex, sound becomes slightly blurred. No isolation.<\/li><\/ol><p>NiceHCK Vido is a pair of earbuds that I highly recommend anyone to try out. I simply can&#8217;t express how good it is. At such a low price, it delivers much more than you&#8217;d expect. I&#8217;d go as far as to say if you don&#8217;t mind its form factor and the cheap plastic body, it can be your end-game earphone. It&#8217;s just that good. Remember to put on a full foam for it to have a good fit in your ears. It lacks bass and has harsh treble without full foam on.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cfcbd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cfcbd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Fun Sounding Flathead Earbud: Faaeal Snow Lotus 1.0 (~USD $10)<\/h4><ol><li>Pros: Warm sounding. Well-defined highs. Wide soundstage. Perfect vocals. Comfortable to wear.<\/li><li>Cons: Lacking sub-bass. Almost no isolation.<\/li><\/ol><p>First things first, I thought the Snow Lotus would be difficult to drive when I first looked at its specifications. It has an impedance of 64 ohms which is much higher than most earbuds at its price point. It turns out that the Snow Lotus is as easy to drive as my Moondrop Lan. They produce very similar loudness when plugged into my PC at the same volume setting. The Snow Lotus is a very fun-sounding earbud with lovable sound signature. Though lacking sub-bass, its bass is plentiful and easy to enjoy. One thing to note is that I put a donut foam on it to amplify its bass (also reduce leakage) while also increasing comfortability. The Snow Lotus is currently my daily driver along with the Moondrop Lan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b72e303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b72e303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>General Use IEM: Moondrop Chu (~USD $15)<\/h4><ol><li>Pros: Universally tuned. Bright sounding with a small amount of bass. Great isolation. Vibrant treble.<\/li><li>Cons: Treble is sometimes overwhelming. Paint prone to chipping. Average build quality.<\/li><\/ol><p>While I do like the Moondrop Chu, it&#8217;s not my favorite budget IEM simply because it lacks bass in my opinion. With similar tuning but more bass, the Aria is a good choice, but it is 4 times more costly so the value is much lower. Additionally, the Aria also suffers from quality control issues and its paint is also as likely to chip as the Chu. At twice the price, the Moondrop Lan is also a good alternative to the Chu. It features pretty much the same tuning but with a more refined treble, so less shouty. It also has a stainless steel body with no paint so there&#8217;s no risk of paint chipping. Though to be honest, the Lan just feels like a better-built Chu with very small to minimal differences between their sound.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64a3c9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64a3c9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Basshead IEM: KBEar Rosefinch (~USD $20)<\/h4><ol><li>Pros: Very warm tuning. Powerful sub-bass and bass. Dark sounding yet the treble is clear. Great isolation. Non-fatiguing.<\/li><li>Cons: Bass sometimes bleeds into mids. Can be too boomy for non-bassheads. Bulky size.<\/li><\/ol><p>The Rosefinch is my go-to for listening to basslines and music that utilize plenty of bass such as EDM. Bassheads will find this IEM much more fun-sounding and engaging than neutral or bright IEMs. There&#8217;s nothing more I can say about the Rosefinch because its role is so specific and it fulfills its role so perfectly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-864addd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"864addd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Again, all information shown here is subjective. You may or may not agree with me based on your music preference.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db8e5e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2db8e5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76e4106 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76e4106\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b03711e\" data-id=\"b03711e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ce4d90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ce4d90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Last updated: 2023\/03\/17<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EDM &#8211; Electronic Dance Music (2017 and before) When I was still in primary school, I used to watch lots of YouTube videos on games like Minecraft. 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