Why are IEMs so expensive?

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I just came across this digit article and went brrrrrrrr..... like why are these IEMs so expensive? Do they sound sooooooooo good?

There are cheap products & expensive products, you are looking at latter.

are boat 500 rupees headphones considered IEM?

I just came across this term IEM , so I was thinking if there are any different from normal headphones looking at their price

*www.popsci.com/reviews/overear-vs-iem-vs-earbuds/

got it

saintmode said:
*www.popsci.com/reviews/overear-vs-iem-vs-earbuds/

got it

i think the cheapest i saw was from KZ from which zst-x is decent at 1400inr

K_akash_i said:
i think the cheapest i saw was from KZ from which zst-x is decent at 1400inr

they are good. These IEMs are made using high quality coil and diaphagram. and most of them are open back. also, they are usually handmade and tuned manually for that perfect flat output.

RumbaMon19 said:
they are good. These IEMs are made using high quality coil and diaphagram. and most of them are open back. also, they are usually handmade and tuned manually for that perfect flat output.

i'd like to know about durability , as i have an eye on blon - bl 03 .as a rough user of electronics/earphones i want to know whether i should choose the blon or moondrop ssr when the time comes , or should i choose a normal earphone because how i use it?

K_akash_i said:
normal earphone because how i use it?

Blon-bl 03 are very sensitive, needs to be taken care of, may break easily.

Moondrop ssr wud be my choice for durability as well as sound