In this video I did a chill “cake talk” Q&A with @JoycesReview and then I took you with me to my first Shenzhen audio show (SIS/SAS). We basically traded questions per bite of cheesecake: how we got into music/audio, what we listen to (I’m mostly indie/indie rock + vocals/ballads these days, with some old-school hip-hop in the mix), our first IEMs (yeah… I started with KZ like everyone and their mom), and what it actually takes to review IEMs without just yapping. Also yes—people finally asked about the sunglasses: it started as a meme thing, but the real reason is my eyes get cooked by the lights. After the Q&A, I dropped quick show impressions. The AFUL DAWN-X is a bassy, smooth all-rounder that reminds me of the base Monarch MkIV vibe; bone conduction adds a bit more bass reverb, but it wasn’t unique enough for me to pre-order. I also talked about overpriced kilobuck+ sets that sounded “just okay,” the Elysian Annihilator still being a standout, and some new stuff like Simgot Supermix 5 (very obvious bone conduction in bass/reverb), Tangzu being kinda mid to me, and Crinear’s Monolith (bassy Daybreak-ish) vs Reference (neutral, fine vocals but not special).