Hello,
First, I have to stress that I won't be buying any new IEMs soon, I just want to check what I should be observing in the future if I wanted to make a purchase. Thus, I have no budget limis, if it's really great - I'll set money aside gradually, there's no hurry. Well, maybe let's say it's $400, i really wouldn't like to spend more than that on IEMs, and if there's something great in the lower range (like the DBA-02s) I'll certainly go for it.
With that aside, let's start with my journey:
PX-100 (served me faithfully for 7 years) -> v-JAYS (<3) -> DBA-02 (a bit weird at first, but they grew up on me later) -> FA-004 (which I'm still burning in, yet I already love them)
Now, I didn't "move" from DBA-02 to FA-004. I needed new "at home" headphones after my v-JAYS broke (poor, poor v-JAYS, I might do a DIY headband for them when I have the time since the drivers are still fine). DBA-02 is still my portable of choice.
However, among all of them, I like the sound signature of FA-004 the most (although I wouldn't mind if they were a little bit less muddy; perhaps I'll check FA-011 sometime in the future, open is open) and I'd like my IEMs to have something more akin to it. After a month of usage I grew fond of DBA-02's signature and a bit too aggresive (for my then-taste) highs. Now I like those highs, but I still think they lack a bit of bass punch.
So, the question is simple - what are the options for something like that?
Thanks for reading and cheers!
Edited by aidenn - 12/21/11 at 12:08pm
