Interesting.....so you're saying that if all 3 were about the same price, the Aurvina would be last in your opinion? Do you prefer one of the other two over the other?
I was under the impression that the Aurvina 3 rivaled the high priced iems. I guess I was wrong. I was looking for an iem that could. Would the TTPOD T 1E, or Ostry K06a be that good? If not, maybe I should go with something like the
Fidue A83.........I already have several iems that are moderately good (~$150 and down). Now I want to upgrade, but, at a good deal........I fear that the TTPOd and Ostry would not be a upgrade.....only more of the same.
Without getting into too much detail, as this is the deals thread, yes, I'd say that's how I'd rank them. I would take the Ostry K06A first and then the TTPOD T1E.
If you're interested, you should look them up. There are dedicated threads to each in the forum.
But as a brief summary:
K06A, first thing that you notice is the crazy great sense of space and separation. Sometimes phones that get this open can also sound thin and harmonically threadbare. And they may be somewhat dry and analytical. These aren't. While they're not lush, they are musical and if anything tend very, very slightly to a tiny bit of warmth. But not the warmth that clouds things up; these things are crazy open sounding. Timbre is good, and great dynamic contrast. Great tone and timbre combined with holographic sense of space, they have become one of my favorites.
T1-E, very natural sounding. By that I mean things just sound "right". Whereas the Aurvaunas are more upfront with not much of a sense of instrumental separation or natural space, the T1-E has a very natural sounding perspective. the soundscape is laid out in front of you in a much more natural and realistic way. Timbre is very good and natural, too. It's not nearly as holographic as the K06A, but sounds perhaps more natural in that regard.
Both have more dynamic contrast than the Aurvanas. It makes them more lively, exciting, and involving IMO. Aurvauna sounds held back and tame in comparison.
Also, both have a good sense of weight and body to the notes whereas the Aurvanas tend to sound a little soft and diffuse.
I still think the Aurvana is a great IEM for the price, just that these two do so much more for me in the same price range (the TTPOD T1-E was around $49 on Amazon when I bought them, the Ostry K06A was $65 from the same source).
Sorry, I know nothing about the Fidue A83, so can't comment, there.
Anyhow, those are just a few observations from my listening.
You should definitely read up on them if they sound interesting to you.
