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Would mind adding the Oriolus? I personally think, it is above Layla 2.
I'm missing what part the reference is to the 1500 vs other iems?
I guess I did not make it even remotely clear-my bad!
Most recordings are multi-mono, and any 'soundstage' is really just the result of using pan-pots or the digital equvalent. Most recordings are not true stereo, and do not really have a soundstage or imaging. Live concerts don't either, imho. What concerts and good multi-mono records can have, is natural, authentic timbre, and proper phase coherence-that is, all of the fundamentals and harmonics are lined up properly in time. (saxes, rather than kazoos). I think the 1500s do this very well, (So do other single-driver iems like the original Kaede and the Dita, just to name 2.) Lots of multi-B.A. iems sound nice, or pretty, or exciting, but they are more like fun-house mirrors than an open window. That's OK, and people should seek their bliss, and I am not suggesting otherwise. For me, my evaluation style is to kind of observe myself observing the sound, and see how I am reacting. "Gee, this sounds good" is nice, but something like "wow, Clapton almost always plays a Les Paul, wonder why he chose a Gibson SG for this track" is much better. the gear got out of the way and left me more in touch with the music.
Proably just made it even less clear, but irrespectiveof the connection to the 1500s or anything else, how would you answer my 1 vs. 2 question from my earlier post?