If you are reading this thread you are addicted to this hobby like the rest of us. As such you no doubt have multiple different IEM's and headphones you own. I'm curious what you guys use as your Daily Driver set. Your everyday kick around set you listen to while just going about your day AND what is your Audiophile set. The set you listen to when you want to do some deeper listening for pleasure.
I was an avid audiophile in my teens, back in the 70's and back them I strictly listened to my Marantz and Sansui stereo system. When I did listen to personal audio it was my Pioneer headphone. It has been so long I don't remember what model they were. When I got bit AGAIN by the Audio Bug, about 10 years ago I researched on this sight, became a member and picked up a set of Sennhieser HD650 headphones and a set of Shure SE535 IEM's. I still have them and LOVE them. They were both my daily driver and listen for pleasure sets, until I broke my left side SE535 IEM. I was heartbroken. BUT now I had to get a NEW SET!!! This is when the bug sank it's fangs deeper into me. I began picking up sets wherever I found them and ordering sets that I found interesting/promising from the reviews I was seeing. As a result I have a collection of sets that I enjoy and use for various purposes.
My I.E.M. Inventory: Kinera NaNa, Shuoer Tape, Tin Audio P1, Shure SE535, Shure KSE1200, Blon BL-03, HiFiMan RE400, ThieAudio Voyager 3, Tripowin X HBB Olina, Tripowin X HBB Mele, QKZ VK4, Etymotic ER2XR, Bose TrueSound Ultra, Bose Sound Sport Ultra, Bose MIE2, Bose IE2
I have noticed that I gravitate to 3 sets for about 80% of my listening. My Everyday Driver set I use while working out, doing yard work, going for hikes or bike rides, etc. and 2 sets I use for serious listening and relaxing.
My current Daily driver set is the Tripowin X HBB Mele. I find that this set delivers exactly what was said it would by the reviewers. Excellent clarity, detail and imaging with a slight emphasis on the Bass and sub Bass without compromising the Treble. For the money, this set kills it especially for Rock music.
My Audiophile Set, well I have two, the Kinera NaNa and the Shure KSE1200. I love them both and switch between them for a couple of reasons. For detail, imaging, clarity the Shure KSE1200 is the undisputed King of my collection. Every time I listen to this set I hear things in familiar songs that I do not hear with other sets and sometimes things I had never heard before.I love it.
So, why do I turn to the Kinera NaNa as often as I do for my serious listening? Well, for two reasons. The NaNa is not as detailed, clear or imaging as the KSE1200. BUT, and it is a Big BUT, the NaNa is by far the most 3d holographic set I have ever heard, so far. It is like I'm the center of a bubble and the sound comes to me from all directions. I find this captivating with the right music. When I listen to a well recorded track that is designed to be really immersive this is the set I reach for. The song Amazing by One Eskimo on the Kinera NaNa is a religious experience. It sounds amazing on the KSE1200 too but the NaNa is like taking the music to a dimension higher.
What is your Daily Driver and what is your Audiophile set?
I was an avid audiophile in my teens, back in the 70's and back them I strictly listened to my Marantz and Sansui stereo system. When I did listen to personal audio it was my Pioneer headphone. It has been so long I don't remember what model they were. When I got bit AGAIN by the Audio Bug, about 10 years ago I researched on this sight, became a member and picked up a set of Sennhieser HD650 headphones and a set of Shure SE535 IEM's. I still have them and LOVE them. They were both my daily driver and listen for pleasure sets, until I broke my left side SE535 IEM. I was heartbroken. BUT now I had to get a NEW SET!!! This is when the bug sank it's fangs deeper into me. I began picking up sets wherever I found them and ordering sets that I found interesting/promising from the reviews I was seeing. As a result I have a collection of sets that I enjoy and use for various purposes.
My I.E.M. Inventory: Kinera NaNa, Shuoer Tape, Tin Audio P1, Shure SE535, Shure KSE1200, Blon BL-03, HiFiMan RE400, ThieAudio Voyager 3, Tripowin X HBB Olina, Tripowin X HBB Mele, QKZ VK4, Etymotic ER2XR, Bose TrueSound Ultra, Bose Sound Sport Ultra, Bose MIE2, Bose IE2
I have noticed that I gravitate to 3 sets for about 80% of my listening. My Everyday Driver set I use while working out, doing yard work, going for hikes or bike rides, etc. and 2 sets I use for serious listening and relaxing.
My current Daily driver set is the Tripowin X HBB Mele. I find that this set delivers exactly what was said it would by the reviewers. Excellent clarity, detail and imaging with a slight emphasis on the Bass and sub Bass without compromising the Treble. For the money, this set kills it especially for Rock music.
My Audiophile Set, well I have two, the Kinera NaNa and the Shure KSE1200. I love them both and switch between them for a couple of reasons. For detail, imaging, clarity the Shure KSE1200 is the undisputed King of my collection. Every time I listen to this set I hear things in familiar songs that I do not hear with other sets and sometimes things I had never heard before.I love it.
So, why do I turn to the Kinera NaNa as often as I do for my serious listening? Well, for two reasons. The NaNa is not as detailed, clear or imaging as the KSE1200. BUT, and it is a Big BUT, the NaNa is by far the most 3d holographic set I have ever heard, so far. It is like I'm the center of a bubble and the sound comes to me from all directions. I find this captivating with the right music. When I listen to a well recorded track that is designed to be really immersive this is the set I reach for. The song Amazing by One Eskimo on the Kinera NaNa is a religious experience. It sounds amazing on the KSE1200 too but the NaNa is like taking the music to a dimension higher.
What is your Daily Driver and what is your Audiophile set?
