Quote: Basically, he states that lows are more or less like IE6, but highs are not so clear. After all that comparison to IE6, he concludes with that "pseudo-IE8" qualification.

From my experience, if you can hear music and stay motionless to avoid microphonics, the Klipsch Custom 3 are the best approach to what you are searching. You can find them very cheap now on ebay. With the correct seal, they are not as much bassy as the IE8, but they have punchy and strong bass...

Always subjectively:   Klipsch Custom 3 >= IE8 > RE0 > Brainwavz M1 > Radiopaq Jazz > FA Equilibrium > Radiopaq Classical > Klipsch X1 > V-Moda Vibe >= PL30 > Cresyn LMX-E630 DL, > FA Eterna v2 > CX300

Great review, Joker. As every other.   As we have to add many dollars the shipping to the final prize, the relative difference of cost is less, so then the R02 appear as the more interesting of the three phones in the Visang's family.