I would have thought the Jewel, but since you have that one already clearly that is not what you are looking for. I did not have enough ear time with the 622B because they were painful for me. But in terms of IEMs with neutral/reference tuning and DD bass I would have said the Jewel, although...

For IEMs, I'm inclined to say the Fiio FH7. It was my very first IEM, costing 500 euros at the time. I bought one again recently, to see how it holds up against higher end IEMs, and I have to say it's quite good still, with a fairly balanced signature and a nice DD bass. It is pretty and...

My ears. Listening to the waves… :)

Many of the bands you've been discovering lately have played at Progpower Europe. Might be worth checking out their past lineups. But sooner or later you'll run into them through Roon as well.

I have to admit I'm more interested in the update of your signature.. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

That’s a good point, I didn’t know the little guy packed so much punch! What a great player for the price. Curious to see how the Annihilator fares with the Sony then, which is waiting for me back home.. I got it mainly for the esthetics. :)

The Annihilator may have the reputation of being hard to drive, but as I’m traveling with my smallest DAP, the Shanling M6 Ultra, I think it sounds excellent nonetheless. The Annihilator is such a great allrounder for me. Everything I listen to just sounds great with these. Now listening to the...

The availability issues and the launch edition selling over the retail price have effectively put an end to my interest in it, at least for now. There are so many great IEMs out there.

Can’t wait to hear mine when I get back from traveling! These types of comments are the reason why I decided to get one too. I never heard a Sony player so far. Looking forward to trying it with my Jewel, sounds like a lovely combination. I don’t know anything about the DSPs etc. I guess I’d...

Congrats! I got one too but I don’t have it yet, it’s on the way. I’m excited, never heard a Sony DAP to date. I also have a Hugo2 & 2Go incoming. Maybe these two sources are polar opposites? Looking forward to spending time with them and find out.

The Perpetua can definitely provide that more relaxing experience. It has a treble peak but I don't really hear it with the relaxing music I use it with. The Monachaa also has that lovely DD timbre but is a more energetic sounding IEM, with a deep and strong sub bass rumble and more upper mids...

For my preferences, I think I would rank them Annihilator, Traillii, Jewel. But they are all great IEMs and I am happy to have them in the collection.

This looks very cool. Not really my thing but I can see the appeal. It is interesting, isn’t it, the wide range of music we headfiers listen to. Some listen to classical music and go to classic concerts. EDM is another, very different genre, as you illustrated. I am more towards the rock and...

The Annihilator gets 10-20 times more listening time than the Mentor. Just a rough estimation 😊

Fabulous! I love how creative you are! Good stuff. Looking forward to your impressions!

Nice to see some talk of the Bonneville. I got it quite recently but it has become one of my favorites. I find it fairly balanced sounding, with a bit more bass than neutral. The right amount of treble for me. The upper mids a touch recessed but that makes them easy to listen to. I think the...

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The 622B got real painful for me real quick. First time I’ve been forced to sell due to discomfort alone. Might add the 54 at some point. Tried that briefly and I think that one would be fine for my ears.

For one, the bass drivers are different, DD vs BA. A18T is more reference tuned, while Annihilator is more V shaped. The treble of the latter, while more present, sounds a bit smoother. They can both be used for a wide range of genres. They are both very capable in terms of technical...

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Come to our meeting in Prague! 😄 I haven’t decided on CJ London yet. I heard it is mainly Elise Audio bringing IEMs and not many manufacturers attending. I should have a look at last year’s list of exhibitors. EDIT: looks like a pretty large turnout last year.

You should have changed to Scubi Devils. 😄

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