Try the sony ier-z1r
Astell&Kern new flagship A&Ultima SP2000
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IMHO, it's like asking what are the best speakers for a McIntosh receiver. Both the SP1000/amp and SP2000 are so good, and have so much power, you should be free to choose the IEM's that you prefer. They should drive any IEMs with gobs of clean power. If that makes sense?
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Just tried ordering this and it kept telling me my phone # and US postal code were bad
What am I doing wrong?
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Are they very V-shaped like the full-sized Z1R?
Yes, but they are much better.
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I knew you had a KSE. Like you, I don't use mine as much as I should on account of the amp
The Shozy Pola and other e-stat super-tweeter models haven't impressed me so far.
Have you heard the Xelentos? They're the 2nd-best IEM after the KSE, IMHO. (They actually have much lower levels of THD than the KSE!) Just be very, very careful on account of the huge number of fairly (but not perfectly) high-quality fakes out there. A Google search will easily show you "Xelentos" for around $100. They're not real, but they're such good copies that you'd be duped if you'd never heard authentic Xelentos. There's a disappointingly-large number of fakes on the 2nd-hand market, some even showing up here on the for-sale forums. Be careful where you buy them from.
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thank for the advice. I will try to listen to the M5 during next CanJam.
If the Xelentos is as good as the very best TOL IEMs ( costing + $ 3000), then at « only » $ 1000, the Xelentos is a « bargain »
After the CL2, all I heard from my Xelentos was distortion. They have nice sub bass rumble but I would vehemently disagree they are the best of anything.I knew you had a KSE. Like you, I don't use mine as much as I should on account of the amp
The Shozy Pola and other e-stat super-tweeter models haven't impressed me so far.
Have you heard the Xelentos? They're the 2nd-best IEM after the KSE, IMHO. (They actually have much lower levels of THD than the KSE!) Just be very, very careful on account of the huge number of fairly (but not perfectly) high-quality fakes out there. A Google search will easily show you "Xelentos" for around $100. They're not real, but they're such good copies that you'd be duped if you'd never heard authentic Xelentos. There's a disappointingly-large number of fakes on the 2nd-hand market, some even showing up here on the for-sale forums. Be careful where you buy them from.
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In my experience, price doesn't correlate well with anything other than the weight of your wallet. Just for poops and giggles, check out @crinacle's recent review of the King Arthur: https://crinacle.com/2020/01/03/cliffnotes-effect-audio-symphony-king-arthur-branching-out/If the Xelentos is as good as the very best TOL IEMs ( costing + $ 3000), then at « only » $ 1000, the Xelentos is a « bargain »
Xelentos have the lowest levels of distortion I've ever measured in an IEM (including the CL2). But I'm always interested to learn if there are measurements elsewhere that show something different? Bear in mind, you only ever owned one (second-hand) pair of Xelentos. There are a lot of fake Xelentos out there, especially on the second-hand market, some of which sound ok-ish, and some are really bad.
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P.S. I know something of the story behind the King Arthur and why the company behind the build didn't want their name attached to it once they found out how much EA were going to charge. Daylight robbery is an apt description here, IMHO.
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