☆☆☆ IEM’S ☆☆☆
Seems like I'll probably need to spend up to around $100 or buy 2 pairs IEM (totaling - $100) though I prefer 1 great pair. Then possibly upgrade the cable if possible (maybe a Morrow Audio cable or ?)
Good to superb musicality comes 1st I guess. I enjoy getting lost in the music and it's emotions while simultaneously in that zone seemlessly picking up and enjoying the soundstage, air, imaging and to a small lesser extent all levels of details. Best way I can describe character is akin to a quality MIJ analog stereo being middle ground, good quality all digital stereo being more analytical and detailed w tight bass, while a superb high end cryo NOS valve stereo being the musical, alive, warm, spacious and naturally detailed but lacks some in sub bass stereo with some quality alnico drivers mixed in, albeit out of my price range.
Digital--Analog--Valve
1-2~3-4~5-6~7-8~9-10
I'd be in the analog valve hybrid to valve area of 7-9 range if that tracks/makes sense.
☆☆☆ IEM’S ☆☆☆
Seems like I'll probably need to spend up to around $100 or buy 2 pairs IEM (totaling - $100) though I prefer 1 great pair. Then possibly upgrade the cable if possible (maybe a Morrow Audio cable or ?)
Good to superb musicality comes 1st I guess. I enjoy getting lost in the music and it's emotions while simultaneously in that zone seemlessly picking up and enjoying the soundstage, air, imaging and to a small lesser extent all levels of details. Best way I can describe character is akin to a quality MIJ analog stereo being middle ground, good quality all digital stereo being more analytical and detailed w tight bass, while a superb high end cryo NOS valve stereo being the musical, alive, warm, spacious and naturally detailed but lacks some in sub bass stereo with some quality alnico drivers mixed in, albeit out of my price range.
Digital--Analog--Valve
1-2~3-4~5-6~7-8~9-10
I'd be in the analog valve hybrid to valve area of 7-9 range if that tracks/makes sense.
So....
Good quality of layering but not congested, everything flows well and is cohesive. Accurate to superb imaging with some air between instruments, above average or better width and height with good or better depth to 3D soundstage. Solid detail and clarity throughout spectrum.
Good Quality, musical, warmish, balanced, decently airy, clean, clear and crisp mids are important for guitars, strings and voices, especially female as 70% of music is female voiced with other 30% male voices mostly in wide rock genre (1960s to heavy Prog rock like Tool) maybe a tad above the mix but not shouty or overpowering.
Treble that's musical, lively and sweet but extended and decently smooth with decent air, Sparkle and detail, but minimal sibilance. Maybe a bit above to fair bit above rest of mix in terms of level.
Bass that's controlled, clear and tight with slight warmish tonality at moderate level, decent weight to notes, not muddy or overpowering, balanced with rest of EQ with out much if any negative effects into mids. So that a nice rock or Reggae bass guitar isn't lost or overpowering in audible range to the mix.
Sub-bass that tight, clean and clear, somewhere between neutralish and warmish, ok depth, not too overpowering but not missing in general mainstream music, though this is a bit more towards bottom of priorities overall.
Microphonics in cable are of some concern. As is a quality, lasting and tangle/memory type cable. Even better if it's upgradable.
A genral play/pause and or volume control remote would be nice bonus but not required.
Strain reliefs or anti strain design would be nice. Prefer in ear devices versus the in ear with ear loop or earbuds over ear, but again sound outweighs that preference.
So here's a list of them, mostly based 160 list by Vidal, that would seem to be solid choices for me.
Which if these would best fit my sound preferences? (regardless of the $10-$100+ prices/values in my list)
Headphone List:
***** Flare Audio R2A, R2S
**** Veedix NC50
*** Boarseman CX98
*** Urbanfun HiFi
** DZAT DF-10 (wood)
** Shozy Zero (wood?, very musical)
* Magosi BK50
* Mannhas C190
* Boarseman KR25D
* LZ 203A
* Seahf AWK-009/1009
* VE Asura 2.0
* Accutone Pisces HD
* TY Hi-Z G3
* KZ ZS5
* KZ ED9
- HiSound Audio Flamenco (wood, not same level as others but extremely musical)
Hope I figured this out with your suggestions and lists to read.
So....
Good quality of layering but not congested, everything flows well and is cohesive. Accurate to superb imaging with some air between instruments, above average or better width and height with good or better depth to 3D soundstage. Solid detail and clarity throughout spectrum.
Good Quality, musical, warmish, balanced, decently airy, clean, clear and crisp mids are important for guitars, strings and voices, especially female as 70% of music is female voiced with other 30% male voices mostly in wide rock genre (1960s to heavy Prog rock like Tool) maybe a tad above the mix but not shouty or overpowering.
Treble that's musical, lively and sweet but extended and decently smooth with decent air, Sparkle and detail, but minimal sibilance. Maybe a bit above to fair bit above rest of mix in terms of level.
Bass that's controlled, clear and tight with slight warmish tonality at moderate level, decent weight to notes, not muddy or overpowering, balanced with rest of EQ with out much if any negative effects into mids. So that a nice rock or Reggae bass guitar isn't lost or overpowering in audible range to the mix.
Sub-bass that tight, clean and clear, somewhere between neutralish and warmish, ok depth, not too overpowering but not missing in general mainstream music, though this is a bit more towards bottom of priorities overall.
Microphonics in cable are of some concern. As is a quality, lasting and tangle/memory type cable. Even better if it's upgradable.
A genral play/pause and or volume control remote would be nice bonus but not required.
Strain reliefs or anti strain design would be nice. Prefer in ear devices versus the in ear with ear loop or earbuds over ear, but again sound outweighs that preference.
So here's a list of them, mostly based 160 list by Vidal, that would seem to be solid choices for me.
Which if these would best fit my sound preferences? (regardless of the $10-$100+ prices/values in my list)
Headphone List:
***** Flare Audio R2A, R2S
**** Veedix NC50
*** Boarseman CX98
*** Urbanfun HiFi
** DZAT DF-10 (wood)
** Shozy Zero (wood?, very musical)
* Magosi BK50
* Mannhas C190
* Boarseman KR25D
* LZ 203A
* Seahf AWK-009/1009
* VE Asura 2.0
* Accutone Pisces HD
* TY Hi-Z G3
* KZ ZS5
* KZ ED9
- HiSound Audio Flamenco (wood, not same level as others but extremely musical)
Hope I figured this out with your suggestions and lists to read.
