Let's hope this post doesn't get lost in the sea.
I'll try to be as brief as possible. I read a lot but
I'm ready to treat myself to another pair of earphones. A have a few of those but the references purchase would be the Sony XB90EX and the KZ ZS3. This would most likely have tipped you off that I like me some bass. However, I feel like I want earphones whose low end is somewhere in between the aforementioned pairs. Both of them have great low end, however the XB90EX's bump seems to be centered a tad more towards the sub-bass than I would prefer, whereas the ZS3 has a much wider range of lower frequencies boosted so it bleeds into the mids a bit too much for me. Also, if possible, I would like a bit more extension in the treble.
Perhaps I am way off in my assessment and description but... I think I'm looking for an IEM version of my CAL! which is basically my favourite pair of headphones (cliche, I know). My second favourite pair would be my DT 770 Pro 80Ohm, if it helps...
Cable isn't that important. I will be using a shirt clip which should compensate a good portion of the microphonics, so unless the cable is really awful in terms of cable noise I'm okay with it.
Source will be my smart phone.
So far I've narrowed it down to the following models:
Tiandirenhe TD08
Zhiyin Z5000
Rose North Forest
Rose Aurora (these are so far the primary candidate at the moment, based on B9Scrambler's review)
Whizzer A15
Any feedback is welcomed.