Chi-fi TOTL go way above $200. Maybe a new sub$50 topic would make more sense.
I know, i used the expression meaning like. The best you can get for the biggest price you can pay and stay happy with It. Like a period for your budget.
Yeah I can honestly say my obsession is still sub-100$ earphone, right now I listen to 15$ **** PT-15 and feel blessed. I think I will go back to sub-150, feel it can be usefull for IEM at 110$ that can't be include here and that it will not open door for 210$ IEM etc....I don't even have any IEM that cost more than 100$ lol...but my new obsession about Ibasso IT01 and long obsession about Simgot Pro kind of push me about this price limit. Anyway, we talk one pair out of 50 IEM, but I really still hope to find a big boy that can kick ass of way pricier IEM, I KNOW it exist out of LUXURY market! I'm a chifi BELEIVER!
Amen!
FOR EXAMPLE, the LA-A4 can be found for les than 150$ here:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/LZ-A4-Audio-Top-Grade-Hi-Fi-In-Ear-Earphones-Black/372048987014?_trkparms=aid=111001&algo=REC.SEED&ao=1&asc=49452&meid=583b244104dc46b9b2eeb767acda3f80&pid=100675&rk=3&rkt=15&sd=331915517847&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A7b325fe4-f225-11e7-9e74-74dbd180bd54%7Cparentrq%3Ac6be402d1600aa47a51b86ecffe14518%7Ciid%3A1
I See your point, maybe 150$ Would do what you aim for. But 200$ seems like too Much. Imo.