That is so good impressions about KP. Makes me want to hit BUY right now but I can`t, yet.
I do hope You get IT01 back as would be nice to have comparison against KP. KP would win but I could get more insight about soundstage & imaging.
Forgive me for my infantile audio journey, my previous IEMs were the Fiio F9, Dunu Titan 1 & 3, and way befoee that some cheapo chinese iems.
I thing I might be one of the first people with the KPE in this forum so I will put my two cents in.
Simply put, the sound is beautiful.
The widest I stage I have heard til now is in the fiio f9. But the treble peak is too much. The Titan 1 have a nice soundstage as well. The Kanas pro has a soundstage closer to the Fiio F5 and the titan 3. But don't let that fool you, what matters the most in this case is the depth and the Tonality, and I cannot stress this enough. i have spent my life with speakers as I grew up, so true sound is important to me. Now you'll find a review saying the KPE was tested with classical and jazz. And that is true, the KPE behaves the best with classical. But I find it as a versatile IEM. It manages to bring out the beauty of a well recorded record.
But what defines the KPE's near flagship status is it's capability to sound absolutely right in any situation. What stands in the way of a true reference sound at this point is the tasteful midbass and a sprinkle of treble. If you don't like midbass, yiu can turn it down and it'll turn into a different beast. Vertical soundstage gains more body. With the right amount of beer and whiskey, it'll bring tears to your eyes, something mid-focused iems tend to do a lot. But that's the catch, these aren't necessarily mmid-focused. They're mildly v-shaped.
I'll let you know one thing, for all these years I was searching for a pair of IEMs which make the music more interesting and vivid, and I think KPE has finally quenched that thirst.
I was talking to a head-fier the other day, and I asked him, where do I go from here? Well, I sure as hell don't know how I can upgrade this sound. But all I know is, I won't be taking these shiny bois off anytime soon. IEM of the year for me. Funny that I didn't even know about Moondrop even a month before, But now I'm a fan.
Tl;dr, the soundstage is full of depth but not quite wide. . However the reason you'd be buying the damn thing for it's beautiful tonality. Trust me, it does help you to kick back after a long day of work, sit back and relax.
I should mention that i am using sony hybrid tips with them.