Oh, hi there!
Ok, again, thanks to those who've given suggestions
Well, the original 'brief' was just me wondering whether there were any budget (or possibly mid-fi) IEMs out there that have 2 DD's and can match the kind of thunderous and impactful bass put out by the EE Legend X or EE Nemesis, ideally with a sound signature that's at least decent to go with it.
For what it's worth, I got loaner units of the Legend X and Nemesis from EE, listened to them both intensely for about 3 weeks, and ended up choosing the Nemesis.
My mission at that time was to find the IEM which could output the most head-shaking bass, and I felt that Nemesis actually was superior to the Legend X in this regard.
It also seemed a bit cleaner around the mid-bass than the Legend X.
However, the Legend X was a significant step up in terms of technical performance.
So for those who haven't heard either of them, they sound full and powerful (without anything excessive) on most songs.
But give them a track where the drums are mastered with some power and impact and it becomes a Whole New World
This was a test track I used with them both; 'Faith & Science' by Marit Larsen:
Just search on YouTube (or your streaming service of choice lol) if that link doesn't work for any reason.
When this song plays, I can feel the drums shaking my skull (in a good way lol) with a kind of ringing impact and depth and power.
I've listened to this track (and others) on CA Solaris, Atlas, 64 Ears N8, Trio and various others, and none of them came close in the low end.
Anyway, I'm trying to get some family and friends into the audiophile hobby, and some of them listen mainly to rock, pop and hip-hop (although still have broader tastes than just those), and it got me to thinking.. I'd love to get them a budget IEM that can capture some of the magic of the Nemesis low end.
I'm guessing the reason the Nemesis and Legend X can 'out-wallop' any other IEM I've ever heard with regards to the low-end seems to come down to the fact that they've dedicated TWO dynamic drivers in each side for the low end.
So it got me to wondering whether any budget IEM makers had tried to do the same thing and achieve a similar result?
I'm obviously not expecting a budget IEM to sound as good as a TOTL one, but I was hoping there might be something out there that had a similar low-end, paired with a hopefully decent sound signature?
So apologies if I didn't explain myself well in the first place; hope this makes things more clear