Do you have a good fit with the smabat? Maybe try to play with different foams.Would I be setting myself up for disappointment if I were to drop $200 on a Turandot expecting as much detail, separation and timbre as my favourite $200 iem? My inability to notice any radical difference between my $10 yuki and $65 smabat makes me wonder if I'll appreciate the difference between a $65 bud and a $200 bud?? I desperately want to find a bud that im happy with
I'd recommend you to get the nicehck b40 before turandot to check the fit. It is cheap but uses the same shell. Some people prefer mx500 shells (like yuki) and others yuin (like Shozy Stardust, Simphonio Dragon)
Turandot and b40 have some kind of bigger yuin shell.
I personally slightly prefer my Willsound MK300 over Magaosi K5 and Ikko OH10. I believe it has better tuning and higher technicalities.
That said, most people seems to prefer IEM sound.