@vapman At roughly 50 hours roughly I can start assuming I'm close to where the bud's balancing will end up from burn in. The candy bud continues to have a very respectable bass that's roughly equivalent to E808+, but I think with better quality. On some songs I swear I feel the vibration in my ears. I haven't heard anything indicating it's particularly treble heavy, so hopefully no discomfort for those with that issue. Vocals seem to be the strongest suit of this earbud, as they are quite forward and present, making the voice known among the bass. It's possible the vocals are on par with Cygnus/Crow, but it's too early to say. Overall, I'd say the best description I can offer is marrying the bass of something like the E808+ with the Cygnus's strengths.
The overall presentation is immersive, placing you right in the music. Instrument location isn't difficult whatsoever to identify in orchestral music, but at times choir + orchestra can leave the instruments somewhat overpowered by the singing. The previously mentioned bass will help bring an appropriate weight to instruments that need it in order to sound full or proper. As I have a horrible horrible time judging sound stage, I cannot say how good it is, but given the feeling of being immersed in music, I can venture a guess that it's a somewhat closed stage. It's certainly not like the staging of the Mojito for example where you feel distanced from the singer & instruments. I'd have to say for a lot of my music there is no issue with this as it just makes me feel closer. Detailing so far feels above average, and fairly decent considering this earbud feels more aimed at fun-based listening instead of analytical.
Interestingly, I haven't found a track yet that I feel it's ill suited for so far. While it may not play Rachmaninoff's 2nd piano concerto to the level of the Mojito or CampFred, not much in the earbud world could. It still managed to pull this off admirably. It handles guitar quite well, my test track for this being Foo Fighters' Stranger Things Have Happened. There's an almost visceral quality to the plucking of the strings at times. The orchestral and vocal mentions from before were based on Nobuo Uematsu's Memoro de la Stono. My go to bass test track is Portishead's It's a Fire, a trip hop song that I'm quite familiar with, having listened to it for 22 or so years now. It also helps me to see how well vocals can keep ahead of bass as there are times she's quite drowned out.
I wish I had a mind to allow me to properly articulate what I hear, and an ear discerning enough to help better paint a picture for you all.
