I currently own a pair of se535s and whilr the luscious mid range is to die for I can't help but want for a little more treble sparkle and a larger soundstage. I was wondering if ciems around the 500 dollars mark like jh5 and 1964 v3 could deliver. Also, how do these compare to full size phones like hd600 and k702? Are they on par or is there a sense of realism and depth to music iems just are physically incapable of providing?
Are you running the stock se535 cable? I upgraded mine with a hpl cable and they opened quite drastically, it was only trumped by buying a set of ciems
I haven't tried the V3, but used to own the universal version of the V6 and to me they are on a different level compared to the SE535. Compared to momentum, they have better transparency, clarity, micro details, imaging and separation. The V6 is more towards bright neutral side while momentum is towards the warm slightly bassy side.
The advantage in CIEM's depends on the ability of the person to get a good fit with universals.
A good fitting CIEM's certainly has a slight advantage in terms of cohesiveness of the sound but if you can get a great fit with universals I would say the improvement in sound is marginal.....perhaps not worth the horrible resale value. But if you kind of stuggle with universal fits, I highly recommend the CIEM route. It would be a great improvement assuming they got the fit right.
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