Hi guys,
I recently felt the urge to look out for a new IEM to accompany me on a long journey. I didn't own any IEM's for about 3 years.
KEF M200 was my first, after that I had the Sony XBA-H3. Both were bought second hand, looked like new, sounded great though quite different from each other.
But both had a driver failure in one ear after only approx. 3 months of usage. I never abused them so I was hesitant to buy another. For travel purposes though IEM's would be the best choice. I'm definitely buying new this time, but when I'm on the road in foreign countries I won't have an option to send them in for repair.
The first question is, do you guys think I was just unlucky and that it is more likely these IT01 will survive a period of 1-2 years without breaking ?
At home I use the T90 through the Audio-GD NFB15. I love the sound I get through this combo. I would love an IEM that has the bass range and resolution of the M200 but with a little more attack and forward sound that was there in the XBA-H3.
I ordered the Cayin N3 along with the IT01 through AMP3 2 weeks ago but first the N3 was out of stock and when it arrived they had no more IT01 due to a recall. So while waiting for them to be back in stock I read up on new IEM's and stumbled across the Pinnacle P1.
I could get the P1 for 130 Euro, the IT01 would be around 100 Euro. Now I ask myself what would be the better call.
Can anyone offer opinions, or a comparison between P1 and IT01 ?
Greetings
Marc