IEM upgrade from Meelec A161P
Jun 21, 2013 at 1:26 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 1

oddysee

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I've recently lost my Meelec A161P and am looking to replace it with an upgrade. I enjoyed the neutral tone of the A161P with its touch of warmth. My budget is around USD 200. My preferences are for an IEM with multiple BA drivers and/or hybrids with good isolation as I listen at fairly low volume levels. My music consists of ambient rock (Sigur Ros), electronic (Daft Punk), rap (Kanye West) and alternative rock (Muse). With a healthy dose of Indian classical (structured, rhythmic, high tempo music composed with reed-less and percussion instruments). Most of it is just MP3s at reasonable bit rates. My source is my Samsung Galaxy S3 (stock), with a future acquisition of an Fiio X3 in the works.
 
Feature-wise my preferences, in order, are:
  1. neutrality (with a tinge of warmth)
  2. isolation 
  3. instrument separation (Loving the Brainwavz HM3 for this)
  4. medium-width sound stage
  5. over the ear wearability
  6. medium to deep insertion
  7. replaceable cable (I take good care of my IEMs but I'd rather not buy the Brainwavz B2 or Rockit R-50 for their suspect cables)
  8. microphone + button
 
Looking for suggestions.
 

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