Sam L
Headphoneus Supremus
I have been scouring this site for the last few weeks for any information on the pinnacle p1's. I am seriously considering these iem's and I just don't know if there is anything that competes in terms of price/performance, especially now after they've been out for a while. Price limit is 200 and I will be using these with my ibasso dx80. Other iem's that I have and like are ath-im70 (a little too dark up top), kz zst (really like the sound signature of these), kz ate (not nearly as good as the zst's imo), monk ve + (good sound but virtually no sub bass and somewhat uncomfortable). Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. The bundle I'm looking at on Amazon includes the P1's and a fiio A3 amp for $200. Thanks!
What kind of signature do you gravitate towards? Maybe give some examples of earphones you like currently or in the past?
I'm not completely versed in the $200 market, but up to about 6 months ago I read every review on every earphone between the $99 to $300 range. And what I noticed, and suspect is still the case, is that the $200 market is kind of a limbo zone. It might be more worthwhile to stay in the $100 range rather than creep up to the $300 range, especially considering all the recent chi-fi offerings.
That said, the P1's are easily at the top of my recommendation for $199. But if you're looking for price/performance, in my collection these all equal the P1 in that area: 1more triples, vsonic gr7 bass ed., trinity delta v1, re400.