Great work ljokerl!
Could you please help me on the following subject?
I've had the RE0 IEMs for almost a year now and I like their sound very much, unfortunatelly it's right channel just died.
So I'm starting to look for an IEM that serves as an upgrade on sonic resolution and with a sound signature that strives for tonal balance and transparency/accuracy above everything.
Ultimately, I want the IEM that gives me the most real and natural sound possible.
Budget: 200 - 250USD max (actually, I'm trying to not go above 150 - 170 USD, only if the sound quality is really worth it)
It will be used amped and unamped for home and portable purposes.
I'm a proponent of parametric equalization.
I listen to every kind of music.
(Let's try to forget my Bias with the RE0 sound shall we?)
What I'm looking to right now:
Fischer Audio DBA-02
Hifiman RE-252
Yuin OK1 (can find this one cheap near me)
Etymotic HF5 (not sure if this one is worth of being included here)
Etymotic ER4
Vsonic GR07
Which one of these choices do you find to be the most balanced and transparent one, if it is possible to be both thing at the same time?
Or is there another option that you find to fit my goal for sound signature better than these ones?
How would you compare this choices on sonic resolution/level of detail? Are there big differences or are all of them similar?
Which one do you find to have the most natural presentaton or the best spacial resolution?
I'm particularly interested on the GR07, so:
On your GR07 review you say about the midrange:
"Texture levels are very good but, as is the case with almost all dynamics, the detailing is not very aggressive compared to higher-end BA-based monitors from Fischer, Etymotic, Audio-Technica, and the like."
With this sentence do you mean that the GR07 has less sonic or detail resolution than those BA monitors, or are you saying instead that those details are just presented in a less upfront (and maybe more realistic) manner?
Is there any other sub-300USD IEM with a more realistic or accurate bass reproduction than the GR07?
Do you find the GR07 to match the OK1 midrange transparency/resolution, or is it apples and oranges?
Do you find the GR07 treble reminescent of the UM3X? D you find the GR07 to reproduce cymbals and drums well?
Does the GR07 respond well to equalizaton?
Sorry if I'm being to demanding... take your time.
Thank you!