[faultfracture]

I'd like everyone's thoughts! Please let me know if there's something I didn't consider.

 

[Selenium]

I've only had a few... I think. ER4, X10 and Sony XBA-1. ER4 being easily the best of the three.

 

[faultfracture]

Thank you! Added the XBA-1.

 

[wuwhere]

Can you add CA’s Orion?

 

[faultfracture]

if only the forum software would let me

 

[noxa]

None of the above sadly, Final FI-BA-SS are light years ahead of the above imo.

 

[normie610]

Warbler Prelude is a single BA as well (albeit being a custom IEM). Based on reviews I suspect it'd trump all of the above

 

[Intensecure]

Vsonic GR01, impossible to find nowadays though.

 

[datranz]

Ortofone eq5

 

[Brooko]

Are you talking within a price range, or just the best available? The best I've heard so far is the HiFiMan RE2000.

 

[Intensecure]

HiFiMan RE2000.

Balanced armature??

 

[normie610]

Balanced armature??

I believe he was referring to the "single" part only, not the "balanced armature"

 

[Brooko]

Ah - shoot, my comprehension skills not that good

In that case - best I've heard is Campfire Orion.

 

[deafdoorknob]

Fitear F111

 

[Gilles De Rais]

I'd say pretty much any of the Final Audio product from the Heaven IV up would better all of the listed if they matched your genre preference. Rather than just a what's best I'd seek/provide a context, music, dap, usage, cost, etc. The Final Audio Lab 1 is probably the most expensive single BA, but its reviews tend to vary a bit, again genre dependent. I suspect you have a budget/set-up in mind given the set you've provided. Clarity?

regards,

Giles