[crinacle]

  could you please hilight the universals?

 
Technically all of them come in universal form (I personally own custom version of the W900 and 8.2 on the list) but the Andromeda and ProPhile-8 are exclusively universal.

 

[Navier]

Sound signature preference: Neutral

StageDiver SD2 > metro.fi 220 > Fender FXA2 >>> Apple EarPods

 

[maricius]

Been out of the game for such a long time but got to try a few today

Tier 1:
1) Flare Audio R2PRO
1.5) AKG K3003
 
Tier 2:
2) Final Audio Design Heaven VI
2) InEar Stage Diver SD-2
2) Shure SE846
2.5) InEar Stage Diver SD-3
2.5) Flare Audio R2A
3) Grado GR10
3) Sennheiser IE800
 
Tier 3: 
4) TDK BA200
4) HifiMan RE-600
4) Shure SE535
5) HifiMan RE-400 
5.5) Brainwavz B2  
Tier 4:
 
6) LG QuadBeat 2
7) XiaoMi Piston 2
7.5) SoundMagic ES20
8) Brainwavz M4
 
Tier 5:
9) Klipsch Image S4

 

[Shure or bust]

1. kse 1500
2. Re-2000
3. te-100
3. isine 20
4. tia Fourté
5. Lola
6. Layla II 
7. K3003i
8. Se 846
9. Ie 800
10. xba-Z5.

 

[jmills8]

1. kse 1500
2. Re-2000
3. te-100
3. isine 20
4. tia Fourté
5. Lola
6. Layla II 
7. K3003i
8. Se 846
9. Ie 800
10. xba-Z5.

you went to an event?

 

[Shure or bust]

you went to an event?

I attended can jam socal. But i've owned 7/10 of my top 10 iems.

 

[rskbug]

@Shure-or-bust Isine 20 > Tia Fourte.... hmmmmm. Interesting.

 

[Navier]

  Been out of the game for such a long time but got to try a few day

Tier 1:
1) Flare Audio R2PRO
1.5) AKG K3003
 
Tier 2:
2) Final Audio Design Heaven VI
2) InEar Stage Diver SD-2
2) Shure SE846
2.5) InEar Stage Diver SD-3
2.5) Flare Audio R2A
3) Grado GR10
3) Sennheiser IE800
 
Tier 3: 
4) TDK BA200
4) HifiMan RE-600
4) Shure SE535
5) HifiMan RE-400 
5.5) Brainwavz B2  
Tier 4:
 
6) LG QuadBeat 2
7) XiaoMi Piston 2
7.5) SoundMagic ES20
8) Brainwavz M4
 
Tier 5:
9) Klipsch Image S4

How would you rate the StageDiver SD-2 relative to the AKG K3003? Do they have a similar sound signature?

 

[flinkenick]

Originally Posted by damobananna /img/forum/go_quote.gif

  Where did you fall asleep?

 
side of the road so not earsonics fault should have clarified

Must have been one hell of a night 

 

 

[pacman46]

1. kse 1500
2. Re-2000
3. te-100
3. isine 20
4. tia Fourté
5. Lola
6. Layla II 
7. K3003i
8. Se 846
9. Ie 800
10. xba-Z5.

I've never heard your top two but I think the te100 is a great iem. It just keeps getting better and better. I think if someone is looking for a very bright ultra detailed iem then stay away from the te100 but if you want to just want to enjoy your music with those great smooth mids it's great. To me i can listen to them all day without any tiring at all. They are also very comfortable too. I hate memory wire so the cable fits the bill perfect.its actually a shame they don't get more notice around here.just my opinion.they are pricey though but to me well worth it.one thing I don't like is just a one year warranty. To me something this expensive should at the very least have two years.

 

[raypin]

Mm..ranking of my iems, based on personal preference (SQ, fitment/ergo/comfort, build quality):

Top Tier: Shure KSE 1500, Empire Ears Zeus XIV R CIEM, Noble Katana, Ocharaku Akekiyaki Plus, JHA Layla

Mid Tier: AKT8ie, Fi- BA-SST 2.5, Fitear TG 334, iSine 10

Bottom Tier: AKG K3003i, Noble 6, Noble 4C, Piano Forte IX, Heir Audio 8.0, Shure SE 846, Ortofon EQ8, RHA T20, Rhapsodio RT1i, Advanced Acousticwerkes W300 AR

Incoming iems:

ASEN 8 CIEM - preliminary ranking is Top Tier. 64 Audio TIA Fourte - also, Top Tier.

 

[ranfan]

Seems fun
 

Spoiler: Longlist, inaccurate:

tia Fourte
UM Mason 2
Oriolus 2
Vision Ears VE8
EE Arthur
U18 Tzar
Vision Ears VE6
Lime Ears Aether
U12
U10
Rhapsodio Galaxy 2
Rhapsodio Solar
AAW W500
Noble Katana
Noble K10U
Noble K10E
Dita Dream
Campfire Andromeda
Campfire Vega
EE Spartan 4
Noble Sage
EE Cerberus 3
EE Supra 2
Final Audio FI-BA-SS
Final Audio Heaven 8
Final Audio Heaven 7
Noble Savant
Co-Donguri Shizuku
Sennheiiser CX213

 

[maricius]

 
How would you rate the StageDiver SD-2 relative to the AKG K3003? Do they have a similar sound signature?

Honestly haven't heard the K3003 in a while and the SD-2 was one of the new additions to the list so take the following with a grain of salt. The SD-2 is definitely closer to the K3003 than the SD-3 to the K3003 though I definitely would not say they sound exactly alike. The K3003 still takes a lead with clarity, instrument separation but is slightly thinner sounding. The treble of the K3003 is definitely stronger but is not necessarily much brighter than the SD-2. Overall, the technicalities of the K3003 still lead but the SD-2 is no slouch. 

I can definitely see some drawing comparisons but I think there are closer IEMs to the K3003 in terms of tuning.

 

[ousooner15]

UM Mage, Westone W3, Aurisonics one plus, Shure 535, nuforce ne6's (loved these till they broke), beats powerbeats 2

in that order.

 

[damobananna]

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