Rank the IEM's you've heard
Dec 16, 2017 at 12:49 AM Post #1,247 of 5,129
1) Empire Ears Zeus XR
2) Jomo Flamenco
3) 64audio Tia Fourte
4) Rhapsodio Solar
5) FitEar TG 334
6) AAW W900
7) Jomo Samba
8) Campfire Andromeda
9) Empire Ears Athena
10) 64audio U18

Updated:

1) Empire Ears Zeus XR
2) Jomo Flamenco
3) 64audio Tia Fourte
4) Rhapsodio Solar
5) Oriolus Mk2
6) QDC Gemini
7) 64audio U18
8) AAW W900
9) Jomo Samba
10) FitEar TG 334
 
Dec 17, 2017 at 10:47 PM Post #1,249 of 5,129
v2/jupiter
sm64/asg. 2
umpro50/se 846
westone4
westone3
gro 7 be

have some oriolus m2 in the mail!

Had V2 about a week a nice balanced all rounder not for critical listening more for just drifting off as good as the jupiter in a different way
 
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Dec 18, 2017 at 5:26 PM Post #1,252 of 5,129
1. Audio Technica Im03 - I lost my first Im03 and my journey began with trying the IEMs stated below. The new Im03 arrived saturday and I can tell you guys I couldn't be happier. Back then I was really satisfied with them but had nothing to compare them too. Now I finally appreciate how awesome they are.
2. AKT8ie MKII
3. Shure SE846 / InEar Stagediver 4 / Sennheiser IE800
4. AK JH Rosie 8 Driver
5. UE900
6 Ibasso IT03
6. DN2000J
7. Westone 4
 
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Dec 28, 2017 at 10:44 PM Post #1,254 of 5,129
I'm an IEM newbie

1. Flare R2PRO
2. Etymotic ER4P
3. M-Audio IE 30
4. VSONIC GR07
5. Fiio EX1
6. Hifiman RE 00
7. Chord & Major 7'13
8. SoundMagic E80
9. Periodic Audio Beryllium
10. Shure E2C
11. Xiaomi Hybrid
12. KZ ED4
13. Monoprice 8320
 
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Dec 29, 2017 at 6:45 AM Post #1,255 of 5,129
[QUOTE="damobananna, post: 13921087, member: 45669

UPDATE

orilolus v2
jupiter
sm64/asg. 2/ie800
umpro50
westone4
westone3
shure 846
gro 7 be

have some oriolus m2 in the mail!

Had V2 about a week! a nice balanced all rounder + not for critical listening + more for just drifting off + as good as the Jupiter, in a different way
 
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Dec 30, 2017 at 4:16 AM Post #1,256 of 5,129
1. Grosaudio J573!/9
2. KoKlea Choob "The Eustachian" (reshelled)
3. Helia 5.26 Ltd Edition 2 (filter modded)
3. LushNoize Killatron 6
4. Cerumen PROtean (universal)
5. Standan DeLiver - Wollitbraker Honeytrap

Not really, I just made those names up. I love the weird and wonderful world of headphone names.

My latest and current favourite IEM is the Shure SE846. Yep, I'm an early adopting, bleeding edge kind of guy.
 
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Dec 31, 2017 at 7:59 AM Post #1,257 of 5,129
Interesting! It seems we have 2 camps here,
people who own Audeze IEMs put them on top of their list, and people who do not include Audezes in their list at all. Is it because they don't own Audeze IEMs, or they do, but for them Audezes simply don't make it to their Top 10.
My top is Shure se846, I have auditioned many other, more expensive or similarly priced IEMs, and none of makes replace my 846.

But auditioning iSine 10 changed everything. The lack of distortion compared to various armature and dynamic flagship IEMs is astonishing. Sadly every shop has only the worst flimsy tips attached, so bass is severly lacking on Audeze Planar IEMs.
 
Dec 31, 2017 at 5:29 PM Post #1,258 of 5,129
Interesting! It seems we have 2 camps here,
people who own Audeze IEMs put them on top of their list, and people who do not include Audezes in their list at all. Is it because they don't own Audeze IEMs, or they do, but for them Audezes simply don't make it to their Top 10.
My top is Shure se846, I have auditioned many other, more expensive or similarly priced IEMs, and none of makes replace my 846.

But auditioning iSine 10 changed everything. The lack of distortion compared to various armature and dynamic flagship IEMs is astonishing. Sadly every shop has only the worst flimsy tips attached, so bass is severly lacking on Audeze Planar IEMs.

I'm actually curious if a closed back iSine 10 would have a darker signature. If you compare the Audeze Sine open back and Sine closed back measurements on Innerfidelity you can see that the open back versions have a signature very similar to the iSine 10. The closed back, on the other hand, aren't nearly as bright. Another thing to think about is that the iSine 10 do sound different without the Cipher cable.

That said, the iSine 10 would be on the top of my list. They are just simply impractical though from a design standpoint :p
 

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