"Are you guys talking about me?"
(Sorry I couldn't sleep..
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Oh no.. Baldr (I haven't heard the Spark tho)
Given how your top two recommend are EST-configured IEM (Ely, Tra), you might want to check Kinera Baldr out. To me, its EST implementation is second best to Traillii, fast, smooth, yet accurate top quality treble. Plus it has an actual DD bass down low. Mids also sound very good and natural, with less laidback sound, and well-centered positioning. Soundstage may not be as wide, but it's pretty good about Isa's size. Technicality-wise I'd score the Baldr as 8/10 while the Traillii 9/10. But tonality wise I like the Baldr better, especially in the mids.Traillii's treble is still the best for me personally, but if you consider the whole package from bass upwards, the Baldr offers a seriously good deal
I might go and get one next, it's now higher in my list than the Turii. Hopefully I can get both by the end of next month (this hobby is killing my wallet)
Kinera Imperial Baldr (slight cosmetic difference from the previous Kinera Baldr model) @ US$1300-ish
It was a happy sunny summer saturday today, so I decided to go on a trip.. to the store!
Since I cannot sleep, I'll try to post some impressions recallable
First up (not in chronological order) is the Witch Girl Pro hybrid with 2 DD, which was the initial model prior to W6.2. They may not sound exactly the same, please keep in mind. To me the Witch Girl has this distinct aroma (pardon the pun) to their house sound which was tuned with dark-clarity combination. It's a very emotional sounding IEM, somewhat reminiscent of the good ol' VE5. But with bigger DD bass authorized down low. They have this alluring sweet mids that is smooth at the upper-end and slightly warm at the lower. It never comes off as bright, but it has decent amount of clarity. Did I say smooth? The lower-treble too is non-peaky and free of sibilance. Vocals especially sound unique on these, very romantic twilight evening dinner themed. He he. By the way, anyone wanna see my dinner?
I call this, avo-kidding a la nuts
Its weakness however, is that it may come off as too colored for some, and may lack some bite and sparkle/shimmer in the lower-treble area, especially brass cymbals sound
Up next we have the Percivali
I previously scored this as 6/10 for technicalities, and 4/10 for tonality. But after retrying, I'd say now it's more 7/10 and 5/10. The bass focuses more on mid-bass thump, with decent powerful punch to it. Its texture is distinctly separate from the rest of the frequency, so I hesitate to call it coherent. Mids actually sounded thicker than I remembered, but it still sounded a bit 'off' somewhat to my ears (YMMV of course). Vocals are tuned quite well, it has that slight Oriolus flavor to it. That raspiness and organic sound can be heard at some tracks. Treble are also pretty good, but again the texture felt different from the rest of the frequency reducing its coherency point. It's well extended and airy, very light and a little bit transparent. You can get a glimpse of where the idea for how Traillii's treble was tuned came from. Technicality-wise the Perci is a competent IEM, with some positive traits here-and-there (in segments). But to me, it lacks a bit of body in the mids, and some integration or unity as a whole.
Subsequently, we have the purple Crassi
I apologize before for saying inaccurately that the Crassi was tuned flat. The purple bird to my ears after trying the second time around sounded to me to be more forward and thin in the mids. Slight attenuation in the lower-mids, and extra lift in the upper, making its positioning more upfront, and note size a bit on the thinner side. However, by thin, I do not mean that it's anemic, dry or metallic, it just sounded proportionally tilted more towards the leaner brighter side, with less quantity in the lower-mids contrasting it. Tuning or sound signature overall, is somewhat like the Oriolus LTD, but with extra clarity and a bit less bass quantity. Bass is more focused on the mids rather than subs. Compared to the Reborn for example, it has less rumble and power, and a quicker attack as well as decay. The Reborn sounded warmer and positioning is more centrally placed
And then there is the red one
We all know this. And so I won't go into much detail. I still stand by my previous assessment, 9/10 technicalities (layering, soundstage, resolution) equal to the RS10. It still has the best treble I've heard. Best EST implementation followed by number two, the Kinera Baldr (maybe the Spark, but I haven't heard it unfortunately). Bass mimics DD sound very well. It has a deep reach, and good powerful thump, especially for BA. It may not suit hip hop genre or EDM (sub-bass rumble, bass texture focused) very well though. However, for most drum and percussions they perform very well. Mids to me are kind of a hit and miss, as I really liked how the mids combined at the upper-end with the EST treble. Their pairing and chemistry are incredible, and a joy to hear. But the mids alone by itself, may lack that extra tinge of sparkle at the upper-end (for my taste) and a more spread imaging which may evince more details (again, for my taste, which may come at the cost of conceding some musicality or engagement). I won't comment about its price.. *tongue in cheek*
And various more!
Variations @ $500-ish. Its mids share the same driver used in Softears IEM. So the texture is quite similar. Bass can be alikened to Honeydew, in that it goes deep like a DD should, but with medium power. Very well balanced tuning, somewhat similar to the RSV but with less brightness. Its EST treble are pretty impressive, but what impressed me more is how they managed to combined and integrate them together into one package. This was my first time listening, overall for $500 it is a good deal, especially if you like Moondrop house sound and tuning (I wish I could go into more details. Maybe next time)
Thoroughly enjoyable to listen with Isa 
. Anticipating any questions- Miracle isn't worth $840 today. You will not get good bass from it without a very good source. Stage, imaging, air is great, but bass is barely passable, not in that price range.
