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Headphoneus Supremus
Morning commute with Pilgrim, W4 straight from iPhone and this album
I remember Precog describing the sound of Gaea as “this IEM sounds expensive.” Same comment can be said about the pilgrim. This IEM sounds “expensive” as heck![Face with tears of joy :joy: 😂](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f602.png)
Yes yes, Harman research shows no correlation between price andHarman matching sound quality. But I got what Precog means when he said “this IEM sounds expensive”. Maybe I can dissect that idea in my pilgrim review ![Thinking face :thinking: 🤔](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f914.png)
Anyhow, state of market from my POV:
The XMEMS technology is rolling out faster than I imagined though. It might change the game, since those drivers are supposed to be cheap. I don’t know why IEMs with those are so expensive currently.
Edit: forgot to mention the IO Volare
I remember Precog describing the sound of Gaea as “this IEM sounds expensive.” Same comment can be said about the pilgrim. This IEM sounds “expensive” as heck
![Face with tears of joy :joy: 😂](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f602.png)
Yes yes, Harman research shows no correlation between price and
![Thinking face :thinking: 🤔](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f914.png)
Anyhow, state of market from my POV:
- Harman DD with a twist: EA1000
- DD with different tuning and good tech: Project ACE
- Hybrid with BASS: Aful Explorer
- Elegant U-shaped hybrid: Elysian Pilgrim
- “Soulful”: Yanyin Canon 2 / most ISN and Penon
- “Hey, it’s pretty good!”: Trio
The XMEMS technology is rolling out faster than I imagined though. It might change the game, since those drivers are supposed to be cheap. I don’t know why IEMs with those are so expensive currently.
Edit: forgot to mention the IO Volare