[Rockwell75]

3. Storm/Mira-4 (Do prototypes count?)

If you've heard it and like it it counts.

 

[efftee]

If you've heard it and like it it counts.

Well, I have been listening to a few prototypes lately, and have liked some very much. Since they are largely unknown, I guess it'd be rather pointless to list them here, except to say that those looking for top-rated IEMS would be in for a treat probably year-end or early next year.

As for Storm, though I am listening to the prototype, the Subtonic boys are getting the commercial sets ready for shipping to the 10 lucky preorder owners/reviewers...

 

[DanielListening]

Isabellae more energy up top?

I don’t think graph properly reflects the Cerberus. The Cerberus has MKI Electrostatic drivers from Sonion and require power.

The Isabellae doesn’t have fullness in treble. It’s kinda sharp and peaky, plasticy, grainy. It is present but not great.

 

[Badlands]

My 3 favs

1. Indigo (Balanced, textured with great imaging)
2. Solaris SE (Recently spent a week with them exclusively and they are still an amazing listen. (Astounding mids & soundstage.)
3. Atlas (DD coherence & bass)

Showing some CFA love in my top 3.

 

[Royal Navy]

1. Annihilator
2. A12t
3. U12t

actually that's all I have at the moment

 

[HiFiHawaii808]

First results. Xe6 takes the lead, Jewel not far behind.

Xe6 x 8
Jewel x6
IER Z1R x5
Evo x4
Phonix x4
Traillii x4
Annihilator x3
Fourte/Noir x3
Indigo x3
Supermoon x3
a/u12t x2
EXT x2
Mason x2
Mest/Mest II x2
Trio x2
Thunder x2
Ace
Aether R
Andromeda 2020
Anole VX
DC Ti
Eden
Elysium
Erlkonig
Fibae 7
Hook-X
IE900
Khan
LCDi4
Legend
Legend X
Percivalli
SE846
Solaris 2020
Storm
Turii
u18t
Wraith
X

Edit: Added @efftee



I didn't put any criteria for entries so I'm happy if people put whatever they want...but the hope from my end is that most of the entries will be whatever people are listening to lately that has most captured their attention. I've been fortunate to hear some great IEMs this year so far and what I've listed are the 3 that have resonated with me the most. This isn't meant to be any objective indicator of worth-- it's just a cool way to find out what's in people's hearts at the moment.

So different from last quarter.

 

[AnalogandDigital]

How are the Annihilator vs Jewel ?
Anyone owning or compared both ...

 

[Royal Navy]

First results. Xe6 takes the lead, Jewel not far behind.

IER Z1R x5

Z1R is still going strong after all these years

 

[HiFiHawaii808]

How are the Annihilator vs Jewel ?
Anyone owning or compared both ...

I love them both. I own Jewel and I bought Annihilator. Waiting for it to get made. Jewel is more reference tuning, but with some energy and appealing tonality. Annihilator is also a great all arounder. More of a U shaped curve. Great bass and great treble. Probably the best treble I have ever heard.

I rank Jewel number 2 overall in my collection. Annihilator is number 3.

 

[yaps66]

Sailing to Bermuda now... Our first family vacation in 5yrs

Journey mercies and blessings. Enjoy the break!

 

[Rockwell75]

So different from last quarter.

Yup changing seasons . It will be interesting to do a summative tabulation after a year or so.

Z1R is still going strong after all these years

Yup it's the Jedi Master of IEMs.

Edit: Indigo, Evo and Fourte are 3 I still need to hear.

 

[Rockwell75]

1. Annihilator
2. A12t
3. U12t

actually that's all I have at the moment

Pick a third-- u12t & a12t are the same IEM as far as this survey is concerned. You don't need to own an IEM to vote for it.

My 3 favs

1. Indigo (Balanced, textured with great imaging)
2. Solaris SE (Recently spent a week with them exclusively and they are still an amazing listen. (Astounding mids & soundstage.)
3. Atlas (DD coherence & bass)

Showing some CFA love in my top 3.

Love the Solaris SE-- some of the best mids & bass out there.

 

[yaps66]

My personal preference ranking chart, most recent edition:



The top two rows constitute my "S tier"-- but the IEMs on the top are there because they dovetail with my personal preferences or flat out knocked my socks off in some extraordinary way. The reason Jewel isn't on top is that I've only demoed it briefly and haven't spent enough time with it to really have a full sense of it.

In other news since it's officially summer I thought it would be a good time to revisit the "Watercooler charts". At the beginning of spring I asked everyone for the top 3 IEMs in their lives at that moment. The results were very interesting. Perhaps we could make this seasonal affair...so without further ado, what 3 IEMs own your heart at the moment? Criteria for selection is entirely up to you.

My votes:

1) Supermoon
2) EXT
3) Annihilator

My vote:

1) Dorado 2020
2) Tri Starlight
3) Isabellae

 

[yaps66]

Results are definitely more eclectic this time around. FYI if you present a list with 5 on it I will only take the first 3-- also please no "ties"...each person here can only contribute 3 votes. Happy voting

Are we allowed to edit our choices prior to closing? Summer acquisitions may cause changes of heart!

 

[KuroKitsu]

Top 3 (Poverty Edition) pretty sure it's the same as my last:

1. Odin
2. A12t
3. Fourte