I wasn't referencing quantity at all in any of the DD bass comparisons. I personally feel the Annihilator DD is towards the bottom half of the ladder in the TOTL pricing segment. I do agree its got a quick decay and full body, but I don't think it is very textured and I hear it as dry. The sub bass extension also isn't that special, it cannot push around the amount air that I hear on the XE6 (just for an example) which I also have in CIEM.
At the end of the day, and I've always stood by this point, I don't think anyone buys the Annihilator for its bass response. If so you'd be doing it wrong considering the Legend Evo exists at a much cheaper price point. I do think a source like N8ii helps the Annihilator bass texture quite a bit, but it doesn't get to the levels of other TOTL DD low IEMs.
Who knows, maybe I got a dud Annihilator CIEM, but it sounds better than the universal I demo'd. To my ears it has the most ethereal treble response I have heard, but we all hear differently and have different reference points. It is a fantastic IEM regardless and I wouldn't have spend the money on it in CIEM if I didn't think so.