I think I haven't posted on here for a while, and it's sad to see some people with whom I've got along very well leaving or at the point of leaving..
Just to update on my side of things, I own PM4 and had PM6 on pre-order. My friend lent me a pair of the Master and Trinity Bob had lent me a demo set of the Hunter.
Meanwhile, my reasonable sounding, but rather broken budget DAP (xDuoo X3) was acting up.
I'd received a demo Aune M1s for review purposes and for me it was like an upgraded version of the neutral reference sound signature of the xDuoo X3.
I am treble sensitive, and had occasional issues with PM4 and even with Master from time to time, although I did feel it was a marked improvement over the PM4 in terms of coherence and treble, although still with some issues for me.
Oh, and meanwhile, in the time since I pre-ordered the PM6, I got the Noble Katana, a TOLT IEM (acronyms FTW!)

It does analytical and reference beautifully (and can hit hard with bass where it's naturally present), but without any of the shortcomings or issues I'd found on the Trinity IEM's.
That's not a criticism of Trinity; we're talking about an IEM that costs 10-15 times the ones I'm comparing it against
With all this in mind, and hearing the few impressions of the PM6, I was becoming concerned that perhaps my requirements had changed since I first ordered.
I now had the 'analytical/reference' tuning niche covered by the Katana.
But what I wouldn't mind having was a more fun, musical sounding IEM that could provide powerful, tactile dynamic driver bass for using on the go or when I had the mood to rock
So I had a cordial and respectful chat with Jake (and Bob, via Jake), and they kindly agreed to let me change my PM6 order to the Icarus IV
So, I'm waiting on that. I'm not in a dire hurry because I'm fortunate enough to have good options in the meantime.
Finally, I recently received the new Shozy Alien+ DAP.
It's a very different beast from my xDuoo X3 (or the Aune M1s).
It's more musical, dynamic, engaging, but still with amazing detail and transparency. And it's got lovely soundstage and separation too.
I'm only at the beginning of burning it in (a lot of high grade capacitors in this thing), so I'm excited to see how it evolves!
I'd read that hybrid IEM's really benefit from less than 1 Ohm output impedence and lots of power.
This thing has astonishing bucket-loads of power, like having a separate amp plugged in.
I mention this because I've only been listening with the Katana so far, but it occurs to me this could bring out a new dimension in the sound of my Trinity IEM's.
So over the next few days, I'm going to try to do some testing with the Master and PM4 and demo Hunter and see what I find
Anyway, for those that care, that's what's been going on with me (audiophile-wise) and what's coming up.
For those that don't care, apologies for such a long post