ciscokid96
Head-Fier
Hello everybody,
Fairly new to the hobby and have figured out that so far, out of the IEMs I own, I like the sound signature of my Andromeda 2020 over my other IEMs that are more praised by the public. For reference, I turn to the Andromedas more often over Anole VX, IER-Z1R, and Monarch mkii.
The reason for this is that it plays my library better than any IEM I've heard so far (don't have much experience yet). I listen to a lot of post-hardcore, metal, and rock. Generally a lot of genres that utilize rhythm guitar and frequent cymbals. With most of the IEMs I've owned, rhythm guitars and/or cymbals don't sound enjoyable to my ears. I don't know yet exactly what it is, but I can't listen to these songs at the same volume I would with other genres and the song sounds way too busy and congested usually. This is less of a case with Anole VX and Monarch mkii which were the first IEMs I found to do some of my metal library well. But these weren't consistent and did only some songs well. When I received the Andromeda 2020, they were only meant to be for movies and gaming, but now they are my favorite for my general library. They are more consistent with the metal music than any other IEM I own. I never expected this actually and I don't hear much people talking about this being a good IEM for metal, but metal sounds really good to my ears with the Andromeda 2020. But it also isn't fully consistent, there are still some metal songs that sound off. I noticed I really like how heavy power chords sound on Andromeda, I found this to be the same on Anole VX, but more on the Andromeda.
So I wanted to know what would be a direct upgrade from the Andromeda 2020 sound signature. I would like something with the same tuning and presentation, but with better technicalities/details/resolution possibly. I'm not familiar with sound signatures which is why I need somebody to direct me to something that sounds similar but at a higher price point for better performance.
Some examples of songs that wowed me on the Andromeda 2020 are:
Freed by The Plot in You
Already Dead by Happy Hour
Pressure by Divide Music
It is mostly the heavy power chords that I enjoy in these songs.
I will also welcome any recommendations on IEMs that play metal well. Specifically genres similar to the bands I listed above. It is not the heaviest/speediest of metal, but it's somewhat hard-core.
TLDR; what is an IEM with similar sound signature to CA Andromeda 2020, but with better technicalities/details/resolution at a higher price? Or what are some high end IEMs best suited for post-hardcore and rock music?
Fairly new to the hobby and have figured out that so far, out of the IEMs I own, I like the sound signature of my Andromeda 2020 over my other IEMs that are more praised by the public. For reference, I turn to the Andromedas more often over Anole VX, IER-Z1R, and Monarch mkii.
The reason for this is that it plays my library better than any IEM I've heard so far (don't have much experience yet). I listen to a lot of post-hardcore, metal, and rock. Generally a lot of genres that utilize rhythm guitar and frequent cymbals. With most of the IEMs I've owned, rhythm guitars and/or cymbals don't sound enjoyable to my ears. I don't know yet exactly what it is, but I can't listen to these songs at the same volume I would with other genres and the song sounds way too busy and congested usually. This is less of a case with Anole VX and Monarch mkii which were the first IEMs I found to do some of my metal library well. But these weren't consistent and did only some songs well. When I received the Andromeda 2020, they were only meant to be for movies and gaming, but now they are my favorite for my general library. They are more consistent with the metal music than any other IEM I own. I never expected this actually and I don't hear much people talking about this being a good IEM for metal, but metal sounds really good to my ears with the Andromeda 2020. But it also isn't fully consistent, there are still some metal songs that sound off. I noticed I really like how heavy power chords sound on Andromeda, I found this to be the same on Anole VX, but more on the Andromeda.
So I wanted to know what would be a direct upgrade from the Andromeda 2020 sound signature. I would like something with the same tuning and presentation, but with better technicalities/details/resolution possibly. I'm not familiar with sound signatures which is why I need somebody to direct me to something that sounds similar but at a higher price point for better performance.
Some examples of songs that wowed me on the Andromeda 2020 are:
Freed by The Plot in You
Already Dead by Happy Hour
Pressure by Divide Music
It is mostly the heavy power chords that I enjoy in these songs.
I will also welcome any recommendations on IEMs that play metal well. Specifically genres similar to the bands I listed above. It is not the heaviest/speediest of metal, but it's somewhat hard-core.
TLDR; what is an IEM with similar sound signature to CA Andromeda 2020, but with better technicalities/details/resolution at a higher price? Or what are some high end IEMs best suited for post-hardcore and rock music?
They're amazing for my live recordings needs AND have handled every genre of live recordings and albums very well. I haven't specifically tested some heavy metal yet, but I'll listen to some old school Metallica i love and get back to you.