[Rockwell75]

It might be cheaper to buy one than ship one around.

LMAO...but you're not far off.

 

[KutuzovGambit]

Honestly, the Isabellae has made me tear up my short list and throw it out. I’m more than fine with what I have. I could even let the Rose QT-9 go without too much issue and be perfectly content with the Isabellae for home and critical listening, the DQ6 for out-and-about and casual “fun”-tuned listening, and the APP for voice calls and airplanes.

Not really in the spirit of the thread I guess… if I had to choose one IEM to pick up next it would be the ISN EST50 probably.

 

[Rockwell75]

Honestly, the Isabellae has made me tear up my short list and throw it out. I’m more than fine with what I have. I could even let the Rose QT-9 go without too much issue and be perfectly content with the Isabellae for home and critical listening, the DQ6 for out-and-about and casual “fun”-tuned listening, and the APP for voice calls and airplanes.

Not really in the spirit of the thread I guess… if I had to choose one IEM to pick up next it would be the ISN EST probably.

+1

Isa is the closest thing to a genuine sub $1K giant killer I've heard.

 

[bluestorm1992]

Not really a short list but…something I want to try.

Erlkonig
Elysian X
Simphonio VR1

 

[funnyjoke]

I'm still a beginner audiophile but I definitely want one of my next upgrades to be a TOTL IEM (right now I have the JVC HA-FDX1 and am enjoying them though). Going by Crinacle's ranking list, I wanted to get either

Campfire Andromeda
or ThieAudio Monarch

But if not those two, then something mid-range like

ThieAudio Oracle!

What do you guys think?

 

[xenithon]

Quite content with the Traillii for dedicated listening and IE900 as an everyday. Only thing really on my shortlist right now is - and only if it materializes - 64 Audio's new flagship some time in 2021.

 

[HiFiHawaii808]

I'm still a beginner audiophile but I definitely want one of my next upgrades to be a TOTL IEM (right now I have the JVC HA-FDX1 and am enjoying them though). Going by Crinacle's ranking list, I wanted to get either

Campfire Andromeda
or ThieAudio Monarch

But if not those two, then something mid-range like

ThieAudio Oracle!

What do you guys think?

I think you are on a good track. All of those options are great choices.

 

[normie610]

Nothing really. Just waiting on my IE900 to arrive and then that’s it for IEMs.

 

[josesol07]

1. ISN EST50 (upgrade to ISN H40)
2. IMR Ozar (upgrade to IMR Red 2)

 

[chrisgtl]

Traillii JP
EE Legend X

 

[ranfan]

Softears Cerberus → RS10

And the Turii, maybe

The RS10 has a very high resolution like the Erlkonig. But is less warm, and has less sub-bass. It sounded clearer up top with very good vocals

 

[Garney]

I'm pretty content with just one daily driver, currently the 64A Nio, as I find it difficult to rotate between multiple IEMs. I guess I should consider that a blessing! But I'm always looking because this stuff is cool and at this point I'd just like to hear what other companies "house sound" is like in comparison to what I've heard, which is quite limited.

- Empire Ears Legend X & Bravado MKII
- Campfire Audio Mammoth & Dorado 2020

If I were to pull the trigger on another IEM today it'd be the Legend X. I feel like I NEED to hear what the twin W9 bass is all about.

 

[Rockwell75]

I'm pretty content with just one daily driver, currently the 64A Nio, as I find it difficult to rotate between multiple IEMs. I guess I should consider that a blessing! But I'm always looking because this stuff is cool and at this point I'd just like to hear what other companies "house sound" is like in comparison to what I've heard, which is quite limited.

- Empire Ears Legend X & Bravado MKII
- Campfire Audio Mammoth & Dorado 2020

If I were to pull the trigger on another IEM today it'd be the Legend X. I feel like I NEED to hear what the twin W9 bass is all about.

Disregarding quantity the bass quality on the Bravado MKii (which uses their updated W9 driver) is better imho. Honestly the LX is getting a little long in the tooth-- I hope they give us a MKii LX with the new bass drivers.

 

[Garney]

Disregarding quantity the bass quality on the Bravado MKii (which uses their updated W9 driver) is better imho. Honestly the LX is getting a little long in the tooth-- I hope they give us a MKii LX with the new bass drivers.

Good point. When was the original LX released? Summer 2019 or thereabouts? Seems like a MKII is in order soon, hopefully. My wallet sure likes the Bravado MKII over the LX I can tell you that.

 

[Rockwell75]

Good point. When was the original LX released? Summer 2019 or thereabouts? Seems like a MKII is in order soon, hopefully. My wallet sure likes the Bravado MKII over the LX I can tell you that.

The treble on the Bravado MKii is also better than that on the LX imho. The LX wipes the floor with Bravado in terms of mids though. An updated LX with their new W9 drivers and the same e-stats from Bravado (or maybe Odin) doing the highs would be *chef's kiss*.