Thank you for a very thorough review/comment, I really appriciate it.
Yes I am looking for a pair of IEM’s in the $1K range and the Adromeda have been the talk of the town in this range, for +1 year, so they are natural to include. But I am aware of the hiss and the not so prominent low end, so instead of just buying them, I am out to search for better options.
But I REALLY like the build quality of the CA IEM’s and I know that poor quality and ditto accessories is a no-go for me; the quality HAS to follow a price tag of $1K.
I am very seduced by the Andromeda Gold, but also very turned off by the price; I have found one supplier with a pair (everyone else is out), but $1399 is too much.
The 2 Linsoul IEM’s are close, but I want quality, so they are rapidly moving out of my range of possible options.
Apart from the Andromeda Gold I can’t mention a TOTL IEM I really want; I think the temporary solution would be the CA Polaris 2nd Gen. THEY have bass and the same build quality as the Gold edt. And then I am okay and can wait until the TOTL IEM appears.
I need them for when going on a plane. I have plenty of IEM’s, but I need that one solid pair that looks and sound the part. I have some CIEM’s from 64Audio, but I need 2 pairs that can fit the role. And I don’t want to go down the ANC HP road with Bose or Sony, then I would rather use some of my normal closed back HP.