Thank you all for voting in the previous rounds. I think this is it. The final round to help me figure it out. Please help me out
Faceplate Preference
Pattern/Art faceplate - Something similar to the thieaudio and other brands faceplate involving Abalone shell pattern or Resin art of sorts on the plate.
Metal faceplate with engraving - a simple laser engrave pattern, or machined in pattern with company/iem name at a corner of the faceplate.
others
Pattern/Art faceplate
Metal Faceplate with CNC/Laser Engrave
Transparent Faceplate
Frosted / Matte Faceplate with logo or name
Primary Shell colour finish with model/company name (Opaque, matte/glossy)
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Driver implementation
Single type - Multi DD
Single type - Multi BA
Hybrid - DD + BA
Tribid - DD + BA + EST
others
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Sound Preference
Neutral with Bass Boost
V-Shaped
Balanced
Warm Boost
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Bass Preference
Subbass Dominant
Midbass Dominant
Balanced Bass
More Midbass (idc about female vocals, open to micro Bloat) potential 200Hz or more shelf
Warm Shelf / Bass glide (DD plays Sub and mid woofer till 500hz, Genelec Sub cut)
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Ear gain peak preference
2k
2~2.5k
2.5~3k
3k
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Ear Gain preference
No Gain, No Pain, Treble is a cliff dive
4~5dB
6~8dB
8~10dB
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Treble
Referency
Dark but Shimmer
Dark
Exciting/ Sparkles and Shimmers
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System architecture
Sensitive (drivers will be impedance corrected, but still be mildly reactive to impedance by a tiny bit compared to non-zobelled drivers)
Less sensitive impedance at 1k is matched to amplifierās comfortable output level (16/32ohms)
It can be a speaker load it could be a Helios or something worse than that (you will probably need an amp capable of more than 500mw while also being an almost perfect amp (Output Impedance < 1ohms),
This option allows for my custom ISI tech (Immune System Impedance) basically makes the iem as flat as a resistor in impedance across the FR like X +/-0.2ohms level stable, This might drop the sensitivity by 10~30dB but it becomes an extremely stable load that will never react to a different amp or a cable change, the tonality chane will not exceed 0.3dB across the whole FR even if it was under a ridiculous 1kohm impedance.
Also this tech prevents crossover shift from external impedance.
Sensitive
Less Sensitive
It can be a Speaker Load for all I care
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Would you like Tuning Flexibility?
Switches to change tuning
Potentiometer to control SPL of Bass driver like JHā¦
Others
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I forgot one more Thing
Do you want bass to be vented out below 20Hz, or have max isolation with zero driver flex and have a filter to cut bass below 20Hz?
How is it possible that so many of the European IEMs come from the same country that is Poland? this brand maybe isnt as famous as PMG or Lime/craft ears but it older than all of them and also very very good. IEM Tour Group Europe is great for getting to experience things like this.
Thatās a real shame. In my case, I couldnāt get the A10000 inserted deep enough so everything sounded distant. Wonder if Dunu S&S will do the trick.
This was the main issue in my case. Iām not sure if it was the shape of the shell or the tips but Iāll bring some of my own for the second try. PS Thanks for the list of tips, that helps to narrow things down.
" Only 15 days left till the new 3ā¬ tariff per item category in every parcel for all countries in the european union.
Short summary:
Affected will be all orders outside from the EU (aliexpress, alibaba, temu,ā¦)
Starting July 1st 2026 (valid till at. least 2028)
Fee is per item category per parcel. For example if you order multiple handhelds, youāll have to pay 3ā¬ if they are in the same parcel, but if your order additional items like cables, dongles, cases, you have to pay another 3ā¬ per item category. If your order is shipped in lots of small parcels, you will get wrecked by fees.
Fees have to be collected by AliExpress in the future. Similar to the US tariff situation I guess.
Some countries and package delivery companies will charge additional fees in the future (france, austria)
Additional handling fees for customs will be implemented in november"
5mm ddā¦ nothing to see here, Sony is a shell of their former selfā¦
They maximized the isolation by using a tiny driver so they can have it be completely sealed without much risk of driver flexing. Purely for stage use I guess.
Iām mainly looking for good mid-bass punch and texture, strong dynamics, and convincing guitar timbre. I donāt want anything too boomy or overly warm. Older or newer sets are both welcome.
Thanks again for the recommendations, Paul! I ended up pulling the trigger on the H60. I found a very good deal on a set that comes with the 4.4mm OCC849 cable, so I figured it was the right one to try first.
(you will probably need an amp capable of more than 500mw while also being an almost perfect amp (Output Impedance < 1ohms),
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