Iem recommendation under 500 usd

Hey guys!

I know i am kind of late for 11.11 sale with a few more hours left…
Looking for a more engaging and accurate iem.
Currently using a moondrop blessing 1, finding bass to be lacking for this set.
Currently powering it with my galaxy s8, might buy a portable dacamp in the future.

Mostly listen to Jpop, indie rock and sometimes jazz.

I have these iem in mind:
Moondrop Variation
Mangrid Tea
7hz Timeless

Any suggestion would be great !

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Gonna vote for the timeless. Haven’t heard the variations. Tea vs timeless depends on if the desire is resolution & clarity across the range (timeless) or dd impact with focused vocals (tea).

They are both good iems. I hear variations is the jpop winner though.

If Jpop or Kpop, I’ll vote for Variations, plus the sub bass is more potent than Tea’s. I own Variations and Tea. Just did a comparison between the two yesterday:

Note that Variations are hard to power so you need a good source.

Note that Variations are hard to power so you need a good source.

what DAP/ portable dacamp do you recommend?

Portable ones I only have xDuoo Link dongle and FiiO BTR3K bluetooth, both have enough juice