Hello Everyone, I am new to the forum and I am looking for some advice regarding some IEMs. I have little experience with iems I have owned only two so far.
First one was the RHA t20i they were a decent and seemed well balanced pair with a somewhat sharp sounding dongle dac, had to send it back due to some cable fraying issues.
I got the Campfire Audio Polaris V2 after that and I hated it. The bass was way too much and overpowered almost any other frequencies. The treble was very fatiguing and was sibilant with almost all vocals. So based on this data I am looking for a new set of iems which are Somewhat neutral(so that certain frequencies dont just overpower other) with a warm tilt(bass with just a slight slam/thump). I may be a little treble sensitive from what I experienced from the CA Polaris(Could just be the extreme sibilance which was causing fatigue).
I did throw around terms which I heard over the years about audio without much experience first hand so If anything I typed is confusing or seems conflicting pleas do ask for clarification I will try to explain the best I can
Choice of music: POP, EDM, acoustic music, Love me some string instruments(Violin,Cello) Piano and Vocal centric songs.
So are there any IEMs you guys can suggest under a 1000$?
if your budget is $1000 i see absolutely no point in not getting the mest mkii given that literally nobody hates them. the extra money spent is basically the same as trying out others and selling them for a loss. if it were my money i wouldn’t bother with anything else if you’re that close to what basically everyone says is engame territory and second to none.
From the description of what you are looking for and the music you like, I have no esitation at all in suggesting the Thieaudio Oracle.
Yes MEST MKII are more “technical”, “linear” and “hifi”, so better for acoustic music, but if your library is mainly pop and edm Oracle can be incredibly engaging and IMHO better than MEST.
UM Mest is in a weird position cause it doesn’t have a local distributer in my country(Most audio companies do have some partnerships) so I will have to pay extremely high import duties which will shoot up the price of the Mest to around 2000$ which is out of my budget.
I would highly recommend the Kinera Nanna. I have these and no matter what I listen to, nothing ever hurts. They are smooth as butter with great bass extension. They are a warm IEM that I can’t get enough of. I use them for around 4 hrs every single day and haven’t tired of the sound.
i know a lot of people are scared because china, but aliexpress is pretty solid. i’m sure they can get them to wherever you are for a reasonable price.
I am really enjoying Starshine, makes me even more excited for their Starlight (I personally love sparkle and found that I enjoy brighter headphones/IEMs).
The mid-range does have warmth to it, it’s smooth and lush. I’m yet to listen to the treble section, but they don’t sound aggressive so far.
