LOL - Tell me about it brother 
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No kidding. I was doing so good, Olina SE is my only major purchase in the last few months, and then Penon did us all dirty with Fan 2 and I couldnāt NOT take a shot on it.
They are some glorious bastards, and if you havenāt signed up for their newsletter, let me just tell you. Go do that (or donāt if you donāt want to put your wallet on a diet)!
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Interesting 
Thought the CRA was V-shaped.
Never heard of the Fan 2. Will check it out, but probably not buying anything anytime soon 
The under $50 market is by far the strongest itās been in years, if not ever. If youāre in this budget category, youāre pretty much set and you donāt have to dwell as much anymore on the FOMO this hobby produces which is absolutely fantastic.
When I was younger, all I could afford were sets under $50 and I remember that being a huge purchase, So I can relate heavy. I think naturally if youāre into this hobby as much as most of us are, the curiosity gets the best of you and you end up spending the big bucks for things you DEFINTETLY donāt need. However - if a set gives you a little more enjoyment, even 10% more then screw it, do your thing!
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Meet me over in the FR thread and Iāll go through it with you
Edit: What Makes a Graph a Graph You Love - FR Discussion - #28 by GooberBM
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Just donāt get broke or piss off your partner and get divorced over it or somethingā¦
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I actually kinda dig the lightning 
Feels like it kinda fits with the bass regions being like THUNDER 
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I didnāt even mention the really good $60 hybrids out there (Hi, TRN!), if you wanted to get a taste of that market. You can hit that too!
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HAA! Yes - my philosophy? Iāve been married for 7 years and I have it pretty much down - if I canāt afford the item that I want to buy TWICE - itās a no go
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Yeah thatās how I feel honestly - I really love the all black aesthetic with the gold nozzle 
minus the lightning, I think itās a really good looking set for the $20 asking price
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I mean āgreat all arounderā will always be a very subjective statement. For me though they do work in that way. Itāll hit nearly all my library to my tuning preference with good to great results. If our preferences and library donāt align you may not have the same experience.
The unfortunate thing is any set that is amazing in a key area or playing a certain genre or song which blows me away usually lacks in some other area. EJ07 is a prime example. God I love the subbass, imaging/seperation and treble. Itās pure bliss. Except when I throw on a song, particularly old rock, that has a good amount of midbass. The opposite is true of the Kinda Lava more midbass presence but, on some songs I want more subbass. Then on few occasions the treble, particularly cymbal strikes, rides the line of almost being to crisp for me.
Itās a give and take relationship. Nearly all my IEMs I consider as all arounders. About the only two I donāt are the EX800ST and XBA-N3. Each IEM does something different and pulls strengths of certain songs from my library or preference. While never faulting to the point of dislike for their asking price. I do believe, as you mentioned, the only way to get them is second hand now.
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I cant rly recommend a105. Mahina are very easy to drive, but the interface and batery life of a105 still make me rage until today.
The sound is good tho. If you wanna go Sony, i have to recommend the non android + firmware from mr. Walkman.
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Maybe pray that this is coming out soon and good price/performance.
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I completely agree. I just got some listening time today, and qkz x hbb are mind blowing at $20. I even did my first listening session with stock tips, cable, and an apple dongle.
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It might be a shape issue. I have problems with many large IEMs. The T3+ is the edge of tolerable for me, yet the qkz x hbb was pretty comfortable even for a long listening session.
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good to know! Thankfully Iāve set up my own to be adequate in itās battery life 
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Damn I hope so, freaking love everything about my A105 except the battery life which took some tinkering to make better and the lack of replacement for the battery whenever that would be needed. 
Hope they donāt increase the price.
Heard it sounds like a budget FH3. Is that true?
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Did you try the Airpods Pro 2? A lots of reviews tend to better audio and was wondering how they compare to wired options in the 100-500 USD brackets 