Range of 300-600€ saturated

I am completely crazy with the amount of interesting iems that there are in the range of 300-600€.
Can you help me? Which is more complete (tonally and technically). Its use is to listen to music.

-HIFIMAN RE800
-HIDIZS MS5
-FIIO FH7S
-FIIO FH9
-THIE AUDIO HYPE 2
-EARSONICS ONYX
-YANYIN CANNON 2
-MANGIRD TOP
-KIWI EARS QUARTET
-QUIKI EARS ORCHESTRA LITE

Add in Dunu SA6 mkII or Night Oblivion Butastur and +$ SR8?

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Aful Performer 8 is also worth a look

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SA6 MK2, IE600 (on promotion), maybe TOP , HYPE2 , SR8, Penon Turbo, Butastur (I haven’t tried them).

But if you search you will find other good offers up to 600 dollars.

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Sa6 MK2 is +600€!!

No SR8 is

Add the kinera nanna z tuned edition as they go on sale for almost 50% off. Actually that sale is going on now.

Which should be better for jpop, anime openings, hip hop, EDM? My library have almost all genders but mainly those.

Maybe MANGIRD TOP…

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I agree, Xenns Top is very good for those types of music. Xenns top did incredible with female vocals. I sort of imagine that the ThieAudio Hype 2 gets you pretty close to the Top, for half the price

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Thanks ¿What do you think about Studio4? I see Jay audio list shows Hype 2 as best all-rounded before studio4 and currently with 11:11 deals the price difference is about 80 USD

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I haven’t heard the studio4, but I will say I would be hesitant to get an all BA set of you like electronic music/hip hop or bass in general. BA won’t quite hit the same way a DD can. For me BA sets are more specialist sets if you already own a few IEMs, not if you want one IEM for everything :man_shrugging: But i love my bass, so I’m biased.

Perhaps @VIVIDICI_111 could chime in himself?

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That’s just the age old „BA Bass“ myth which has been disproven by many good sets by now.

Lemme just chime in and mention the Symphonium Helios which is an overall stellar, warm-ish set that does bass very, very well and doesn’t have to hide from sets using DDs.

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A good friend of mine just bought the Helios SE, and despite him not being a huge fan of midbass, he said it was completely soulless due to the lack of midbass. Amazing sub bass, but no midbass. So to each their own. I wouldn’t touch the Helios, for that very reason.

This is all matter of opinion. I own the amazing Sound Rhyme SR8, which is an all BA which both hits way above it’s price point at 750 USD and has great bass. One of my all time favorite sets, but despite that, I still wouldn’t say it hits and feels as good as my favorite DD bass.

Again, library and preference plays a huge role in these opinions. My music library consists of next to no j-pop/k-pop and predominantly listen to rhythm based music that benefits from proper low end

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Still have not tried a BA set that can be as good in natural decay as dynamic drivers. Due to how BA work it will stop the driver faster.

This doesn’t mean BA bass is bad, plenty of good BA sets now. Where BA bass excel is at fast music with complex drumming and fast transients.

Before you argue I have tried plenty of BA sets
SA6, RSV, Bravery, Anole VX, Neon Pro, Alita, Supernova, Ljoma, Hisenior T4, Des Ti, Meteor. Most of them have stellar performance, but still not the same as DD if you are bass addicted as some of us are.

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I think you would like a set that doesn’t have to much bleed into mids for your j-pop and anime music.

Plenty that are good for this, can choose depending on price or how energetic you like your music.

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The SA6 MK2 has plenty of bass, but I tried the Xelento demo today and everything was drowned in bass. I’ve never heard so much bass.

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100% if it ain’t moving air it ain’t true bass… BA mid bass when implemented well have got that a thing…kinda like a midrange on a 3 driver speaker…It’s all about preferences at the end of the day tho :notes::peace_symbol:

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@Roberto_Enther

XENNS Top and Hype 2 are the best all-rounders, TOP slightly better in resolution, but Hype 2 has better bass. Unless you can get the TOP for cheap, I’d just grab the Hype 2 since the resolution difference is not that big.

OG Thieaudio Oracle for vocals.
Simgot EA1000 for tonality.
Personally if my budget was $600 I would get these on sale: Hype 2 + EA1000 + Truthear Nova (use foam tips). Gives you a nice variety.

You can check my list for more info: JAY's 11.11 IEM BUYER/UPGRADE GUIDE - Google Sheets

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For me FH9>OH5>HYPE 2.
Soon I test Fx15