I have heard a Starfield and own both the Aria and Mele, and tend to the think the Starfield is the better complement to the Mele for the reasons you gave. From 6k-11k they are pretty close.
I am assuming that more people own Aria than Starfield for two reasons, price, and the slightly recessed treble makes it easier to listen for longer periods. I chose it for the second one, but I am guessing the $30 was a good enough reason for most.
Yup I agree with the treble being better (at least more forward) on Starfield vs Mele. But I don’t think it’s that much of an improvement, which is why I’m considering a set that has good bass that can slam when called but also excellent mids and treble. And apparently that set is the Tea lol.
Personally, SF is still not good enough in the treble & soundstage to keep as a second set along with Mele. I said before that I’m going to sell SF to help pay for a set that will be an excellent all-rounder, like the ones that @nymz mentioned above. Essentially, I wanna replicate @nymz’s IEM combo 
can I just be you, @nymz?
Sure bro. You kinda too nice to be me tho.
Is your library close to mine? If so my recs are:
Personal fav: Mele > tea > ej07m
DD path: Mele > tanchjim Oxygen
Multiple kingpins: Mele > Teas + Oxygen + N3/b2/dusk
Metal (according to an expert) : DQ6 > 3DT
Full BA (according to my preferences): Lokahi > rsv > U12T/helios might be good but fit
One set wonder : Teas
Let me know if you need more info to be me.
Muito obrigado 
I definitely need more cash to be you haha
De nada!
Are you on US or EU?
You need 358$ to leave the hobby happy imo.
Teas + Mele + apple dongle.
Radius Deep Mount/CP100/Final E.
lol, what is the collection like these days ?
The other name that comes to mind is @Resolution , when I think of people with more than a few sets that I covet. New MEST MKII, plus I am guessing a few others on my list of sets that I am not getting anytime soon.
At some point just storing them has to be a whole separate problem. I know watch boxes are popular around here, but that creates another problem, because if I add another watch box, my wife will ask questions, because I also own too many watches.
That at least seems like an attainable “endgame”
I have all the ear tips, the Mele, and the Apple dongle.
I am just a set of Teas away
If I could go back 4 months in time, I would stop at teas, maybe grab a spare set, run away, save like 2k.
Same happiness or more.
Nothing worth mentioning much compared to big fishes here. Some tribids, teas.
Ill prolly have 4 sets as end game. 2 slots taken so far
I think I said roughly the same thing about regular headphones just the other day somewhere.
I would have fewer regrets if I stopped after buying the KPH30i. Of course I am pondering my first set of magnetic planar headphones, so f— me running.
Neither - in a relatively unknown former EU nation called the UK 
I’m eyeing the Aladdin 
Luckily I have enough dac/amps, dongles, and tips for now, so just need that end-game IEM to retire peacefully 
well, that and my handy Mele, of course!
Good luck I hope you can stop when you find your end game
For me personally,
What I have been planning to get is
Mele for 80% of my library ( Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll and old school hip hop)
Bqeyz Spring 2 ( To completely offset Mele’s signature )
HBB didn’t rec’d spring 2 but I had personally tried it from my friend and it brings a big uncontrollable smile on me when I first listen to.
Soo, I take it as an indicator that I will love them at least for short listening sessions.
Imma get these two and will pause buying anything till I could earn alot more cash. XD
Where can we find your review of the Ej07m?
1 of these is are true:
I’ll post it when I’m done. I’m also going Spain for the weekend so I might take some days. Also I’ll need time with UP… I could describe Variations in 5mins, EJ07m in 15mins, UP will take some days.
HBB already has a lot of iem with excellent treble extensions. It could be that HBB gives a better Treble touch on mele. Does the single driver limitation on Mele have an effect so that HBB can’t provide a better treble extension? I’ve seen the graph, Mele has no resonance peak which is the upper treble area. Maybe this factor makes the treble on Mele too smooth. I’ve also tried the jelly cable attached to Mele. Jelly cable makes Mele have a slightly better sound quality from bass to treble, cleaner, and slightly better clarity. Besides the quality of the drivers, Does the nozzle fabric filter on the Mele also have an effect on the sound?
