DUNU - SA6 MK2

I personally have the DUNU SA6 MK2 so I'm gonna have my bias on that. Everything just sounded smooth...and not in a bad way. Instruments and vocals have very good separation while sounding full, vocals don't sound nasally like what some people would say about the Truthear Nova Bass is very thumpy since I used it with the bass switch on day one, not sure how I would describe the bass versus my 2nd in line Moondrop Aria (the original), but it has definitely much more mid bass punch than just plain sub bass Treble is very well controlled and there isn't a time where I'll hear hissing/sibilance nor is it dark. Soundstage is just icing on top and has this 3D-ish thing going on, and paired with their imaging I was able to pinpoint enemy location everywhere precisely some people might prefer the original over the "artificial smooth" sound of the MK2, but I liked it, and then there's the new EST version that's a little not worth for the money but u could try if u want

Could try something with EST and very smooth extension if you want minimal masking like HBB Punch which is basically a KE4 with ESTs, though you're going to want to eq the bass down on punch if you want technical. Or you can try something bright like the Braindance. Also harman tuning overall like Volare/Variations would be good as they have a midbass tuck which leaves a clean impression and wider stage, or a bass-light airy harman like Studio4. Lower mids and 3k scoop can also open up the stage a lot, make everything sound very wide and enveloping and leave a very technical impression/much more layering/better perceived detail retrieval like SA6 mk2 (or ultra if you can find one) which are tuned rly similarly to Anole VX. EPZ P50 could be a good more affordable choice it's still a tribrid, with microplanars handling the treble.

I’d be very interested in learning what you decide on and your thoughts after using. I’m a classically trained pianist, professional musician, but I listen to and perform many styles of music. I use my iems both for pleasure and on stage. My favorite all-rounders in a reasonable price range (for me) are the Aful Performer 8 and the Dunu SA6–MKII. I find them to be neutral with a slight bass boost. I listen to a lot of piano concertos and jazz trios and they’re great, although a true classical music aficionado may think differently. Hope to hear your thoughts

Mid-high: Moondrop Variations, Sa6 Mk2 (530€) Both better than all you wrote. High: 7hz Supernova, Monarch Mk2 (800-900€) And there are much more better +1400€ For me, of your list I think best overall will be Estrella, Tea pro and Odissey. Different tunning.

I'm quite pleased with them. I started in iems in the wrong direction, the expensive ones. So far my history is shure se846, Noble k10, campfire Solaris, anole vx, empire ears legend x, and then Oriolus traillii. Then I wanted to get into headphones the same way, settled with the dunu sa6 mkii and fatfreq maestro mini for my iems. Found a good deal on tea pros, got em and it's what I listen to the most now. I do miss some lushness in the mids, but my music is better suited to v shape anyways, probably my ideal would be u shape (EDM, pop, hip hop) and I only got it because I heard it was good for gaming. It's so good at all of that, that I listen to it more than the Stax setup I bought. At retail price, I'd strongly consider it. At sale or good condition second hand, it's an instant buy for me

IEMs:- Campfire Andro 2020 > Shure se846 > Sennheiser ie800 > Dunu sa6 > Sony mdr ex800 > Sony xba N3 > final a4000 > Sennheiser ie200 > etymotic er2xr > Sennheiser ie600 > Kiwiears Cadenza > Shure se215 > blon bl03 > Moondrop Space travel Headphones:- Audeze LCD2C > AKG K701 > hd600 > hd660s > hd6xx > hd650 > Meze 109 > Koss porta pro > Grado sr225 > Grado sr80

Its more fun trying iems around 100-200 range than searching end games. This is interesting because I owned ie200 at some point. I quite enjoyed the base with tape mod. Found it better than ie800 and dunu sa6 I had then. I kept for that reason alone, but in the end, I didn't need it and sold it away.

I own a bunch of IEMs including several high end sets. Currently I believe the best set I own is the 64 Audio U12t, but the sets I use the most often are the SeeAudio Yume and Dunu SA6. I use those two sets the most because I often spend several hours wearing IEMs and find them comfortable and non-fatiguing. The tunings of both also align extremely well with my preferences.

For reference I also have and LOVE the Xenns Up, IE600, Dita Project M, SA6 Ultra, and Mangird Tea Mk1.

Tea pros, Arcanis, volume s, dunu sa6, sa6est, isn h60, any hybrid, tribrid, or multi BA iem around $300-600