Titan S2

dunu titan s2 has an engaging mild v shape tuning that I'm pretty positive will land with your preferences and a safe option imo. abit less technical versus ea500lm but more natural timbre, bonus points for the insane accessory package (dunu s&s tips, candy tips, standard silicone tips, awesome cable, great case) the ea500lm are noticeably more treble boosted then the defiants and has that classic simgot treble spice, quite possible to be fatiguing to listen to if thats not the type of sound you prefer with some people finding the timbre to be abit metallic which might play against your treble preferences. if you're okay with that then they'll be a very nice set but just know what you're getting yourself into, worth trying out but somewhere with a good return policy ideally if it doesn't work out

I would recommend using 5128 measurements, where the titan s2 looks a bit worse, yet still like a very capable iem.

Giving a bump to DUNU and Tangzu. I think for value...Dunu Titan S2 (on sale) is better value for the complete package. Candy Tips, S&S tips, modular cable, compact carrying case, shirt clip and a cleaning tool...AND oh yeah...an small IEM that takes EQ well. The Kima2 was mentioned. The IEM is worth the price in of itself. I just got the RavenTeal delivered yesterday. You get the Candy Tips, S&S tips, short normal bore silicone and a set of normal bore BALL silicone tips. You get a modular cable, shirt clip, cleaning tool, IEM booties and a small, compact carrying case. These are a bit more expensive than the Titan S2...but IEM makes this a good value as well. Tangzu Wan'er series of IEMs have an un-offensive cable. But the value is in the included Tang Sancai tips. The Red Lion does come with the HE Sonic tips as well. Final Audio IEMs. SOME of those come with Final Audio Type E tips. I'm not 100% certain which model has what...but you might want to take a look at those as well.

One of the best for that price

No worries buddy. I haven't tried the Kefine or the Delci unfortunately. I've taken a few months out of the hobby / addiction after I bought a Fiio FD15 in March. The other IEM that I use quite a lot with my Xbox is my Dunu Titan S2 (with S&S tips). It's pretty good too, but it probably sees so much use because I like the way it looks next to my Xbox!

Aaah this is a great post. My favorite genres are: Nu Metal - Slipknot, Korn. Industrial Metal - Static X, Lord of the Lost, In this Moment, Combichrist. Heavy metal - Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne. Symphonic Death Metal - Dimmu Borgir. Progressive metal - Opeth, Gojira. Atmospheric black metal - Summoning. I just started in the iem world but i gotta say that Dunu Titan S2 sounds pretty good with Nu Metal and Industrial metal, whereas Hidizs MK10 works pretty well with Symphonic and Progressive Metal. I think i lean more towards a mid focused sound signature since there's times I EQ the Titan S2 upping the mids. I would love to try a planar iem.

Most of the Dunu models have an impressive accessory pack. Like the Titan S2, or the upcoming Titan X. Like dr_wtf said, TRN Shell has a ton of accessories. He and i are in lock step on that one. Also sets like the Tangzu Wan'er 2 Jade, Red come with the Tang Sencai Wide and Standard bore, respectively. The Red also comes with the "HE Sonic" tips from Tangzu's gaming sub-brand, Harmonic Engine. For <$25, its like buying tips, and getting a free IEM with it. They also have the Tangzu Xue Tao, which also comes with a set of Tang Sencai Standard Bore tips, as well as a fantastic set of silicone eartips.