Legend EVO

Empire Ears Legend Evo is insanely good but will set you back $3k

Agreed. I have had the Mest 1&2, the Legend EVO and the AK EE Odyssey and the bone conduction has been good. I definitely preferred the Empire Ears implementation over the UMs. I currently have the Phantom SE's and the BCD is completely different. It is much more faint and is more mids focused. These have the Sonion BCD and it is different. It does expand the stage but it is nothing like the UM/EE BCDs.

I felt the same way about my Empire Ears Legend Evo, as a bass head, it finally satisfied my bass craving. Im glad you like the Trifecta! One day, I hope to try it.

Color scheming, some of the notes are a bit weird (e.g. Tangzu Heyday "being the best planar" while the Letshuoer S08 being ranked above it or Empire Ears Legend Evo: Hilariously colored tuning...super vivid/fun bass and midrange presentation = 4.86 score). I don't agree that for a reviewer the modal hump should be on 5, it should be on the higher numbers such as a 7 or 8. Even though it's understood that 5 is the marking for an average iem. The iem space doesn't really have a use for what is the "average" iem. Tbh, his ranking guide should have scores which have provided him 2 modes which can help designate readers better understand what is the "Don't Buy" and "Try/Buy" dichotomy. Also, Listener's lack of an argument for what: Bad => Mediocre => Average => Good => Great => Perfect, iem isn't established. Without that I'm still struggling to create meaning for his numbering scheme. I'd probably be able to dig up more problems, I just find this rather unrefined for what Listener usually has in his videos. I still really appreciate you bringing this to light, it was cool to see what he numbered various iems.

I play on Empire Ears Evo. The bass is insane 🤣 but I definitely dial it back to high dynamics from VAL for death match

? Legend EVO? Fatfreq Maestro? Fir Radon 6? z1r?