KBEAR - KB01

Personally, i feel the best of the three is the InAwaken Dawn. It just has a special quality about it that i find very engaging, and really enjoy. You and i listen to very simialr music, so take that as you will. Plus they look gorgeous, and come with a great accessory pack of quality tips, a good cable, and a fantastic carrying case. The Klean is also a good set. However, the tuning nozzles on it are, IMHO, a bit gimmicky. The alternative Black Nozzle is a little too bright and glaring. And, myself, and others, have experienced some QC issues with the filters. My Black Filters have one side that is quieter than the other. Some people have had that issue with the stock silver filters too. So, be aware that this may be a problem on your set also. The accessories pack on the Klean isnt anything to get excited about. Tips are sufficient, and the cable is functional, and the carrying case is decent enough. Now, i will say, that i do have some bias with the Klean. The Kefine Delci AE is one of my favorite sub $100 single DD sets. And the alternative nozzle on the Delci AE sounds amazing. And it really brightens up the tonality of what is a predominantly warm set. The Klean, on the other hand, is a little brighter on treble extension than the Delci past 10k on the stock tuning, while having very similar overall tunings. So the Klean gives at lot of the same energy i like from the Delci AE, but it gets to be a little too much with the alternative nozzles. So, this is where my personal head bias comes into play, because i am intimately familiar with the Delci AE's sound, and i find the Klean to be a little lacking in technicalities to the Delci AE, while also sounding too similar. Which is why i keep coming back to the Dawn more, because it has a different tonality to its flavor. Basically, because i have the Delci AE, the Klean becomes the orphaned step child of the two. Now, one area where the Klean will excel over the Dawn is durability. If you plan on wearing these outside a lot in direct sun, i would go with the Klean, as the Dawn being full resin, can, with time, have some yellowing, or crazing issues. As all fully resin IEM's can, when being exposed to the suns UV rays. I try to keep all my resin IEM's as indoor only sets for that reason. The Cadenza is a good little single DD set. But i dont think it is as good as the Dawn or the Klean. If you really want to have the Cadenza sound...just pick up the KBear KB01. Exact same driver and tuning made in the exact same assembly facility as the Cadenza, and its like $10 cheaper.

The Tripowin Vivace is getting praise in that price range specifically for gaming. Otherwise, look into the KBEar KB01 or KB02. The 02 is an acquired taste due to the nature of the bone conduction drivers for the bass and their resonance, but they are pretty good for gaming (I own both) You can buy a cable with an in-line mic for about $10, as well.

The Wyvern's mids are aggressive, and has a great amount of sub bass. I'm a mid-head. I love clean, clear, accurate mids. These are just a bit of all three but at the price point, I can't complain. Divinus Wides and the mids get *real* aggressive. Melodic death metal guitar work... hell, any distorted guitar just pops. So do electronic synths that are meant to bite and dig. Energetic treble without being harsh or piercing. The 7Hz Zero2 are, I feel, a more universal recommendation in terms of signature. V-shaped enough to capture a TWS enjoyer, but not so sucked out that the mids feel like an afterthought. It's a minor revelation to the beginner hobbyist while also being a pretty well performing unit at its price and beyond. The Tripowin Vivace is worth considering. One of my favorites, the KBEar KB01, is a no-brainer.

The Zero2 is my choice. If you're looking at the Cadenza specifically for the beryllium driver, the KBEars KB01 does it better and is cheaper. The Cadenza sounds like a plate of hot, wet shit.

Similar in terms of tuning, sure. Similar in terms of the experience of the music? No. The bass is slow and sludgy on the Cadenza. They can't keep up with faster tracks. If you're listening to metal, prog, acid jazz, etc... then you may have some issues with that. Fast, heavyhitting techno? Not with these. As such, it winds up struggling in the area between bass and low mids. It also means that low mids feel sludgy and ill-defined. The upper mids of the Cadenza are what disappointed me the most. It's just dead feeling. The KB01 are just more lively. It does well in speed with metal, doesn't get the sub and midbass as messy as the Cadenza does, reacts well to its magnet and defines bass texture more accurately (nothing's amazing at that price) The upper-mids have energy and it really gets accentuated with Divinus Wides. If a synth or a guitar is meant to dig and bite, the KB01 is better at portraying that. The treble is just OK on both, but cymbals are more clearly identifiable on the KB01 (ride, open hat, and chinas are more distinguishable between each other) with the Cadenza being a bit more relaxed but kinda washy. Tougher to distinguish cymbals, but you know they're playing.

Kbear KB01 is practically a cadenza clone and it’s cheaper

It didn't gain traction unlike its twin, but the KBear KB01 is basically the Cadenza for half the price. Imagine the Cadenza... but cheaper. You shouldn't, because it already exists.

Kefine Klean if you can find them in budget (they're generally right around that price, depending on sales etc.). Otherwise KBear KB01 or the Kiwi Ears Cadenza. The KB01 is a 1:1 clone of the Cadenza, so choose based on price/looks. They sound identical. Failing that I'd go for the Chu 2 as IMO they sound the best in that price range and have the best build & accessories (only the Klean is ahead of them). But they do need a bit more looking after than most IEMs and can be prone to moisture issues if not kept dry between uses. I've also heard good things about the Bunny DSP, but haven't heard it myself. The fact it's plastic makes it lower maintenance than the Chu 2, but it won't look or feel as high quality. They do have them on Aliexpress, but it's possible they don't ship to your region and that's why it's not showing up. Sometimes Aliexpress search can be a bit weird so try googling it with "site:aliexpress" (you need to add .com to that but I don't want to get caught in the spam filter). That will sometimes help with finding listings that Aliexpress decides not to show for some reason. If you get a "not found" error that normally means it's not available in your country. Also another one that's not on your list but is excellent is the QKZ HBB. It's a very warm, laid back tuning. Quite bassy, but not energetic bass, just really warm. One of my favourite IEMs at any price, because there isn't really much else tuned like that. It's not as good and all-rounder as the others, but I think it might suit the genres you mentioned quite well. I like it for background listening because it pushes vocals back a bit (without making them sound muffled or unnatural) so it can make otherwise distracting music sound less distracting. It also volume scales really well if you decide to crank it up (just don't damage your hearing doing this!)

EQ is the answer. Tinnitus is often triggered by a specific frequency. If you can find out that frequency, you can EQ it away, which won't cure the tinnitus, but it will stop the IEMs from aggravating it as much. Also look for something comfortable so it doesn't irritate your ear canal too badly. So avoid things like the Zero Red unless you have huge ear canals. It may be that having anything in your ear canal will aggravate it, in which case you're stuck with headphones or maybe flatheads (something like the Yincrow X6 for example). Driver types generally won't make any difference, but peaks at whatever frequency(s) cause you the most problems will. Ideally you remove them with EQ, but if it has narrow peaks then those can be harder to deal with, especially in the treble. Planars can be a bit uncontrolled in the treble though, so they might be best avoided. Something like the KBear KB01 is overall pretty safe-sounding and it's a good platform for EQ because it has quite smooth, flat treble, so won't need fine-grained adjustments. If you don't have access to software EQ (e.g., on iOS) then maybe something like the Tanchjim Bunny, because it has a DSP cable that you can burn an EQ profile onto.

I'd suggest something like KBear KB01 as your first IEM also EPZ G20 is a really good option as a first IEM

Kiwi Ears Cadenza is a really good option, but KBear KB01 exists. It's literally the same IEM as the Cadenza, but cheaper. Like literally, the only difference might be the shell, but from what I've heard, a lot of people prefer KBears shape more. And yeah, I haven't found any info on the silent revision of EDC Pro

I think they are ok, but in my opinion there are cheaper options that could give you the same, if not a better performance. I would choose Tangzu Wan'er SG Studio Edition or KBear KB01 and EQ them, instead of Kefine Klean

Tangzu Wan'er S.G I wouldn't choose,they are nice sounding IEM just can be tiring. I would give a try Moondrop Chu II or Kbear KB01

The Kbear KB01 is my EDC set. They’re such hidden gems and suprisingly comfortable with the right tips.

- Kbear KB01, it's exactly the Kiwi Ears Cadenza but a bit cheaper. Whatever you'll read about the Cadenza, it will be the same about the KB01. - Jcally JM12, usb-c to jack dongle. Itself it sound just OK, a but bright. But when flashed with Fiio JA11 firmware, you can unlock parametrical EQ (PEQ) and so use AutoEQ.

I don't know anything about the Tanchjim but the Chu 2 is nothing out of the ordinary in the segment it's solid and has good bass but it's nothing that the Castor doesn't offer you beforehand so I wouldn't buy it, the same will happen with all the single DD's in this segment from the cheapest kz to the 35 dollar kiwi ears cadenza all will have a similar sound being the biggest difference technicalities (where the multidrivers are better) and the body build where the resin ones are better like kbear kb01 kinera wyvern and the same kiwi ears

Consider KBEAR KB01, which is just 99% identical twin to Cadenza and is also cheaper.