Cadenza

I have the cadenza's rn and have tried the chu 2. I can say that the Cadenza's are better overall and its a nice experience in playing story-driven games + listening to music while chilling. I can't say the same for FPS tho the imaging is not that good for me. I guess its better to have 2 options when buying IEMS. 1 for purely competitive gaming and 1 fun IEM for chill games + music listening.

I am very sorry to say this but GK kunten is probably your best choice. I've tested out different ones and I own 3. My first purchase was the Kiwi Cadenza's I've owned them for over a year, I love using them for vocals (examples: Wave to earth, laufey, and soft type of music) I recently bought the GK kunten, and its just a fun IEM to use. Its good without eq and I use it in the gym. I'm not afraid about it getting dirty or wearing out since its just cheap (6 USD in my country). I love using it in the gym because of its bass it slams my ears even at half volume. So my takeaway is it really depends on what you're gonna use it for, I switch around on what to use everyday but the only problem I have is the inclusions. GK kunten inclusions suck, the wires also suck, so I would suggest just buying it then get a good wire and eartips since they change how it sounds.

Agree cadenza 12 have lingering impression on me, even after trying $10k iems

Kiwi Eara Candenza green one and the Tangzu Wan'er SG II Jade edition, GOATED

And the OG Kiwi Ears Cadenza is a great all rounder. Probably the best set out of what you mentioned. Even the higher priced ones.

You do realize that you guys are arguing over KZ and CCA (er, I mean, KZ), right? You have to have a set with excellent imaging, soundstage, detail retrieval, separation/layering. I’m not saying you have to spend $300+ to get all of that, but you gotta do better than the Castor Bass Pro and Rhapsody. C’mon now. At least mention the KE Cadenza. 7Hz Zero2? Wan’er? Wyvern Abyss? Let’s get crazy with the cheese whiz.

I have two sets on my desk: XENNS Tea Pro TRI I3 MK3 The Tea Pro is my main gaming set, because of the really good imaging and beautiful bass texture for the bass heavy genres I tend to listen to while gaming I love the tuning on the Tea Pros, though female vocals are a bit recessed if I want to listen to vocal heavy songs. I've made the big shells fit in my ears really well, but I do still get pressure points from the wings in my outer ear Thats what the TRI I3 MK3 is for. Its my going-out set because of the beautiful purple shells that I paired with a purple cable, but I have it similarly EQed to my Tea Pro, almost same bass amount, but more forward vocals. So if the Tea Pro ever give me pressure points or I want more vocals I switch to those and they are more comfortable since the wings are not as defined. Downside of the TRI I3 MK3 is that the wings are not as big, so if I wear them for too long (8+ hours) they start sliding out. Thats when I switch back to the Tea Pros. I also have 2 other sets in my rotation, both on bluetooth earhooks Aful Explorer on the TRN BT20 Pro Kiwiears Cadenza on the TRN BT30 Pro The Explorers are connected to my phone and I use them for sleeping or when I want to go out without cables. The Cadenza are connected to my Tablet for watching Youtube/movies/anime while making/eating food. I can also connect them to my PC in case I dont want to deal with cables at all I'm planning to switch out my bluetooth sets for iems with metal shells at some point since they dont get as oily as resin shells do and I prefer that

I quite like my Kiwi Ears Cadenza, sound amazing for the price but comfort is just okay. I wore Bose IE2 for years with my iPod nano before they broke, most comfortable earbuds I’ve ever worn but they tend to cost a lot, even on the used market.

Awesome. Just snagged red Kiwi Ears Cadenza's. Needed wired earbuds to wear when using my VR headset. Honestly really satisfied by the quality and comfort on these things for the 35 bucks I paid. Cheers!