I recently acquired the kiwi ke4 and I must say they are actually amazing. The whole thing about them is they have "meta tuning" and the bass is just much more vivid and impactful. Not sure if that sways you in any way but I defo like them and I'm a big fan of bass.
Imho bass blunts highs. this is the way of life. You want better highs, get one of the meta dynamics with a bass shelf.
That said save for Kiwi Ears KE4 imho otherwise. gets rid of the 2khz early rize that makes everything sound shhh ish
HD600 for headphones and PURE for IEMs
Notable mentions: Verum 1, LCD-X, M1570, 660S2, LCD-2C w/Dekoni Vegan pads, COSMO w/Dekoni Elite Hybrid HE pads, and KE4 for IEMs
I can’t help but shake my head watching that video — or anyone who quotes it, honestly. There’s a part where he says he disagrees with websites that list JM-1 targets as one category and neutral as another. I don’t know… but I just don’t like the sound of the newer Meta-tuned IEMs at all. To me, they don’t sound neutral — for example, the Truthear Nova and Kiwi KE4 both sound pretty bleh. They’re definitely not neutral in my book.
That said, I do love the Studio4 — and it doesn’t follow any of the “rules” mentioned in that video. But is undoubtedly more neutral than any hogwash from those other IEMs.
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