S08

Easily the t10 which can be under $50. There are cheaper things I have and like, but nothing that I'd actually feel like I'm actually hearing close to what I'm "supposed to". Given how much time people spend and how easily so many people spend money, I think it's really easy to justify most ppl to move up to the $80-120 range (explorer, hexa, s08/s12, whatever is suited to them) especially if they don't like t10 bright, way more options that will most likely feel like a well rounded properly equipped kit (if you find the right one for you). If you really use headphones a lot like hrs per day every day, I definitely recommend trying to go up to one of those. $300, 400 range, pretty justifiable as well, but depends on economic situation. In this jump it's not like "i was blind but now i see". More so that $300 is still reasonable for 1000 hrs of use over the years if there's noticeable improvement. Again, gotta pick the right model, if you told me to take the s08 or a roulette wheel of random $300 sets, i'd just keep the s08. More than that and you're really getting into the pro, extreme hobby, or pure luxury market, which is great but the average person who doesn't toss around $1k carelessly looking for a utility tool could end before this and re-buy in 5-10 years. There's no BIFL between advancement and possible failure/issues.

letshuoer s08, warm bassy darker signature

ew200 is quite a bright signature. if you like that then i'd go for a more traditional planar like s12 which will give you some of the most detial and separation in the price s08 is great but could also sound way too mellow in the treble if you liked ew200

s08 is an excellent pick

name of the game, make sure return policy is good and don't feel bad about buying multiple at the same time to try. my s08 had issues but s12 has been perfect

He could always go for the S08, can be found for cheaper and are not that much different

Been using the letshuoer S08 for 10 days so far, for gaming and listening a bit of everything with them, they've been working great, I'd recommend them I've done 3-4h long sessions with them without issue Try AliExpress If you can't find them artti T10 are also a great budget option, something else I would look at are the kefine Delci

Letshuoer s08, But only with cheap KZ foam tips, the only tips that work for me on these IEMs, for some reason. Edit: Because it has a chill sound, I only use it in my free time when I want to relax.