Starfield II (Gen 2)

Thruthear Hexa for me. I started with three IEMs bought from Amazon. Returned two later. Thruthear Hexa Tin HiFi T3+ Moondrop Starfield 2 I ended up with the Tin HiFi‘s. I hated the Hexas, liked the Starfield 2 sound best, but the Tin‘s had by far the best fit and also a good sound.

Those I own or have owned: Tangzu Nezha, Tangzu Tianpeng, IO Sogno, QoA Aviation, Hisenior Cano Cristales, Intuaura Plume, Leteciel Magiris, Reecho Spring 2, Moondrop Starfield 2, Tangzu Yu Xuan Ji (both standard & Year of Snake editions), Kiwi Ears Forteza, Celest Wyvern (Abyss and Remaster), Vzonis VD-01. Those I don't own but have seen in person: Artpical Michael, Palavox Akasha, Forte Ears Mephisto, Nostalgia Audio Durandal, Thieaudio Prestige LTD, Xenns Top Pro, Elysian Pilgrim, Moondrop Psyche, Kinera Imperial Verdandi. Those I have only seen online photos of: SeeAudio Bravery 24, Rossi&Wing LUA series (all 3 of them), Aful Cantor (Starry Night ver), Kinera Nott, Ice Lab Spectrumica, Leteciel Encore, Tangzu Xuanwu Gate, probably missing quite a few that I can't recall right now.

Yeah I also rate KZ Gale higher than Kunten. Kunten is still really good but I dont think that iem is better than nicely tuned 50$ iem. Sure it can sound better than some more expensive iems but thats more because that expensive iems are poorly tuned or not matched to my taste.. Like, I would prefer Kunten over Starfield 2.

I cannot comment on the gaming and 3D positioning aspect since I rarely game. But as someone who's also quite treble-sensitive, I would recommend you try out all IEMs in person before buying, especially those with "exciting sound signature" which usually means treble peaks. Both the Blues were pretty bad for me even with the foam tips. So if that's also the case for you, I'd recommend those IEMs with more neutral and warm sound. I have tried and really like these in ascending price order: - Tanchjim Bunny DSP - Truthear Zero Red - Simgot EW300 - Truthear Pure - Moondrop Starfield II - Crinear Daybreak - Aful Explorer Btw, warmer sound sometimes mean muddier sound and less separation, so there's tradeoff to be made there too. I value long and comfy listening session more than soundstage/separation/excitement, so I pick the IEMs above. Your mileage may vary.

no, the klean is a far more competent iem than moondrop's cheaper offerings in my experience. better soundstage, imaging, separation, layering, not as bright, well balanced sound signature, replaceable nozzles... delci is almost the same iem as klean, just with more bass

lan 2 and starfield 2 aren't any better, i'll tell you that much. even the kato and kadenz aren't great. the klean is a solid middle-budget iem if you really want something with a lot more or better soundstage, you need to look at hybrids or planars. it's why i suggested the rays and explorer, but if your budget is realistically more like $70 there's not a lot i can recommend. simgot ew300 isn't a good comp gaming iem for example. same can be said for truthear hexa ARTTI T10 maybe