Rockies Flagship Hybrid IEMs

If you can afford the MKIV, it is truly amazing, metal shell, tuning switches that make it a very close MKII tuning or a MK3-LTD. If not that I would say the tea pro or odyssey 2 for less bass, I personally regret and truly hated the top pro, I loved the vocals but there was in fact some weird warm. And the 3D shell IMHO was a downgrade from resin builds, felt like I could crush it. Could be a pro for you if you really hate the weight of IEMs. The RSV MKII looks nice and graphs amazing but for a 5BA set, 700$ seems a little much tbh. Dawn X looks great, but the only thing to consider is if you care about bass it definitely is more balanced or reference tuning, so is the MKIV but has 2 options if you ever want to tone it up or down. PLUS, it doesn’t have a lip on the nozzle so tips could get stuck in your ear every now and then. I'll end by saying that the MKIV is basically a better top pro, with rumble off it graphs almost identical, and has ESTs. Top pro has a very noticable mid bass scoop and thats what most reviewers dislike when they say it doesnt have enough bass. If you want something more affordable than the MKIV while being like the top pro I would look at the NiceHCK Rockies, for the same 500$ you get more for your money (BUT doesn't have a lot of bass, tea pro would be the better alternative).

NiceHCK Rockies is gonna be best for neutral. Dont need to spend more

xenns top pro xenns tea pro se nicehck rockies are the only ones i can really see in this price range that can be endgame imo. you can make an argument for thieaudio hype 4 mk2 and ziigaat arcanis but not convincingly.

Марк очень хорошо разбирается в графиках, но это не всегда работает. Это то же самое,  если попросить математика описать вкус кофе с математической точки зрения. Графики общее мнение  могут дать,,  но человеческое ухо, ушные каналы, у всех разные. Многое зависит от посадки, глубины посадки, выбранных амбюшур, плюс источник даёт своё влияние. Мой пост был уже был о Rockies. (при том что у меня уже есть Moondrop variations,  Yanyin Mahina,  Shozy magma). Для меня, повторю, лично для меня,  Rockies лучше данных. Но это всё субьективно

Another Kima 2 shill here haha, I can only speak of those I've tried but Kima 2 musicality>Yu9 Que, NiceHCK Rockies and XENNS Tea Pro(only slightly more than Tea Pro though). Obviously not as technical.

Oh man, I just scrolled through some of the reviews, and some of them are oddly nitpicky vs their reviews of brands they glaze. I have heard the Rockies so I actually agree with some of their takes but they could have been less biased about it. The treble is boosted while staying smooth and free of sibilance, but still too much for my taste. You will see average soundstage width and height being repeatedly mentioned which was also my experience. Bass has nice weight despite the IEM leaning bright, but it's not particularly standout in texture, comes off slightly bloomy. Subjectively speaking it does lack personality, and I actually prefer the Truthear Pure to the NiceHCK Rockies. It's not boring sounding per se but it is tuned similarly to a lot of other new releases albeit with more treble so I can see why people are starting to get tired of seeing the same thing again.

My dream is Aful Dawn X, but they are expensive for me. That's why I bought NiceHCK Rockies and I'm really happy about their sound

A third DX5II owner here as well! Love that thing, was listening to it earlier with my Nicehck Rockies. Now I am enjoying the last Stranger Things with my UM Mest MK2’s connected by the Effect Audio Cadmus Lite to my Questyle M18i. Happy New Year!