Shure - KSE1500

Shure KSE1500 is 11 years old this year, still the most resolving IEM if you can call it an IEM, 2.5 years later came the KSE1200 which sounds same just without DAC and EQ included for less money

Shure KSE1200/1500 if you consider that an IEM, other than that 64Audio Volur sounds the best all around for me but I'd probably get something that sounds a bit worse to my ears but is a CIEM like A18s or A18t, if you are spending that kind of money you should be looking into CIEMs imo, good CIEMs start at $399 these days

Headphones: OG HE-6> Susvara=Utopia> Sr-009> HD580=He-500 I would say the Susvara is objectively my best headphone, but my heart still belongs to the He-6. The Sr-009 is a beast and can easily outperform any of my headphones; However, it's very recording/genre specific. IEM: EE Odin> IER-Z1R> Shure KSE-1500= Audeze LCD-i4 > 64audio u12t Fallen out from the IEM game a while ago after getting my Odin. It's still head and shoulders above anything I own and is still my go to to this day. The Z1R's bass does feel thicker than the Odin's, as well as the 1500 being more detailed than it; However as an entire package, nothing quite beats the Odin for me. P.S. I completely feel you on the LCD-4s man. Loved their sound but they were just not practical in the long run :(

Recently gone to my personal iem end game myself with the Shure KSE1500. Seriously never heard audio from headphones as pristine and effortless before. Made my Sony IER M9 ($1500) sound artificial and cheap in comparison.