I have had the martilo punch, I liked them alot, however I found bass wasn't actually what was missing (the main reason I upgraded from Aful p7).
I recently bought a set of Hisenior Mega7, they were fantastic, great treble, enough bass and perfect mids....
(pretty sure its the same sort of sound as daybreak, you may find it boring)
I however found a set of Softears RSV for a steal.. and yea mega7 are for sale, RSV have perfect mids, vocals are amazing.. for an all BA Build the Bass is suprisingly good, highly recommend
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).
Odyssey is also one of my top IEMs! It’s basically tied with RSV MK2 right now. I love them both for different things. Odyssey has better soundstage but RSV MK2 has more engaging bass and treble. I spent a good while today just listening to music :)
I’ve tried both Thieaudio Origin and RSV MK2, and I highly prefer RSV MK2. Origin is really disjointed sounding, and the bass at times feels like it loses control in a bad way. It sounds blurry and messy. Yes, RSV MK2 is not a “true” basshead set, but it has incredible slam and a really satisfying and natural tonality to its sound. I highly recommend tip rolling with it. I ended up settling on Tri Clarion eartips but I think it’s worth trying any sort of wide bore eartips.
I’ve also tried Penon Archangel, which arguably has “faster” bass due to it having 2 BCD and 2 DD drivers, but I still prefer RSV MK2’s midrange presentation and tonality. Archangel could be the better pick however if you are less sensitive to timbre presentation and/or you want cleaner and harder hitting subbass.
Mid bass IEM are very hard to find in higher price point, Because if not done well, they usually suck.
I think Softear RSV Mk2 would be upgrade (or side grade) in term of overall, Similar character but with much more Sub bass upping, tamer overall sound and BA bass that behave similar to DD.
That is true, just wanted to note that it's an all BA set(I guess Knowles 22955 still counts since it's a designated woofer BA).
I tried it at a local meet and the bass presentation oddly enough sorta reminded me of the Hercules Audio Noah.
I didn't get much time to look for finer details, but they both had a mid-bass punch that sounded physical, albeit a bit "loose" for my taste.
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