Meteor

Campfire audio mammoths were my first iems and impressed me in a negative way lol. As a basshead I was so ecstatic to try them but I was appalled at how godawful the sound signature was, mostly the extremely smothered and muffled mids/highs. Like how do $550 iems sound worse than my $30 skullcandies. Got the symphonium audio meteors awhile later and FAR prefer those for bass

For 1. I still love my Blon03 and it has been on my active rotation for years now. I guess I love the timbre. * Dac/AMP type and eartip does affect the sound presentation. Some examples:  My RSV’s bass went missing and treble presentation sounded dark on FC6 even if I tip roll. I found it best paired with ibasso Nunchaku, midbass presence is better and treble became noticeable. Also low gain + slow filter is best paired with RSV. Symphonium Meteor and Titan treble went missing after tiprolling. Stock tips were still the best for me. Symphonium Titan midbass went missing, subass sucked and treble became splashy with Akliam FC6.  Titan and Meteor are nicely paired with ZX707, bass was really good and treble became present however sound feels congested and too intimate. This was greatly improved with Topping G5 by widening the soundstage and provided with a really clean sound, at the expense of ruining the sparkly treble of Meteor and great subbass of Titan. It did cut off those peaky highs and lows for a clean and wide presentation.

Meteor will always be in my all time favourite lineup. In my ears the standout would be the unique treble presentation. I love the laid back lower and mid treble but having a peaky upper treble. To date this is my favourite treble experience, note that I do have Helios SE but personally I love how the Meteor treble is presented. Cymbal crashes sounds realistic and gives satisfying slam adding to its thick midbass.  I have demo-ed a lot of IEMs from the audio stores and I couldn’t find anything similar sounding as the Meteor. 

Symphonium Titan if I want to drown with Sub-bass. But mostly Symphonium Meteor, it has that addicting tonality and perfect upper treble for my linking. Great with cymbal crashes and female hip hop/rap. 

Was a huge fan of the meteor but the pressure building got me on those unfortunately. I went for their latest iem, the giant. It does sound quite similar but miss a bit the spark up top. Too bad as the meteor tuning is amazing with what it does with the treble. But at least I don't have pressure issues now.

Martilo is overhyped imo, you should be able to find a used Symphonium Meteor for 350 that and the Softears Volume S have great bass response. That all being said, are you sure it is bass you want or is it just that the Blessing is an incredibly bright signature and maybe you are looking for something a little darker with more mid strength? I see you more than likely will be using these for gaming. In that case so would also suggest the Ziigaat Arete. Which brings forward all those mids you need in fps games.

https://preview.redd.it/0egqj7jqc30g1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b2fbf9ddc1b600292427a114f9d004488b4a0a2b The best part about the Meteor is (barring the fantastic sound), is the size. It's smaller than the Truthear Pure and even the Tanchjim Fission. Also, very good review.

Symphonium Meteor Great fit but the sound signature is not my type. It sounds fun in a way but overall artificial due to the bloated bass and ear piercing treble.

I have this set, it has a GREAT sound sig, I could never get it to fit properly though. Its cable is awesome too…

If you like the Hype 4's technical performance but want less bass, check out the Symphonium Meteor or the Moondrop Variations—both offer great clarity with more balanced tuning. Also, maybe give the Etymotic EVO a look if you're okay with a deeper fit. Solid options under $500!

Hard agree on Que, I loved Meteor at the price range as well

Symphonium Meteor as my obvious, no-brainer at the range and clear favorite, and the Penon Archangel which I think may stretch the budget a bit, but has switches (and non gimmicky KZ ones) making it very versatile