Fission

tanchjim is known for their vocal centric tuning. Origin is a great bet, tanchjim fission is there as well for something cheaper but still very capable

pretty much, get very close but much cheaper

Tanchjim Fission Use the included USB Dongle with the Modular Cable, with the Tanchjim App (Android Only), and that will give you access to their PEQ, and you can dial in as much or as little vocals as you want.

Tanchjim Fission would be a great option. It also has a USB DSP adapter for the cable, and you can adjust the EQ with the Tanchjim App (Android only). Lots of tunability with the Fission, and really good detail. Same driver as the Origin.

I went with the tanchjim fission to mix a livestream. Have been happy so far. $130 USD The tanchjim Nora are marketed as a set of “professional” IEM to mix with. No personal knowledge there. $110 USD The tanchjim bunny are said to be much like the fission while only being $20 USD. No personal knowledge there. I own etymotic er2se and find them too uncomfortable to bounce in and out of, I have to work the live room then get away from stage volume throughout my shows….. I may or may not have a predilection for single driver dynamic sets! If you need a dac amp for this use, consider a Qudelix 5k. It can be Bluetooth for convenience and also USB for critical listening.

I'd say go with Tanchjim stuff — Nora, Fission, Bunny, Origin, Force... they all have a fairly neutral-ish tonality. In my opinion, they’re a safer recommendation than the Hexa. The Hexa is really divisive — people don’t seem to agree on how it sounds. Maybe it’s the odd hexagonal shell shape, but there’s a lot of variation in impressions. Nobody agrees on the sound. You got like 75% of people saying it has no bass and 25% saying it has the perfect amount of bass. Quite a number of people (myself included) just don’t like it. Go for Tanchjim instead. You really can’t go wrong with Fission. It's very very close to the Tanchjim Origin which is an awesome IEM.

DX1. Gives me Hexa vibes. It's just as soulless as the Hexa and with no toe-tapping but quite accurate. It's like the Hexa with a smidge more soundstage, just a smidge. I returned it that very day. Aside from that go for the Tanchjim Fission which is pretty much (apparently) the same as the Tanchjim Origin. I have the Origin and legitimately view it as an upgrade over the Hexa in every single way.

Nice writeup, I just disagree with "sole objective winner", since at the end of the day these are your subjective impressions. I had the Kima 2 which I sold for the Fission, which was sold to get Pure, then sold cuz of BA timbre to get the Nora, and now I'm selling the Nora to get another Kima 2 cuz none could beat it's musicality. I had **the one** right from the start... Give it a shot if you want something warm but brighter than Pure, not dry like the Fission, and natural timbre.

Tanchjim Fission is my other recommendation for smaller shell, but I'm worried that it might also be fatiguing in the treble.