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I would HIGHLY recommend getting wan'er 2 (in whatever connector you want, USB c is the best deal) you get a good cable (much better than the stock moondrop cable.) and tangzu's Sancai eartips that are $10 dollars by itself. And you also get another iem for free! You can give that away if you don't like it along with your older cable and tips. Can't see a better deal than that.
Still actually the 7HZ Zero 2. Bunnys spike in the uppers are not fun, Castor pro bass is a bit odd but enjoyable at least, waner 2 is tooo vocal. Pure and hexa are mid. Pure neither has enjoyable bass or mids. Hexa is shouty. EM6L is thin. Explorer is dark asf. The only one of these I've had moments of "Oh shit" and jumping up because I thought the sound was next to me, was from the Zero 2. My collection goes into the kilobucks
Truthear gate is the best one, the wan er 2 is also good but only for flushed 2 pin connectors
Tangzu wan'er 2, they go excellently with my hiby r1, the kiwi ears cadenza seem to be another great option.
o i had a stroke wtf i read that as truthear pure in your title lol gates are a great set yes. kz zvx pro i've personally been also using and I'm very surprised at all the things you mentioned really . detail, imaging, clarity these were able to provide + full metal build quality for like 12$ if you want a set for the longrun and like a more vocal focused tuning then consider wan'er 2 if those are under 25$, great iem on their own (build quality is pretty cheap though) but you get an excellent cable plus and stellar set of included eartips that people go out of their way to buy on their own to use for much more expensive sets i'd personally take the cheaper zvx pro as its just a sidegrade to the gate but should be a good amount cheaper or spend abit more for the wan'er 2 for the great accessory package
gk kuntens. can be found <15$ with sound quality that punches to 50$ to many ears. widely appealing allrounder so budget + soundwise they're a good safe blind buy 7hz zero 2 - if the kuntens aren't available, safe all rounder as well wan'er 2 or tanchjim bunny - if you want vocals to shine kz duonic - if you love alot of bass
I just started this year but it goes something like this. Moondrop aria 2 is my choice great comfort good sound. Then waner 2. It sound good don’t get me wrong but the comfort was the biggest issue. And I purely got it to look how $20 iem compares to my arias. Also I tip rolled a bit and can say that my favorite ones were divinus velvet wide bore and dunu ss. My biggest let down was spinfit Omni(uncomfortable as hell after 10 minutes)
Wired ones mostly have passive noise cancelling. For your money, tangzu waner 2 lang ang pasok sa budget mo na Matino tumunog.
better get the version 2 nito.
For first IEM in your budget also agree on the Hexa. It is truly neutral, great definition and clarity, and has a somewhat more reasonably sized nozzle. However, it can be too analytical, and when I'm listening for fun, I rarely go for them. Fun and enjoyable to me is more the Defiant, Artti T10, and Zero Blue 2. I hear the Pure is nice for some, but it is warmer (more bass and lower midrange, less upper midrange/treble). For a first IEM that's lower cost, I like the Truthear Gate. Great soundstage on it, and it's one of the most comfortable iems I own. The Wan'er 2 also makes the list, especially the new emerald dragon edition, but the Gate just hits perfect for my ears.
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