Wan'er Classic Edition

Castors are a good choice too. Castor Harman is good; gave it to my gf. Castor bass is a bit muddy, but not too muddy like kbear rosefinch; I use that personally. I personally love the edc pro more because it's smoother with just the right amount of bass, but the Harman is a bit thin for me. But I just re-read your genre of choice. I saw you like J-Pop. If that's the case, I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND the Tangzu Waner (the original ones that came in black, white, jade, and blue colors; not the studio version or the waner 2). Tangzu waner is specialized for making vocals, specifically female vocals, pop. Wan'er is known to make Stay With Me and Plastic Love sound good. Great with YOASOBI too.

I too listen to YOASOBI and anime songs, so I still think waner is perfect.

This would be for me a few options to consider, there are a lot more honestly, but these would be my essentials: * Original Tangzu Waner - since is quite comfortable, vocal focused and works great with EQ. * Arrti T10 - for the cheapest planar than sounds like a planar. * Dunu Titan S2 - for a well rounded single DD quite cheap and with great accessories (tho better to consider EQ if the stock tuning is a bit too intense). * Kbear Rosefinch - for a funny bassy iem to blast music to, this is more of a nostalgic bass heavy sound. * Moondrop Lan (OG or II) - for something bright balanced, to have a comfortable, nom-bassy reference. * Simgot EW300 - for a budget but well rounded hybrid balanced IEM with nice allrounder performance.

I wont call the Zero 2 neutral bright, is actually just balanced, and even a bit on the bassy side, if you want a balanced, kinda neutral iem, actually Tangzu waner is closer to that, also focusing on vocals, its a good middle groun, if you want to test bassy, you can either go for the KZ Castor Pro Bass (there is normal and Pro verions, both with bass and harman verions, you want to go for the bass version) to test a bassy V-shaped iem, more energetic, nice punch, and then you can check the Salnotes Zero original for something actually more neutral bright, leaning to vocals and treble. Also, you have alternatives like the Tanchjim Bunny to the Waner, the Kbear rosefinch for a "bass canon", or the QKZxHBB for a bassy relaxed very warm set, for better or for worse tho, there arent that many "bright" options on the budget bracket.

Wan’er OG is heaps better (sound-wise) than the 2. Bunny DSP is a total gem and lets you alter the tuning to your liking. Ignore the rest.

7Hz Salnotes, Tangzu Waner first Gen. Not the new one. cadenza. moondrop chu2 dsp version

First of all: I am not an expert in hi-fi. I'm just a simple man who was looking for good IEMs, and this is only my subjective opinion. The IEMs I was looking for should cost between $50 and $150 and should have balanced, lively bass with pleasant treble that does not tire the ears. So far, I have tried many IEMs and tested them on my PC and smartphone without any additional devices. No DAC, no amp. It was important to me that they were ready to use right out of the box. For me, good sound is when it is carried by lively bass and deep frequencies that guide you through the music, especially for drum and bass and metal. Low frequencies, and especially bass, form the basis of a good listening experience; that's the primary purpose of why I prefer hi-fi headphones, to get into it. My rotation: **≈ 50$ IEMs which I tested:** LINSOUL TANGZU Wan'er LINSOUL SIMGOT EW200 MOONDROP CHU II LINSOUL 7Hz x Crinacle Zero:2 KZ Castor LINSOUL KZ ZS10 PRO 2 LINSOUL KZ ZS10 PRO X **≈ 100$ IEMs which I tested:** LINSOUL SIMGOT EW300 ARTTI T10 Pro TRUTHEAR Hexa Surprisingly, only two of the IEMs I tested impressed me with their overall bass reproduction. I couldn't decide between the KZ PRO 2 and the ZERO BLUE 2, but in the end I chose the BLUE 2 because it offers the best overall package. For me, the ZERO BLUE 2 is simply badass right out of the box. These were the only IMEs that had this deep sounding I was looking for. https://preview.redd.it/fm66t5fl5uef1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=87099e1c617e96b62bb51f28fe01520ebe96a0c6 https://preview.redd.it/pyn3x43m5uef1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=721c67332e8f8dd3db7ed8ac6e948c098e174871

Ig Tangzu waner 1st edition is better exactly for what it got famous for -The Music profile (tuning) and the aesthetics while it's 2nd has some changes in tuning that's not the signature music of tangzu waner(that may not be liked my mass especially beginners) and better quality cable and the eartips I would still go for 1st edition for the MUSIC quality I can compromise on cables and eartips

I am a fan of Tangzu Waner 1 tuning. How do you find EW200 compared to Tangzu Waner ?