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Kiwi Eara Candenza green one and the Tangzu Wan'er SG II Jade edition, GOATED
I'll advise again Tangzu Waner SG with Sancai eartip or C100 :) There's no better deal for that price, I believe ?
Against some comment, I'll say to go with a WanEr SG I ; if she's the one to have a beautiful IEM and take care of it, she'll do like my girlfriend and loves it. Nothing prevents you to buy a 50$ later for her ; but I won't go higher for IEM. P.S : You can buy her a pretty box (20$) with a cable of the color she wants (20$), even if it's just aesthetic Don't forget to put silica gel to prevent humidity from coming in the box. And you can even buy airtag to put it in the box, so you'll have it gps-localised if she's the kind to lose things like me.
If you want a little more bass go for the 7Hz G1, if you want a little more "bright" or treble maybe try the Wan'er II or the Bunny... there's also Chu 2/GATE and Zero 2... but really I mean if you liked those EW200s... maybe just get another set of those. It's not a hobby where there is an objective "best" so it's always so hard to recommend stuff. That being said - I might be inclined to recommend the TANGZU Wan'er S.G II Jade Dragon/TANGZU Wan'er S.G II Red Lion (red if you want more bass) simply because they are a great value for money in terms of what you get - sancai ear tips, a nice cable, but most importantly - a silicone (sunscreen resistant) carrying case. I like more bass so I vote Red Lion but that's all subjective.
If you want a little more bass go for the 7Hz G1, if you want a little more "bright" or treble maybe try the Wan'er II or the Bunny... there's also Chu 2/GATE and Zero 2... but really I mean if you liked those EW200s... maybe just get another set of those. It's not a hobby where there is an objective "best" so it's always so hard to recommend stuff. That being said - I might be inclined to recommend the TANGZU Wan'er S.G II Jade Dragon/TANGZU Wan'er S.G II Red Lion (red if you want more bass) simply because they are a great value for money in terms of what you get - sancai ear tips, a nice cable, but most importantly - a silicone (sunscreen resistant) carrying case. I like more bass so I vote Red Lion but that's all subjective.
7hz X Crinacle Zero 2. No doubt. I own 7 IEMs. Best sound quality as per price point as compared to others. The cable quality is a little meh, but you can change it later. You can't EQ it though (not natively - but there are workarounds). The IEMs that I own are:- 7hz Salnotes Zero (1800 INR) 7hz X Crinacle Zero 2 (2300 INR) 7hz G1(3500) Tangzu Wan'er S.G. 1 & 2 (2000) Moondrop Chu 2 DSP(2500) Truthear x Crinacle Zero:RED (5000 INR) Tangzu Wan'er, moondrop chu 2 also sounds pretty good. But I like zero 2 more because it has much cleaner bass and sub-bass. Everything is balanced and works well for every single genre of music and gaming (I have only played fps games, horror games and story games — all sounded good in this iem). You can buy it blindly. And also don't buy from concept kart. In case it turns out to be faulty, their return service is very bad (personal experience). You can buy from amazon in a price range of 2300-2500 (3.5mm w/ mic). ZERO:RED is better than all, but is a little more expensive than your budget.
I ended up buying both. They're just so damn affordable. The Wan'er has great mids and highs, but very little low-end. But you can hear so much detail with these. Very balanced, with extremely clear vocals. Good for mixing, given you keep the lacking low-end in mind, great for listening to pop and EDM. Keywords: crystal clear, sparkly, refreshing. The Chu II is more energetic, with a more pronounced low-end presentation. Not as balanced, but more fun. The mids and highs are nothing to scoff at, just not quite as detailed and balanced as the Wan'er. Great for anything from hip hop and rap, to rock, metal and pop. Keywords: warm, deep, punchy. Both are easy to drive. Both sound great with classical music, for different reasons.
Tangzu Wan'er S.G II personally I would consider because included Sancai eartips and they are great IEM for money,Zero2 too is great IEM and included eartips are okay,prefer theese eartips to Sancai 🥺 Other to consider is KBEAR KB01
They are on bassy side but I wouldn't worry about that,you can change EQ to your liking or taste,KB01 are my favourite because of comfort and sound too,they have tamed highs and bass is not as pronounced on them like on GK Kunten or S.G II
Tangzu Wan'er S.G II are great IEM for money,when you take to account that there are included Tangzu Sancai eartips which on their own cost $15,they are great for vocals and comfort is dependent,I can't get them properly fit,tried several others eartips,depending on what music you are listening then these one I would choose Kbear KB01 they are been my favourite IEM for while,still using them or swapping between them and KZ GK Kunten and 7hz Zero2,just included eartips are let down for me,one of nicest IEM when it comes to comfort and sound 7hz Zero2 are another good set of IEM,great comfort fit,never had issues with using them and they sound okay although they can struggle in complex tracks,in some tracks they excel but in some tracks I swapping them to KB01 KZ GK Kunten,if you get them under £10/$10 they are great IEM for money if you get them for that price,after using them for more than month,sometimes I prefer GK Kunten sound,they can struggle in complex tracks,eartips and cable is disposable item on these IEM sadly
That's very good price,I paid for my S.G II more than that,not sure if they will pair nicely with Aria II sadly,never had chance to try Aria II,as always you can EQ them to your liking
From your mentioned IEMs,I have tried 7hz Zero2,Tangzu Wan'er S.G II,Kbear KB01,TRN Conch and TRN V90 and Kinera Celest Wyvern From all of them,KB01 are been my favourite and daily IEM,second been Tangzu Wan'er S.G II they are just great IEM for money because included eartips,Zero2 are too okay IEM and I would say they are great for EDM music,TRN Conch are really nice IEM although they can be bright depending on what nozzle you will choose and listened to acid jazz on them and I quite liked them,V90 Pro are as well quite bright without the EQ,with EQ they sounded okay and Kinera Celest Wyvern,great IEM although soundstage with them is kinda narrow Tangzu Wan'er S.G II or TRN Conch or KB01 would be good choice for jazz and classical music,but I don't think they will surpass Truthear Hexa in therms of better sound
Zero2 are great IEM for money,included eartips are okay and cable let's say it's not bad or okay,replaced my cable with Tripowin Zonie on them Tangzu Wan'er I had only S.G II and they great IEM if you listen a lot of vocal music,included eartips are awesome and cable is okay too,better than Zero2 from my view I would check TRN Starfish or their Conch or even older KBEAR KB01,all these three IEM are worth to consider If you go any route,I would add to basket KBEAR KB07 eartips,one of better eartips which I have tried,I'm using them on Tangzu Wan'er S.G II
I have Tangzu Wan'er S.G II and they definitely are made for vocal and they are great IEM for money if you take to account included eartips,I would probably get Jade Dragon because of included case Otherwise Simgot EW200 or Kinera Celest Wyvern Black which can be found now for good money or Arrti T10 or something from TRN?
I would say Tangzu Wan'er S.G II Jade Dragon have widest soundstage or you can check reviews on Cozoy D1 which seems have widest soundstage and it comes with good cable and eartips etc,personally I didn't tried Cozoy D1 and can't comment if they are good Kinera Celest Wyvern Black have average or above average soundstage and they can struggle in complex tracks,I tried them once and I like them,for money they are good IEM
For electronic music and ambient(psybient)I used KBEAR KB01,Wan'er S.G II,GK Kunten and 7hz Zero2,from all of them I liked most KB01 and GK Kunten,if you can up budget to $50 I would easily recommend TRN Shell Just be aware if you go with KZ GK Kunten,ypu will have to get better cable and eartips,KBEAR KB07 eartips and Kbear cable which I use on my GK Kunten
7hz Zero 2 are very comfortable IEM,comparing them to KZ which are not very comfortable If you are right now on 6th pair then I would assume that is down to earwax,as with most IEM you really have to take care of them and really earwax will kill them unless you will replace mesh filters on them which I don't know if that's feasible on them or use eartips with mesh filter which will protect them They are great IEM for money,using them now mostly because they are very comfortable,have couple of KZ and Kbear KB01 and Wan'er S.G II and prefer Zero 2 to others
Tangzu Wan'er S.G I wouldn't choose,they are nice sounding IEM just can be tiring. I would give a try Moondrop Chu II or Kbear KB01
I've own some IEMs and they sound all different. And yes the most expensive one are sounding better than other * Xenns Mangird Tea Pro ❤️ * AFUL Explorer * Kiwi Ears Quartet * TRUTHEAR x Crinacle ZERO:RED * TANGZU Wan'er S.G II * MOONDROP CHU II * Kiwi Ears Cadenza * Kefine Klean * 7Hz Elua Ultra * 7Hz x Crinacle Zero:2 I use them on my pixel 10 pro XL with Qobuz streaming via UAPP and a FiiO KA17
i'll assume you dont really care about technicalities since this your budget, if you want great tuning and semi decent driver then kunten is honestly better than most of these i've tried (chu, waner and zero). but honestly none of these sub 30 headphones can offer the unique sound a planar iem can give.
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