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What iem and eartips do you use for maximum noise isolation? I personally use trn vx pro+ either with wan'er's largest size eartips (the yellow one) because it has a thick material, shallow fit, but wide size; or with dunu s&s largest size which gives the best soundstage, but has a bit less noise isolation.
Clarity. The **TRN VX Pro+** should suffice.
I'll suggest the cheap ones. For female vocals with sparkly treble, the **Tangzu Wan'er SG 2** is a genuine option. I can't promise if it's not sibilant for you. For boosted sub-bass with extended treble, the **Kefine Klean** is a compact choice. You have the option to increase upper mids. For bright vocals with expansive bass, the **CVJ Neko Youth Edition** is nice to consider. This never gets sibilant. For complex mixes with tasty bass and great deliverance towards mids and treble, the **TRN VX Pro+** still performs like a champ. Guaranteed toi have some sibilance though.
TRN V90 Pros and TRN VX Pro+ are very comfortable (or anything shaped like them in regard from TRN Lineup) Their upcoming flagship that applies the same shape their V and TA series lineup is the TRN Mermaid.
TRN VX Pro+ is my suggestion Because comfort is the priority
Chu 2 is a mild V-shape IEM, so if you feel its boring then a proper V/U-shaped IEM, or an energetic set. S08 is a planar set, though that one is leaning towards more into warm. Delci is a single dynamic driver IEM, that is a mild V-shaped IEM, with some upper treble sparkles. Planars should somewhat tick your retrieval and on the soundstage/imaging part. Within $100: * Artti T10 Pro (Planar, V-shaped) * Artti T10 (Planar, Mild V-shape) * Juzear x Z Reviews Defiant (DD+3BA, V-shaped bass focus) * NiceHCK F1 Pro (Planar, V-shaped) * TRN VX Pro+ (DD+8BA, Mildish-V, holographic) * Simgot EW300 (DD+Planar+Piezo) * SGOR Luna (Planar, U-shaped) * KZ AM16 Balanced (8BA, between V and U-shape) If willing to go slightly above $100: * 7Hz x Crinacle Diablo (Planar, V-shape sub-bass focus) * Simgot SuperMix4 (DD+BA+micro Planar+Piezo, Mildish U-shape) * TinHiFi P1 Max II (Planar, V-shape) * Kiwi Ears Airoso (DD+4BA, Mildish V-shape) * Kefine Klanar (Planar, V-shape) * Simgot EM6L (DD+4BA, Mild V-shape) * CrinEar Daybreak (DD+2BA+2 micro Planar, Mild U-shape) * CCA Hydro (2DD+8BA, V-shape)
\-GK Kunten ($8, 1DD) - Stock everything \-Vzonis VP-07 ($89, 1DD 6BA) - Stock cable, NiceHCK C04 Eartips \-TRN VX Pro+ ($40, 1DD 8BA) - KBear 4.4mm 8 core Cable, NiceHCK C04 Eartips \-Fake ahh Sennheiser (AKA Shenzhenheiser) IE900 ($50, 1DD) - Stock 3.5mm cable, NiceHCK C04 Eartips My favorite is definitely the Vzonis. Looks cool, sounds very nice, similar and genuinely comparable to the Aful P8. GK Kunten is 100% the best budget IEM right now under $50. The fake ass IE900 is surprisingly usable, and compared to the Kunten it has better soundstage and separation. Buy it at your own risk tho, and you are obviously a piece of shit if you try to scam people with it My next goal would be to get something with a different type of driver (planar, BC, PMD, PZT, etc and is a higher tier than the VP-07. Also the VX Pro+ aint it, it really gotta go lul
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