XENNS - Mangird Tea2 (Gen 2 / V2)

My U4S is a no-brainer, but I’m gonna specifically call out my Tea 2s for the killer soundstage and imaging. They’re immersive and enveloping and idk what I’ll do if anything happens to em now that they’re discontinued. That’s the unfortunate thing about chifi, with how the market constantly pushes forward, who the hell knows about long-term support once models get pushed out of their lineup

1. LCD-2F, especially now I got my tubes, makes them sound magical 2. Thieaudio Monarch Mk3, fatiguing but great sound 3. HD6xx, sound great with tubes and are very comfortable, especially with the Capra strap 4. Audeze Maxwell, just convenient and sounds good 5. Mangird Tea 2's, my go to chill IEM, sound great with metal, no fatigue 6. Harmonicdyne x Zeos Eris, fun weird sound, sometimes too much, sometimes just right

If you are willing to spend roughly 300 then I would try the the aful p7. I've heard that they're great for bass and are vshaped. I was torn between them and the mangird teas but I ended up getting the latter cause I found a decent deal on aliexpress. I may even pick up the p7s one day still since I hear lot of great things about them. They are roughly 330 cad on Amazon but if you look on aliexpress then you could prob catch a pair for 300 then you slap a coupon that you find from reddit coupon megathreads and that'll shave the price down to 270. Aliexpress usually doesn't tax you either so you'll also be saving another 70-100 dollars from sales taxes depending on your province. I would have paid 180 in sales tax alone if I got the tea pros off Amazon lmao

There is a set available on eBay in the states right now. They are truly wonderful. They were ahead of their time. They take EQ like a boss too. Wide bore tips are the way to go with this set. You don’t want anything in the way. It’s worth the price. I will never let mine go. I’ve been considering a second set just as a backup just incase. I am a huge fan of the original Mangird Tea as well. That was a special iem, also ahead of its time if you ask me.