XENNS - Mangird Tea2 (Gen 2 / V2)

Doesn't surprise me at all. I've owned multiple Xenns sets in the past - Tea 2 & Up were both fantastic, but I gifted the Tea 2 to my assistant & my Up to my son. I may have to grab these. For overheads that do this music really well, the FiiO FT1 are a BARGAIN. I'm a full on snob with all my gear but these things are phenomenal. Quite similar to the Sony MDR-1ZR, which are 10x the price & WAY WAY WAY better than the Meze 99.

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

https://preview.redd.it/jw4iosoiqq3e1.png?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=68f76b3d05edaa2a3b83ef0e9ab2922cad644beb The xenns mangird tea pro is going to give you a noticeable improvement over the supermix4. It's going for $300-$310 on ali express, but there's a $45 coupon for orders over $299. So, it comes out to $260-270. I'll be honest with you, there isn't anything at $250 before black Friday coupons that can provide enough improvement to be worthwhile. Edit: Mangird tea 2 mkII is another good one. Again, it's around $300 but ali express coupons can bring it into your budget. I am personally in your shoes right now with my kinera celest pehonixcalls which are similar to the supermix4, in terms of technicalities and performance. Currently, there are no worthwhile upgrades under $300. I know there will be much better tech out there next year, so I'm waiting for 2025 11:11/black Friday sales.

ISN audio H60, LETSHUOER Cadenza4, Mangird tea 2 mkII. These are worth every penny and won't leave you looking for another upgrade unless you won the lottery and moved on to 64 audio lol

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.