So after Tin t2 and hd599 I went ahead and bought Campfire Andromeda 2020 and Senheiser IE600 and sort of skipped the whole mid fi stage.
I really like both of these but it seems from crinacle and everyone who reviews them the Airpods pro 2 and Samsung buds pro 2 both come pretty close and even do better in some aspects than these 2 I have.
Now I’m not rich or anything but music meant a lot to me last few years so I just went ahead and bought a couple of near endgame stuff knowing id end there eventually. I still wonder if I wasted a whole lot money for no reason.
I really like both the iems I have but they’re obviously not without flaws, from thin bass on Andro to slightly sharp treble that needs to be eqd on ie600 and it’s terrible cable. Maybe by next generation of products tws would start outclassing flagship iems.
As an aside, what’s your favourite albums on Andros or ie600?
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The only purchases I regret are random cheaper ones, like Monoprice Modern Retros, and about half a dozen sub-20$ KZ’s. It adds up to maybe 150$ though, which is the same as taking a hit on a single pair of prosumer bluetooth headphones. Overall, not bad.
I’ve settled in nicely with a 6XX and some s12s as my best headphone and IEM. I’ve got side-grades for different use-cases, but with the kind of deals you can get for speakers these days, for the the same price as some LCD’s or ZMF’s, I’d rather invest in stereo equipment, which I believe has a higher ceiling for fidelity than cans.
I went down the same route. I wanted planars so I got the Sundara, I didn’t like them so I sold them and got the Arya Stealth. It was a great decision (except the fact that they had a massive price drop months after I bought mine). I really like the Arya and never felt the need to upgrade from them, they sound as technical as they get. The same thing happened with closed backs, I had the DT770 and wanted something better, I considered the AKG K371, the Meze 99 Neo, and the Focal Elegia, but went straight to Drop AEON Closed X as endgame closed backs for me.
The only fomo I have is Focal headphones and their bass response, I’m wondering if the Elegia or Celestee would have been better than the AEON Closed X. I want to try Focal headphones.
Yeah, sort of. I’m glad I dove into the deep end with 1k+ IEMs because now I know for a fact that I prefer my mid-fi FH7 to both all the high end and less expensive stuff I’ve heard. Spending the money was totally worth the certainty of my own experience, and now I’m perfectly happy with what I have now because I experimented with everything I could.
No fomo. My first nice headphone was the focal clear og. Then I used the B2Dusk for a while and went straight to the IER M9. Happy with my purchases. I also have the APP2 for conference calls.
How the hell does those 2 tws compare to totl iems???
I’m new to this hobby and i need an actual answer… I go to wire for the quality but if tws can sound better than MOST wire then why the tradeoff for me???
Lol. been binge watching reviews and have no idea what any of these things sound like.
Picked up a few IEMs with good reviews and have been pleasantly surprised. just got the fudu and WOW!!
Other than comfort I like them as much as my meze advar and they’re only $89. they sound totally different - not even in the same ballpark of sound. But the enjoyment I get out of each pair is equivalent, but for different reasons. I kinda wanna hear everything now.
I always feel more comfortable spending big bucks on wired than tws/wireless no matter how good they sound. I feel like wired can last longer provided if we take care of it. Tws no matter what the batteries are eventually gonna give out and that makes the purchase short lived. I use my airpods just for the convenience (gyms commuting etc) and use my iems for music listening elsewhere.
tbh what is FOMO in this hobby? I never think of that before.
I did buy every sony wh1000x tho , is that count?