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?

  • AntOk463@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    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.

    • CaptnKrksNippls@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      For closed back bass the radiance would probably be the best choice from Focal. The Elegia can be very thin sounding and quite shouty in comparison, did not like it at all.

        • Jmo04@alien.topBEnglish
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          1 year ago

          Might as well answer this since I have experienced both haha. I did not like either but a lot had to do with the amount they cost for the performance you get. The celestee to me sounded thin, flat and lacking bass. I wasn’t even sure what kind of music would sound good on it to make it worth its msrp. The radiance I got was boomy but the bass had like no texture or definition to it and the vocals sound plain wrong (even my coworker who knows nothing about headphones picked this out without me mentioning my opinions). However it was so comfy and if it was MUCH cheaper I would definitely have kept it.

          However, I recently talked to resolve from the headphone show about my issue with them and apparently they have a fucked up pad variance that can mess up the bass drastically.

          So ya…

          • AntOk463@alien.topBEnglish
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            1 year ago

            Wow, people described them as some of the best headphones with the signature Focal bass response, I didn’t know they had this many issues. Now I’m happy I got the AEON Closed X instead. The way you described them, my open back AKG headphones with a low shelf filter gave better bass than the Focals.

            • Jmo04@alien.topBEnglish
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              1 year ago

              The only advantage the radiance has over the aeons is their portability. I’ve never tried the akg headphones but it’s really price for performance that’s disappointing. Like these are a $1000+ headphone (considering Canadian dollars). For that kind of money you could buy a practically endgame iem that is absolutely fucking Fantastic in every way