Topping L30 was definitely an improvement on the og Atom.

6xx was a clear improvement over anything in the 5 series and the fidelio x2

Focal Clear was a very interesting improvement over the 6xx and let me finally hear the ‘veil’

ThieAudio 3 and 5 were disappointing

Starfields were ok but the blessing 2 dusks are amazing once you finally get the small cp155s

Fiio FH3 got sent back

TruthEar Zeros are shockingly good for the price. Reds even better.

Sundaras are like just okay and have a strange soundstage for me.

Beyer 770 250ohm are astonishing for their imaging but that’s about it and so I only use em for comp gaming

All of the above have been hyped in various ways throughout the years and the only way was to find out myself.