nopunterino t1_jd531wy wrote on March 21, 2023 at 10:00 PM

Basically a photo of the greatest hits of iems, neat

Jmo04 OP t1_jd53xgm wrote on March 21, 2023 at 10:06 PM

And I’d argue are also the few to actually live up to the hype (cough cough variations)… except for the u6t which I think is super underrated

SaulR26 t1_jd55whh wrote on March 21, 2023 at 10:19 PM

I was also not a fan of the Variations, I would recommend trying the Xenns Top if you were disappointed with the Variations but want a similar tonality.

blorg t1_jd6jct5 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 4:46 AM

Taste comes into it as well. I think the Variations competes well above its pricepoint. I have the SA6, IE600, Tia Trio and OG MEST as well. These are all great IEMs but I'd put the Variations over the SA6 and IE600 personally, and it's arguably better tuned than the Tia Trio or MEST. MEST has better stage, Tia Trio has better bass impact. But the tuning is better, and more natural, on the Variations. A/Bing right now with the SA6, the Variations sounds much more natural. Variations does have that mid-bass suck which doesn't work for everything.

Jmo04 OP t1_jd6sctg wrote on March 22, 2023 at 6:38 AM

I also found male vocals to just be way too thin also. It’s the type of sound that really only works for female singers. I don’t see why it’s recommended so often when so few genres can actually take advantage of it. It may be somewhat accurate but it’s definitely not a fun listen for my personal taste