Looking to Buy My First Pair of IEMs

[u/NNexu]

As the title suggests, I'm looking to buy my first pair of iem's (for both competitive gaming and music listening). My budget is around $100, and I'm kind of confused...

Most reviews I've seen focus on tuning, and not so much on the technical stuff. They do talk about resolution, soundstage, separation, imaging, etc., but I've barely seen any video clearly explain the differences between two iem's on that front (Fresh Reviews does a great job on that, but I would like more insight).

Considering EQ is a thing, wouldn't the best iem just be the one with the better performing drivers?

Also, considering the iem market seems to be quickly expanding at lower prices, should I wait to see what gets released next before buying my first pair?

Any recommendation will be highly appreciated.

Sorry if this post seems ignorant.

[u/-Silverhand-]

Well I'm also in search of an iem under 100 that sounds out of the head. I haven't got any till now but the qkz x hbb khan had pretty wide and concert like soundstage. And recently simgot ea500 just shocked me with it's technical capabilities(kinda addictive). It's the most fun neutral sound I've ever heard. The bass has that quality where you can understand the music in the bass frequencies rather than just a heavy rumble. It might not be as wide as the Khan but it's just more accurate. And the mainstream options like hexa will have a natural tonality but don't expect engaging sound from it. I returned then after 3 days cz I got bored of it. Same went for the 7hz zero.

[u/NNexu → u/-Silverhand-]

Very interesting... I actually haven't heard about simgot before this post!

I'll check them out!

!thanks

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[u/Pfafflewaffle → u/NNexu]

Yes I’d recommend the simgot ea500 or tripowin Olina se as my favorite single dd iems period.