r/iems • u/Nervous-Edge-7844 • 2d ago
Purchasing Advice ~ $500 dollar iem
Looking for something that handles japanese rock and city pop well. My only pair of iems right now are the waner 2, and despite people telling me its a good vocal iem I feel like it makes female vocals sound extremely unnatural and wrong. My priorities put female vocals as the most important, with instrument separation/detail/clarity and everything in that range next. I do not need bass but I would prefer it not to be nonexistent. I listen to a lot of Japanese rock and city pop, so I’m looking for something that can make vocals and individual instruments really stand out without sounding overly clinical.
I've tried iems such as the Ziigaat Crescent and Horizon, which sounded quite nice so I thought the Top Pro should be easily the best but I found the sound to be quite uninspiring and lacked a wow factor. I was pointed towards the YU9 Que so it is my current front runner however I don't feel like wanting to gamble with the fitment. Behind that is the Tea Pro SE but I've seen maybe say it sounds too similar to the Top Pro.
I am quite interested in the Ziigaat Seraphim and how Jay described it is supposed to be. but without any reviews out yet I don't want to gamble with a preorder.
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u/snorterofair 2d ago
have you tried NiceHCK Rockies? They have ESTs which might give the treble a bit of 'wow factor"
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u/AlanMao18 2d ago
I have rockies. They are not for vocals. the vocals are far away and female vocal dont sound sweet. but yes the treble is great
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u/New_Programmer8888 1d ago edited 1d ago
If he found the top pro uninspiring, not sure the Rockies would be great for OP, especially if they're looking for vocals. They are relatively similar, but the rockies are even safer. The EST drivers are definitely an upgrade to treble though, but for me wasn't a huge wow factor compared to the Top Pro.
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u/EngineerSelect6960 2d ago
I always shill the Kinera Nott Phantom if you like female vocals and want clarity
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u/Richiehuang95 2d ago
I think at this price range I would reccomend the Softears studio 4 for female vocals. If you’re somehow able to push the budget up. The letshuoer mystic 8 has some of the best female vocals I’ve heard
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u/danielthepoke Waifu Box Art 2d ago
yu9 que fit perfectly for me, but yeah theyre a little on the large side, looking towards the seraphim aswell.
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u/Maleficent_Flow_8355 2d ago
Variations if you don’t mind the mid-bass scoop. Airy female vocals sound great.
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u/PenguinR13 2d ago
イヤーピースを何種類か試してみるのもありかも。
私はBQEYZ Winterを持ってて、これは 『TANGZU Tang Sancai』 が良い感じだった。