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?
FOMO - Been there, kinda done that
Opposite of FOMO - Yes. I've gotten to a point where it ideal to demo an item(s) you're interested in, and only buying it if I like how it sounds OR if I have enough expendable income to blind purchase an item with the chance that I don't like it and never use it again or in the long term. I no longer buy (or try to) headphones because someone (e.g. reviewers) says "This is a great headphone! It's the best $$$ headphone at it's price point!" Or "This sounds better or is better than a, b and c headphone. GET THIS!"
I watch reviewers and their takes to get an idea of what I may like or maybe try something that sounds interesting and/or different than what I'm accustomed to
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TL;DR If you like what you have acquired, enjoy it. Don't worry too much about other people's opinions. There are many great products out there. Some objective better than others, some people might have personal preferences. Important thing - enjoy what you buy