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?
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.