CrinEar Reference

Excellent IEMs full stop. For the price, unbeatable.

I've never really been an IEM guy and have always preferred speakers or headphones and never had a pair of IEMs that I really liked rather than simply tolerated for the form factor they provide. These are the first pair that I'd go for just for listening because they sound so good.

The Goat of Neutral

Tonally one of the best IEMs ever made to target a "neutral" sound. They're the in-ear form of my speakers and I love them for it. It may not be for everyone, if you want something exciting or engaging, look else where. But for something that's clean, natural, plain but still enjoyable, Reference is it.

Best kilobuck IEMs you can get for 350

Very happy with these, up there with much, much more expensive IEMs. Nicely detailed, and while I might prefer a touch more bass, the bass that is there is excellent. Punchy, well textured, and blends in well to the music. The 'neutral' tuning means it sounds good with a wide variety of music, portraying them without much colouration. Of course, that also means it might not be the best fit for you or your favourite genre. No such thing as the perfect headphone, after all. Comfortable fit, can wear for hours without worry, good passive sound isolation. While I have a couple other IEMs that I think are better (for my preferences), they are both far more expensive, and have tuning that other might not like, or are less comfortable. (for reference: Audeze Eucild, Symphonium X Elise Europa). But that difference is *slight*, and not worth paying up to 4 times as much for. There's nothing I'm aware of that matches the price/performance of these things.