@Hawaiibadboy's review of the Dunu's Titan 6 is up—they seem to have been a "hi-hat" short of being recommended
Will post a comparison with:
- Sony MDR-EX650AP / SE
- Campfire Audio Comet / SE
- Empire Ears Bravado / SE via Fiio LL-4.4M Adapter
- Campfire Audio Cascade / SE
Using the following sources:
- Spotify (max quality) on iPhone 7 with bundled Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter
- Spotify (desktop quality) on MacBookPro14,1 (more power = more dynamics)
- Sony NW-ZX300
Right, so… here we go!
TL;DR — To my ears, the Dunu Titan-6 are the best IEMs I ever had—period. How good are they? Well, I'm selling Empire Ears Bravado (sold). Yes, to my ears, they're that good.
EDIT: I finally kept my Cascade but, yes, the Dunu Titan-6 are the closest I found the Cascade's in an IEM format. I mean, I find them to be ridiculously close if not similar though the Cascade might be just a bit better here and there (but that's probably due to them being my first Beryllium's ear/headphone).
Comparison summary — Here's the gist:
- Compared to the Cascade they're very very very similar but more comfortable. I want the Cascade with the Meze Audio headphones headband;
- Compared to the Bravado, I find them better because they have the excellent level of detail which I found in the Bravado though without being annoying all the while sounding more forward. The details are clearly there if you listen for them but they won't be in your face to the extend that it starts to be annoying—and they're more comfortable;
- Compared to the MDR-EX650AP, the Sony's sound congested, like you're listening through a door or wall;
- Compared to the Comet, they have more detail, presence, umph, etc.;
- Compared to the all of them, the Sony's aside, they're cheaper, way cheaper or way way cheaper… so if you loose them, you're more likely to buy another pair and less likely to take a loan.
Last but not least, the tips (balanced/blue and vocal/red) make a difference so try them out. The cable's great and you can change/upgrade it should you want to aaannd… there's a useful pouch: cool
Source used – So far, I
mainly carried-out my tests using my Sony NW-ZX300 with the following sound settings (my impressions were the same listening via the MBP and I still need to test them via the iPhone):
- DC Phase Linearizer (Type B Standard);
- Vinyl Processor (Standard).
Song / Artist / Album / Quality used
- Forget the Flowers / Wilco / Being There / 24-Bit – 88.20 kHz
- Boat On The River / Styx / Cornerstone / CD 16-Bit – 44.10 kHz
- Eternity / Benjamin Clementine / Eternity / 24-Bit – 44.10 kHz
- Truth / Faada Freddy / Gospel Journey / 24-Bit – 44.10 kHz
- Hallelujah / Jeff Buckley / Grace / 24-Bit – 96.00 kHz
- The Needle And The Damage Done / Neil Young / Harvest / 24-Bit – 96.00 kHz
- What You Don’t Know / Caroline Spence / Mint Condition / 24-Bit – 96.00 kHz
- Sinnerman (Live In New York/1965) / Nina Simone / Pastel Blues / 24-Bit – 192.00 kHz
- Metamorphosis One / Philip Glass / Philip Glass : Solo Piano / CD 16-Bit – 44.10 kHz
- Never Going Back Again / Fleetwood Mac / Rumours / 24-Bit – 96.00 kHz
- Big City Life / Mattafix / Signs Of A Struggle / CD 16-Bit – 44.10 kHz
- Annabelle / Macy Gray / Stripped / 24-Bit – 192.00 kHz
- Sunny / Bobby Hebb / Sunny / CD 16-Bit – 44.10 kHz
- Superstition / Stevie Wonder / Talking Book / 24-Bit – 192.00 kHz
- Across the Lines (LP Version) / Tracy Chapman / Tracy Chapman / CD 16-Bit – 44.10 kHz
- The Three Of Us / Ben Harper / Welcome To The Cruel World / 24-Bit – 192.00 kHz
- Time In a Bottle / Jim Croce / You Don't Mess Around With Jim / CD 16-Bit – 44.10 kHz
