Hisound Audio PoPo, Hippo VB, Dunu Trident.
Dang, I would sell my Atrio to you if it wasn't for the condition it's in.

The best value, but not the best sounding to me.
I only tried up to XBA-3, and the XBA-3 is actually very good sounding. Doesn't quite have that "WOW" thing going for it, but doesn't do anything wrong. I especially like the bass. It's not entirely as good as what I get from the Atrio (it is PUNY compared to it, and misses a bit on the details), but it has more bass than I would expect from a BA but not being dark sounding too. Very balanced I would say. Since I'm used to the Atrio's slower bass, the speed of the bass of the XBA-3 really came to me as a bit of a surprise.

This post has been edited by tunertoobe: Aug 17 2012, 05:09 PM

That depends on your ears. Generally though, earbuds are more comfortable since they only sit inside your ear concha. However some people (like me) prefer IEM because earbuds simply would not sit on the ear, they'll keep falling off.

IEM's design dictates their comfort. The smaller usually means better comfort. Deep insertion can be irritating for the first few times but you'll get used to it. I think the best shape would be a cross between an earbud shape with an IEM fit. Something that looks like a Cube F1 Pro, or Hippo Ten, or Superlux HD381 series. Sometimes they can't fit in deep enough, but if an earbud works for you then surely those IEMs will.

This post has been edited by tunertoobe: Aug 24 2012, 12:21 PM