In-ear monitor headphones (IEM) in the $220 segment are increasingly receiving more attention from sound lovers in Asia. At this price point, every aspect of a headset such as appearance, design, and sound quality is just enough to reach a premium audio experience.
In this article, Biareview will suggest to you the most worth buying IEM headphone models in the first half of 2024. These are all headphone models that have received positive feedback from the headphone community around the world. Now let’s begin.
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7Hz Timeless
7Hz Timeless is one of the best planar magnetic headphones in the price range of $220.
Possessing a flat magnetic driver with a diameter of 14.2mm, 7Hz Timeless provides realistic, detailed, and smooth sound quality. Timeless’s strength also lies in its spacious and airy soundstage, and clear layer separation, allowing the headphones to play many different music genres from vocal to acoustics.
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Sennheiser IE200
IE200 is the latest IEM launched by Sennheiser in early 2023. Still retains the same design as its predecessors and is equipped with a 7mm TrueResponse dynamic driver, however. The Sennheiser IE200 is tuned in a bright direction with the main highlights focusing heavily on the treble range and upper mid. With such a tuning method, the IE200 will have its strengths in the ability to perform female vocals and reproduce musical instruments. The sound stage set up by the IE200 is extremely airy, with high depth and separation.
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- FiiO FD3 Pro
Having been on the market for a long time, the FiiO FD3 Pro still receives a lot of compliments and positive reviews from music lovers. Possessing a luxurious and elegant design similar to the FD3 version, the FD3 Pro has a better-built cable with the ability to easily remove and replace the jack. The sound quality that FD3 Pro possesses still has its strength in the vibrant, powerful, and rich bass range, but the detail of the mid/treble range is much better when compared to its elder brother FD3.
Moondrop Kato
As one of the hottest Wibu headphone models in the $220 price segment, Moondrop Kato possesses a durable metal housing and balanced sound quality that allows the headphones to play many other music genres from Hip-hop, R&B, and Vocal to Symphony.
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- SeeAudio Yume 2
As an upgraded version of Yume, SeeAudio Yume 2 possesses a completely new design language with a housing made of metal and undergoing a polishing process to make the appearance of the headset more eye-catching. The sound quality of Yume 2 is also adjusted so that it has better detail and sophistication than its predecessor, along with the bass range sounding neater and with better clarity.
- Tangzu x HBB Wu Heyday Edition
As the most successful headphone model of the emerging brand Tangzu, Tangzu x HBB Wu Heyday Edition is a planar magnetic headphone equipped with Planar drivers with a diameter of up to 14.5mm. Quite similar to Timeless, Wu Heyday has a detailed and realistic sound quality with main highlights focused mainly on the mid and treble ranges. Besides good detail, Wu Heyday also possesses a spacious, airy soundstage and clear layering ability.
- ThieAudio Legacy 4
Having been on the market for more than 2 years, ThieAudio Legacy 4 is one of the most popular headphones in the price segment of $220. By possessing a hybrid driver cluster consisting of 1 dynamic driver and 3 BA drivers, Legacy 4 possesses highly distinct sound quality. Not stopping there, the headphones also can customize the sound quality thanks to the adjustment switch integrated into the housing.
- Letshuoer S12 Pro
The last product on this list continues to be a planar magnetic headset. As an upgraded version of the S12 version, the S12 Pro has a completely new blue paint layer, the cable is designed in a unique module form and the sound quality is adjusted so that the bass range becomes compact and powerful.