First, I spend a few days testing them with all the stock accessories. This helps me get familiar with their sound and pinpoint any aspects I don’t like. After a bit, I start tip-rolling to see if I can “fix” what’s bothering me. I also try them out with both 3.5mm and 4.4mm cables (depending on the IEM), as I find the difference can sometimes be pretty noticeable (more so than between two different 3.5mm cables).
I’m not a fan of A/B testing with multiple IEMs. Brain burn-in can mess with the perception and often works against me in these situations. There are models that, if I listen to them after another pair, just don’t sound as good I remember. However, if I come back to them fresh, with no other IEMs as reference, they sound amazing and remind me why I liked them in the first place.
I have a fairly short playlist for testing, around 10 songs, which lets me check if an IEM covers all the bases or struggles with certain aspects. Outside of these 10 test tracks, I play them with my full playlist, but at this point I’m just enjoying the music, not analyzing every detail. If anything unusual stands out in a track, though, I’ll make a note of it.
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