I’ve always been more of an IEM person, having daily driven the Kiwi Ears Astral, Recently, picked up the Punch Audio-Martillo and instantly fell in love with its sound signature.

What really stood out was the sub-bass and soundstage, especially the latter, along with its clarity, likely due to the planars used for the upper range. I started preferring the wide soundstage of Martilo than intimate soundstage of the Astral,

Whenever I switch back to the Astral, I really miss that soundstage So, I’ve decided to replace the Astral with headphones.

after researching a bit, for a wide soundstage, Headphones are way to go it seems, as IEMs can only do so much in terms of soundstage because of their size.

I want better soundstage, details, some bass （may be preferable for warmness）

kind of similar tunning to Martilo,

I will be mostly playing RPGs where cinematics and Music are dominant like Where Winds Meet, Cyberpunk 2077, and Ghost of Tsushima etc,

I don't play FPS that much at all, maybe occasionally Helldivers 2

listen to Music with good bass (for this, will stick with Martilo)

My current options are

Hifiman-EDITION XS

FIIO FT1 PRO

AUNE AR5000

Unfortunately, the ROG Kithara,senhessier 490 pro, isn’t available.

but I’m open to other suggestions in the $300 or ₹28,000 price range.

I’ve always been more of an IEM person, having daily driven the Kiwi Ears Astral, Recently, picked up the Punch Audio-Martillo and instantly fell in love with its sound signature.

What really stood out was the sub-bass and soundstage, especially the latter, along with its clarity, likely due to the planars used for the upper range. I started preferring the wide soundstage of Martilo than intimate soundstage of the Astral,

Whenever I switch back to the Astral, I really miss that soundstage So, I’ve decided to replace the Astral with headphones that offer great soundstage and clarity. while keeping the Martillo for its sub-bass.

after researching a bit, for a wide soundstage, Headphones are way to go it seems,as IEMs can only do so much in terms of soundstage because of their size.

I want better soundstage than Martilo,

I mostly play RPGs with more cinematics (Where Winds Meet, Cyberpunk 2077, and Ghost of Tsushima) Nowadays, I rarely play FPS games, aside from occasional Aimlabs practice.

My current options are the Edition XS or Sundara. Unfortunately, the ROG Kithara isn’t available where I live, but I’m open to other suggestions in the $300 or ₹28,000 price range.