Sony MH755 (And MH750, of course)
Intro
The Sony MH755 gained some recognition relatively recently, for the fact it's an obscure hidden gem in the budget IEM market.
As it has been discontinued for years, many of these float around on Ebay, Amazon, and many similar places. But along with them, so do fakes, making it difficult to recommend them.
The MH755 manages to surpass any expectations I had for the price point (I paid £4.99 for my (multiple) pairs).
Design
I'll start with my personal gripe, the build. Obviously the build quality is nothing special, as expected from such a low price. The housings for the drivers are light, and the cable isn't the best.
The worst part of the build here is that the cable is actually too short to use in any conventional way, and as such many people end up modding their MH755 to use MMCX cables.
That being said, they're actually designed to be paired with a bluetooth module made by Sony anyway, hence why they're mass-produced and cheap.
On the other hand the MH750 is (though lesser available) designed with a longer cable, making it much more usable.
Thus I give the design a 5/10. The MH755 only functional for it's initially declared purpose, and the MH750 being harder to find.
Tuning
Now onto the sound. The tuning on these is actually particularly pleasant, surprisingly enough. They follow the harman signature relatively closely, with a lot of sub-bass emphasis, and following a bit of a v-shape, scooping some of the lower midrange, and making the upper midrange somewhat shouty, which may be a tad unpleasant to some listeners.
The treble extension doesn't go very far either, leaving these as more of a sub-bass powerhouse with clear vocals, and lacking in detail. That being said, they are very natural sounding, and tonally perfectly viable as a daily driver to most people not looking for insane details.
In comparison the MH750 is usually slightly more bassy.
Though, when comparing the two they are strikingly similar overall.
Thus I give the tuning a 6/10. Well balanced, natural, but lacking in detail.
Value
As I said earlier, the pairs I recieved costed me around £4.99 or similar per pair.
That being said, they are discontinued, so it may be hard to get a hold of a genuine pair.
Sadly, this means I cannot give these IEMs a value rating, as I cannot guarantee anybody getting a real pair in the first place.
Summary
A harman-ish IEM, hard to come by nowadays but pleasantly tuned and inoffensive, though mildly shouty.
Score: 55