Keep the KIMBERs.... they work for you and you already have a like brand synergy with your ICs,
Especially at that very modest price point for your new targets, I highly doubt that they will serve to be an improvement . And especially on a blind purchase, they may very well be worse .
For any audiophile improvement matters like this it’s crucial to distinguish between ‘different’and ‘better’. Some people get ‘it’ right away and others don’t.
Over the years, I’ve found the following statement to be the most useful in such situations: “For a sound to be ‘better’ it must be ‘different’ from the preceding sound. However, being different does not automatically mean that it is ‘better’.”
Or put differently, one person’s perception of ‘better’ is different from another person’s. Which is just as well really because otherwise none of us would be able to help ourselves choose or help other buyers choose.
Especially at that very modest price point for your new targets, I highly doubt that they will serve to be an improvement . And especially on a blind purchase, they may very well be worse .
For any audiophile improvement matters like this it’s crucial to distinguish between ‘different’and ‘better’. Some people get ‘it’ right away and others don’t.
Over the years, I’ve found the following statement to be the most useful in such situations: “For a sound to be ‘better’ it must be ‘different’ from the preceding sound. However, being different does not automatically mean that it is ‘better’.”
Or put differently, one person’s perception of ‘better’ is different from another person’s. Which is just as well really because otherwise none of us would be able to help ourselves choose or help other buyers choose.