How a Pair of In-Ear Monitors Made Me Actually Hear Music Again

It started with a stranger on a Seoul bus. I spotted this guy handling his old iPod like it was made of glass. His earphones weren't the usual white cables everyone wore. They looked different. Serious. I snapped a photo and later discovered they were Westone Audio earphones. Around €500. That moment planted a seed I'd been avoiding for years. The Audiophile Dilemma The world of high-end audio has…