Short answer: a tie on sound quality. Both are rated 3.4/5 (#865 and #868 of 1291 in-ear headphones) at nearly the same price ($179 vs $179), so choose on features and fit.
Why pick the Shanling ME200: A one dynamic plus one balanced armature hybrid with a preference score of 66 in crinacle’s measurement and a gently warm balance. The tradeoff: Its response deviates about 2.7 dB from target on average, so it is not especially even.
What the ZiiGaat Lush does well: Its warm, smooth tuning across 32 measurements is easy on the ears and never sibilant, and the mids stay close to target. The catch: Nearly everything above 1 kHz is subdued: presence sits about 6.7 dB low with a 7.9 dB dip near 4.3 kHz and treble about 5 dB low, so the sound is dark and lacks detail.
Buy the Shanling ME200 or the ZiiGaat Lush on features: they are rated the same for sound quality at close to the same price.
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A one dynamic plus one balanced armature hybrid with a preference score of 66 in crinacle’s measurement and a gently warm balance.
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Its warm, smooth tuning across 32 measurements is easy on the ears and never sibilant, and the mids stay close to target.
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Specifications Side By Side
| Shanling ME200 | ZiiGaat Lush | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $179.00 | $179.00 |
| Ranked | #865 of 1291 in In-Ear Headphones | #868 of 1291 in In-Ear Headphones |
| Form Factor | In-ear | In-ear |
| Back | Closed | Closed |
| Harman Preference Score | 66 (measured by crinacle, via AutoEQ) | 66 (median of 32 squig.link measurements, calibrated to AutoEQ) |
| Deviation From Target | 2.71 dB standard deviation | 2.23 dB standard deviation |
| Tonal Tilt | -0.57 (negative is warmer, positive brighter) | -0.58 (negative is warmer, positive brighter) |
| Connection | Wired | Wired |
| Driver Type | Hybrid (1 dynamic + 1 balanced armature) | Hybrid |
| Drivers | 1 x dynamic + 1 x balanced armature | 1 x 10mm dynamic + 4 x balanced armature |
| Impedance | 16 ohms | 17 ohms |
| Sensitivity | 111 dB | 103 dB/Vrms |
| Weight | 0 lbs (6.3 g) | - |
| Frequency Response | 20Hz - 40kHz (Manufacturer specified) | 20Hz - 25kHz (Manufacturer specified) |
| Built-in Microphone | No | - |
| Sub-bass Extension | - | Within 6 dB of target down to 20 Hz (-2.9 dB at 30 Hz) |
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