Views 43,367 IMR Audio Elan is the current IEM flagship priced at 600 GBP or about 800 USD, made by IMR Audio, with a 10mm CNT ADLC Driver + Bone Conduction motors, and a highly customizable design. Given the price point, it needs to be compared to other flagships like …
IEM is a term for earphones with silicone tips, and it comes from In Ear Monitor. Most of silicone tips IEMS were designed for musicians, and only recently they became available for enthusiasts and audiophiles to enjoy. Most IEMs will have multiple sizes of tips included and interesting technology like crossovers, multiple drivers, acoustic chambers, and will leak much less of your music than headphones. Comfort is usually worse with IEMs than it is with full sized headphones.
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Earsonics ONYX IEMs – French Melody
Views 23,404 ONYX is the name of the latest high-end In Ear Monitor handmade in France by the French company Earsonics, priced at 490 EUROs or roughly 561 USD. This is a proof of art movement made by the company, trying to create the most affordable high-end IEM they could, …
FiiO FD3 IEMs – Budget Sparks
Views 64,992 Priced at 109 USD, FiiO FD3 is a universal IEM with a large 12mm single DLC dynamic driver and a semi open design. It will be compared to iBasso iT01X (120 USD), Tin Audio T5 (130 USD), IKKO OH1 Meteor (140 USD). Introduction After the commercial success …
TRN VX PRO Chifi IEMs – Brightest Shape Of Metal
Views 17,591 TRN VX PRO is a 9 Driver Entry-level IEM priced at 88 USD. They made a hybrid design, and gave VX PRO one dynamic driver, and 8 Balanced Armatures. It will be compared with Tin Hifi T3 Plus (70 USD), HIDIZS MS2 Rainbow (90 USD), and CCA CKX …
Dunu Falcon PRO – Prime Performer, Music Reformer
Views 41,821 It isn’t every day that I get to review something truly impressive, and Dunu has always delivered before, at least sonically. Today we will study how the 220 USD Falcon Pro IEMs sound like, and whether the comfort of the new Dunu IEMs lives up to their sonic …
IMR Audio OZAR – Limited Run Of Well-Rounded Basshead IEMs
Views 50,155 With the new year comes a new dawn, and Ozar is a limited-run IEM made by one of UK’s finest IEM designers, IMR Audio. The price for Ozar is 400 GBP or about 500 USD. This puts it on the spot, as it has to fight with some …
Metalure Wave IEMs – Ultra Basshead Fun
Views 68,224 Those ones are IEMs I never expected to like, even less love as much as I do, but to give you a nice head start, they are basshead, priced at 600 USD, and will be compared with Campfire Vega 2020 (900 USD), NX Ears Baso (550 USD), Audeze …
Pure Monitors – Fischer AMPs Rhapsody FA-4E XB IEMs Review
Views 76,816 Fischer FA-4E XB is a multi-Ba driver IEM, with a low impedance and a high SPL, extreme clarity and revealing abilities, good isolation, and pretty much everything a monitor should have. Since the FA-4E XB costs quite a bit, about 400 EURO or 450 USD, the comparisons list …
KZ Knowledge Budget-Fi IEMs – ZSN, BA10 and ZSN Pro Review
Views 24,068 Today’s review will focus on the latest releases from KZ, namely ZSN, Ba10 and ZSN Pro, all very close in terms of pricing to each other, trying to help you decide which, and if any will be a good fit for you as your main IEM, or as …
The Odd Ones – Flares Jet 2 IEMs Review
Views 61,620 Flares Jet 2 look almost like any other IEM in the 80 USD Price Bracket, but in sound, they are actually quite odd and have a pretty specific tuning. I’ll also be comparing them with a few other IEMs priced at 80 USD, but either way, expect a …
FLC 8N – The IEM With 36 Signatures!
Views 55,148 FLC 8N is a tunable IEM which can have a total of 36 signatures. This is more than any other single IEM we reviewed before, and we’re honored to have this kind of potential in our hands. We’ll do our best to compare it to other IEMs in …
FiiO FH5 – Beauty In Detail
Views 95,217 FiiO FH5 is the current flagship made by FiiO, one of the titans of the Audiophile Industry. It comes at an interesting moment, as it has a lot of competitors, and needs to do a lot to justify its price, but we’re going to give it a run …
Alpha Delta D6 – Light Airy Snappy
Views 25,954 We just reviewed Alpha Delta D3 a few weeks ago, and we promised we’d return with a review on D6. Costing a little more than D3, we’re quite intrigued to see what what Alpha Delta has in store for us at a higher price point. Introduction It …
Advanced Model 3 – Bluetooth, Bass, Go
Views 62,146 Advanced Model 3 is a bluetooth IEM from Advanced, a rather large and consumer-friendly company with a slightly fun name. They have produced good stuff in the past, so we’re eager to hear how a pocket-friendly model like Model 3 sounds like. Introduction Advanced is a friendly …
Shozy Hibiki – Sweet and Tasty
Views 71,039 Shozy is a pretty big company from China, well-respected by music lovers from all over the world for their accessible yet high-quality products. We’re going to take a look into the performance of their affordable IEM, Shozy Hibiki, which is priced at just 60 USD. Introduction Shozy …
Precise Beauty – Etymotic ER3XR IEMs Review
Views 34,578 Etymotic is a pretty well-known company who’s an expert in creating and designing in-ear monitors (IEMs), and they made a more affordable version of ER4XR, now named ER3XR. We’re going to take a look at this IEM and what it brings to the table. Introduction Etymotic is …
Intrigued by Energy – Simphonio Xcited2 IEMs Review
Views 29,440 Simphonio is a pretty well-known brand from China, which is known to be on similar ground with other Chinese IEM manufacturers, and their products are known to be pretty interesting. Xcited2 is an entry-level to midrange IEM, and the first product we’ll be reviewing from Simphonio. …
FiiO F9 – Emotional Affordable Audiophile
Views 53,611 FiiO F9 is an amazingly good IEM produced by FiiO, while they tried to bring as much quality they could, at the lowest price point it was possible. After tinkering with many designs, they managed to create one nifty little IEM. Introduction FiiO is a very well-known …
Kinera H3 – Treble’y Good
Views 24,952 Kinera H3 is well known for their rather unique sonic signature, bright and energetic, for which it has also been criticized in the past. We take a closer look at Kinera’s approach to music in their H3 In-Eear Monitor. Introduction Kinera is a new company to the …
Unique Melody Martians – Otherworldly Experience
Views 38,684 Unique Melody designed a IEM that features two Dynamic drivers per ear! They promise to bring a beast that will challenge the status quo, a IEM that will have a tight and well-textured bass, to impress and romance the listener. We are going to test their claims and …
Oriveti New Primacy – Elegant, Affordable, Romantic
Views 46,731 Oriveti comes to challenge the 300$ price range with their New Primacy IEM, promising to bring us a very smooth, natural and romantic sound that will take us away into a world of fun and colors. We’ll be putting their latest New Primacy IEM to test today, and …
HIFIMAN RE2000 – Amazing – Ample – Absolute
Views 53,446 HiFiMAN RE2000 brings a totally unique device to the market, their flagship and technological innovation. As it comes at a pretty hefty price point, RE2000 must provide one of the most amazing experiences audiophiles ever lived to justify its cost, being one of the most exquisite IEMs out …
Beyedynamic Xelento – Elegance – Enthusiasm – Euphoria
Views 74,588 Beyerdynamic has been tinkering with the idea of creating a miniature Tesla driver for a while now, Beyerdynamic Xelento Remote IEM being the first IEM feature it. The naturalness and detailed warmth that Tesla usually provides is now available while on-the-go! Introduction Beyerdynamic is a large audio company …
HiFiMAN RE800 – Outstanding – Engaging – Vivid
Views 42,924 HiFiMAN brings a new contender to their high-end IEM offering! RE800 promises to do a lot with their Topology Diaphragm, technology also found in their bigger brother, RE2000. Introduction HiFiMAN electronics has been a huge company in the Audiophile Industry for a while now, and they made …
Etymotic ER4-XR – Precision, Performance, Power
Views 42,657 Etymotic extended its range of products with the newly released ER4-XR (Extended Response IEMs). They promise to bring a few improvements to the well-renown ER4 series, leading to a new experience! Introduction Etymotic has been known for a long time throughout the audiophile community for …