Balanced Armature

7.9Our Score

The Noble 4 Classic In-Ear Monitor

May 13, 2015

$401-500, Balanced Armature, IEM & Earphones

If you are from Head-fi or a general audio enthusiast you cannot have passed a web page by without hearing the name Noble. Incredibly this is the first time I have spent any time with a Noble earphone of any ki...

7.9Our Score

The Altone 200 IEM by T-Peos

Kyle

April 26, 2015

$101-200, Balanced Armature, Gear Reviews, IEM & Earphones

This isn’t the first encounter I’ve had with T-PEOS. A couple years back, I was part of the loaner tour for the H-100, T-PEOS’ first entry into the IEM world since its company, SWP Shinwoo, changed its name to ...

7.6Our Score

The C6IEM by Cypher Labs

Marcus

April 11, 2015

$501-1000, Balanced Armature, Gear Reviews, IEM & Earphones

Cypher Labs have always had one eye on the new, the different and the bleeding edge over the last few years but it is still surprising that a company known for cutting an advanced path into iOS and Android DAC ...

The SE846 by Shure

Smit Patel

March 11, 2015

$501-1000, Balanced Armature, IEM & Earphones

Redefining standards within the audio industry is a hard task to achieve and so when a company delves into unprecedented territory, it signifies progression; a venture into the next big thing, so to speak. Time...

The StageDiver 4 (SD-4) IEM by Inear

Raoul Gerard

March 1, 2015

$501-1000, Balanced Armature, IEM & Earphones

If you ask any mass consumer about Inear, the most you will get as an answer would be a shrug. Inear, of Germany, has only been heard in the audiophile community from a couple of years ago, but they have been ...

The Heaven VIII IEM By Final Audio Design

Smit Patel

January 28, 2015

$501-1000, Balanced Armature, IEM & Earphones

Final Audio Design are no strangers to the audio scene and have consistently launched beautiful yet sonically pleasurable audio gear time and time again. Key to their success is the employment of innovative eng...

The VELVET IEM by Earsonics

Smit Patel

January 18, 2015

$501-1000, Balanced Armature, IEM & Earphones

EarSonics is one company that needs no introduction and has been a major player in the audiophile world since the launching of the SM3 which many had adored and kept as part of their growing collection. The SM6...

The W50 IEM from Westone

Marcus

June 1, 2014

$501-1000, Balanced Armature, IEM & Earphones

Westone has been revamping a lot of their universal IEM lineup of late. Well in actual fact pretty much all of it from the UM10 upwards since last year. I had a chance to review the UM Pro 10 and Alpha series a...

8.2Our Score

The UE900 by Ultimate Ears

Marcus

May 4, 2014

$301-400, Balanced Armature, Gear Reviews, IEM & Earphones

I was one of the rare few who managed to get a nice fit on UE's classic and much loved TF10 IEM. I remember it was at the same time I acquired the Sennheiser IE8 and after a brief comparison of both the IE8 was...

7.2Our Score

The NS800 v2 Monitors by Nocs

Marcus

April 8, 2014

$101-200, Balanced Armature, Gear Reviews, IEM & Earphones

I tried the NOCS brand before with the NS700 cans and although they looked suspiciously like the Platten range from Urbanears I was suitably impressed by the sound quality and thought them to be a cut above wha...

The UM10 Pro and ADV Alpha by Westone

Marcus

November 24, 2013

$201-300, Balanced Armature, Dynamic, IEM & Earphones

Westone have always been one of my favored earphones, particularly the UM3 I reviewed way back when we just got the blog up and running. I was slightly less in love with the more limited UM1 but I still recogni...

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The UM1 by Westone

Marcus

April 16, 2013

Balanced Armature, IEM & Earphones, Up To $100

I actually own a 5-way driver hybrid and have tested a ton of Dual BA's over the last year but this is my first single BA driver based design and it's by one of my favorite earphone specialists, Westone. I cove...

7.7Our Score

Rockit Sounds R-50 – Bargain BA?

Marcus

March 14, 2013

$101-200, Balanced Armature, Gear Reviews, IEM & Earphones

I have done a few Balanced Armature reviews in the last year or so and to be honest for me they have always appealed to neutral or treble heads who prefer the precision detail, tight bass and neutral tonality t...

q-Jays Dual Balanced Armature Earphones

Marcus

July 8, 2012

Balanced Armature, IEM & Earphones

The dual BA market is really starting to take off these days. I just got fresh off the FA DBA-02 MK2 review and along comes another similarly priced earphone with same dual BA qualities and in some respects ver...

Fischer Audio DBA-02 MK2 – For detail lovers…

Marcus

June 5, 2012

Balanced Armature, IEM & Earphones

Earphones have increasingly been the focus of audiophile attention especially since the switch to balanced armature and the detailed control advantage over the more bass and sound stage orientated dynamic drive...