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9Our Score

Custom Art FIBAE 3 Review

March 23, 2018

$501-1000, Custom Monitors, IEM & Earphones

Disclaimer: This Custom Art FIBAE 3 sample was sent to us for the purposes of this review and does not have to be returned. Thank you for giving us this opportunity. Custom Art's FIBAE family is growing! In th...

8.9Our Score

Custom Art FIBAE 2 Review

Marcus

December 10, 2017

$501-1000, Custom Monitors, IEM & Earphones

There were a few IEMs that caught my "ear" at CanJam Singapore 2017 at relatively affordable levels. The first was the Nightingale YK1 from Vietnam that we reviewed in mid-2017. The second memorable choice was...

9.3Our Score

Unique Melody Mason V3 Review

Marcus

December 6, 2017

$1000+, Custom Monitors, IEM & Earphones

Unique Melody has been extremely proactive in the last 12-18 months with a re-tuned version of just about every CIEM in their lineup including new editions such as the ME.1 The recently announced Mason V3, pric...

8.9Our Score

QDC Gemini Review

Klaus

December 3, 2017

$1000+, Custom Monitors, IEM & Earphones

Often have I been asked if I am familiar with the Gemini by qdc. It definitely proves to be very popular in the Asian hifi scene, even though it is priced quite high when compared to its national competition. ...

8.9Our Score

Lime Ears Model X Review

Marcus

November 19, 2017

$501-1000, Custom Monitors, IEM & Earphones

Lime Ears is a new name to Headfonics though a lot of us here are well aware of their products and the recent success of their excellent Aether. Owned and managed by Emil Stołecki, they hail out of Poland and ...

8.8Our Score

Custom Art FIBAE 1 Review

Marcus

November 8, 2017

$301-400, Custom Monitors, IEM & Earphones

I am a firm admirer of Custom Art's approach to CIEM designs. They either do something unusual or cutting-edge such as silicone molded 8 driver models like the Harmony 8.2 or they price point on a very competit...

9Our Score

The W900 By Advanced AcousticWerkes

Marcus

June 18, 2017

$1000+, Custom Monitors, Search By Price

It has been almost 3 years since I last reviewed an AAW CIEM, the W300AR. This was a promising mid-tier hybrid CIEM with a solid mid-centric sound, top notch stock cable (though I preferred silver), and a very ...

9.1Our Score

The VE8 By Vision Ears

Marcus

June 7, 2017

$1000+, Custom Monitors

It has been almost 2 years since we last reviewed a Vision Ears CIEM, that being the VE5 and 6 months beforehand the awesome VE6 XControl which held the top spot in our reviews rankings until 2016. Both of the...

9.2Our Score

The A18 Tzar By 64 Audio

Marcus

May 24, 2017

$1000+, Custom Monitors

I have consistently said that driver count in a BA design IEM should never be the final arbiter of what constitutes good sound quality and there are some fine examples of that caution with the splendid 5-driver...

8.6Our Score

The NF6i by NF Audio

Klaus

April 30, 2017

$501-1000, Custom Monitors

NF Audio might not ring a bell yet. As of now, Chinese CIEM brands are not quite popular in the international hifi scene. But NF is hoping to change all that. 宁梵 Ning Fan is the first Chinese CIEM manufacturer...