Dynamic

8.1Our Score

The Spark Wireless By Focal

September 22, 2017

Focal has landed themselves in a comfortable place. I think we all can agree to that, right? With their 2016 release of the Elear, which is still probably the best headphone sub-$1k, Focal is now setting their ...

7.5Our Score

The M1 & BK50 IEMs By MaGaosi

Donunus

September 15, 2017

Dynamic, IEM & Earphones, Search By Price, Up To $100

Let me start this review by saying that I was never a fan of in ear monitors (IEMs) due to my past experience of them just either falling out of my ear or just plainly due to having a typical unnatural tone. I...

7.6Our Score

The Evo X By Advanced

Marcus

September 1, 2017

Dynamic, IEM & Earphones, Up To $100

Advanced (formerly known as ADV) have cropped up on our radar before with the M4 single DD IEM. We reviewed it last year and gave it a healthy 8.0 overall score given its price to performance ratio was quite go...

8Our Score

The E-Series by Final

Klaus

August 25, 2017

Dynamic, IEM & Earphones, Up To $100

Last year I reviewed the Final Sonorous III closed-back headphones that left a very positive impression on me. If you want an introduction to the Japanese company also known as Final Audio Design, I suggest rev...

8.3Our Score

The F5 By FiiO

Marcus

August 13, 2017

Dynamic, IEM & Earphones, Up To $100

FiiO has been dabbling a little bit over the last year with single dynamic driver IEMs with the launch of the EX1, more recently the even cheaper F1 and F3 offerings All of these seem to have gone down reasona...

7.4Our Score

The HP-650 By TY Hi-Z

Michael

July 19, 2017

$101-200, Dynamic, IEM & Earphones

I can feel my addiction to earbuds already creeping back into my life. Alright, I submit. You win, Earbud Deities! I am fresh off of another High-End earbud during my last review and can't wait to start this ne...

8.1Our Score

The Zen 2.0 By Venture Electronics

Michael

July 9, 2017

$101-200, Dynamic, IEM & Earphones

Wow, did I choose the wrong time to stop listening to earbuds, or what? From those back in the day on Head-Fi, you might recall that I had a dense collective work of published earbud reviews and that I was know...

8.9Our Score

The Flares Pro By Flare Audio

Marcus

June 25, 2017

$401-500, Dynamic, IEM & Earphones

This is my first time reviewing a Flare IEM, though for Mike he has already covered the R2A and R2 PRO a few years ago (2015) and gave it a huge 9.1. Well, times have moved on and 2 years in the world of perso...

7.9Our Score

The EN700 Bass By SIMGOT

Marcus

June 14, 2017

$101-200, Dynamic, IEM & Earphones

I didn't get the chance actually to listen to the original EN700 release from Chinese newcomers, SIMGOT. I believe it was out last year and it is a fetching design and brought a bit of a stir though it also ha...

8Our Score

The BASIC By Oriveti

Marcus

April 19, 2017

Dynamic, IEM & Earphones, Up To $100

There is a certain "tongue in cheek" to calling an IEM "BASIC" and then tasking the marketing department to produce a compelling punchline to go along with it in the marketplace. Yet, in deference to the excell...