IEM & Earphones – Page 2

8.5Our Score

The W80 By Westone Audio

July 12, 2017

$1000+, Balanced Armature, IEM & Earphones

I remember reading a few times the concept of the Westone Audio product numbers being akin to the Star Trek movie franchise with the odd numbered ones never being as good as the even numbers. Certainly, I was ...

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...

8.4Our Score

The New Primacy By Oriveti

Marcus

June 28, 2017

$201-300, Hybrid Universal, IEM & Earphones

It has almost been exactly a year since we reviewed the original hybrid Primacy from Chinese manufacturers, Oriveti and since then it's largely been a critical success with its musical but relaxed tuning, slick...

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...

8.5Our Score

The Nightingale YK1 By Aya Audio

Marcus

June 21, 2017

$201-300, Balanced Armature, IEM & Earphones

The portable audio scene in Vietnam is growing and more importantly, it is growing organically with indigenous manufacturers putting out good quality IEMs onto the local and international markets. We touched u...

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 ...

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...

8.3Our Score

The DUNU DK-3001 By DUNU

Smit Patel

June 9, 2017

$401-500, Hybrid Universal, IEM & Earphones, Search By Price

Time and time again, DUNU have captivated audiences with their fearless commitment to innovation, sonics and customer value. Established in 1994 as an OEM manufacturer, DUNU soon grew to be much more with their...

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...