Westone AM Pro X10
Westone Laboratories, Inc. was established in 1959. In the 1980s, they developed balanced armature drivers in custom-made earpieces and produced the first in-ear stage monitor. The Universal Fit and Custom Fit earphones followed in 2002 and subsequently new product lines were offered, making high fidelity listening more accessible. After the acquisition by Lucid Audio in 2020 a new state-of-the-art customs lab was…
Fiio FF1 Review
Fiio was established in 2007 in Guangzhou, China. The company markets high-resolution digital audio players, portable headphone amplifiers, DACs and earphones. The brand name is a combination of Fi (as in HiFi) and iO (number 1 & 0) the binary symbols representing the convenience of digital coding. Over the last 16 years Fiio has built…
Fiio FD11 Review
Established in 2007 in Guangzhou, China, Fiio produces and develops high-resolution digital audio players, portable headphone amplifiers, DACs and earphones. The brand name is a combination of Fi (as in HiFi) and iO (number 1 & 0) the binary symbols representing the convenience of digital coding. FiiO focuses on product quality, style and service and…
Fiio FH11 Review
Fiio was established in 2007 in Guangzhou, China. The company is well known for its series of headphone amplifiers, IEMs and digital audio players and also makes DACs and dongles. The brand name is a combination of Fi (as in HiFi) and iO (number 1 & 0) the binary symbols representing the convenience of digital coding. Focusing…
Cleer Arc II Review
Based in San Diego, California, Cleer Audio was founded by a group of audio enthusiasts experienced in the industry with the vision to forge their own path through innovative design by creating products focusing on performance and style Inspired by functionality and minimalism, Cleer’s wireless headphones and smart audio speakers fulfil the listener’s expectations by…
Lypertek PurePlay Z7 Review
Lypertek was established in 2017 and is part of Sound Innovation Co. Its sister brand Oriveti, founded in 2015 by Marco Lin, produces high end IEMs aimed at the audiophile market. The newer brand focuses on TWS earbuds, prioritising sound quality whilst creating stylish and modern products which are convenient and user-friendly. The first model…
Campfire Audio Orbit Review
Campfire Audio was founded in Portland, Oregon by Ken Ball, the owner of a company called ALO (Audio Line Out) making high quality audio cables. Inspired by his success and a passion for music reproduction, he then began producing earphones aimed at the high end for discerning listeners. Using the finest materials and embracing the…
Audeze LCDi4 Review
Audeze have continually redefined standards in audio with their strong ethic for R&D and sheer innovation. The LCDi4 represented the first full-size fully open-back in-ear planar magnetic ear phone which shall be the focus of this review. Touted as a ‘mini LCD-4’ the LCDi4 incorporates a super thin diaphragm material with Fluxor magnet technology to…
TRN ST5 Review
TRN (Zuodu Acoustic Technology Co., Ltd) has been a prominent name in the earphone market for some time. The ST5 is the latest model in a recent batch of releases from the company, including the TA-1 Max and the flagship BAX both of which have been praised for their tuning. It is a five-driver hybrid…
Moondrop Chu Review
Moondrop debuted in 2015 with its first product, the VX earbud and released its first IEM, the IX some time later. Since then the well-regarded Kanas, Starfield, Aria and Kato models followed, which were tuned to Moondrop’s own VDSF curve, a variation on the Harman tuning. The Chu is a new affordable IEM with a…
Hidizs MD4 Review
Hidizs, founded in 2009, is perhaps best known for the compact and high performance AP80 DAP. However the company also has a range of other products including the Mermaid series of IEMs. The MD4 is the latest model in the collection which includes the MM2 (1DD + Magnetostatic), MS2 (1DD + 1BA) and MS4 (1DD…
KZ AST Review
KZ (Knowledge Zenith) is known for producing excellent value high-performing earphones, including the popular ED range of dynamic driver IEMs and the hybrid series beginning with the ZST. Founded in 2008 in Guangdong by Keith Yue, a former Audio-Technica engineer, and Zen Li, a Western-trained classical musician, the company name KZ isn’t just a nod…
FiiO JD3 Review
The Fiio x Jade Audio JD3 or Fiio JD3 is one of two new products from the company, and its all new subsidiary brand – Jade Audio. With an aim to employ a direct-sales model and focus on empirical acoustic knowledge – the company employ a core members with expertise in sound reproduction. The JD3…
Fiio JH3 Review
The Fiio x Jade Audio JH3 or Fiio JH3 is one of two new products from the company, and its all new subsidiary brand – Jade Audio. With an aim to employ a direct-sales model and focus on empirical acoustic knowledge – the company employ a core members with expertise in sound reproduction. With a…
Campfire Audio Holocene Review
The Campfire Audio Holocene is a 3 balanced-armature driver IEM which was originally released alongside the Campfire Audio Mammoth to target the mid-fi price arena. A single custom BA driver is used for the highs whereas two independent custom BA drivers are responsible for the midrange and low-end frequencies. At a price of $649, the…
Everything in this section — 57 articles
- Westone AM Pro X10 review
- Fiio FF1 earbuds review: sound quality and fit tested
- Fiio FD11 earphones review
- Fiio FH11 review: hybrid IEM with unique design
- Cleer Arc II review: open-air earhook earbuds with Snapdragon Sound
- Lypertek PurePlay Z7 review
- Campfire Audio Orbit review: TWS earbuds with LCP drivers
- Audeze LCDi4 in-ear planar magnetic headphones review
- TRN ST5 IEM review: a five-driver hybrid tested
- Moondrop Chu IEM review: sound, build, and performance tested
- Hidizs MD4 IEMs review: quad-driver all-BA design with tuning switches
- KZ AST review: a flagship all-balanced armature IEM
- FiiO JD3 review: a warm, bass-focused IEM
- Fiio JH3 hybrid IEMs reviewed
- Campfire Audio Holocene review
- Campfire Audio IEMs reviewed and updated
- Vision Ears VE7 review: neutral-sounding IEMs with 7 drivers
- FiiO FD3 dynamic driver IEM review
- Beyerdynamic Xelento Wireless IEMs reviewed
- Audeze Euclid planar magnetic IEM review
- Moondrop Aria review: single DD IEM with LCP diaphragm
- Earsonics AERO TWS in-ear monitor review
- Campfire Audio Dorado 2020 review
- FiiO FH5s hybrid IEM review
- Master & Dynamic MW08 review
- Westone W80 V2 in-ear monitor review: eight drivers tested
- Campfire Audio Solaris limited edition review
- Shuoer Tape Pro IEM review
- Campfire Audio Vega 2020 review
- HiFiMAN TWS800 review: High-impedance wireless sound
- Empire Ears Odin review: A tribrid IEM with 11 drivers
- FiiO FA9 in-ear monitor review
- 64 Audio Nio hybrid IEMs reviewed
- Shure KSE1200 electrostatic earphones review
- Campfire Audio Andromeda 2020 review
- FiiO EM5 earbuds review: beryllium drivers and bass tube
- InEar ProMission X review
- iBasso IT00 in-ear monitors reviewed with graphene driver
- Campfire Audio Solaris 2020 reviewed
- Campfire Audio Ara review: A balanced-armature IEM
- FiiO FD1 IEMs review: beryllium drivers on a budget
- Master & Dynamic MW07 Plus wireless IEMs review
- 64 Audio Tia Fourte and U18t IEMs compared
- Meze Audio Rai Penta IEMs review
- 64 Audio Tia Trio IEMs review
- Campfire Audio Atlas IEMs review
- Dita Audio Fealty & Fidelity IEMs review
- Fiio FH7 in-ear monitors reviewed with hybrid driver setup
- Campfire Audio Solaris IEMs review
- Ultimate Ears UE 18+ Pro (3rd Edition) CIEM review
- Campfire Audio Vega IEMs review
- Ultimate Ears Reference Remastered CIEMs review
- 64 Audio U12 IEMs Review
- Sennheiser Momentum IEMs review
- SoundMAGIC E50S IEMs review: neutral-natural sound tested
- Shure SE846 in-ear monitors review
- DUNU DN-2000 IEMs review