TL;DR: Smooth, detailed, chill sound without the Simgot spice Overview/History Hi all. Another review/write up coming through - this time from a company that's been a bit of a Chi-Fi darling - Simgot. Simgot has numerous IEMs from varying price ranges including the EA500LM, EM6L, Supermix 4, etc. - each have it's biggest fans while there are some that aren't as warm on them. Enter the Simgot EW300 which is the next step up from Simgot's budget line up with the EW100 and EW200. The primary thing that sticks out for the EW300 is that the tuning for...

TL;DR: Warm, musical, detailed - A great all rounder IEM regardless of it being a collaboration effort Overview/History Hi all. This is actually one of the quicker reviews I've done (from unboxing to paper/Notepad++) but it's because I've been listening and taking notes for extended periods of time with this set. After being lost in a bit of limbo, I felt like I needed to make up for it with in ear time especially since we're coming up to a few more releases and SoCal CanJam. I didn't want the Estrella review to be lost in limbo. Enter the...

TL;DR: Balanced, neutral but with good sub-bass boost that's more pleasant than it's sibling - but hard for me to recommend Overview/History Hi all. This review will read similarly, initially, to my Pilgrim review but I promise it's not verbatim. Quick history, though! Most people in this hobby that are in the market for the TOTL/Summit-Fi products know Elysian Acoustic Labs out of Malaysia. From my understanding, Lee Quan Min (owner and basically a one person operation) hand crafts each and every one of his IEMs that he sells. Not wanting to only...

TL;DR: Cool, neutral sound in a solid package Overview/History Hi all. Coming back in for a set of reviews over some Elysian IEMs. I still have to complete my write up on the Diva 2023 & the Annihilator 2023 but I digress! Those are just special so I'm trying to work my prose to do those justice. Most people in this hobby that are in the market for the TOTL/Summit-Fi products know Elysian Acoustic Labs out of Malaysia. From my understanding, Lee Quan Min (owner and basically a one person operation) hand crafts each and every one of his IEMs that...

TL;DR: E10 - Save up for the E12. E12 - Pricey but better than the E10 Overview/History Hi all. I've really been sitting on this review for a bit due to time and circumstances but I've managed to wrap up my thoughts over some entries from FiR Audio. This was actually received back on July 17th so it's been about a month but I made sure to take a lot of notes for this write up. FiR Audio is known for their Frontier series IEMs (including the Neon 4, Krypton 5, Xenon 6 and Radon 6) that are in the multi-kilobuck range of pricing. Enter the new...

TL;DR: Competitive warm sound from a budget friendly package Overview/History Hi all. The budget IEM space is filled with so many entries that it can be super overwhelming. Coupled that with new weekly Pokemon/IEM releases, it's virtually impossible to catch them all. Enter the Kinera Celest Wyvern Qing. From my understanding, there is supposed to be some differences between the Qing and the Abyss (with some graphs showing more upper mid elevation, some not) - you're likely not going to miss out on anything if you already have the Abyss. *Image...

TL;DR: The more refined (and riskier) Legato Overview/History Hi all. As someone who's first real basshead IEM was the 7Hz Legato, I've always been following 7Hz to see what their next steps were. They released the Aurora which was warmly received, they quietly scrubbed the Timeless II, and overall just seemed quiet after the success of the 7Hz Zero 2. Lo and behold, they burst back onto the scene with their new Artemis39 DAC/AMP, the 7Hz Aero and their 7Hz Five. *Image from Linsoul's 7Hz page* Their marketing materials painted the Five as the...

TL;DR: Neutral and clean yet fun flagship performance planar headphones Overview/History Hi all. I've been sitting on these pair of headphones for a bit while slowly chipping away and adding my thoughts as I've used the SJY Horizon as my palette cleanser from IEMs. But, I think I've finally come to a complete consensus on how I feel about them and I'm ready to submit my rating. Without any further ado, here is the SJY Audio Horizon. The Horizon is SJY Audio/Jeffrey Yin's flagship release. Continuing on from the design of the Umi, SJY has gone...

TL;DR: Neutral bright goodness that shines without blinding in an extremely affordable package Overview/History Hi all. I've been fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to review the Truthear GATe and wanted to share my impressions and overview. While I don't usually lean towards that neutral/neutral-bright sound signature, variety is the spice of life and I don't believe in having a library full of one-note IEMs. In fact, I think having a flight (while absolutely terrible for your wallet) helps reset your palette so you're able to keep...

TL;DR: Warm, musical, lush sound in a gorgeous package Overview/History Hi all. Are you in need of a warm, bassy yet still capable IEM? Do you want an IEM that is probably one of the best looking ones on the market? Read on! But, this is definitely not one for the people that don't care for 'safer' tuning or an IEM with a lack of bite on the upper mids/treble side. Enter the Dunu DaVinci which is a collab IEM between @TimmyVangtan of Gizaudio fame and Dunu. This is Timmy's 3rd collab (Binary Chopin and Letshuoer Galileo) and each IEM of his...

TL;DR: Dusk is an amazing IEM but with a potentially confounding user experience Overview/History Hi all. This is a hard IEM to review. I don't even think my TL;DR does it enough justice so I'm going to do another quick summary before I get into it. The Moondrop x Crinacle DUSK is an amazing IEM. When the DSP cable works and/or you find the right combination of gear/power/connections/tips, it more than competes with it's peers. The biggest issue that I do have with this IEM is the fact that you have to do so much swapping to find what works...

TL;DR: Warm and smooth Planar goodness Overview/History Hi all. I had an opportunity to check out the NiceHCK F1 Pro which is a set of planar IEMs. NiceHCK is known for having awesome cables and really hitting the IEM market with a few great entries including the Himalaya. The F1 Pro contains a 14.2mm single planar driver in a fairly attractive metal blue shell. Priced at typically $99, it goes for sale around $79 (time of writing is the Summer AliExpress sale where it's available there as well as Amazon). *Stock photo from Amazon* Onto the...

TL;DR: Unapologetically V-Shaped sound with a subwoofer in your Ear Overview/History Hi all. Another Fatfreq review being dropped as I was able to demo both the Maestro SE and the Maestro Mini as part of a tour. I've spent the past week only putting the Maestro Mini and the Maestro SE in my ears and putting them through the gamut. If you aren't aware of what Fatfreq has brought to the IEM community, they're essentially the bass whisperers. Their Maestro series is their take on the V-shaped sound signature (and their most successful line up) to the...

TL;DR: Bass Cannon yet still an All-Rounder - with some caveats Overview/History Hi all. I'm back with some more Fatfreq reviews. I'll be dropping this along with my review of the Maestro Mini as I've been given the opportunity to demo both. I'm going to recall as much of my Scarlet Mini review as possible but I'll give you a quick spoiler alert; even though I've scored the Maestro SE a bit lower than the others, the Maestro SE is still by far the, objectively, best Fatfreq I've ever heard. That being said, I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's do a...

TL;DR: A warm/bassy fun yet still balanced addition to your library if you don't have one yet Overview/History Hi all. Back again with more typed words with the Kefine Delci. Everything that I had read and heard about this set was that it was an 'under $100 King' and everything about the signature seemed to fit what I typically enjoy for an all rounder. Smooth sound with some extra elevated bass? Yes please. Inject that bass into my veins. Disclaimers: No real disclaimers here. All of this is my subjective opinion. Build Quality, Comfort and...

TL;DR: Buttery smooth - a new easy to recommend IEM for starters (that can afford to drop the extra $) Overview/History Hi all. Welcome to another probably long winded review. Going to plaster the disclaimer early! Disclaimers: I've followed HBB on YT and other forums since I've gotten back into the audio game and I typically find that HBB's sound preference matches mine. Suffice to say, I really like this set so if you're already tired of reading, my summary is that "This be good, buy not be bad idea" and you should consider it if you're looking...

TL;DR: Bring on the wubwub. Overview Hi all. Dipping my toes into reviewing IEMs because this has been a fun hobby and being given the opportunity to demo a product, it only feels right to spend some time to give impressions as a way to appreciate the product and give back a bit. At this point in time, if you've ever been interested in a basshead oriented IEM and are looking for the TOTL, FatFreq has probably caught your interest. If they haven't... FatFreq is a company out of Singapore. Their popularity has seemed to increase very recently...

TL;DR: Excellent neutral planar headphones that are worth some consideration Overview First time leaving a review but been a long-time member with a very, very recent resurgence back into this lovely (wallet draining hobby). Having picked up and demo’d a variety of headphones (from the big players like Sennheiser to the small boutiques like JM Audio), I figured I’d leave my impressions of a set that I don’t think has as much traction as one would expect (likely for a variety of reasons including timing around the holidays). My primary comparison...