The latest model from Moondrop is the Super Spaceship Reference, otherwise known as the SSR. This new $39 In-Ear Monitor (IEM) is on the lower end of the Moondrop lineup and is a step up in price and quality from their popular Spaceship model. First off, I was sent this SSR review unit by Shenzhen Audio, who are both an online retailer and distributor of Moondrop and other audio brands. You can find this product on their retail site at http://www.shenzhenaudio.com as well as their storefronts on Amazon and Ali Express...

The BQEYZ Spring 2 is a follow-up to the Spring 1, which I unfortunately have not heard before and so I won't be able to make any comparisons to the original set. That said, this IEM comes in at a price of $169 and features three driver technologies: a 13mm dynamic driver, a balanced armature driver, and a 9 layer piezoelectric driver. This unit was provided to me by HifiGo store for review. If you are interested in this set, you can find this on their online store at...

The Empire Ears Valkyrie is one of the newer IEM models from the company's X-Series of monitors. The Valkyrie is $1599 and is a tri-brid, 3-driver setup with a dynamic driver woofer, a balanced amature, and a Sonion Electrostatic Tweeter (EST) driver. This along with the Wraith are two of the tribrid IEMs that Empire Ears released in 2019. I joined a Head-Fi tour of the Empire Ears Wraith and Valkyrie and being the last one of the tour, as of writing this, I was quickly sent these two units. I’d like to thank Empire Ears and Barra from Head-Fi for...

The T2 Plus is another new in-ear monitor (IEM) from Tin Hifi, and is part of their popular T2 family, although this one doesn’t really fit with the T2 and the T2 Pro. This is because it doesn’t look like the other two, nor does it have the double dynamic driver configuration either. Instead, the similarly priced $49 T2 Plus features a heavier round metal shell that is very reminiscent of the BLON BL03 and features a single 10mm dynamic driver. The Tin T2 Plus was sent from Linsoul for this review. It is currently available on their website at...

Unique Melody’s brand name has always been what I’d call appropriate. They’ve always never been shy of thinking well outside the box and coming up with very unique in-ear monitor ideas, from crazy design choices, to using unique drivers, such as the planar driver in the ME1, which I own, and to using additive manufacturing to produce a crazy web of titanium for a custom IEM shell. UM’s latest model, the MEST, is yet another product that shows they aren’t afraid of trying something fresh and new. This IEM is features 4 separate driver technologies in...

The BLON is back and now its latest model is the BL-05, which had some feedback during it’s development process by some notable IEM reviewers on the internet. For whatever reason, it seems like the people who provided feedback thus far have been a bit disappointed by the final product, and while I was not involved in early prototypes, I am not totally disappointed in it, though I am also annoyed by the BLON BL-05 as well. Let’s talk about why. First off, the unit was sent to me by Linsoul once again. The IEM comes in at $43 USD which is puts it in...

The Dawn in-ear monitor (IEM) from Fearless Audio is a collaboration effort between the Chinese audio company and famous IEM reviewer, Crinacle. Some may know Crinacle from his extensive measurement database that originally was started on head-fi.org and later became In-Ear Fidelity at http://www.crinacle.com. He has a large enthusiast following, and the measurement database is well-used and well-liked by the community, including myself. A few months back, he was offered a chance to work on the tuning of a new IEM project with Fearless Audio, which...

The Dunu Luna is an all-new in-ear monitor which features Dunu’s latest driver: a 10mm beryllium foil dynamic driver with a polyurethane suspension that allows for cleaner and more controlled pistonic driver movement. The Luna retails at $1699, putting it at the top of Dunu’s current lineup, well establishing it as their product flagship. The Dunu Luna was provided to me by Tom of Dunu as part of a loaner tour on Head-Fi. I will be shipping this unit to the next person in-line immediately following this review release. Driver I’ve gone over...

A few months ago, I reviewed the Shozy Form 1.1 to some mostly favorable results. At $59 to $79, I found the dual-driver hybrid to have pretty solid resolution and fast, fun impactful bass for it’s asking price. My biggest gripe with it was that I had to use EQ to drop the treble response down to make it not so fatiguing and harsh, as I found listening to it was a challenge to it’s peaky upper-end. The $199 Shozy Form 1.4 is the latest release to this series, and was sent to me by Linsoul for a review. I’ve had it for a little over a month now and...

Audiofly is an Australian company who make in-ear monitors marketed at “musicians and music lovers alike.” The company has a series of IEMs starting at approximately $129 AUD (approximately $85 USD) to the most expensive set in their collection, the AF1120 MK2, at $849 AUD (approximately $500 USD at the time of this writing amidst the COVID-19 pandemic – it was $699 USD when released). The company recently allowed me to review the AF1120 MK2 IEM and sent it over to me on loan for this review. I will be returning this review sample back...

The DK2001 is a 4-driver hybrid in-ear monitor (IEM) from Dunu. This colorful IEM comes in orange topaz, turquoise green, and a more traditional obsidian black color choice with each model looking pretty stunning. The model I received from Dunu directly was orange, which I find to be striking yet elegant at the same time. The round metal housing is essentially the same as the DK3001 Pro model I recently reviewed. I received both of these at the same time, but spent more time with the higher priced model first, and have now moved on to the $299...

The Shuoer Singer is a dual-driver bullet-shaped In-Ear Monitor (IEM) that is one of the newest in the brand’s lineup of in-ears. This blue bullet houses an 8mm dynamic driver and what they call an “electrostatic” driver, though it’s not a true electrostatic as you’d expect from say Stax or Shure’s KSE series. This $75 earphone was sent to me by Linsoul for a review. They can be found on their website here: https://www.linsoul.com/products/shuoer-singer The Singer isn’t really that good. I’m just going to throw that right up front so you can...

NiceHCK is an online retail store that I sometimes purchase items from on Ali Express. They carry other brands, but occasionally release their own branded products at typically very competitive prices. I’ve had bought a few of their ear buds in the past that feel and sound better than their bargain basement pricing. In this review, I will be reviewing their new in-ear monitor (IEM), the NX7 Pro, which was provided to me by Hifigo.com. Accessories & Comfort The NX7 Pro comes with a multitude of accessories in its package. There’s a small heather...

The HarmonicDyne Helios is a new headphone developed by Thieaudio with a new branding. It’s an interesting headphone that’s going to be priced around $150 USD with it’s large 50mm dynamic driver, wood and metal structure, and warm tuning. The Helios was provided to me by Linsoul for reviewing purposes. This item has not been released yet, but the version I am critiquing is supposed to be the final tuning. The packaging that was shipped with this pre-release version was rather minimal – just a carrying case, the headphones, and a set of cables. More...

The Uranus is the newest universal IEM from Chinese-makers, qdc. This hybrid earphone retails at $219 and features a dynamic driver and a balanced armature driver. At the time of writing this, this model was only available at HifiGo.com and that’s where I purchased this unit for myself. The qdc Uranus features a purple and dark blue translucent shell design with a space galaxy themed opaque faceplate in matching colors. The qdc logo and model are branded on each shell in a chrome-finish, and I find the look really stunning and elegant at the same...

If you’ve read through my reviews, you’ll find that I am a big fan of Moondrop and their lineup of in-ear monitors. They have a tuning goal in mind with each IEM and they more or less hit it on every release. When it comes to earbuds, however, I have only listened to the ultra budget Shiro Yuki, and now this, the flagship Chaconne from Moondrop. I have always been keen on ear buds due to their easy fit, comfort, and open sound. They aren’t the best for isolation, and ultra-bass response, and for the most part, they haven’t been the best for clarity...

The Hifiman Jade II is a second-generation electrostatic headphone from the famous Chinese makers of primarily planar magnetic headphones. This is my first listen of any of their electrostatic headphone line, but I am familiar with most of their planar magnetic headphones, owning a couple myself presently and in the past. The Jade II was provided to me on loan directly from Hifiman as part of the Head-Fi Loaner Tour. I was actually a little surprised when they reached out to me, since I forgot all about it. That said, I was excited to try out this...

I don’t review Bluetooth in-ears very often, but occasionally I find products that really suit me well. That was the case with the Samsung Galaxy Buds, which surprisingly provided convenience, portability, good sound, and a truly wireless experience. It’s a tall order to beat, but I have tried several others recently with items like the Sony WF-1000XM3 providing a better sound experience and added noise-cancellation features, but with at the loss of comfort. Recently, Status Audio contacted me about reviewing their newest Bluetooth product, the BT...

The Terminator is here. The latest KZ ZSX, dubbed, The Terminator, is a 6-driver hybrid in-ear monitor earphone with a single dynamic driver and 5 balanced armature drivers feeding it through a rather large shell. The new shell design has a silver triangular look to it that looks a little strange to me, but feels well made at the same time. The fit itself is a bit of a problem. It’s larger than other IEMs I’ve tried outside of say the Campfire Solaris and my current daily driver, the qdc Anole VX, and the highly praised Sony IER-Z1R, but it’s in the...

Before I get straight into this review, I would like to just point out that I’ve tried a few Shozy earphones in the past and I’ve yet to even come out of those experiences even lukewarm excited about them. Nothing I’ve tried has impressed me. Their last set that I had some significant time on and reviewed was the Shozy V33, which I really, really did not understand it’s tuning, nor did I think it was technically capable. So, when Lillian, from Linsoul, reached out and asked if I was interested in trying the newest Shozy In-Ear, I was skeptical and...