Simgot EM6L if you want a brighter IEM. For something more neutral, I still think the Truthear Hexa is hard to beat at that price point. Not sure what I'd recommend as a warm/basshead IEM in that range.

My review of the IO Audio Volare is up on Head-Fi and my blog.

Introduction and Disclaimer The IO Audio Volare is an in-ear monitor that employs a combination of one dynamic driver, four balanced armatures (BAs), and four electrostatic (EST) drivers per housing. Retailing for $599, this review unit was provided to me by Shenzhen Audio. I suspect that IO...

I\O Audio seems to be Shenzhen Audio's answer to Linsoul's Thieaudio. I received a review unit and it's competitive/worth the money at the $600 price point, not a giant killer or anything like that though.

My review of the Simgot EA500LM is up on my blog and on Head-Fi.

Simgot EA500LM Review The Simgot EA500 LM, which retails for $89.99, is an in-ear monitor (IEM) that uses a single lithium-magnesium dome diaphragm dynamic driver per side and features three pairs of interchangeable tuning nozzles. My review unit was provided to me directly by Simgot. Packaging...

KZ ATE. I'd never heard anything so good for so cheap, and in retrospect, it ended up changing my life. I wrote my first review on Head-Fi on that IEM seven and a half years ago. One thing led to another and I've had a perpetual backlog of IEMs to review for about the last four or five years.

This was my first CanJam, as I mentioned in the lead-up thread. I had always wanted to attend, but something always prevented me from doing so. Even this time, I could only manage to go on Saturday. Luckily, I managed to listen to almost everything on my list that I had prepared the night before...

https://bedrock.squig.link/?share=Moondrop_May_(Normal),Moondrop_May_(No_EQ) I measured all the stock presets.

My review of the Moondrop May is up on my blog and in my Head-Fi thread. I'm also happy to share that I'll be at CanJam NYC on Saturday. I'll be taking lots of notes and pictures. If you want to meet up, please shoot me a DM.

Moondrop May Review The Moondrop May is an in-ear monitor (IEM) which uses a dynamic driver and a small planar driver in each earpiece and uses digital signal processing (DSP) integrated into its cable. The May interfaces directly with the transport device via a USB-C connector. The Moondrop...

Really excited to attend my first CanJam this weekend, I've wanted to go for years but the stars have never aligned until now.

First, a big thank you to @VanHai, @jtnt, and everyone else who brought gear. I arrived a little later than I planned but thankfully there was still plenty of time to get some listening in. Impressions and photos below: Dan Clark Audio Stealth This is not my first time hearing the Stealth...

My review of the Simgot EA1000 is up on my blog and in my Head-Fi thread.

Simgot EA1000 Review Introduction and Disclaimer: The Simgot EA1000 is a single dynamic driver in-ear monitor (IEM) that retails for $219.99. Simgot sent me the EA1000 directly in exchange for my impressions. Packaging and Accessories: The EA1000 comes in a medium-sized square purple box. In...