A Little About Me Another year, another review. That’s about how often I review a product, in fact, and the “About Me” piece seems to rotate as equally often it seems. Although what remains consistent is my love for trying new gear and my fond memories of Earsonics across my audio journey. Sure, I’ve tried about 80-90% of the high-end IEM offerings over the last few years, but I only enjoy writing reviews on what really stands out from the rest. Whether it be due to a tuning that resonates with me, bombastic low end to satisfy my bass cravings or an...

About Me A few brief words about the lunatic behind the keyboard for this review. I became an “audiophile” a few years ago and started climbing the ladder to insanity pretty quickly. I started with some decent IEMs, a few earbuds, dabbled in headphones and eventually ended up on track to own almost every single flagship ever released. I do not believe I am a “reviewer,” per se, but instead just love trying gear and then writing about it when something really strikes a chord with me. You’ll notice a lot of my reviews I have posted are pretty...

Intro: either by luck, chance, misfortune or misalignment of the universe, I have never reviewed a cable before. But, rest assured, I have owned as many cables as I have IEMs, and that number is vast. With regard specifically to Effect Audio, I have owned nearly all of them. I am a longtime customer, user, advocate, fan and stalker. When I saw the impending release of the Evo 10, a reasonably priced upgrade cable with style and attitude, I eagerly accepted an invitation to get my hands on this beauty. On that note, I purchased this cable from Effect...

Intro & About Me I will keep this short and sweet, because we have much more important things to discuss today. I became an “audiophile” a few years ago and started climbing the ladder to insanity pretty quickly. I started with some decent IEMs, a few earbuds, dabbled in headphones and eventually ended up on track to own almost every single flagship ever released. I do not believe I am a “reviewer,” per se, but instead just love trying gear and then writing about it when something really strikes a chord with me. You’ll notice a lot of my reviews I...

Intro & Me: I entered the IEM game a few years ago and have completely fallen victim to the wide variety of sounds, technologies, methodologies and bespoke creators of these nifty little in-ear devices. I maintain a collection of around 10 “TOTL” IEMs and really enjoy comparing, contrasting, listening (of course) and writing about them. I’m not a reviewer per-se, but what fun is owning all of this goodness without sharing it with friends of the community? I apologize in advance if I have ever caused you to spend your hard-earned money. Sarda – The...

Intro & Me: I am an audio enthusiast and have fallen pretty deep into the audio rabbit hole. Special thanks to @subguy812 for allowing me to also post this review on his awesome audio review site. For my audio journey, I started about five years ago when I wanted something better than the included earbuds with my Samsung Galaxy phone and my first “real” purchase was a Yamaha EPH-100. This rocked my world; the bass impact, the treble sparkle, the mids defining themselves as more than just what is in between the bass and treble – it was all there. That...

Intro & Me: Does anyone actually read this part? Does anyone actually care about who I am? Didn't think so. Well, a few words anyhow! I have made a lot of friends on these forums by doing two things consistently: giving my unapologetic, honest opinions of gear and managing to get my cute dog in the photos of my IEMs/cables/gear. I love a wide array of sound qualities, musical genres and gear and writing a review of fantastic audio hardware such as the Empire Ears Legend X comes naturally (and eagerly) for me. That said, I have nearly zero ability to...

Intro & Me: I am guilty of being obsessed with headphone gear and will whole-heartedly admit to being a Rhapsodio fan boy. That said, I really enjoy testing all kinds of different equipment and IEMs are near the top of my list for listening pleasure and fun to engage with. I’ve slowly moved up the food chain (read: become crazier) and here I am writing a review for a set of $1,800 IEMs. As I’ve mentioned in prior reviews, I’m not a “technical” reviewer, I don’t know how to measure and provide frequency graphs, nor can I tell you much about the tuning...

Intro & Me: I'm best described as someone who loves music, loves gear and loves to combine them into a "hobby" that focuses on all of these important ingredients from Head-Fi. I have quite a few IEMs, though I still do not consider myself an audiophile. Instead, I like what I like, I'm not scientific in my "testing" and I am here today to simply give you my thoughts on a really fun, addictive pair of IEMs that I have recently purchased: the Rhapsodio RDB mk4. Test Equipment: What I have used for testing in this review is my home desktop setup which...

Intro & Me: I’ve been buying IEMs and audio gear for a few years now and it is safe to say I have an addiction. So with that out of the way, let’s dive right into these wallet-friendly earphones this time around! Musical genres that I like are pop, electronic, blues, jazz, rock and country, so you could say that I enjoy everything for the most part. I enjoy writing reviews because let’s face it: head-fi isn’t as much fun if you just buy gear, use it, love it, and don’t get to write or post about it! So I am here today to offer some thoughts on the...

Intro & Me: I admittedly have amassed way too many IEMs. I have owned a lot of gear across the spectrum and I have yet to be as excited as I am now to do this "shootout" review of the Audiofly AF1120. Within the last few months, I have been on a buying spree of balanced armature-based IEMs and somehow as luck would have it, I ended up with three such IEMs that would be really fun to compare: the Audiofly AF1120, the Noble Django and the Earsonics S-EM6. While these three IEMs have a similar driver configuration, their sound and tuning could not be...

About Me:   I own way too much stuff. I need another pair of earphones like I need a hole in the head. But when I was offered a pair of the LZ A4 IEMs to sample, I literally jumped on the chance as fast as I could. Full disclaimer: I’ve bought every IEM that LZ has offered for sale, so you could say I’m an LZ junkie. I still remember getting the A2 and being blown away. The chance to try these latest and greatest after what I thought was a slight misstep with the A3 was something I was not going to pass up. LZ sent me this sample to review, but...

About Me:    I came into the world of audio from a guitar background, buying up tube amps from when I was a kid and was always fascinated with them. Then I ended up buying my first decent pair of IEMs one day for a long flight (Yamaha EPH-100) and it was downhill from there. For a year or two, my only source were cell phones + a DAC/amp combo. Recently, I've invested in a desktop setup consisting of an Audio-GD Master 11 (which I absolutely love). I'm still no professional, I don't know all the right terms and I can really only offer an opinion...

About Me:   I came into the world of audio from a guitar background, buying up tube amps from when I was a kid and was always fascinated with them. Then I ended up buying my first decent pair of IEMs one day for a long flight (Yamaha EPH-100) and it was downhill from there. For a year or two, my only source were cell phones + a DAC/amp combo. Recently, I've invested in a desktop setup consisting of an Audio-GD Master 11 (which I absolutely love). I'm still no professional, I don't know all the right terms and I can really only offer an opinion of...