Empire Ears ESR Review Empire ears is unquestionably one of the top companies in the IEM game right now. I’ve heard their TOTL Legend X and it is a uniquely powerful IEM with a sound signature to match. Jack and Co. spent two years working on developing the dual W9 subs and they are like nothing else I’ve ever heard. But alas, these musings are not about the LX, but rather one of the company’s more modest offerings: the ESR. Per EE’s website, the ESR is the company’s “flattest in-ear monitor.” To my ears that seems a fitting description, as all...

Introduction Since joining Head-Fi nearly 15 years ago back in 2004, like so many others I have spent countless hours researching and reading reviews of different audio hardware in what is easily one of my favorite corners of the internet. Head-Fi is unquestionably one of the best places to meet fellow audiophiles, and to discover and learn about new headphones. That’s a great thing, because there are a lot of headphones out there! The sheer number of headphones and IEMs that exist makes it that much more meaningful when we encounter one that...