Following a limited run of the 'Dream', dynamic driver specialists DITA Audio recently launched their two new IEMs, the Fidelity and Fealty. Building forth on their acquired know-how from the Dream, the twins are designed with an evolution of the Dream's dynamic driver, and a more ergonomic...

    THIS IS THE DEDICATED PREDICTIONS THREAD FOR FLINKENICK’S 2017 IEM FLAGSHIP SHOOTOUT.     [MAIN SHOOTOUT THREAD]       The assignment is simple: correctly predict the top 5 finishers.   The rules equally so:   Everybody can only post once. However, you may modify your...

INTRODUCTION The Headphone List was founded by ljokerl and average_joe, the two pioneers of iem reviewing and early contributors to the portable audiophile community. Long before I became familiar with Head-Fi, I’d been redirected there many times after searching for a review of some lower...

A primer on high-end cables Introduction This article can be viewed as a brief discussion on the performance of cables throughout different tiers. This is just to provide a rough picture of the world of high-end upgrade cables, based on my experience. I can imagine that there’s a healthy...

Rhapsodio is a small boutique company based in Hong Kong, headed by one man: Sammy. A craftsman not only passionate about the beauty of music, but in search of technical excellence. For the last 3 years Rhapsodio remained in relative obscurity with models as the RD3 and RTi1; having a small but...

EarSonics has launched their new flagship universal iem, the S-EM9 - their 8th universal model.      Specs: 9BA drivers (1 low, 4 mid, 4 high) 3-way passive crossover 38,5 ohm impedance 5-20khz freq response   price: 1490 euro/dollar

Following the top tier S-EM6 and subtop tier Velvet comes a new entry model: the SM2-iFI.   Priced at 219 euros, the SM2-iFI will sport 2 balanced armature drivers (1 low, 1 high).   Specs from the site: Sensibility: 116 dB/mW Frequency Response: 20 Hz -19 kHz DCR: 44 ohms Driver: 2...

I want to start a thread that makes a lot of sense, but I've had troubles finding information on ever since browsing head fi. It's possible it's already out there but I can't find one for this exact purpose. I'm talking about iems that are the basshead's dream, top tier iems that have incredible...