Well done, old sport.

Oddly enough, this review made me even more excited for my purchase of the U12. Your comparison put some of my worries to rest.

easily one of the best reviews out there!

Great review, thanks

Wow, what an extensive and informative review!  Great job!

Excellent write up! So the “driver wars” continue?

Great review even though i believe that aftermarket cables are a hoax.

Nice Review, I've been wanting to know the soundstage of this compared to the Andromeda

@emptymt it's already been covered in Comparison section of the review, under description of staging.

yes, I meant to say that I've been wanting to know about it for a while and you gave a good comparison in the review, so you have answered myh questions, thx man!
sorry for being unclear.

Interesting about how you perceive the soundstage depth as being shallow. The 'R' version is obv different to the original but all other reviews on the original version have stated how Zeus depth was pretty much unrivalled!

I wonder if this is due to emphasis of higher freq range in the 'R' version. Effectively flattening the image.

@Fiberoptix : I wouldn't exactly say it's shallow, but relatively speaking in comparison to other IEMs/CIEMs I tested.  Here is a thing, and I just went through this with Piotr after my Harmony 8.2 review where I found the soundstage width to be not as wide as others have.  So, I got a temp loaner of his universal H8.2 to compare to my review CIEM version.  The difference was noticeable.  My earcanal anatomy is a bit weird where it takes a sharp turn after a short distance.  As a result, all my CIEMs are reworked to shorten the nozzle.  The distance between eardrum and the driver will affect soundstage depth and width, and I experienced that first hand.  At the same time, the difference shouldn't be night'n'day.  Also, keep in mind, people have different perception of the sound, use different sources, have different experience and reference for comparison.  For someone dealing with their first TOTL iem or who compared a handful of universal TOTL in the shop or at the show - this could be "unrivaled", etc.  The way how I hear Zeus-R - it's not a 3D holographic sound because I perceive it with a lot more width in comparison to depth.

Thank for the insight! And great review, always love the comparison sections.

I hope you get a chance to try the original Zeus. I am thinking it might be more my cup of tea when you compare the R to Andro. Any chance of that in the works? Also loves your impressions on Athena.

@bavinck : don't have any plans yet, but will see, maybe sometime in the future.

Woohoo! Time to read gawk at earphones most head-fiers cant imagine having without selling an organ!!!!

Do you have Mojo to compare it with? Would expect more hiss from mojo given it's current.

Excellent review.