July 2014 saw the advent of an oddity in the ciem world: the first ever 8-drivers silicone iem. Not only was it a technical feat (stacking drivers in silicone is more complicated than in acrylic), but it was a two-headed monster (Harmony 8 was soon joined by Harmony 8 Pro) which quickly put Custom Art on the map.   After two years, including a venture into acrylic iems (Ei.3) followed by an ongoing collaboration with Massdrop (Ei.XX), Piotr has decided that now is a good time to re-up Harmony… with an incredible marketing name : Harmony 8.2.   ...

  “According to ancient and medieval science, aether (Greek: αἰθήρ aithēr), also spelled æther or ether, also called quintessence, is the material that fills the region of the universe above the terrestrial sphere. The concept of aether was used in several theories to explain several natural phenomena, such as the traveling of light and gravity.” (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aether_(classical_element)).   When I first heard about Aether, I was stricken by its name. Obviously, this is a bold name to give to an audio product. When I talked...

      Disclaimer  My name is Jérémie, I’m a 36 years old audiophile from Paris. I think I’ve always had audiophilitis, but things only started to get bad last year when my SM3v2 died in February 14. Looked for a replacement, and 18 months later I now have 4 customs (H8Pro, SE5, Ei.XX and Ei.3), one universal (SA7, having sold my SM64), have been through a handfull of DAPs, and just got started with headphones (HD800 plus Lyr2/Gungnir Multibit combo).   In the end, I just love music. That’s all it’s about. I love to feel the details, the attention...

INTRODUCTION AND DISCLAIMER   My name is Jérémie, I’m a 36 years old audiophile from Paris. I think I’ve always had audiophilitis, but things only started to get bad last year when my SM3v2 died in February 14. Looked for a replacement, and 18 months later I now have 3 customs (H8Pro, SE5 and Ei.3), one universal (SA7, having sold my SM64), have bee, through a handfull of DAPs, and just got started with headphones (HD800 plus Lyr2/Uberfrost combo).   In the end, I just love music. That’s all it’s about. I love to feel the details, the attention...