JH Audio JH13 Pro Custom In-Ear Monitors Reviews

The perfect IEM

Posted 5/5/10

Featured Review

Pros: Neutral, balanced sound; excellent isolation; comfortable fit

Cons: Expensive!

The JH13 Pro was my first purchase of high-end personal audio equipment so it's difficult for me to provide a fair comparison (prior to purchasing them, I was listening to iPhone earbuds), but I can safely say that I couldn't possibly be happier with my purchase. The process of getting the impressions made was painless (albeit a bit expensive in the San Francisco Bay Area), and about a week after I had the impressions made, my JH13s were waiting in the mailbox. The fit is excellent (as you would hope in a custom IEM), and the sound quality is tremendous. My only real criticism is with the cable. I suppose I don't really take care of my monitors particularly well,...

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Hard to Imagine it Getting Better Than This

Posted 5/10/10

By The Monkey

Pros: Intimacy, Impact, Imaging

Cons: Need to be committed to dialing in the fit

The JH13 is not just the best IEM around, it's one of the best headphones around--period. The impact, detail, speed, agility, and body of these phones are simply amazing. The full-sized can I find myself comparing them to is my O2 mk1. That's about the highest praise I can offer a headphone. Jerry Harvey does not screw around. The only cons are that it may take a couple of refits to get them dialed in (but this is worth it) and I sometime wish they had just a touch (and I mean a tiny bit) more bass. But even that criticism seems to be waning as I get more accustomed to the sound signature. (And I am consciously not ascribing this change in opinion to some ridiculous notion of...

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completely satisfied

Posted 7/5/10

By AVU

Pros: Unbelievable overall sound quality, great fit

Cons: expensive

Just a short review - all the praise lavished on these in the JH13 forum (a million posts long) is deserved - I upgraded from the Ety-6i to the Q-Jays to the UE-Triple Fi's to these. I can't comment on value, since I got these used at half off, so they were an incredible deal. But they're just amazing across the board- I never knew that bass response could be this full and rich and accurate. The sound is improved with a good DAC and (low gain) amplifier, but sounds incredible right out of any decent portable source. I take them everywhere with me and listen to them constantly.

JH13 Review

Posted 5/13/10

By sebhuber

Pros: SQ

Cons: Sometimes the fit, accessories

Music I enjoy most at the moment: Fleetwood Mac, Mike Oldfield, David Bowie, Gipsy Kings, Cat Stevens, Tom Waits and America. I will be basing my review on the JH13s on one track of each band/artist.The PackageTo be honest, the package was fairly disappointing. Other than an Otterbox, I expected to receive a little more than just a velvet pouch, a cleaning tool and a manual. Delivery, on the other hand, was very fast. It took 2 days to reach England and I didn’t have to pay any surcharge for the import. What surprised me the most was the incredible low weight of the monitors. I had a fairly similar situation with Grado, when I first lifted up one of the lower-end models. In summary,...

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