Preamble Thank you to @Damz87, MiniDisc Australia (http://minidisc.com.au) and Fir Audio themselves for arranging this Australian tour of the Fir Audio RN6, XE6 and NE4. The technology involved in the production of personal music listening, specifically transducers or IEMs is hardly a novel concept at this point in time. Reiterated countless times, one would believe that there is likely little room for innovation for such a mature device. However, there remains those at the ‘frontier’ of the audio space, looking to implement new and exciting...

Preamble Thank you to @Damz87, MiniDisc Australia (http://minidisc.com.au) and Fir Audio themselves for arranging this Australian tour of the Fir Audio RN6, XE6 and NE4. The realm of top-of-the-line (TOTL) IEMs is often one that is undiscovered country for a large number of people within the hobby. I mean what’s the point of looking at something I know I cannot afford? I, for one, was in this realm of the hobby, sticking at the price point I could “afford” and being happily content in my collection of IEMs. However, after a prolonged period of...

Preamble Many thanks to @Damz87 and 7th Acoustics for arranging the Australian tour of the Supernova and to Tom for ensuring their safe delivery. The sources used to form this review included: Chord Mojo 2; Shanling M6 Ultra; iBasso DC04 Pro; Cayin RU7 all fed with lossless FLAC files. In any hobby there is an air of pretension with certain hidden gems. Be it a sense of ownership of the hobby, the need to gatekeep the secret sauce to yourself or simply just an emotional reaction to something that you feel a connection to. The 7th Acoustics...

Preamble: Many thanks to @Damz87 and to Nicholas Tsu for arranging the Australian tour of the Aurora and to chowy for ensuring their safe delivery. The sources used to form this review included: - Chord Mojo 2; - Shanling M6 Ultra; and - Cayin RU7, all fed with lossless FLAC files. There is something in the water in Asia. The dominance of the region in the proliferation of a large number of IEMs in the last decade has been nothing short of amazing. Whilst Chi-Fi gets all the praise, there are a number of other nations providing a number of...

Preamble: Many thanks to @Damz87 and @Sebastien Chiu for arranging the Australian tour of the Helios. The sources used to form this review included: Chord Mojo 2; Shanling M6 Ultra; and Luxury & Precision W4, all fed with lossless FLAC files. There are a number of nations that are associated with the manufacturing of certain products. There is something to be said about a German car, a Scottish whiskey and now perhaps, a Singaporean IEM. Singapore has emerged as a heavy hitter in the audio scene and more specifically, the IEM scene. Today’s...

Preamble Thank you to @Damz87 and to Luxury & Precision for arranging the Australian tour of the W4. The IEMs/headphones used in this review included: Moondrop Variations; Unique Melody MEST MK3; Sony IER-M9; Campfire Andromeda; and Symphonium Helios. All fed with FLAC. The audio hobby over the last several years has seen a significant growth in portable sources. At the centre of this has been the plucky "dongle". A USB-powered digital-to-analogue converter (DAC) and amp in a pocketable form factor and intended to be used with your smartphone...

Unique Melody MEST MKIII – Bone Conduction 3.0 Preamble: This is the first of what I hope to be many audio reviews. As a newbie of putting audio impressions to paper, I may misconstrue the meaning of certain terms and phrases, as such I appreciate any feedback that you may have. I do not purport to be the most technical reviewer but I hope to make this entertaining and provide you with an understanding of the experience as a whole. Many thanks to @Damz87 and @UniqueMelody (UM) for arranging the Australian tour of the MEST MK3 and to @o0genesis0o...