Disclaimer: Dita Audio provided me with a review unit. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Unaffiliated link here. Introduction and Packaging Impression Dita Audio is a boutique Singaporean audio company that has been known for their single dynamic driver IEMs and premium cables. Project M ($325) is Dita Audio's first foray into the hybrid IEM market with a single dynamic driver and a balanced armature. I did not have much experience with Dita Audio products previously, but prior to this review, I have listened to the Perpetua, Dita Audio's...

Disclaimer: Simgot provided me with a review unit. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Unaffiliated link here. Introduction and Packaging Impression Simgot EA500LM ($89.99) is a single dynamic driver IEM with all metal body and swappable tuning nozzles. It is an incremental improvement over EA500, with the "LM" here referring to their new diaphragm material, lithium-magnesium (previously, it was DLC diaphragm in EA500). Back in early 2023, EA500 made a huge waves for being the "new benchmark under $100", dethroning the ever-popular Moondrop Aria...

Disclaimer: Simgot provided me with a review unit. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Non-affiliated purchase link here. Introduction Most people who recently followed Simgot are probably more familiar with their IEM offerings like the popular EW200, EA500, and EA1000. However, in Chinese domestic market, Simgot also produces a few DAC/amps in their DEW lineup, starting from DEW0, DEW1, and DEW4. While I didn't have any experience with them since I didn't really find them interesting. However, when Simgot announced the DEW4X, it caught my...

Disclaimer: Simgot provided me with a review unit. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Introduction and Packaging Impression Simgot EA1000 "Fermat" ($219) is a single 10mm dynamic driver IEM with a 6mm passive radiator. I've been quite intriqued by Simgot's naming scheme, with some interesting write-up inside the box about the famous mathematical problem "Fermat's Last Theorem". For those who are not familiar with it, it is one of the most difficult mathematical problem ever solved in human history with the largest number of unsuccessful proofs...

Disclaimer: 7th Acoustics provided me the unit at a discounted rate in exchange for this review. Introduction 7th Acoustics is a boutique IEM maker hailing from Indonesia, primarily focusing on made-to-order builds. However, recently they have been shifting towards a few standard lineups including Proxima (1BA, discontinued) and Stargazer 3 (1DD+2BA, discontinued), mostly not really catching international attention until the Supernova. 7th Acoustics Supernova is a 6BA IEM with dual Sonion vented bass BAs, two Sonion BAs covering midrange and...

Disclaimer: Linsoul loaned me with a review unit. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Unaffiliated product link. Introduction & Packaging Hype 2 ($299) is a dual dynamic drivers with two Sonion balanced armatures IEM From Thieaudio. Using the technology that debuted with their flagship, the Monarch Mk3, the dynamic drivers are arranged in the isobaric configuration that they named IMPACT² ("Impact Squared"), which Thieaudio claimed to "keep the frequency and pressure constant" in their marketing materials; we'll see whether this actually translates...

Disclaimer: Linsoul provided me with a review unit. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Unaffiliated product link. Introduction & Packaging 7Hz Sonus ($60) is an entry-level IEM from 7Hertz, featuring a hybrid configuration of 1 dynamic driver and 1 balanced armature. In the recent releases, 7Hz is more known for using single-type configuration, either DD (or 2 DD) or planar, with the 7Hz Timeless being its claim to fame. Sonus is 7Hz first foray to a hybrid IEM and it is clear that they are trying hard to get it right. Since the Dioko and the...

Disclaimer: Linsoul loaned me with a review unit. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Unaffiliated product link. Introduction & Packaging Kiwi Ears Dolce ($25) is the cheapest IEM in the Kiwi Ears lineup, a full $10 cheaper than the well-received Kiwi Ears Cadenza, which happens to be one of my favourites. Considering the super competitive market for sub-$50 recently, does this latest 1DD IEM from Kiwi Ears have what it takes to compete? Let's find out... The Dolce came with a very barebone packaging, only the IEM, cable, and 3 pairs of eartips...

Disclaimer: Linsoul loaned me with a review unit. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Unaffiliated product link. Introduction & Packaging BLON X HBB Z300 ($35) is another entry to the long list of collaboration IEMs from HawaiiBadBoy (or otherwise known as Bad Guy Good Audio Reviews on Youtube). I have owned several others of his collab IEMs in the past and even reviewed one of them here. I have to say, unlike Crinacle, who are very strict with his target signature, HBB took a wider range of sound signatures, ranging from neutral-balanced like the...

Disclaimer: Linsoul loaned me with a review unit. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Unaffiliated product link. Introduction & Packaging Kiwi Ears Quartet ($109) is the fourth IEM coming out of Kiwi Ears, which is apt considering it's named "Quartet" as well. Further on the theme of "four", the Quartet features 4 drivers: 2 dynamic drivers and 2 balanced armatures, with the dynamic drivers in an isobaric configuration, making them effectively functioning as a single dynamic driver (no word whether it is a push-push or push-pull configuration)...

Disclaimer: Linsoul provided me with a review unit. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Unaffiliated product link. Introduction & Packaging Kiwi Ears Orchestra Lite ($249) is the third IEM coming out of Kiwi Ears, being the continuation of their first IEM, the Orchestra. Their previous release, the Kiwi Ears Cadenza, is a value champ at $35 and brought Kiwi Ears a new reputation as being a high cost-to-performance ratio brand. So does Orchestra Lite follow in this direction? Coming in at HALF the price of the original Orchestra, surprisingly the...

Disclaimer: 7Hz provided me with a review unit. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Unaffiliated product link from Linsoul. Introduction & Packaging 7Hz Legato ($109) is a long-anticipated new release from 7Hz after a few delays during the production. It features dual dynamic driver (12mm woofer and 6mm tweeter/midrange) and active crossover with tantalum capacitors. Following off the heels of the 7Hz Timeless that restarted the planar magnetic IEM trend and the popular budget killer 7Hz Salnotes Zero, the expectations on 7Hz Legato is high...

Disclaimer: Shenzhenaudio provided me with a review unit. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Unaffiliated product link. Introduction & Packaging Moondrop LAN is a $40 single dynamic driver IEM from Moondrop, following the lineage of the extremely successful Moondrop Chu. Featuring a similar shell design, LAN comes with a detachable cable unlike Chu, fulfilling probably the most requested improvement when Chu was launched. Another improvement over Chu is with the driver; LAN is sporting a Beryllium-coated composite diaphragm. LAN's overall...

Disclaimer: ShenzhenAudio provided me with a review unit. However, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Unaffiliated product link. Introduction Truthear Hola is Truthear's latest IEM entry at $18.99. It features a 11mm PU+LCP diaphragm with 28Ω impedance. As for its naming scheme, I'm also quite unsure of its significance (parts of the box actually say "HALO" instead of Hola). Regardless, it's a certainly aggressive "Hello" from Truthear into the recently super-competitive sub-$20 market. Packaging and Build Quality Hola came in a very small...

Disclaimer: ShenzhenAudio provided me with a review unit. However, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Unaffiliated product link. Introduction Truthear Shio is Truthear first attempt at a USB-C dongle at $70, which also happens to be their first non-IEM product after their highly regarded Zero and Hexa. The word "shio" means salt in Japanese, but I am not sure of its significance; I'll just take it as Truthear's 'salt' to finish off their wonderful dishes of great value IEMs so far. Packaging and Build Quality Shio came in a very small...

Thanks to Ray from 7Hz for helping me to get an early shipment of the Timeless AE. That said, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Unaffiliated purchase link. The following review was posted a few months ago in a different site. Some contents have been edited to reflect current situation with this repost. When I learnt about Timeless AE, I was pretty excited about almost everything other the tuning changes. I felt that the original Timeless was already tuned really well, just there were a few things I didn't like, namely the stock cable, the MMCX...

Disclaimer: Linsoul provided me with a review unit. However, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Unaffiliated product link. Introduction & Packaging TangZu x HBB Wu Zetian Heyday Edition is a collaboration IEM between TangZu Audio and the popular reviewer, HawaiiBadBoy/Bad Guy Good Audio Review. It is currently retailing at $199. TangZu Audio, formerly known as TForce Audio, has been having a pretty hot streak recently with a few well-received releases in the latter half of 2022, most notably the original Wu Zetian, one of the more popular...

Disclaimer: Keephifi provided me with a review unit. However, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Unaffiliated product link here. Introduction & Packaging Qinglong is a $69 single dynamic driver IEM from KBEAR (currently on sale for $59 at the time of writing), featuring PU+PEEK composite diaphragm material. Qinglong is also one of the Four Chinese Mythical Beasts, also known as the Azure Dragon of the East. You can see it is reflected in the cover art of the box, as well as some tasteful dragonscale pattern along the edge of the IEM housing...

Disclaimer: Keephifi provided me with a review unit. However, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Unaffiliated product link. Introduction & Packaging Tinhifi C2 is the one of the firsts in their new product line along with the C3, a departure from their T-line and P-line. The C2 is currently priced at $29, sporting a single dynamic driver with PU+LCP composite diaphragm, solid CNC aluminium housing, and 2-pin 0.78mm recessed jack. The stock cable is a pretty standard 1.2m cable terminated with 3.5mm plug (materials not specified). Carrying case...