At $200, the Alice is one of the more expensive TWS earbuds to come out of China. At that price, it should outperform established brands like Samsung or Apple, at least in sound, if not also the software. The good thing is that Alice’s DSP tuning is great. In the Apple app store, Moondrop’s LINK app provides firmware updates and DSP tuning selections. There’s really only three tuning presets that are good: the Moondrop Target, In-Ear Target, and PEQ Default. The other tuning presets are garbage. Connecting to iPhone bluetooth is seamless and much...

Disclaimer: I am an IEM engineer and am heavily involved in the industry. I have been involved in the tuning and engineering of numerous IEM’s from numerous different popular IEM brands. I did not purchase the GL-AMT16, and tested it as a distributor sample from the factory. I do not profit from any GoldPlanar sales. I go through A LOT of IEMs every year, but I am hardly ever bothered to write a review. Furthermore, I considered most of GoldPlanar's previous headphones to be flops. However, the GoldPlanar GL-AMT16 ("AMT16" from here on out) was...

The Fearless Audio S8Z features a coherent and a warm, yet balanced, tuning that is full and engaging to the listener. Its technical abilities also exceed that of its peers with excellent detail retrieval, resolution, and imaging. The S8Z is one of the best offerings that Fearless Audio has come up with, and perhaps the best monitor available in its relative class. I will say this right off the bat. The new S8Z Fearless Audio cable (grey 8-core with metal connectors) is the worst cable I have ever experienced. The quality of the cable is amazing...

From what I know, Thieaudio is a manufacturing brand under Linsoul Audio. Linsoul composes a team for each new project, bringing together engineers from different manufacturers to lead the product development and production. This is how the Thieaudio Phantom planar magnetic headphones came to be last year. This time, with the aim of making a lineup of In Ear Monitors, Thieaudio started the Voyager series, which will have 3 IEM’s, all in different price ranges. Voyager 3 (3BA, $100-200), Voyager 9 (8BA+1DD, $500-600 ? [This is still in development...