Shout out to Audio 46 for picking me to review this exciting new iem. I was not paid and I did not get to keep the iem in review nor was I told what to write. Edit: Revised Review 12/17/23 after purchasing my own unit and being able to test for longer with other sources. Kinera Loki unboxing is nice and what I would expect at this level. Although I prefer a minimalist unboxing personally. I do like that this comes with a really nice carrying case to carry a Dap plus iems or just multiple iems, etc. Build is very well done. I have found zero QC...

SoundRhyme SR8 & SR5 SoundRhyme is an iem company that was new to me as of just a few months ago and since hearing about them, has skyrocketed the midfi hype chain to new heights with its SR5 and SR8 offerings. The SR5 being the lower budget hybrid iem, coming in at $149 and the SR8 seeming as the flagship all BA set coming in at $749 I do not know much about the company and not much info is offered up by Penon, Penon graciously sent me these iems at a discount for this review. Thank you Penon and SoundRhyme for the opportunity. This...

Plussound is a premier cable company based out of Los Angeles California. They are well known in the head-fi community for making some of the best custom cables. While Plussound is not new to the iem world, the Allegro marks their entry into the TOTL flagship level of iem’s. Needless to say, many of us enthusiasts' interest was piqued at the announcement of this landmark occasion. And in head-fi fashion, I jumped at the chance to demo the Allegro in exchange for a review. Thank you to @PLUSSOUND and @Sebastien Chiu for the opportunity...

Preamble: This is my first time hearing a Vision Ears monitor along with the Phonix. I am sure most of us in the hobby are familiar with V.E. as a brand as they have released some of the most loved monitors in the hobby, I feel no introduction is needed. During my listening to the EXT I was immediately engaged. The way the timbre and definition of the bass literally hit me in the head with such bravado was intense in the best possible way. The range of the bass from the lowest sub bass into the mid bass is tuned impeccably, never bleeding into...

Moondrop Aria *The Aria was supplied to me for Review by Audiotiers via Apos Audio and Moondrop. I was not paid nor given any incentive for my review* Tech, Build, Design: Aria shell is Injection molded and has a CNC processed brass cavity. A single 10 mm liquid crystalline polymer diaphragm dynamic driver. This is a wonderful mid-tier iem that is designed with class and style. The design and build is top notch and has a good weight to the iem’s. They are superbly comfortable and non fatiguing. Coming in at under $100, the build and...

Preamble: *This Review Kit was provided by audiotiers.com via Apos Audio and Lime Ears for my honest and genuine review. I was not paid or given any incentive.* Limes Ears, a Polish company is a brand known to take its time. They are not one to jump on hype trains, instead they rather skillfully and masterfully take their time and give us tuneful and engaging transducers. Pneuma being their first ever hybrid. Even if it arrived on the scene later than most hybrids, this is by and far one the best I have heard. Graph: *courtesy of Tech Power...

RHAPSODIO EDEN-Single DD Preamble: I am still fairly new to single Dynamic Driver monitors or DD for short. I stumbled into this world by way of the Oriolus Traillii. Having had that iem and hearing about Oriolus releasing their very own single DD in the form of Isabellae. This was my first foray into the single DD, and I fell emphatically and deeply in love with the sound. In my time of Audio related listening, I have not heard anything else that sounds like a single DD iem. It’s at once addicting and confusing all at the same time. I say...

Oriolus Traillii (JP) - Hybrid (8BA/4EST) Preamble: To me, it’s remarkable how a fairly new iem can already have a legendary status without having the adjective “legend” in its name!? The price alone polarized an entire section of the audiophile world. Then once purchased, the packaging caused another tizzy-ing whirlwind of assault on our visual minds, not to mention the audio threads with the incessant distaste for the package as a whole. Forget about the aural delights, consumers have to justify there purchase and for some reason, cost and...

Oriolus Isabellae-Single DD Thanks to crinacle.com for the graph PREAMBLE: I posted a Three-Way Impression of the Oriolus iem’s that I own; Traillii, Crassi and Isa. I am now making my way through each one for its own thorough review. I started with Crassi because I have spent quality time with that monitor recently and feel like I really know it inside and out. Since I have released that review to the ether, all of my free time has been with Isabellae. I have remarked that the tuning of Oriolus definitely has a DNA. With each of the three...

PREAMBLE: By now I would assume that every head-fi user is aware of Oriolus and the venerable Traillii. A lot of controversy around this iem and its price. However Oriolus has another iem that has been making the threads called Isabellae. Which is about a tenth of the cost of a Traillii! The Isabellae transducers have been getting quite a bit of praise lately due to the value of cost to sound performance. I own the Isabellae and I concur that this is well deserved. Over the last few years another Oriolus made the rounds before either of these...