Released back in 2021, the MOONDROP KATO, said to be the successor of the KXXS and has been mentioned countless of times, only second to the Aria, to be one of the best sounding single DD config IEMs for under 200USD. With that being said, it's been around 8-9 months since I've owned a pair and about a year and a half as of writing this since its release - how does it hold up to the test of time, and does it still deserve a spot for recommendation? FOREWORD The following reviews of IEMs will always be based on its own prowess relative to its price...

Priced at 17USD, the KBEAR Storm is a single DD IEM that shall be contending itself among the hundreds of IEMs under 20USD. So, let's talk about it. Foreword The following reviews of IEMs will always be based on its own prowess relative to its price. When I say something about an IEM is good or bad, it will always be relative to how much is the retail of it. I will be using DACs relative to the price of the IEM to review them. For this pair, the JA21 shall be used. This pair of IEM was sent to me by Keephifi, thank you for that. However, they...

The BQEYZ Winter is BQEYZ's 4th and final iteration to a small series of IEM (around the 200-250USD bracket) that revolves naming their IEMs with the 4 seasons of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. With each season of the IEM comes with different setups of their drivers, or should I say "evolves" through time. For winter, they are implementing a 12mm dual cavity DD + a piezo bone conductor, which is said to help with the mid and high frequencies. Specs aside, how does this pair fair with its contenders within this price bracket? Foreword The...

The KBEAR Dumplings is literally as budget as it can be, with a low price tag, even lower than the Little Q - For only 12 USD! Usually when you're purchasing something for this price you don't expect much, but then again, anything can happen, so let's give this a sort-of in depth review. Foreword The following reviews of IEMs will always be based on its own prowess relative to its price. When I say something about an IEM is good or bad, it will always be relative to how much is the retail of it. I will be using DACs relative to the price of the IEM...

Being honest straight out the gate - I have never heard before the brand Astrotec, Nevertheless, its what I personally like about this hobby, constantly exposing myself to new horizons (in this case, new IEMs). So anyways, the Vesna is the contender that Astrotec handed out to beat everyone else in the 20USD range. So how does it fair with other IEMs in this already-saturated entry level pricing group? Foreword I have been using this pair of IEM for about a total of 5 hours of casual listening + 1 hour of actual listening (doing nothing else) for...

Dubbed as the king of budget V shaped IEM, the 15SUD CCA CRA definitely has its name being mentioned constantly by people when people were mentioning about budget friendly headphones. Originally released at the start of 2022, how does it fare now since the year's coming to a close and already been flooded with a ton more of budget selections? Foreword I bought the CCA CRA pre-owned, hence no unboxing will be done for this review. I will be using DACs relative to the price of the IEM to review them. This is because using high end stuff like the...

Straying away from the typical, more common IEMs with the ergonomic type, over ear cable designs and what-not, today I'll be introducing you to something that looks simple, and typical of what any normal person will call an "earphone". Priced at 15USD, the KB EAR Little Q looks like a normal bullet style earphone that anyone can get from a local store. But the sound begs to differ. Short answer : it's good. Foreword I have been using this pair of IEM for about 3 days, casual listening around 2-3 hours and actual listening (doing nothing else)...

It's literally only over a year after I've got my BL-01s that suddenly, one of my friends finally had their hands on (what I constantly hear from him) one of the best sounding IEMs on the market. We all know there's an endgame to every hobby so when I heard my friend just spent money on something that retails for ~1800USD (at the time), I was genuinely intrigued. To be able to spend such an amount on a pair of IEMs is just unimaginable. But anyways- He lent it to me, and here we are. Big thanks to Whang for lending me his pair to test drive for a...

It's not surprising KZ is also one of the brands that want a piece of the planar pie, hence they decided to actually do something that's significantly different enough from everything else they've made. But does the brand most well known for its V shaped consistency be able to deliver something that's actually redeeming enough for it to be popular within the realm of planars? UNBOXING & ACCESSORIES As always with KZ products, they will be coming in the same form factor kind of box. Unsleeving the box will be presented with the headshells and...

I'm pretty sure everyone agrees that 2022 is the year where planar IEMs are suddenly being vomited left and right from brands everywhere. And here is MOONDROP, one of the most known brands in the community, to come out with their own rendition of a planar IEM, the Stellaris. UNBOXING For anyone who has owned a MOONDROP product or knows about them, you know they always deliver a certain level of quality for their packaging (and of course how can we forget there's a waifu). The packaging is more or less the same with the KATO, minus the flaps and that...

Apologies in advance because I will only be talking about the build, fit, and sound because I do not have the box anymore. This will just be a brief review/revisit on the BL-01 which I have owned for more than a year. Being the first IEM that I've ever owned and the one that started me on my own audio journey, I often times still use this IEM particularly because in general, it excels within its price bracket in terms of performance. I've been thinking of doing reviews since forever, so, let's actually talk about it. BUILD & FIT The BL-01 is...