Disclaimer: This unit was sent to me without cost for the purposes of a review. I am neither affiliated with Noble Audio, nor was I pressured at any point into giving a positive review on the product. It’s been a long time since I’ve worked on a review. The last one I did was on the Noble Audio Khan, and anyone that knows me will know that the Noble Audio Khan remains to me among the best of earphones. While it may not be suited to everyone’s liking, it is technically incredibly impressive, and remains my technical reference. A couple of weeks...

A while back, I was approached by John and informed of a new Tri-level hybrid that he had been developing. Naturally, I was extremely curious. For those of you that know me, the K10 is the first and only CIEM I have ever had. It is also the first BA IEM that I really liked. I remember asking John a couple of times, what he thought was good about this new earphone, and he kept mentioning the how addictive the bass of this earphone was. Now, I’m someone that comes from Dynamic drivers, and in the recent years have come to appreciate properly...

Disclaimer: This unit was sent to me by hifiman for the purpose of this review. I am otherwise in no way related to Hifiman. I’ve always been a huge fan of dynamic drivers. Anyone who has read some of my older reviews, or who knows me in person would quickly come to realise that. My first pair of high end earphones was a dynamic driver IEM, and till this day some of my favourite IEMs are dynamics. It’s not that BAs aren’t good, because they are in their own way, and many BA IEMs can more than hold their weight in a fight. There’s just something...

Disclaimer: This product was sent to me by Plussound Audio for the purposes of a review. I am otherwise in no way affiliated to the company. Cables have always been something of a controversial topic in the hobby. There are some that swear by them, claiming that cables can make or break a system, and there are others adamant that cables make zero difference. Most people seem to be happy to settle on the middle ground and would declare cables to make an audible, but not hugely significant difference to the sound. In my experience, I personally...

Disclaimer: The Campfire Audio Vega was sent to me for the purposes of this review by Ken Ball of Campfire Audio. For those unfamiliar with my history with Campfire, it all began when I first reviewed the Jupiter. It was not quite up my alley, but I could see how it did some things wonderfully. This led to me meeting Ken Ball at Canjam Singapore 2016, where I had the chance to hear the prototypes of the Andromeda and the Vega. That experience firmly solidified Campfire Audio’s place as one of the best IEM makers in my mind. When the Andromeda was...

Disclaimer: The Noble Kaiser Encore sample was provided to me by Noble for the purposes of this review.   The Noble K10 was my first Multi-BA earphone. While it might not be the as good as the best of earphones on the market these days, the K10 was wonderfully tuned. That, to me, has always been the greatest strength of Noble. They might not have the most technical earphones, but they sure know what sounds real. Before going on to evaluate the technicalities of an earphone, I usually focus on the tonality of a product more than anything. It is only...

Disclaimer: The TIA Fourte was loaned to me long term by 64 Audio for the purposes of this review. 64 Audio will always have a special place in my heart, not because I’ve had experiences with them for the longest time, but I was given the amazing opportunity to be a beta tester and reviewer for the TIA Fourte and the U18 Tzar. Some of you might have read my impressions on the pre-production prototypes, and I’m glad to say that 64 Audio has improved on them greatly in the final production model. Some parts of the review with regards to my thoughts on...

Disclaimer: This unit was provided to me by Brannan of Noble Audio to provide the guy’s participating in the massdrop, or those on the fence, with a better idea of what to expect. This is cutting it a little close but I hope it helps anyhow.   The Noble X is Noble’s latest creation, a collaboration with Massdrop which aims to provide amazing sound for a reasonable price. Those of you who have read my previous reviews would know that my experience with Noble runs some way back. I have always been a fan of Noble’s products. They may not always be the...

Disclaimer: This unit was sent to me by Brannan of Noble Audio for the purposes of this review. My first brush with Noble was with the K10. Prior to the K10, I was a firm believer in dynamic Drivers. For those of you that have read my previous reviews (among which are my reviews of the Savant and the K10), you would know that the K10 was really the first BA IEM that I liked enough to buy. My experience with Noble started off slightly rocky. With my K10 order, there was a small bump at the beginning. However, I must commend Brannan for the...

Disclaimer: The M1Pro was provided to me by Linden of Soundaware for the purposes of this review. The following are my honest thoughts on this product. My experience with soundaware’s products goes back to when soundaware’s first DAPs, the Esther M1’s were first launched. They had a mid tier pricing, and I was very impressed with how they sounded. Having said that, the UI at that time was still a huge work in progress, and as such, my interest in the player sort of died down.   I met Linden, the chief designer of soundaware, for the first time at...

I first saw the Opus #1 through a thread on Head-fi started by CHG and thought: “Well, that’s a pretty attractive DAP aesthetically. I wonder how it does sonically.” I  contacted Jason, Marketing Manager over at Audio Opus. Coincidentally, Canjam Singapore was held around the period and I managed to get my hands on a set from Jason during the show. A disclaimer here, this unit was kindly provided to me at a special reviewer’s price for my honest opinions. It’s been 4 months since I’ve started using the Opus #1, and I think it is safe to say that my...

Disclaimer: The Campfire Audio Andromeda was provided to me by Ken as a review sample in exchange for my honest thoughts. This should have been up a long time ago, but life doesn’t always go your way so my apologies for the delay. I hope this review can be of use to anyone still considering the Andromeda as a next purchase.   To start off, I would just like to say that I probably wouldn’t be posting any pictures, I might add them on in future, but as of now, there just isn’t much point; there are tonnes of beautiful pictures that other reviewers have...

Disclaimer: The Campfire Jupiter was sent to me by Ken Ball from ALO for the purposes of this review.   The very first time I read about the Campfire Lyra, I was pretty intrigued. It was ALO's first foray into the world of IEMs, They looked really impressive, beryllium coated drivers (like my focal speakers), ceramic chassis, and what not. The price caught my eye too. For a newcomer, those prices weren't cheap at all. I tried them soon after, and was pleasantly surprised by the Lyras. Yes, they weren't cheap, but they delivered top notch sound...

Disclaimer: this pair of Aurisonics Harmony has been sent to me by Aurisonics for the purpose of a review. I will be sending it back to them once the proper comparisons are made.   A little background on my experience with Aurisonics. I wasn't such a big fan of the earlier models from Aurisonics. In general, I found them to have an overpowering bass, and an overly recessed midrange. That all changed when I heard the ASG1-Plus though.The 1-Plus was a complete deviation from the typical aurisonics sound. It was not a deep V shape, but rather...

Disclaimer: I bought this K10 during the Black Friday Deal in December last Friday. This review is written purely out of my desire to share my impressions on the K10. The K10 has fast become one of my favourite earphones. However, due to the price of the K10, as well as the level on which I am expecting it to perform, I am going to be rather harsh on any possible issues the K10 might have. This review is completely subjective though, and do feel free to disagree.   Just a little background on how I came into possession of the K10. Up till the point...

Disclaimer: this pair of Noble Savant's have been sent to me by Noble for the purposes of a review. I will be sending it back to them once the proper comparisons are made.   I have a pair of Noble K10s. in my opinion, when paired well, they are truly some of the best sounding IEMs that I have ever heard. When I heard that Noble was going to release the Savants, the "baby K10s", I was really interested and requested a demo unit, bringing us to this review.   The Noble Savant comes in two forms, the universal version and a prestige version. Details of...

Before we begin, the unit that i have was purchased with my own money. I have used it almost everyday for about 7-8 months, done comparisons to many other top of the line custom in ear monitor demo units (yes, I acknowledge that they probably wouldn't sound as good as the actual custom iem), and thus come to the conclusions that I have on what is, in my opinion, one of the finest earphones in the market.   The answer   The first Dita earphone that I tried was the truth. It is a wonderful looking earphone, aesthetically pleasing, looked good in and...