Note: The review used the sample Advar that is as part of a global organised by the one and only @Andykong. I was second to receive the IEM so took it as having been adequately burned in. I used the 4.4mm cable that Meze included with the review sample (an optional accessory that can be purchased separately) . Listening impressions were with my HiBy R8, as well as my Cayin C9. The opinions are my own and as unbiased as possible – no freebies or discounts were associated with the opportunity to review these. Take me back to Romania Preamble A few...

While this is primarily a review of the Solitaire P headphones, it was undertaken in conjunction with the HA200, as a complete T+A system. The Dark Knight “This is incredibly powerful”, I thought to myself the first time I heard the Hans Zimmer / James Newton Howard soundtrack to the 2008 Batman film. The brooding darkness, the raw intensity, the orchestral swells and reprieves. ”But it’s undeniably refined and oh so majestic – it’s brilliant” I concluded. And that summation is a poignant parallel to my takeaway of the two components under...