That’s a tough one. I haven’t heard the Layla. I do have a Roxanne and a Jolene and I think, for my ears at least that the Sharona is a pretty big leap forward in sound quality over those two. Mind you they’re all great. But the thing I notice about the Sharona is just how natural it sounds...

Hi AJ, hope you are well. Hey what happened with the dynamic/ba/estat that was being talked about with the pearl? I was hoping for a jh with an estat to add to my jh collection. 😁

I have the Jolene and agree. It’s awesome too. Shells are absolutely huge. But they sound great. Always wished they had a little more bass… otherwise they are wonderful. I just love the way they tune their earphones. I’m a rock and metal guy and they really work well for that.

I completely agree. I think just in general JH doesn’t see much love in the audiophile realm. I know their main focus is in the pro industry, which is cool. But I’d like to see them get more attention in our little community. I’ve not heard an iem I like as much as the Sharona. And I have 2...

Those look fantastic. I see a 7 pin cable on there. Excellent. I feel the same way, there have been other iems that have come out that look tempting, but I like the Sharona so much, they just sound so natural, which it turns out is what I’ve always been looking for, I just don’t know if I bought...

Good choice in the Sharona’s. When I got my ear impressions done it was a bit of a process. The first ones weren’t quite what they needed at JH, so I had to take a second run at it and get them redone. I live in Boise so there wasn’t anyone on their recommended list on the website. The woman...

Oh my goodness yes. Now that I’ve lived with these for … gosh I guess over a month now… I am so incredibly happy with the Sharona. They have really outdone themselves. They exist on a completely different plane than any of their other iems. I have had countless holy cow moments with these iems...

Oh how I wish I was… but unfortunately no, I will not be there. Haven’t been to a can jam yet. Someday. 😊

Here it is right now. The Sheena. Looks beautiful. It seems to be a baby Sharona of sorts. Very cool.

They’ve also got a coming soon thing on their website on the universal iem tab. So I’m going with the tease being for a universal Sharona. Final answer. 😂

Even at $240, I’m still going 7 pin. It just seems the most robust to me, and I have to have bass control. I have the bass turned down substantially on the Roxanne and the Sharona. I feel like they both need it to match my taste at least. The only one I have that I wouldn’t have needed the bass...

They put this up about the Pearl not too long ago and you can see the 7 pin on it. It looks like there’s a little box it plugs into, maybe that gives you eq control through the 7 pin being wired to the separate divers, lows, mids, highs perhaps. You can see another box there along with the...

That can’t be the Pearl though right? It’s got the T2 connector on it. I thought the Pearl was 7 pin only. They said the Pearl was the reason why they have the 7 pin… I’m guessing it has a box of some sort that you plug into that gives you control over not only the bass, but also the mids and...

Sounds good. Well I’ve always wanted a new Roxanne, so I am very excited.

Oh goodness. How was it? Oof. Gonna have to buy two iems in one year. Breaking my own rule here.

Wait, wait. There’s a new Roxanne coming? Is that true? AJ, is there like a date on that? I thought Pearl would be next… pearl looks a little more pointed towards stage musicians. I would be all about a new Roxanne though. God, my poor wallet.

I love what you said about being able to tell the difference between a Fender and a Gibson. That’s the kinda crazy in depth listening and guitar worship I do. The contour sounds fantastic. I’d love to hear it. I try to only buy one JH set a year… try to take it easy on my wallet a bit. I’ve got...

Hey AJ how about a new roxanne?… better sub bass extension, use the rau super tweeter… modern drivers and techniques but with the exact same frequency response as the original, outside of the better extension in both directions. I’d buy it tomorrow. Just a thought. 😉

Built to stand up to the rigors of life on the road as a touring musician. They feel super solid. I love that about them too. I think I own the exact very delicate iem that you are talking about. It feels as light as paper. Makes me really nervous. Haven’t had any cracks, so that’s good. Got the...

Hey cool, that’s awesome. Thanks for posting those. Are those little brown boxes capacitors? Part of the crossover? Can you see the crossover board in there somewhere? Like on the side of the iem that the nozzle is on? Mine are transparent but they are blue, so you can’t see nearly as well as...

Thanks! It’s nice to have someone say that’s how they hear it too 😊 Crazy it’s 8 years old. I was thinking 5 or 6… time goes by so fast. It has aged very gracefully I must say. Still sounds awesome. I feel like the really good ones end up having really long lifecycles, like as far as still...

To me the Sharona is superior in just about every way. The Roxanne is an older design, it’s been out for a bit… the Sharona sounds like a much more modern iem. It’s has vastly better extension in both directions. The Roxanne rolls off a bit in the sub bass, the Sharona digs down very deep into...

Wow those look great!! I’m happy you’re able to eq them to bring that bass down a bit. I agree they are a better earphone than the Jolene… overall. I love the Jolene too… and the Roxanne. Each one is just a different flavor. I consider myself lucky and grateful to be able to have the ability to...

Those look fantastic. Glad they can get the 4 pin on there for you and that they took care of it so fast. I’m happy I went with the 7 pin. I’ve had really good luck with the 7 on my Jolene. I think it’s the best connector available. I have the 4 pin on my Roxanne’s and it’s been equally as...