The Advanced Acoustic Werkes A3H hydbrid IEMs were lent to me by fellow Head-Fier, @anupong, so I am very grateful to him for allowing me to complete a full review of these little beauties.
The A3H has a recommended price of roughly $500 Singapore Dollars and is available in either a custom or universal style. On the AAW site there is an A3H-V model which is slightly more expensive and is tuned specifically for vocals, but the model Anupong lent me was the standard A3H.
I've completed a full review with plenty of images over on my blog so please check it out if you need more info, but here's a summary of my thoughts about the Advanced Acoustic Werkes A3H:
The A3H is a thoroughly enjoyable v-shaped IEM. It offers more bass than the FIDUE A83 and a bit less treble which results in a natural, but fun overall sound at the ‘expense’ of some detail and subtlety. The soundstage and image from the A3H can be highly coherent and detailed with the right sources and the overall experience is one that you can get lost in for hours of engaging and enjoyable listening. All-in-all the sound is enjoyable, dynamic and fun and makes for a very engaging listen across a wide range of genres and long sessions of listening.
The A3H has a recommended price of roughly $500 Singapore Dollars and is available in either a custom or universal style. On the AAW site there is an A3H-V model which is slightly more expensive and is tuned specifically for vocals, but the model Anupong lent me was the standard A3H.
I've completed a full review with plenty of images over on my blog so please check it out if you need more info, but here's a summary of my thoughts about the Advanced Acoustic Werkes A3H:
The A3H is a thoroughly enjoyable v-shaped IEM. It offers more bass than the FIDUE A83 and a bit less treble which results in a natural, but fun overall sound at the ‘expense’ of some detail and subtlety. The soundstage and image from the A3H can be highly coherent and detailed with the right sources and the overall experience is one that you can get lost in for hours of engaging and enjoyable listening. All-in-all the sound is enjoyable, dynamic and fun and makes for a very engaging listen across a wide range of genres and long sessions of listening.Build quality is very good as well with attractive aesthetics, a beautiful cable, and excellent comfort, even for people like me with small ear canals. The version I was loaned uses a dark timber insert in the faceplate on top of a beautiful dark grey acrylic that is essentially opaque except in bright light.
If you’re looking to spend up to $500 on a universal IEM I would definitely recommend considering the A3H along with some of the other strong universal options like the Audiofly AF140 or AF180, and the FIDUE A83. If you’re looking for a custom IEM though, the A3H is a bargain custom that sounds great, assuming you like a v-shaped, engaging and dynamic sound.
One small caveat is that the A3H, like many IEMs with enhanced frequencies (particularly treble), can sound slightly artificial with some sources, but if your source is mostly neutral sounding or slightly warm you should find the AAW A3H an extremely fun and enjoyable IEM.
Apologies that I don't have time to recreate another full review here, but please feel free to jump over to my blog if you want to know all the 'in's and out's"
jared basshead
Also what would be your thoughts on a3h vs gr07 mk2?
And I read through your blog , I think you the cable that you mentioned is actually pwaudio blackicon series pure silver cable that's around 2080HKD, the default cable that null audio provides is null audio Quantum SPC cable which isn't great compared to a83s stock cable. Just my thoughts