This is my first ever Jomo Audio IEM. I’ve certainly gawked at them on Musicteck and across the internet but I never pulled the trigger. I suppose I was thinking they might tune their sets like other Eastern manufacturers that place such emphasis on treble perfection. Well, when I saw Nautilus I had to take the plunge. To me, it’s absolutely gorgeous. I grabbed one from Andrew at Musicteck where the buying experience is always easy peasy.
Needless to say, they didn’t disappoint out of the box. Every bit as amazing in person. They have a nice little weight to them but not too much to make them uncomfortable. Fit is fabulous. It reminds me a bit of what I wish IER Z1R fit like.
I popped them in my ear with the peerless Dongle Luxury and Precision W2 Ultra. My fears about a bass-lite set were immediately put to rest. These suckers bring the slam and bring the rumble! I had the excellent Thieaudio Origin with me throughout my time with Nautilus and while Nautilus doesn’t bring quite the thunder but….it’s really pretty close! The Timbre, texture without a hint of bloat. This is TOTL bass response guys.
Moving onto the mids…I’m in love with the sweetness of the vocals this IEM produces. Male and Female are as close to perfect as I’ve heard in the hobby, There is a massive amount of detail here as well and while the upper mids are energetic, they don’t bother me and i have some hyper upper mids sensitivity (Couldn’t listen to Odin for more than 30 minutes). Staging and Imagine are also TOTL to my ear. I can’t tell you how many friends that have had to hear me say over and over “I can’t believe this set doesn’t cost 3 grand. People that think AirPods are the pinnacle. :0)
Going with my new soundstage test song (The Beat Hotel by Allan Taylor) Nautilus gives the feel of being in a large cathedral. The whole spectrum provides this enormous wide and TALL sound with extremely accurate imaging. Can it really be $800?
Let’s talk about the highs. The treble response here is Elysian-like. Reminds me very much of Annihilator ‘23. I’m no treble-head. I love my sparkle and I love my air and I love my micro details. But i like them within and overall warm of neutral spectrum. Nautilus and Annihilator ‘23 are the only two sets to weave a frequency curve masterfully for my likes. I haven’t heard once sibilant note. I haven’t felt any harshness at all. Just clean, gorgeous highs.
As I’ve said I have the Thieaudio Origin and also the Penon Voltage with me.
Origin: Is my favorite Thieaudio set. It’s borderline a bass head iem but with outstanding little ballerina-like treble notes. The bounce around like like a little fairy flying by your ear. It doesn’t quite have the same mids level as Nautilus, but it does have even bigger and deeper bass….by a hair or two. I found that the Nautilus fits better for longer sessions. And build quality goes to the Nautilus as well. I’ve had the Nautilus for several weeks now and there isn’t a scratch on it. I’ve been careful but not that careful.
Penon Voltage: I definitely see what all the great reviews are about. This IEM does some really great things but surprisingly, in a very different way from Nautilus. Vocals are more forward on the Nautilus but I don’t feel like they sound scooped. Voltage has great timbre in the mids and bass, though the bass doesn’t come with nearly the physicality of Nautilus. Don’t get me wrong, Voltage does have high quality bass, just not thunderous like the Jomo set. Treble is well extended and you can play around with the switches to get things just right for you. I recommend the bass switch on and the treble switch off. But I like to hear with both on with a copper cable. It’s another gorgeous IEM.
Nautilus is a keeper, even for a guy that keeps nothing. Always chasing the next amazing thing. This set sounds incredible with everything I threw at it.
Luxury and Precision w2 ULTRA
IBASSO DC ELITE
Onix Miracle
Hiby FD5 Cyberpunk (thing is awesome!)
I can’t rec the Jomo Nautilus any higher. You get TOTL performance for $800. It’s as if Jomo gave us all at $2200 coupon for Christmas or something. I’m pumped to try more of their lineup!
Bravo Jomo! Keep em coming!
Needless to say, they didn’t disappoint out of the box. Every bit as amazing in person. They have a nice little weight to them but not too much to make them uncomfortable. Fit is fabulous. It reminds me a bit of what I wish IER Z1R fit like.
I popped them in my ear with the peerless Dongle Luxury and Precision W2 Ultra. My fears about a bass-lite set were immediately put to rest. These suckers bring the slam and bring the rumble! I had the excellent Thieaudio Origin with me throughout my time with Nautilus and while Nautilus doesn’t bring quite the thunder but….it’s really pretty close! The Timbre, texture without a hint of bloat. This is TOTL bass response guys.
Moving onto the mids…I’m in love with the sweetness of the vocals this IEM produces. Male and Female are as close to perfect as I’ve heard in the hobby, There is a massive amount of detail here as well and while the upper mids are energetic, they don’t bother me and i have some hyper upper mids sensitivity (Couldn’t listen to Odin for more than 30 minutes). Staging and Imagine are also TOTL to my ear. I can’t tell you how many friends that have had to hear me say over and over “I can’t believe this set doesn’t cost 3 grand. People that think AirPods are the pinnacle. :0)
Going with my new soundstage test song (The Beat Hotel by Allan Taylor) Nautilus gives the feel of being in a large cathedral. The whole spectrum provides this enormous wide and TALL sound with extremely accurate imaging. Can it really be $800?
Let’s talk about the highs. The treble response here is Elysian-like. Reminds me very much of Annihilator ‘23. I’m no treble-head. I love my sparkle and I love my air and I love my micro details. But i like them within and overall warm of neutral spectrum. Nautilus and Annihilator ‘23 are the only two sets to weave a frequency curve masterfully for my likes. I haven’t heard once sibilant note. I haven’t felt any harshness at all. Just clean, gorgeous highs.
As I’ve said I have the Thieaudio Origin and also the Penon Voltage with me.
Origin: Is my favorite Thieaudio set. It’s borderline a bass head iem but with outstanding little ballerina-like treble notes. The bounce around like like a little fairy flying by your ear. It doesn’t quite have the same mids level as Nautilus, but it does have even bigger and deeper bass….by a hair or two. I found that the Nautilus fits better for longer sessions. And build quality goes to the Nautilus as well. I’ve had the Nautilus for several weeks now and there isn’t a scratch on it. I’ve been careful but not that careful.
Penon Voltage: I definitely see what all the great reviews are about. This IEM does some really great things but surprisingly, in a very different way from Nautilus. Vocals are more forward on the Nautilus but I don’t feel like they sound scooped. Voltage has great timbre in the mids and bass, though the bass doesn’t come with nearly the physicality of Nautilus. Don’t get me wrong, Voltage does have high quality bass, just not thunderous like the Jomo set. Treble is well extended and you can play around with the switches to get things just right for you. I recommend the bass switch on and the treble switch off. But I like to hear with both on with a copper cable. It’s another gorgeous IEM.
Nautilus is a keeper, even for a guy that keeps nothing. Always chasing the next amazing thing. This set sounds incredible with everything I threw at it.
Luxury and Precision w2 ULTRA
IBASSO DC ELITE
Onix Miracle
Hiby FD5 Cyberpunk (thing is awesome!)
I can’t rec the Jomo Nautilus any higher. You get TOTL performance for $800. It’s as if Jomo gave us all at $2200 coupon for Christmas or something. I’m pumped to try more of their lineup!
Wildcatsare1
Great review, you calling it a keeper tells me these are very special!
vikinguy
Origin if you're sensitive to treble.
