Final Audio Design Impressions and Discussion Thread

[fidgeraldo]

Sorry, i am from Japan and MSRP was 198.000 JPY (A8000) and A100000 is 398.000 JPY.

Not a problem. Now we can expect the price for the rest of the world to be around $4k.

I can live with that.
Besides the A8000, who needs a 10000 model?
One of the things that attracted me to the A8000 is the design, which is very unusual and different.
A10000 is not really anything special, it is more reminiscent of all standard IEMs.
Beautiful but with a standard shell.

Cheers!

 

[123peter]

https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/265/4265624
Probably one of the freshest and most precise descriptions of new solutions
used in the Final Audio A10000 IEM that I have found.
If the A8000 has been improved (and was there anything in them that could be improved?)
then I bow to the Final Audio engineers.
I have to listen to them and test them.

 

[fidgeraldo]

A10000 is not really anything special, it is more reminiscent of all standard IEMs.
Beautiful but with a standard shell.

I take back what I said. I saw a new photo from a member, holding A10000 in his palm, which is completely different from the official one taken from the front. The new angle of the A10000 reveals its true design, which is Final Audio's unique style! Now I can say that I like it a lot, just like previous models.
But I won't like the price, that's for sure!

Cheers!

 

[Scubadevils]

I take back what I said. I saw a new photo from a member, holding A10000 in his palm, which is completely different from the official one taken from the front. The new angle of the A10000 reveals its true design, which is Final Audio's unique style! Now I can say that I like it a lot, just like previous models.
But I won't like the price, that's for sure!

Cheers!

I think they look fantastic and hope they even come close to the wonderful comfort of the likes of the A6000 etc… appreciate different materials of course. How is the fit with the A8000? - I briefly tried at a meet up but can’t recall.

Price we can assume will be close to €3k based on the Japanese retail?!

Honestly though, nothing excites me as much in this hobby as new flagship dynamic drivers from brands with a fantastic track record!

 

[fidgeraldo]

How is the fit with the A8000?

I believe the same as A6000. If it's not the same design and size, it's probably very similar. It fits perfectly!
I have A3000, I didn't use it for some time, but as I remember, it fits great, too.
A8000 fits even better because it's made of metal and is a bit weightier, so it stays in place even better.
For me, the fit and sound are 10/10, easy.
Besides the IE900, probably the best fit I've tried. I have a Shanling ME80, which is a tiny one, and it fits great, too.

Cheers!

 

[Saskia]

I did not audition A10K owing to long queue ( 5 minutes only ) but people seem to like it unlike D6K.

 

[Half Note]

https://halfnotereviews0.wordpress.com/2025/04/28/final-a8000-review/

Hey guys, so I'll only be preaching to devotees here but still, here's my review of the Final A8000 !

 

[fidgeraldo]

Hey guys

I'll add my short observation...A8000 are heluva FUN (exciting) IEMs!

Cheers!

 

[Vamp898]

Does anyone know in which country the A10000 is made in? The Homepage says nothing about it.