ANNOUNCING THE HEAD-FI MEMBERS POLL IEM WINNERS FOR 2022/23
(Price tiers that do not appear below did not receive any votes)
Best single-DD or single Planar/Elecrostat IEM
Less than $10 - WINNER:
Sony MH755
$10-24.99 - WINNER:
CCA CRA
$25-$49.99 - WINNER:
BLON-BL03
$50-$99.99 - TIE:
Moondrop Aria / Dunu Kima
$100-$199.99 - WINNER:
Letshuoer S12
$200-$349.99 - WINNER:
7Hz Timeless
$350-$499.99 - WINNER:
IMR Ozar
$500-$999.99 - WINNER:
Sennheiser IE600
$1000-$1999.99 - WINNER:
Campfire Audio Supermoon
$2000-$2999.99 - WINNER:
Final Audio A8000
$3000 and above - WINNER:
Shure KSE1500
Best all-BA or all-DD IEM
$10-24.99 - WINNER:
KZ DQ6S
$25-$49.99 - WINNER:
Truthear x Crinacle Zero
$50-$99.99 - WINNER:
KZ AS16 Pro
$100-$199.99 - WINNER:
Audiosense DT200
$200-$349.99 - WINNER:
Audiosense DT600
$350-$499.99 - WINNER:
Penon Serial
$500-$999.99 - WINNER:
Dunu SA6
$1000-$1999.99 - TIE:
64Audio U12t / Elysian Diva
$2000-$2999.99 - WINNER:
QDC Anole VX
$3000 and above - WINNER:
Vision Ears Phonix
Best Hybrid IEM (2 driver types only, including DD+BA, DD+magnetostat, BA+EST, etc.)
$10-24.99 - WINNER:
KZ ZEX
$25-$49.99 - WINNER:
KZ ZS10Pro X
$50-$99.99 - WINNER:
Truthear HEXA
$100-$199.99 - WINNER:
Dunu Talos
$200-$349.99 - WINNER:
BQEYZ Winter
$350-$499.99 - WINNER:
Sony XBA-N3
$500-$999.99 - TIE:
Fatfreq Maestro Mini / Earsonics ONYX / Fender Ten 5 / FiiO FH9 / UM MEXT / Audiosense AQ7 Insight / Symphonium Triton / IMR Semper / AKG N5005 / Sony XBA-Z5
$1000-$1999.99 - WINNER:
Sony IER-Z1R
$2000-$2999.99 - WINNER:
Vision Ears EXT
$3000 and above - WINNER:
Oriolus Traillii
Best Tribrid or more IEM (any combination of 3 or more driver types)
$25-$49.99 - WINNER:
KZ ZEX Pro
$50-$99.99 - WINNER:
NiceHCK NX7
$100-$199.99 - WINNER:
Tri i3
$200-$349.99 - WINNER:
LZ A7
$350-$499.99 - WINNER:
Moondrop Variations
$500-$999.99 - WINNER:
Thieaudio Monarch MkII
$1000-$1999.99 - WINNER:
UM Mest MkII
$2000-$2999.99 - WINNER:
Noble Kublai Khan
$3000 and above - TIE:
FiR Xe6 / Elysian X
Thank you to everyone who took time to participate in the year's poll. Please feel free to send us your thoughts and suggestions on what you'd like to see in next year's poll, and future polls going forward.
