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S
$3699

  • Exceptional detail, high-quality bass, balanced tonality, and excellent timbre. The bass has a fast decay. Endgame-level detail paired with great tonality.
n/a 2DD+6BA+4EST Softears Enigma review by gizaudio-axel
9.5
8.4
A
$700

  • Slightly warm/neutral, very well balanced, good scaling, TOTL male vocals, big staging, wait for sale
n/a n/a Softears Twilight sale review by jays-audio
8
7.8
A
$2100

  • Great tuning with forward vocals and excellent detail. Unvented design, BA bass, and can be slightly shouty on some tracks. I prefer more bass.
  • A little shouty and intense but very resolving and well-defined. A somewhat refined Moondrop S8.
  • Nice iem, clean clear out of the box
  • A slightly more resolving S8 at the expense of added grittiness and more upper-midrange.
  • Cons: BA timbre.
U-Shaped 10BA Softears RS10 review by gizaudio-axel Softears RS10 review by crin Softears RS10 review by jaytiss Softears RS10 review by precogvision Softears RS10 review by tim-tuned
8
6.7
A
$320

  • Amazing vocals under $500 with the stock switch/clear tips or tangzu sancai regular (no impedance boost) with amazing vocal scaling. Recommended for higher volume listening like ballads, slower...
  • Studio 4 with DD bass, great bass texture, tonal accuracy, forward vocals, and natural timbre. High impedance mode sounds bright. A benchmark for tonality and timbre.
  • Probably the best iem of 2025 so far...
  • Fantastic IEM for the price. Super sharp and standout
n/a 2DD+2BA Softears Volume S review by jays-audio Softears Volume S review by gizaudio-axel Softears Volume S review by jaytiss Softears Volume S review by super-review Softears Volume S review by smirk-audio
8
7.8
A
$930

  • Beautiful warm sound signature with outstanding timbre and an open sound. I wouldn’t change a thing. My top choice for timbral accuracy.
  • It's like a tubed iem, it's really fun. Something about DDs, so good.
  • Pros: Warm tuning done correct, one of my favorite single DD. Cons: Need more treble.
Warm 1DD Softears Twilight review by gizaudio-axel Softears Twilight review by crin Softears Twilight review by jaytiss Softears Twilight review by tim-tuned
8
7.4
A-
$730

  • One of the best vocals I've heard on any IEM (especially for male artists). Mids and Treble is TOTL, smooth and well extended and has great naturalness and the perfect bite. Bass has great speed and...
  • Warmer, bassier, and slightly more resolving than the Studio 4, with great timbre. BA Bass. I prefer the Studio 4.
  • Very well-balanced tonality with surprisingly good timbre, though slightly lacking definition.
  • Great upper treble, but its overall tonality isn't perfect.
  • Well-tuned from top-to-bottom with good timbre. Safe to the point of boredom.
  • Pros: Timbre so beautiful you think it's not a BA set.
Bright 5BA Softears RSV review by jays-audio Softears RSV review by gizaudio-axel Softears RSV review by crin Softears RSV review by jaytiss Softears RSV review by precogvision Softears RSV review by tim-tuned Softears RSV review by super-review
7.9
7.4
7
A-
$450

  • Best all rounder under $500. "Correct" and neutral tuning. Perfect vocals, not as forward like RSV but zero faults. Slight Improvement over RSV in-terms of seapration and stage size/treble is...
  • Neutral, accurate sound with great bass, tonal accuracy, forward vocals, and natural timbre. Excellent isolation. Unvented design and BA bass may not suit everyone. A benchmark for tonality and...
  • Something magical about this set, but it's not the Bass.
  • Sounds plasticky and smoothed; inoffensive to the point of being offensive.
  • Pros: Just great all around, balance with amazingly clean midrange.
Bright 4BA Softears Studio 4 review by jays-audio Softears Studio 4 review by gizaudio-axel Softears Studio 4 review by jaytiss Softears Studio 4 review by precogvision Softears Studio 4 review by tim-tuned
7.6
7.4
A-
$2200 n/a 1DD+1BA+1EST+1BC+1PL Softears review by smirk-audio
7.6
6.1
B
$1400

  • Resolving and fairly well-tuned dynamic-driver IEM.
  • One of the more technically proficient single-DDs on the market.
V-Shaped 1DD Softears Turii review by crin Softears Turii review by precogvision
6.9
6.4
B
$285

  • Smooth, slightly splashy treble, but a legend.
  • Decent tonality but boring dynamics and low-level detailing. Oddly dipped in the mid-treble.
  • Pros: Nicely tuned, vocal forward signature. Cons: Treble air.
Neutral 1DD+2BA SoftEars Volume review by gizaudio-axel SoftEars Volume review by crin SoftEars Volume review by jaytiss SoftEars Volume review by precogvision SoftEars Volume review by tim-tuned SoftEars Volume review by super-review
6.5
7.3
B-
$2100

  • Darkish treble.
  • Lacking definition in the treble, otherwise a decently balanced tribrid IEM.
  • Dissapointing lack of treble extension and very weak bass (literally sounds more BA than it does DD).
Neutral 1DD+4BA+2EST SoftEars Cerberus review by gizaudio-axel SoftEars Cerberus review by crin SoftEars Cerberus review by precogvision
6.1
4.8
C
$170

  • HIGH VOLUME SET (at least 75dbs+). Warm, comfy, vintage-like sound with great immersion. Vocals are somehow still clear at higher volume and not overly dark. Not very good tech to $$ value wise, but...
  • Sound underwater.
  • Plasticky and lo-res. Upper-midrange sounds scooped out which contributes to large imaging but nothing else commendable about this.
n/a 2BA SoftEars Studio 2 review by jays-audio SoftEars Studio 2 review by jaytiss SoftEars Studio 2 review by precogvision
5.3
6.1