Best ThieAudio IEMs

S-

$2000

Thieaudio Valhalla

• TOTL all-rounder with "endgame" tech across the board, a better tuned U12T with better bass texture
• Big fan, but lack fantastic air like some other sets.

V-Shaped 19BA

9.1

7.7

A+

$1300

Thieaudio Prestige LTD

• Clean and natural signature with treble emphasis. LOTS of details with airy treble without going overboard (better treble extension vs MK2/MK3). Bass is not as impactful versus MK3 but has better...
• The unit I reviewed had wonky bass, expect this to change if I review a unit with proper bass.

n/a 1DD+4BA+4EST

8.6

7.8

A+

$1000

Thieaudio Monarch MK2

• Neutral tuning with one of the clearest mid-ranges. Natural and clean vocals. Great resolution, separation, and detail. Can be a little dry with its analytical presentation. Bass is well-seperated...
• Smooth, balanced tuning with natural vocals, beautiful timbre, and excellent tonality. Detail and could use more bass. Treble depends on ear tips. Outstanding tuning.
• Still a king, more neutral to my ears, than MK 3. Just wow.
• A solid improvement in imaging with slightly more palatable tonality than its predecessor.
• Pros: Cohesive, smooth, balanced, technical. Cons: slight treble wispiness.
• Good treble

Neutral 1DD+6BA+2EST

8.5

7.5

A

$899

Thieaudio Hype 10

• U-shaped, nice treble extention and dynamics, solid vocals, more low-end emphasis than MK3, dynamic and great all-rounder that doesn't specialize in anything.
• More detailed Hype 4. Too similar to the Hype 4.
• It leaves me lacking nothing, just a fantastic set.

Jm1 2DD+10BA

8.4

7.9

A

$1000

Thieaudio Monarch MK3

• Better low-end texture and overall more engaging than MK2, but lacks the mid-range/vocal magic, so depending on your preference either is great. Still TOTL tech like MK2. Great all-rounder.
• More bass, treble, and detail than the Monarch MK II. The vocal magic of the Monarch MK II is gone. I prefer the Monarch MK II for its tonality, vocals, and timbre, but I get why some prefer the MK...
• Fatiging at times for me, too fun at times.
• Still perplexingly poor bass performance, but improves upon the Monarch MKII's treble extension noticeably.
• Elevated, well-textured mid-bass. Pleasant mids. Elevated upper-treble may be pesky to some.

U-Shaped 2DD+6BA+2EST

8.1

7.3

6.8

A-

$850

ThieAudio Origin

• Best bassy set under $1K. Bassy/thicker meta tuning. You can actually feel the reverb and vibration from the bone conduction drivers, great control and low-end texture. Mids and treble are also well...
• Great set, has a lot of positives and is amazing on bass tracks.
• Pros: Mega bass additiveness. Cons: Bass too much.
• Interesting sound. It becomes it's own thing. Fit is not great.

Bassy 3BA+1BC,+1DD,+2EST,

7.8

7.9

A-

$400

ThieAudio Hype 4

• One of the best all-rounders under $600 (v-shaped harman). Treble quality is smooth and well extended. Great low-end texture with lots of impact. Good vocals. Solid tech, and just solid in general.
• Fun, bass-boosted sound with powerful bass, great treble extension, and clear vocals. Treble can be overly crisp at times. A fun and exciting IEM.
• Upper trebble is odd on many tracks, but is a strong set.
• Bass sounds somewhat 'BA-ish' for being DD, but well-tuned, decently technical, and a very solid package overall.
• Great imaging and headstage. Width is outstanding. Even at 400 bucks it's outstanding in this pricerange.

JM1 ish 2DD+4BA

7.7

7.7

A-

$599

ThieAudio Oracle mk3

• Great bass texture, much better than predecessors, smooth and slightly airy giving it a sizzly timbre, great layering/separation, vocals are slightly laid back but not gone, very balanced across...
• It's like a Pilgrim OG with EST. It's kinda cool.
• Pretty detailed but sounds incoherent, particularly in the treble, which also seems exaggerated in a bad way.
• A step in the right direction compared to mk2. I like this as much as the mk1. Solid all-rounder, good sense of separation.

n/a 2DD+2BA+2EST

7.7

7.7

A-

$539

ThieAudio Oracle

• Amazing airy and relaxing vocals. Sweet and gentle presentation. Clean, clear vocals - could be too balanced tho. Great separation, but stage size could be better.
• Functionally similar to the Clairvoyance with slight cutbacks in overall clarity and resolution.
• Great iem for what it is. Really impressive.
• Pleasant tonality, but low-level detailing and compression.
• Pros: Tuning so good it melts your soul (kinda). Cons: treble wispiness + slight incoherent.

Neutral 1DD+2BA+2EST

7.7

7.1

A-

$1500

ThieAudio V16 Divinity

• Nice BA bass and detail overall, but the upper-midrange is odd and treble sounds sort of dead.
• Pros: Excellent across the board. Cons: Not special in one particular way.

Neutral with bass boost 16BA

7.6

6.5

B+

$700

Thieaudio Clairvoyance

• Inoffensive, pleasant tuning specialising in extremely balanced tonality and bass control.
• A more pleasant, warmer Monarch with cutbacks in resolution.
• Pros: Amazingly balanced tuning.

Neutral 1DD+5BA+2EST

7.4

6

B+

$1200

ThieAudio Prestige

• Sub-bass boost + treble boost. Similar to Crimson, lots of treble energy, great tech, more aggresive LTD.
• Lots of bass, good slam, controlled mid-range. Bass quality, too much upper treble, timbre, and overall detail.
• Very bright in the upper-treble which leads to a fatiguing sound and masking issues.
• Pros: High micro details, clean bass. Cons: Treble damage timbre.

n/a 1DD+4BA+4EST

7.3

6.7

B+

$730

Thieaudio Monarch

• Endgame clarity and layering. Great resolution, and open staging. Not holographic but very clean. Rumbly sub-bass but mid-bass tuck can kill some libraries, and affects vocal thinness.
• Neutral with bass boost
• Not particularly coherent, but an attention grabber with solid, surface-level detail.
• Pros: Superb separation, fun clean signature.

U-Shaped 1DD+6BA+2EST

7.2

7.2

B+

$299

ThieAudio Hype 2

• Mini-Monarch MK3 with less bass and details. 80% there. Harmanish tuning, and best all-rounder before Studio 4.
• Just not right for me, but solid.
• Poor bass performance and sounds like surface-level detailing due to mid-treble recession despite great frequency response.
• Imagin is fantastic and stands out. Hype 2 is a pretty good place to start in the hobby

n/a 2DD+2BA

7

7.8

B

$720

ThieAudio Excalibur

• Probably the weakest of the ThieAudio tribrids, but still great on its own.
• Better clarity than the Oracle and more dynamic than most of ThieAudio's IEMs at the expense of some shoutyness.

V-Shaped 1DD+2BA+2EST

6.7

6.1

B-

$590

ThieAudio Oracle MKII

• CLEAR with LOTS of detail. Nice sub-bass rumble with no mid-bass bleed. Treble is super extended as well as high-mids. Female vocals sound lively and sings, but can be too much at high volume and...
• It's a little bright.
• A brighter Oracle. Shouty upper-midrange and artifical sounding treble response.
• Pros: Detailed, airy, mostly well tuned. Cons: dry timbre from treble amount.

U-Shaped 1DD+2BA+2EST

6.4

6.8

B-

$200

Thieaudio Legacy 4

• Well-tuned if technically lacking in comparison. Could use some more power in the bass.
• Good tonal balance, but can be fatiguing. Sounds like it's trying too hard.

V-Shaped 1DD+3BA

6.4

6.2

B-

$210

ThieAudio Elixir

• Solid detail pickup and clean, snappy transients with a hint of Focal-inspired treble.
• Pros: Safe tuning, relatively balanced. Cons: lacking treble.

Neutral 1DD

6.1

6

B-

$1000

ThieAudio Voyager 14

• Evokes a qdc-ish house sound, though stumbles in both tuning refinement and technicalities.
• Good tonal balance and technicalities. Just lacking a few legs of refinement.

Neutral 14BA

6

5.5

C+

$550

ThieAudio Legacy 9

• Bass a little too slow and sluggish with minor quirks in the midrange-treble transition.
• Solid bass and sparkly, well-extended treble. Could use more work in the detail and imaging department.

Bassy 1DD+8BA

5.6

5.2

C

$250

ThieAudio Legacy 5

• A little lacking in the upper-mids but otherwise a competent set.
• Safe, but decidedly boring.

Neutral 1DD+4BA

5.3

5.6

C-

$100

Thieaudio Legacy 2

• Pleasant tuning marred by low-level detailing and downwards compression.

Neutral 1DD+1BA

4.9

4.5

D+

$120

Thieaudio Legacy 3

• Balanced tonality with a laid-back signature, nothing much to fault nor to praise.
• Pleasant tuning that's too dark for my preferences. Seems to have some QC issues.

Neutral 1DD+2BA

4.4

4.9

D+

$160

Thieaudio Voyager 3

• Slightly esoteric signature that somewhat works.
• One usable setting; leave it at 01 to get the upper-mids back.

V-Shaped 3BA

4.3

5