Best ThieAudio IEMs

Thieaudio Monarch MK IV

Thieaudio Monarch MK IV

Jays Audio: Smooth, clean, balanced, and slightly airy in the balance switch. Goes from a clean all-rounder to a warm/bassy all-rounder. Great tech. Basically a cheaper Prestige LTD with more tuning options....
Jaytiss: Detailed fun, rich bass. It's hard to fault
IEMRanking AI: The Thieaudio Monarch MK IV stands out with its innovative dual-tuning switch, allowing seamless transitions between a balanced, studio-like "Standard" mode and a bass-boosted "Rumble" mode that adds...

Tuning: S Tech: S Mids: S+ Treble: S+ Dynamics: S Soundstage: S+

Switchable Neutral/Rumble 2DD+6BA+2EST

Thieaudio Monarch MK IV review by jays-audio

Thieaudio Monarch MK IV review by jaytiss

Thieaudio Monarch MK IV review by iemranking

8.9

8

9

S-

Thieaudio Valhalla

Jays Audio: TOTL all-rounder with "endgame" tech across the board, a better tuned U12T with better bass texture
Jaytiss: Big fan, but lack fantastic air like some other sets.
Fresh Reviews: S tier for COD, borders A- for other titles
Shuwa-T: Strengths: Deep bass despite all BA set, techs carry this set more than the overall tone. Weaknesses: Treble is mushy for something with so many BAs, not for high frequency enjoyers.

Tuning: S- Tech: S- Bass: S- Mids: S- Treble: A+ Dynamics: S- Soundstage: S Details: S- Imaging: S-

V-Shaped 19BA

Thieaudio Valhalla review by smirk-audio

Thieaudio Valhalla review by fresh-reviews

8.9

8.2

A+

$1,299

Thieaudio Prestige LTD

Thieaudio Prestige LTD

Jays Audio: 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...
Jaytiss: The unit I reviewed had wonky bass, expect this to change if I review a unit with proper bass.
Shuwa-T: Strengths: A much better implementation than the Prestige OG.
Nymz: The best Thieaudio I've heard to date. Very close tonality to the Mk3, but with better technical performance, especially in the dynamics and stage departments.

Tuning: A+ Tech: A+ Bass: A Mids: A+ Treble: A+ Dynamics: B Soundstage: S- Details: A- Imaging: A

n/a 1DD+4BA+4EST

Thieaudio Prestige LTD review by jays-audio

Thieaudio Prestige LTD review by jaytiss

Thieaudio Prestige LTD review by smirk-audio

Thieaudio Prestige LTD review by shuwa-t

Thieaudio Prestige LTD review by z-reviews

8.3

7.1

A+

$999

Thieaudio Monarch MK3

Thieaudio Monarch MK3

Jays Audio: 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.
Gizaudio Axel: 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...
Jaytiss: Fatiging at times for me, too fun at times.
Precogvision: Still perplexingly poor bass performance, but improves upon the Monarch MKII's treble extension noticeably.
Smirk Audio: Elevated, well-textured mid-bass. Pleasant mids. Elevated upper-treble may be pesky to some.
Fresh Reviews: Borders A for some titles
Shuwa-T: Strengths: Better bass response compared to the mk2. Weaknesses: Trades off the lush midrange in place of a cleaner sounding, almost boring midrange.
Nymz: An improvement in the bass and treble department over the Mk2, but without the same special sauce in the mid-range and with some imaging problems still.

Tuning: A Tech: A Bass: A- Mids: A Treble: A Dynamics: A Soundstage: S- Details: A Imaging: A-

U-Shaped 2DD+6BA+2EST

Thieaudio Monarch MK3 review by jays-audio

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Thieaudio Monarch MK3 review by precogvision

Thieaudio Monarch MK3 review by smirk-audio

Thieaudio Monarch MK3 review by fresh-reviews

Thieaudio Monarch MK3 review by z-reviews

8.1

7.5

6.8

A+

$999

Thieaudio Monarch Mk2

Thieaudio Monarch Mk2

Jays Audio: 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...
Gizaudio Axel: Smooth, balanced tuning with natural vocals, beautiful timbre, and excellent tonality. Detail and could use more bass. Treble depends on ear tips. Outstanding tuning.
Jaytiss: Still a king, more neutral to my ears, than MK 3. Just wow.
Precogvision: A solid improvement in imaging with slightly more palatable tonality than its predecessor.
Tim Tuned: Pros: Cohesive, smooth, balanced, technical. Cons: slight treble wispiness.
Super* Review: Good treble with tons of air. Forward, ethereal mids. Good detail retrieval with

Tuning: A+ Tech: A+ Bass: B+ Mids: S- Treble: A+ Dynamics: B+ Soundstage: S- Details: A Imaging: A-

bass-boosted neutral 1DD+6BA+2EST

Thieaudio Monarch Mk2 review by jays-audio

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Thieaudio Monarch Mk2 review by smirk-audio

8.1

7.1

A+

Thieaudio Hype 10

Jays Audio: 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.
Gizaudio Axel: More detailed Hype 4. Too similar to the Hype 4.
Jaytiss: It leaves me lacking nothing, just a fantastic set.
Fresh Reviews: Strengths: Rather similarly tuned to the Hype 4, which is regarded as a mini Monarch 3.

Tuning: A+ Tech: A+ Bass: A+ Mids: A+ Treble: S- Dynamics: A+ Soundstage: A+ Details: A Imaging: A+

Jm1 2DD+10BA

Thieaudio Hype 10 review by gizaudio-axel

Thieaudio Hype 10 review by fresh-reviews

8.1

7.4

A

Thieaudio Origin

Jays Audio: 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...
Jaytiss: Great set, has a lot of positives and is amazing on bass tracks.
Tim Tuned: Pros: Mega bass additiveness. Cons: Bass too much.
Super* Review: Interesting sound. It becomes it's own thing. Fit is not great.
IEMRanking AI: The Thieaudio Origin delivers a bass-forward signature with a substantial 12dB sub-bass boost that provides visceral rumble and slam, particularly effective for electronic or hip-hop genres. Despite...

Tuning: A+ Tech: A- Bass: S Mids: S- Treble: A- Dynamics: S+ Soundstage: S

Bass-Heavy Balanced 1DD+4BA+2EST+1BC

Thieaudio Origin review by fresh-reviews

7.8

7.3

A

$589

Thieaudio Oracle MKIII

Thieaudio Oracle MKIII

Jays Audio: 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...
Jaytiss: It's like a Pilgrim OG with EST. It's kinda cool.
Precogvision: Pretty detailed but sounds incoherent, particularly in the treble, which also seems exaggerated in a bad way.
Super* Review: A step in the right direction compared to mk2. I like this as much as the mk1. Solid all-rounder, good sense of separation.
IEMRanking AI: The ThieAudio Oracle MKIII presents a divisive tonal character that splits listener opinions. Its bass response, driven by dual dynamic drivers in an IMPACT2 subwoofer configuration, offers textured...

Tuning: A Tech: A Bass: B+ Mids: A Treble: B+ Dynamics: A- Soundstage: A Details: A Imaging: A-

Neutral with bass boost 2DD+2BA+2EST

Thieaudio Oracle MKIII review by jays-audio

Thieaudio Oracle MKIII review by jaytiss

Thieaudio Oracle MKIII review by precogvision

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Thieaudio Oracle MKIII review by iemranking

Thieaudio Oracle MKIII review by fresh-reviews

Thieaudio Oracle MKIII review by shuwa-t

Thieaudio Oracle MKIII review by z-reviews

7.7

7.3

A-

$1,499

Thieaudio v16 Divinity

Thieaudio v16 Divinity

Precogvision: Nice BA bass and detail overall, but the upper-midrange is odd and treble sounds sort of dead.
Tim Tuned: Pros: Excellent across the board. Cons: Not special in one particular way.
Shuwa-T: Strengths: Clarity and balanced tuning, very strong technical performance with little to no BA timbre. Weaknesses: Not much airiness, which can create the impression of a not so wide soundstage....

Tuning: A Tech: A Bass: A Mids: A- Treble: A- Dynamics: B Soundstage: A+ Details: A Imaging: A-

Neutral with bass boost 16BA

Thieaudio v16 Divinity review by precogvision

Thieaudio v16 Divinity review by tim-tuned

Thieaudio v16 Divinity review by shuwa-t

7.4

6.6

A-

Thieaudio Hype 4

Jays Audio: 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.
Gizaudio Axel: 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.
Jaytiss: Upper trebble is odd on many tracks, but is a strong set.
Precogvision: Bass sounds somewhat 'BA-ish' for being DD, but well-tuned, decently technical, and a very solid package overall.
Super* Review: Great imaging and headstage. Width is outstanding. Even at 400 bucks it's outstanding in this pricerange.
Fresh Reviews: Strengths: Contains some DNA of the well tuned Monarch 3.

Tuning: A Tech: A- Bass: A- Mids: A Treble: A- Dynamics: B+ Soundstage: A Details: A- Imaging: A-

JM1 ish 2DD+4BA

Thieaudio Hype 4 review by gizaudio-axel

Thieaudio Hype 4 review by fresh-reviews

7.3

A-

$700

Thieaudio Clairvoyance

Crin: Inoffensive, pleasant tuning specialising in extremely balanced tonality and bass control.
Precogvision: A more pleasant, warmer Monarch with cutbacks in resolution.
Tim Tuned: Pros: Amazingly balanced tuning.
Shuwa-T: Strengths: Balanced sounding across all frequencies. Comment: Subbass hump is real.

Tuning: A Tech: B+ Bass: B+ Mids: A Treble: A- Dynamics: C+ Soundstage: A- Details: B+ Imaging: B

Warm neutral 1DD+5BA+2EST

Thieaudio Clairvoyance review by precogvision

Thieaudio Clairvoyance review by tim-tuned

Thieaudio Clairvoyance review by super-review

Thieaudio Clairvoyance review by shuwa-t

7.1

6.5

A-

Thieaudio Oracle

Jays Audio: 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.
Crin: Functionally similar to the Clairvoyance with slight cutbacks in overall clarity and resolution.
Jaytiss: Great iem for what it is. Really impressive.
Precogvision: Pleasant tonality, but low-level detailing and compression.
Tim Tuned: Pros: Tuning so good it melts your soul (kinda). Cons: treble wispiness + slight incoherent.
Shuwa-T: Strengths: Balanced sounding with good detail retrieval. Comment: A miniature Monarch.
Nymz: Great vocals, very lean tuning. Not very technical for the price.

Tuning: A Tech: B+ Bass: B+ Mids: A Treble: A- Dynamics: B- Soundstage: A Details: B Imaging: B-

Bright neutral 1DD+2BA+2EST

7.1

6.5

A-

$730

Thieaudio Monarch

Jays Audio: 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.
Crin: Neutral with bass boost
Precogvision: Not particularly coherent, but an attention grabber with solid, surface-level detail.
Tim Tuned: Pros: Superb separation, fun clean signature.
Shuwa-T: Strengths: Balanced sounding across all frequencies. Weaknesses: Lower mids on thinner side. Comment: Less steep subbass hump, clearer midrange.

Tuning: A- Tech: A Bass: B+ Mids: A- Treble: A Dynamics: C+ Soundstage: A Details: A Imaging: B+

Harman Neutral 1DD+6BA+2EST

Thieaudio Monarch review by precogvision

Thieaudio Monarch review by super-review

7.1

7.2

A-

$1,200

Thieaudio Prestige

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

Tuning: A- Tech: A Bass: A- Mids: B+ Treble: A- Dynamics: B Details: A- Imaging: B

n/a 1DD+4BA+4EST

Thieaudio Prestige review by gizaudio-axel

Thieaudio Prestige review by precogvision

7

6.4

B

$720

Thieaudio Excalibur

Crin: Probably the weakest of the ThieAudio tribrids, but still great on its own.
Precogvision: Better clarity than the Oracle and more dynamic than most of ThieAudio's IEMs at the expense of some shoutyness.
Shuwa-T: Strengths: Decent tuning. Weaknesses: Narrower sounding, not as holographic soundstage as Oracle.

Tuning: B Tech: B Bass: B Mids: B Treble: B Dynamics: B Soundstage: B Details: B Imaging: B-

V-Shaped 1DD+2BA+2EST

Thieaudio Excalibur review by precogvision

6.4

5.9

B

$299

ThieAudio Hype 2

Jays Audio: Mini-Monarch MK3 with less bass and details. 80% there. Harmanish tuning, and best all-rounder before Studio 4.
Jaytiss: Just not right for me, but solid.
Precogvision: Poor bass performance and sounds like surface-level detailing due to mid-treble recession despite great frequency response.
Tim Tuned: Imagin is fantastic and stands out. Hype 2 is a pretty good place to start in the hobby
Super* Review: Good sub-bass but lackluster impact in the mid-bass. Mid-range is fine, but could use more separation/layering. Good techs for the price.

Tuning: B+ Tech: B+ Bass: B Mids: B+ Treble: B+ Dynamics: B Soundstage: A+ Details: B Imaging: B-

n/a 2DD+2BA

ThieAudio Hype 2 review by gizaudio-axel

6.2

6.6

B

$589

ThieAudio Oracle mkII