AAW Canary VS Elysian Acoustic Lab x Effect Audio Gaea

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AAW Canary and Elysian Acoustic Lab x Effect Audio Gaea use 2DD+4BA+2EST and 1DD+4BA driver setups respectively. AAW Canary costs $2,170 while Elysian Acoustic Lab x Effect Audio Gaea costs $1,299. AAW Canary is $871 more expensive. Elysian Acoustic Lab x Effect Audio Gaea holds a decisive 3.5-point edge in reviewer scores (5 vs 8.5).

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Metric AAW Canary Elysian Acoustic Lab x Effect Audio Gaea
Tonality 5 8.5
Technicalities 5.5 8.5

AAW Canary Aggregated Review Score

Average Reviewer Scores

Crin

Average Reviewer Score:

5

Mixed to Negative

Elysian Acoustic Lab x Effect Audio Gaea Aggregated Review Score

Average Reviewer Scores

Audionotions

Average Reviewer Score:

8.5

Excellent

Reviews Comparison

AAW Canary (more reviews)

AAW Canary reviewed by Crin

Crin 5 Reviewer Score
C+ Tuning
B- Tech
Poor implementation of the EST driver. Decent in tonality and timbre, but that's about it.

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Elysian Acoustic Lab x Effect Audio Gaea (more reviews)

Elysian Acoustic Lab x Effect Audio Gaea reviewed by Audionotions

Audionotions 8.5 Reviewer Score
Gaea is bright, and at first, it might seem to be dry, but not in a bad way. I initially thought it could use more meat on the bones, but this tuning works very well after listening. Sinfully resolving. Great layering with top tier transients, dynamics, imaging, and separation. Mids and treble are amazing. Bass is very punchy but perhaps doesn't rumble as much as I'd like, but it is still quite nice. Lack of rumble in the bass is probably the only knock I have against Gaea, but even then, the bass response is incredibly fast and overall the bass is very well textured and incredibly high quality. Loved this on demo so much that I ended up buying my own. Very versatile - plays everything I throw at it with ease. Previously Owned

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AAW Canary User Review Score

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AAW Canary Gaming Score

Gaming Score & Grade

  • The gaming score is prioritizing technical capabilities of the IEM (Separation, Layering, Soundstage) and good value.

Gaming Score

3.9

Gaming Grade

D+

Elysian Acoustic Lab x Effect Audio Gaea Gaming Score

Gaming Score & Grade

  • The gaming score is prioritizing technical capabilities of the IEM (Separation, Layering, Soundstage) and good value.

Gaming Score

7.5

Gaming Grade

A

AAW Canary Scorings

Average Technical & Tuning Grades

Average Tunign Grade

C+
  • Generally enjoyable tonal character with some noticeable unevenness. Maintains listenability while showing room for refinement in frequency balance.

Average Technical Grade

B-
  • Satisfactory technical performance. Handles basic detail retrieval adequately in most tracks. Maintains reasonable cohesion in simpler arrangements.
Gaming D+
Compromised imaging significantly impacts gameplay awareness. Directional cues often lack accuracy or consistency. Bad value-to-cost for gaming purpose - not recommended

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