Craft Ears Craft 4 VS Softears RSV

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Craft Ears Craft 4 and Softears RSV are in-ear monitors. Craft Ears Craft 4 costs $660 while Softears RSV costs $730. Softears RSV is $70 more expensive. Softears RSV holds a decisive 1-point edge in reviewer scores (6.4 vs 7.4). Softears RSV carries a user score of 7. Softears RSV has better bass with a 0.8-point edge, Softears RSV has significantly better mids with a 1.9-point edge, Softears RSV has significantly better treble with a 2.2-point edge, Softears RSV has significantly better soundstage with a 1-point edge, Craft Ears Craft 4 has better details with a 0.8-point edge and Craft Ears Craft 4 has better imaging with a 0.8-point edge.

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Metric Craft Ears Craft 4 Softears RSV
Bass 6 6.8
Mids 6.5 8.4
Treble 5.5 7.7
Details 7 6.2
Soundstage 6.5 7.5
Imaging 7 6.2
Dynamics 6.4 5.5
Gaming capabilities 6.1 6.7

Craft Ears Craft 4 Aggregated Review Score

Craft Ears Craft 4 Average Reviewer Scores

Shuwa-T

Average Reviewer Score:

6.4

Mixed to Positive


Softears RSV Aggregated Review Score

Softears RSV Average Reviewer Scores

Precogvision Nymz
Tim Tuned Gizaudio Axel Crin Shuwa-T
Super* Review Jays Audio Jaytiss

Average Reviewer Score:

7.4

Generally Favorable


Craft Ears Craft 4 User Review Score

Craft Ears Craft 4 Average User Scores

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Softears RSV User Review Score

Softears RSV Average User Scores

Average User Score:

Based on 1 user reviews

7

Generally Favorable

Craft Ears Craft 4 Gaming Score

Gaming Score & Grade

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

Gaming Score

6.1

Gaming Grade

B

Softears RSV Gaming Score

Gaming Score & Grade

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

Gaming Score

6.7

Gaming Grade

B+

Craft Ears Craft 4 Scorings

Average Technical & Tuning Grades

Average Tunign Grade

B
  • 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.
Bass B
Good bass foundation with decent impact. Maintains acceptable control while providing satisfying thump in most tracks.
Mids B+
Good midrange presence with solid clarity. Vocals are clear and instruments have reasonable texture and body.
Treble B-
Decent treble with acceptable extension and detail. Can sound slightly unrefined but avoids being harsh or sibilant.
Soundstage B+
Good soundstage with proper width and depth. Instruments have clear positioning with reasonable front/back placement.
Details A-
Excellent detail retrieval: highly resolving without being clinical. Effortlessly reveals micro-details and textural subtleties.
Imaging A-
Excellent imaging: precise and stable placement. Instruments occupy specific points in space with tangible positions.
Gaming B
Decent spatial awareness for fundamental positioning. Creates satisfying atmosphere in story-driven games while handling basic directional cues. Bad value-to-cost for gaming purpose - not recommended

Softears RSV Scorings

Average Technical & Tuning Grades

Average Tunign Grade

A
  • Well-executed tonal character. No major flaws with good technical control. Smooth presentation works with multiple genres.

Average Technical Grade

A-
  • Competent technical presentation. Handles separation and detail well in most tracks, with modest soundstage and acceptable imaging capabilities.
Bass B+
Good bass foundation with decent impact. Maintains acceptable control while providing satisfying thump in most tracks.
Mids A+
Superb midrange that's rich and resolving. Exceptional transparency and micro-details with perfect vocal/instrument balance.
Treble A
Excellent treble: airy, extended and well-controlled. Great micro-detail retrieval without sibilance or harshness.
Dynamics B-
Decent dynamic performance. Good macro-contrast but micro-dynamics could be more nuanced. Satisfactory impact.
Soundstage A
Excellent spatial presentation - wide, deep and tall. Precise instrument placement with clear separation in all dimensions.
Details B
Good resolution with clear articulation of nuances. Reveals recording nuances and maintains clarity in complex passages.
Imaging B
Good imaging with precise instrument placement. Clear localization within the soundstage including front/back positioning.
Gaming B+
Respectable environmental presentation favors atmosphere over precision. Detects obvious directional cues while conveying game world ambiance. Bad value-to-cost for gaming purpose - not recommended

Craft Ears Craft 4 Reviews

Craft Ears Craft 4 reviewed by:

Shuwa-T 6.4 Reviewer Score
B Tuning
B+ Tech
Decent all-rounder, fun sounding monitor Over-emphasis beyond 10khz makes it sound too airy and fatiguing

Shuwa-T original ranking

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- Shuwa-T
Bass: B Mids: B+ Treble: B- Soundstage: B+ Details: A- Imaging: A-

Softears RSV Reviews

Softears RSV reviewed by:

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Softears RSV reviewed by:

Jays Audio 8.5 Reviewer Score
S Tuning
A+ Tech
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 still slams (even though it's BA? not rumbly), but stage and detail is average at it's price, but once it clicks with a track it's one of the most beautiful thing ever. Ran into distortion issues at high volume, but may be due to my source? (RSV too sensitive?)

Jays Audio original ranking

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- Jays Audio

Softears RSV reviewed by:

Precogvision 6.5 Reviewer Score
A Tuning
B Tech
Well-tuned from top-to-bottom with good timbre. Safe to the point of boredom.

Precogvision original ranking

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- Precogvision
Bass: B Mids: S Treble: A+ Dynamics: B Details: B Imaging: B

Softears RSV reviewed by:

Tim Tuned 7 Reviewer Score
A- Tuning
A- Tech
Timbre so beautiful you think it's not a BA set

Tim Tuned original ranking

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- Tim Tuned
Bass: A+ Mids: S Treble: A+

Softears RSV reviewed by:

Gizaudio Axel 7.5 Reviewer Score
A- Tuning
A Tech
I prefer the Studio 4. Warmer, bassier, and slightly more resolving than the Studio 4, with great timbre. BA Bass.

Gizaudio Axel original ranking

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Softears RSV reviewed by:

Jaytiss 8.3 Reviewer Score
A- Tuning
A+ Tech
Great upper treble, but its overall tonality isn't perfect.

Jaytiss original ranking

Jaytiss Youtube Channel
- Jaytiss
Mids: A+ Treble: A+ Dynamics: C+ Soundstage: A+

Softears RSV reviewed by:

Crin 7.5 Reviewer Score
S Tuning
A- Tech
Very well-balanced tonality with surprisingly good timbre, though slightly lacking definition.

Crin original ranking

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- Crin

Softears RSV reviewed by:

Shuwa-T 7.4 Reviewer Score
A Tuning
A- Tech
Mid and vocal centric set, this is not reference tuning despite the name

Shuwa-T original ranking

Shuwa-T Website

- Shuwa-T
Bass: A- Mids: A+ Treble: A Soundstage: A- Details: A Imaging: A

Softears RSV reviewed by:

Nymz 6.3 Reviewer Score
A- Tuning
C+ Tech
A BA set that almost sounds like a DD. Needs low OI source. Bass close to U12T with more mid-bass impact. Great treble. Sub-bass and imaging can be lacking for some. My favourite vocals ever.

Nymz original ranking

Nymz Website

- Nymz
Bass: B Mids: A+ Treble: A- Details: C+ Imaging: C+

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Makavelian 2025-06-16 04:46:45
7

Solid pick at used prices for those wanting a neutral sound with hint of sub-bass oomph.

Pros
Excellent balanced, all rounder sound signature with natural tonality, vocal reproduction is particularly pleasing.
Cons
Hint of darkness in upper registers affecting overall sense of resolution, bass texture could be better.

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