NiceHCK Rockies

• Tim Tuned: Pros: The Mega5EST but a slight bit more technical and bright.
• IEMRanking AI: The NiceHCK Rockies deliver a cohesive sound signature centered around a powerful yet controlled bass response that avoids bleeding into the mids. Its natural midrange ensures vocals and instruments...

Xenns Top Pro

• Jays Audio: Very technical, amazing resolution and detail for the price, treble is slightly crispy and sparkly, clean but dynamic all-rounder. Mid-volume set for the most part as treble can get hot at higher...
• Gizaudio Axel: Balanced tuning with clean bass, smooth vocal-forward mids, refined airy treble, and excellent detail and separation. A refined, genre-versatile all-rounder. One of the best in its price range.
• Jaytiss: Has some odd warmth for me, but is great.
• Tim Tuned: Pros: New meta tuning with boosted bass and upper treble. Cons: BA timbre.
• Super* Review: A little bit unengaging to listen to. Bass kinda lacks definition. Kinda reminds me of the Mega5 EST. Not a bad IEM but not my favorite at 500 bucks.
• IEMRanking AI: The Xenns Top Pro delivers a textured bass response from its dual dynamic drivers that avoids excessive bloat, though it occasionally overshadows lower mids in complex tracks. Its midrange remains...

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...

Moondrop x Crinacle Dusk

• Jays Audio: Inoffensive safe tuning, less fatiguing uppermids good for jpop/kpop. Vocals lack the last bit of extension, detail, and power. DSP APP is a shit show. Heavy competition from Nova, Cincotres, Hype 4.
• Gizaudio Axel: Great bass quality, rich vocals, balanced tonality, sparkly treble, and excellent resolution. I prefer more bass. Excellent tuning and a highly detailed, all-around performer.
• Jaytiss: Just a tad on the bland side.
• Tim Tuned: Pros: Balanced tuning with world class timbre decay.
• Super* Review: Overall high engagement factor.
• Fresh Reviews: Borders C+
• Shuwa-T: Strengths: The most neutral of the triple threat, caters to the safest of tunings.

Night Oblivion Butastur

• Jays Audio: Overpriced as hell - I don't get the hype. Vocals are way too shouty with masking. Treble peaks around 10K with a dip in the air afterwards. Low-end is "good", but nothing amazing for the price....
• Jaytiss: I'd be careful buying it due to QC issues of others. But I enjoyed my time with it.
• IEMRanking AI: The NIGHT OBLIVION BUTASTUR delivers a natural timbre and cohesive sound, with its standout feature being a lush, dense midrange that excels in vocal and acoustic instrument reproduction. Vocals...

Moondrop Variations

• Jays Audio: Very clear with lots of detail. Sub-bass has a nice rumble and texture. Amazing treble extension and stage air. Female vocals are vibrant and shines. Mid-bass cut is real, affecting some genres and...
• Gizaudio Axel: Great sub-bass, Harman tuning, and excellent detail. Can sound thin. A solid benchmark.
• Crin: Sub-bass-focused signature with Moondrop's clean tuning makes this one of the best $500 tribrids.
• Jaytiss: The more I listen the more perfect I find it.
• Precogvision: A more refined B2 Dusk with better bass texture and treble extension.
• Tim Tuned: Pros: Great separation and details. Cons: Thin lower midrange.
• Smirk Audio: Great tuning, neutral timbre, and a satisfying bass with a sub-bass focus. Solid all-rounder.
• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Clarity. Weaknesses: Subbass overpowers lower mids. Comment: Too much subbass, dry sounding lower mids.
• Nymz: Resolution king for the price point with a fun tuning. Great sub-bass and treble. Lack of mid-bass bass and somewhat thin mids murdered it for my library. Can see the appeal for others tho.

Softears Studio 4

• Jays Audio: 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...
• Gizaudio Axel: 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...
• Jaytiss: Something magical about this set, but it's not the Bass.
• Precogvision: Sounds plasticky and smoothed; inoffensive to the point of being offensive.
• Tim Tuned: Pros: Just great all around, balance with amazingly clean midrange.

Dunu DK-3001 BD

• Jays Audio: Technical, but thin, and bright tilt with LOTS of planar sizzle and timbre. Needs more low-end (small scoop), noteweight is very light, not peaky, but just artificial. Needs 10hm adapter to be...
• Gizaudio Axel: Excellent bass quality, deep sub-bass, transparent mids, and great resolution. Low mid-bass, slightly lean vocals, and bright treble. More mid-bass and less treble would be perfect
• Jaytiss: I prefer this with the adapter, but is fine without.
• Precogvision: Not to my taste - treble sounds slightly brittle and harsh - but plenty of resolution and clean presentation.
• Super* Review: My second 5 star IEM in 2024. The Braindance is a very satisfying IEM to listen to.
• Fresh Reviews: Some titles arguably 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.

Kiwi Ears x HBB Punch

• Jays Audio: Endgame "balanced-basshead" set. Amazing low-end texutre, rumble, reverb, slam, and more bass than Origin and Titan - goes harder than those. Vocals and treble also still well extended, not...
• Jaytiss: It basically a cheaper Mega5est Bass. Great basshead set.

Moondrop Meteor

• Jays Audio: Neutral, clean and clear vocals, vocals pop out, good tech. Next to no planar timbre - one of the least planar like planars. Treble isn't sizzly and bright, but vocals can get shouty on energetic...
• Gizaudio Axel: Forward vocals, super smooth treble. Bass lacks weight, impact, and slam. I need more bass!
• Jaytiss: Bright leaning. But very nice when it hits.
• Super* Review: Objectvly great but unengaging. Not a set I reach for often. Maybe I am underrating it a bit.

Symphonium Audio Meteor

• Jays Audio: Meaty textured mid-bass, but can be a bit much. VVery warm sound. Library dependent. Airy treble, but vocals are a bit pushed back and buried.
• Jaytiss: I'm just not a fan of the tuning, but I can see how others might like it.
• Precogvision: A fun U-shape through and through, at the expense of some detail. Fantastic bass and upper-treble extension.
• Smirk Audio: U-Shaped warm tuning that is as easy to love it as it is to rec it. Despite being a full BA, the bass has great qualities to it. Great techs given the price and tuning. I had to buy one myself.

Tigerism Sunflower

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Planar with a well balanced signature and solid technicalities to boot. Weaknesses: Separation is still a few notches below the greats, planar treble may bother the sensitive.

Mangird Xenns Top

• Jays Audio: What the Variations should've been. Fantastic tehcnincalities. Neutral-bright leaning. Nothing wrong with it at mid-volume, but I can see treble can be too much at highet volumes.
• Precogvision: Very inofffensive tonality with a soft treble response, sounds like lower and mid-treble are too recessed.
• Tim Tuned: Pros: Exceptionally tuned, full range and detailed. Cons: Treble might be too much for some.
• Fresh Reviews: Strengths: Layered bass slam, full midrange. Weaknesses: Lower treble gets a little hot, cymbal strikes too prominent. Comment: What Variations aspired to be.
• Shuwa-T: Best Mangird has ever done - a slightly more fun Variations. Very clean and technical with a boomier bass. Lower mid-range is still somewhat dry.

Hisenior Mega5-EST +Bass

• Jays Audio: The Mega5est 7th but with more sub-bass. That's it. Does sound better now, more "musical" and less vanilla and boring. A good comforting and smooth listen that scales well. Bass texture isn't as good...
• Gizaudio Axel: Hisenior Mega5est with added sub-bass. The bass might be too much for some people. Great for bassheads or sub-bass lovers.
• Jaytiss: Smooth dark, and enjoyable.
• Super* Review: Good sounding IEM. Nice fitting. New Meta tuning with much more bass. But I didn't need that

Elysian Pilgrim

• Jays Audio: Clean, clear, all-rounder, similar tuning as the Dusk but with better vocals, bass quality is great as well, aethestically pleasing too. If you want a clean all-rounder, or sensitive in the 3-8K,...
• Gizaudio Axel: Elysian house sound with a balanced tuning, textured sub-bass, smooth mid-range, well extended treble, and excellent resolution. I prefer more bass. One of the most resolving IEMs under $1000.
• Jaytiss: Great little set to consider for those after an Elysian Product.
• Tim Tuned: Pros: Most technical sounding IEM under $1000.
• Super* Review: Not a bad IEM. Very solid but in this price range it's really competetive. Very safe tuning.
• Shuwa-T: Strengths: The most chaotic and in your face of the triple threat, more focus to subbass and treble.

Dunu SA6 Ultra

• Jays Audio: An SA6 with improvement in treble extension, and stage air; better tuned Oracle2 with wider stage. Relaxing tonality but also very resolving. Airy stage with great depth and height. Smooth dynamics...
• Gizaudio Axel: QDC Anole VX tuning, excellent resolution, and great bass with a practical bass switch. Unvented design. Tuning style is a matter of preference.
• Precogvision: A slightly refined SA6 with better treble extension. Very coherent.
• Tim Tuned: Pros: Anole VX-ish tuning with less treble and details. Cons: Could use a little more upper mids.
• Shuwa-T: Strengths: More controlled tuning compared to the VX, while maintaining the excellent technicalities. Weaknesses: Clarity and staging takes a hit; it is simply not on the same level.
• Nymz: Limited run. A baby VX by a fraction of the price with less detail. Tast

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.

Kiwi Ears Orchestra

• Jays Audio: Great vocals. Clean and neutral signature. A bit vanilla and "boring" but scales great with volume.
• Crin: Very well-tuned reference-y signature with a mild bass and treble emphasis for added energy.
• Precogvision: Well-tuned with surprisingly good treble extension. Upwards compressed dynamics contrast poorly with tuning.
• Tim Tuned: Pros: Slightly warm neurail tuning, well done.
• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Mid-focused, minimal BA timbre, vocals intimate and forward. Weaknesses: Low end is not the most dynamic, bass layering can be difficult to pick out. Comment: Extremely balanced sound, my...

I/O Volare

• Jays Audio: Best Harman IEM under $600 (my unit is less harman), smooth and natural, great layering and tech, bass texture could be better/not as good as Oracle MK3, but overall very balanced and great...
• Jaytiss: Nice overall quality.
• Super* Review: If you are looking for the most bang for your buck in terms of the costs of materials - this is it. But not the most interesting sound.
• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Balanced subbass-focused tuning that borders the fine line between technical and boring, well extended treble that remains free of sibilance. Weaknesses: The lower midrange does not sound...

Dunu SA6 mkII

• Jays Audio: V-shaped SA6 Ultra with more recessed mids and vocals. Sharper and more bass than SA6U but mids are buried in busier tracks.
• Gizaudio Axel: QDC Anole VX tuning, excellent resolution, and great bass with a practical bass switch. Unvented design. Similar to the SA6 Ultra but with more bass, airier treble, and improved soundstage and fit.
• Jaytiss: Technical, nice but upper mids not for me.
• Precogvision: A warmer rendition of the original SA6, best considered a side-grade than a true upgrade.
• Tim Tuned: Pros: Slightly more V-shape than the Ultra with small detail boost. Cons: Could use a little more upper mids.
• Fresh Reviews: A more refined SA6u, with the freedom to boost the bass even more and costing less. Less natural upper treble at the cost of that terrific extension.

Simgot EM10

• Jays Audio: A more immersive version of the Pilgrim with better mid-bass kick. More airy and slightly more detailed in the treble. Harman vocal gain might be too much for some. Bass might be boomy depending on...
• Gizaudio Axel: Bass-boosted Harman tuning, forward vocals. Overall detail, PZT timbre.
• Jaytiss: Very Special set, but the Supermix might be the better value.

DUNU EST 112

• Crin: Good tonality, though the treble extension is its big Achille's Heel.
• Jaytiss: Has some great things. Nice technicalies. But lacks in tonality.

FlipEars Aegis

• Jays Audio: Slight v-shape, but with less bass and low-end texture than Legion, more "balanced" and less engaging, but my unit was shouty and a bit sharp in the uppermids, also costs alot for what you can get at...
• Jaytiss: Shouty, bad, needs EQ, fully MID.
• IEMRanking AI: The FlipEars Aegis delivers a visually stunning and sonically powerful experience, featuring hand-painted, medieval-inspired rose-brass faceplates that make each unit a unique work of art. Its hybrid...

Dunu SA6

• Jays Audio: Gorgeous mid range and great dynamics. Good timbre makes me forget it's a full BA set. Good bass texture, but wish it had more rumble. Wish stage and imaging was more 3D. Could use more treble air...
• Crin: Tonality reminiscent of the Anole VX, though not up to the same level of technicalities.
• Precogvision: Slightly "wet" characteristic that takes the edge off of the qdc-inspired tuning. Very pleasant on the ears.
• Tim Tuned: Pros: Engaging signature with great vocals.
• Fresh Reviews: borders B
• Nymz: -Well tuned top to bottom only missing the last inch of extension. Bass has its quirks but a solid pick nonetheless and a great benchmark at its price.

Fiio FH7S

• Precogvision: Warm and gooey with some sparkle. Relatively pleasant overall.

Sony IER-M7

• Crin: Balanced across the board, though doesn't seem to excel in any particular area.
• Tim Tuned: Pros: Very neutral tuning, great for audio work. Cons: Can be very boring.

Tanchjim Darling

• Crin: A tad shouty but with excellent imaging performance.
• Precogvision: Excellent imaging, but with too much shout and an uneven treble response.
• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Imaging is TOTL. Weaknesses: Somewhat wonky upper midrange.

MIM Dark Magician

• Jays Audio: Weighted and airy vocals but with expansive staging. 3D/ball imaging. Coherency and dynamics are TOTL. Clear - details are "big"/forward, but can use better separation. Super immersive. Could use...
• Precogvision: Pleasant and smooth tonality; however, the DD being used does not seem very technical (for the price).
• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Warm, "balanced" tuning that prioritises more midrange musicality, beautiful vocals, generally sounds coherent at all frequencies. Weaknesses: Mediocre soundstage. Comment: Full-sounding...
• Nymz: Discontinued - new version isn't the same tuning. One of the best single DD sets you can buy. Micro detail level and bass texture are great for the tuning. Everything well done. Harder to get than...

I/O Sogno

• Jays Audio: Literally Harman 2019. Inoffensive and good all-rounder. A little sharp in the timbre vs Volare (I'd just save up for the Volare if you want Harman), more low-end than Volare, better bass and timbre...
• Super* Review: It's a fine IEM if you look for something which is Harman compliant. It's a bit narrow sounding but pleasant.
• Fresh Reviews: Very Tip Dependent

ThieAudio Oracle mkII

• Jays Audio: 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...
• Jaytiss: It's a little bright.
• Precogvision: A brighter Oracle. Shouty upper-midrange and artifical sounding treble response.
• Tim Tuned: Pros: Detailed, airy, mostly well tuned. Cons: dry timbre from treble amount.
• Fresh Reviews: Great bass dynamics and well done mid-range. Treble extension is great but a hair too elevated.

Fatfreq Maestro Mini

• Jays Audio: A basshead set that's actually well-balanced for the most part. Extension on uppermids/highs are good but can get shouty, sub-bass texture and slam is impactful and satisfying - this is the set for...
• Precogvision: Extreme basshead's dream. Incredible sub-bass shelf while maintaining midrange and treble balance.
• Tim Tuned: Pros: Bass cannon with correct vocals and treble balance. Cons: Semi thin vocals.
• Nymz: F*** you, bass. Default rec for bassheads.

Fiio FD7

Moondrop Blessing

• Crin: All rounder that comes the closest to the Harman Target.
• Precogvision: Harman target hitter with surprisingly poor bass for a DD. Get the Blessing 2 instead.

Tanchjim Prism

• Precogvision: Somewhat tinny in the treble and generally anemic.
• Super* Review: Strengths: Well tuned with good technicalities. Weaknesses: Offers nothing special. Comment: Best release so far from Tanchjim.

Oriolus Isabellae

• Jaytiss: Awesome shimmer, and cool unique sound.
• Precogvision: Midrange doesn't sound very DD-like; more along the lines of etched and gritty perhaps due to 11kHz peak in treble.
• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Warm and pleasing tuning, sweet coloured vocals. Weaknesses: Treble peak may annoy some. Comment: Impressive sound from a single DD.

Dunu DK-3001 Pro

• Crin: Well-tuned and coherent. Does little wrong and very easy to like.
• Precogvision: Solid tonal balance but excessively rolled-off in the treble.

Fearless S8Z

• Crin: Solid all-rounder with a safe, pleasing tuning.
• Precogvision: A more aggressive S8P with even more grit/BA artifacting in the treble.

Etymotic EVO

• Precogvision: Slight improvements in staging over the ER series, but with setbacks in the treble response.

Final Audio B3

• Crin: Probably the best tuned of Final's B-series. Reminiscent of the E-series with BA characteristics.
• Precogvision: One of the better interpretations of Final Audio's house sound with some decent technicalities.
• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Surprising clarity and 3D soundstage. Weaknesses: BA midbass hump not the most natural sounding. Comment: The middle model of the B series from Final.

Fiio FH9

• Precogvision: Pretty alright overall. Warm and reasonably well-balanced in the upper-midrange and lower-treble unlike some of Fiio's other IEMs.

7hz Aurora

• Jays Audio: Mini MEST, OCD treble detail, sharp imaging, great detail and tech for its price, immersive with the right song, but is too sharp with energetic tracks with lots of electronic elements, vocals also a...
• Jaytiss: It's a fun iem, but not something that I would want.

ThieAudio Legacy 9

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

Dunu EST112

• Precogvision: Decent all-rounder, but poor EST implementation.
• Tim Tuned: Cons: Poor treble extension.

Cayin YB04

• Crin: An odd take on neutrality that sounds weird and uneven.
• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Clean sounding monitor with a wide soundstage. Weaknesses: Somewhat strange midrange tuning with an overemphasis on the high-mids.

Campfire Polaris V1

• Crin: Pseudo-Japanese tuning focusing on female vocals and a very lively signature.
• Shuwa-T: Weaknesses: Lovely traditional CA tuning. Comment: For bassheads who do not care about quality.

Tansio Mirai Land

• Precogvision: 123 setting. V-shaped and a bit harsh in the lower-treble.

Fiio FH7

• Crin: What is otherwise a pretty good hybrid marred by a strange tonality.
• Precogvision: Definitely one of Fiio's better releases. Warm and pleasing, would benefit from more air and bass also doesn't sound very DD.

OpenAudio Mercury

• Precogvision: Basically a poor man's Legend X without some of the technicalities.

Audiosense AQ7

• Crin: Sub-bass boost, odd midrange and rolled-off treble. Not for everyone.
• Precogvision: Some of the wackiest tonal balance that I've heard. Decent detailing, though.

Shanling ME700 Lite

• Crin: Rather radical change from the original ME700; far less warm with more upper-mid emphasis.
• Precogvision: Kind of a nothing IEM, especially at this price point.

64 Audio Aspire 2

• Precogvision: Pretty warm and lo-res sounding overall.
• Super* Review: Bassy and relaxed vocals.

Custom Art FIBAE Black

• Crin: Smooth, neutral-ish signature that serves as an all rounder.
• Precogvision: Easy on the ears, but too congested and too dark.

Kinera Norn

• Precogvision: Reasonably good extension on both ends with gritty decay in midrange and a very V-shaped tuning.

JVC FWX1

• Precogvision: Oh, how the FDX1 has fallen. Bloated bass and the treble sounds all sorts of wrong.

Westone W30

• Crin: Fairly balanced as far as Westones go, but still suffers from subpar definition.
• Precogvision: Very dark and smoothed over, lacking in basic detailing.

Westone W40

• Crin: Overbearing lower mids, weird treble, odd tonality overall. Definitely a Westone.
• Precogvision: Very dark and smoothed over, lacking in basic detailing.

Shozy Black Hole Mini

• Crin: The bass roll-off issue of the original is somewhat fixed, though at the cost of everything else.
• Precogvision: Midrange, especially the upper-midrange, is literally a black hole alright.

Hiby Crystal6

• Crin: Surprisingly thin and sharp-sounding thing. At least it's somewhat technical.
• Precogvision: Ear piercing mid-treble - to the point of which the midrange sounds distant - and generally horrible tuning.