Subtonic Storm

Canpur CP622B

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Similar to the Storm, but with greater focus to bass dynamics at the cost of less clarity. Weaknesses: Price.

Canpur CP74E

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Retains all the techs of the 622b with a more tamed bass presentation, overall arguably more balanced sounding than the 622b. Weaknesses: Bass transition to lower midrange may not work...

Forte Ears Macbeth

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Feels like a remastered VX in terms of clarity and staging. Weaknesses: The tonality is too off for regular listening, timbre is also off in general.

qdc Emperor

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Treble extension, EST implementation is top notch here, also not a conventional style of tuning. Weaknesses: Price.

Elysian Annihilator 2021

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Extremely well tuned set with incredible technical performance and extension. Weaknesses: Treble may be a little too spicy. Comment: Perfect for treble heads.

qdc Empress

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: The brighter emperor while retaining the clarity, upper midrange to treble region is balanced finely on a tight line between overbearing and just the right quantity.

64 Audio U12t

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Bass texture, superb clarity. Weaknesses: Can sound too sterile. Comment: Really clean sounding monitor with excellent technical aspects.

Nostalgia Audio Tesseract

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Midbass and midrange focused, while boasting very clear midrange. Weaknesses: Treble can be intense.

Symphonium Crimson

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: The bassier Helios with no sacrifices to clarity.

QDC Anole VX

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: You'll hear more sounds than intended. Comment: Sounds like a DD iem but with the clarity and speed of BA; unrivalled clarity.

Aroma Jewel

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: U-shaped tuning that focuses on clarity over musicality. Weaknesses: Noteweight in the midrange can be too thin for certain genres.

Flipears Aurora

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Bass hits with real subwoofer qualities, generally balanced sounding with no real faults. Weaknesses: Extremely difficult to obtain.

Unique Melody MEST Indigo

Tigerism My Cup of Tea

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Resolving in all frequencies, bass goes deep with natural midrange; treble is tastefully done with good extension. Weaknesses: Huge shell, makes the Monarch 2 look tiny.

Elysian Diva

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Near perfect tuning, amazing bass response for BA and superb treble extension. Weaknesses: It got outsourced for production and now the QC is looking shoddier. Comment: Balanced sounding...

Aful Cantor

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Crystal clear across all f

Thieaudio Valhalla

• 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.

Unique Melody Multiverse Mentor

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Midrange lush, thick instrument note weight. Weaknesses: Price, what else.

Starry Audio Syzygy

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: A warmer Diva, with more midbass presence and a richer midrange that gels well with slower tracks. Weaknesses: Fit is a little strange despite the ergonomic looking shell.

Letshuoer Mystic 8

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Vocal magic, midrange and upper mids are crystal clear while never being too technical. Weaknesses: Both sub and midbass presence is less than normal which makes this more genre specific,...

Thieaudio Monarch MK3

• 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.

Flipears Artha

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Tuned almost to perfection, with good techs to back up.

Symphonium Helios

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Clean-sounding monitor with great bass decay. Weaknesses: Occasional splashy cymbals due to the treble extension.

Unique Melody MEST mkII

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Even more impressive bass response. Comment: Bassier Mest v1 with slight cutback in clarity.

Vision Ears Meister

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Detailed and spacious with a more neutral tuning. Weaknesses: The fit is somewhat jank and there was massive driver flex on the demo.

Unique Melody MEST

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Impressive clarity, holographic soundstage. Comment: Neutral yet fun due to subbass hump.

qdc Anole V14

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Great detail retrieval and technicalities. Weaknesses: Almost comes across as somewhat messy with that much clarity that it ruins the cohesiveness. Comment: Bass heavy for BA with no...

Thieaudio Monarch Mk2

Thieaudio Prestige LTD

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: A much better implementation than the Prestige OG.

Hidition Viento B

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: As perfect as tuning gets. Weaknesses: Bass quality is lacking in layering and detail. Comment: Clarity takes a backseat with superb tuning.

7th Acoustics Supernova

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Lovely midrange, vocal-centric set that never sounds fatiguing. Weaknesses: Techs are not class leading.

Sony IER-Z1R

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Fun sounding without going overboard with the subbass, organic timbre. Weaknesses: The fit is atrocious, treble can get spicy on hi-hats.

Thieaudio v16 Divinity

• 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....

Hisenior Mega5-EST

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Bass layering, treble detail are excellent; midrange leans neutral and focuses on clarity over musicality. Weaknesses: It is not for people who seek addictive midrange or musical...

qdc White Tiger

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Midrange focused, niche tuning that does not sacrifice too much on clarity and ease of listening. Weaknesses: Subbass roll off, has the softest presentation within the entire upper 25%.

qdc 8ss

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Balanced sounding at all frequencies. Weaknesses: Bass linearity will be boring to most. Comment: Least bass of the higher-end qdc lineup.

Moondrop S8

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Clarity and tuning well done. Weaknesses: BA timbre. Comment: Technically proficient.

Nightjar Duality

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Pretty much a must have for bassheads, with surprising clarity in highs.

Night Oblivion Butastur

Thieaudio Hype 10

Effect Audio x Elysian Gaea

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Easy to like tuning that isn't considered too safe with convincing vocal presentation, bass slams hard. Weaknesses: Not entirely coherent especially in the upper frequencies, subbass hits...

Fearless X Crinacle Dawn

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Good bass definition, smooth treble and generally well balanced. Weaknesses: Lower midrange not as forward as upper midrange. Comment: It's a good set but not my tuning preference.

Campfire Supermoon

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Essentially an S12 but even more resolving and detailed. Comment: It costs x10 more though.

Vision Ears VE7

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Atypical VE tuning that leans bright, detailed and resolving without being overly sparkly.

Vision Ears Erlkonig

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Warm yet spacious. Weaknesses: Might almost sound dark. Comment: Smooth without compromising too much on details.

See Audio Kaguya

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Clean sounding with massive soundstage. Weaknesses: Thinner lower-midrange. Comment: Retuning fixed the wonky midrange.

Campfire Andromeda

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Airy with wide soundstage, best tuned Campfire lineup. Weaknesses: BA timbre.

DUNU SA6 Ultra

• 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.

I/O Volare

• 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...

Kiwi Ears Orchestra

• 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...

Yanyin Mahina

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Same as moonlight but heavier bass response. Weaknesses: Because of the heavier bass region, it does not sound the most balanced. Comment: Best yanyin so far.

Mangird Xenns Top

• 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.

Letshuoer EJ07

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Vocal centric with great clarity and thick note weights in the midrange. Weaknesses: Bass may be too polite. Comment: My favourite of the EJ lineup.

Letshuore EJ07M Kinda Lava

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Excellent tonal balance, engaging midrange and somewhat pronounced treble. Weaknesses: Driver flex is annoying though. Comment: My favourite out of the EJ lineup.

Thieaudio Monarch

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Balanced sounding across all frequencies. Weaknesses: Lower mids on thinner side. Comment: Less steep subbass hump, clearer midrange.

Jays Audio x ZiiGaat Estrella

Canpur 32E

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Unique mid-high frequency tuning, female vocals replay extremely well on this set. Weaknesses: Lower end is almost non existent.

Linsoul x HBB Jupiter

Final Audio A8000

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Massive soundstage backed by superb clarity, Japanese tuning style. Weaknesses: Intense treble region. Comment: Final's best IEM.

See Audio Neo

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Full low end despite being an all BA set, energetic in the treble, V-shape done well. Weaknesses: Soundstage could be slightly wider. Comment: Impressive BA bass without odd timbre.

Softears RSV

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Mid and vocal centric set, this is not reference tuning despite the name.

Yanyin Moonlight

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Good detail retrieval backed by rich mids. Weaknesses: Midbass light for some. Comment: Best tribrid around $600, addictive midrange.

Canpur BA7

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Reference tuning with good techs. Weaknesses: Because it is reference tuned, it is boring to a tee.

Ice Labs Prismatica Gold

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Warm with lovely mids that focuses on musicality over sheer technical performance. Weaknesses: Somewhat middling technical performance that struggles with faster genres.

Thieaudio Hype 4

Moondrop Variations

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Clarity. Weaknesses: Subbass overpowers lower mids. Comment: Too much subbass, dry sounding lower mids.

Thieaudio Clairvoyance

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Balanced sounding across all frequencies. Comment: Subbass hump is real.

Thieaudio Oracle

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Balanced sounding with good detail retrieval. Comment: A miniature Monarch.

Letshuoer EJ07M

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: The bassier EJ07. Comment: EJ07 but more low end.

Lime Ears Model X

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Clean sounding monitor. Weaknesses: Linear bass region gets overpowered by lower mids, very strong BA timbre. Comment: Switches didn't work on my demo unit.

Elysian Pilgrim

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: The most chaotic and in your face of the triple threat, more focus to subbass and treble.

Moondrop x Crinacle Dusk

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: The most neutral of the triple threat, caters to the safest of tunings.

Kumitate KL-Sirius

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Japanese tuning done well. Weaknesses: Japanese reference bass may be too light for some.

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.

Dunu x Gizaudio Davinci

UM Maslow

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Probably the most U shaped tuning to date, with pure focus on subbass and treble.

Sennheiser IE600

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Superb clarity with good tuning and bass response. Weaknesses: Treble is on the energetic side. Comment: Stock eartips are a disgrace.

Thieaudio Oracle MKIII

Hidition Waltz

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Energetic sounding. Comment: Nothing too amazing, V-shape with recessed mids.

Unique Melody Macbeth Ti

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Clean sounding with forward vocals. Weaknesses: Thinner sounding midrange. Comment: Satisfying subbass hump, only second hand units available.

Nicehck NX8

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Balanced frequencies throughout, no standout weaknesses and relatively safe tuning with decent technicalities.

Mystori Audio M121i

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Impressive clarity yet not overbearing, a deviation from conventional meta tunings sets. Weaknesses: Relatively bass lite signature may not be to everyone's liking.

AAW ATH

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Variable styles of tuning, with default being the most natural sounding. Weaknesses: The other styles of tuning aren't exactly great.

Unique Melody MEXT

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: A warmer, more musical Mest 2 without the treble peaks. Weaknesses: Treble might be too laid back compared to other flagships. Comment: Neutral with bass boost.

Ziigaat Cincotres

• Shuwa-T: -Strengths: Very musical presentation with less aggressive vocals, treble is surprisingly good for such a relaxed tuning. Weaknesses: Separation and less of a clear definition between the lower...

MA Marquis

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Magical midrange, follows the older style of chifi tunings with elevated midbass shelf. Weaknesses: Treble peaks at the wrong spots.

MiM Dark Magician

• 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...

Moondrop Blessing 2: Dusk

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Extremely well tuned. Weaknesses: Treble extension, slightly thinner mids. Comment: Bassier B2.

Fir Audio KR5

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: W-shaped tuning with excellent clarity; detail-focused iem. Weaknesses: Midbass hump can interfere with the midrange on crowded tracks. Comment: Silver model tested.

Tanchjim Darling

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Imaging is TOTL. Weaknesses: Somewhat wonky upper midrange.

64 Audio Fourte

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Smoothened sound compared to u12t and Trio. Weaknesses: Tonality is very strange, even more wonky than Trio.

Softears Cerberus

Softears RS10

Moondrop Blessing 3

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Overall clarity, lower treble detail with smooth extension. Weaknesses: Thin lower midrange and note weight in general.

Gizaudio x Binary Chopin

Truthear Nova

Mangird Xenns Up

• Shuwa-T: Strengths: Balanced sounding with good technicalities. Weaknesses: A warmer, fuller-sounding, bassier Mangird Tea.

Xenns Mangird Tea 2

• Shuwa-T: A technical upgrade over the OG version, with more balanced tunning. Sub-bass is good but has more mid-bass now than OG. Treble also got a boost and less refined, but has better extension.

Yanyin Canon