Eminent Ears Emarald - Reviews & Ratings
2 Reviews (A Tier | 8/10)
Summary
Based on 2 reviews, the Eminent Ears Emarald is well liked by reviewers, with coverage that regularly highlights its strengths.
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B+Eminent Ears Emarald Details
Driver Configuration: 1DD+2BA+1BC
Tuning Type: Neutral with Bass Boost
Price (Msrp): $829
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Reviews
Reviewed by: Joyce's Review
8
Reviewer Score
Youtube Video Summary
Eminent Ears Emerald delivers a bone conduction implementation that prioritizes control and balance over sheer bass quantity, with a sub bass focused shelf that feels deep and satisfying yet avoids mid bass bloat or muddiness. Bass notes hit tight and punchy with fast decay and excellent elasticity, contributing to a relatively wide soundstage and clean separation from the midrange, while the overall tonality remains more even handed than the typical bass head bone conduction tuning. The lower mids are slightly attenuated, but an upper mid emphasis around the vocal region keeps singers upfront and intimate without sounding shouty, creating a vocal centered yet balanced presentation that works across many genres.
The midrange is a clear highlight, offering polished and slightly bright but natural vocals that have full body, strong verticality, and a three dimensional feel, avoiding any sense of hollowness. Instruments in the midrange are rendered with clean layering, a touch of creaminess to strings, and convincing timbral richness, allowing them to blend coherently while still maintaining realistic separation. Treble has been refined compared with earlier prototypes, now sounding smooth, transparent, and articulate with respectable extension and an airy character that keeps sibilance in check while still adding sparkle and openness to the stage.
Technically, Emerald offers solid resolution, a relatively wide stage, and clear separation, though ultra fine spatial detail and ultimate air still favor the more expensive Audio Origin comparison partner. Compared with that more V shaped, bass heavier set, Emerald comes across as more balanced, vocal focused, and genre flexible, making it an appealing gateway into bone conduction for listeners who usually prefer neutral leaning tunings but want to sample this driver technology. At around 600 USD, the combination of controlled low end, natural and detailed vocals, and well integrated treble justifies a solid 8 out of 10 rating within its price class, especially for listeners who prioritize vocal clarity and balance over sheer slam.
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7.9
Reviewer Score
The Eminent Ears Emerald is positioned as the most accessible model in the brand’s Gemstone series, designed by a small Hong Kong team of enthusiasts as a more attainable entry into their line-up. It uses a tribrid configuration with 1 dynamic driver, 2 balanced armatures and 1 bone conduction driver, an 8Ω impedance and 106 dB/mW sensitivity, making it relatively easy to drive from portable sources. The semi-transparent shells, deep-fit ergonomics and stock Vortex copper-silver cable with 4.4 mm termination are aimed at long-term comfort and stable contact for the bone-conduction element.
Sonically, Emerald follows a neutral-with-bass-boost approach: bass is deep and weighty, with the bone conduction driver adding tactile presence that enhances immersion in live recordings and rhythm-heavy material. Despite the emphasis on low frequencies, the midrange remains forward and clear, giving vocals a slightly bright, energetic presentation that suits pop and vocal-centric music. Treble is tuned on the smoother side: extension and air are adequate rather than spectacular, prioritising fatigue-free listening over maximum sparkle and micro-detail.
Technical performance is solid for its segment: soundstage has above-average width with convincing center focus, and imaging is precise enough to separate instruments and backing vocals, though ultimate resolution and treble refinement lag behind top-tier tribrids at higher prices. At an asking price around the mid-to-upper hundreds, Emerald offers a comfort-focused, warm and engaging tuning with competent technicalities rather than chasing absolute resolution, making it a good fit for listeners who value bass impact and vocal presence over analytical treble detail. In value terms it sits as a well-executed, musically oriented option in the higher price bracket, but not a price-to-performance outlier when compared with more aggressive competitors around and below the same budget.
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A+- Tuning feels refined, blending frequencies with convincing realism and engagement. Transitions between registers feel effortless.
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A- It delivers a confident technical showing with defined layers and satisfying clarity. You can follow backing vocals with relative ease.
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