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| Final Score | IEM | Tonality | Bass | Midrange | Treble | Tech | Detail | Imaging | Dynamics | Bias | Setup | Price | Market Value | Market Confidence | Comments | Based On |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.1 | Subtonic Storm❤️ | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 7BA/2EST | $5,200 | $6,166.38 | High | Easily at the top for resolution and dynamic contrast, accompanied by rigid transients and pinpoint layering. | Demo |
| 8.9 | Mysticraft Hex | 8.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | too many smh | $9,800 | $9,617.02 | High | Slightly intense in the treble and odd tonally but easily at the top for a sense of detail and dynamics. | Loaner unit |
| 8.7 | Brise Audio Fugaku | 8.7 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 2DD/5BA/1MEMS | $17,000 | $11,447.83 | Medium | World-class bass with incredible depth and dynamics. Held back by a slightly unrefined treble response. | Show floor unit |
| 8.7 | Elysian Annihilator 2021 Tracker: Elysian Annihilator pre-2026 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1DD/4BA/2EST | $3,500 | $2,331.12 | High | Agressive listen with excellent resolution and, currently, the only true implementation of the EST drivers. | Loaner |
| 8.7 | Elysian Annihilator 2023❤️ Tracker: Elysian Annihilator pre-2026 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1DD/4BA/2EST | $3,000 | $2,331.12 | High | More of an all-rounder with better bass compared to the 2021 version, sacrifices some soundstage. | Personal unit |
| 8.7 | Mysticraft Tet | 8.3 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.5 | too many smh | $7,700 | N/A | N/A | A more tonally correct version of the Mysticraft HEX. Still some tuning oddity but largely maintains the top-tier technical performance. | Loaner unit |
| 8.6 | Symphonium Audio Zenith❤️ Tracker: Symphonium Zenith | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 4BA | $1,800 | $1,662.5 | High | Exceptional musicality and unfettered driver efficiency. | Loaner unit |
| 8.3 | 7th Acoustics Asteria | 9.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1DD/12BA | $3,800 | $3,416.67 | High | Pretty much the closest to a tonal panacea that I've heard only held back by the bass. | Loaner |
| 8.2 | 64 Audio U12t | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 12BA | $2,000 | $933.14 | High | Terrific dynamic range and soundstage depth; the closest I have heard to a two-channel system in an IEM for these qualities. | Personal unit |
| 8.2 | Hercules Audio Moses | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1DD/4BA/4EST | $3,500 | $2,893.81 | High | Sounds like a warmer, more forgiving Elysian Annihilator with great spherical-esque imaging. | Loaner unit |
| 8.2 | ThieAudio Valhalla❤️ | 8.3 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 19BA | $2,000 | $1,425 | High | Basically the 64 Audio U12t's Chinese brother. Excellent tonality and layering performance with a slight upper-treble splashiness. | Review unit |
| 8.1 | 64 Audio Tia Trio❤️ | 8.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 1DD/2BA | $2,300 | $1,011.65 | High | Rich bass and out-of-head imaging. | Headphones.com unit |
| 8.1 | Symphonium Europa | 8.3 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4BA | $1,500 | N/A | N/A | Slightly more tame than the Crimson but more well-rounded as a result. Something like a slightly refined U12t. | Show floor unit |
| 8.0 | Elysian X | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1DD/4BA/4EST | $4,500 | N/A | N/A | Basically a more sub-bass focused Annihilator 2021 with some trade-offs in technicalities. | Zepp & Co Unit |
| 8.0 | Symphonium Audio Crimson Tracker: Symphonium Crimson | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4BA | $1,500 | $829.2 | Medium | Colored tonality done correctly with incredible bass and dynamics. Upper-treble can be slightly too zingy depending on source. | Zepp & Co Unit |
| 7.8 | Elysian Diva | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6BA | $1,500 | $939.58 | Medium | Excellent BA bass and aggressive listen that maintains Elysian's house sound. | Demo |
| 7.7 | 64 Audio U4s | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1DD/3BA | $1,100 | $707.5 | High | Fantastic colored tonality with options, and the unique technical qualities to back it up. M12/M15 modules recommended. | Review unit |
| 7.7 | Symphonium Helios | 7.7 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 4BA | $1,100 | $466.38 | Medium | Great technicalities. Lacking that last leg of refinement in terms of coherency. | Symphonium tour unit |
| 7.7 | ThieAudio Monarch MKIV❤️ | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 2DD/6BA/2EST | $1,150 | $852.22 | High | Excellent detail retreival and competent tuning. Can be slightly thin sounding and forward in the treble. | Loaner |
| 7.6 | Empire Ears Odin | 8.3 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2DD/5BA/4EST | $3,500 | $1,488.69 | Medium | High-clarity signature that invokes a sense of stateliness. | Headphones.com unit |
| 7.6 | Empire Ears Raven | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 2DD/5BA/1BC/4EST | $3,600 | $1,798.32 | High | Sounds quite hi-fi and grand sounding, but coherency could use work - bass is distinct from the EST tweeters. | Zepp & Co Unit |
| 7.5 | Softears Karma | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 1DD/4BA/2EST/2BC/1MEMS | $2,600 | N/A | N/A | Basically a supercharged Moondrop S8 with more dynamic bass, more expansive staging, and slightly less refined treble. | Review unit |
| 7.5 | Sony IER-Z1R | 8.0 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2DD/1BA | $1,700 | $951.4 | High | Top-tier bass, treble, and soundstage height and width. I don't approve of the midrange these days. | Loaner |
| 7.4 | Effect Audio x Elysian Gaea Tracker: Effect Audio x Elysian Acoustic Labs Gaea | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 1DD/4BA | $1,300 | N/A | Low | Fantastic clarity at the expense of sounding somewhat dry. | Review unit |
| 7.4 | Sony IER-M9 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 5BA | $1,000 | $520.95 | High | Boring, but you won't find anything more well-rounded for the price. Exceptional timbre for a BA IEM. | Loaner |
| 7.4 | Symphonium Helios SE | 7.3 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 4BA | $1,150 | $630.82 | Medium | See Helios but with more mid-treble and mid-bass. | Loaner unit |
| 7.4 | UM MEST Jet Black Tracker: Unique Melody MEST Jet Black | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1DD/4BA/2EST/1BC | $1,300 | $922.46 | Medium | Thick timbre and Hi-fi sound. Slightly spicy mid-treble but barely noticeable with the right tips. | Loaner |
| 7.4 | Vision Ears EXT | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | — | — | $1,106.88 | Medium | Tasteful W-shape tuning that delivers in the technical department. Mid-treble can be sharp, though. | Schezade unit |
| 7.3 | 7th Acoustics Supernova | 8.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6BA | $750 | $548.25 | Medium | Nearly immaculate tonality, coherency, and timbre with reasonably good technicalities. | Tour unit |
| 7.3 | Empire Ears EVO | 7.3 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2DD/5BA/1BC | $3,100 | $1,241.8 | Medium | An improvment over the LX SE's bass, but still lacking in the Odin's control. BC is no gimmick at least. | Headphones.com unit |
| 7.3 | Mysticraft Myth | 7.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | — | $1,000 | $987.25 | High | Colored frequency response leads to spherical imaging and excellent technicalities. Sounds a bit weird, though. | Loaner unit |
| 7.3 | Prisma Audio Lumen | 7.7 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1DD/4BA | $1,400 | $1,450 | Medium | Great rendition of neutral-warm tonality with the technical sauce to accompany it. | Loaner unit |
| 7.3 | ThieAudio Monarch MKIII | 7.3 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 2DD/6BA/2EST | $1,000 | $573.33 | High | Still perplexingly poor bass performance, but improves upon the Monarch MKII's treble extension noticeably. | Crinacle's unit |
| 7.2 | Aful Dawn-X | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 1DD/8BA/4EST/1BC | $1,300 | $857.75 | High | Great tuning and rendition of colored sound overall. Has some issues with dynamics in the midrange/treble for louder listening. | Loaner unit |
| 7.2 | DUNU Glacier Tracker: Dunu Glacier | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 1DD/4BA/4EST | $1,350 | $921.8 | Medium | Quite exciting and dynamic, possibly a bit bright in the treble. | — |
| 7.2 | Empire Ears Legend X SE | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2DD/5BA | $2,400 | $1,028.59 | Low | Lacks control in the bass, but it's so fun. Excellent imaging performance that belies its tuning. | Loaner |
| 7.2 | Unique Melody MEST | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 1DD/4BA/1BC/2EST | $1,300 | $652.88 | Medium | Engaging imaging with some minor coherency issues. | Loaner |
| 7.2 | YU9 Audio Que❤️ Tracker: YU9 Que | 7.7 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1DD/3BA | $400 | $348.75 | High | Exceptional tuning and treble refinement; sets the benchmark at $400. | Loaner |
| 7.1 | 64 Audio Nio | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 1DD/8BA | $1,700 | $808.65 | Low | Sub-bass oriented with a very warm, thick tonality. MX module cleans things up quite a bit. | Headphones.com unit |
| 7.1 | 64 Audio U6t | 7.7 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6BA | $1,300 | $635.88 | Medium | Warm, thick, and with excellent dynamics. U12t's tubby younger brother that could use more resolution. | Headphones.com unit |
| 7.1 | Audeze LCDi4 (w/ Cipher) | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | Planar | $2,500 | N/A | N/A | Top-tier imaging and layering, DSP is mandated for proper tonal balance. | Headphones.com unit |
| 7.1 | Moondrop S8 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8BA | $700 | $340.28 | Medium | Excellent treble extension and detail retrieval. | Headphones.com unit |
| 7.1 | Unique Melody MEST MK2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1DD/4BA/2EST/1BC | $1,500 | $641.83 | High | A warmer, more coherent MEST with setbacks in resolution and imaging. | Antdroid's unit |
| 7.0 | Hidition Violet | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 13BA | $3,300 | N/A | N/A | The best BA bass that I have heard, otherwise marred by poor imaging and slight congestion issues. | Loaner |
| 7.0 | Moondrop Variations❤️ | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1DD/2BA/2EST | $550 | $304.05 | Medium | A more refined B2 Dusk with better bass texture and treble extension. | Personal unit |
| 7.0 | Oriolus Traillii | 7.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 8BA/4EST | $6,600 | N/A | N/A | Dull microdynamics and treble at a not-so-dull price. | Loaner |
| 7.0 | Sennheiser IE900 | 7.3 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1DD | $1,300 | $723.46 | High | Excelllent bass - simply excellent. Midrange could use some work, as could the generally average imaging chops. | Personal unit |
| 7.0 | Thieaudio Monarch MKII Tracker: ThieAudio Monarch MKII | 7.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 1DD/6BA/2EST | $1,000 | $563.96 | High | A solid improvement in imaging with slightly more palatable tonality than its predecessor. | Headphones.com unit |
| 6.9 | 64 Audio Solo | 6.7 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | Planar | $1,400 | $790.57 | Low | Warm and shimmery with excellent imaging. Dampening in the mid-treble elevates this above the standard planar IEM experience. | Super*Review's unit |
| 6.9 | Campfire Andromeda 2020 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5BA | $1,100 | $642.42 | Medium | Out-of-head imaging, plus terrific layering chops and musicality. Stay away if you want good bass. | Personal unit |
| 6.9 | Hyla Sarda | 7.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1DD/2BA/1PZ | $1,250 | N/A | N/A | Fantastic bass response and strong clarity in the upper-midrange. However, can be genre dependent. | Zepp & Co Unit |
| 6.9 | Moondrop Dark Saber | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2DD/8BA | — | $394.81 | Low | Basically the Moondrop S8 with a dynamic driver for the bass. Negatively affects the coherency of the presentation. | Headphones.com unit |
| 6.9 | Symphonium Audio Meteor Tracker: Symphonium Meteor | 7.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4BA | $600 | $341.29 | Medium | A fun U-shape through and through, at the expense of some detail. Fantastic bass and upper-treble extension. | Review unit |
| 6.9 | Vision Ears VE7 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7BA | $1,860 | $1,353.2 | Low | Very pleasant tonal balance for the astute midrange connoisseur and solid technicalities. | Loaner |
| 6.9 | Xenns Top Pro Tracker: XENNS Mangird Top Pro | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2DD/8BA | $500 | $362.7 | High | Slightly colored but well-rounded tonality with minor quirks. | Loaner unit |
| 6.9 | qdc Anole VX | 6.7 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 10BA | $2,000 | $769.15 | High | Very well-rounded, but sounds overly plasticky and artificial. | Loaner |
| 6.8 | 64 Audio A3t (Demo) Tracker: 64 Audio A3t | 7.3 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 3BA | NFS | N/A | N/A | A barebones U12t that mantains the quintessential 64 Audio house sound. | Demo |
| 6.7 | DUNU SA6 Ultra Tracker: Dunu SA6 Ultra | 7.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6BA | $600 | $318.82 | Medium | A slightly refined SA6 with better treble extension. Very coherent. | Headphones.com unit |
| 6.7 | ThieAudio Hype 4 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2DD/4BA | $400 | $218.83 | Medium | Bass sounds somewhat 'BA-ish' for being DD, but well-tuned, decently technical, and a very solid package overall. | — |
| 6.6 | Moondrop B2: Dusk Tracker: Moondrop Dusk | 6.7 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 1DD/4BA | $330 | $285.2 | Medium | Terrific tonal balance and bass shelf, but with slightly gritty treble and poor bass texturing. | Super*Review's unit |
| 6.6 | Sennheiser IE600 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1DD | $780 | $360.22 | Medium | Well-extended on both ends of the spectrum and adds back in the upper-midrange the IE900 lacked. | Crinacle's unit |
| 6.5 | 64 Audio U18S Tracker: 64 Audio U18s | 6.7 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 18BA | $3,000 | $1,037.45 | Medium | A worse U12t. Lacks U12t's dynamic range and layering chops. | Headphones.com unit |
| 6.5 | Binary Acoustics EP321 MEMS❤️ | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 2DD/3BA/1MEMS | $300 | $215 | Low | Exceptional dynamics and treble extension. Tuning/coherency could use some work. | Review unit |
| 6.5 | Dunu SA6 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6BA | $550 | $304.74 | Medium | Slightly "wet" characteristic that takes the edge off of the qdc-inspired tuning. Very pleasant on the ears. | DUNU loaner |
| 6.5 | HiSenior Mega5 EST (Revised) Tracker: HiSenior Mega 5 EST | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | — | — | $202.24 | Medium | Very bouncy bass but midrange sounds sucked out and has some oddity. Original sounds more coherent even if less exciting/detailed. | — |
| 6.5 | Softears RSV | 7.7 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5BA | $730 | $437.71 | Medium | Well-tuned from top-to-bottom with good timbre. Safe to the point of boredom. | Moondrop tour |
| 6.5 | Sony XBA-N3❤️ | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 1DD/1BA | Discontinued | N/A | N/A | Sinfully addictive tuning hampered only by a slight lack of detail and imaging performance. | Personal unit |
| 6.5 | qdc Anole V14 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 10BA/4EST | $3,000 | $967.96 | High | Fixes Anole VX's bass texture and plastickyness, but comes with its own quirks in the metallic treble. | Loaner |
| 6.5 | Tanchjim Origin | 6.7 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1DD | $280 | $521.1 | Medium | Japanese flavor of tuning (mid-bass and upper-mid focus) finally done justice. Strong technical chops and slightly forward. | — |
| 6.4 | 64 Audio Duo | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/1BA | $1,200 | $499.88 | High | Strong dynamics and easy-going signature that could use more detail in the midrange. | Personal unit |
| 6.4 | 64 Audio Fourte Blanc | 5.7 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/3BA | $3,700 | $1,648.42 | High | Quite detailed, but lots of uncanny valley in the midrange (sounds like singers are singing into a cup) and treble is contentiously bright. | Headphones.com unit |
| 6.4 | 64 Audio Tia Fourte | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/3BA | $3,500 | $1,275.11 | Medium | Tia Trio's older brother that takes things too far off the beaten path for tonality. | Headphones.com unit |
| 6.4 | Fiio FX17 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/4BA/8EST | $1,500 | N/A | N/A | Wide staging and unique imaging at the expense of slightly peaky upper-treble. Just a little odd sounding overall. | Loaner |
| 6.4 | LETSHUOER EJ07M Tracker: Letshuoer EJ07M | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/2BA/4EST | $600 | N/A | N/A | Excellent tonality and dynamic bass held back only by a lack of intangible performance. | Review unit |
| 6.4 | Shuoer EJ07M Kinda Lava Tracker: Letshuoer EJ07M Kinda Lava | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/2BA/4EST | $670 | $425 | Medium | Basically the EJ07M with some adjustment to the bass for more clarity. | Review unit |
| 6.4 | Softears RS10 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 10BA | $2,100 | N/A | N/A | A slightly more resolving S8 at the expense of added grittiness and more upper-midrange. | Loaner |
| 6.4 | Softears RSV MKII | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5BA | $700 | $510.39 | High | Thick and rich sound, a departure from the original RSV, but not in a bad way. Surprisingly mid-bass focused, so still sounds BA-ish. | Loaner unit |
| 6.4 | Symphonium Triton | 7.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/2BA | $900 | $525 | Low | Pleasing tonal balance and coherency, but not the last word in detail, especially relative to the Helios. | Demo |
| 6.3 | Custom Art FIBAE 7U | 6.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7BA | $1,500 | N/A | N/A | Excellent imaging and staging, but treble can be splashy due to too much upper-treble. | Review unit |
| 6.3 | DUNU SA6 MKII Tracker: Dunu SA6 MK2 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6BA | $580 | $232.14 | Medium | A warmer rendition of the original SA6, best considered a side-grade than a true upgrade. | — |
| 6.3 | DUNU Zen Pro Tracker: Dunu Zen Pro | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1DD | $900 | $350 | Low | Solid tuning with good speed. Could use more air and some minor work in the treble. | DUNU loaner |
| 6.3 | Moondrop Dusk (no DSP) | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | $400 | N/A | N/A | Generally well balanced if slightly lean and with some crunch in the upper-treble that distracts. | Loaner unit |
| 6.3 | Noble Audio Viking Ragnar | 6.0 | — | — | — | 7.0 | — | — | — | 6.0 | — | — | $1,960.65 | Medium | Sharp and defined presentation, particularly in the mid-treble. Sounds somewhat digital as a result. | Schezade unit |
| 6.3 | SoftEars Volume S Tracker: Softears Volume S | 6.3 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/2BA | $320 | $202.5 | High | Extremely punchy mid-bass response and one of the better renditions of the New Meta-style tuning. | Review unit |
| 6.3 | Softears Turii | 6.3 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1DD | $1,400 | N/A | N/A | One of the more technically proficient single-DDs on the market. | Crinacle's unit |
| 6.3 | ThieAudio Oracle MKIII | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | — | N/A | N/A | Pretty detailed but sounds incoherent, particularly in the treble, which also seems exaggerated in a bad way. | — |
| 6.3 | Vision Ears Erlkonig | 5.7 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 13BA | $4,500 | $2,244.69 | Medium | Good detail retrieval and tonal balance on settings 3 & 4. Poor midrange micro-dynamics, though, and quite boring. | AudioTiers tour |
| 6.2 | 64 Audio A4s | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/3BA | $1,100 | N/A | N/A | Wonderful bass shelf, but could use some work in the treble regions. | Review unit |
| 6.2 | Empire Ears Legend X | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2DD/5BA | $2,300 | $800.84 | Medium | Bass lacks texture, but a fairly holographic, "grand" presentation that is unique for a V-shaped response. | Zepp & Co Unit |
| 6.2 | FatFreq Maestro Mini | 7.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/2BA | TBD | $336.46 | High | Extreme basshead's dream. Incredible sub-bass shelf while maintaining midrange and treble balance. | Crinacle's unit |
| 6.2 | LETSHUOER Cadenza 12 Tracker: Letshuoer Cadenza 12 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 12BA | $2,300 | $1,250 | Medium | More 'musical' tonality with a touch of spice in the treble. Technicalities could use work for the price. | — |
| 6.2 | Lime Ears Anima | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | — | N/A | N/A | Vocals have an odd pinna rise. Basically like someone took the Moondrop Variations and made it sound weird. | Schezade unit |
| 6.2 | Moondrop Blessing 3 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2DD/4BA | $320 | $263 | Medium | Detail-oriented signature at the expense of sounding quite anemic. | — |
| 6.2 | Moondrop Dusk 2 (w/ DSP) | 6.7 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | — | N/A | N/A | Treble sounds somewhat brittle/thin without DSP applied. DSP has same artifical tinge albeit better tonality. | — |
| 6.2 | ThieAudio Orchestra MKII | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 10BA | $350 | N/A | N/A | Energetic sound that dips into unnatural/fatiguing territory but pretty fun listen overall. | Loaner unit |
| 6.2 | ThieAudio V16 Divinity | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 16BA | $1,500 | N/A | N/A | Nice BA bass and detail overall, but the upper-midrange is odd and treble sounds sort of dead. | Loaner |
| 6.1 | Audio Hekili | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/7BA | $300 | N/A | N/A | Slight U-shape for a wholly fun sound. | Loaner unit |
| 6.1 | Craft Ears Aurum Tracker: CraftEars Aurum | 6.3 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/4BA/2EST | $1,400 | N/A | N/A | Somewhat strange treble tonality and generally could use some improvements for technicalities. | Zepp & Co Unit |
| 6.1 | CrinEars Reference Tracker: CrinEar Reference | 6.3 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | $350 | $293.89 | High | Loaner unit | |
| 6.1 | DUNU DK-3001 BD Tracker: Dunu DK-3001 BD | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/4BA/4P | $450 | N/A | N/A | Not to my taste - treble sounds slightly brittle and harsh - but plenty of resolution and clean presentation. | Super*Review's unit |
| 6.1 | Fearless x Crinacle Dawn Tracker: Fearless Audio Crinacle Dawn | 6.7 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6BA/2EST | $1,400 | N/A | N/A | Excellent, pleasing tuning only held back by a lack of technicalities. | Crinacle's unit |
| 6.1 | FiR Radon 6 Tracker: FIR Audio Radon 6 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | — | $1,920.39 | High | Probably the most palatable FiR IEM, colored presentation with spicy mid and upper-treble. | Schezade unit |
| 6.1 | GS Audio SE11 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/6BA/4EST | $900 | N/A | N/A | Good tonal balance and fairly coherent. Bass needs work. | Loaner |
| 6.1 | Ice Lab Prismatica | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5BA | $900 | $510.05 | Medium | Fairly palatable, musical sound with some tonal oddity in the midrange. | Loaner unit |
| 6.1 | Mangird Xenns Top | 6.3 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/8BA | $530 | N/A | N/A | Very inofffensive tonality with a soft treble response, sounds like lower and mid-treble are too recessed. | — |
| 6.1 | Tanchjim Oxygen | 6.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD | $270 | N/A | N/A | A better KXXS with slightly out-of-head imaging. | Loaner |
| 6.1 | ThieAudio Hype 2 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2DD/2BA | $300 | $125 | Low | Poor bass performance and sounds like surface-level detailing due to mid-treble recession despite great frequency response. | Crinacle's unit |
| 6.1 | ThieAudio Prestige | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/4BA/4EST | $1,200 | $712.22 | Medium | Very bright in the upper-treble which leads to a fatiguing sound and masking issues. | Headphones.com unit |
| 6.1 | iSine 20 (w/ Cipher cable) | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | Planar | $600 | N/A | N/A | Excellent imaging and resolution, even if some tonal oddities pervade with Cipher. Just...niche. | headphones.com unit |
| 6.0 | 64 Audio A3t | 6.3 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3BA | $900 | N/A | N/A | Basically a mini U12t without the technicalities and some added treble oddity. | Personal unit |
| 6.0 | Binary Acoustics Chopin | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/3BA | $200 | N/A | N/A | Sounds very similar to the Moondrop Variations while lacking some refinement particularly in the treble. Great for the price overall. | Review unit |
| 6.0 | DUNU Vulkan Tracker: Dunu Vulkan | 6.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2DD/4BA | $380 | $291.49 | Low | Musical, slightly out-of-head presenation at the expense of blunted transients. | Review unit |
| 6.0 | Empire Ears Valkyrie | 6.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/1BA/1EST | Discontinued | N/A | N/A | Vibrant, intensive listen with some seriously awesome bass decay. | AudioTiers tour |
| 6.0 | Empire Ears Valkyrie MK.II | 6.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/1BA/1EST | $1,600 | N/A | N/A | Sounds basically the same as the original Valkyrie. | headphones.com unit |
| 6.0 | Hidition NT6 Pro Tracker: Hidition NT6 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | — | N/A | N/A | Hidition's take on a V-shaped signature and one executed pretty well at that. Slightly too much lower-treble begets drier sound. | Schezade unit |
| 6.0 | Hidition Waltz | 6.3 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3BA | $900 | N/A | Low | Fun tuning with Hidition's mid-treble sparkle and none of the Viento's nasty resoance. | Loaner |
| 6.0 | Juzear Defiant | 6.3 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3BA/1DD | $100 | $50 | Low | Pleasant, neutral warm tuning with good treble extension that wholly belies its price point. | Super*Review's unit |
| 6.0 | Lime Ears Terra | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/5BA | $1,200 | N/A | N/A | Sounds Harman-inspired with some minor tuning liberties. Decent overall but I'd prefer more air past 10kHz. | Super*Review's unit |
| 6.0 | Moondrop B2 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/4BA | $320 | N/A | N/A | Terrific tonal balance, but with slightly gritty treble and poor bass texturing. | Personal unit |
| 6.0 | Moondrop May DSP❤️ Tracker: Moondrop May | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/1Planar | $75 | $40 | Medium | Competent Harman tuning + very convenient USB-C integration. | Loaner unit |
| 6.0 | Thieaudio Monarch Tracker: ThieAudio Monarch MKI | 6.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/6BA/2EST | $730 | $343.67 | High | Not particularly coherent, but an attention grabber with solid, surface-level detail. | headphones.com unit |
| 6.0 | Unique Melody MEXT | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1BC/1DD/4BA | $1,200 | $450 | Low | Decent tonality and BC seems to work in the midrange, but low-level note definition. | Crinacle's unit |
| 6.0 | Vision Ears VE8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 8BA | $2,200 | $921.06 | Medium | The warm IEM of warm IEMs. Carried by its excellent midrange. | Loaner |
| 5.9 | Campfire Andromeda 2019 Tracker: Campfire Andromeda pre-2020 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 5BA | Discontinued | $460.88 | Medium | A more muddy Andromeda 2020 that's saving grace is the treble spike. | Personal unit |
| 5.9 | Hidition Viento-B Universal | 5.7 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4BA | — | N/A | N/A | Buy the CIEM version intead of this. Good microdynamics, but can be gritty. | Personal unit |
| 5.9 | Jomo Audio Trinity Brass | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/4BA/2EST | $2,800 | N/A | N/A | Excessively warm to the point of which it starts neutering technicalities. | Loaner |
| 5.9 | Juzear Defiant Gamerfidelity | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/3BA | $110 | N/A | N/A | Very similar sounding ot the Defiant, just a little warmer and more forgiving in the treble. | Review unit |
| 5.9 | Kiwi Ears Orchestra | 6.3 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 8BA | $500 | N/A | Low | Well-tuned with surprisingly good treble extension. Upwards compressed dynamics contrast poorly with tuning. | Super*Review's unit |
| 5.9 | Sennheiser IE200 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD | $150 | $80 | Medium | Redefines expectations in its price bracket for single-DDs. Impressive treble extension and technicalities if a bit dry sounding. | Review unit |
| 5.9 | Shure KSE1500 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 7.3 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | Electrostatic | $3,000 | N/A | N/A | Top-tier detail and speed, just be aware that it's very bright. | Demo |
| 5.9 | Tanchjim Hana 2021❤️ | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD | $180 | N/A | N/A | Essentially a cheaper Tanchjim Oxygen. | Personal unit |
| 5.9 | ThieAudio Elixir | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD | $210 | N/A | N/A | Solid detail pickup and clean, snappy transients with a hint of Focal-inspired treble. | Review unit |
| 5.9 | ThieAudio Excalibur | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/2BA/2EST | $720 | N/A | N/A | Better clarity than the Oracle and more dynamic than most of ThieAudio's IEMs at the expense of some shoutyness. | Crinacle's unit |
| 5.9 | Thieaudio Clairvoyance Tracker: ThieAudio Clairvoyance | 6.3 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/5BA/2EST | $700 | N/A | N/A | A more pleasant, warmer Monarch with cutbacks in resolution. | headphones.com unit |
| 5.9 | Vision Ears Elysium | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD/1BA/2EST | $2,700 | $987.09 | Medium | The first "passable" implementation of the Sonion ESTs. Not particularly coherent, unfortunately. | AudioTiers tour |
| 5.8 | 7Hz Timeless | 5.3 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | Planar | $220 | $94.45 | Medium | Has the planar advantage with most of its disadvantages and a reasonable tonality. | Review unit |
| 5.8 | DUNU Falcon Pro (Experimental) Tracker: Dunu Falcon Pro Experimental | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1DD | — | N/A | N/A | A more resolving, technical version of the Falcon Pro. | Review unit |
| 5.8 | Moondrop Kato | 6.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 1DD | $190 | $72.94 | Medium | A slight improvement over the KXXS all-round in the technical department. | Review unit |
| 5.8 | Raptgo Hook X | 5.7 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | Planar | $240 | $239 | Low | Sounds similar to the Timeless with a smoother sound, less detail, and better imaging (seems less congested). | Super*Review's unit |
| 5.8 | Shuoer S12 Tracker: Letshuoer S12 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | Planar Magnetic | $150 | $100 | Low | More resolving than the Timeless, but even brighter. Tonality still remains the bottleneck to the planar IEM landscape. | Shuoer unit |
| 5.7 | Aful Performer 8S | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 1DD/6BA/1MP | $390 | $304.75 | Medium | Noticeably drier and less engaging than Aful Dawn X despite similar tuning. | Review unit |
| 5.7 | Etymotic ER2XR | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1DD | $100 | $48.53 | Medium | Controlled bass and darker treble. Narrow imaging, but solid technicalities for a single DD. | Personal unit |
| 5.7 | HiSenior Mega7 Tracker: HiSenior Mega 7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1DD/6BA | $450 | $300 | Medium | Decent listen overall, a bit thinner in the treble than the Mega 5Est and more technical. | Loaner |
| 5.7 | Juzear Harrier | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1DD/6BA/2PM | $330 | $183.52 | Medium | Pleasant neutral with bass boost, extremely inoffensive in the treble. Lacks some energy in the mid-treble which gives plasticky timbre. | Review unit |
| 5.7 | NiceHCK Rockies | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1DD/2BA/2EST | $450 | N/A | N/A | Fairly undynamic sounding with a general lightness to the presentation. Unremarkable overall. | Loaner |
| 5.6 | Audio Lokahi | 5.7 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7BA | $240 | N/A | N/A | Airy and "raw" presentation that could use some technical refinement. | Loaner |
| 5.6 | Campfire Solaris OG Tracker: Campfire Audio Solaris OG | 5.3 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/3BA | Discontinued | $850 | Low | Holographic imaging and some of the worst DD bass that I've heard. | headphones.com unit |
| 5.6 | FAudio Dark Sky | 6.0 | — | — | — | 6.0 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 1DD | $1,150 | N/A | N/A | 5kHz runs slightly hot and technicalities aren't enough to push it above the single-DD competition. | Zepp & Co Unit |
| 5.6 | Simgot Supermix 4 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 1DD/1BA/1Planar/1PZT | $170 | $94.28 | High | Sharper and more forward presentation that presents good value for those indexing for technical traits. | Review unit |
| 5.5 | Xenns Mangird Tea 2 Tracker: XENNS Mangird Tea 2 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/6BA | $350 | $140 | Low | A little odd in some parts of the treble and detailing could use some work, but nothing offensive overall. | Linsoul unit |
| 5.5 | Binary Acoustics 1900 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/4BA | $235 | N/A | N/A | More "musical" listen with a bit too much spice in the treble. | Review unit |
| 5.5 | Empire Ears ESR MK.II | 5.7 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3BA/2EST | $1,100 | $384.71 | Low | Solid layering chops and all-rounder; however, can sound overly sharp in the treble and generally plasticky. | headphones.com unit |
| 5.5 | Empire Ears Hero | 5.3 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/3BA | $1,350 | $588.21 | Medium | Energetic sound signature with solid dynamics that's bottlenecked by an overzealous treble response. | headphones.com unit |
| 5.5 | Fearless Audio S8P | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 8BA | $489 | N/A | N/A | Energetic sound signature with solid detail that some might find fatiguing. | Personal unit |
| 5.5 | Skorea Agate | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | — | — | N/A | N/A | V-shaped tuning; fun, however upper-treble is somewhat pesky and midrange balance is skewed. | Schezade unit |
| 5.5 | Sony MDR-EX800ST | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 1DD | Discontinued | N/A | N/A | Warmer, more tonally pleasing EX1K at the expense of note definition. | Demo |
| 5.5 | ThieAudio Oracle | 6.3 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/2BA/2EST | $539 | $410 | Low | Pleasant tonality, but low-level detailing and compression. | Crinacle's unit |
| 5.5 | ThieAudio Voyager 14 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 14BA | $1,000 | N/A | N/A | Good tonal balance and technicalities. Just lacking a few legs of refinement. | Loaner |
| 5.4 | EPZ P40 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | — | $160 | N/A | Low | Lean, analytical sound with a slight brightness in the treble that annoys. | Loaner unit |
| 5.4 | Kinera Nanna 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/1BA/2EST | $950 | N/A | N/A | Probably Kinera's best set. Pretty decent overall. | Crinacle's unit |
| 5.4 | Moondrop Solis | 5.7 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4BA/2EST | $1,100 | $320 | Medium | Very plasticky and thin transients. Not very impressive. | Moondrop tour |
| 5.4 | Prisma Azul Tracker: Prisma Audio Azul | 5.7 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 2BA | $300 | N/A | N/A | Excellent treble extension; almost too much. Could use work in the imaging department. | Super*Review's unit |
| 5.4 | SeeAudio Bravery | 5.7 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4BA | $280 | $195 | Low | Pleasant and coherent, lacking in that special sauce which would take it to the next level. | Super*Review's unit |
| 5.4 | Sony MDR-EX1000 (no filter) Tracker: Sony MDR-EX1000 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 1DD | Discontinued | N/A | N/A | Excellent imaging, but midrange and treble tonality needs work. | Demo |
| 5.3 | 64 Audio A3e (Demo) | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3BA | $500 | N/A | N/A | See A3t but with singificantly worse treble extension and technicalities. | Demo |
| 5.3 | Astell&Kern ZERO1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/2BA/1Planar | $700 | N/A | N/A | Interesting tuning that has some sense of special sauce but falls short in the execution. | Loaner unit |
| 5.3 | Audeze Euclid | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | Planar | $1,300 | N/A | Low | Very detailed, but treble rolls-off which makes it hard to tell sometimes. | Crinacle's unit |
| 5.3 | Aya Audio Siren | 5.3 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4BA/2EST | $600 | N/A | N/A | Solid tuning and impressive imaging, but stumbles in treble speed and dynamics. | headphones.com unit |
| 5.3 | DUNU DN142 Tracker: Dunu DN142 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | $250 | N/A | N/A | Sounds a little weird. Nice on paper but not great in the ear. | Review unit |
| 5.3 | Etymotic ER4XR | 5.7 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1BA | $300 | $127.18 | Medium | So. Darn. Boring. But yes, it's the BA benchmark. | Super*Review's unit |
| 5.3 | Etymotic EVO | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 3BA | $500 | $200.87 | Low | Slight improvements in staging over the ER series, but with setbacks in the treble response. | Etymotic tour |
| 5.3 | Fiio FH7S Tracker: FiiO FH7S | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1DD/4BA | $430 | N/A | N/A | Warm and gooey with some sparkle. Relatively pleasant overall. | Super*Review's unit |
| 5.3 | Noble Audio Ronin | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | — | — | N/A | N/A | Lower midrange is overly thick and not enough treble extension to pull off this type of tuning. Like a scuffed Andro 2020. | Schezade unit |
| 5.3 | Tanchjim Soda | 5.7 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/4BA | $300 | N/A | N/A | Harman-inspired; nice bass but poor treble extension leads to coarse female vocals presentation. | Review unit |
| 5.3 | Truthears Hexa Tracker: Truthear Hexa | 5.7 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/3BA | $80 | $54.82 | Medium | Sounds like a warmer, lo-res Moondrop B2, emphasis on lo-res in the bass. | Super*Review's unit |
| 5.2 | A&K x CFA Pathfinder Tracker: Astell&Kern x CFA Pathfinder | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2DD/3BA | $1,900 | N/A | N/A | Odd colorations that aren't awful, but that don't exactly culminate for the better. | Headphones.com unit |
| 5.2 | DUNU Falcon Pro Tracker: Dunu Falcon Pro | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 1DD | $220 | $750 | Low | Notes sound grand and dynamics are good, but clarity could use work. | DUNU review unit |
| 5.2 | Drop x JVC HA-FDX1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD | $250 | N/A | N/A | Good tonal balance and technicalities, but decay is truncated which results in etched timbre. Dynamics are also dull. | Super*Review's unit |
| 5.2 | EPZ P50 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/2BA/2Planar | $190 | N/A | N/A | More laidback listen with a touch of featheriness in the treble. | Review unit |
| 5.2 | Etymotic ER2SE | 5.7 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD | $100 | $44.92 | Low | See ER2XR but with less sub-bass. | Super*Review's unit |
| 5.2 | Final x Dita Shichiku.Kangen Tracker: Final Audio x Dita Shichiku.Kangen | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 1DD | $2,600 | N/A | N/A | Dynamic and bites hard but poor treble extension and questionable tuning. | Loaner unit |
| 5.2 | MiM Dark Magician | 5.7 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD | $500 | N/A | N/A | Pleasant and smooth tonality; however, the DD being used does not seem very technical (for the price). | Loaner |
| 5.2 | Moondrop Aria | 5.7 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD | $90 | $39.16 | Low | See KXXS. Just slightly less upper-midrange and more bass. | Super*Review's unit |
| 5.2 | Moondrop KXXS | 5.7 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD | $190 | N/A | N/A | Excellent timbre; not the most resolving set, but very easy on the ears. | Personal unit |
| 5.2 | Moondrop KXXX | 5.7 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD | $170 | N/A | N/A | See KXXS. Just slightly bassier. | Super*Review's unit |
| 5.2 | Moondrop Starfield | 5.7 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD | $110 | N/A | N/A | See KXXS. Just slightly less upper-midrange. | Super*Review's unit |
| 5.2 | OpenAudio Mercury | 5.3 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/4BA | $630 | N/A | N/A | Basically a poor man's Legend X without some of the technicalities. | Super*Review's unit |
| 5.2 | Shuoer EJ07 Tracker: Letshuoer EJ07 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/2BA/4EST | $860 | $899 | Low | Decent tonality, but weak treble extension and technicalities. | Crinacle's unit |
| 5.2 | SoftEars Edge Tracker: Softears Edge | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 1DD | $500 | $413.25 | Medium | Boomy and enveloping sounding; however, lacks the technical chops and raw detail to compete. | Review unit |
| 5.2 | Tanchjim Prism | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/2BA | $600 | N/A | N/A | Somewhat tinny in the treble and generally anemic. | Super*Review's unit |
| 5.2 | Tansio Mirai Spark | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 7BA/4EST | $1,500 | N/A | N/A | Decent midrange microdynamics, but decidedly rolled-off, fatiguing treble kills potential. | Loaner |
| 5.2 | Tansio Mirai Zodiac | 5.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 12BA | $1,330 | N/A | N/A | Decent detail, but tuning needs work, especially in the mid-treble. Sounds very BA. | Crinacle's unit |
| 5.2 | ThieAudio Oracle MKII | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/2BA/2EST | $590 | N/A | Low | A brighter Oracle. Shouty upper-midrange and artifical sounding treble response. | Headphones.com unit |
| 5.2 | Tripowin x HBB Olina Tracker: Tripowin Olina | 5.7 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD | $100 | N/A | N/A | Exellent tonality and shimmer (for a DD); nonetheless, could possibly benefit from better layering chops. | Linsoul unit |
| 5.2 | Dunu EST112 | 5.0 | — | — | — | 5.5 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 1DD/1BA/2EST | $490 | N/A | N/A | Decent all-rounder, but poor EST implementation. | Super*Review's unit |
| 5.2 | Hidition NT6 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6BA | $1,250 | N/A | N/A | A Viento on steroids with not-so-desirable consequences. Lean and shrill. | Loaner |
| 5.1 | 64 Audio Aspire 3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/2BA | $650 | N/A | N/A | A bit platicky overall - extends in the treble, but has some idiosyncrasies that contribute to the odd timbre/coherency. | Super*Review's unit |
| 5.1 | Aful Performer 5 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/4BA | $220 | $148.07 | Medium | Inoffensive other than being a bit too gritty and clacky in the treble. | Review unit |
| 5.1 | Campfire Solaris 2020 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1DD/3BA | $1,500 | N/A | N/A | A Solaris with cutbacks in staging and tonal balance. Slightly better DD bass. | headphones.com unit |
| 5.1 | Ikko OH10 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/1BA | $160 | $70 | Low | Great bass response and surprisingly good treble extension if you can hear the 15kHz peak. | Super*Review's unit |
| 5.1 | KZ PR1 Pro | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | Planar | $50 | N/A | N/A | Solid choice at $50 for an exciting, high-clarity sound, but at the expense of an artifical brightness and timbre. | Loaner unit |
| 5.1 | Moondrop Armature Art 12 Tracker: Moondrop Armature 12 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 12BA | $800 | N/A | N/A | Mid bass, mid mids, mid-treble, not-so-mid price. | Loaner unit |
| 5.1 | SeeAudio x Crinacle Midnight | 5.7 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/2BA | $200 | N/A | N/A | Impressive treble extension and tonality, but generally sounds compressed on both ends of the spectrum. | Headphones.com unit |
| 5.1 | Tanchjim Darling | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/2BA | $420 | N/A | N/A | Excellent imaging, but with too much shout and an uneven treble response. | Super*Review's unit |
| 5.1 | ThieAudio Hype 4 MKII | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2DD/4BA | $400 | $252.55 | High | Thin, crunchy, and unnaturally boosted treble that pervades to the rest of the sound. Hard listen tbh. | Loaner unit |
| 5.1 | ThieAudio Legacy 9 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 8BA/1DD | $550 | N/A | N/A | Solid bass and sparkly, well-extended treble. Could use more work in the detail and imaging department. | Loaner |
| 5.1 | Tin Audio P1 Max Tracker: TinHiFi P1 Max | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | Planar | $170 | N/A | N/A | Probably the weak link out of the planar resurgence. | Super*Review's unit |
| 5.0 | 7Hz Salnotes Dioko | 5.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | Planar | $100 | N/A | N/A | Bass sounds oddly restrained and treble still has some oddity. Solid enough otherwise. | Review unit |
| 5.0 | 64 Audio Aspire 1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD | $350 | $100 | Low | Sounds like a pretty average single-DD, maybe with some fine-tuning in the treble but it's not that significant. | Super*Review's unit |
| 5.0 | Apple Airpods Pro 2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD | $250 | N/A | N/A | A more exciting version of the OG Airpods Pro with boosted sub-bass and mid-treble. | Personal unit |
| 5.0 | BGVP DM8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 8BA | $350 | N/A | N/A | A bit wonky on paper, but nothing to really complain about in practice. | headphones.com unit |
| 5.0 | DUNU Titan S Tracker: Dunu Titan S | 5.3 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1DD | $79 | N/A | N/A | Good Harman-ish tonality with reasonably decent technical chops - an easy recommendation. | Review unit |
| 5.0 | Dunu DK-3001 Pro | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/3BA | $470 | N/A | N/A | Solid tonal balance but excessively rolled-off in the treble. | DUNU loaner |
| 5.0 | Dunu Luna | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $1,700 | N/A | N/A | Top-tier dynamic contrast bottlenecked by peaky, rolled-off treble and other tonal quirks. | DUNU loaner |
| 5.0 | Fearless S8Z Tracker: Fearless Audio S8Z | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 8BA | $589 | N/A | N/A | A more aggressive S8P with even more grit/BA artifacting in the treble. | headphones.com unit |
| 5.0 | Fiio FH5 Tracker: FiiO FH5 | 5.0 | — | — | — | 5.0 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 1DD/3BA | $260 | N/A | Low | Easily the best Fiio IEM. Warm, pleasant tuning with decent detail. | Super*Review's unit |
| 5.0 | Fiio FH7 Tracker: FiiO FH7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/4BA | $400 | N/A | Low | Definitely one of Fiio's better releases. Warm and pleasing, would benefit from more air and bass also doesn't sound very DD. | Loaner |
| 5.0 | Fiio FH9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/6BA | $600 | N/A | N/A | Pretty alright overall. Warm and reasonably well-balanced in the upper-midrange and lower-treble unlike some of Fiio's other IEMs. | Crinacle's unit |
| 5.0 | Final Audio B3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2BA | $500 | N/A | Low | One of the better interpretations of Final Audio's house sound with some decent technicalities. | Super*Review's unit |
| 5.0 | Hidition NT8 | 5.0 | — | — | — | 5.0 | — | — | — | 5.0 | — | — | N/A | N/A | Lean and somewhat sharp sounding in typical Hidition fashion. Needs deep insertion to tame mid-treble. | Schezade unit |
| 5.0 | Lime Ears Pneuma | 5.0 | — | — | — | 5.0 | — | — | — | 5.0 | — | — | N/A | N/A | Warm and dark, quite inoffensive but a long ways off it's asking price. | Schezade unit |
| 5.0 | Moondrop Kadenz | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD | $220 | $107.48 | Low | Basically sounds like a leaner/sharper Moondrop Kato w/ the same lack of dynamics. | Loaner unit |
| 5.0 | Moondrop Solis 2 | 5.0 | — | — | — | 5.0 | — | — | — | 5.0 | — | — | N/A | N/A | Very mediocre sounding overall and build quality is reminiscent of a $20 IEM. | Crinacle's unit |
| 5.0 | Softears Studio 4 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4BA | $450 | $250 | Low | Sounds plasticky and smoothed; inoffensive to the point of being offensive. | Review unit |
| 5.0 | Tansio Mirai Land | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/3BA/2EST | $600 | N/A | N/A | 123 setting. V-shaped and a bit harsh in the lower-treble. | Crinacle's unit |
| 5.0 | Vision Ears VE6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | — | N/A | N/A | See VE3, just less muffled sounding. | Schezade unit |
| 4.9 | Dunu DK-2001 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/3BA | $300 | N/A | N/A | A leaner, more forward version of the 3001. | DUNU loaner |
| 4.9 | Moondrop Blessing OG | 5.0 | — | — | — | 6.0 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 1DD/4BA | $400 | N/A | N/A | Harman target hitter with surprisingly poor bass for a DD. Get the Blessing 2 instead. | Personal unit |
| 4.9 | ROSESESA CJ20 Tracker: Rose Technics CJ20 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | Planar | $170 | N/A | N/A | Extremely bright sounding and just weird tonality in general. | Review unit |
| 4.9 | SoftEars Volume Tracker: Softears Volume | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/2BA | $285 | $149.47 | Low | Decent tonality but boring dynamics and low-level detailing. Oddly dipped in the mid-treble. | Super*Review's unit |
| 4.9 | Tangzu Waner SG 2 Red Lion | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1DD | $25 | N/A | N/A | Solid bass-forward budget IEM pick. | Review unit |
| 4.8 | 64 Audio U18T Tracker: 64 Audio U18t | 4.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 18BA | $3,000 | $1,115.34 | Medium | Bloated BA bass and overly compressed dynamic range. The least "64 Audio" sounding IEM that fails to bridge mainstream tuning and Hi-Fi. | headphones.com unit |
| 4.8 | Empire Ears Zeus XIV | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 14BA | $750 | N/A | N/A | Wonky tuning and plasticky timbre, but pretty detailed. | Crinacle's unit |
| 4.8 | Moondrop Aria Snow | 5.3 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1DD | $80 | N/A | Low | Sounds like a thinner Moondrop Aria and not really for the better. | Review unit |
| 4.8 | Samsung Galaxy Buds | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1DD | $130 | $87.35 | Medium | Good bass and slightly shouty upper-midrange and lower-treble. Solid set overall. | Loaner |
| 4.8 | SoftEars Cerberus Tracker: Softears Cerberus | 4.7 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/4BA/2EST | $2,100 | N/A | N/A | Dissapointing lack of treble extension and very weak bass (literally sounds more BA than it does DD). | Crinacle's unit |
| 4.8 | TinHifi T4 Tracker: TinHiFi T4 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1DD | $110 | N/A | N/A | Solid tuning and technical chops for the price, not much to complain about here. | Super*Review's unit |
| 4.7 | Campfire Atlas Tracker: Campfire Audio Atlas | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | Discontinued | N/A | N/A | Easily the best CA DD IEM with insane amounts of bass and just enough treble to balance it. | headphones.com unit |
| 4.7 | DUNU Talos Tracker: Dunu Talos | 4.0 | — | — | — | 5.0 | — | — | — | 5.0 | Planar/BA | $200 | N/A | Low | Sounds best with the BA switch off. Somewhat thin, mid-treble oriented sound. | Review unit |
| 4.7 | LETSHUOER x Gizaudio Galileo Tracker: Letshuoer x Gizaudio Galileo | 5.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/1BA | $100 | $65 | Low | Quite inoffensive but smoothed-over. Needs more resolution and sense of dynamics. | Review unit |
| 4.7 | Moondrop Sparks | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1DD | $90 | N/A | N/A | Solid tonal balance and great bass for a TWS. | Super*Review's unit |
| 4.7 | Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 2DD | $200 | N/A | N/A | A warmer interpretation of the Harman curve and pretty horrible imaging. | headphones.com unit |
| 4.7 | Yu9 U556 Tracker: YU9 U556 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1BA | $136 | N/A | N/A | A hair too forward in the pinna compensation, but generally well-tuned and a competent performer. | Loaner |
| 4.6 | Campfire Holocene Tracker: Campfire Audio Holocene | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3BA | $650 | $217.78 | Medium | Clearly has Andromeda inspiration, but it's been taken too far. | headphones.com unit |
| 4.6 | Moondrop Stellaris | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | Planar | $110 | N/A | N/A | Shrill and thin sounding to the point of unnaturalness. | Super*Review's unit |
| 4.6 | Noble Audio Fokus Rex | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | — | $450 | N/A | Low | Weirdly dark and somewhat peaky in the treble. | Loaner unit |
| 4.6 | Noble Audio K10 Encore | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 10BA | $1,850 | N/A | N/A | Decent technicalities marred by a fatiguing, unnatural treble response. | headphones.com unit |
| 4.6 | SeeAudio Yume | 5.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1DD/2BA | $170 | $100 | Low | Class-leading tonal balance butchered by subpar technicalities. | Linsoul unit |
| 4.6 | Thieaudio Legacy 4 Tracker: ThieAudio Legacy 4 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1DD/3BA | $200 | N/A | N/A | Good tonal balance, but can be fatiguing. Sounds like it's trying too hard. | Linsoul unit |
| 4.6 | Truthear x Crinacle Zero | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 2DD | $50 | $33.7 | High | Close ringer for the Harman IEM target with great bass and slightly harsh upper-mids and lower-treble. | Review unit |
| 4.5 | 64 Audio Aspire 2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1DD/1BA | $500 | N/A | N/A | Pretty warm and lo-res sounding overall. | Super*Review's unit |
| 4.5 | CCA CRA+ Tracker: CCA CRA | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $28 | N/A | N/A | More balanced than the original CCA CRA, but loses some of that magic touch in the bass and still might be fatiguing for some. | Review unit |
| 4.5 | Etymotic ER3XR | 5.7 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1BA | $150 | N/A | N/A | A darker ER2XR with worse imaging and dynamics. | Antdroid's unit |
| 4.5 | Moondrop Illumination | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $800 | N/A | N/A | Mushy transients and imaging, basically par with their other single DDs for techniclaities. | Moondrop tour |
| 4.5 | Moondrop Jiu | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $25 | N/A | N/A | Fairly well-tuned set with a touch of aggressiveness to female vocals at around 3-5kHz. Convenient USB-C cable integration. | Review unit |
| 4.5 | Sennheiser IE800S | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $1,300 | N/A | N/A | The usual Sennheiser in-ear tuning with a strange lack of dynamics. | Sennheiser SF store |
| 4.4 | 7Hz Zero | 4.7 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $20 | N/A | Low | Pleasant tonal balance with some minor treble oddity. | Review unit |
| 4.4 | Bose QuietComfort Buds | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $300 | N/A | N/A | Nice bass shelf, but dull sound signature due to upper-midrange being shelved and treble generally rolling-off. | Personal unit |
| 4.4 | Dunu Zen | 4.3 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $700 | N/A | N/A | Good dynamics, but poor tuning with nasty 8kHz treble peak contrasted to zero air. | DUNU review unit |
| 4.4 | Fiio FD5 Tracker: FiiO FD5 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $300 | $85 | Low | Generic Fiio tuning with metallic timbre issues to boot in the treble and upper-midrange. | — |
| 4.4 | Ikko Opal OH2 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $130 | N/A | N/A | A more balanced interpretation of Ikko's usual sound. | Super*Review's unit |
| 4.4 | Skorea Agate Lite | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | — | N/A | N/A | Less V-shaped than the Agate but low-level detailing due to lack of treble extension and what sounds like upper-midrange scoop. | Schezade unit |
| 4.3 | Apple AirPods Pro | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $270 | $153.18 | Medium | Well-tuned with something of a mid-treble suckout that negatively impacts timbre. | Personal unit |
| 4.3 | Kefine Klean SV | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $55 | N/A | Low | Lean and extremely bright in the treble response. Gold nozzles helps alleviate treble but makes mids extremely lean/forward. | Review unit |
| 4.3 | Mangird Tea Tracker: XENNS Mangird Tea | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1DD/6BA | $300 | $147.77 | Medium | Pleasant enough tonality, but mediocre technicalities and very boring. | Super*Review's unit |
| 4.3 | Moondrop Illustrious | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $900 | N/A | N/A | Sounds like it has metallic timbre. Percussino compression around 5kHz due to lack of treble extension and generally bad tuning. | Super*Review's unit |
| 4.3 | Moondrop Kanas Pro | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | Discontinued | N/A | N/A | A KXXS with less treble extension and slightly poorer resolution. | Super*Review's unit |
| 4.3 | Oriolus Isabellae | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $600 | $1,385 | Low | Midrange doesn't sound very DD-like; more along the lines of etched and gritty perhaps due to 11kHz peak in treble. | Loaner |
| 4.3 | Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Tracker: Samsung Galaxy Buds | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2DD | $100 | $87.35 | Medium | Better bass shelf than the OG Buds, but with setbacks in the strange treble and timbre. | Loaner |
| 4.3 | Sony MH750 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | Discontinued | N/A | N/A | See MH755, just slightly worse. | Personal unit |
| 4.3 | Sony MH755 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | Discontinued | N/A | N/A | One of the best bass response you'll find under $500, but with too much upper-midrange and treble. | Super*Review's unit |
| 4.3 | Tanchjim Ola | 5.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $40 | N/A | N/A | Leaner reference sound that sounds a bit too flat for dyanmics. Well-balanced otherwise. | Review unit |
| 4.3 | Truthears Hola Tracker: Truthear Hola | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $19 | N/A | N/A | Pleasant tonality but somewhat slow, blunted sounding with not much else going for it. | Review unit |
| 4.3 | Unique Meldody 3DT Tracker: Unique Melody 3DT | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3DD | $320 | N/A | N/A | Singers sound like they're stuck in head voice. Filter mod fixes tonality at the expense of note definition and dynamics. | Loaner |
| 4.3 | YanYin Aladdin | 4.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 1DD/3BA | $245 | N/A | N/A | Pleasant tonal balance, but very dull dynamics. | Loaner |
| 4.2 | BQEYZ Autumn | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $200 | N/A | N/A | Slightly sharp around 3-5kHz, but decent enough otherwise. Cool magnet filter system, bass filters sound best. | BQEYZ unit |
| 4.2 | CCA CRA | 4.7 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $15 | N/A | N/A | High-clarity, potentially fatiguing sound with surprisingly good bass and treble extension. | Review unit |
| 4.2 | Campfire Ara Tracker: Campfire Audio Ara | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 7BA | $1,300 | $382.14 | Low | Very good detail and sharp imaging, but wonky midrange. Not as holographic as the Andro 2020 either. | headphones.com unit |
| 4.2 | Final Audio E500 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | — | N/A | N/A | The most well-tuned Final Audio IEM with a balanced, fairly neutral sound. | Super*Review's unit |
| 4.2 | LETSHUOER D13 Tracker: Letshuoer D13 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $100 | N/A | N/A | Slightly too shouty and comes across as a mildly dirty V-shape for some reason. | Review unit |
| 4.2 | Tanchjim Tanya | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $25 | N/A | N/A | Remarkably well-balanced tuning and slightly out of head imaging. | Personal unit |
| 4.2 | Truthear Gate | 4.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $20 | N/A | N/A | Review unit | |
| 4.2 | Unique Melody MEST Mini | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3BA/1BC | $660 | N/A | N/A | Definitely does not sound much like the actual MEST. | Crinacle's unit |
| 4.1 | 7Hz Eternal | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $250 | N/A | N/A | Basically a substantial regression from the Timeless and with typical DD charactersitics. | Crinacle's unit |
| 4.1 | DUNU Titan X Tracker: Dunu Titan X | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $35 | N/A | N/A | V-shaped with decent bass but shouty upper-midrange and slightly scratchy treble. | Review unit |
| 4.1 | Final Audio A8000 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1DD | $2,000 | N/A | N/A | Ear piercing upper-midrange and treble response. Decent technicalities, but a far cry from the Dunu Luna. | headphones.com unit |
| 4.1 | Kbear Diamond Tracker: KBear Diamond | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $80 | N/A | Low | Pretty good bass texture if not somewhat bloated; overall solid tuning. | Super*Review's unit |
| 4.1 | Sony WF-1000XM4 Tracker: Sony WF1000XM4 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $280 | N/A | N/A | Use EQ and swap the tips. Overly dark and muddy otherwise. | Super*Review's unit |
| 4.1 | Tanchjim Echo | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $100 | N/A | N/A | Low-level detailing and dynamics with a resonably decent tonality. | Super*Review's unit |
| 4.1 | Vision Ears 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | — | N/A | N/A | Warm and quite muffled sounding. Really needs a lot more treble extension. Won't offend at least. | Schezade unit |
| 4.0 | 7th Acoustics Proxima | 4.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1BA | $130 | N/A | N/A | Sounds similar to an ER3 from memory, but possibly worse. | Tour unit |
| 4.0 | Blon BL03 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $40 | N/A | N/A | Pleasant, bassy, warm tonality marred by subpar resolution. | Super*Review's unit |
| 4.0 | Canal Works CW-U77 | 4.0 | — | — | — | 4.0 | — | — | — | 4.0 | — | — | N/A | N/A | Heavy emphasis on lower-treble and lots of mid-bass lends to stereotypical farty and dry presentation. | Soundcat unit |
| 4.0 | Colorfly Quintet | 4.0 | — | — | — | 4.0 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 1DD/4BA | $900 | N/A | N/A | Generic V-shaped tuning and middling technicalities. | Shenzhen Audio tour |
| 4.0 | Moondrop Chu | 4.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $20 | N/A | N/A | A bit uninspired at this point, but no less a solid listen. | Review unit |
| 4.0 | Moondrop SSP | 3.7 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $40 | N/A | N/A | See SSR. Just more bass. | Super*Review's unit |
| 4.0 | Shanling ME800 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2DD/4BA | $1,050 | N/A | N/A | Sounds very mediocre for the price. | Crinacle's unit |
| 4.0 | ThieAudio Legacy 5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1DD/4BA | $250 | N/A | N/A | Safe, but decidedly boring. | headphones.com unit |
| 4.0 | Tripowin x HBB Mele Tracker: Tripowin HBB Mele | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $50 | N/A | N/A | Very easy on the ears with characteristically blunted DD transients. Well-tuned, but could use with more air. | Super*Review's unit |
| 4.0 | Vision Ears EVE20 | 4.0 | — | — | — | 4.0 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 6BA | $1,300 | N/A | N/A | Generic tuning meets rolled-off treble and poor detailing. | AudioTiers tour |
| 4.0 | qdc Superior EX | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | — | $132.74 | Low | Lower half of tuning sounds extremely muddy, midrange is muffled, and treble lacks extension past 10kHz. Nothing superior about this. | — |
| 3.9 | Intime Sora | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $50 | N/A | N/A | Decent tonality, perhaps a tad strident. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.9 | KZ Zex Pro Tracker: KZ ZEX Pro | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | DD/BA/Electret | $34 | N/A | N/A | Surprisingly well-tuned for a KZ, but with too much 3-5kHz presence and hoarse timbre. | Review unit |
| 3.9 | Simphonio VR1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 1DD | $2,300 | N/A | N/A | Lack of air and mostly sounds like a generic single-DD that's been dampened. | Loaner unit |
| 3.9 | Tanchjim Hana | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1DD | $160 | N/A | N/A | Singers sound like they're choking. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.9 | Tripowin Lea | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1DD | $26 | N/A | N/A | Solid set overall, just a hair tizzy in the upper-treble at times. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.8 | KZ EDX Ultra | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2DD | $22 | N/A | N/A | Far too bright in the upper-treble, but reasonably decent otherwise. | Review unit |
| 3.7 | Effect Audio Axiom | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1DD/2BA | $1,500 | N/A | N/A | Good imaging, but the tonality is all sorts of borked. | EA Loaner tour |
| 3.7 | Fiio x Crinacle FHE Eclipse | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1DD/2BA | $150 | N/A | N/A | Sounds bloated and congested; bass surprisingly has little texture. | Headphones.com unit |
| 3.6 | Audiosense DT200 | 5.0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 2BA | $150 | N/A | N/A | Pleasant tuning but unremarkable detailing. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.6 | Empire Ears Bravado MK.II | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1DD/2BA/2EST | $800 | $430.62 | Low | Valkyrie's darker, bloated brother. | headphones.com unit |
| 3.6 | Fiio FX15 Tracker: FiiO FX15 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1DD/4BA/4EST | $800 | N/A | N/A | Odd recessions in frequency response lead to unique imaging but uncanny tonality. | — |
| 3.6 | Moondrop SSR | 3.7 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1DD | $40 | N/A | N/A | Shouty thanks to 13dB of pinna compensation, but excellent note definition and imaging for the price. | Personal unit |
| 3.6 | Noble Audio Sultan | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1DD/4BA/2EST | $3,000 | $1,750 | Low | Warm signature that's surprisingly fatiguing. The sultan of mediocrity. | AudioTiers tour |
| 3.6 | Tanchjim Zero | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1DD | $15 | N/A | N/A | Too shouty and lacks the bass emphasis to balance it out. | Review unit |
| 3.5 | Kinera iDun 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1DD/2BA | $230 | N/A | N/A | Poor, wonky tonality. Vocals sound uncanny. | Crinacle's unit |
| 3.5 | NF Audio NA2+ | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1DD | $170 | N/A | N/A | Sharp transients and solid imaging, but goes overboard with the upper-midrange and mid-treble. | Loaner |
| 3.4 | Drop + Grell TWS1X | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1DD | $200 | N/A | N/A | w/ all settings OFF. Decent tonality but hampered by compression and worse-than-average technicalities. | Drop unit |
| 3.4 | EarFun Free Pro 2 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1DD | $80 | N/A | N/A | Spicy treble at ~10kHz lends to timbre issues. Slightly too much 3-5kHz too. Tuning seems decent otherwise, particularly in the bass. | Headphones.com unit |
| 3.4 | Earfun Oluv Edition | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1DD | $70 | N/A | N/A | Tuning is reminiscent of a darker ER2XR. Extremely poor detail and imaging. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.4 | Kinera Norn | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1DD/4BA | $510 | N/A | N/A | Reasonably good extension on both ends with gritty decay in midrange and a very V-shaped tuning. | headphones.com unit |
| 3.4 | Skorea Taaffete | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | — | N/A | N/A | Absolutely scuffed sounding, needs a major retune. Very bloated and textures bass, roller coaster midrange, and pesky treble. | Schezade unit |
| 3.3 | AKG Phone Buds | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1DD | Free | N/A | N/A | Surprisingly well extended in the treble. Somewhat anemic. | Loaner |
| 3.3 | EarSonics Stark | 3.0 | — | — | — | 4.0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | — | — | N/A | N/A | Silly amounts of bass without the midrange and treble to balance it out properly. | Soundcat unit |
| 3.3 | Final Audio A4000 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1DD | $160 | N/A | N/A | The usual Final Audio house-sound. | Headphones.com unit |
| 3.3 | JVC FWX1 Tracker: Drop JVC FWX1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1DD | $450 | N/A | N/A | Oh, how the FDX1 has fallen. Bloated bass and the treble sounds all sorts of wrong. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.3 | Moondrop Spaceship | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1DD | $20 | N/A | N/A | Slightly more balanced than the Quarks in the midrange, but not by much. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.3 | Sennheiser IE 300 Tracker: Sennheiser IE300 | 3.0 | — | — | — | 4.0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 1DD | $300 | N/A | N/A | Slightly sibilant upper-midrange and generally tin can-y treble. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.3 | Shanling ME700 Lite | 3.0 | — | — | — | 4.0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 1DD/4BA | $500 | N/A | N/A | Kind of a nothing IEM, especially at this price point. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.3 | Sony MDR-EX15 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1DD | $10 | N/A | N/A | Surprisingly well extended in the treble if not a little strident and forward in the lower-treble. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.3 | TinHifi T2 Tracker: TinHiFi T2 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | DD | $50 | $40 | Low | Chi-Fi's foray into neutral tuning. It's showing its age with very mediocre technicalities, though. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.3 | iBasso IT01X | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1DD | $120 | N/A | N/A | Warm sound signature that could use some work in the technical department. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.2 | 64 Audio A2e (Demo) | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2BA | $700 | N/A | N/A | Bloated mid-bass and extremely dark upper-midrange and treble results in hazy, uninspired listen. | Demo |
| 3.2 | AudioSense T800 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 8BA | Discontinued | N/A | N/A | Bassy and has a hole in the lower-treble. Generally somewhat wonky all-round. | Loaner |
| 3.2 | Fearless Audio Shangri-La | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1DD/4BA | $230 | N/A | N/A | Very bright and shouty, likely too much for most listeners. Extension is still mediocre. | Review unit |
| 3.2 | HZSound Heart Mirror | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1DD | $50 | N/A | N/A | Sounds like vocalists are asphyxiating. Very thin note-weight. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.2 | KZ EDX Pro | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2DD | $14 | N/A | N/A | Surprisingly extended treble and good bass dynamics for the price. Just crappy tuning per usual. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.2 | Skorea Donian (switches off) | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | — | N/A | N/A | See the Taffete, just not as peaky. | Schezade unit |
| 3.2 | SoftEars Studio 2 Tracker: Softears Studio 2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2BA | $170 | N/A | N/A | Plasticky and lo-res. Upper-midrange sounds scooped out which contributes to large imaging but nothing else commendable about this. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.2 | Thieaudio Legacy 3 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1DD/2BA | $120 | N/A | N/A | Pleasant tuning that's too dark for my preferences. Seems to have some QC issues. | Loaner |
| 3.1 | CCA CSN | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1DD/1BA | $20 | N/A | N/A | A little sharp in the tuning, but decent overall. Respectable value for $20. | Loaner |
| 3.1 | Cayin Fantasy | 2.7 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1DD | $800 | N/A | N/A | A fantasy, indeed, if the sound is supposed to be commensurate with the asking price. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.1 | JH Audio Layla Aion | 2.7 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 12BA | $3,500 | N/A | N/A | Muddy with no upper-midrange or treble extension to speak of. You wouldn't know this IEM had 12BAs. | Headphones.com unit |
| 3.1 | Moondrop Quarks | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1DD | $15 | N/A | N/A | Sounds fairly open. Pinna compensation and transition to treble region needs work. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.1 | Thieaudio Legacy 2 Tracker: ThieAudio Legacy 2 (L2) | 3.7 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1DD/1BA | $100 | N/A | N/A | Pleasant tuning marred by low-level detailing and downwards compression. | Linsoul unit |
| 3.1 | Westone W30 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3BA | $499 | N/A | N/A | Very dark and smoothed over, lacking in basic detailing. | Tour unit |
| 3.0 | CCZ Plume | 3.0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 1DD/4BA | Discontinued | N/A | N/A | Can an IEM possibly sound more generic? | Demo |
| 3.0 | Custom Art FIBAE Black | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1BA | Discontinued | N/A | N/A | Easy on the ears, but too congested and too dark. | Headphones.com unit |
| 3.0 | Fearless Audio Provence | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1DD/2BA | $140 | N/A | N/A | See Fearless Audio Barcelona, just slightly more palpable. | Review unit |
| 3.0 | Fiio FD3 Tracker: FiiO FD3 | 3.0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 1DD | $110 | N/A | N/A | Too much 5kHz lends to unwanted sheen. Sounds like a Fiio IEM, not much else to say. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.0 | Fiio FH3 Tracker: FiiO FH3 | 3.0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 1DD/2BA | $145 | $75 | Low | Bloated bass and general congestion issues. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.0 | Fiio FH5S Tracker: FiiO FH5S | 3.0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 2DD/2BA | $280 | N/A | N/A | A worse FH5. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.0 | GS Audio GD3C | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1DD/2BA | $90 | N/A | N/A | Typical Chi-Fi sound of old - lots of bass, peaky lower-treble, and lack of air. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.0 | Geek Wold 10 (blocked vent) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2DD/1BA/2P | $45 | N/A | N/A | Coherency and highs need work. | Loaner |
| 3.0 | KZ DQ6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3DD | $28 | N/A | N/A | Typical KZ IEM that didn't stick to the wall. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.0 | KZ Zex Tracker: KZ ZEX | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | DD/Electret | $22 | N/A | N/A | Warm and gooey but with too much spice in the mid-treble. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.0 | Kinera Freya | 3.0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 1DD/4BA | $250 | N/A | N/A | Pretty IEM that doesn't sound so pretty. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.0 | Periodic Audio Be | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1DD | $300 | N/A | N/A | Bloated bass with a passable sound signature and poor imaging and detailing. | AD tour |
| 3.0 | Sennheiser Momentum TWS 2.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 1DD | $300 | N/A | N/A | Distant, sucked-out upper-midrange but decidedly inoffensive otherwise. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.0 | Thieaudio Voyager 3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3BA | $160 | N/A | N/A | One usable setting; leave it at 01 to get the upper-mids back. | Antdroid's unit |
| 3.0 | TinHifi P2 Tracker: TinHiFi P2 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1DD | $370 | N/A | N/A | One of the airiest IEMs I've heard, to the point of which it's painful. | Antdroid's unit |
| 3.0 | TinHifi T2 Evo Tracker: TinHiFi T2 Evo | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1DD | $50 | N/A | N/A | Tinny and way too much head-voice from singers. See you all next month for the next iteration of this dying IEM. | Super*Review's unit |
| 3.0 | TinHifi T5 Tracker: TinHiFi T5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1DD | $130 | N/A | N/A | Not the upgrade from the T4 that audiophiles wanted. Tin's regression to the common denominator. | Linsoul unit |
| 3.0 | Tripowin TC01 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1DD | $45 | N/A | N/A | Another V-shaped tuning with average technicalities. Not bad, not good. | Antdroid's unit |
| 3.0 | qdc Uranus | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1DD/1BA | $220 | N/A | N/A | Just another V-shaped tuning with low-level detailing. | Super*Review's unit |
| 2.9 | Fearless Audio Barcelona | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1DD/1BA | $120 | N/A | N/A | Horribly compressed with no treble extension. | Review unit |
| 2.9 | KBear Neon | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1BA | $50 | N/A | N/A | Extremely limited resolution despite OK tuning. | Crinacle's unit |
| 2.9 | KZ ZAS | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1DD/7BA | $75 | N/A | N/A | Typical bloated KZ tuning. The party doesn't stop, I guess. | Loaner |
| 2.9 | Nicehck TopGuy Tracker: NiceHCK Topguy | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1DD | $250 | N/A | N/A | Harkens to the Shuoer Tape Pro if perhaps not quite as bad. | Review unit |
| 2.9 | Westone W40 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 4BA | $599 | N/A | N/A | Very dark and smoothed over, lacking in basic detailing. | Tour unit |
| 2.8 | Audiosense AQ7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1DD/6BA | $500 | N/A | N/A | Some of the wackiest tonal balance that I've heard. Decent detailing, though. | Super*Review's unit |
| 2.7 | Empire Ears Wraith | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 7BA/4EST | $3,600 | N/A | N/A | This IEM's name about sums it up. | AudioTiers tour |
| 2.7 | Final Audio EVA | 3.0 | — | — | — | 2.0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 1DD | $250 | N/A | N/A | Very bassy with poor technicalities. Sounds more like a Beats headphone than a Final Audio IEM. | Headphones.com unit |
| 2.7 | Jaybirds Vista Tracker: Jaybird Vista | 3.0 | — | — | — | 2.0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 1DD | $150 | N/A | N/A | Generic mainstream tuning and low-level detailing. | Personal unit |
| 2.6 | Blon A8 Prometheus | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1DD | $85 | N/A | N/A | An even warmer, less resolving BL03. The essence of Blon running out of oppoties to score another hit. | Super*Review's unit |
| 2.6 | Campfire Audio Saber | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2DD/1BA | $450 | N/A | Low | CFA whiffs again. Muffled midrange with a peak somewhere in the mid treble and no air. | Loaner |
| 2.6 | Hiby Crystal6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 6BA | $460 | N/A | N/A | Ear piercing mid-treble - to the point of which the midrange sounds distant - and generally horrible tuning. | Super*Review's unit |
| 2.6 | Ikko Gems OH1S Tracker: Ikko Gems OH1s | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1DD/1BA | $200 | N/A | N/A | A major regression from the OH10. Zero bass with a thin, fatiguing midrange and treble response. | Super*Review's unit |
| 2.6 | MMR Thummim Tracker: Metal Magic Research Thummim | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1DD/4BA/4EST | $4,500 | $1,718.56 | Medium | Gives me the impression that I'm hearing things from underwater. | AudioTiers tour |
| 2.6 | Rhapsodio Master | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | Unknown | $30,000 | N/A | N/A | Avante garde sound where you simply give up searching for meaning and accept that your artistic sensibilities are not at the level for which the artist intended. | Loaner |
| 2.6 | TinHifi T3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1DD/1BA | $70 | N/A | N/A | Low-level detailing and cheap timbre from the midrange and up with barely passable tonal balance. | Super*Review's unit |
| 2.4 | BGVP NS9 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2DD/7BA | $170 | N/A | N/A | Treble extension taken too far. No, really. It hurts to listen to this one. | Super*Review's unit |
| 2.4 | Fearless Audio Tequila | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1DD/6BA | $400 | N/A | N/A | Yes, gives me the impression that I'm drunk. | Headphones.com unit |
| 2.2 | Noble Audio X Tracker: Noble Audio x Drop Noble X | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2BA | $250 | N/A | N/A | Dark, rolled-off mess. | Personal unit |
| 2.1 | Campfire Honeydew Tracker: Campfire Audio Honeydew | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1DD | $250 | N/A | N/A | Campfire's latest (and worst) bloated nightmare. | Headphones.com unit |
| 2.1 | Campfire Satsuma Tracker: Campfire Audio Satsuma | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1BA | $200 | N/A | N/A | Ostensibly rolled-off on both ends of the spectrum, but could be worse...I guess. | Headphones.com unit |
| 2.1 | Campfire Vega 2020 Tracker: Campfire Audio Vega 2020 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1DD | $900 | $279 | Low | Bloated bass and general congestion issues. | Headphones.com unit |
| 2.1 | JVC FX7 Gumy | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1DD | $10 | N/A | N/A | Boomy and dark, yet simultaneously peaky in the mid-treble. Typical V-shape consumer sound. | Super*Review's unit |
| 2.1 | KZ AST | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 12BA | $130 | N/A | N/A | Sounds like KZ threw a bunch of drivers in a shell and called it a day. | Loaner |
| 2.1 | MMR Homunculus Tracker: Metal Magic Research Homunculus | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1DD/1BA/2EST | $1,700 | N/A | N/A | Bloated bass, sucked out upper-midrange, and rolled-off treble. | AudioTiers tour |
| 2.1 | Shuoer Tape Pro Tracker: Letshuoer Tape Pro | 1.7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1DD | $130 | N/A | N/A | "I tried the most dynamic songs, and nothing. The Tape Pro taped everything shut. Sorry. Move on." - Antdroid | Antdroid's unit |
| 2.0 | Campfire Dorado 2020 Tracker: Campfire Audio Dorado 2020 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1DD/1BA | $1,100 | N/A | N/A | Slightly more resolving than the Vega 2020 from the midrange and up, but even more piercing. | Headphones.com unit |
| 2.0 | Campfire Mammoth Tracker: Campfire Audio Mammoth | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1DD/2BA | $550 | N/A | Low | The saga of horrible bloat and zero midrange and treble continues. | Headphones.com unit |
| 2.0 | Dunu SA3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3BA | $140 | N/A | N/A | A mess in the tuning department. Literally not sure what I heard. | Super*Review's unit |
| 2.0 | FLC 8P Tracker: FLC Technology 8P | 2.0 | — | — | — | 2.0 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 1DD/2BA | Discontinued | N/A | N/A | Sounded broken with all the filters. | Super*Review's unit |
| 2.0 | HiFiMAN Bolt Tracker: Hifiman Bolt | 1.7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1DD | $10 | N/A | N/A | Literally gas station pickup tier. | Super*Review's unit |
| 2.0 | KZ ZS10 Pro | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1DD/4BA | $40 | $25.63 | Low | Bloated bass with zero texture meets the gritty, 5kHz peak of death. | Super*Review's unit |
| 2.0 | Nothing Ear 2 | 1.0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 1DD | $150 | N/A | N/A | Absolute cacophany of sound; comparable to blown laptop speakers. Razor sharp upper-midrange and thin lower-mids. | Super*Review's unit |
| 2.0 | Rhapsodio Zombie MK. II Tracker: Rhapsodio Zombie MK.II | 2.0 | — | — | — | 2.0 | — | — | — | 2.0 | — | $1,600 | N/A | N/A | V-shaped, but all over the place. | Demo |
| 2.0 | Shozy Black Hole Mini | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1DD | $600 | N/A | N/A | Midrange, especially the upper-midrange, is literally a black hole alright. | Crinacle's unit |
| 2.0 | VSonic GR07 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 2.0 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 1DD | Discontinued | N/A | N/A | Muffled relic of the past with extremely closed-in imaging. | Super*Review's unit |
| 1.9 | Shure SE215 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1DD | $100 | N/A | N/A | A relic of the past that should be avoided by any self-respecting audiophile who wants good sound. | Super*Review's unit |
| 1.2 | Periodic Audio Ti | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1DD | $200 | N/A | N/A | Wait, this is the intended sound? My unit isn't just broken? Yiiikes. | AD tour |
| 1.2 | oBravo Cupid | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1DD/Planar | $270 | N/A | N/A | I'd rather listen to the sound of silence than this. | Crinacle's unit |
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