Ranking List Updates
The Update Where 393 IEMs Get Added to the Ranking List
The long awaited update where nearly 400 new IEMs get ranked, bringing the total to 886 entries.
March 20, 2021
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S: Must try. Experience what the best has to offer.
A: While not at the top of the summit, Grade-A IEMs are still very respectable performers that would still be considered as some of the best by many.
B: Can essentially be described as “very good”, or excellent performers in their own right.
C: Average in the grand scheme of things, anywhere from “passable” to “good”.
D: The threshold for “bad” starts here.
E: The truly horrible.
F: The failures. One needs to literally sound broken to reach the depths of F-tier.
★: “Worth the price” (MSRP)
– Only those with an overall rank of “C+” or above are considered for their first star.
– Discontinued models are not eligible.
★★: “Redefines the price bracket”
★★★: “Worth the Blind”
“You’re the measurements guy! You measure more than you listen! I’m not going to listen to you!“
Great, I’m not telling you to. My work on measurements is separate from my reviewing work. It takes me 2 minutes to measure an IEM, you honestly think I don’t have time to listen to it as well?
The long awaited update where nearly 400 new IEMs get ranked, bringing the total to 886 entries.
| Rank | Value Rating | Model | Price (MSRP) | Signature | Comments | Tone Grade | Technical Grade | Setup | Based on | Note weight | Ranksort | Tonesort | Techsort | Pricesort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | ★ | qdc 8SL/Gemini/Anole VX | 1410 (8SL) 2180 (Gemini) 2560 (Anole VX) | Mild V-shape | Reference tuning with good tonality and top-level resolution. Similar tunings across top tier models. | S | S+ | 8/10BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | -2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1410 |
| S | ★★ | Sony IER-Z1R | 1700 | Mild V-shape | Extended yet natural treble, realistic sub-bass focus and spacious imaging capabilities. | S | S | 1BA 2DD | Personal unit | -3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1700 |
| S | ★ | Vision Ears VE8 | 2700 | Warm neutral | Extremely coherent signature with a pleasing tuning and high technicalities. | S | S | 8BA | E1 demo unit | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2700 |
| S | ★ | 64 Audio A/U12t | 2000 | Neutral with bass boost | Amazing bass (for a BA), top-tier resolution and detail-oriented signature. | S | S | 12BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2000 |
| S- | ★ | 64 Audio Tia Trio | 2300 | Neutral with bass boost | A more correct sounding version of the Fourte with slight cutbacks in staging and sheer resolution. | S | S- | 2BA 1DD | E1 demo unit | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2300 |
| S- | Elysian Annihilator (DIO) | 3700 | Bright V-shape | Highly resolving with amazing bass and treble extension. May be a little intense for some. | S- | S | 2EST 4BA 1DD | Showfloor demo unit | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3700 | ||
| S- | ★★ | ThieAudio Monarch | 730 | Neutral with bass boost | A clean-sounding monitor with a bass boost near-exclusively in the sub-frequencies. | S- | S | 2EST 6BA 1DD | Review unit | 10 | 7 | 3 | 730 | |
| S- | Vision Ears Erlkonig | 4800 | Variable | Good tonality, high resolution and an overall decent all-rounder. | S- | S | 13BA | Third party unit | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4800 | |
| S- | Empire Ears Odin | 3400 | Mild V-shape | A Legend X with the bass properly controlled and the resolution one step higher. | S- | S- | 4EST 5BA 2DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3400 | ||
| S- | ★ | Sony IER-M9 | 1000 | Warm neutral | Neutral tonality, highly coherent and decent detail pickup. The all-rounder of the IER lineup. | S- | S- | 5BA | Showfloor demo unit | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1000 |
| S- | ★ | Hidition Viento | 950 | Variable | Best-in-class tuning and tonal balance with near-perfect coherency. Recommended as a custom-fit. | S+ | A+ | 4BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | -3 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 950 |
| A+ | ★ | qdc 8SS | 1450 | Neutral | The neutral "studio monitor" of qdc's 8-series of IEMs, lacking a bit in overall extension. | A+ | S | 8BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1450 | |
| A+ | Jomo Samba | Discont. | V-shaped | Lively and engaging with big clarity and detail, perhaps too much for some | A+ | S | 8BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | -4 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 99999 | |
| A+ | ★★ | ThieAudio Clairvoyance | 700 | Neutral with bass boost | Inoffensive, pleasant tuning specialising in extremely balanced tonality and bass control. | S | A+ | 2EST 5BA 1DD | Review unit | 16 | 3 | 13 | 700 | |
| A+ | ★ | 64 Audio Nio | 1700 | Variable | A decent bassy set with the m15/m20 modules, but really shines with the mX modules. | S | A+ | 8BA 1DD | Review unit | 16 | 3 | 13 | 1700 | |
| A+ | ★ | Campfire Andromeda (2020) | 1100 | Warm neutral | Basically an Andromeda without the treble spike and slightly boosted midrange. | A+ | S- | 5BA | Third party unit | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1100 | |
| A+ | ★ | Unique Melody MEST | 1400 | Warm neutral | A smooth, relaxing listen (in custom form) backed up with good technicalities. | A+ | S- | 1BC 2EST 4BA 1DD | Review custom | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1400 | |
| A+ | 64 Audio A/U18 Tzar | 3000 | Warm neutral | A rather simple and "mainstream" tuning refined to an extremely high level. | A+ | S- | 18BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3000 | |
| A+ | Jomo Flamenco | 2200 | Warm neutral | Tuned to be more pleasing and tonally accurate compared to the old Flamenco at the cost of sheer detail. | A+ | S- | 11BA | Showfloor demo unit | -4 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2200 | |
| A+ | Softears RS10 | 2100 | Harman-neutral | A little shouty and intense but very resolving and well-defined. A somewhat refined Moondrop S8. | A+ | S- | 10BA | Showfloor demo unit | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2100 | ||
| A+ | ★ | InEar Prophile-8 | 1600 | Neutral | Very "studio" like sound, heavy priority on technicalities if a little dead-sounding. | S- | A+ | 8BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | -1 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1600 |
| A+ | ★★ | Moondrop S8 | 700 | Harman-neutral | More faithful to the Harman target compared to the A8, with a smoother bass response. | S- | A+ | 8BA | Oardio demo unit | 20 | 7 | 13 | 700 | |
| A+ | ★ | Kumitate KL-Sirius | 815 | Neutral | Excellent technical ability, well tuned with a dash of Japanese flavour. | S- | A+ | 4BA | Third party custom | -4 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 815 |
| A+ | ★ | qdc 8SH | 1450 | Mild V-shape | Tonally, a slightly wonkier variation of the top-tier qdc IEMs. | A | S | 8BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 24 | 21 | 3 | 1450 | |
| A+ | ★★★ | Moondrop Blessing 2 | 320 | DF-neutral | Very well tuned from bass to treble, perhaps lacking in the last octaves of extension. | S | A | 4BA 1DD | Review unit | 24 | 3 | 21 | 320 | |
| A+ | Ultimate Ears UE18+ Pro Gen 2 | Discont. | Warm neutral | Somewhat reference tuning with emphasis on tonal accuracy and naturalness | S | A | 6BA | Personal unit | 3 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 99999 | |
| A+ | Empire Ears Legend X SE | 3250 | V-shaped | A more upper-mid-forward variation of the original Legend X, which could come off as slightly more mid-recessed. | A+ | A+ | 5BA 2DD | BKK Audio demo unit | 26 | 13 | 13 | 3250 | ||
| A+ | ★ | Hidition NT6 | 1050 | DF-neutral | If Etymotic made a multi-BA IEM, this would be the closest to that dream | A+ | A+ | 6BA | Null Audio demo unit | -1 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 1050 |
| A+ | ★ | PEARS SH3 | 1100 | Neutral | Great detail pickup and solid all-rounder, perhaps a little strident. | A+ | A+ | 3BA | Third party unit | -4 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 1100 |
| A+ | Empire Ears Legend X | 2300 | V-shaped | High resolution hybrid flawed only by lack of control in the bass regions. | A+ | A+ | 5BA 2DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 1 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2300 | |
| A+ | Jomo Trinity SS | 2800 | V-shaped | Highly detailed, well separated imaging though severely lacking in treble extension. | A+ | A+ | 2EST 4BA 1DD | Showfloor demo unit | -3 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2800 | |
| A+ | Ultimate Ears Reference Monitor (UERM) | Discont. | Neutral | The benchmark of an era, dead-flat with an upper treble boost | A+ | A+ | 3BA | Personal custom | -3 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 99999 | |
| A | ★ | Campfire Andromeda (S) | 1100 | Warm U-shape | Highly coherent, easy-to-love tuning and spacious headstage | A | S- | 5BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 2 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 1100 |
| A | Mofasest M14 | Discont. | Neutral with bass boost | Essentially a more tonally "correct" version of the ThieAudio V14. | S- | A | 14BA | Third party unit | 28 | 7 | 21 | 99999 | ||
| A | ★ | Empire Ears ESR Mk2 | 1100 | Warm neutral | Possibly the most pleasant-sounding of the Empire Ears lineup with decent detailing to boot. | S- | A | 2EST 3BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 28 | 7 | 21 | 1100 | |
| A | Hidition Violet | 3300 | Neutral with bass boost | Strong sub-bass presence, slightly cut-back upper mids. A fun IEM through and through. | A | A+ | 11BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 34 | 21 | 13 | 3300 | ||
| A | Elysian Hades V2 | 1550 | Variable | Upper-mid forward signature with intense upper treble response. | A | A+ | 6BA | Showfloor demo unit | 34 | 21 | 13 | 1550 | ||
| A | Elysian Terminator V2 | 2500 | V-shaped | A more intense, upper-mid forward Terminator V1 with the same level of technical ability. | A | A+ | 8BA | Showfloor demo unit | 34 | 21 | 13 | 2500 | ||
| A | Hidition NT8 | 1850 | Neutral | Coloured neutral kind of sound that works better with Asian genres. | A | A+ | 8BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 0 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 1850 | |
| A | StereoPravada SB7 | 2500 | Bright DF-neutral | Technically proficient but marred by a sharp timbre. Interesting concept. | A- | S | 7BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | -5 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 2500 | |
| A | Kumitate KL-Focus | 1600 | U-shaped | Selectable bass response with the rest of the FR following a more "Japanese reference" tuning. | A+ | A | 5BA | Treoo demo unit | 34 | 13 | 21 | 1600 | ||
| A | ★★ | Fearless S8Z | 590 | Warm neutral | Solid all-rounder with a safe, pleasing tuning. | A+ | A | 8BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 34 | 13 | 21 | 590 | |
| A | ★ | Hidition Waltz | 900 | Harman-neutral | Neutral-fun signature that works both as a reference monitor and a rock-out IEM. | A+ | A | 3BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 0 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 900 |
| A | ★ | qdc 4SS | 700 | Neutral | High clarity, high resolution reference-type monitor with spot-on tone. | A+ | A | 4BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 0 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 700 |
| A | Tansio Mirai TSMR-12 "Zodiac" | 1330 | Neutral | Very clean, monitor/reference-style sound. | A+ | A | 12BA | Review unit | 34 | 13 | 21 | 1330 | ||
| A | ★ | Softears RSV | 730 | Neutral with bass boost | Very well-balanced tonality with surprisingly good timbre, though slightly lacking definition. | S | A- | 5BA | Review unit | 34 | 3 | 31 | 730 | |
| A | Vision Ears Elysium | 3200 | Mild V-shape | First decent implementation of Sonion's EST tweeters. | A- | S- | 2EST 1BA 1DD | E1 demo unit | 38 | 31 | 7 | 3200 | ||
| A | Sony MDR-EX1000 | Discont. | Bright DF-neutral | Outstanding imaging and detail retrieval though can be intense to listen to. | A- | S- | DD | Third party unit | -3 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 99999 | |
| A | ★★ | DUNU SA6 | 550 | Neutral with bass boost | Tonality reminiscent of the Anole VX, though not up to the same level of technicalities. | S- | A- | 6BA | Review unit | 38 | 7 | 31 | 550 | |
| A | ★★ | Sony IER-M7 | 500 | Warm neutral | Balanced across the board, though doesn't seem to excel in any particular area. | S- | A- | 4BA | Showfloor demo unit | 2 | 38 | 7 | 31 | 500 |
| A | ★★ | Fearless S8F/S8Pro | 490 | V-shaped | Tonally pleasing V-shaped signature on a solid technical foundation. | A | A | 8BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | -3 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 490 |
| A | ★ | Lime Ears Model X | 1000 | Variable | Technically capable IEM that goes from decently neutral to warm and smooth in a pinch. | A | A | 4BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 0 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 1000 |
| A | ★ | Moondrop A8 | 667 | Harman-neutral | An odd but surprisingly decent take on the Harman signature, with added midbass compared to the S8. | A | A | 8BA | Oardio demo unit | 42 | 21 | 21 | 667 | |
| A | ★ | Massdrop x Noble K10 | 700 | Neutral with bass boost | Very safe tuning, almost to the point of boredom. Does nothing wrong but nothing right either. | A | A | 10BA | Stereo SG demo unit | 0 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 700 |
| A | ★ | qdc 5SH | 900 | V-shaped | Fun, lively signature that retains high levels of performance. | A | A | 5BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 0 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 900 |
| A | ★ | Ultimate Ears Reference Remastered (UERR) | 1000 | Neutral with laid-back treble | Warm with good tonality. Good all-rounder albeit definitely not a reference signature. | A | A | 3BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 1 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 1000 |
| A | ★ | ThieAudio Voyager 14 (V14) | 1000 | Neutral | Evokes a qdc-ish house sound, though stumbles in both tuning refinement and technicalities. | A | A | 14BA | Third party unit | 42 | 21 | 21 | 1000 | |
| A | FitEar MH334SR | 2000 | Warm neutral | A MH334 with more treble extension and more opened imaging. | A | A | 4BA | Third party unit | 3 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 2000 | |
| A | FiR M3 | 1200 | Warm neutral | Interesting tubeless technology, though the imaging improvements are minimal. | A | A | 2BA 1DD | Showfloor demo unit | 42 | 21 | 21 | 1200 | ||
| A | FiR M4 | 1900 | Warm neutral | Too similar to the M3 to be worth the price markup. | A | A | 3BA 1DD | Showfloor demo unit | 42 | 21 | 21 | 1900 | ||
| A | JH Roxanne | 1745 | Warm | Rich and smooth, perfect for male vocals | A | A | 12BA | A2A Melbourne demo unit | 4 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 1745 | |
| A | Jomo Trinity Brass | 2800 | Warm | The warmer of the Trinity models, sacrificing technical ability for a more pleasing and smoother tone. | A | A | 2EST 4BA 1DD | Showfloor demo unit | 2 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 2800 | |
| A | Lime Ears Aether | 1350 | Neutral with bass boost | Excellent clarity and tone but marred slightly by slightly lackluster resolution | A | A | 5BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 1 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 1350 | |
| A | Moondrop Solis | 1100 | Warm DF-neutral | A good implementation of the EST drivers with Moondrop's signature tuning specialties. | A | A | 4BA 2EST | Review unit | 42 | 21 | 21 | 1100 | ||
| A | Noble K10 Encore | 1850 | Neutral | Reference oriented sound focused on technicalities. | A | A | 10BA | Stereo SG demo unit | -1 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 1850 | |
| A | Noble Katana | 1850 | Neutral with laid-back treble | Like the K10, except with less bass. | A | A | 9BA | Stereo SG demo unit | -1 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 1850 | |
| A | Oriolus MK2 | 1100 | V-shaped | Lively yet non-fatiguing hybrid experience. | A | A | 3BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | -2 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 1100 | |
| A | Stealthsonics U9 JDM | 1100 | Neutral with bass boost | Does away with the timbre issues of the standard U9. | A | A | 8BA 1DD | Showfloor demo unit | 0 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 1100 | |
| A | Westone ES60 | 1300 | Neutral with laid-back treble | Great timbre and well-tuned, held back by its resolution | A | A | 6BA | A2A Melbourne demo unit | 2 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 1300 | |
| A- | Sony MDR-EX800ST/MDR7550 | 350 | Bright neutral | A more forgiving, warmer version of the EX1000. | A- | A+ | DD | Third party unit | -2 | 44 | 31 | 13 | 350 | |
| A- | Softears Turii | 1400 | Mild V-shape | Resolving and fairly well-tuned dynamic-driver IEM. | A- | A+ | DD | Showfloor demo unit | 44 | 31 | 13 | 1400 | ||
| A- | JVC HA-FW10000 | 2200 | DF-neutral | Intense and shouty DF-style signature with solid resolution. | B+ | S- | DD | Stereo SG demo unit | 50 | 43 | 7 | 2200 | ||
| A- | ★★ | Drop + JVC HA-FDX1 | 280 | Neutral | Highly technical sound with a clean, well-tuned neutral signature. | A | A- | DD | Review unit | 52 | 21 | 31 | 280 | |
| A- | ★ | Etymotic ER4XR | 350 | DF-neutral | A more mainstream tuning of the ER4S/SR with slightly boosted bass. | A | A- | BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | -4 | 52 | 21 | 31 | 350 |
| A- | ★ | Moondrop Blessing | 400 | Harman-neutral | All rounder that comes the closest to the Harman Target. | A | A- | 4BA 1DD | Review unit | -4 | 52 | 21 | 31 | 400 |
| A- | ★ | NocturnaL Atlantis | 600 | Neutral | Reference signature with immense clarity and energy. | A | A- | 4BA | Treoo demo unit | -3 | 52 | 21 | 31 | 600 |
| A- | Elysian Poseidon | 1940 | Neutral with bass boost | Good, inoffensive midrange tone and bass tuning, marred by the lack of low-level detailing. | A | A- | 6BA 1DD | Showfloor demo unit | 52 | 21 | 31 | 1940 | ||
| A- | FiR M5 | 2800 | Warm | Warmer than the M3 and M4 with lower resolution. | A | A- | 1EST 3BA 1DD | Showfloor demo unit | 52 | 21 | 31 | 2800 | ||
| A- | InEar SD5 | 1100 | Warm V-shape | Excels in timbre reproduction and has an overall pleasant signature. | A | A- | 5BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 2 | 52 | 21 | 31 | 1100 | |
| A- | Sony Justear XJE-MH2 "Club" | 2150 | Warm DF-neutral | Nice, pleasant signature that is reminiscent of a more textured HS1551. | A | A- | 1BA 1DD | Third party custom | 1 | 52 | 21 | 31 | 2150 | |
| A- | Hidition NT6 Pro | 1100 | Neutral with bass boost | A V-shaped version of the NT6. The change in tuning kills the technical ability slightly | A- | A | 6BA | Null Audio demo unit | 1 | 52 | 31 | 21 | 1100 | |
| A- | Unique Melody Mason V3+ | 3200 | Bright neutral | Decent resolution, nothing really special otherwise. | A- | A | 16BA | Munkong Gadget demo unit | 52 | 31 | 21 | 3200 | ||
| A- | HYLA Sarda | 1250 | U-shaped | Standard "HYLA" house sound, doesn't do much different from the CE-5 and TE-5B. | B+ | A+ | 1Piezo 2BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 56 | 43 | 13 | 1250 | ||
| A- | ★ | HYLA CE-5 | 915 | U-shaped | Probably the best bass response I've ever heard. Thin-ish midrange that sounds unnatural on certain instruments. | B+ | A+ | 1Piezo 2BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | -4 | 56 | 43 | 13 | 915 |
| A- | HYLA TE-5B | 1300 | U-shaped | Similar to the CE-5 though ever-so-slightly thinner in the midrange. | B+ | A+ | 1Piezo 2BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | -4 | 56 | 43 | 13 | 1300 | |
| A- | Shure KSE1200 | 2000 | Bright U-shape | Easily at the top in terms of resolution and definition, but comes with a big treble spike and slightly odd mids. | B | S+ | Electrostatic | A2A Melbourne demo unit | -5 | 58 | 57 | 1 | 2000 | |
| A- | Dita Dream | 1800 | V-shaped | Excellent resolution and detail let down by its metallic tonality and thin midrange | B | S | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | -3 | 60 | 57 | 3 | 1800 | |
| A- | Acoustune HS1695Ti | Discont. | U-shaped | Sub-bass focused emphasis balanced out by midtreble peaks. | A- | A- | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 62 | 31 | 31 | 99999 | ||
| A- | See Audio Neo | 1100 | Neutral with bass boost | Well-balanced tonality with good resolution; emphasised bass with good control. | A- | A- | 10BA | Oardio demo unit | 62 | 31 | 31 | 1100 | ||
| A- | ★ | Acoustune HS1650 | 650 | V-shaped | Well textured and energetic with a sub-bass focus. | A- | A- | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | -2 | 62 | 31 | 31 | 650 |
| A- | qdc Dmagic | 1900 | Neutral | Probably the best triple-DD IEM out there by virtue of not being a hot mess tonally. | A- | A- | 3DD | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 62 | 31 | 31 | 1900 | ||
| B+ | ★★★ | Etymotic ER2SE/ER2XR | 110 | DF-neutral | Slightly less detailed than the ER4, but without the usual BA timbre. | A | B+ | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 64 | 21 | 43 | 110 | |
| B+ | ★ | Fearless S6Pro | 390 | DF-neutral | Technical tuning with very forward detailing. | A | B+ | 6BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | -3 | 64 | 21 | 43 | 390 |
| B+ | ★ | Massdrop Plus | 300 | Warm DF-neutral | Reference-targeted sound with excellent clarity and detail, with a slightly more fun tuning. | A | B+ | 3BA | Review unit | 3 | 64 | 21 | 43 | 300 |
| B+ | ★ | Tanchjim Oxygen | 270 | Harman-neutral | One of the best-tuned DDs tuned somewhat to Harman. Defined and detailed. | A | B+ | DD | Review unit | 64 | 21 | 43 | 270 | |
| B+ | FitEar MH334 | 1900 | Warm | Perfect for female vocals, but otherwise quite coloured | A | B+ | 4BA | Third party custom | 3 | 64 | 21 | 43 | 1900 | |
| B+ | Soranik Ion | 1100 | Warm | Clearly inspired by the 334, follows the same strengths in female vocals | A | B+ | 5BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 3 | 64 | 21 | 43 | 1100 | |
| B+ | 64 Audio A18S | 3000 | Warm | Warning: the demo unit does not sound like the custom. Demos are sub-bass focused while customs are warm. | B | S- | 18BA | Third party custom | 64 | 57 | 7 | 3000 | ||
| B+ | 64 Audio N8 | 1700 | Bassy | Sub-bass focus, rich and smooth yet relatively neutral in tone. | B+ | A | 8BA 1DD | Personal custom | 4 | 64 | 43 | 21 | 1700 | |
| B+ | Elysian Terminator | Discont. | Warm V-shape | Well rounded smooth signature that doesn't offend. | B+ | A | 8BA | Showfloor demo unit | 3 | 64 | 43 | 21 | 99999 | |
| B+ | Oriolus Mellianus | 2400 | Mild V-shape | Thin and sterile signature that isn't the most natural, but still technically proficient. | B+ | A | 10BA | Third party unit | -4 | 64 | 43 | 21 | 2400 | |
| B+ | Unique Melody Maestro V2 | 2000 | "Balanced" | It's... there. An IEM that exists. Hard to find words for this one. | B+ | A | 12BA | Stereo SG demo unit | -3 | 64 | 43 | 21 | 2000 | |
| B+ | ★ | Prisma Azul | 300 | Neutral | A well-balanced neutral monitor bottlenecked by sheer resolution and narrow imaging performance. | A+ | B | 2BA | Review unit | 70 | 13 | 57 | 300 | |
| B+ | Moondrop Illumination | 800 | Warm neutral | Well-tuned with natural timbre, ultimately marred by subpar detail retrieval and definition. | A+ | B | DD | Review unit | 70 | 13 | 57 | 800 | ||
| B+ | ★★ | AKG N400 | 155 | Harman-neutral | Does away with the timbral issues of the Buds+ and sets itself as a superior. | A+ | B | DD | Personal unit | 70 | 13 | 57 | 155 | |
| B+ | Gaudio Nair | 862 | Neutral | Well-tuned neutral monitor bottlenecked by timbre and resolution. | A+ | B | 3BA | Review unit | 70 | 13 | 57 | 862 | ||
| B+ | ★★ | Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro | 200 | Warm Harman | More lower mids than your average Harman-tuned IEM, but works in its favour by being more pleasant. | A+ | B | 2DD | Review unit | 70 | 13 | 57 | 200 | |
| B+ | A&K T8iE | Discont. | Neutral with bass boost | Hard-to-dislike tuning with excellent clarity and resolution. | B | A+ | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 0 | 70 | 57 | 13 | 99999 | |
| B+ | Beyerdynamic Xelento | 1000 | V-shaped | Like the T8iE, with a little more treble and upper mids. | B | A+ | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 0 | 70 | 57 | 13 | 1000 | |
| B+ | Noble Khan | 2300 | U-shaped | Clean yet lean, solid low-end rumble but treble get splashy. Technical but lacking naturalness. | B | A+ | 1Piezo 4BA 1DD | Third party unit | -5 | 70 | 57 | 13 | 2300 | |
| B+ | ★★ | Etymotic ER3SE/ER3XR | 160 | Warm neutral | An ER4 with a bit less treble and upper extension. | A- | B+ | BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 74 | 31 | 43 | 160 | |
| B+ | Custom Art FIBAE 7 | 1450 | Neutral | Neutral tuning with a more relaxed top end. Probably the best-tuned Custom Art. | A- | B+ | 7BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 74 | 31 | 43 | 1450 | ||
| B+ | 64 Audio A6t | 1300 | Warm | Very warm and intimate presentation, though overall tonal balance is somewhat preserved. | A- | B+ | 6BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 74 | 31 | 43 | 1300 | ||
| B+ | Ultimate Ears UE4 Pro | 400 | Warm neutral | Pretty much a mini-UE7. | A- | B+ | 2BA | AV One demo unit | 74 | 31 | 43 | 400 | ||
| B+ | Ultimate Ears UE7 Pro | 850 | Warm neutral | Good clarity and detail with boosted, warm bass and controlled treble. | A- | B+ | 3BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 74 | 31 | 43 | 850 | ||
| B+ | ★ | Acoustune HS1551 | 500 | Warm V-shape | Warm and smooth tonality with a pleasing tuning not many would hate. | A- | B+ | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 3 | 74 | 31 | 43 | 500 |
| B+ | ★ | DUNU DK-3001 Pro | 470 | Warm neutral | Well-tuned and coherent. Does little wrong and very easy to like. | A- | B+ | 3BA 1DD | Review unit | 74 | 31 | 43 | 470 | |
| B+ | ★ | Etymotic ER4PT | 300 | Warm neutral | Slightly rolled off treble with good detail and resolution, though imaging is too two-dimensional. | A- | B+ | BA | Personal unit | -3 | 74 | 31 | 43 | 300 |
| B+ | Custom Art Harmony 8.2 | 1300 | Warm | Smooth and easy signature. No fatigue whatsoever. The definition of a lounging IEM. | A- | B+ | 8BA | Personal unit | 5 | 74 | 31 | 43 | 1300 | |
| B+ | FitEar TG334 | 1400 | Dark | Like the MH334 with quite a bit less treble | A- | B+ | 4BA | Personal unit | 4 | 74 | 31 | 43 | 1400 | |
| B+ | HUM Reference | 1300 | DF-neutral | Basically sounds like a shallow-fit ER4S. | A- | B+ | BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | -4 | 74 | 31 | 43 | 1300 | |
| B+ | Jomo Quatre | 1500 | V-shaped | Nicely tuned hybrid that serves as a good all-rounder. | A- | B+ | 3BA 1DD | Euphoria Audio demo unit | 1 | 74 | 31 | 43 | 1500 | |
| B+ | Unique Melody Martian | 700 | Neutral with bass boost | Well-tuned hybrid with excellent bass response and smooth midrange. | A- | B+ | 2BA 2DD | Stereo SG demo unit | 2 | 74 | 31 | 43 | 700 | |
| B+ | JQ Hua Jiang | 750 | Neutral with bass boost | Somewhat subdued and "safe" tuning with decent resolving ability. | A- | B+ | 2EST 6BA 1DD | Third party unit | 74 | 31 | 43 | 750 | ||
| B+ | Elysian Artemis V2 | 700 | Neutral | A detailed, somewhat neutral-sounding IEM that should fit most people's tastes. | B+ | A- | 3BA | Showfloor demo unit | 74 | 43 | 31 | 700 | ||
| B+ | Audeze Euclid | 1300 | Mild V-shape | Certainly far better tuned than its predecessors with the same excellent technicalities. | B- | S | Planar | Review unit | 76 | 73 | 3 | 1300 | ||
| B+ | 64 Audio tia Fourte | 3600 | W-shaped | Unique sound; high clarity and bass response with immensely wide staging, held back by a wonky tonality. | B- | S | 3BA 1DD | E1 demo unit | -3 | 76 | 73 | 3 | 3600 | |
| B+ | ★ | Sony XBA-N3 | 300 | Neutral with bass boost | Exceptional tonal balance only limited by its slightly smoothed over definition | A | B | 1BA 1DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 3 | 78 | 21 | 57 | 300 |
| B+ | ★ | FAudio Minor | 520 | Mild V-shape | Well-balanced tonality and tuning, held back by middling technicalities. | A | B | DD | Third party unit | 78 | 21 | 57 | 520 | |
| B+ | Vision Ears VE3.2 | 1200 | Warm neutral | Almost VE8-like in tonality, but lacks its technical abilities. | A | B | 3BA | E1 demo unit | 78 | 21 | 57 | 1200 | ||
| B+ | Empire Ears Hero | 1350 | U-shaped | Well-controlled bass emphasis with a less-well-controlled treble emphasis makes this hard to appreciate. | B | A | 3BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 78 | 57 | 21 | 1350 | ||
| B+ | Campfire Solaris (SE) | 1500 | "Balanced" | Coherent and well balanced hybrid though with slight midrange hollowness. | B | A | 3BA 1DD | E1 demo unit | 0 | 78 | 57 | 21 | 1500 | |
| B+ | NCM Bella | 1050 | U-shaped | Powerful bass combined with clean sounding mids, though perhaps a tad aggressive at times. | B | A | 8BA 1DD | Review unit | -1 | 78 | 57 | 21 | 1050 | |
| B+ | ★ | Libratone Track Air Plus | 250 | Neutral with bass boost | Deep and focused sub-bass response with a surprisingly balanced midrange tonality. | A+ | B- | 2DD | Review unit | 86 | 13 | 73 | 250 | |
| B+ | HYLA TE-5T | 1300 | Bright U-shape | Very Japanese-sounding with a massive upper harmonic focus, too much for many genres. | B- | A+ | 1Piezo 2BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | -5 | 86 | 73 | 13 | 1300 | |
| B+ | ★★ | Unique Melody 2HT “Terminator” | 200 | U-shaped | Tonality almost reminds me of a HYLA hybrid. Well tuned with strong technical performance. | B+ | B+ | 1BA 1DD | Third party unit | 86 | 43 | 43 | 200 | |
| B+ | ★ | iBasso AM05 | 300 | Neutral | Well-balanced tonality, slightly tilted towards brightness. Probably the best iBasso IEM yet. | B+ | B+ | 5BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 86 | 43 | 43 | 300 | |
| B+ | ★ | Acoustune HS1300 | 350 | V-shaped | A less warm, slightly brighter version of the coveted HS1551. | B+ | B+ | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 86 | 43 | 43 | 350 | |
| B+ | Tanchjim Darling | 420 | Warm DF-neutral | A tad shouty but with excellent imaging performance. | B+ | B+ | 2BA 1DD | 86 | 43 | 43 | 420 | |||
| B+ | ★ | iBasso IT04 | 500 | U-shaped | A nice improvement over the IT03 though midrange hollowness still exists. | B+ | B+ | 3BA 1DD | E1 demo unit | -1 | 86 | 43 | 43 | 500 |
| B+ | AAW ASH | 800 | Warm neutral | Smooth tonal balance with decent technicalities. | B+ | B+ | 6BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 3 | 86 | 43 | 43 | 800 | |
| B+ | Empire Ears EVR | 800 | Neutral | A nicely tuned flat-ish signature with good technical ability all around. | B+ | B+ | 3BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | -4 | 86 | 43 | 43 | 800 | |
| B+ | Empire Ears Vantage | 1400 | V-shaped | A Legend-X-mini, essentially. Nice alternative on a "budget". | B+ | B+ | 1BA 2DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 3 | 86 | 43 | 43 | 1400 | |
| B+ | Softears Cerberus | 2100 | Dark neutral | Lacking definition in the treble, otherwise a decently balanced tribrid IEM. | B+ | B+ | 2EST 4BA 1DD | Showfloor demo unit | 86 | 43 | 43 | 2100 | ||
| B | Aya Siren | 600 | Neutral | Very neutral, very well-tuned, though not very snappy in the treble. | A- | B | 2EST 4BA | Review unit | 88 | 31 | 57 | 600 | ||
| B | ★★ | Moondrop KXXS | 190 | Harman-neutral | Well-tuned single DD with proper timbre and decent technicalities. | A- | B | DD | Review unit | 88 | 31 | 57 | 190 | |
| B | ★★ | Moondrop Starfield | 110 | Harman-neutral | A cheaper KXXS. | A- | B | DD | Review unit | 88 | 31 | 57 | 110 | |
| B | ★★ | Samsung Galaxy Buds | 130 | Harman-neutral | A surprisingly well-tuned TWS with the technical chops to boot. | A- | B | DD | Personal unit | 88 | 31 | 57 | 130 | |
| B | ★ | Sony WF-1000XM3 | 230 | Neutral with bass boost | Proper tonality, solid technicalities yet with a consumer-friendly signature. | A- | B | DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 88 | 31 | 57 | 230 | |
| B | Dita Fealty | 1300 | Mild V-shape | The more natural sounding and less technical of the Dita twins. | A- | B | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 88 | 31 | 57 | 1300 | ||
| B | Kinera Nanna | 900 | Mild V-shape | Surprisingly well-extended for an EST implementation; somewhat blunted notes overall. | A- | B | 2EST 1BA 1DD | E1 demo unit | 88 | 31 | 57 | 900 | ||
| B | ★ | JVC HA-FD01 | 300 | Bright V-shape | Upper-mid forward signature can get a little shouty, but a decently technical DD still. | B | A- | DD | Stereo SG demo unit | 88 | 57 | 31 | 300 | |
| B | ★ | JVC HA-FD02 | 300 | Bright V-shape | Upper-mid forward signature can get a little shouty, but a decently technical DD still. | B | A- | DD | Stereo SG demo unit | 88 | 57 | 31 | 300 | |
| B | See Audio Kaguya | 1400 | U-shaped | Somewhat mid-scooped, decent bass and treble extension though with underwhelming resolving ability. | B | A- | 4EST 4BA | Oardio demo unit | 88 | 57 | 31 | 1400 | ||
| B | iBasso IT07 | 900 | U-shaped | More similar to its predecessor the IT04, with more bass and less treble. | B | A- | 6BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 88 | 57 | 31 | 900 | ||
| B | Empire Ears Valkyrie Mk2 | 1600 | V-shaped | Not too dissimilar to its predecessor. | B | A- | 1EST 1BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 88 | 57 | 31 | 1600 | ||
| B | AAW Canary | 2170 | V-shaped | Poor implementation of the EST driver. Decent in tonality and timbre, but that's about it. | B | A- | 2EST 4BA 2DD | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 88 | 57 | 31 | 2170 | ||
| B | Acoustune HS1670 | 800 | V-shaped | Metallic and shrill timbre makes this hard to enjoy. | B | A- | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 88 | 57 | 31 | 800 | ||
| B | Dita Fidelity | 1300 | V-shaped | The more technical and less natural sounding of the Dita twins. | B | A- | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | -4 | 88 | 57 | 31 | 1300 | |
| B | Empire Ears Valkyrie | 1600 | V-shaped | Lots of sub-bass with extremely thin mids. Adequate technicalities. | B | A- | 1EST 1BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 88 | 57 | 31 | 1600 | ||
| B | Ultimate Ears UE18+ Pro Gen 3 | 1500 | "Balanced" | Perceived more neutrally compared to the Gen 2; less emotional, more boring. | B | A- | 6BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 0 | 88 | 57 | 31 | 1500 | |
| B | Kumitate KL-Corona | 650 | Neutral | Well-tuned with somewhat disappointing technical performance. | A | B- | 3BA | Treoo demo unit | 94 | 21 | 73 | 650 | ||
| B | Unique Melody Merlin V2 | 1000 | Warm neutral | Very tasteful and coherent tuning, if lacking in sheer resolution. | A | B- | 4BA 1DD | Stereo SG demo unit | 94 | 21 | 73 | 1000 | ||
| B | 64 Audio tia Fourte Noir | 3800 | W-shaped | A bassier and warmer Fourte though also strangely sharper and less technical. | B- | A | 3BA 1DD | E1 demo unit | 0 | 94 | 73 | 21 | 3800 | |
| B | Campfire Solaris (2020) | 1500 | Bright V-shape | Similar (but not identical) upper midrange problems to the original, with added sibilance. | B- | A | 4BA 1DD | Third party unit | 94 | 73 | 21 | 1500 | ||
| B | Final Audio A8000 | 2000 | Bright V-shape | Technically strong but going too far with the treble emphasis. | B- | A | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 94 | 73 | 21 | 2000 | ||
| B | Campfire Ara | 1300 | Bright neutral | Very resolving set of IEMs, triggers the "uncanny valley" effect with its tuning. | C+ | S | 7BA | Third party unit | 94 | 91 | 3 | 1300 | ||
| B | DUNU Luna | 1700 | Mid-centric | Needs more work on the tuning front. | C+ | S- | DD | Review unit | 98 | 91 | 7 | 1700 | ||
| B | ★★ | See Audio Yume | 170 | Neutral with bass boost | Excellent tuning with impeccable bass control, though with mushy transients and lacking detail. | S- | C+ | 2BA 1DD | Oardio demo unit | 98 | 7 | 91 | 170 | |
| B | Acoustune HS1655Cu | 750 | V-shaped | Deep V-shape signature with some odd treble spikes; very Acoustune. | B | B+ | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 100 | 57 | 43 | 750 | ||
| B | Acoustune HS1657 | 750 | V-shaped | Deep V-shape signature with some odd treble spikes; very Acoustune. | B | B+ | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 100 | 57 | 43 | 750 | ||
| B | Acoustune HS1677 | 900 | V-shaped | Deep V-shape signature with some odd treble spikes; very Acoustune. | B | B+ | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 100 | 57 | 43 | 900 | ||
| B | Unique Melody Maven | 2000 | V-shaped | Decently resolving, decent tonality; not bad, not amazing. | B | B+ | 11BA | Stereo SG demo unit | 100 | 57 | 43 | 2000 | ||
| B | Aroma Witch Girl W12 | 3150 | Warm V-shape | Warm response balanced out by a sparkly treble emphasis; good technicalities, if a little narrow-sounding. | B | B+ | 12BA | AV One demo unit | 100 | 57 | 43 | 3150 | ||
| B | ★ | AAW AXH (2019) | 430 | Bright neutral | Sharp treble though not to the point of being piercing. Decent rendition of the bright-neutral signature. | B | B+ | 4BA 1DD | Music Sanctuary demo unit | -3 | 100 | 57 | 43 | 430 |
| B | Acoustune HS1501 | 500 | Warm V-shape | A more textured, bassier and more energetic version of the HS1551. | B | B+ | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 100 | 57 | 43 | 500 | ||
| B | Campfire Atlas | 1300 | Bassy | Gobs of bass with added treble sparkle that prevents complete congestion and muddiness. | B | B+ | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 4 | 100 | 57 | 43 | 1300 | |
| B | Dita Dream XLS | 1850 | Neutral | Standard Dita house sound with a non-standard bass roll-off. Decent, not amazing. | B | B+ | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 100 | 57 | 43 | 1850 | ||
| B | DUNU DK-4001 | 900 | U-shaped | A little shrill with slight cutbacks in tone compared to the DK-3001 Pro. | B | B+ | 4BA 1DD | Review unit | 100 | 57 | 43 | 900 | ||
| B | qdc Anole V6 | 1100 | Variable | The more mid-centric of the Anole brothers. Better technicalities but worse timbre. | B | B+ | 6BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 100 | 57 | 43 | 1100 | ||
| B | PEARS SH2 | 860 | Neutral | An odd take on neutrality but not the worst. | B | B+ | 2BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 100 | 57 | 43 | 860 | ||
| B | ★ | DUNU DK-2001 | 300 | V-shaped | Slightly warm-tilted with a bit of treble spiciness. | B+ | B | 3BA 1DD | Review loaner | 100 | 43 | 57 | 300 | |
| B | ★ | Aune Jasper | 300 | Mild V-shape | A little shouty but overall a well-balanced tonality that's more pleasing than divisive. | B+ | B | DD | Review unit | 100 | 43 | 57 | 300 | |
| B | Shuoer EJ07 | 850 | Dark neutral | Tuned almost Etymotic-like but with underwhelming treble extension bottlenecking it all. | B+ | B | 4EST 2BA 1DD | Review unit | 100 | 43 | 57 | 850 | ||
| B | BGVP DM7 | 300 | Warm neutral | Much more tonally-balanced take on the popular DM6. | B+ | B | 6BA | Review unit | 100 | 43 | 57 | 300 | ||
| B | 64 Audio A4t | 1000 | Neutral with bass boost | Good tonal balance but lacking in definition and low-level detailing | B+ | B | 4BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 100 | 43 | 57 | 1000 | ||
| B | HUM Dolores | 1700 | Neutral | Slightly bright-tilted neutral, lacks upper treble extension. | B+ | B | 2BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 100 | 43 | 57 | 1700 | ||
| B | ★★ | Samsung Galaxy Buds+ | 150 | Harman-neutral | Tuned even closer to the Harman IE target compared to the original. | B+ | B | 2DD | Personal unit | 100 | 43 | 57 | 150 | |
| B | ★ | Fearless S4 | 290 | V-shaped | Tonally accurate though can be a little heavy with its upper midrange. | B+ | B | 4BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 100 | 43 | 57 | 290 | |
| B | ★ | Fearless S5H | 330 | V-shaped | Similar if not identical to the S4, though with a little less upper mids. | B+ | B | 5BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 100 | 43 | 57 | 330 | |
| B | ★ | Fearless S6Rui | 390 | V-shaped | Similar to the S4/S5H though with smoother upper mids and treble response. | B+ | B | 6BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 100 | 43 | 57 | 390 | |
| B | ★ | FiiO FH5 | 260 | Neutral with bass boost | Stellar bass response and decent technical ability, not much to fault. | B+ | B | 3BA 1DD | E1 demo unit | 100 | 43 | 57 | 260 | |
| B | ★ | Sony XBA-A3 | 480 | Warm neutral | Coherent hybrid with a warm-ish tilt to its tone. | B+ | B | 2BA 1DD | Third party unit | 100 | 43 | 57 | 480 | |
| B | AKG N5005 | 1000 | Neutral with bass boost | Amazing bass control only let down by plastic timbre. | B+ | B | 4BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 100 | 43 | 57 | 1000 | ||
| B | Dita Truth Brass | Discont. | Warm V-shape | Very nice tonal characteristics with good bass, though nothing special technically. | B+ | B | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 100 | 43 | 57 | 99999 | ||
| B | Noble Tux 5 | 1300 | U-shaped | Deep, sub-bass focus with potentially sibilant treble. Scooped midrange. | B+ | B | 4BA 1DD | Stereo SG demo unit | 100 | 43 | 57 | 1300 | ||
| B | qdc Anole V3 | 600 | Variable | The bassier of the Anole brothers. Better timbre but worse technicalities. | B+ | B | 3BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 100 | 43 | 57 | 600 | ||
| B | Sony XBA-Z5 | 700 | "Balanced" | All-rounder. Somewhat neutral both in FR and tonality. | B+ | B | 2BA 1DD | Showfloor demo unit | 100 | 43 | 57 | 700 | ||
| B | VSonic GR07X | Discont. | Neutral | Jack of all trades. Has all the fundamentals down to a T. | B+ | B | DD | Personal unit | 100 | 43 | 57 | 99999 | ||
| B | ThieAudio Legacy 9 (L9) | 550 | Bassy | Bass a little too slow and sluggish with minor quirks in the midrange-treble transition. | B+ | B | 8BA 1DD | Third party unit | 100 | 43 | 57 | 550 | ||
| B | ★★ | ThieAudio Legacy 4 (L4) | 200 | Neutral with bass boost | Well-tuned if technically lacking in comparison. Could use some more power in the bass. | A- | B- | 3BA 1DD | 104 | 31 | 73 | 200 | ||
| B | ★ | Bose SoundSport Free | 200 | Neutral | Solid tonal balance with wide soundstage, though not the best in detailing. | A- | B- | DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 104 | 31 | 73 | 200 | |
| B | Moondrop Kanas Pro | Discont. | Warm V-shape | Somewhat Harman-esque in tuning, not the best in terms of resolution. | A- | B- | DD | Review unit | 104 | 31 | 73 | 99999 | ||
| B | ★★ | Audiosense DT200 | 150 | Neutral | Excellent tonality. Just excellent tuning overall. | A+ | C+ | 2BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 104 | 13 | 91 | 150 | |
| B | Acoustune HS1697 | 1150 | V-shaped | A little wonkier than your average Acoustune but still retains the signature V-shape. | B- | A- | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 104 | 73 | 31 | 1150 | ||
| B | Oriolus Percivali | 2000 | Neutral with bass boost | Lacking body and very thin in the notes. Not recommended for sub-tenor instruments. | B- | A- | 2EST 2BA 1DD | E1 demo unit | 104 | 73 | 31 | 2000 | ||
| B | FiR VxV | 1000 | Mild V-shape | Interested coloured take on a neutral reference signature. A little uneven in the mids. | B- | A- | 4BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 104 | 73 | 31 | 1000 | ||
| B | Vision Ears EVE 20 | 1550 | V-shaped | Solid technicalities in tandem with an uninspired tuning. | B- | A- | 6BA | E1 demo unit | 104 | 73 | 31 | 1550 | ||
| B | Moondrop Crescent | 30 | Neutral with bass boost | Well-executed V-ish signature that's neither harsh nor bloated. | A | C+ | DD | Third party unit | 112 | 21 | 91 | 30 | ||
| B | ★★★ | Lypertek Tevi | 90 | DF-neutral with bass boost | Probably the closest thing to an ER2XR in TWS form. | A | C+ | DD | Jaben Melbourne demo unit | 112 | 21 | 91 | 90 | |
| B | Jomo Tango | 1400 | V-shaped | Deep V-shape signature with a warm tilt; good technicalities. | C+ | A | 6BA | Showfloor demo unit | 112 | 91 | 21 | 1400 | ||
| B | ★ | Oriveti OH300 | 300 | V-shaped | More similar than different to the OH500. Non-offensive tuning with decent technicalities. | B | B | 2BA 1DD | Jaben Melbourne demo unit | 114 | 57 | 57 | 300 | |
| B | ★ | UFOEar UFO-112 | 350 | V-shaped | Well-controlled bass response with a peaky, slightly shouty midrange and treble profile. | B | B | 2BA 1DD | Review unit | 114 | 57 | 57 | 350 | |
| B | Kumitate KL-REF Type S | Discont. | Variable | Triggers uncanny valley hard. Presentation is always slighty off in some area that I can't pinpoint. | B | B | 3BA 2DD | Showfloor demo unit | 114 | 57 | 57 | 99999 | ||
| B | Acoustune HS1004 | Discont. | Bright V-shape | Probably the most unique-sounding Acoustune in the safest way; slightly warmer with more focused treble. | B | B | DD | Third party unit | 114 | 57 | 57 | 99999 | ||
| B | FitEar MH335DW | 2250 | Warm | Warmer than your average 334 with a little more congested. Kind of like a custom-TG334. | B | B | 5BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 114 | 57 | 57 | 2250 | ||
| B | Oriveti OH500 | 500 | V-shaped | More similar than different to the OH300. Non-offensive tuning with decent technicalities. | B | B | 4BA 1DD | Jaben Melbourne demo unit | 114 | 57 | 57 | 500 | ||
| B | Vision Ears VE5 | 1400 | Neutral | Tuning that avoids any fatiguing peaks, at the cost of midrange coherency. | B | B | 5BA | E1 demo unit | 114 | 57 | 57 | 1400 | ||
| B | Aya Trident | 800 | U-shaped | Somewhat strange tuning that seems to try to do everything, but results in a slightly wonky tonality. | B | B | 4EST 4BA | Review unit | 114 | 57 | 57 | 800 | ||
| B | Aroma Yao | 2500 | Warm | Competent tonality, good technicalities, nothing terrible but certainly expected more. | B | B | 12BA | AV One demo unit | 114 | 57 | 57 | 2500 | ||
| B | Sony XBA-H3 | 350 | Warm neutral | Coherent hybrid with a warm-ish tilt to its tone. Similar to the XBA-A3. | B | B | 2BA 1DD | Third party unit | 114 | 57 | 57 | 350 | ||
| B | Unique Melody Mirage | 1100 | Mild V-shape | Tonally-balanced, technically acceptable, nothing much to criticise though no big praises either. | B | B | 3BA | Stereo SG demo unit | 114 | 57 | 57 | 1100 | ||
| B | Rhapsodio Solar | 1550 | Mild V-shape | An all-rounder to a fault. Truly a master of none. | B | B | 10BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | -1 | 114 | 57 | 57 | 1550 | |
| B | Gaudio Clariden | 862 | V-shaped | Somewhat reminiscent of a more mid-y Andromeda, though with extra wonkiness. | B | B | 3BA | Review unit | 114 | 57 | 57 | 862 | ||
| B | ★ | Sennheiser IE300 | 300 | V-shaped | Fairly mainstream tuning with a treble response that's well done given its emphasis. | B | B | DD | 114 | 57 | 57 | 300 | ||
| B | ★ | ThieAudio Legacy 5 (L5) | 250 | Warm neutral | A little lacking in the upper-mids but otherwise a competent set. | B | B | 4BA 1DD | 114 | 57 | 57 | 250 | ||
| B | Kinera Nanna 2.0 | 900 | V-shaped | Bass is a tad uncontrolled and the mids could use more refinement. The original is arguably superior. | B | B | 2EST 1BA 1DD | 114 | 57 | 57 | 900 | |||
| B | ★ | ARC Mira | 410 | Neutral | A well-tuned basic setup with strengths in versatility. | B | B | 2BA | Showfloor demo unit | 114 | 57 | 57 | 410 | |
| B | ★ | Audio Technica ATH-E70 | 400 | Neutral with bass boost | Clean and clear sound with a slight warm tilt without losing treble sparkle. | B | B | 3BA | Jaben Melbourne demo unit | 114 | 57 | 57 | 400 | |
| B | ★ | Periodic Audio Be | 300 | Mild V-shape | Meaty with decent sparkle in the treble, whilst remaining clear and clean. | B | B | DD | Review unit | 114 | 57 | 57 | 300 | |
| B | ★ | Sennheiser IE400 Pro | 350 | V-shaped | Heavy bass boost balanced out by good treble energy along with decent midrange tonality. | B | B | DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 114 | 57 | 57 | 350 | |
| B | ★ | Shozy & Neo BG | 280 | Bright neutral | Well balanced tuning with decent resolution, though suffers from slight timbral issues. | B | B | 5BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 114 | 57 | 57 | 280 | |
| B | AAW Mockingbird | 1450 | Neutral | A "nothing special" kind of sound that is neither wrong nor exciting, even on a technical level. | B | B | 8BA 1DD | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 114 | 57 | 57 | 1450 | ||
| B | ACS Encore | 1130 | Neutral | Good all-rounder. No slouch in the technicalities. | B | B | 3BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 114 | 57 | 57 | 1130 | ||
| B | Empire Ears Bravado | 700 | V-shaped | A basic hybrid sound with big bass and energetic treble. | B | B | 1BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 114 | 57 | 57 | 700 | ||
| B | Empire Ears Nemesis | 1600 | V-shaped | A lot more treble compared to the Vantage. | B | B | 3BA 2DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 1 | 114 | 57 | 57 | 1600 | |
| B | Fearless La Hire | 610 | Neutral | Well-tuned neutral-style monitor with subpar treble extension. | B | B | 2EST 2BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 114 | 57 | 57 | 610 | ||
| B | Fidue A91 "Sirius" | 900 | Warm V-shape | Uniquely tuned hybrid. Not very powerful DD bass with Diffuse-Field midrange. | B | B | 4BA 1DD | LMUE demo unit | 114 | 57 | 57 | 900 | ||
| B | FitEar F/A111 | 780 | Warm neutral | A laid-back take on reference with Suyama's FitEar colouration mixed in | B | B | BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 3 | 114 | 57 | 57 | 780 | |
| B | FitEar Parterre | 1200 | Warm | Intimate, smooth and laidback sound | B | B | 2BA? | Jaben SG demo unit | 2 | 114 | 57 | 57 | 1200 | |
| B | FLC8S | Discont. | Variable | Very good technicalities with a well-tuned signature. Filters change the sound a lot. | B | B | 2BA 1DD | Personal unit | 114 | 57 | 57 | 99999 | ||
| B | HUM Pristine Reference | 1400 | Warm | Good detail pickup and generally inoffensive. Much better than the universal. | B | B | 2BA | Third party custom | 2 | 114 | 57 | 57 | 1400 | |
| B | Rhapsodio Galaxy | Discont. | V-shaped | Lively and engaging but avoiding fatigue still. Rare combo | B | B | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 1 | 114 | 57 | 57 | 99999 | |
| B | Shure SE846 | 1000 | Neutral with bass boost | Deep reaching bass but with an odd tonality in the rest of the spectrum. | B | B | 4BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 114 | 57 | 57 | 1000 | ||
| B- | Dita Truth | 750 | V-shaped | Classic Dita V-shape; free of bloat, though notably forward and a little harsh on the ears. | B- | B+ | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 116 | 73 | 43 | 750 | ||
| B- | Dita Truth Answer Edition | 450 | V-shaped | Classic Dita V-shape; free of bloat, though notably forward and a little harsh on the ears. | B- | B+ | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 116 | 73 | 43 | 450 | ||
| B- | Soranik Bastille Signature | ? | V-shaped | Upper-mid and sub-bass forward, mids are scooped and can get hollow. | B- | B+ | 4BA 1DD | Ear.Inc demo unit | 116 | 73 | 43 | 99999 | ||
| B- | Fearless Lancelot | 1300 | Warm | Rather generic tuning with no redeeming qualities for its price and status. | B- | B+ | 2EST 6BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 116 | 73 | 43 | 1300 | ||
| B- | Unique Melody MacBeth | 600 | U-shaped | Extremely clear but may be too thin for some. | B- | B+ | 1BA 1DD | Third party unit | 116 | 73 | 43 | 600 | ||
| B- | Lime Ears LE2 | 600 | Neutral | As with most GQ setups: well-balanced, excellent tuning and decent technical ability. | B+ | B- | 2BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 116 | 43 | 73 | 600 | ||
| B- | Audio Genetic AG2 | 450 | Warm | Warm, smooth presentation... perhaps a little too smoothed over for my liking. | B+ | B- | 2BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 116 | 43 | 73 | 450 | ||
| B- | ★ | Audio Technica ATH-LS200 | 250 | Neutral | Somewhat Diffuse-Field neutral with its own quirks. Good technical ability. | B+ | B- | 2BA | Stereo SG demo unit | 116 | 43 | 73 | 250 | |
| B- | ★ | Jabra Elite Active 65t | 190 | Neutral | Excellent tonal balance and timbre, though technical ability isn't the best. | B+ | B- | DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 116 | 43 | 73 | 190 | |
| B- | ARC Oculus | 570 | Warm | Relaxing, warm signature with sub-par resolving ability. | B+ | B- | 3BA | Showfloor demo unit | 116 | 43 | 73 | 570 | ||
| B- | Audio Technica ATH-IM02 | Discont. | Warm neutral | As with most GQ setups: well-balanced, excellent tuning and decent technical ability. | B+ | B- | 2BA | Third party unit | 116 | 43 | 73 | 99999 | ||
| B- | Custom Art FIBAE Black | 500 | Warm neutral | Smooth, neutral-ish signature that serves as an all rounder. | B+ | B- | 1BA | Third party custom | 116 | 43 | 73 | 500 | ||
| B- | Itsfit R3 | 305 | Neutral | Similar to the lauded UERM, but without its resolution nor sparkle. | B+ | B- | 3BA | Review unit | 116 | 43 | 73 | 305 | ||
| B- | Sony MH755 | Discont. | Harman-neutral | Clean notes, proper sub-bass extension and a tonal balance beyond expectations. | B+ | B- | DD | Personal unit | 116 | 43 | 73 | 99999 | ||
| B- | Sony MDR-AS800AP | Discont. | Neutral with bass boost | Extremely well-balanced tuning but with unfortunately middling technicalities. | S- | C | DD | Personal unit | 118 | 7 | 111 | 99999 | ||
| B- | ★ | JVC HA-FW03 | 250 | Warm DF-neutral | Slightly shouty but balanced out by a warm mid-bass hump. Lacking overall definition. | A- | C+ | DD | Jaben SG demo unit | 122 | 31 | 91 | 250 | |
| B- | ★ | Shure Aonic 3 | 160 | Neutral | Slightly bright-tilted neutral, lacks upper treble extension. | A- | C+ | BA | ConnectIT demo unit | 122 | 31 | 91 | 160 | |
| B- | JBL LIVE 300TWS | 150 | V-shaped | Kind of Harman-ish, but not. Heavy on the bass and sharp in the treble. | A- | C+ | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 122 | 31 | 91 | 150 | ||
| B- | Eartech Dual Driver | 350 | Warm | Very pleasant and smoothing tuning bottlenecked by subpar technical ability. | A- | C+ | 2BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 122 | 31 | 91 | 350 | ||
| B- | Alclair Studio3 | 750 | Neutral with bass boost | Competent tuning if limited by detail retrieval and upper treble extension. | A- | C+ | 3BA | Ear.Inc demo unit | 122 | 31 | 91 | 750 | ||
| B- | ★★ | Tin HiFi T2 Plus | 60 | Warm neutral | A solidly-tuned, inoffensive signature with middling technicalities. | A- | C+ | DD | 122 | 31 | 91 | 60 | ||
| B- | ★★ | QKZ VK4 | 20 | U-shaped | Excellent tonality, limited resolution. WARNING: QC problems are widely reported. | A+ | C | DD | Third party unit | 124 | 13 | 111 | 20 | |
| B- | ★ | DUNU Titan 1 | 110 | Bright | Bright, almost DF-ish in tonality. Shouty but with open imaging and decent detail. | B | B- | DD | Third party unit | 130 | 57 | 73 | 110 | |
| B- | ★ | QoA Adonis | 220 | Mild V-shape | Somewhat balanced tonality if not for a bit of bass bleed. Not the most technical. | B | B- | 2BA 1DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 130 | 57 | 73 | 220 | |
| B- | ★ | Shanling ME200 | 180 | V-shaped | Slight mid-scoop going on. A little shouty, a little bassy, but not bad overall. | B | B- | 1BA 1DD | E1 demo unit | 130 | 57 | 73 | 180 | |
| B- | Aroma Early | 600 | Neutral with bass boost | Capable V-shaped hybrid. Could use a little more control in the bass. | B | B- | 1BA 1DD | AV One demo unit | 130 | 57 | 73 | 600 | ||
| B- | InEar StageDiver SD-2 | 400 | Neutral | As with most GQ setups: well-balanced, excellent tuning and decent technical ability. | B | B- | 2BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 130 | 57 | 73 | 400 | ||
| B- | Tralucent 1 Plus 2.2 | Discont. | Bright V-shape | Decently tuned hybrid if a little inconsistent and past its prime. | B | B- | 2BA 1DD | Jaben SG demo unit | 130 | 57 | 73 | 99999 | ||
| B- | Eternal Melody EM-5 | 900 | Warm | Very warm, bordering on bloated. Could use a little less lower mids or a bit more upper mids. | B | B- | 5BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 130 | 57 | 73 | 900 | ||
| B- | Final Audio B3 | 500 | Warm neutral | Probably the best tuned of Final's B-series. Reminiscent of the E-series with BA characteristics. | B | B- | 2BA | Showfloor demo unit | 130 | 57 | 73 | 500 | ||
| B- | FiiO FA9 | 450 | Neutral | More of a downslope-neutral kind of tonality. A bit above average as far as technical performance goes. | B | B- | 6BA | AV One demo unit | 130 | 57 | 73 | 450 | ||
| B- | ★ | Apple AirPods Pro | 250 | Neutral | Somewhat Diffuse-Field tuning with a smooth and natural midrange tonality. | B | B- | DD | Third party unit | 130 | 57 | 73 | 250 | |
| B- | ★ | Tin HiFi T4 | 110 | Bright neutral | A worthy successor to the legendary GR07. | B | B- | DD | Review unit | 130 | 57 | 73 | 110 | |
| B- | ARC Pollux | 285 | Neutral | Well-tuned neutral single-BA IEM. | B | B- | BA | Showfloor demo unit | 130 | 57 | 73 | 285 | ||
| B- | Meze Rai Penta | 1100 | Warm V-shape | Pleasing tonality with subpar technical ability. | B | B- | 4BA 1DD | E1 demo unit | 130 | 57 | 73 | 1100 | ||
| B- | ★ | DUNU Titan 3 | 140 | Bright neutral | A more reined-in variant of the Titan 3's sound, more peaky but also slightly more resolving. | B- | B | DD | Third party unit | 130 | 73 | 57 | 140 | |
| B- | Clear Tune Monitors CT-6E | 1000 | Neutral | Good, well-balanced tonality though falls apart from the treble upwards. | B- | B | 6BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 130 | 73 | 57 | 1000 | ||
| B- | Earsonics Purple | 1500 | Neutral | Probably the most "normal-sounding" Earsonics IEM. Still some tonal problems but not horrible. | B- | B | 5BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 130 | 73 | 57 | 1500 | ||
| B- | Unique Melody Miracle V2 | 1050 | Mild V-shape | Slight downsloping signature with a treble spike for sparkle. | B- | B | 6BA | Stereo SG demo unit | 130 | 73 | 57 | 1050 | ||
| B- | VSonic GR07 Bass Edition | Discont. | Neutral | Rather than a bassier GR07, this seems more like a darker GR07. | B- | B | DD | LMUE demo unit | 130 | 73 | 57 | 99999 | ||
| B- | Empire Ears ESR | 1000 | Bright V-shape | Has the technical chops but is sharp and fatiguing. | B- | B | 3BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 130 | 73 | 57 | 1000 | ||
| B- | Elysian Cora (2019) | 1230 | Neutral with bass boost | A decent hybrid weird slightly odd midrange tonality. | B- | B | 4BA 1DD | Showfloor demo unit | 130 | 73 | 57 | 1230 | ||
| B- | VSonic GR07 Classic | Discont. | Mild V-shape | Well-balanced, well-tuned, good technicalities. The $100 benchmark since ever. | B- | B | DD | LMUE demo unit | 130 | 73 | 57 | 99999 | ||
| B- | Vision Ears VE4.2 | 1440 | V-shaped | Decently tuned monitor with adequate resolution, but nothing that hasn't been done before for cheap. | B- | B | 4BA | E1 demo unit | 130 | 73 | 57 | 1440 | ||
| B- | Sennheiser IE800S | 1200 | Warm | Very subtle refinement to the original IE800. | C+ | B+ | DD | Jaben Melbourne demo unit | 134 | 91 | 43 | 1200 | ||
| B- | Sennheiser IE800 | 800 | Warm | Good bass with shimmery treble. Downsloping response with slightly wonky tonality. | C+ | B+ | DD | Jaben SG demo unit | 1 | 134 | 91 | 43 | 800 | |
| B- | ★ | Shure Aonic 4 | 260 | Neutral with bass boost | Great tuning, but severely lacking upper octave air and extension. | B+ | C+ | 1BA 1DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 134 | 43 | 91 | 260 | |
| B- | Aroma Witch Girl S | 900 | Warm | Pretty good technicalities but with a rather generic tuning. | C+ | B+ | 5BA | AV One demo unit | 134 | 91 | 43 | 900 | ||
| B- | Stealthsonics U9 | 1100 | Neutral | An otherwise capable hybrid caught out by nasally and odd midrange. | C+ | B+ | 8BA 1DD | Showfloor demo unit | 134 | 91 | 43 | 1100 | ||
| B- | Westone W80 | 1500 | Warm neutral | Nicely balanced, intimate and slightly dry. Perhaps the least Westone-sounding Westone. | C+ | B+ | 8BA | A2A Melbourne demo unit | 3 | 134 | 91 | 43 | 1500 | |
| B- | ★ | NXEars Sonata | 200 | Neutral | Pretty solid neutral tuning, though not very resolving and with one-dimensional imaging. | A- | C | BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 142 | 31 | 111 | 200 | |
| B- | Hifiman RE400 | Discont. | Bright neutral | The legend still holds up well today. Solid tonality with average technicalities. | A- | C | DD | Personal unit | 142 | 31 | 111 | 99999 | ||
| B- | Aroma Ace | 3700 | Neutral | Really odd take on neutrality. Not the worst... but it's not natural by any means. | C | A- | 12BA | AV One demo unit | 142 | 111 | 31 | 3700 | ||
| B- | ★ | qdc Uranus | 200 | Warm | Sounds like another variation of the qdc Fusion. Not sure which is worse though. | B- | B- | 1BA 1DD | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 146 | 73 | 73 | 200 | |
| B- | ★ | qdc Neptune | 200 | Warm neutral | Tuning and configuration is simple but goes a long way when implemented well. | B- | B- | BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 146 | 73 | 73 | 200 | |
| B- | INAIR M360 | 140 | V-shaped | A weird cross between an earbud and an IEM. Interesting sound though nothing special performance-wise. | B- | B- | DD | Third party unit | 146 | 73 | 73 | 140 | ||
| B- | Aure Elixir | 2000 | Mild V-shape | Sort of wonky-but-not tonality that reminds me of some of Audiosense's weird IEMs. | B- | B- | 3BA 1DD | Ear.Inc demo unit | 146 | 73 | 73 | 2000 | ||
| B- | Aure Flame | 2000 | Mild V-shape | A little better managed than the Elixir but not a massive improvement. Reminds me of a budget FH5. | B- | B- | ? | Ear.Inc demo unit | 146 | 73 | 73 | 2000 | ||
| B- | Anthem Five E4 | 400 | Neutral with bass boost | The all-rounder; nothing stands out but nothing sounds terrible either. Safe, but perhaps too safe. | B- | B- | 4BA | Review custom | 146 | 73 | 73 | 400 | ||
| B- | Tin HiFi P2 | 350 | Warm U-shape | A good upgrade over the original in terms of technicalities, but the bothersome sibilance still exists. | B- | B- | Planar | Review unit | 146 | 73 | 73 | 350 | ||
| B- | ★ | ikko OH1 | 140 | V-shaped | Well controlled sub-bass focus, high clarity and has an inherent "Asian" signature. | B- | B- | 1BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 146 | 73 | 73 | 140 | |
| B- | qdc Fusion | 920 | Warm | Dulled transients and lacks detailing. Tonality is merely okay. | B- | B- | 4BA 1DD | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 146 | 73 | 73 | 920 | ||
| B- | Ultimate Ears UE6 Pro | 700 | "Balanced" | A capable hybrid with little weaknesses. | B- | B- | 1BA 2DD | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 146 | 73 | 73 | 700 | ||
| C+ | ★ | Whizzer A15 Pro | 120 | DF-neutral | Interesting Etymotic-like DF tuning, though far more thin-sounding and rather shouty. | B | C+ | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 148 | 57 | 91 | 120 | |
| C+ | Alclair Electro | 1500 | Neutral with bass boost | A decent performer in its own right, but nothing that its cheaper brothers aren't already doing. | B | C+ | 2EST 4BA | Ear.Inc demo unit | 148 | 57 | 91 | 1500 | ||
| C+ | Tralucent 1 Plus 1.2 | 650 | Warm | WARNING: the IEM is not compatible with eartips. Sounds alright, but also an extremely stupid design. | B | C+ | 1BA 1DD | Jaben SG demo unit | 148 | 57 | 91 | 650 | ||
| C+ | Fender Ten 5 | 1200 | Neutral with bass boost | Probably Fender's best IEM. Well-tuned but lacking in resolution. | B | C+ | 5BA 1DD | E1 demo unit | 148 | 57 | 91 | 1200 | ||
| C+ | Tansio Mirai TSMR-3 Pro | 200 | Variable | Mostly just variations of "warm". Pleasant tuning but lacking detail and clarity. | B | C+ | 3BA | Review unit | 148 | 57 | 91 | 200 | ||
| C+ | Alclair Studio4 | 950 | Mild V-shape | Transients are a little mushy and lacking snap, but at least the tuning's halfway decent. | B | C+ | 4BA | Ear.Inc demo unit | 148 | 57 | 91 | 950 | ||
| C+ | ★★ | BLON BL03 | 38 | Warm V-shape | Very pleasing and safe tuning with subpar technical detailing. | B | C+ | DD | Review unit | 148 | 57 | 91 | 38 | |
| C+ | ★★ | QCY T5 | 35 | Neutral | An odd take on a reference-style signature, but definitely not the worst attempt out there. | B | C+ | DD | Third party unit | 148 | 57 | 91 | 35 | |
| C+ | ★ | KZ E10 | 60 | DF-neutral | A little bright, almost edging on shoutiness, but overall a decent attempt at neutrality. | B | C+ | 4BA 1DD | Review unit | 148 | 57 | 91 | 60 | |
| C+ | ★ | ThieAudio Legacy 3 (L3) | 130 | Neutral | Balanced tonality with a laid-back signature, nothing much to fault nor to praise. | B | C+ | 2BA 1DD | Review unit | 148 | 57 | 91 | 130 | |
| C+ | ★ | Shozy Form 1.1 | 75 | Warm neutral | Relaxing, non-fatiguing listen with minor cutbacks in detailing. | B | C+ | 1BA 1DD | Review unit | 148 | 57 | 91 | 75 | |
| C+ | Shozy Form 1.4 | 200 | Warm neutral | Very similar to the Form 1.1 in both tone and technicalities. | B | C+ | 4BA 1DD | Review unit | 148 | 57 | 91 | 200 | ||
| C+ | Tansio Mirai TSMR-5 | 430 | Warm V-shape | Alright tonality, decent detailing but nothing that makes it stand out. | B | C+ | 5BA | Review unit | 148 | 57 | 91 | 430 | ||
| C+ | Empire Ears Phantom LE | 2500 | Warm | A slightly more balanced Phantom, that is to say it's not complete lower-mid bloat. | C+ | B | 5BA | ConnectIT demo unit | 148 | 91 | 57 | 2500 | ||
| C+ | Aroma Twins | 1700 | Variable | Swap between "too warm" or "too bright". Extremely coloured on both ends of the spectrum. | C+ | B | 7BA | AV One demo unit | 148 | 91 | 57 | 1700 | ||
| C+ | ikko OH10 | 200 | V-shaped | Your standard "chifi V" but done fairly well. Decently technical. | C+ | B | 1BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 148 | 91 | 57 | 200 | ||
| C+ | Unique Melody Mini MEST | 600 | V-shaped | Bone conduction driver doesn't seem to be doing much. Just your average V-shaped BA IEM. | C+ | B | 1BC 3BA | Review unit | 148 | 91 | 57 | 600 | ||
| C+ | FitEar Monet 17 | 1550 | Warm V-shape | Somewhat bloated and sharp-sounding at the same time. Very coloured and very spicy, not for everyone. | C+ | B | 4BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 148 | 91 | 57 | 1550 | ||
| C+ | Sony MDR-EX600 | 200 | "Balanced" | Significantly different from the EX800/EX1000. Notable hole in the upper mids. | C+ | B | DD | Third party unit | 148 | 91 | 57 | 200 | ||
| C+ | Soranik SP3 | 250 | Bright V-shape | Thin-sounding, a little strong with the BA timbre and can be fatiguing. | C+ | B | 3BA | Showfloor demo unit | 148 | 91 | 57 | 250 | ||
| C+ | Vision Ears VE6 | 1500 | Warm neutral | A little incoherent and could use more midrange evenness. | C+ | B | 6BA | E1 demo unit | 148 | 91 | 57 | 1500 | ||
| C+ | Astell & Kern T9iE | 1300 | U-shaped | Feels like a more neutral take on the T8iE, though I'm not sure if it works. Sounds off overall. | C+ | B | DD | AV One demo unit | 148 | 91 | 57 | 1300 | ||
| C+ | FiiO FD5 | 350 | V-shaped | Pretty standard V-shaped tuning though surprisingly proficient in technicalities. | C+ | B | DD | AV One demo unit | 148 | 91 | 57 | 350 | ||
| C+ | Shozy Black Hole | 800 | Bright | Seems to go for a neutral tuning with the bass roll-off but ends up with a fatiguing and sharp presentation. | C+ | B | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 148 | 91 | 57 | 800 | ||
| C+ | Fearless S10 Genie | 700 | DF-neutral | Sounds like an attempt at DF-neutral gone wrong. Tonally evokes a sense of "uncanny valley". | C+ | B | 10BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 148 | 91 | 57 | 700 | ||
| C+ | Fearless HyperS 12BA | 900 | DF-neutral | Similar if not identical to the S10 Genie. | C+ | B | 12BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 148 | 91 | 57 | 900 | ||
| C+ | Campfire Polaris V1 | 600 | V-shaped | Pseudo-Japanese tuning focusing on female vocals and a very lively signature. | C+ | B | 1BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 148 | 91 | 57 | 600 | ||
| C+ | Campfire Jupiter | 800 | "Balanced" | Great clarity and staging though with odd upper midrange. | C+ | B | 4BA | ConnectIT demo unit | 1 | 148 | 91 | 57 | 800 | |
| C+ | Empire Ears Wraith | 3500 | Dark neutral | A Zeus with almost nonexistent treble and clarity. | C+ | B | 4EST 7BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 148 | 91 | 57 | 3500 | ||
| C+ | FiiO FH7 | 450 | V-shaped | What is otherwise a pretty good hybrid marred by a strange tonality. | C+ | B | 4BA 1DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 148 | 91 | 57 | 450 | ||
| C+ | Itsfit Fusion | 950 | "Balanced" | Hard to pinpoint its exact signature, but the result is an odd tonality. | C+ | B | 1MS 2BA 1DD | Review unit | 148 | 91 | 57 | 950 | ||
| C+ | Lime Ears Aether R | 1350 | Variable | A downgrade from the original with weirder midrange tonality. | C+ | B | 6BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 148 | 91 | 57 | 1350 | ||
| C+ | ★ | Urbanfun YBF-ISS014 | 60 | V-shaped | Clear detailing marred slightly by an almost generic and sharp tuning. | C+ | B | DD | Review unit | 148 | 91 | 57 | 60 | |
| C+ | BGVP DM6 | 200 | Warm V-shape | Warm tilt in tone, decent detail retrieval though definition is a little too smoothed over. | C+ | B | 5BA | Third party unit | 148 | 91 | 57 | 200 | ||
| C+ | ★ | Lypertek Bevi | 50 | Neutral | Solid, well-balanced tonality. Narrow imaging and subpar resolution. | B+ | C | BA | Jaben Melbourne demo unit | 154 | 43 | 111 | 50 | |
| C+ | Whizzer HE01 | 80 | V-shaped | A pretty well-done V-shaped tonality, though limited by its resolving ability. | B+ | C | DD | Review unit | 154 | 43 | 111 | 80 | ||
| C+ | JVC HA-FX99X-B | 170 | Neutral with bass boost | Surprisingly well-controlled bass boost with a slightly warm tilt. Limited resolution. | B+ | C | DD | Third party unit | 154 | 43 | 111 | 170 | ||
| C+ | FitEar Private 333 | 1500 | Bright | Very exciting and sharp signature. Fatiguing and not for everyone. | C | B+ | 3BA | Jaben SG demo unit | -5 | 154 | 111 | 43 | 1500 | |
| C+ | Kumitate KL-REF Type-S | 1350 | Variable | Well tuned but unfortunately suffers from very odd timbre. | C | B+ | 3BA 2DD | Third party unit | 154 | 111 | 43 | 1350 | ||
| C+ | FAudio Major | 1400 | V-shaped | Piercing sharp treble and overwhelming bass makes this hard to listen to. | C | B+ | DD | Third party unit | 154 | 111 | 43 | 1400 | ||
| C+ | ★★★ | Final Audio E500 | 20 | Neutral | Very well-balanced though plagued by the usual E-series QC problems. | B- | C+ | DD | Personal unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 20 | |
| C+ | ★ | Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 | 100 | U-shaped | A lot of sub-bass and a lot of treble. Fun, but very fatiguing. | B- | C+ | DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 100 | |
| C+ | qdc 3SH | 500 | Warm | Probably the worst-tuned qdc IEM. Noticeable upper-mid scoop results in lacking bite and energy. | B- | C+ | 3BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 500 | ||
| C+ | 1Custom SA05 | ? | Warm V-shape | Warm lower-mid response balanced out by a forward treble presentation. | B- | C+ | 5BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 99999 | ||
| C+ | AAW Halcyon | 1500 | Warm V-shape | Filters change the bass response. Congested presentation and lacks definition. | B- | C+ | 4EST 2BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 1500 | ||
| C+ | JH Audio Rosie | 1000 | Warm V-shape | One of the better-tuned JH IEMs. Still has some bloat issues and unnaturally sharp. | B- | C+ | 6BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 1000 | ||
| C+ | DUNU DN-1000 | 200 | Neutral | Balanced, almost conservative tonality. A bit uncontrolled in the treble but otherwise not bad. | B- | C+ | 2BA 1DD | Jaben SG demo unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 200 | ||
| C+ | HYLA Nerva-X | 2750 | Warm | Pretty dead-sounding, and the lack of treble extension isn't doing it any favours. | B- | C+ | 10BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 2750 | ||
| C+ | IMR Zenith | 550 | Variable | Assuming blue filters, probably the best tuned IMR IEM. Every other filter is garbage. | B- | C+ | 1Piezo 1DD | Third party unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 550 | ||
| C+ | AAW x Custom Art Project 4+2 | 750 | Variable | Competent tuning overall, though lacking definition and clarity. | B- | C+ | 4BA 2DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 750 | ||
| C+ | AAW A3H Plus | 250 | Warm neutral | A lot more balanced compared to the 2019 version. Good tonality if limited by resolution. | B- | C+ | 2BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 250 | ||
| C+ | ★★ | Final Audio E1000 | 30 | Neutral | Balanced tuning with good clarity and acceptable resolution. Surprising pick. | B- | C+ | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 30 | |
| C+ | ★ | Anker Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro | 150 | V-shaped | Impressive sub-focused bass response, limited by its shouty and sharp midrange and treble. | B- | C+ | 1BA 1DD | Third party unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 150 | |
| C+ | ★ | Edifier TWS5 | 80 | V-shaped | Good tone and bass response, but unfortunately lacking detail retrieval. | B- | C+ | DD | Third party unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 80 | |
| C+ | ★ | Final Audio E2000 | 45 | V-shaped | Not too dissimiliar to a GR07, though lacking in that last octave of bass extension. | B- | C+ | DD | E1 demo unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 45 | |
| C+ | ★ | Final Audio E3000 | 55 | Warm | A warmer, bassier E2000. | B- | C+ | DD | E1 demo unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 55 | |
| C+ | ★ | Final Audio Heaven II | 90 | Bright neutral | Solid technical ability though might be a little too sterile at times. | B- | C+ | BA | A2A Melbourne demo unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 90 | |
| C+ | ★ | Intime Sora | 45 | U-shaped | Well controlled bass boost with slightly skewed tonality. Potential is there. | B- | C+ | DD | Third party unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 45 | |
| C+ | ★ | Periodic Audio Mg | 100 | Warm | Not the most clear or detailed but a very clean sound with good timbre. | B- | C+ | DD | Review unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 100 | |
| C+ | ★ | Tanchjim Cora | 50 | V-shaped | Well-controlled bass boost, though coupled with a slightly odd midrange tonality. | B- | C+ | DD | Oardio demo unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 50 | |
| C+ | ★ | Tin HiFi T2 | 50 | Neutral | Well-balanced tuning and an all-rounder signature that works for most. | B- | C+ | 2DD | Review unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 50 | |
| C+ | ★ | Tin HiFi T3 | 80 | Mild V-shape | Somewhat generic hybrid signature, tuned well with good transient ability. | B- | C+ | 1BA 1DD | Review unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 80 | |
| C+ | AAW A3H Pro V2 | 370 | Warm | Decent technicalities with well controlled bass and treble rolloff. | B- | C+ | 2BA 1DD | Personal custom | 164 | 73 | 91 | 370 | ||
| C+ | Campfire Dorado | 1000 | Warm | Extremely coherent albeit slightly congested. Great for intimacy lovers. | B- | C+ | 2BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 1000 | ||
| C+ | Elysian Artemis | 600 | Warm | Thick, warm and smooth signature without complete sacrifice in technicalities. | B- | C+ | 3BA | Review unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 600 | ||
| C+ | Final Audio E4000 | 180 | V-shaped | Rather standard sounding, non-offensive and neutral in tone. | B- | C+ | DD | E1 demo unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 180 | ||
| C+ | Final Audio E5000 | 280 | Warm | Less treble than the E4000 for a slightly different flavour. | B- | C+ | DD | E1 demo unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 280 | ||
| C+ | Vive XE800 | Discont. | Mild V-shape | A mini GR07. Need I say more? | B- | C+ | DD | Third party unit | 164 | 73 | 91 | 99999 | ||
| C+ | JH Audio JH16v2 | 1300 | Warm V-shape | Shades of a downsloping response regardless of bass setting. Too coloured and too much. | C- | A- | 10BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 164 | 133 | 31 | 1300 | ||
| C+ | JH Audio Roxanne 2 | 2300 | Warm V-shape | The usual JH house sound of a downsloping response with a painful treble spike. | C- | A- | 12BA | AV One demo unit | 164 | 133 | 31 | 2300 | ||
| C+ | ★ | NiceHCK NX7 Mk3 | 120 | U-shaped | Piercing treble probably due to the piezo driver. Competent tonality otherwise. | C+ | B- | 1Piezo 4BA 2DD | Review unit | 164 | 91 | 73 | 120 | |
| C+ | ★ | FiiO FH3 | 150 | V-shaped | Does come off as sort of a broken FH5, but the FH5 elements are mostly there. | C+ | B- | 2BA 1DD | E1 demo unit | 164 | 91 | 73 | 150 | |
| C+ | Custom Art FIBAE 4 | 900 | Warm | Warm, bordering on bloat. Could use some extra sharpness in its attack to round it off. | C+ | B- | 4BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 164 | 91 | 73 | 900 | ||
| C+ | ★★ | Moondrop Spaceship | 20 | Warm DF-neutral | Shouty with a slight warm tilt as a counterbalance. Not the worst DF-ish IEM out there. | C+ | B- | DD | Third party unit | 164 | 91 | 73 | 20 | |
| C+ | Eternal Melody EM-5H | 750 | Dark | Just a worse EM-5 in every way. Odd midrange and no treble extension to speak of. | C+ | B- | 5BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 164 | 91 | 73 | 750 | ||
| C+ | Eartech Triple Driver | 450 | Warm | Standard lower-mid focused signature with almost the bare minimum of treble required to balance it all out. | C+ | B- | 3BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 164 | 91 | 73 | 450 | ||
| C+ | Tralucent 1+Xplus | 1200 | U-shaped | WARNING: comes with solid tips. Decent once you get a proper seal, but nothing exceptional. | C+ | B- | 1Planar 1BA 1DD | Review unit | 164 | 91 | 73 | 1200 | ||
| C+ | Oriolus Forsteni | 375 | U-shaped | Spacious staging, good clarity, but thin in the mids and overly sharp. | C+ | B- | 2BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 164 | 91 | 73 | 375 | ||
| C+ | ★ | Shuoer Tape | 130 | V-shaped | Decent technicalities but it basically screams in your face. | C+ | B- | MS | Oardio demo unit | 164 | 91 | 73 | 130 | |
| C+ | TFZ King Pro | 170 | V-shaped | Powerful yet controlled bass response, good snap in the treble, doesn't sacrifice too much in the midrange. | C+ | B- | DD | Third party unit | 164 | 91 | 73 | 170 | ||
| C+ | ★ | NiceHCK NX7 Pro | 132 | Bright V-shaped | Superb midrange tonality marred by a painfully piercing treble response. | C+ | B- | 1Piezo 4BA 2DD | Review unit | 164 | 91 | 73 | 132 | |
| C+ | Campfire Vega | 1300 | V-shaped | Powerful bass, sharp treble and muffled midrange. | C+ | B- | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 164 | 91 | 73 | 1300 | ||
| C+ | Fostex TM2 | 300 | V-shaped | A little thin, a little bright and a little shouty, but not bad overall. | C+ | B- | DD | Third party unit | 164 | 91 | 73 | 300 | ||
| C+ | iBasso IT01S | 200 | V-shaped | Balanced tuning, slight lean towards brightness. Should be pleasing for most ears. | C+ | B- | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 164 | 91 | 73 | 200 | ||
| C+ | ThieAudio Voyager 3 (V3) | 160 | Warm V-shape | Slightly esoteric signature that somewhat works. | C+ | B- | 3BA | Review unit | 164 | 91 | 73 | 160 | ||
| C+ | Tanchjim Hana | 160 | Mild V-shape | Somewhat strange upper-midrange tonality. Not a "mini-Oxygen". | C+ | B- | DD | Review unit | 164 | 91 | 73 | 160 | ||
| C+ | ★★★ | Samsung AKG EO-IG955 | 10 | V-shaped | That freebie you get with Samsung phones. Surprisingly competent and worth keeping. | B | C | DD | Personal unit | 168 | 57 | 111 | 10 | |
| C+ | ★ | Edifier TWS6 | 120 | U-shaped | Well-controlled bass response, though can come off as a bit hollow and pulled-back. | B | C | BA | Third party unit | 168 | 57 | 111 | 120 | |
| C+ | Noble Sage | 600 | Warm neutral | Probably the safest tuning in Noble's arsenal. Expectedly limited in sheer technicalities. | B | C | 2BA | Stereo SG demo unit | 168 | 57 | 111 | 600 | ||
| C+ | Audiosense AQ3 | 180 | Bassy | Well-controlled bass despite the emphasis, limited by overall resolving ability. | B | C | 2BA 1DD | Review unit | 168 | 57 | 111 | 180 | ||
| C+ | ★ | Moondrop SSP | 40 | Warm DF-neutral | Extra bass on top of the SSR does help it a little, but also results in a more hollow presentation. | C | B | DD | Review unit | 168 | 111 | 57 | 40 | |
| C+ | Lark Studio LSX | 1700 | Warm V-shape | Pretty weird tonality with no real direction. No specialties but at least isn't completely horrible. | C | B | 10BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 168 | 111 | 57 | 1700 | ||
| C+ | JH Audio x L-Acoustics Contour XO | 1950 | Variable | Not as much of a downsloping response as your average JH IEM, but treble issues are further exacerbated. | C | B | 10BA | ConnectIT demo unit | 168 | 111 | 57 | 1950 | ||
| C+ | JH Audio JH13v2 Performance Series | 1000 | V-shaped | Good all rounder, slightly warmer and more coherent than the custom version | C | B | 8BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 168 | 111 | 57 | 1000 | ||
| C+ | NF Audio NM2+ | 170 | Bright V-shape | Tonality can get a little intense and is fairly underwhelming, though surprisingly resolving. | C | B | DD | Review unit | 168 | 111 | 57 | 170 | ||
| C+ | MMR Homunculus | 1700 | Warm neutral | Not the worst thing out there, but also nothing special about it. | C | B | 2EST 1BA 1DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 168 | 111 | 57 | 1700 | ||
| C+ | MMR Thummim | 4500 | V-shaped | More resolving than the Homunculus, but also comes with bass bloat. | C | B | 4EST 4BA 1DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 168 | 111 | 57 | 4500 | ||
| C+ | JH Audio Angie | 1400 | Warm V-shape | Somewhat mid-centric though in various strange ways. Treble issues not as serious as its brothers. | C- | B+ | 8BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 176 | 133 | 43 | 1400 | ||
| C+ | ★ | FiiO F9 Pro | 150 | Bright V-shape | Pretty indistinguishable from the original F9. | C+ | C+ | 2BA 1DD | Jaben SG demo unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 150 | |
| C+ | 1Custom SA03 | 300 | Warm V-shape | Warm lower-mid response balanced out by a forward treble presentation. | C+ | C+ | 3BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 300 | ||
| C+ | Aroma Star | 300 | V-shaped | Fairly normal "single BA tuning", nothing exceptional nor terrible. | C+ | C+ | BA | AV One demo unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 300 | ||
| C+ | NocturnaL Eden | 950 | Neutral | A weird take on neutrality. Limp bass, uneven mids, not very resolving. | C+ | C+ | 5BA | Treoo demo unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 950 | ||
| C+ | Final Audio B2 | 300 | Neutral | Fairly normal "single BA tuning", but severely lacking in upper treble extension. | C+ | C+ | BA | Showfloor demo unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 300 | ||
| C+ | LH Stella | 1300 | Warm U-shaped | Slightly bloated, odd colouration, not a great hybrid presentation. | C+ | C+ | 2BA 1DD | Review unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 1300 | ||
| C+ | DUNU DN-2000 | 300 | "Balanced" | Lacking that necessary bite and forwardness in the upper mids, but otherwise fine. | C+ | C+ | 2BA 1DD | Jaben SG demo unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 300 | ||
| C+ | DUNU DN-2002 | 380 | Warm | Slightly bassier and warmer version of the DN-2000. | C+ | C+ | 2BA 2DD | Jaben SG demo unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 380 | ||
| C+ | JVC HA-FW02 | 370 | V-shaped | Very warm yet with some shoutiness. Too many conflicting things going on. | C+ | C+ | DD | Jaben SG demo unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 370 | ||
| C+ | Meccaudio ME20 | 300 | Neutral | Uneven in the upper mids and treble, but otherwise fine. | C+ | C+ | 2BA 1DD | E1 demo unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 300 | ||
| C+ | Soranik BMT | 180 | V-shaped | Good sub-bass presence but a bit too intense and forward in the upper mids. | C+ | C+ | EST DD | Showfloor demo unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 180 | ||
| C+ | VSonic Ares | 200 | V-shaped | The true "GR07 Bass Edition", but not necessarily in a positive direction. | C+ | C+ | DD | LMUE demo unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 200 | ||
| C+ | VSonic VSD1S | Discont. | Warm | Bloated and overly-warm, but not the worst VSonic IEM out there. | C+ | C+ | DD | LMUE demo unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 99999 | ||
| C+ | Craft Ears Craft TWO | 400 | Warm neutral | General downsloping response; not the worst performer but nothing that stands out either. | C+ | C+ | 2BA | Ear.Inc demo unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 400 | ||
| C+ | Final Audio Heaven 4 | 170 | Warm neutral | The black sheep of the "Final single BA" lineup. More normal sounding and also the warmest sounding. | C+ | C+ | BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 170 | ||
| C+ | Noble Sultan | 2900 | V-shaped | Somewhat generic tuning, poor technicalities, lacking treble extension, overpriced. | C+ | C+ | 2EST 4BA 1DD | Stereo SG demo unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 2900 | ||
| C+ | ★★ | CCA C10 | 40 | V-shaped | Surprisingly well-tuned hybrid from a KZ-style company. Definitely the best in its lineup. | C+ | C+ | 4BA 1DD | Oardio demo unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 40 | |
| C+ | ★ | FiiO F9 | 100 | Bright V-shape | Good technicalities, average timbre, perhaps a little excessive on the highs. | C+ | C+ | 2BA 1DD | Review unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 100 | |
| C+ | ★ | Shozy & Neo CP | 165 | Warm | Reference-style tuning, decent tonal balance, solid technical ability. | C+ | C+ | 3BA | LMUE demo unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 165 | |
| C+ | ★ | Zero Audio Carbo Tenore ZH-DX200-CT | 40 | V-shaped | A well-tuned V-shaped signature that maintains solid midrange and excellent clarity. | C+ | C+ | DD | Personal unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 40 | |
| C+ | Audio Technica ATH-SPORT7TW | 200 | U-shaped | Clean bass and decent midrange tonality, though comes with strident treble. | C+ | C+ | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 200 | ||
| C+ | iBasso IT03 | 260 | U-shaped | Excellent bass and clarity. Hollow midrange and somewhat metallic treble. | C+ | C+ | 2BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 260 | ||
| C+ | IMR R2 Aten | 500 | Variable | Decent sounding mids with bass that ranges from bleeding to non-existent. | C+ | C+ | 1Piezo 1DD | Third party unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 500 | ||
| C+ | TFZ Secret Garden | 200 | V-shaped | Decent bass response and peaky treble, not much to say. | C+ | C+ | 2DD | LMUE demo unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 200 | ||
| C+ | Ultimate Ears UE11 Pro | 1150 | Bassy | Quite a bit of low-end emphasis. Overly-congested and smeared transients. | C+ | C+ | 4BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 1150 | ||
| C+ | KBEar TRI I3 | 200 | V-shaped | Surprisingly decent tonality, though somewhat average in the grand scheme of things. | C+ | C+ | 1BA 1DD 1Planar | Third party unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 200 | ||
| C+ | ikko OH7 | 950 | V-shaped | Well-controlled bass response, though the rest leaves a lot to be desired. | C+ | C+ | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 182 | 91 | 91 | 950 | ||
| C | NocturnaL Gorham | 350 | V-shaped | Somewhat well-tuned with no errant peaks or dips, though limited by its resolution. | B- | C | 2BA | Treoo demo unit | 184 | 73 | 111 | 350 | ||
| C | Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2 (High-End Sound Tuning mode) | 350 | Neutral with bass boost | Big improvement in tonality over the stock MTW2. Treble peaks and unruly bass are tamed. | B- | C | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 184 | 73 | 111 | 350 | ||
| C | Symphonium Aurora | 250 | Warm neutral | Fair standard warm-neutral tuning, limited by resolution. | B- | C | 2BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 184 | 73 | 111 | 250 | ||
| C | Advanced Evo X | 60 | Neutral | A well-balanced Bluetooth IEM. A very nice surprise. | B- | C | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 184 | 73 | 111 | 60 | ||
| C | AKG N40 | 400 | Variable | A rather typical hybrid tuned to the Harman Target. Nothing special especially for the asking price. | B- | C | 1BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 184 | 73 | 111 | 400 | ||
| C | FiiO F3 | 25 | U-shaped | Well-balanced U-shaped sound that's rather atypical of a chifi dynamic IEM. | B- | C | DD | E1 demo unit | 184 | 73 | 111 | 25 | ||
| C | FiiO F5 | 65 | V-shaped | Typical chifi V-shaped sound, nothing much to report on. | B- | C | DD | E1 demo unit | 184 | 73 | 111 | 65 | ||
| C | Massdrop x NuForce EDC3 | 100 | Neutral | Well tuned, though not the most technical nor the most natural sounding. | B- | C | 3BA | Review unit | 184 | 73 | 111 | 100 | ||
| C | Noble Savant 2 | 500 | Warm | Decent tonal balance with subpar detail retrieval. | B- | C | 2BA | Stereo SG demo unit | 184 | 73 | 111 | 500 | ||
| C | Oriolus Finschi | 180 | Bright | Energetic and bright, overall a well built hybrid that can be strident for some ears. | B- | C | 2BA 1DD | E1 demo unit | 184 | 73 | 111 | 180 | ||
| C | Stax SR-001 Mk1 w/ CES-A1 | Discont. | Neutral | Sounds surprisingly dull and undetailed for a "true" electrostatic. | B- | C | Electrostatic | Third party unit | 184 | 73 | 111 | 99999 | ||
| C | Soranik ION-4 | 350 | Neutral with bass boost | Fairly detailed with good imaging performance, though tuning needs more refinement. | C | B- | 1EST 2BA 1DD | Showfloor demo unit | 184 | 111 | 73 | 350 | ||
| C | Aroma Witch Girl Pro | 1100 | Warm | Downsloping response that sounds muted. Treble extension is its big weakness. | C | B- | 4BA 2DD | AV One demo unit | 184 | 111 | 73 | 1100 | ||
| C | Tralucent 1 Plus 5.2 | 2380 | "Balanced" | Tonally all over the place with a persistent lack of energy and bite in the higher frequencies. | C | B- | 5BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 184 | 111 | 73 | 2380 | ||
| C | Final Audio B1 | 750 | V-shaped | The most V-shaped of the B-series. Fatiguing, sharp treble and slightly bloated bass. | C | B- | 1BA 1DD | Showfloor demo unit | 184 | 111 | 73 | 750 | ||
| C | BQEYZ Spring 1 | 140 | V-shaped | Piezo treble is notably sharp and unpleasant, while overall detail and clarity is surprisingly high. | C | B- | 1Piezo 1BA 1DD | Third party unit | 184 | 111 | 73 | 140 | ||
| C | Eartech Quad Driver | 600 | Warm | Warm and congested presentation. Noticeably coloured and not the most natural. | C | B- | 4BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 184 | 111 | 73 | 600 | ||
| C | Stax SR-001 Mk2 | Discont. | Mid-centric | Slight technical improvement over the Mk1, though tuning remains largely the same. | C | B- | EST | Third party unit | 184 | 111 | 73 | 99999 | ||
| C | Simgot EK3 | 350 | Bright neutral | Technically decent if a little spicy up in the treble. | C | B- | 2BA 1DD | Review unit | 184 | 111 | 73 | 350 | ||
| C | BGVP ES12 | 1500 | Variable | Slightly honky midrange tonality with the usual EST tweeter roll-off. | C | B- | 4EST 8BA | Oardio demo unit | 184 | 111 | 73 | 1500 | ||
| C | Future Sonics MG5HX | 875 | V-shaped | Typical V-shaped DD signature with minimal focus on technicalities. | C | B- | DD | Third party custom | 184 | 111 | 73 | 875 | ||
| C | Mangird Tea | 300 | "Balanced" | In a weird place, tonally. Not quite wrong enough to be "wonky", but certainly not right either. | C | B- | 6BA 1DD | Review unit | 184 | 111 | 73 | 300 | ||
| C | Audeze LCDi4 (No Cipher) | 2500 | "Balanced" | Low distortion, high resolution and excellent clarity marred by poor tuning which destroys timbre. | D | S+ | Planar | Stereo SG demo unit | 2 | 184 | 183 | 1 | 2500 | |
| C | Audeze LCD-i3 (No Cipher) | 900 | "Balanced" | Low distortion, high resolution and excellent clarity marred by poor tuning which destroys timbre. | D | S | Planar | Review unit | 186 | 183 | 3 | 900 | ||
| C | Empire Ears Zeus-XIV | 2730 | Bright neutral | Top tier detail and resolution with poor tone and timbre reproduction. | D | S | 14BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | -4 | 186 | 183 | 3 | 2730 | |
| C | Kumitate KL-Sanka B | 1250 | Bright U-shape | Very, very spicy tuning that's not for everyone. Big bass response and sharp, piercing highs. | D+ | A- | 3BA | Showfloor demo unit | 188 | 157 | 31 | 1250 | ||
| C | Kumitate KL-Sanka K | 1250 | Bright U-shape | Very, very spicy tuning that's not for everyone. Big bass response and sharp, piercing highs. | D+ | A- | 3BA | Showfloor demo unit | 188 | 157 | 31 | 1250 | ||
| C | KBEar F1 | 40 | Warm neutral | Fairly normal "single BA tuning", nothing exceptional nor terrible. | B | C- | BA | Review unit | 190 | 57 | 133 | 40 | ||
| C | FitEar EST | 1300 | Warm | Smooth and relaxing listen, though definition is not its strong suit. | B | C- | 1EST 1BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 190 | 57 | 133 | 1300 | ||
| C | Stax SR-002 | 500 | "Balanced" | Somewhat technical as expected of its estat tech, but sounds rather uneven and honky. | C- | B | Electrostatic | Third party unit | 190 | 133 | 57 | 500 | ||
| C | InEar StageDiver SD-4 | 600 | Warm V-shape | Needs more upper mids. Weird tonality caused by a mid-scoop. | C- | B | 4BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 190 | 133 | 57 | 600 | ||
| C | Empire Ears Phantom | 1800 | Warm | Heavy, rich and decadent. Way too coloured and ultimately a one-trick pony. | C- | B | 5BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 5 | 190 | 133 | 57 | 1800 | |
| C | JH Audio Layla | 2725 | Variable | Suppressed upper mids and odd treble tuning. Decent technicalities. | C- | B | 12BA | Jaben Melbourne demo unit | 190 | 133 | 57 | 2725 | ||
| C | Hifiman RE2000 | 2000 | Mild V-shape | Lively sound with great technicalities and substandard tonality. | C- | B | DD | A2A Melbourne demo unit | 190 | 133 | 57 | 2000 | ||
| C | Acoustune HS1503 | 400 | V-shaped | Shrill, odd timbre and way too intense for normal listening. | C- | B | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 190 | 133 | 57 | 400 | ||
| C | IMR RAH | Discont. | Variable | Not much point to the filter system when it's just varying degrees of mediocre. | C- | B | 1Piezo 1Planar 1DD | Third party unit | 190 | 133 | 57 | 99999 | ||
| C | Moondrop SSR | 40 | DF-neutral | Probably as close as one can get to "true DF", though it's extremely shouty as a result. | C- | B | DD | Review unit | 190 | 133 | 57 | 40 | ||
| C | Audeze iSine 10/20 (No Cipher) | 400 | Unique | Low distortion, high resolution and excellent clarity marred by poor tuning which destroys timbre. | D | S- | Planar | Stereo SG demo unit | 190 | 183 | 7 | 400 | ||
| C | Azla 01R Mk2 | 500 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C+ | DD | Third party unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 500 | ||
| C | Tralucent 1 Plus 2.3 | 2100 | Warm V-shape | Bloated, oddly recessed mids, and not all that technical either. | C | C+ | 2BA 1DD | Jaben SG demo unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 2100 | ||
| C | Kumitate KL-Meteo | 850 | V-shaped | Very bassy with a lower-mid scoop. A bit of an odd tonal profile all things considered. | C | C+ | 4BA | Treoo demo unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 850 | ||
| C | Azla Horizon | 300 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C+ | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 300 | ||
| C | Campfire Orion | Discont. | Warm V-shape | Uneven mids and lacking treble extension. | C | C+ | BA | ConnectIT demo unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 99999 | ||
| C | Shanling ME500 | 270 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C+ | 2BA 1DD | E1 demo unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 270 | ||
| C | 64 Audio A2e | 500 | V-shaped | A rather interesting "V-but-also-not" signature. Can get a little hot in the treble. | C | C+ | 2BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 500 | ||
| C | Klipsch T5 True Wireless | 200 | Neutral with bass boost | A little nasally with muted upper mids with the usual limitations of a TWS. | C | C+ | DD | Third party unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 200 | ||
| C | NocturnaL Avalon | 500 | Warm V-shape | Too warm, too bloated, treble spike doesn't do enough to balance it all out. | C | C+ | 3BA | Treoo demo unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 500 | ||
| C | Kumitate KL-Sanka | 1200 | Warm V-shape | Kind of a "nothing IEM" if I'm honest. Nothing bad nor good to say about it. | C | C+ | 3BA | Showfloor demo unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 1200 | ||
| C | Custom Art FIBAE 2 | 550 | Warm | Slight downsloping response with a generally platable tonality but uneven treble. | C | C+ | 2BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 550 | ||
| C | Final Audio F4100 | 350 | "Balanced" | Unique "Final single BA" sound; coloured mids and one-note treble. | C | C+ | BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 350 | ||
| C | Final Audio F7200 | 550 | "Balanced" | Unique "Final single BA" sound; coloured mids and one-note treble. | C | C+ | BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 550 | ||
| C | Final Audio Heaven 7 | 700 | Neutral | Unique "Final single BA" sound; coloured mids and one-note treble. | C | C+ | BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 700 | ||
| C | Final Audio Heaven S | Discont. | Warm V-shape | Unique "Final single BA" sound; coloured mids and one-note treble. | C | C+ | BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 99999 | ||
| C | Jomo Salsa | 1050 | Warm V-shape | Slightly bloated and sharp-sounding signature, and somewhat odd midrange tonality. | C | C+ | 4BA | Showfloor demo unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 1050 | ||
| C | Eternal Melody EM-6W | ? | Warm | A slight improvement over the EM-6 but still has issues with mid-bass bloat. | C | C+ | 6BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 99999 | ||
| C | FitEar Aya | 1650 | Warm | Slight warm tilt in tonality with uneven mids. | C | C+ | BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 1650 | ||
| C | Horluchs HL4300 | 700 | Mild V-shape | Nothing much to praise or rag on. Average tonality and technicalities. | C | C+ | 3BA | Third party unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 700 | ||
| C | Meze 12 Classics | 70 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C+ | DD | AV One demo unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 70 | ||
| C | Onkyo E900 | Discont. | V-shaped | Sharp and fatiguing, needs a bit more refinement up top. | C | C+ | 2BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 99999 | ||
| C | QoA Pink Lady | 150 | V-shaped | Sounds like a slightly warmer and less balanced version of the Adonis. | C | C+ | 2BA 1DD | E1 demo unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 150 | ||
| C | TFZ Mylove | 60 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C+ | DD | LMUE demo unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 60 | ||
| C | VSonic VC02 | Discont. | Warm U-shape | Severe upper-mid depression with sibilant treble. | C | C+ | DD | LMUE demo unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 99999 | ||
| C | Yamaha EPH100 | Discont. | V-shaped | Interesting W-shaped signature with recessed lower and upper midrange. | C | C+ | DD | Third party unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 99999 | ||
| C | QoA Vesper | 70 | V-shaped | Pretty much a dead ringer for the Pink Lady. | C | C+ | 1BA 1DD | E1 demo unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 70 | ||
| C | 1Custom SA02 | "Balanced" | Odd take on neutral with a coloured tonality. | C | C+ | 2BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 99999 | |||
| C | Final Audio LAB 1 | Discont. | Warm | Pretty standard tuning that doesn't live up to its build, pricing or prestige. | C | C+ | 2BA | Third party unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 99999 | ||
| C | Tin Audio T2 Pro | 50 | Bright neutral | A T2 tuned with less sub-bass and more treble. High clarity but may not be for everyone. | C | C+ | 2DD | Review unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 50 | ||
| C | BLON BL05 | 43 | Bright V-shape | A more technical but far less pleasing BL03. | C | C+ | DD | Review unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 43 | ||
| C | AAW Halycon | 1450 | Variable | A little too sluggish in the bass with fatiguing treble. | C | C+ | 4EST 2BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 202 | 111 | 91 | 1450 | ||
| C | Shozy B2 | 450 | Warm | Bass bleeds into the mids though treble somewhat balances it out. | C+ | C | DD | Showfloor demo unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 450 | ||
| C | Westone W20 | 350 | Warm | A darker, arguably inferior variation of the typical GQ driver sound. | C+ | C | 2BA | Treoo demo unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 350 | ||
| C | Clear Tune Monitors CT-200 | 500 | Neutral | Fairly decent neutral tuning if not for the odd roll-off on both extremities. | C+ | C | 2BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 500 | ||
| C | KZ ZAX | 60 | V-shaped | Nothing much to say; typical KZ-style tuning with shouty midrange and subpar technicalities. | C+ | C | 7BA 1DD | Review unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 60 | ||
| C | KZ ZS10 Pro | 50 | V-shaped | Nothing much to say; typical KZ-style tuning with shouty midrange and subpar technicalities. | C+ | C | 4BA 1DD | Review unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 50 | ||
| C | KZ ZSX | 50 | V-shaped | Nothing much to say; typical KZ-style tuning with shouty midrange and subpar technicalities. | C+ | C | 5BA 1DD | Review unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 50 | ||
| C | Simgot EN700 Pro | 150 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C+ | C | DD | Jaben SG demo unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 150 | ||
| C | Custom Art Ei.3 | Discont. | Mild V-shape | Oddly tuned upper mids, underwhelming detailing, mediocre imaging. | C+ | C | 3BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 99999 | ||
| C | EarFun x Oluv Free | 50 | Bassy | Bassy bordering on bleeding into the mids. Somewhat non-fatiguing but lacking resolution. | C+ | C | 2DD | Personal unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 50 | ||
| C | Grado iGe | 100 | U-shaped | Generally mid-scooped with emphases in sub-bass and mid-treble. | C+ | C | DD | Jaben SG demo unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 100 | ||
| C | LG Tone Free | 150 | U-shaped | Sub-bass boosted with a slight downsloping bias. Not the worst in terms of TWS. | C+ | C | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 150 | ||
| C | TFZ 2S | 50 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C+ | C | DD | LMUE demo unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 50 | ||
| C | TFZ 4S | 100 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C+ | C | DD | LMUE demo unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 100 | ||
| C | TFZ Exclusive 1 | 50 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C+ | C | DD | LMUE demo unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 50 | ||
| C | TFZ Exclusive 5 | 100 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C+ | C | DD | LMUE demo unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 100 | ||
| C | Shure Aonic 5 | 450 | Neutral | The spiritual successor to the SE535. A slight tonal problem but still equally dead with no extension. | C+ | C | 3BA | ConnectIT demo unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 450 | ||
| C | Sony WF-XB700 | 150 | U-shaped | Very intense U-shaped signature leaning towards the bass. A little too imbalanced, but not the worst. | C+ | C | DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 150 | ||
| C | Rhapsodio Infinity Mk2 | 3600 | Warm | Nothing exceptional in either tonality or technical performance. | C+ | C | 6BA | Review loaner | 202 | 91 | 111 | 3600 | ||
| C | FiiO FH1 | 90 | V-shaped | Surprisingly better tuned than its successor. Sparkly but non-sibilant treble with good bass response. | C+ | C | 1BA 1DD | E1 demo unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 90 | ||
| C | Earsonics EM10/Grace | 2300 | Warm | Oddly low dynamics makes this sound rather dead and lifeless. | C+ | C | 10BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 2 | 202 | 91 | 111 | 2300 | |
| C | Alpha&Delta D6 | 95 | Bright | Well balanced bright response. Good detail and doesn't sound odd in any place. | C+ | C | DD | Review unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 95 | ||
| C | BGVP DMG | 140 | Bassy | Decent tonal balance though bass response is not up to par. | C+ | C | 4BA 1DD | Review unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 140 | ||
| C | FiiO FA1 | 100 | Neutral | A pretty standard reference-style tuning that just works. | C+ | C | BA | ConnectIT demo unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 100 | ||
| C | Focal Sphear | 150 | Mild V-shape | Good timbre, good bass and well-balanced tuning. | C+ | C | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 150 | ||
| C | Kinera Odin | 800 | Neutral | Sounds like a rather basic tuning and a resolution not fitting of its driver count. | C+ | C | 8BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 800 | ||
| C | Symphonium Audio Aurora | 220 | Warm neutral | Solid tuning, though average in technicalities. | C+ | C | 2BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 220 | ||
| C | Venture Electronics BIE | 20 | V-shaped | Generic V-shaped DD with alright midrange tonality and technicalities. | C+ | C | DD | Third party unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 20 | ||
| C | VSonic VS7 | 120 | Warm | A less fatiguing, less technical version of its predecessor. | C+ | C | DD | Review unit | 202 | 91 | 111 | 120 | ||
| C | VSonic GR01 | Discont. | Neutral | Dead-flat on FR and also dead-flat in imaging and dynamics. | B- | C- | 2BA | LMUE demo unit | 206 | 73 | 133 | 99999 | ||
| C | FitEar Private C435 | Discont. | Dark | Quirky tuning with barely any treble extension. Not the most natural IEM. | C- | B- | 5BA | Third party unit | 206 | 133 | 73 | 99999 | ||
| C | FitEar Private 222 | 1050 | Bright V-shape | Sharp, almost piercing treble with surprisingly little air extension. | C- | B- | 2BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 206 | 133 | 73 | 1050 | ||
| C | IMR Aten | 550 | Variable | Bass noticeably bleeds into the mids, with the classic piezo treble sharpness. | C- | B- | Piezo DD | Third party unit | 206 | 133 | 73 | 550 | ||
| C | Custom Art FIBAE 3 | 625 | Mid-centric | A clarity-focused IEM. Weak in staging, perhaps too thin on the note weight. | C- | B- | 3BA | Review unit | -4 | 206 | 133 | 73 | 625 | |
| C | Lear LCM-BD4.2 | 1030 | Bright V-shape | Harsh, overly-textured and extremely fatiguing. Excellent technical ability completely shut down by tuning and timbre mismatch. | D | A- | 4BA 2DD | Treoo demo unit | 214 | 183 | 31 | 1030 | ||
| C | JH Audio Lola | 1600 | Variable | Noticeable upper-mid recession and seems to work only with distortion guitars. Everything else is a wash. | D+ | B | 6BA 2DD | AV One demo unit | 214 | 157 | 57 | 1600 | ||
| C | Fearless Roland | 1010 | Dark | An almost total lack of treble results in a muffled, dark presentation. | D+ | B | 2EST 2BA 1DD | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 214 | 157 | 57 | 1010 | ||
| C | Audiosense AQ7 | 500 | Unique | Sub-bass boost, odd midrange and rolled-off treble. Not for everyone. | D+ | B | 6BA 1DD | Review unit | 214 | 157 | 57 | 500 | ||
| C | Jomo x Pantheon Percussion P3 | 500 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | 2BA 1DD | Review unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 500 | ||
| C | KZ BA10 | 60 | V-shaped | Nothing much to say; typical KZ-style tuning with shouty midrange and subpar technicalities. | C | C | 5BA | Review unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 60 | ||
| C | Shuoer H27 | 110 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | 2BA 1DD | Review unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 110 | ||
| C | Tipsy Dunmer | 120 | Bassy | Bass bleeds into the mids. The bassier of the Dunmer twins. | C | C | DD | Review unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 120 | ||
| C | Tipsy Dunmer Pro | 200 | Bright V-shape | Rather forward treble and gets intense real fast. | C | C | 2BA 1DD | Review unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 200 | ||
| C | Atomic Floyd SuperDarts | Discont. | U-shaped | Focused and sharp treble response with a fairly well-controlled bass response. | C | C | 1BA 1DD | Third party unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 99999 | ||
| C | BGVP DMS | 150 | Warm | Somewhat downsloping response but lacking that last bit of treble air. | C | C | 6BA 1DD | Review unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 150 | ||
| C | BGVP DS1 Pro | 50 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | 2BA 1DD | Review unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 50 | ||
| C | Jomo Jazz | 500 | Warm neutral | Feels like an attempt at an all-rounder signature, but forgot about tuning in upper treble. | C | C | 2BA | Showfloor demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 500 | ||
| C | Kinera IDUN | 140 | Warm neutral | WARNING: wide unit variation noted. Varies between "weird V-shape" and "trying to be neutral". | C | C | 2BA 1DD | E1 demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 140 | ||
| C | Kinera IDUN Deluxe | Discont. | Neutral | Doesn't sound too different from the original, though it depends on which unit you get... | C | C | 2BA 1DD | Third party unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 99999 | ||
| C | KZ ED16 | Discont. | U-shaped | Sibilant, sharp, and lacking any finesse in the bass. | C | C | 2BA 1DD | Third party unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 99999 | ||
| C | Noble Savanna | 500 | Bright neutral | Fairly balanced tuning if not for a rather distracting treble spike. | C | C | 4BA | Stereo SG demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 500 | ||
| C | Peacock Audio P1 | 200 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | DD | Review unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 200 | ||
| C | RHA MA750 | 100 | Mild V-shape | Somewhat shouty with a conservative bass boost. | C | C | DD | Stereo SG demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 100 | ||
| C | RHA T20i | 200 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | DD | Stereo SG demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 200 | ||
| C | Satolex Tubomi DH298-A1Bk | 50 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 50 | ||
| C | Satolex Tubomi DH302-A1Bs | 130 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 130 | ||
| C | Satolex Tubomi DH310-A1SS | 200 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 200 | ||
| C | Satolex Tumuri DH303-A1 | 100 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 100 | ||
| C | Sony XBA-300 | 300 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | 3BA | Third party unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 300 | ||
| C | Sony XBA-40 | Discont. | V-shaped | General downsloping response with an odd upper midrange tuning. | C | C | 4BA | Third party unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 99999 | ||
| C | Symphonium Mirage | 170 | Warm | Attempted neutral tuning that dies after the mids. | C | C | BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 170 | ||
| C | Technics EAH-AZ70W | 250 | U-shaped | Sounds a bit all over the place. Weird lower-mid hole, sharp treble, no clear direction of what's going on. | C | C | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 250 | ||
| C | Advanced S2000 | 50 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 50 | ||
| C | Alpha & Delta KS3 | 150 | Mid-centric | Shouty, lacking bass extension and ultimately too oddly coloured. | C | C | DD | Review unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 150 | ||
| C | Audio Technica ATH-ANC300TW | 200 | V-shaped | Weirdly bloated, weirdly sibilant, not the best presentation. | C | C | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 200 | ||
| C | CatEar Mia | 80 | Bassy | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | DD | Review unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 80 | ||
| C | FitEar Air 2 | 2050 | Warm V-shape | Similar if not identical to the FitEar Titan. | C | C | 1BA 1DD | Jaben SG demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 2050 | ||
| C | FitEar Fitear | 900 | Warm | Sounds like an even warmer variation of the F111. | C | C | BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 900 | ||
| C | Flicker Ear Norma | 450 | Dark | Extremely warm, lacking definition and clarity. | C | C | 4BA | Third party custom | 222 | 111 | 111 | 450 | ||
| C | KBEar TRI I4 | 70 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | 1BA 1DD | Review unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 70 | ||
| C | MEE M6 Pro | 60 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | DD | E1 demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 60 | ||
| C | NF Audio NF2u | 200 | Warm neutral | Fairly balanced tonality, lacking treble extension and resolution. | C | C | 2BA | Review unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 200 | ||
| C | Nuarl NT110 | 120 | V-shaped | Similar to the NT100. | C | C | DD | Stereo SG demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 120 | ||
| C | RHA TrueConnect | 100 | U-shaped | Goes too far with the bass boost and treble can get a little too hot sometimes. | C | C | DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 100 | ||
| C | Soundmagic E11 | 40 | Mild U-shape | A little suppressed in the upper mids but somewhat balanced out by a midtreble emphasis. | C | C | DD | E1 demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 40 | ||
| C | TFZ Balance 2M | 200 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | DD | LMUE demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 200 | ||
| C | TFZ Exclusive 3 | 60 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | DD | LMUE demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 60 | ||
| C | TFZ Tequila 1 | 150 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | 2DD | LMUE demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 150 | ||
| C | TFZ Ti Galaxy | 30 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | DD | LMUE demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 30 | ||
| C | TRN V90 | 50 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | 4BA 1DD | Third party unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 50 | ||
| C | Whizzer A15 | 70 | Warm U-shape | Slightly bloated, slightly sharp, not a great combination. | C | C | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 70 | ||
| C | Zero Audio Carbo Basso ZH-DX210-CB | 50 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 50 | ||
| C | Zero Audio Duoza ZH-DWX10 | 100 | Warm V-shape | A bit too far with the lower-mid emphasis. Some sibilance is noted. | C | C | 2DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 100 | ||
| C | Alclair Versa | 350 | Warm V-shape | No further comments; fairly standard warm-ish signature with middling technicalities. | C | C | 2BA | Ear.Inc demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 350 | ||
| C | Kinera BD005 Pro | 60 | Mild U-shape | Far better balanced in tonality than the original. Could use more damping the treble though. | C | C | 1BA 1DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 60 | ||
| C | FiiO FD1 | 70 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | DD | AV One demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 70 | ||
| C | CCA CST | 20 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | 2DD | Third party unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 20 | ||
| C | FiiO FH1S | 80 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | 1BA 1DD | E1 demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 80 | ||
| C | Fearless Tequila | 400 | Neutral | Low dynamics, no treble extension, boring tuning. | C | C | 6BA 1DD | Review unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 400 | ||
| C | Tripowin TC-01 | 50 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | DD | Review unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 50 | ||
| C | Empire Ears Bravado Mk2 | 800 | Bassy | Very recessed and unfocused mids with poor bass control. | C | C | 2EST 1BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 800 | ||
| C | BLON BL01 | 23 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | DD | 222 | 111 | 111 | 23 | |||
| C | Tin HiFi T1 Plus | 30 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C | C | DD | 222 | 111 | 111 | 30 | |||
| C | AAW A3H (2019) | 290 | V-shaped | Emphasised midbass and upper mids. Generic hybrid. | C | C | 2BA 1DD | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 290 | ||
| C | AAW W100 | Discont. | V-shaped | Bassy and has that typical "chifi DD" sound. | C | C | DD | Jaben SG demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 99999 | ||
| C | Audiosense T800 | 300 | V-shaped | Generic tuning that's nothing special in terms of tonal accuracy nor technicalities. | C | C | 8BA | Treoo demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 300 | ||
| C | AVIOT TE-D01b/TE-D01d | 177 | V-shaped | Standard V-shaped siganture with passable transients. | C | C | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 177 | ||
| C | Campfire Comet | 200 | Warm | Rolled-off at the top end, warm and bassy single-BA sound reminiscent of Final's offerings. | C | C | BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 200 | ||
| C | Campfire Lyra II | 700 | V-shaped | Campfire's take on a V-shaped dynamic sound. Wouldn't call it exceptional. | C | C | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 700 | ||
| C | CCA C12 | 50 | V-shaped | Nothing much to say; typical KZ-style tuning with shouty midrange and subpar technicalities. | C | C | 5BA 1DD | Oardio demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 50 | ||
| C | Creative Aurvana Trio | 250 | Warm | Surprising lack of BA timbre, but still rather average in technicalities. | C | C | 3BA | ConnectIT demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 250 | ||
| C | Dynamic Motion DM200H | 180 | V-shaped | Generic V-shaped hybrid without any special traits. | C | C | 1BA 1DD | Third party unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 180 | ||
| C | Earsonics SM3 | Discont. | Warm | Non-fatiguing, relaxing listen. "Normal". | C | C | 3BA | AV One demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 99999 | ||
| C | Edifier TWS1 | 50 | V-shaped | Decent bass response, subpar treble, overall passable. | C | C | DD | Third party unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 50 | ||
| C | Elysian Eros | 400 | Warm | Typical "dual driver" sound. Not very impressive. | C | C | 2BA | Showfloor demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 400 | ||
| C | Fearless Start | 180 | V-shaped | Typical chifi V-shaped sound, nothing much to report on. | C | C | DD | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 180 | ||
| C | FitEar Air 2/Titan | 1700 | Warm V-shape | Generic hybrid sound. Doesn't really perform up to par either. | C | C | 1BA 1DD | Jaben SG demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 1700 | ||
| C | Fostex TE100 | 1800 | Warm neutral | A little boring and dead in dynamics. Not fun but not really reference either. Average. | C | C | 1BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 1800 | ||
| C | iBasso IT01 | 110 | V-shaped | Nothing really stands out as "excellent" to me, but it does a lot of things well and little wrong. | C | C | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 110 | ||
| C | iBasso IT03w | 260 | Bright V-shape | Its sibilant and sharp treble is a tough trait to endure. | C | C | 2BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 260 | ||
| C | IMR R1 Zenith | Discont. | Variable | Not very detailed with a persistently odd tonal balance regardless of filters used. | C | C | 1Piezo 1DD | Third party unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 99999 | ||
| C | JH Billie Jean | 350 | V-shaped | Follows the JH house sound but otherwise nothing special. | C | C | 2BA | AV One demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 350 | ||
| C | JH Michelle | 500 | Warm | Still sounds typically "JH" with a slightly V tuning, with slower transients and a non-fatiguing signature. | C | C | 3BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 500 | ||
| C | JVC HA-FW01 | 380 | Dark | Very heavy and very dark sounding IEM whose signature marrs technical ability slightly. | C | C | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 380 | ||
| C | KZ ZSN Pro | 20 | V-shaped | Nothing much to say; typical KZ-style tuning with shouty midrange and subpar technicalities. | C | C | 1BA 1DD | Oardio demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 20 | ||
| C | KZ S2 | 50 | V-shaped | Nothing much to say; typical KZ-style tuning with shouty midrange and subpar technicalities. | C | C | 1BA 1DD | Review unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 50 | ||
| C | MEE Pinnacle P1 | 200 | Warm V-shape | Upper midrange emphasis with soft, warm bass. Nice for mainstream listening. | C | C | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 200 | ||
| C | Nuarl NT01 | 150 | Warm V-shape | Generic V-shaped tuning with not much clarity or detailing capability. | C | C | DD | Oardio demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 150 | ||
| C | Nuarl NT100 | 100 | V-shaped | Generic V-shaped tuning that doesn't stand out technically from other similar IEMs. | C | C | DD | Oardio demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 100 | ||
| C | NuForce HEM1 | 150 | Neutral | Reference tuning with tonal balance. Unfortunately limited by its technicalities. | C | C | BA | E1 demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 150 | ||
| C | Oriveti New Primacy | 300 | Warm neutral | Rather balanced, almost neutral hybrid. All rounder. | C | C | 2BA 1DD | Jaben Melbourne demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 300 | ||
| C | Rose BR5 Mk2 | 305 | Neutral | Not a bad IEM, though plagued by BA timbre. Not the most technical but it does the job when called for it. | C | C | 5BA | Third party unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 305 | ||
| C | Shure SE535 | 500 | Neutral | Tonally dead. One-note bass. No treble worth mentioning. | C | C | 3BA | Stereo SG demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 500 | ||
| C | Simgot EN700 | 100 | Bright V-shape | Good clarity and energetic signature. | C | C | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 100 | ||
| C | Stealthsonics U2 | 250 | V-shaped | Sharp, emphasised treble and boosted bass, sounds more mainstream than audiophile. | C | C | 1BA 1DD | Showfloor demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 250 | ||
| C | TFZ 5S | 80 | V-shaped | Warm and somewhat slow in transients. Good timbre, average tuning. | C | C | DD | LMUE demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 80 | ||
| C | TFZ King | 100 | V-shaped | Better tuned than the 5S with a little extra treble which improves clarity and overall staging. | C | C | DD | LMUE demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 100 | ||
| C | Tiandirenhe TD1 | 25 | V-shaped | Generic V-shaped DD with alright midrange tonality and technicalities. | C | C | DD | Third party unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 25 | ||
| C | Ultimate Ears Triple Fi 10 "TF10" | Discont. | Warm | Decent tonality and timbre. Not as detailed as the new kids on the block but has the fundamentals down. | C | C | 3BA | Personal unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 99999 | ||
| C | Unknown Custom UCD-2 | 220 | Warm V-shape | A common 2-driver signature with passable resolution. | C | C | 2BA | E1 demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 220 | ||
| C | Tin HiFi T2000 | 110 | V-shaped | Pretty standard chifi V-shaped sound, nothing special. | C | C | 2DD | Review unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 110 | ||
| C | iBasso IT00 | 90 | V-shaped | Basically a IT01. | C | C | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 90 | ||
| C | QoA Mojito | 400 | Neutral | Average tuning, average technicalities. | C | C | 6BA | Review unit | 222 | 111 | 111 | 400 | ||
| C- | Final Audio FI-DO6SS ANT20 | Discont. | Warm | Unique "Final single BA" sound; coloured mids, one-note treble and a more downsloping response. | C- | C+ | BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 224 | 133 | 91 | 99999 | ||
| C- | Shozy Black Hole Mini | 650 | Warm V-shape | The bass roll-off issue of the original is somewhat fixed, though at the cost of everything else. | C- | C+ | DD | Review unit | 224 | 133 | 91 | 650 | ||
| C- | Custom Art FIBAE 1 | Discont. | Bright | Peaky, uneven mids and probably more uneven treble. | C- | C+ | BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 224 | 133 | 91 | 99999 | ||
| C- | Clear Tune Monitors CT-500 Elite | 800 | "Balanced" | Just a weird-sounding tuning that doesn't seem to fit any kind of classification. | C- | C+ | 5BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 224 | 133 | 91 | 800 | ||
| C- | AZLA Orta | 130 | V-shaped | Uneven mids, peaky treble, not a great listen. | C- | C+ | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 224 | 133 | 91 | 130 | ||
| C- | InEar StageDiver SD-3 | 600 | Warm | Too much warmth, not enough balance and definition. | C- | C+ | 3BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 224 | 133 | 91 | 600 | ||
| C- | Audio Technica ATH-IM03 | 450 | Warm V-shape | Decently technical but ruined by its sibilant treble. | C- | C+ | 3BA | Stereo SG demo unit | 224 | 133 | 91 | 450 | ||
| C- | Audio Technica ATH-LS300 | 400 | Warm V-shape | Seems alright up till the treble. Very odd treble timbre. | C- | C+ | 3BA | Stereo SG demo unit | 224 | 133 | 91 | 400 | ||
| C- | Audio Technica ATH-LS400 | 580 | Warm V-shape | Seems alright up till the treble. Very odd treble timbre. | C- | C+ | 4BA | Stereo SG demo unit | 224 | 133 | 91 | 580 | ||
| C- | Earsonics ES2 | 300 | Mid-centric | Slightly honky and lacking extension on both ends. | C- | C+ | 2BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 224 | 133 | 91 | 300 | ||
| C- | Earsonics ES3 | 400 | U-shaped | Typical Earsonics weirdness, though bass is well-controlled. | C- | C+ | 3BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 224 | 133 | 91 | 400 | ||
| C- | Final Audio Heaven 8 | 700 | Warm | Unique "Final single BA" sound; coloured mids, one-note treble and a more downsloping response. | C- | C+ | BA | Third party unit | 224 | 133 | 91 | 700 | ||
| C- | Hidizs Mermaid MS4 | 250 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C- | C+ | 3BA 1DD | Third party unit | 224 | 133 | 91 | 250 | ||
| C- | IMR R1 | 550 | Variable | Just various shades of wonky. Not recommended for the shout-intolerant. | C- | C+ | 2DD | Third party unit | 224 | 133 | 91 | 550 | ||
| C- | VSonic VSD2S | Discont. | Warm V-shape | Dangerous combo of recessed upper mids and strong treble emphasis. | C- | C+ | DD | LMUE demo unit | 224 | 133 | 91 | 99999 | ||
| C- | VSonic VSD3S | Discont. | U-shaped | Dangerous combo of recessed upper mids and strong treble emphasis. | C- | C+ | DD | LMUE demo unit | 224 | 133 | 91 | 99999 | ||
| C- | Acoustune HS1003 | Discont. | V-shaped | Intensely V-shaped resulting in thinned-out, recessed mids. | C- | C+ | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 224 | 133 | 91 | 99999 | ||
| C- | Noble Dulce Bass | 700 | Warm V-shape | A little bloated with the barest amount of treble required to balance the lower mids out. | C- | C+ | 5BA | Stereo SG demo unit | 224 | 133 | 91 | 700 | ||
| C- | FiiO FA7 | 300 | Warm | Boring, overly warm tuning that lacks detailing. | C- | C+ | 4BA | ConnectIT demo unit | 224 | 133 | 91 | 300 | ||
| C- | Jabra Elite 75t | 180 | U-shaped | Overdone sub-bass response, sharp treble, thin midrange. | C- | C+ | DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 224 | 133 | 91 | 180 | ||
| C- | CCA C16 | 100 | V-shaped | Shouty and bassy at the same time. Not a great combo. | C- | C+ | 8BA | Third party unit | 224 | 133 | 91 | 100 | ||
| C- | Advanced M4 | 40 | V-shaped | Generic V-shape tuning with middling technicalities. | C+ | C- | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 224 | 91 | 133 | 40 | ||
| C- | Tin HiFi P1 | 170 | Warm neutral | One of the rare few IEM-style planars with proper tonal balance without EQ, but lacking detail retrieval. | C+ | C- | Planar | Review unit | 224 | 91 | 133 | 170 | ||
| C- | Tin HiFI T1 | 36 | Warm | Could use some more high frequency response. Seems like squandered potential. | C+ | C- | DD | Oardio demo unit | 224 | 91 | 133 | 36 | ||
| C- | Ultimate Ears UE5 Pro | 600 | Warm | Dead dynamics, overly warm and congested. | C+ | C- | 2BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 224 | 91 | 133 | 600 | ||
| C- | HUM TT | 500 | Neutral | A misguided attempt at neutrality with virtually no treble extension. | C+ | C- | 2BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 224 | 91 | 133 | 500 | ||
| C- | Gold Planar GL20 | 150 | Warm | The usual "open-backed planar IEM" sound of "wonk". | D- | A+ | Planar | Third party unit | 224 | 211 | 13 | 150 | ||
| C- | Meze Rai Solo | 200 | V-shaped | Very wonky upper-midrange tuning that's also shouty at the same time. | D+ | B- | DD | E1 demo unit | 230 | 157 | 73 | 200 | ||
| C- | Earsonics ES5 | 1150 | "Balanced" | Very, very uneven tuning. No clear direction, just sounds wrong. | D+ | B- | 5BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 230 | 157 | 73 | 1150 | ||
| C- | Earsonics Velvet | 850 | U-shaped | Lower-mid recession pushed too far with your usual Earsonics weirdness. | D+ | B- | 3BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 230 | 157 | 73 | 850 | ||
| C- | Acoustune HS1001 | Discont. | V-shaped | Very very deep V-shape resulting in recessed mids, bloated bass and piercing highs. | D+ | B- | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 230 | 157 | 73 | 99999 | ||
| C- | FitEar Private 223 | 1030 | Bright | Sharp and fatiguing presentation. Treble really needs taming in this one. | D+ | B- | 3BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 230 | 157 | 73 | 1030 | ||
| C- | Tipsy Aurora | 80 | Warm neutral | Very well-tuned, but not technical at all. | B | D | BA | Review unit | 240 | 57 | 183 | 80 | ||
| C- | EarWerkz Legend Omega | Discont. | Warm | Tuning that is really a product of its time. Does not hold up well today. | D | B | 8BA | Third party unit | 240 | 183 | 57 | 99999 | ||
| C- | Fender FXA9 | 1300 | Dark | Pretty severe downsloping response, also results in low clarity and resolution. | D | B | 6BA | E1 demo unit | 240 | 183 | 57 | 1300 | ||
| C- | Earsonics S-EM9 | 1500 | "Balanced" | Honky, no upper mids, not a great experience. | D | B | 9BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 240 | 183 | 57 | 1500 | ||
| C- | AAW Nightingale | 1000 | "Balanced" | Horribly tuned midrange that sounds wrong and lacks energy. | D | B | Planar | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 240 | 183 | 57 | 1000 | ||
| C- | FiR M2 | 800 | V-shaped | Shrill, unnatural tone in an otherwise acceptable technical package. | D | B | 1BA 1DD | Showfloor demo unit | 240 | 183 | 57 | 800 | ||
| C- | Spiral Ears SE5U | 2000 | "Balanced" | Weird phasing, horrible tonal balance with near zero regard for treble. | D | B | 5BA | Third party custom | 240 | 183 | 57 | 2000 | ||
| C- | Zero Audio Carbo Doppio ZH-BX700 | 250 | Neutral | Severely lacking in treble extension and detailing. | C | C- | 2BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 244 | 111 | 133 | 250 | ||
| C- | Pioneer SE-CX9 | 300 | Bassy | Final-ish single BA tuning with the interesting "bass exciter" technology vibrating your ears with bass. | C | C- | Exciter BA | Personal unit | 244 | 111 | 133 | 300 | ||
| C- | Advanced M3 | 80 | Bassy | Too much bass results in heavy tonal imbalance. Not great for timbre sticklers. | C | C- | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 244 | 111 | 133 | 80 | ||
| C- | Phonak PFE | Discont. | Warm | Somewhat warm-ish and non-offensive tonality, but with very flat-sounding dynamics. | C | C- | 2BA | Third party unit | 244 | 111 | 133 | 99999 | ||
| C- | 1More Quad Driver | 200 | "Balanced" | Okay-ish technical ability in a mainstream tuning. Can get congested. | C | C- | 3BA 1DD | Jaben Melbourne demo unit | 244 | 111 | 133 | 200 | ||
| C- | AAW Nebula Two | 150 | U-shaped | Excellent clarity and wide staging due to semi-open design. DD bass manages to shine through. | C | C- | 1BA 1DD | Null Audio demo unit | 244 | 111 | 133 | 150 | ||
| C- | Anthem Five E2 | 150 | Bassy | Lots of bass and not a lot of treble to balance it out. Alright midrange tone but resolution is poor. | C | C- | 1BA 1DD | Review unit (custom) | 244 | 111 | 133 | 150 | ||
| C- | Brainwavz B400 | 150 | Neutral | Dulled transients and dynamics makes this a boring listen. | C | C- | 4BA | Third party unit | 244 | 111 | 133 | 150 | ||
| C- | Fostex TE-02WP | Discont. | Neutral-bright | Balanced and clear. Very good value. | C | C- | DD | A2A Melbourne demo unit | 244 | 111 | 133 | 99999 | ||
| C- | Heygears Anora | 80 | Neutral with laid-back treble | Very good tuning, well-balanced signature. | C | C- | BA | LMUE demo unit | 244 | 111 | 133 | 80 | ||
| C- | Sennheiser IE40 Pro | 100 | Neutral | An odd take on a balanced signature that sounds dead and lifeless. | C | C- | DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 244 | 111 | 133 | 100 | ||
| C- | TRN BA5 | 70 | V-shaped | Low resolution, passable tonality. | C | C- | 5BA | Third party unit | 244 | 111 | 133 | 70 | ||
| C- | Ultimate Ears Live | 2200 | Warm | Soft, muddy, low resolution and lacks any sort of definition. | C | C- | 6BA 1DD | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 244 | 111 | 133 | 2200 | ||
| C- | KZ ES4 | 30 | V-shaped | Has that ZS5/ZS6 signature: boosted bass and oddly piercing treble. | C- | C | 1BA 1DD | Third party unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 30 | ||
| C- | Custom Art Pro330v2 | Discont. | Warm | Boxy mids, slightly bloated, congested imaging, not great. | C- | C | 3BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 99999 | ||
| C- | Ultimate Ears UE900S | 400 | Warm | Very, very boxy and nasal midrange. Limited technical ability. | C- | C | 4BA | Third party unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 400 | ||
| C- | KZ AS10 | 50 | V-shaped | Nothing much to say; typical KZ-style tuning with shouty midrange and subpar technicalities. | C- | C | 5BA | Third party unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 50 | ||
| C- | Westone W30 | 400 | Warm | Fairly balanced as far as Westones go, but still suffers from subpar definition. | C- | C | 3BA | Treoo demo unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 400 | ||
| C- | Audio Technica ATH-IM01 | 200 | Warm | Bloated and congested presentation. Needs more treble extension. | C- | C | BA | Stereo SG demo unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 200 | ||
| C- | Aurisonics Kicker | Discont. | V-shaped | Rather generic tuning though with narrow staging and limited resolution. | C- | C | DD | Third party unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 99999 | ||
| C- | Custom Art FIBAE ME | 800 | Warm | Downsloping signature, bloated bass, and imprecise treble. | C- | C | 6BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 800 | ||
| C- | Kinera SIF | 30 | V-shaped | Bloated bass with sharp and sibilant treble. | C- | C | DD | E1 demo unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 30 | ||
| C- | KZ ZS5 | 30 | Bright U-shape | Goes way too far with the treble emphasis. Very sharp and very fatiguing. | C- | C | 2BA 2DD | Third party unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 30 | ||
| C- | KZ ZS6 | 50 | Bright U-shape | Goes way too far with the treble emphasis. Very sharp and very fatiguing. | C- | C | 2BA 2DD | Third party unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 50 | ||
| C- | KZ ZSR | 40 | Bright U-shape | Goes way too far with the treble emphasis. Very sharp and very fatiguing. | C- | C | 4BA 2DD | Third party unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 40 | ||
| C- | Shozy Rouge | 180 | V-shaped | Sounds surprisingly to certain units of the Kinera IDUN (the same driver config too). | C- | C | 2BA 1DD | Review unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 180 | ||
| C- | Shure SE425 | 300 | Neutral | Reinforces the fact that Shure somehow hates upper treble. | C- | C | 2BA | Jaben Melbourne demo unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 300 | ||
| C- | Cardas A8 | 350 | "Balanced" | A really weird take on neutrality. At least the bass is relatively well-controlled. | C- | C | DD | Jaben SG demo unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 350 | ||
| C- | Eternal Melody EM-4 | ? | "Balanced" | Downsloping response with uneven mids. | C- | C | 4BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 99999 | ||
| C- | Eternal Melody EM-6 | ? | "Balanced" | Uneven mids, odd tonality, sounds like someone shoved drivers in there without any tuning. | C- | C | 6BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 99999 | ||
| C- | Grado GR8 | 300 | Warm neutral | Weird mids, somewhat hot treble. Not... great. | C- | C | DD | Jaben SG demo unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 300 | ||
| C- | HiBy WH3 | 150 | V-shaped | Gives off that "generic V-shape" impression, but it's weirder than that on more listening. | C- | C | 1BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 150 | ||
| C- | MUNITIO Bullet In-Ear | Discont. | V-shaped | Deep V signature with bloated bass and piercing highs. | C- | C | DD | E1 demo unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 99999 | ||
| C- | Campfire Nova | 500 | Neutral with laid-back treble | Somewhat dead-sounding with no shimmer or sparkle in the upper registers. | C- | C | 2BA | ConnectIT demo unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 500 | ||
| C- | Cayin YB04 | 500 | "Balanced" | An odd take on neutrality that sounds weird and uneven. | C- | C | 4BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 500 | ||
| C- | Fatfreq Eden | 220 | "Balanced" | A strange sounding monitor with no clear direction in its tuning. | C- | C | 2BA | Third party unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 220 | ||
| C- | Heir Audio Tzar 350 | Discont. | Bright | Its detail would be appreciated if it didn't come with ear-splitting treble. | C- | C | 2BA | Third party unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 99999 | ||
| C- | Shanling ME100 | 120 | V-shaped | An odd take on the typical "chifi DD" sound, rolling off the bass for extra clarity at the expense of tonality. | C- | C | DD | Review unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 120 | ||
| C- | Stealthsonics U4 | 500 | Warm | An odd character, simultaneously bassy and thin at the same time. | C- | C | 4BA | Showfloor demo unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 500 | ||
| C- | Super Audio "Supermeme" 2BA+2DD | 150 | V-shaped | A decently tuned V-shaped hybrid with energetic upper midrange. May be intense for some. | C- | C | 2BA 2DD | Personal unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 150 | ||
| C- | Campfire Solstice | 1500 | Warm | Doesn't sound like an Andromeda at all. A muddy, husky mess. | C- | C | 5BA | E1 demo unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 1500 | ||
| C- | Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless | 300 | V-shaped | Similar but not identical to its wired counterpart. A weirdly tuned V-shaped response. | C- | C | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 244 | 133 | 111 | 300 | ||
| C- | Shuoer Singer | 70 | V-shaped | Less "sing" and more "scream". Needs those upper-mids toned down, desperately. | D+ | C+ | EST DD | Review unit | 248 | 157 | 91 | 70 | ||
| C- | Kumitate KL-Kanon | 1250 | Variable | Pot adjusts bass and lower mids. Intense V-shape, bright-and-shouty, and everything else in-between. | D+ | C+ | 4BA | Showfloor demo unit | 248 | 157 | 91 | 1250 | ||
| C- | HiBy Crystal6 | ? | Bright V-shape | Surprisingly thin and sharp-sounding thing. At least it's somewhat technical. | D+ | C+ | 6BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 248 | 157 | 91 | 99999 | ||
| C- | Shuoer Tape Pro | 130 | V-shaped | An attempt to fix the original Tapes by targeting not the upper mids, but the treble. Just makes things worse. | D+ | C+ | DD | Oardio demo unit | 248 | 157 | 91 | 130 | ||
| C- | Yinyoo Ash | 20 | V-shaped | Wonky tone and sharp treble is not a great combo. | D+ | C+ | 1BA 1DD | Third party unit | 248 | 157 | 91 | 20 | ||
| C- | UFOEar UFO-111 | 200 | U-shaped | Truly wild-and-whacky tonality that makes most instruments sound wrong. Pretty decent resolution though. | D | B- | 1BA 1DD | Review unit | 256 | 183 | 73 | 200 | ||
| C- | Ocharaku Flat-4 Akakeyaki | 800 | Bright | As with the other Flat-4s, rather weird and imaging with an intensely shouty and uneven midrange. | D | B- | 2DD | Third party unit | 256 | 183 | 73 | 800 | ||
| C- | Ocharaku Flat-4 Akazakura | 800 | Bright V-shape | As with the other Flat-4s, rather weird and imaging with an intensely shouty and uneven midrange. | D | B- | 2DD | Third party unit | 256 | 183 | 73 | 800 | ||
| C- | Ocharaku Flat-4 Kaede Type 1 | Discont. | Bright V-shape | As with the other Flat-4s, rather weird and imaging with an intensely shouty and uneven midrange. | D | B- | 2DD | Third party unit | 256 | 183 | 73 | 99999 | ||
| C- | Ocharaku Flat-4 Kaede Type 2 | 750 | Bright | As with the other Flat-4s, rather weird and imaging with an intensely shouty and uneven midrange. | D | B- | 2DD | Third party unit | 256 | 183 | 73 | 750 | ||
| C- | Ocharaku Flat-4 Ti Plus | 1000 | Bright V-shape | As with the other Flat-4s, rather weird and imaging with an intensely shouty and uneven midrange. | D | B- | 2DD | Third party unit | 256 | 183 | 73 | 1000 | ||
| C- | Earsonics EM32 | 1100 | U-shaped | Lots of bass, recessed lower mids, strange upper mids, just an oddball all round. | D | B- | 3BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 256 | 183 | 73 | 1100 | ||
| C- | Rhapsodio Zombie | 1800 | Bassy | Not the cleanest bass and with coherency issues that shouldn't exist for an IEM of its asking price. | D | B- | 8BA 1DD | Review unit | 256 | 183 | 73 | 1800 | ||
| C- | Zero Audio Carbo Singolo ZH-BS150-CS | 170 | Warm neutral | Lacks definition and has virtually zero upper treble. | C- | C- | BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 266 | 133 | 133 | 170 | ||
| C- | Clear Tune Monitors CT-300 Pro | 600 | Warm | Overly-bloated and warm with virtually zero definition. | C- | C- | 3BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 266 | 133 | 133 | 600 | ||
| C- | Noble Django | 1000 | Warm | Lower-mid bloat and lacking definition. | C- | C- | 6BA | Stereo SG demo unit | 266 | 133 | 133 | 1000 | ||
| C- | WG T-One | 100 | V-shaped | Lacks definition, lacks resolution, weird V-shaped tuning. | C- | C- | DD | Review unit | 266 | 133 | 133 | 100 | ||
| C- | Advanced 747 | 60 | Bassy | Way too much bass. Interferes with instrument timbre and not even that detailed either. | C- | C- | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 266 | 133 | 133 | 60 | ||
| C- | 1More Dual Driver | Discont. | Warm | Somewhat balanced tonality though not the greatest in technical performance. | C- | C- | 1BA 1DD | AV One demo unit | 266 | 133 | 133 | 99999 | ||
| C- | Advanced Elise | 30 | Bassy | Boomy and heavy sounding. Smoothed over details but not the worst out there. | C- | C- | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 266 | 133 | 133 | 30 | ||
| C- | BGVP Q2 | 100 | Bright neutral | Poor bass, thin notes, shouty midrange and sharp treble. | C- | C- | 2BA | Review unit | 266 | 133 | 133 | 100 | ||
| C- | Campfire Polaris V2 | 500 | Bassy | Overwhelming amounts of bass only slightly balanced out by a midtreble emphasis. | C- | C- | 1BA 1DD | Third party unit | 266 | 133 | 133 | 500 | ||
| C- | Elysian Minerva | 900 | Warm V-shape | Wonky tone with blunted notes, not very revealing. | C- | C- | 4BA | Showfloor demo unit | 266 | 133 | 133 | 900 | ||
| C- | Fearless Crystal Pearl | 200 | Warm | Veiled, weird sounding and lacking details. | C- | C- | 2BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 266 | 133 | 133 | 200 | ||
| C- | I-INTO i8 | 25 | "Balanced" | Somewhat downsloping signature. It's an IEM that exists. | C- | C- | 3DD | Third party unit | 266 | 133 | 133 | 25 | ||
| C- | Kinera Idun (Deluxe) | 140 | V-shaped | Not a bad hybrid, considering Kinera's track record. | C- | C- | 2BA 1DD | Third party unit | 266 | 133 | 133 | 140 | ||
| C- | KZ ZS3 | 10 | V-shaped | Simple DD tuning. It's an IEM that exists. | C- | C- | DD | Oardio demo unit | 266 | 133 | 133 | 10 | ||
| C- | Meccaudio ME-04 | Neutral | A not-quite-neutral "neutral" monitor. | C- | C- | 4BA | E1 demo unit | 266 | 133 | 133 | 99999 | |||
| C- | Noble Falcon | 156 | V-shaped | Harsh midrange with strong bass and treble. Very mainstream sound. | C- | C- | DD | Stereo SG demo unit | 266 | 133 | 133 | 156 | ||
| C- | Oriveti Basic | 100 | Bassy | Lots of sub-bass rumble with an energetic midrange. Roll-off for non-fatigue. | C- | C- | DD | Jaben Melbourne demo unit | 266 | 133 | 133 | 100 | ||
| C- | Pai Audio DM2A | 140 | V-shaped | Weird midrange. Oddly similar to the Kinera IDUN. | C- | C- | 2BA 1DD | Third party unit | 266 | 133 | 133 | 140 | ||
| C- | Sennheiser Momentum In-Ear | 100 | V-shaped | Fuzzy, typical V-shaped sound but nothing too egregious. | C- | C- | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 266 | 133 | 133 | 100 | ||
| C- | Stax SR-001 Mk1 | Discont. | Mid-centric | Sounds like an old-school on-ear headphone from the 80s. | C- | C- | Electrostatic | Third party unit | 266 | 133 | 133 | 99999 | ||
| C- | Venture Electronics Duke | Discont. | Warm | Oddly tuned dynamic, but at least it's not the Monk IEs. | C- | C- | DD | Third party custom | 266 | 133 | 133 | 99999 | ||
| C- | Whizzer A-HE03 "Kylin" | 160 | Warm V-shape | Odd tonality and lacklustre technical ability overall. | C- | C- | 2BA 1DD | Review unit | 266 | 133 | 133 | 160 | ||
| C- | Westone 4R | Discont. | Dark | Low resolution, extremely blunted and narrow imaging. | C- | C- | 4BA | Third party unit | 266 | 133 | 133 | 99999 | ||
| D+ | fineEars TSH-HR1000K | 70 | V-shaped | Pretty decent tonality but is severely lacking details. | C | D+ | DD | Third party unit | 268 | 111 | 157 | 70 | ||
| D+ | Rose Mini2 | 110 | Warm | It's somewhat natural in timbre but lacks a lot of technical proficiency. | C | D+ | 2BA | Third party unit | 268 | 111 | 157 | 110 | ||
| D+ | Unique Melody ME1 | 760 | Warm | Soft transients, low definition and odd timbre makes this the worst planar I've listened to. | D- | B | Planar | Stereo SG demo unit | 268 | 211 | 57 | 760 | ||
| D+ | Ocharaku Donguri Ti Plus | 500 | V-shaped | Spiciness as expected of an Ocharaku. More shouty than bright, and weirdly thin. | D+ | C | DD | Third party unit | 268 | 157 | 111 | 500 | ||
| D+ | KZ ASF | 60 | V-shaped | One of those "weird KZs". Midrange scooped out, slightly shouty, not great. | D+ | C | 5BA | Review unit | 268 | 157 | 111 | 60 | ||
| D+ | KZ ASX | 100 | V-shaped | One of those "weird KZs". Midrange scooped out, slightly shouty, not great. | D+ | C | 10BA | Review unit | 268 | 157 | 111 | 100 | ||
| D+ | Ocharaku Co-Donguri Shizuku | Discont. | V-shaped | Spiciness as expected of an Ocharaku. More shouty than bright, and weirdly thin. | D+ | C | DD | Third party unit | 268 | 157 | 111 | 99999 | ||
| D+ | Ocharaku Co-Donguri Shizuku S2 | 50 | V-shaped | Not an improvement over the original, that's for sure. | D+ | C | DD | Third party unit | 268 | 157 | 111 | 50 | ||
| D+ | Ocharaku Donguri Keyaki | 400 | Bright V-shape | It's not necessarily V-shaped... but certainly very sharp. | D+ | C | DD | Third party unit | 268 | 157 | 111 | 400 | ||
| D+ | KZ S4 | Discont. | V-shaped | Extreme V with very shouty mids, piercing treble and bloated bass. | D+ | C | DD | Third party unit | 268 | 157 | 111 | 99999 | ||
| D+ | Shure SE315 | 200 | Dark | Honky mids, limp bass, no upper treble. | D+ | C | BA | Jaben Melbourne demo unit | 268 | 157 | 111 | 200 | ||
| D+ | Kennerton Jimo | 300 | Bassy | Cloying, overpowering bass response. Truly a muddy IEM. | D+ | C | 2DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 268 | 157 | 111 | 300 | ||
| D+ | Advanced M5-5D | 650 | Bright neutral | An otherwise capable hybrid unfortunately let down by its ridiculous treble spike. | D+ | C | 4BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 268 | 157 | 111 | 650 | ||
| D+ | Noble M3 | 600 | V-shaped | Strident and harsh midrange only saved by its somewhat competent bass presentation. | D+ | C | 1MS 1DD | Munkong Gadget demo unit | 268 | 157 | 111 | 600 | ||
| D+ | Warbler Prelude | 1100 | Dark | Rolled off on both ends with a very typical single-BA sound. | D+ | C | BA | Third party custom | 268 | 157 | 111 | 1100 | ||
| D+ | Noble Trident | 400 | Warm V-shape | Strident. | D | C+ | 3BA | Stereo SG demo unit | 274 | 183 | 91 | 400 | ||
| D+ | Audio Technica ATH-IEX1 | 1200 | V-shaped | Sounds weird, sounds wrong, needs a complete overhaul. | D | C+ | 2BA 2DD | Stereo SG demo unit | 274 | 183 | 91 | 1200 | ||
| D+ | Hifiman RE1000 | 1000 | V-shaped | A strange take on a V response. Intense yet with no upper treble to speak of. | D | C+ | DD | A2A Melbourne demo unit | 274 | 183 | 91 | 1000 | ||
| D+ | Jade Audio EA3 | 50 | Bright V-shape | Painful treble. Very painful. | D | C+ | 1BA 1DD | Third party unit | 274 | 183 | 91 | 50 | ||
| D+ | Advanced GT3 Superbass | 200 | "Balanced" | Acceptable resolution though the tone is off in many ways. Filters don't seem to address that issue. | C- | D+ | DD | Personal unit | 290 | 133 | 157 | 200 | ||
| D+ | Cozoy Trio | 450 | Unique | Odd tuning, doesn't sound too bad but it's overall not very impressive at all. | C- | D+ | 3BA | E1 demo unit | 290 | 133 | 157 | 450 | ||
| D+ | KZ AS16 | 125 | V-shaped | Nothing much to say; typical KZ-style tuning with shouty midrange and subpar technicalities. | C- | D+ | 8BA | Oardio demo unit | 290 | 133 | 157 | 125 | ||
| D+ | Shure SE215 | 100 | V-shaped | Sounds like a typical dynamic IEM. Slightly bloated bass and narrow staging. | C- | D+ | DD | Jaben Melbourne demo unit | 290 | 133 | 157 | 100 | ||
| D+ | Symphonium Audio Mirage | 150 | Dark | Typical single-BA sound that doesn't offer anything special. | C- | D+ | BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 290 | 133 | 157 | 150 | ||
| D+ | Master & Dynamic MW07 Go | 200 | V-shaped | Not much different from the MW07. | D+ | C- | DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 290 | 157 | 133 | 200 | ||
| D+ | Master & Dynamic MW07 Plus | 300 | V-shaped | Not much different from the MW07. | D+ | C- | DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 290 | 157 | 133 | 300 | ||
| D+ | IMR Semper | 1300 | Variable | An incoherent mess with bloated bass and piercing-sharp treble. | D+ | C- | 2EST Piezo Planar DD | Third party unit | 290 | 157 | 133 | 1300 | ||
| D+ | Master & Dynamic MW07 | 300 | V-shaped | Tonally imbalanced, with too much of the mids being pushed back into the mix. | D+ | C- | DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 290 | 157 | 133 | 300 | ||
| D+ | Westone W40 | 500 | Warm V-shape | Overbearing lower mids, weird treble, odd tonality overall. Definitely a Westone. | D | C | 4BA | Treoo demo unit | 294 | 183 | 111 | 500 | ||
| D+ | Tripowin TP10 | 50 | Bright V-shape | Skewed towards the higher frequencies with wonky mids and your average KZ technicalities. | D | C | 5BA | Review unit | 294 | 183 | 111 | 50 | ||
| D+ | NXEars Opera | 800 | Warm | One word: bloat. | D- | C+ | 8BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 302 | 211 | 91 | 800 | ||
| D+ | Westone W60 | 1000 | Warm | A little better tuned than your average Westone, but suffers from the usual lack of definition. | D+ | D+ | 6BA | Treoo demo unit | 314 | 157 | 157 | 1000 | ||
| D+ | Advanced Model X | Discont. | V-shaped | Extreme treble and bass response to a fault. | D+ | D+ | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 314 | 157 | 157 | 99999 | ||
| D+ | Fearless S5T | 330 | Warm | Tonally off and lacking details. Not enough bite or energy either. | D+ | D+ | 5BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 314 | 157 | 157 | 330 | ||
| D+ | Jaybirds Vista | 180 | V-shaped | Extremely scooped out midrange with piercing treble. | D+ | D+ | DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 314 | 157 | 157 | 180 | ||
| D+ | Kinera SEED | 50 | "Balanced" | Lacking in bass extension and tonally skewed too much to the higher frequencies. | D+ | D+ | 1BA 1DD | Third party unit | 314 | 157 | 157 | 50 | ||
| D+ | Unknown Custom Quad 2.0 | 390 | V-shaped | Low-resolution, low-detail, passable tonality. | D+ | D+ | 4BA | E1 demo unit | 314 | 157 | 157 | 390 | ||
| D+ | Unknown Custom Juno | 640 | Variable | Something odd going on in the midrange. Same issues in resolution. | D+ | D+ | 6BA | E1 demo unit | 314 | 157 | 157 | 640 | ||
| D | Advanced Sleeper | 20 | Bassy | Too much bass, not enough clarity, and definitely not enough resolution. | C- | D | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 316 | 133 | 183 | 20 | ||
| D | 1More Piston | 15 | V-shaped | Tonally alright, technically distrastrous. | C- | D | DD | AV One demo unit | 316 | 133 | 183 | 15 | ||
| D | 1More Triple Driver | 100 | V-shaped | Subpar tuning with unfortunately thin midrange. Flat bass, not in a good way. | C- | D | 2BA 1DD | Stereo SG demo unit | 316 | 133 | 183 | 100 | ||
| D | Advanced GT3 | 200 | V-shaped | Sharp, shrill and overall unpleasant. | C- | D | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 316 | 133 | 183 | 200 | ||
| D | Advanced M5-1D | 400 | V-shaped | Typical chifi DD sound. Nothing special. | C- | D | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 316 | 133 | 183 | 400 | ||
| D | Eternal Melody EM-2 | 290 | V-shaped | It just sounds "meh" to be. Nothing much to say. | C- | D | 2BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 316 | 133 | 183 | 290 | ||
| D | Sennheiser IE80S | 350 | V-shaped | Warm, bassy, congested and lacking in dynamics. Oddly sharp yet lacking in sparkle | C- | D | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 316 | 133 | 183 | 350 | ||
| D | Aroma Shock | Discont. | V-shaped | At least its technicalities aren't as bad as its tonality. | D | C- | 2EST 2BA | AV One demo unit | 316 | 183 | 133 | 99999 | ||
| D | RHA CL2 | 900 | V-shaped | Some of the weirdest mids around, oddly shouty with no cohesiveness in its tonality. | D | C- | Planar | AV One demo unit | 316 | 183 | 133 | 900 | ||
| D | oBravo Cupid | 270 | V-shaped | Incoherent, broken imaging, overly-shouty, sharp treble, just a cacophony. | D | C- | Planar DD | Review unit | 316 | 183 | 133 | 270 | ||
| D | KZ ED Special Edition | 7 | V-shaped | Certainly an eSpecially V-shaped set. | D | C- | DD | Third party unit | 316 | 183 | 133 | 7 | ||
| D | LH Verb | 40 | V-shaped | Midrange is pushed all the way back and if that doesn't push you away, the treble will. | D | C- | DD | Third party unit | 316 | 183 | 133 | 40 | ||
| D | MUNITIO Billets | Discont. | Bassy | Extremely, extremely bloated. Absolutely zero sense of anything "balance". | D | C- | DD | E1 demo unit | 316 | 183 | 133 | 99999 | ||
| D | Shozy x AAW Hibiki SE | Discont. | V-shaped | All around wonky with the weirdest timbre I've heard in a dynamic driver. | D | C- | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 316 | 183 | 133 | 99999 | ||
| D | Earsonics Blade | 610 | Warm | Typical Earsonics house sound of "screwed up midrange", now with DD bass. | D | C- | 2BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 316 | 183 | 133 | 610 | ||
| D | Earsonics Stark | 1540 | Warm | Typical Earsonics house sound of "screwed up midrange", now with DD bass. | D | C- | 4BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 316 | 183 | 133 | 1540 | ||
| D | Astrotec Delphinus 5 | 500 | "Balanced" | Sounds plain wrong. Instruments are nowhere close to how they should on proper gear. | D- | C | 5BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 322 | 211 | 111 | 500 | ||
| D | Westone W50 | 800 | Warm | Per usual: Westone's stubborn downsloping tuning with abysmal technical performance. | D | D+ | 5BA | Treoo demo unit | 340 | 183 | 157 | 800 | ||
| D | Fearless Crystal Ball | 200 | Warm V-shape | Definitely evokes real "Westone" vibes here. | D | D+ | 2BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 340 | 183 | 157 | 200 | ||
| D | Sound Linear Fitz 3X | Discont. | "Balanced" | An attempt at neutrality, but looks like someone forgot that upper-mids exist. | D | D+ | 3BA | E1 demo unit | 340 | 183 | 157 | 99999 | ||
| D | Campfire Dorado (2020) | 1100 | V-shaped | Bloated bass just barely saved by a midtreble peak. Most of its resolution seem to come from its BA driver. | D | D+ | 1BA 1DD | Third party unit | 340 | 183 | 157 | 1100 | ||
| D | Audiofly AF160 | 430 | Dark | Not just dead but almost completely devoid of treble. Double whammy. | D | D+ | 3BA | Jaben Melbourne demo unit | 340 | 183 | 157 | 430 | ||
| D | Effect Audio Symphony | 890 | Warm | A muddy, overly warm sound with that struggles with surface-level detailing. | D | D+ | 3BA | Third party unit | 340 | 183 | 157 | 890 | ||
| D | Massdrop x MEE Planamic | 150 | V-shaped | Severely lacks resolution and in dire need of tonal refinements. | D+ | D | Planar | Review unit | 340 | 157 | 183 | 150 | ||
| D | HiFi Boy OS V3 | 150 | Warm neutral | Bloated, lacks definition and treble extension too. | D+ | D | 2BA 1DD | E1 demo unit | 340 | 157 | 183 | 150 | ||
| D | 1More Stylish | 100 | Bassy | Pretty standard "consumer signature" that panders to those who want bass and nothing else. | D+ | D | 2DD | E1 demo unit | 340 | 157 | 183 | 100 | ||
| D | AAW ACH/Kingfisher | 190 | Warm | Persasive warmth just puts a blanket on all the transients. Lacks definition. | D+ | D | 1Piezo 1BA 1DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 340 | 157 | 183 | 190 | ||
| D | Ambient Acoustics AM7 | 1750 | Variable | Unreliable switches, mediocre technical ability and the tone is slightly off. | D+ | D | 7BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 340 | 157 | 183 | 1750 | ||
| D | B&O Beoplay E8 | 350 | "Balanced" | An extremely odd take on a neutral sound signature that simply doesn't work. | D+ | D | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 340 | 157 | 183 | 350 | ||
| D | CCA A10 | 60 | Bright V-shape | Typical KZ-style tuning with even shoutier midrange. | D+ | D | 5BA | Oardio demo unit | 340 | 157 | 183 | 60 | ||
| D | Fidue A71 | 80 | Bassy | Boomy and bleeds into the mids. Not a lot of definition. | D+ | D | 2DD | E1 demo unit | 340 | 157 | 183 | 80 | ||
| D | Jomo PLB | 510 | Dark | Bloated, congested and oh-so-slow. | D+ | D | 3BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 340 | 157 | 183 | 510 | ||
| D | Jomo Haka | 365 | Dark | Mushy, blobby and low resolution. | D+ | D | BA | Euphoria Audio demo unit | 340 | 157 | 183 | 365 | ||
| D | Sennheiser IE500 Pro | 600 | Dark | Heavy, undefined sound with bloated bass and little energy. | D+ | D | DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 340 | 157 | 183 | 600 | ||
| D | Origami Audio Silver | 900 | Warm | A slow, plodding mess without the courtesy of having a decent tuning. | D+ | D | DD | E1 demo unit | 340 | 157 | 183 | 900 | ||
| D | AAW A2H-Pro V2 | 220 | Dark | Good coherency but sub-par tuning and sluggishy slow. | C- | D- | 1BA 1DD | Jaben SG demo unit | 344 | 133 | 211 | 220 | ||
| D | KZ ZST | 30 | V-shaped | Decent bass. Odd timbre. Odd tuning. | C- | D- | 1BA 1DD | Third party unit | 344 | 133 | 211 | 30 | ||
| D | Sennheiser IE80 | Discont. | V-shaped | An oddly-tuned, technically-underwhelming set that has not aged well. | D | D | DD | Third party unit | 366 | 183 | 183 | 99999 | ||
| D | 1More Single Driver | 40 | Bright V-shape | Shouty with bass bleed sprinkled in. | D | D | DD | AV One demo unit | 366 | 183 | 183 | 40 | ||
| D | NXEars Basso | 500 | Warm V-shape | Definitely evokes real "Westone" vibes here. At least it has treble. | D | D | 4BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 366 | 183 | 183 | 500 | ||
| D | Audio Technica ATH-LS50 | 60 | Bassy | Really weird and wonky tonality. Really struggles to resolve... things. | D | D | 2DD | Stereo SG demo unit | 366 | 183 | 183 | 60 | ||
| D | Future Sonics G10 | 220 | V-shaped | Shouty, bassy, yet oddly dull. | D | D | DD | Third party unit | 366 | 183 | 183 | 220 | ||
| D | Kinera BD005 | 30 | Bassy | Bass is begging to be reined in on this one. | D | D | 1BA 1DD | E1 demo unit | 366 | 183 | 183 | 30 | ||
| D | BGVP Zero | 80 | Warm | I have no idea what this is trying to accomplish. | D | D | DD | Oardio demo unit | 366 | 183 | 183 | 80 | ||
| D | Ambient Acoustics AM16 | "Balanced" | Sounds weird and is completely average in pure technicalities. Disappointing. | D | D | 16BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 366 | 183 | 183 | 99999 | |||
| D | Ambient Acoustics AM24 | "Balanced" | See above. Perhaps even slightly worse. | D | D | 24BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 366 | 183 | 183 | 99999 | |||
| D | Audio Technica ATH-CK3TW | 100 | V-shaped | Loose and uncontrolled bass in combination with a sharp and piercing treble. | D | D | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 366 | 183 | 183 | 100 | ||
| D | Campfire Equinox | 1500 | Bassy | Extremely different from the Atlas. It's a lot worse. | D | D | DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 366 | 183 | 183 | 1500 | ||
| D | Earsonics SM64v2 | 500 | Warm | Weirdly incoherent and disjointed. Good warmth, though. | D | D | 3BA | AV One demo unit | 366 | 183 | 183 | 500 | ||
| D | Fearless ACME8 | 1100 | Bassy | Weird and bloaty bass in conjunction with tonally weird midrange. | D | D | 8BA | Music Sanctuary demo unit | 366 | 183 | 183 | 1100 | ||
| D | NuForce Primo 8 | 500 | Dark | Tone is off, detailing is low, things sound wrong. Lies on a spectrum of "average" to "no". | D | D | 4BA | E1 demo unit | 366 | 183 | 183 | 500 | ||
| D | Sound Linear Fitz 10 Flat | 2200 | "Balanced" | It sounds dead and boring. Nothing about it stands out at all. | D | D | 10BA | E1 demo unit | 366 | 183 | 183 | 2200 | ||
| D | TFZ 3S | 65 | V-shaped | It's okay. It's a Chinese dynamic IEM, nothing special. | D | D | DD | LMUE demo unit | 366 | 183 | 183 | 65 | ||
| D | Unknown Custom UCD-3 | 270 | Warm | Mushy, blunted transients with a warm yet strangely sibilant tuning. | D | D | 3BA | E1 demo unit | 366 | 183 | 183 | 270 | ||
| D- | Sony WF-SP800N | 220 | Bassy | It's all bass. | D- | D+ | DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 368 | 211 | 157 | 220 | ||
| D- | Westone UM Pro 50 | 750 | Dark | In true Westone fashion: the "downslope" signature at its worst. | D- | D+ | 5BA | Treoo demo unit | 368 | 211 | 157 | 750 | ||
| D- | ddHiFi Janus | 250 | Mid-centric | Someone forgot to tune bass into this... thing. | D- | D+ | DD | AV One demo unit | 368 | 211 | 157 | 250 | ||
| D- | Campfire Vega (2020) | 900 | Bassy | Uncontrolled bass, lacks definition and with barely any resolution. | D+ | D- | DD | Third party unit | 368 | 157 | 211 | 900 | ||
| D- | Nuforce HEM4 | 330 | Warm | Dead as a doornail. Missing bits and pieces in its tuning. | D+ | D- | 2BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 368 | 157 | 211 | 330 | ||
| D- | Nuforce HEM6 | 450 | Warm | Refer to the above. | D+ | D- | 3BA | Jaben SG demo unit | 368 | 157 | 211 | 450 | ||
| D- | Westone UM Pro 10 | 150 | Dark | Attempted neutrality but someone forgot the treble. | D | D- | BA | Treoo demo unit | 394 | 183 | 211 | 150 | ||
| D- | Audio Technica ATH-CKS5TW | 150 | Dark | Muddy bass with virtually nonexistent treble. | D | D- | DD | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 394 | 183 | 211 | 150 | ||
| D- | Rhapsodio Clipper | 55 | Bassy | Lots and lots of bass. Slams you in the face with bass. | D | D- | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 394 | 183 | 211 | 55 | |||
| D- | Seahf AWK-009 | 15 | Bright | Phasing issues, weirdly incoherent and yet a strangely compelling listen. | D | D- | DD | Third party unit | 394 | 183 | 211 | 15 | ||
| D- | Shozy x AAW Hibiki | 60 | Bright | Sharp, shrill tonality. Average everything else. | D | D- | DD | Personal unit | 394 | 183 | 211 | 60 | ||
| D- | Westone UM Pro 20 | 300 | Warm V-shape | In true Westone fashion: the "downslope" signature at its worst, with a random treble spike to boot. | D- | D | 2BA | Treoo demo unit | 394 | 211 | 183 | 300 | ||
| D- | Westone UM Pro 30 | 500 | Warm V-shape | In true Westone fashion: the "downslope" signature at its worst, with a random treble spike to boot. | D- | D | 3BA | Treoo demo unit | 394 | 211 | 183 | 500 | ||
| D- | Raycon E25 | 80 | V-shaped | It's a lot of bass. A ridiculous amount of bass. Bloated, muddy and piercing all at the same time. | D- | D | DD | Personal unit | 394 | 211 | 183 | 80 | ||
| D- | RHA CL750 | 100 | Bright | Ear-piercing treble makes it hard to listen to. | D- | D | DD | AV One demo unit | 394 | 211 | 183 | 100 | ||
| D- | Westone W10 | 250 | Dark | Attempted neutrality but someone forgot the treble. | D- | D- | BA | Treoo demo unit | 422 | 211 | 211 | 250 | ||
| D- | Audio Technica ATH-CKR7TW | 250 | Bright | Shrill, sharp and screams in your face. | D- | D- | DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 422 | 211 | 211 | 250 | ||
| D- | Effect Audio King Arthur | 7000 | Dark | A joke, both in price and sound. Nobody's laughing. | D- | D- | 16BA | Third party unit | 422 | 211 | 211 | 7000 | ||
| D- | Kinera YH263 | 70 | Bassy | Almost nothing but bass. Zero semblance of any sort of balance. | D- | D- | DD | Review unit | 422 | 211 | 211 | 70 | ||
| D- | TFZ 1S | 40 | V-shaped | A little bloated at times and definitely congested. | D- | D- | DD | LMUE demo unit | 422 | 211 | 211 | 40 | ||
| E | Hifiman RE800 | 700 | Bright | No bass extension, piercing highs, all round simply just... unpleasant. | E | B | DD | AV One demo unit | 1056 | 999 | 57 | 700 | ||
| E | RHA CL1 | 280 | Bright | So much treble to the point where nothing sounds correct. Like raining metal balls on a tin roof. | E | B | DD | AV One demo unit | 1056 | 999 | 57 | 280 | ||
| E | Empire Ears EVR Mk2 | 950 | Neutral | Not even the vocals; just terribly unnatural everything. | E | B- | 2EST 3BA | Zeppelin & Co demo unit | 1072 | 999 | 73 | 950 | ||
| E | Unique Melody 3DD-Ti | 700 | Bright | It's not the quantity of the treble, but the quality. Reserved only for the most esoteric of tastes. | E | C+ | 3DD | Stereo SG demo unit | 1090 | 999 | 91 | 700 | ||
| E | Final Audio LAB 2 | 7400 | Unique | Fancy artisanal garbage that fails at the very thing it's supposed to be: an IEM. | E | C | DD | Third party unit | 1110 | 999 | 111 | 7400 | ||
| E | Hifiman TWS600 | 200 | Mid-centric | Telephonic mess. The worst TWS IEM I have ever heard. | E | C- | DD | ConnectIT demo unit | 1132 | 999 | 133 | 200 | ||
| E | Kinera H3 | 100 | V-shaped | Completely off timbre, extremely recessed midrange and sharp, painful treble. | E | C- | 2BA 1DD | Personal unit | 1132 | 999 | 133 | 100 | ||
| E | Astrotec Volans | 330 | Warm | Mediocre tuning, virtually zero technicalities, no redeeming qualities. | D | E | DD | Review loaner | 1182 | 183 | 999 | 330 | ||
| E | AAW A2H Pro V1 | Discont. | Dark | Dead, bloated, congested. Feels like I have to strain to hear even surface-level detailing. | D | E | 1BA 1DD | Jaben SG demo unit | 1182 | 183 | 999 | 99999 | ||
| E | Final Audio Adagio 3 | 60 | V-shaped | A case study on how NOT to do a V-shape. | E | D | DD | Jaben SG demo unit | 1182 | 999 | 183 | 60 | ||
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