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The CrinEar Reference just launched, and here's my review of it vs. 7 other popular IEMs (Daybreak, DUSK, Lumen, Volume S, Rockies, Ziigaat Odyssey 2, and Que).

Written Article

Video Review

These two reviews are mostly the same, but there are a couple of difference. The written review is more polished but the video includes comparisons to the Odyssey 2 and Que that I wasn't able to fit into the written review.

Not too long ago, I had a chance to go to CanJam NYC 2026 and try the Grell Audio OAE2. I posted some impressions of that here. Suffice it to say, it wasn't the most positive of thoughts. The biggest offender for me was some peaks in the treble that got pretty hot.

But I had a chance to hear it again this weekend at a local shop and I gotta say... I think it's better than I initially gave it credit for.

First, the not-so-good. The midrange is noticeably weird sounding. There's an emptiness and hollowness in the midrange. Vocals and instruments are all still present, but it feels like there's a hole somewhere in the timbre. Treble notes with hats a

Hey everyone, like you all the news about the Sonova Consumer Hearing division AKA Sennheiser Consumer came as a surprise to me. Unfortunately I couldn't find an article that put together the whole picture beyond the headline so I wrote one myself to go over some of the history of the sale, the different Sennheiser divisions, and how it might affect us practically as part of the hobby.

Here's the article for a full discussion.

But I think the key points I wanted to highlight was:

1. To my understanding of corporate lingo, Sonova has not put any firm timelines for their Consumer Hearing division b

It's like 4 years late, but I fortunately had a chance to finally hear the DUNU SA6 Ultra from a friend and compared it to his OG SA6. Gotta say, these IEMs still hold up! Though I actually preferred the OG SA6. If you can get it at like $200-300 I think its a nice addition to the collection. Here's my quick video comparing them.

A friend of mine got back from Japan with the MoonDrop Blessing 3 Aqua and let me play around with it. Here's some quick impressions

Conclusion is that if you're into the IEM hobby and have some extra cash and see a Blessing 3 Aqua, it's a good one to add to your collection.

Cross-posted from r/headphones

Hey everyone,

I've been working on a project to better understand audio imaging, particularly in the context of FPS games.

More specifically, I wanted to create a way to test when someone claims that some headphone or IEM is way better for imaging and positioning in gaming. A lot of people say X is better than Y but aren't able to truly show it.

So I made a simple web game to help with that: https://audio-imaging-test-lab.vercel.app/

Run it on desktop on a Chromium-based browser. It won't work properly on Firefox.

Here's the quick start guide to how it works.

• The core concept of the game is that you're put in the center of a black room/sphere. There