Introduction Canjam London 2025 was a very interesting trip for me this year, as it seemed to be the year where a lot of the audio gear on display was tuned almost perfectly for my semi-basshead preferences. It’s fair to say I came across four in ear monitors that absolutely blew me away in the...
Introduction Hercules Audio were a brand I knew very little about until Canjam London 2025. Wandering past their unassuming stall on my way in, I was actually heading there to check out their flagship IEM the Moses, but their demo units were already in use so I grabbed a set of the Noah to pass...
Introduction and acknowledgements Fatfreq are a Singaporean in-ear monitor manufacturer, originally producing IEMs for stage and recording musicians. Over recent years they have built up a bit of a cult following in audiophile circles for their more “audiophile basshead” tunes models in the...
Introduction and acknowledgement I love finding new brands, and while Pentaconn definitely isn’t a new name on the audiophile circuit, wandering past their stand at the recent Canjam London event and discovering they are now making their own in-ears in house was definitely a surprise. My...
Introduction and acknowledgements Elysian Acoustic Labs are a Malaysian audio brand currently making waves in the in-ear monitor space. They started life as a one-man operation back in 2015, when founder and mechanical engineer Lee Quan Min decided out of frustration with the sound of the...
Introduction Living in the relative audio desert that is the United Kingdom (for over and in ear gear, anyway), my favourite time of the audio year is always July. The sun finally comes out, the rain stops for a few days and Canjam London rolls into town. I think this is my fifth or sixth...