i am not a fan of every one of their releases, but i guess thats the beauty of it - something for everyone. It basically has plenty of everything without being mushy or smeared together. Theres a certain strength to the (wall of) sound. This is headphone is gear toward mid-hifi user with experience with BA IEM or extremely neutral iem such as shure line of iem but found it to be too lifeless and dry. While the colour scheme is reminiscent of their original flagship, the Jupiter, the sound tuning is inspired by the limited edition c/2019 Q4. Inside each shell are three balanced armatures per side, housed within Campfire Audio's now ubiquitous 3D printed acoustic chamber. Unique to the Holocene and release mate, Mammoth, the shell, cable, and carrying case contain glow-in-the-dark elements that lighten the mood somewhat. Audiophiles and the audio community seem to take things way too seriously nowadays, so it's nice to see a leading brand like Campfire Audio have some fun with a product aimed squarely at the audiophile crowd. The glow-in-the-dark feature would also be handy in a dim listening environments. Overall a fantastic product well worth the attention of anyone wanting a top quality earphone with mid-tier pricing.

I will also welcome any recommendations on IEMs that play metal well. Specifically genres similar to the bands I listed above. It is not the heaviest/speediest of metal, but it's somewhat hard-core.Driver(s) 2 BA for high frequencies, 1 BA for mid frequencies, 2 BA for low frequencies [BA manufacturer undisclosed] In case you receive the Campfire Audio - Andromeda Emerald Sea with a manufacturing defect, please raise a Lana del rey - Chemtrails over the country club - lana seems a good match for these, smooth, low end, even vocals, melodic. Soars.

both polaris v1 and v2 are on loan to local audiophiles atm. But its signature was never my thing, not my taste. I dont have that sense of being driven away by the Mammoth. My tips might be a bit too big, need to adjust at times. A deep insertion is essential for the Mammoth). Internally, the engineers have also gone to work, using brand new drivers and also redesigning the interior chamber. Five custom, dual-diaphragm balanced armature drivers are housed inside each earphone. These drivers have been chosen for their low distortion and superior stability. These drivers have been placed within a newly designed internal 3D-printed chamber. Campfire Audio Andromeda ‘Emerald Sea’ Less Sensitivity. More Flexibility. Nor down there where its easier to point out deficencies and how they can be alliviated by tips, cable rolling & source changing (but by then its a different product).

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Add your own comment Comments on Campfire Audio Announces New Andromeda 'Emerald Sea' and Solaris 'Stellar Horizon' IEMs An all-new chapter in the story of Andromeda from Campfire Audio; Andromeda 'Emerald Sea' has been completely redesigned inside and out, drawing from their past experience, the tides of the Emerald Sea bring both fond memories and warm waves of optimism for the future. It uses an all-new machined aluminium shell in the classic Andromeda Green color but updated with a smaller shape and smooth contours to where it's the most comfortable Andromeda yet. This new shape, coupled with their new stainless-steel fasteners and MMCX capture, creates a sleek, striking, and wearable earphone while staying true to the legacy of the Campfire flagship.

A single printed body now houses all of Andromeda 2020’s internal components. The interior and exterior spaces and the relationships between them are precisely sculpted to improved sonic performance. And the bonus of having the engineering doing the heavy lifting is fewer moving parts, and fewer moving parts mean reliable reference performance for the life of the earphone. Pretty Great in Green So the Mammoth is a mid priced (within the scope of audio gear generally - not ones own wallet) and has a Xxx signature to put it simply. It has a decent sub bass that can extend up at times and has a decent quality and quantity to it. It matures well over time, the mids are not recessed nor are they a prominent player in this story, the same for the treble. Both mids and treble are secondary to the main character in this story the dynamic driver. It does not match every type of music as seen in the short test written earlier, but it is also not designed as an all rounder. Tips and after market tips seem to be able to tailor the sound quite well. It for me is like a budget Solaris 2020, similar signature but not as much soundstage, layering, details etc and rightfully so at its price point. Highs Together with technicalities, trebles is where Andromeda 2020 get stunning. A truly masterful balance between definition and control has been reached here. Extension is good, air is also good and not excessive, presence trebles are vivid, detailed and sparkly while never scanting into excesses like shrills, or sibilance. I do prefer adopting foams in this case (see below) but even smallbore silicons dont make Andromeda 2020 misbehave up there (enough said, I guess). We stream British Sea Power’s International Space Station on Qobuz at CD quality and the cyberspace-sounding guitar reverb that pre-empts the initial drum fill plays gleefully around our right ear before giving way to a driving and easily-handled bass; open yet ruled with an iron rod.

Tonality Andromeda 2020 deliver a clear&clean timbre, with a definite BA-accent. The presentation is a W with an almost pure natural-balanced tonality. For my personal taste a whiff more of body (dacay) on the bass notes would make it 100% “organic” when rendering acoustic music. Make no mistake, they sound more like each other than not. ES is a full-blown Andromeda, there is no doubt about that. The touch of warmth pushes it a bit towards a more organic sound. While I love the Andromeda 2020 as it was my gateway drug into IEMs and Ear-Fidelity, I understand the move by Campfire to slightly change the sound. Is it their flagship? Maybe it is this year, who can tell. I am certain though is that Andromeda is the clearest sign yet of the maturity of the team in CA and the current confidence that their IEM range is doing the business. Tech Highlights Driver Configuration All of the above said, and with what I said in the EE LX comparison, I still seem to gravitate towards the Solaris of the three. More bass from that DD, and a verve to it that fits my listening most likely more than the other two of CA here. CA’s pitch here is that the resonator assembly allows the Andromedato really have an edge over traditional designs in terms of detail retrieval and treble extension (primarily applied to the dual BA for the highs) that may not have been possible with tubes and dampeners, even with 5 drivers.