NXEars

Dozens of IEMs compete for your audiophile favour in the 200 euro price range. This includes NXEars Sonata, which is positioned as a specialist device for talkers, podcasters and streamers

After Opera, NXEars' flag-ship model impressed us with precision and bombast, the upper mid-range is being put to the test with the NXEars Basso. For around 500 euros, you get an in-ear monitor aimed at bass heads that is much more than a scaled-down version...

With their top model Opera, the still fairly young manufacturer NXEars show the competition that professional in-ears for monitoring can come up with impressive technology even well below the 1,000-euro price point. Eight balanced-armature drivers per side deliver precise sound – from the lowest bass...