Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Campfire Audio Andromeda In-Ear Headphones

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2018

Amazing! These are hard to beat for clarity and transparency and accuracy with a 3D effect, depending on the recording. The layering and depth is wonderful, as is clear and precise and timbre is right on the money. If the music is recorded a particular way these will show it exactly the way it was recorded when an accurate DAC/DAP is used. Don't plug these into a iPhone or a Panasonic Mp3 player that costs $30.00.

What to avoid - Most People Don't know This when you go High End:

• Crappy recording + $1000.00 IEM/Headphone + Any source good or bad = Crap <Most people are shocked by this and can't change this if the recording is actually originally low quality but think if they spend money on expensive gear it will make a difference. No sorry audio does not work this way.

• Decent to excellent recording + crappy source + $1000.00 IEM/Headphone = Crap <Most people are shocked by this again they think a good recording and expensive speakers can do magic somehow. No sorry audio does not work this way.

• $1000.00 IEM/Headphone + High-End DAP + decent to excellent recording = Amazing <This is how audio works. All must be as good as possible to get the best results.

You've heard the saying that the best results are as good as the weakest link, and in audio that is more than true. The last chain in audio is the output of the speaker, and if that is not revealing eough, all else before that no matter how much it costs will be useless. Yes you can't change how a song is recorded if it's bad, but all other factors are important with decent to excellent recordings. Stay at or above 320 bit rates to preserve the layering and purity of audio. On cheap setups most will tell you if you go that high or more there is no difference, of course cause they can't hear it with low quality recordings and or gear that is not revealing enough.

Like any IEM plug these into a bad source, not even the most expensive IEM or headphone will show their true ability. I have these paired with a Cowon P2 and in balanced mode you can hear the difference. These will pull out everything the source puts out so you will want to use these with a very high end revealing source or you are just throwing money away. I have and have heard a lot of top IEM's and these are one of the top custom IEM's for the price. Read the reviews on Head-Fi to verify like I did before making a purchase. These will like a smooth DAP so likely stay away from ESS and Cirrus chips. Burr Brown and any AK- AK4490EQ AKM - Asahi Kasei Microdevices are perfect with these IEM's.

Sound:

• The highs are a tad on the brighter/edge but not enough to be sibilant (due to bad recordings). Some will take this as clarity but I am sibilant sensitive. These with soft comply tips reduce that a lot and make them just right. Some people are more sensitive to it than others may say they are just very clear while another would say they are on the edge like me. I find when using different tips and are of a longer type (deeper insertion) the sibilance is completely gone. So it's not the IEM causing this, it's other factors.

• The mids are clear and forward but never too much to override other frequencies. The mids are never muddy or overshadowed by any frequency above or below. The effect is that it sounds like the artist is really signing right in front of you. Amazing, and weird as that sounds it's true in very decent to good to more higher end or even live recordings. They depth and layering is what will amaze you. Nothing in the mids sound muddy or distant and never 2D but instead 3D. It's as if the artist is (depends on recording again) performing right around you or in front of you or just a few feet away. None of that front row or 3rd row sound here meaning it sounds distant. It's all there right in front of you which makes the realism creepily amazingly real. You won't hear this level of realism with 90% of what is out on the market. You need to get into the $800+ price range or more to start to get that realism and depth and layering.

• The bass is clean and present, if the music has it recorded it in it will show itself. Bass is not added or reduced. These are just perfectly accurate and you can't blame that as they are reproducing exactly how the song was recorded. If you are bass crazy you can always add more from the source and these will take it easily. I don't mean just bass songs, I am talking Techmaster P.E.B. songs! I have other IEM's that with the same bass recording at high volumes and or with attenuated bass frequencies would distort or be muffled. These handle anything you throw at them added or not and accurately.

There is nothing these IEM's do wrong. They look a little awkward but fit nicely and are comfortable. I went up the ladder of cheap 2-way and 3-way and even 5-way IEM's and finally bit the bullet and got these. They have ended my search once and for all. They are sensitive to the source and some claim they can hiss but when the music is playing you won't hear that. If your source is more than 1Ω the sound will be altered with the Andromeda's but not in a bad way, they become thicker and fuller, some say warm. My Cowon happens to have a dead black background and zero noise floor and a high SNR so these match it perfectly. Any Cowon are a great match actually, even the P1 which is now very affordable on Amazon since the P2 came out is an awesome match as it's a Burr Brown DAC.

Also in case you think I have not heard other IEM's to say what is good or not, this is my current gear: (Iv'e heard a lot of other gear and IEM's too)

┏━━━━━━━┓
▶︎ In Ear Monitors
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• Campfire Audio - Andromeda (Balanced)
• Final Audio Design - Final Audio Heaven VI
• Trinity Audio - Phantom Master 6 (Balanced)
• Final Audio Design - Final Heaven III [Massdrop]
• OSTRY - OSTRY KC06
• HIFIMAN - RE-600S V2
• Trinity Audio - Atlas (Balanced)
• Creative - Creative Aurvana 3
• KZ ZS5
• Westone - W3 V1
• VSONIC - VSD3S
• Havi - B3 Pro 1 <OEM defective; Returned
• ZERO AUDIO Tenore - ZH-DX200-CT

┏━━━━━━┓
▶︎ Desktop Amps
┗━━━━━━┛
• Schiit Asgard 2
• Schiit Magni
• Schiit Vali
• JDS O2

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▶︎ Portable Amps
┗━━━━━━┛
• C&C BH2
• WISS Wiss Audio HA-M120
• Cypher Labs AlgoRhythm Duet Balanced
• Ray Samuels P-51
• AUNE B1
• WISS Audio HA-M100

Update: The current price as of 6/26/2018 should be $1099.00 directly from Campfire Audio. If you see these costing a penny more you are way over paying. I still love and adore these! They are my #1 and if you want something better you will likely have to dish out twice the cost to get it. The Andromeda's have ended my search for a top-of-the-line (TOTL) IEM which I thought was never possible. You will not find anything better on Amazon than these, but the price here is way off. Go to their website directly and get the right price. Note: I was not paid for this review, nor were these provided to me free or for less for a review, and I do not work for any audio company.

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Sharon

Price!

Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2020

are you kidding me on price? I did get an opportunity to use these for a week. There is absolutely now way the are wroth that price point. My Sony 1000mx3 or my Bose are easily as good, if not better in some ways. Please research before you ok this ridiculous price point. Just crazy!

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Roberto Marcellini

Acquistate solo per la curiosità di provarle...

Reviewed in Italy on March 27, 2020

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E non le ho mai restituite. Queste cuffie sono a dir poco fenomenali, non mi dilungherò nella recensione perché su internet già ci sono decine di recensioni di audiofili che descrivono esaustivamente il carattere e la qualità, posso solo dire che ho riscontrato quello che dicono nelle recensioni: soundstage fuori dal comune e qualità del suono eccelsa su tutto lo spettro in particolare per il basso che è incredibilmente potente e bilanciato allo stesso tempo. L'esperienza di ascolto riflette abbastanza bene quella di una cuffia a driver dinamico nonostante il suono venga prodotto esclusivamente da armature bilanciate.

In breve devo dire che pur non essendo strettamente "audiofilo" una volta sentite queste non riesco più a farne a meno.

Unica nota negativa: nella descrizione del prodotto sul sito internet c'era scritto che all'interno della confezione avrei trovato anche degli inserti Comply che non c'erano, al loro posto ho trovato degli inserti simili ma di scarsa qualità

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Isma

Lo mejor que he tenido

Reviewed in Spain on October 13, 2018

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los mejores in ear que he tenido nunca, despues de probar muchos auriculares con muchas configuraciones que si 5, 8, 12, 10, (balanced armature) etc, etc. simplemente estos con 5 superan a los de 12 o 16 o lo que le pongas. son perfectos, el sonido es exelente, lleno de matices, capas, escena sonora, simplemente wow!! los he comparado con RoxanneII, Rosie II, Angie II, Noble Audio Katana 10, Noble Audio Dulce Bass, y no me entiendan mal, todos son muy buenos, pero para mis preferencias estos son los mejores. analiticos pero sin sibilancias, con buenos bajos con medios adelantados pero lo suficiente, todo terreno suenan muy bien con lo que sea. Caros? bueno... depende, para mi son una ganga si los comparas con los Katana o los Angie que cuestan el doble y estos suenan mucho mejor, en fin cada quien, valen la pena, totalmente.

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Qihan Tang

May need nail polish to paint(protect) it if you mind scratches

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 17, 2018

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Perfect sound. Really fall in love with this voice.

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Derwoistimmerda

Viel mehr geht vermutlich nicht

Reviewed in Germany on May 21, 2019

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Betreibe die Campfire Audio Andromeda an meinem Astell&Kern SP1000M.
Lediglich das Kabel habe ich gegen ein 2,5mm FiiO aus der LC-C Serie getauscht, um so die Kopfhörer am symmetrischen Ausgang des SP1000M zu betreiben.
Für gute Kabel kann man auch mehrere hundert Euro ausgeben, aber das FiiO erfüllt voll und ganz seinen Zweck.

Der Klang dieser kleinen grünen Teufel ist sensationell, aber das kann man auch an verschiedenen Stellen im Internet immer wieder lesen.
Blumige lange Texte zum Klangerlebnis spare ich mir, da ich der Meinung bin, dass man Kopfhörer ausprobieren muss, um den für sich perfekten Kopfhörer zu finden.
Speziell bei in Ear Kopfhörern ist zudem der Sitz der Hörer ganz entscheidend.
Ich kann jedem nur empfehlen, unabhängig ob Andromeda oder irgendein anderer in Ear Kopfhörer, verschiedene Eartips (Ohrpassstücke) auszuprobieren.
Wenn die Campfire Audio Andromeda perfekt im Ohr sitzen und die Eartips das Ganze richtig abschließen, ist das Klangerlebnis so gigantisch, dass man sich - speziell bei tiefen Bässen - fragt, wie das überhaupt möglich ist.
Ich höre nur noch High Res Musik (TIDAL Hifi, oder bei Qobuz gekaufte Musik als Flac) mit den Kopfhörern.
Wenn die Quelle (Player und Musikmaterial) nicht gut sind, nutzen auch die besten Kopfhörer nichts.

Es ist ja alles Geschmacksache, mein aktueller Favorit ist das Album Tales of America von J.S. Ondara.
Mit den Andromedas am symmetrischen Ausgang des SP1000M... Sensationell

Der Lieferumfang ist Top.
Besonders gut finde ich die mitgelieferten Final Audio Type E Eartips. Die passen bei mir perfekt und werden in 6 verschiedenen Größen mitgeliefert.
Nicht ganz so toll finde ich das mitgelieferte Kabel mit 3,5mm Klinkenstecker, mir ist es zu dünn.
Aber das ist vielleicht auch Geschmacksache, klanglich gibt es am Kabel jedenfalls nichts zu kritisieren.

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Ginkgo

Hi-Fidelity IEMs with Incredible Clarity.

Reviewed in Canada on April 18, 2018

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I don't see many people spending $1500 CAD for these so I want to share my experience with them.

These are far from your typical IEMs in that they are made with 5 Balanced Armatures (BA). This creates a separation in sounds/instruments that my HD 650 cannot replicate. Clarity is the greatest highlight as going back to my Sennheiser's immediately feels veiled to slightly muddy in the treble. The Tonality is geared towards the treble but not sibilant and the mids are quite forward. They do not have a hard hitting bass thump with <1 Ohm sources. This is one of my main caveats about recommending this IEM in that it scales with Output Impedance (OI). When paired with the portable ifi IEMatch and Galaxy S7 they lose a noticeable quality in their sound signature but do not have the constant hiss. Which brings me to the hiss factor that other high end IEMs share. OI mismatch, dirty signal/DAC can lead to an annoying hiss whenever you're listening to music. (Unless you have a DAP or the LG V30) I would strongly recommend a portable DAC like the SMSL iDEA (3*, terrible usb interface but resolving clarity) when on the go or the Topping D10 or D30 (5*) when listening at home. My current setup is with the iPod Shuffle using only ALAC files. Compared to my desktop setup, the treble seems to be retained with heavier bass and there's no hiss. Terrible user interface and storage size but the portability makes up for it.

Overall, I would recommend this to audiophiles looking to make their way into high end IEMs but not to the average consumer for its less friendly OI mismatch and hiss.

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Mushroom Motolsky

(私の)歴史に名を残すイヤホン

Reviewed in Japan on March 4, 2019

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購入前にレビューでよく見た「中音域のキラキラ感」とか「余裕のサウンド」といった表現、「どーゆーこと？？」と思いながら読んでいましたが、試聴してみて納得しました。
中音域、特にボーカルの音は艶やかで澄みわたるように響かせてくれる。なるほどキラキラ感やん。
そして高音域。少し安いイヤホンだと刺さるように聴こえてしまうサ行の音を、「全然余裕ですよ」と言わんばかりに包み込み全く刺さらない。こりゃ余裕ですわ。余裕のサウンドですわ。
ANDROMEDAではあまり話題に上がらない低音域も、しっかりと鳴らせています。まぁでもここは値段相応かな。中高音域の評価で影が薄いですが、悪くないからこそ話題に上がらないとも言えますし。
なにはともあれ、ANDROMEDAは業界に名を残すイヤホンであると、私の耳は感じました。
しかしながら、私は耳が肥えておりません。1万円程のイヤホンを普段使いして大満足な人間です。正直、イヤホンは5万円超えたら好みの問題だと思っています。異論は認めます。
私はANDROMEDAが鳴らす世界には10万円以上の価値があると感じて購入しましたが、誰もがそう思うとは限りません。値段も値段ですので、是非試聴してからの購入をオススメします。

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Jörg H.

Für mich eine sehr gute Wahl,

Reviewed in Germany on July 6, 2019

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Da ich schon viele Kopfhörer für mobile DAP probiert habe. Zuletzt war es immerhin ein Ultrasone IQ. Aber in Sachen Auflösung, Bühne und Durch Zeichnung ist er eine andere Welt. Ich nutze ihn nun mit Balanced Kabeln an einem AK SP1000M und bin sehr zufrieden mit dieser Kombi. Der Klang ist über jeden Zweifel erhaben. Mit HiRes Material macht es einfach nur süchtig.
Unaufgeregt, mit viel Spielfreude geht jedes Genre an Musik. Er trägt nicht dick auf, aber die Bässe kommen bis in tiefsten Regionen und sind sauber und trocken. Stimmen sind traumhaft, bei guten Aufnahmen meint man den Interpreten vor sich zu sehen. Die Höhen sind so wie ich sie mir wünsche. Seidig, luftig nur spitz. Mit schöner Weite.
Die Verarbeitung ist ohne jeden Makel. Ein "" Gerät unter der Kopfhörern.
Schade das man keine 6 Sterne vergeben kann...

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