Without a doubt Chinese made IEMs have become really popular in the last couple of years, I thought I would attempt to make a master list here.
A few well known ones to start off:
For a near complete list see here or here or here or here. In the links there are also several companies making DAC/AMPs/Headphones.
Please comment below if there is a company that is missing or incorrect info! I will attempt to add their official websites/social media down the line.
All links are non-affliate, store-front links are used if they are updated more often than the official home page.
Last updated May 25, 2021
A few well known ones to start off:
- Moondrop (水月雨) - est 2014
- Kanas (2018), Kanas Pro Edition (2018), KXXS (2019), Moondrop (2019), Aria v2 (2021)
- Harman tuned
- SSR (2020), SSP (2020)
- Diffuse tuned, and diffuse w/ bass boost respectively
- Blessing (2018), Blessing 2 (2020)
- mid end
- A8 (2018), S8 (2019)
- high end
- And their partner company "SoftEars" for ultra high end IEMs
- anime drawings on their boxes
- Probably the best recieved of the Chinese Audio brands
- Kanas (2018), Kanas Pro Edition (2018), KXXS (2019), Moondrop (2019), Aria v2 (2021)
- TinAudio/TinHiFi (天天动听) - (formerly TTPOD est 2008, started IEMs in 2013)
- T1 (2013), T2 (2014) - NOT the well known T2
- T2 (metal shelled T2 2017), T3 (2018), T4 (2019), T2 Pro (2019), T2 Plus (2020), T5 (2021)
- P1 (2019), P2 (2020)
- planar
- Became quite popular towards the start of 2018
- TFZ/THE FRAGRANT ZITHER (锦瑟香也) - est 2015
- Leadership formerly part of the TTPOD team (up until 2016 H1)
- Series 1/3/4/5; BALANCE 2/4/6, EXCLUSIVE 1/3/5, Queen, King (Pro), T1/T2, SECRET GARDEN,
- Generally bass boosted, otherwise harman-ish tuned
- Tanchjim (天使吉米) - est 2017?
- Darkside (2017), Oxygen (2019), Hana (2020)
- Harman tuned
- Blues (2019), Cora (2019)
- budget
- Darling (2021)
- high end
- anime drawings on their boxes. According to Moondrop CEO, he is a friend of Tanchjim's CEO
- Darkside (2017), Oxygen (2019), Hana (2020)
- KZ - est 2012
- Also their sub-brands CCA, and Tripowin
- Far too many IEMs to count, generally high frequency boosted. As many BA drivers as possible for as cheap as possible.
- XiaoMi (小米) - est 2010, came to prominence with the first piston (2013?)
- Piston (2013), Piston 2 (2013), Piston 3 (2015), Hybrid Pro HD (2017), Pro 2 (2019)
- Countless small revisions, became popular in english forums in ~2014/2015 with their Piston 2
- QDC (其力音频) - est 2015
- Shuoer (铄耳) - est 2016
- THIEAUDIO (Linsoul in-house brand) - est 2020
- Hidizs (凯泰) - est 2013
- Fiio (飞傲) - est 2007
- TRN (佐度声学) - est 2017
- NF Audio (宁梵声学) - est 2014
- DUNU/Delicate, Unique & Utmost (达音科) - est 2004
- iBasso (艾巴索) - est 2006
- SeeAudio () - est 2020?
- Not really a company, custom IEM workshop on taobao?
- KINERA - est 2017?
- QOA/Queen Of Audio is their associated brand
- Also not a company, custom IEM workshop on taobao?
- AUGLAMOUR (徕声) - est 2018?
- PMV () - est 2015?
- D&R/Dream Rabbit (梦想兔) - est 2017?
- HiBy (海贝) - est 2011
- Skald (诗者) - est 2018?
- OpenAudio/OA (睿声科技) - est 2018
- Drug inspired IEM names - Khat, Ecstasy, Marijuana, KETAMINE
- TENHZ/simphonio (十赫兹声学) - est 2018
- MOJI/MOJI MONICA - est 2020
- BQEYZ (先超声学) - est 2015
- JQ
- Not really a company, custom IEM workshop on taobao?
- BLON (宝龙) - est 2019?
- RAPTGO (天键通讯) - est 2018
- Fearless audio (无畏定制) - est 2016?
- Was a custom IEM workshop, now a company?
- Mangird Audio/Xenns (弦仕音频) - est 2014
- BGVP (能匠电子) - est 2018
- 7HZ (七赫兹) - est 2019?
- SHOZY (森韵) - est 2016?
- NAGA Audio - est 2017?
- TONEKING (天魁) - est 2019?
- Tipsy (哈音科技) - est 2015?
- PeacockAudio (雀音匠) - est 2020?
- Seda plateada (心境声学) - est ?
- TPGrow (功捐健康科技) - est 2016
- Temperament (凯声科技/智通) - est ?
- Aune (奥莱尔) - est ?
- OEAudio
- Astrotec (阿思翠) - est ?
- Unique Melody (珠海声浪) - est 2014
- Tralucent/Ranko (传神/龙格) - est ?
- JadHiFi/Jupiter Audio (朱庇特音频)
- cement (concrete?) shelled IEMs
- Clotaudio - est 2018
- Artvano (艺听) - est 2008
- PISLO (平头佬)
- custom shelled earbuds? seriously weird
- EPZ
- xDuoo
- FAudio
- HIFIMAN
- KBEAR
- Superheer (舒赫)
- Vsonic (威索尼) - est 1980
For a near complete list see here or here or here or here. In the links there are also several companies making DAC/AMPs/Headphones.
Please comment below if there is a company that is missing or incorrect info! I will attempt to add their official websites/social media down the line.
All links are non-affliate, store-front links are used if they are updated more often than the official home page.
Last updated May 25, 2021
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