I thank @Audio46 for the tour, and it is because of vendors such as this (and others in which I have participated) that we can get the voices out regarding products. Call it what you will, but I do feel this is a valuable and needed experience for the hobby. Received these today only and am amazed by these IEMs though these are yet to burn in. Hope they get better with time. Also, the cable is more basic than basic and indeed, changing it as soon as possible is advisable….if you manage to connect another one without going crazy!!

Final E4000 review | What Hi-Fi? Final E4000 review | What Hi-Fi?

These have the largest sound stage I ever heard in a IEM, None of the IEM's I owned in the past was this large. I def hear it being projected outside of my head in compression to my er2SE's which are inside my head. In a song with a lot of atmosphere it felt like I was surrounded by the notes of the pads and the other sounds if that make sense, I not sure how to explain it. I was sent this unit as a member of the audio46 A5000 tour! This was the first time I was included on a review tour and it’s exciting for me to try this IEM. I have not been paid, bribed, drugged or accosted for a good review. I was only given a product in exchange for an honest review. The Bass of this single dynamic driver IEM is fairly impressive. It extends well into the sub bass region and offers consistent decay and rumble. I was unable to detect and bleeding into the mid bass region, which was clean but offered good impact. It is not extremely elevated in this region and some bass heads may want more but overall; I would say it is enjoyable. The speed of the dynamic driver in this range is what left the biggest impression. Bass slopes downward to the mid-range without any extreme dips or steepness. Here is where the A3000 and A4000 really start to find the first major differences in both earphones. I found the A3000 to have significantly less output power than the A4000, which is strange considering they have the same impedance. It’s also strange considering the A3000 is the cheaper model in comparison, so you’d expect it to produce a better signal for laptops and smartphones. However, the A4000 ends up being the one that bolsters the amplification. This isn’t to say that the A3000 is unusable with most common devices, you just won’t have a ton of room to adjust the volume level. With the A4000 it’s easy to find that comfortable gain that leaves room for volume modification. If I want to summarize A4000’s performance in a single statement, I would say that it has the sound signature of A8000; going a step further, I could say that A4000 achieves about 80% of what A8000 can do, which is really not a small feat. I know that it is hard to believe what I am saying, but this is what I feel; actually, at times, I thought that 80% might even be a bit conservative!The first section of the frequency spectrum is the sub-bass. Everything below 80Hz is sub-bass, so generally, you Unboxing : I really, really like final's approach to boxing. The stuff is simple, but much sturdier than the chi-fi stuff I get to review. The years of experience really do stand out. A nice silicone case for storing A4000 or A3000. This is quite versatile, and it has been used in many Final models.

Final Audio A4000 | Headphone Reviews and Discussion - Head Final Audio A4000 | Headphone Reviews and Discussion - Head

The real complaint I have is the cables. The detachable cables are really soft, although they are not tangle-free. They also feel a little on the thin side. Frequently I was having trouble keeping the cables remain in place behind my ears. I wish the cables could have the built-in ear hooks. The A4000 does come with a pair of clip-on type of ear hooks. Although they look frigid and not that promising so I didn’t even want to try them. The other issue I had with the cables is that the 2-pin connectors are keyed. That means it’s difficult to find a 3rd-party replacement cables that will fit the connectors. Highs: The SE215 has quite the energetic treble presentation, but due to the overwhelming bass, the treble is not as prominent. It’s fun, but a bit exhausting. Meanwhile, the A4000 has a bit of a bias on its treble presentation. It is not very obvious, but it does make it the cleaner IEM of the two. Detail and resolution aren’t hindered by an overwhelming bass presence. The A4000 is the more technical of the two, so for those who are into technical IEMs but with some added enjoyment, the A4000 is your cup of tea. For the price, some of the detail here is absolutely breathtaking. It presents a crisp and airy presentation with articulate transparency and a dash of warmth. Certain elements like strings and acoustic guitars appear polished and clean, while vocals exude the best qualities of the entire timbre. Every vocal I listened to felt like it always sat in the right place, floating well above the rest of the sounds with an almost extreme level of clarity. A half-review, half-ramble on the “one of the world’s best-measuring headphone amplifiers”, the flagship Topping A90.Final Audio uses a few different shapes for their earphones, the A4000 sporting their flatter, geometric look. Coming in a neutral, matte navy blue, the A4000 have an unmistakably unique and modern design. They fit very comfortably in the ear, and sit firm enough to keep them from accidentally falling out. Mids: Both the A4000 and the ZEN have very clean lower midrange, with no bass bleed whatsoever affecting the midrange. When it comes to the overall midrange presentation, the ZEN has a slight edge. Voices, whether male or female, give off more weight than the somewhat lighter presentation the A4000 displays. But around the upper midrange, the A4000 extends a bit more air in that region, giving female vocals a bit more edge. From the product photo it did make me question the fit and comfort of the A4000. I understand there were reasons that the shell was designed this way. However, the A4000 does fit my ears relatively well. I didn’t feel any stress or pressure points after wearing them for extended amount of time. The TONALITY is vivid, detailed, clear and precise, not neutral because it has a small rise in the bass and high mids, rather a well-balanced W curve. One could say analytical too, but not cold or artificial. It is less well balanced than the A8000, but extremely cohesive and even hyper-realistic. Despite amplified bass, there is almost no bleed. In fact, the A4000 surprises ad infinitum, due to a stunning versatility that surely comes from this little bass boost. That artificiality is where the smooth sound of the A4K bests the OH-1, and one could rightly justify choosing either for the character presented. Bass that is strong and rich versus a smooth texture. The OH-1 is good for that smashmouth sound, while the A4K would be the brandy after dinner on a snowy night. Neither is wrong.

Crinnotes] Final Audio A3000 and A4000: Budget-isation [Crinnotes] Final Audio A3000 and A4000: Budget-isation

Do A4000 and A3000 have weaknesses? Don’t we all have? One could criticize the housing, which is ABS resin, the cable that is 2-Pin OFC cable, and probably a couple of other things. However, you forget all of these as soon as you put A4000 or A3000 in your ears, and you realize that you have two all-rounders with class leading performance, with the noted differences between them, at a fraction of what they should cost. I bet that if you try them, you will thank me for it! Every time you reach for earphone/IEM cables to connect them to your earphones/IEM, no matter how neatly you "wrapped" them up, they end up in a giant Gordian knot of frustration. Tangled cables are the bane of modern existence, and everyone owning a wired pair of earphones/IEM can attest to this. Guess what? I was wrong in both! Just a few months ago, Final presented A4000 and A3000, two lower, actually way too lower, value IEMs than A8000. While, on April 26, 2021, Final launched SHICHIKU.KANGEN, which is the next big thing after A8000. Typically, SHICHIKU.KANGEN belongs to the Collaboration series, because it was developed in collaboration with the DITA Audio company; in reality though, it is of the same breed as A8000, at least in regard to its construction, and it costs almost 50% more than the latter. Depending on how you like your midrange, both A-series IEMs have something to offer. The A4000 actually has the most accuracy in its mids, providing sleeker details in a realistic manner. In comparison, the A5000 is still well-detailed, but it is prone to recession in the fundamental mid-band frequencies. It is only a slightly noticeable dip though, so instruments should still appear crisp in the mix. There’s even a bit more bite to certain notes being played. While the A4000 remains flat and even, the A5000 emphasized frequencies where it can, adding more color to vocals and instruments. HighsTheir musicality remains quite serious and mature, but never boring: they are iem's that wake up with their alert rendering, always focus. The midrange is among the most natural you can find, and by far the best at its price point. Although relaxed, it's an incredibly rich and faithful to instruments replay. Orchestrals and chamber music are a pleasure to listen to with this set. The notch is there to ensure you connect the cable with the right polarity, particularly as it doesn't have pre-formed earhooks. I commend Final Audio on their dual-density silicone eartip mounting system, with the inner silicone ring being a firmer type of material than the outer part, it makes it quite easy to mount them on the spouts coming out of the IEMs. Color-coding the right vs left and in alternating dark vs light shades is also very nice so that you can make sure you're getting two of the same size when you install them. The tips are quite comfortable. In terms of tonal balance… I think I’ll give the edge to the A3000 here. Nicely put, the A4000 is one that is forward in the upper frequencies, though if I may be blunt the A4000 has the dreaded combo of being both shouty and strident. It’s a spicy IEM in that you better make sure that you’re someone truly looking for said spiciness, else you’re going to have a bad time.

Final Audio A4000 - 3 month review : r/headphones - Reddit Final Audio A4000 - 3 month review : r/headphones - Reddit

Almost clinical and perfect in their sound reproduction at the cost of losing some musicality and sounding sterile at times Most would be familiar with Final due to their immensely popular E-series of IEMs, dynamic-driver IEMs with rather pleasant tunings that have captured the hearts of many budget-level audiophiles. Less would be familiar with their B-series, even less with the Heaven series, and only the hardcore would recognise the extremely strange Piano Forte series, Sonorous series (formally “Pandora Hope”) and the “prototype” to the E-series, the Adagio. In developing A8000, Final did a lot of research on how the quality of sound is evaluated, and it came up with an entirely new evaluation method. Conventional methods do a subjective evaluation, assuming that certain things, like the quality of the recording or the sound level, are fixed; however, in practice, there are no fixed conditions. Final’s new evaluation method takes into account the various conditions under which one listens to music that differ, sometimes substantially, among each other. This started with A8000 and, as it was proven to be very successful, it was continued with A4000 and A3000; at the end, it was one of the key factors on which the designing of the two new IEMs was based. Imaging and Separation: I would call this IEM average in both without much to say. It exists and can do both while not really excelling at either. 5/10 Coated in rubberized material, the cable is like an old lamp cable with two strands melded together below the y-splitter, and single above. I often took great pleasure in pulling apart my father’s old lamp cables, with his permission of course... microphonics are minimal and much better than some others of more expensive ilk lately.

Tech inside

The Spring2 is one of those “new” offerings of which I spoke in the MS4 blurb. With a narrower soundstage than the MS4 and A4K, that does not dissuade from a thoroughly engaging sound. Lifted guitar work, and a solid if not too deep reaching bass line is countered by distinct and clean treble note. While that bass is not the deepest, its speed is unparalleled here to me, and with that comes a control of the signature, which puts it at the top of this category. Or near. In my review of the Spring2, I called it the first IEM at this price to make me think twice about my most recommended. That recommendation still holds and the one in which it nearly dethroned is the Finschi. I also throw the MS4 in that range as well. Their sound is instantly likeable too. With strong dynamics and timing, and careful tonal balance, audio performance is clearly Final’s primary concern. Slightly limited resolution in the upper-mids and treble stops the Final E4000s from gaining the full five-stars, but they remain a good choice for those not keen on paying a premium for phone-friendly wireless tech. listening on monitors or headphones. But if you’re listening on a laptop or a phone, there’s no way you will hear Piano sounds nice, although it sounds a bit veil. Violin sounds lively, precise with a decent bite from the bass to boot