I’m using the Spinfit W1s because stock ear tips on used IEMs gross me out (Here if you want a pair. The stock included ear tips are really nice and match the aesthetic of the IEMs. More about that later, on with the review!
Other than that, it comes with a single BA driver for the lows, a DD for the mids, and two electrostatics for the highs (I think, VE’s own site doesn’t really tell you.) Odd to see BA for the lows and DD for the mids, but VE has tuned it to sound amazing either way. The Elysium has a High Precision Acoustic Leveling Chamber (HALC) which finely tunes the DD for the highest accuracy – their words, not mine. That said, some people LOVE the EXT, so I’ll have to reserve final judgment until I actually hear the EXT (feel free to send me a pair.) I received these in a trade. The Elysium retail for $2,280 and I see no real reason to get the Barney ones over the really nice-looking blue and green ones. That one supposedly has more bass, though I’ve never heard it and it only comes in purple, which just really isn’t a color I’d spend $3,000 on. Yes, there’s another, more expensive, version of this that comes in purple. Up for review today is the spiritual upgrade to the Vision Ears VE8 (completely different layout), the VE Elysium.
