I also think that people and also reviewers get influenced by other people or reviewiers pretty easy and fast.
I think about BGGARs review of the Fearless Roland. He hyped the hell out of these things and after some critical voices of other reviewers and especially crinacle he removed the Rolands from his list and nearly never meantioned again…
Oh, that’s definitely true, but that’s the danger about being so passionate about the hobby. When initial excitement takes hold, it’s hard not to hype an item, even though one’s intentions may be pure. I think he has made a lot of positive changes on how he approaches his reviews. For example, his current hype of the MEST was built up gradually over time, making sure his initial impressions continue to hold true.
Man 1DD and 7 BA’s? a few years ago that was considered highend…this tech’s getting well cheap 
They aren’t Knowles though 
True, but tuning is more important than it being knowles or not.
(the campfire audio solaris doesnt use knowles lol, https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/cxqlje/knowles_files_claim_with_us_trade_commission_to/)
Yeah there was a few people last year talking about how CA had used crappy $20 drivers for their Solaris I seem to remember
Bellsing, the same as a lot of chi-fi uses. (KZ included.)
My point though, is that even if they use an “inferior” driver. If they tune it well it is possible for it to be better than a “superior” driver. (knowles/sonion vs bellsing).
The fact that no one thought twice about the solaris case is proof of that.
And my own LZ A6 also uses bellsing BA´s but sound way better than all other iems I have that have knowles (including the 8 knowles BA, Audiosense T800).
True, but it’s the premise that people who are spending X amount on an IEM want to know that CA are using the highest quality possible components. People don’t think that CA bought belting because they could tune them well, most people believe that they bought belting because they didn’t want to pay more for Knowles and tune them
yes, very scummy in my opinion. When you are paying that kind of cash for an iem, you would expect quality components inside and out…
EDIT: Dont forget about this one too: https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/c8bj2o/audio_the_slow_decline_of_rheadphones_favorite/
Yikes! Is that the real internals of the Orion with nothing removed inside???
I had my heart set on the Andromeda until I saw the photo of it opened. I really have to wonder if the asking price for these Campfire sets is really worth it or if they’re just lining their pockets with our money because we are fools?
Not in my opinion lol.
yup, looks good right? 
An MMCX connector connected to 1 BA? WTF? At least with these Chi-fi IEMs a lot of them are clear so you can see the internals and actually make yourself feel somewhat OK with your purchase because it appears to be one hell of a task to cram all of that tech into such a tiny space.
Their shell designs & construction aren’t up to the standards of their competition. They look cool with their weird edges, but is that really what you want stuck into your ears?
EDIT: Microscopic zoom-in of the Campfire Solaris…
Reports state this guy wore them overnight…
Campfire audio are falling behind chi-fi thats for sure.
Sound wise there are stuff in the 300-500 usd range that seems to be rivals to the campfire audio stuff.
mofasest trio is one of them (at least from what I have heard from others).
I’ve heard the FH7 = Andromeda.
yeah, plenty of examples out there.
Litterally the only reason I would buy something from CA is if I wanted to avoid chinese stuff for ethical reasons.
But after seeing the unit variations on the Solaris, Bellsing BA and internals that looks like someone jizzed in it 
…yeah hell no.
There are scummy brands in chifi too though. like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1h_XMouV7Q
A single dollar from me wont get even close to them.
Oh, there are scummy brands everywhere. Going to watch this.
BTW… Obviously, I’m having too much fun with this conversation. Just trying to have some fun.
of course, I am also laughing at stuff like that. But stuff like this needs to be put to the front so people can avoid supporting shit like that.
I haven’t heard the Solaris, but I do think the Andromeda and Vega (when it was on sale) are definitely worth the asking price.
Campfire Audio & ALO Audio before it, IMO, know how to market. I know I’ve fallen for it during their ALO iteration. Hell, I have a ALO mini-to-mini cable for sale that cost me ~$240; I have it currently listed at $85 and zero serious interest shown by buyers. I think most of the long-timers don’t go for it anymore, or I’m just really out of touch (highly possible)
