final A4000 Single-Driver IEM Earphones, High-Fidelity Sound, Detachable Cable, Lightweight In-Ear Monitors, Premium Audio Quality, Comfortable Fit, Durable Design, Ideal for Audiophiles

I have been into critical listening with headphones for some time, generally with a preference for open back cans. I own a number of higher end Grado's and regard myself as relatively critical of what I hear. Understanding the A4000 before a purchase can be tough given the number of widely differing You Tube opinions. They range from comments such as the A4000 are wonderous mini A-8000 's (Joshua Valour)to a well known audiophile reviewer (Currawong) simply declining to listen to them anymore as they found the 'sibilance' too strident. My opinion, which is probably of limited worth, is that these are truly stellar if you listen to music within certain parameters: classical, or acoustic based with high quality recordings on reasonably good equipment. They do work from a phone directly but definitely benefit from a Dac/Amp combo - even a simple one like the Fiio KA3 that I use. If your into bass dominated tracks like EDM or mainstream pop from compressed file sources then these will be bordering on unlistenable. I went from audio nirvana listening to Beethoven's violin concerto, to shouting out 'WTF' and switiching off my track when I tried Superheroes by Daft Punk. This track sounded extremely thin and sibilant, almost as if you were listening on a pair of free bundled ear buds. The clarity and separation between instruments on the Beethoven was however breathtaking. You could literally hear the bow hair gliding across the string along with other nuances that I have never heard even with my Grado's. Creaking of stools, a subtle percussion instrument, an intake of breath, woodwind keys as they hit their pads. Its all rather uncanny. Their spatial positioning is also extremely accurate with you knowing exactly where each instrument is positioned. With the right music the A4000 are superb, although I would say even under perfect music conditions they stray close at times to becoming a tad sibilant. They never quite get there, but you occasionally sense their at risk of over stepping the mark. These are not mini A8000's, as I suspect the A8000 can pull off their magic with every genre of music played through it without any risk of sibilance. The A4000 does however give you a little flavour, under the right conditions, of what higher end audio can achieve. Unfortunately for £120 (as you would expect) their is a massive compromise and that is for many genres of music they just wont sit right (e.g. EDM, bass driven stuff, mainstream pop). If like me you are into a wide range of musical genre's then this cannot happily be used as the only 'go-to' headphone. However if funds allow then possibly consider this as a second pair. The only issue is that when these work their brilliance, you will feel aggrieved that your other headphones (which may be more costly) don't sound as good!

Final in the UK has been known for their Sonorous range. In 2020, i discovered their earphone range. My first Final Earphone was the impressive E5000'A4000 is equally impressive. Final has been in my top 2 brands for a wired earphones. As most of my music is Hi res.Bluetooth has not evolved to give to deliver true Hi Res. Capable Earphones with DAC's are needed. With or without, the A4000 is brilliant A detail rich sound.Having had opportunity to audition the flagship Final A8000, the sound DNA is present in the A4000. This Paired with a good portable DAC/ Headphone amp, sound is way better than wired earphones double the price. Depending upon source a DAC is only necessary for high res playback. Caution, increasing the sound to an unacceptable level the detail is lost and sibilance (especially on mids and high increases Comfort is great. Noise cancelling is acceptable for a wired earphoned with silicon tips.In summary, a gem of an earphone. Bags of detail. Comfortable, Well priced. Well done Final.N

I like these - I have 5 IEMs now and wanted to try these - grabbed them on sale and have been wearing them since - not the best for volume or bass but it's there - they reveal parts of songs I'd never heard or noticed before so they have some tricks up their sleave. At first you will think they cheaped out on the cable, it feels like any regular rubbery headphone cable - but after days of use you'll appreciate that it works and doesn't get tangle or feel heavy like other over-the-top mulit-core/multi-strand IEM cables, these are much nicer to wear outdoors. Look cool too these IEMs, very discreet.

1. Impeccable deep fit. Lightweight shells. The included final type e tips that are narrow bore with a thicker silicone, marginalize sibilant low frequencies whilst reinforcing midbass.2. Detachable 2 pin cable is lightweight amd never tangles.3. Sound signature. The presentation is not neutral but impeccably tuned. Vocals are instruments are pushed slightly back in the mix and thus invoking space and clarity. Thus is more preferable to Harmon curve tuned IEMs from Moondrop. The soundstage is industry leading. These are the Sennheiser HD800S of the IEM world. Lateral width and height are out of head, un-naturally wide due to low in ear compensation gain.4. Very easy to drive. Low impedance and high SPL. A balanced 4.4mm cable is not necessary.

I had a lot of earbuds top rated ones like Onemore Sennheiser Klipsch Sony etc but these ones just blow my mind soundstage and image absolutely magnificent I have krk 7 studio monitors and 3 dac amp combo using it for gaming as well like Call of duty (I know this game audio not great but) and these a4000 is just next level I could hear a more detail and I could hear clean sound where enemy's are I was thinking that earbuds never would match headphones or studio monitors and I was wrong 100% worth buying for gaming and for music its not bad but only in specific area where soundstage is main thing. One more thing using topping a50 with a4000 I think amp with definitely increase it capabilities and give it time till your ears fully adjust to the sound you will be surprised what these a4000 are capable

A very balanced In-Ear headphone.Very good price, and very well made.These headphones are giant killers.The final brand are very underrated.

I got these initially amd was not impressed but I did compare them to Fiio Fh5s which is alot more expensive. After using them a while it seems like they got alot better.Also amp pairing makes a big difference. I got a new Hidiz S9 pro dongke and it seems to love it. They are higher impenence at 150ohm so you need to put alot of power through these to get best result. I can honestly say you probaby better off with Moondrop Aria's for half the price. Firstly these are plastic and look extremely cheap where Aria is steel and look significantly more premium.