These just arrived about 5 minutes ago and I have listened to 2 songs so far (Mumford and Sons’ Little Lion Man and Bastille’s Pompeii)
We currently have the Comet, IO, Orion, Polaris, Andromeda, Vega and Atlas in the office so I’ll be able to give them all a pretty thorough listen for comparisons sake. So far the IO has more bass presence and is close to touching sparkly in the highs like the Andromeda but the midrange does seem to be recessed. That’s after just 5 minutes of listening with my Macbook Pro as a source though. Initial impressions though would be an Andromeda-lite with punchier bass but less detail and resolution.
Although I didn’t post pictures of it, the IO comes in Campfire Audio’s new packaging which is an excellent experience to unbox. There are youtube videos out there already but I feel like the unboxing experience is a definite notch above what was there before. Also the new “Smoky Jacket” litz cable is excellent so far. Fit on my ears immediately. Microphonics also seem like a non-issue. I rubbed the cable on my shirt and could not hear anything but I’ll come back with more info after using the cable for commuting. If the cable lasts though I could see quite a few people wanting to swap out the old stock cables for this cable.