Subtonic STORM Review: Chasing the Dragon

Unfortunately, the only way someone will be able to review it is if a unit is provided to the team. There are dozens of IEMs in the market all trying to ape each other on price and claim the #1 spot. It’s not feasible to try and hunt them down ourselves. Especially when in my experience, a lot of ultra-niche TOTL products are rather gimmicky and ultimately disappointing. The phrase “hard to drive for full potential” is often a signal to me of exactly that; needing some sort of esoteric set-up to sound good. It’s usually used as an excuse like if someone thinks it’s not good, it’s because they weren’t driving it properly. This isn’t a shot at you by the way, so please don’t take any offense. It’s just a little pet peeve of mine. The STORM is still like a top 10 IEM for me even off a $40 dongle. I recognize that some headphones and IEMs do need special amplification, but like I said, more often than not it’s used as an excuse for mediocre products.

But hey, if someone at Rhapsodio wants to send me one for review, I’m all ears :joy: