It’s hard to choose a favorite here because both models bring such high quality for their price point. However, the soundstage reproduction brings the A4000 to such a high level that it’s hard to beat. The A3000 still has a lot to offer, especially in its superior bass, but I’m definitely more willing to spend the little bit of cash for that upgrade in the soundstage. This makes the A4000 my personal preference, but if you prefer bass, and hate sibilance, then the A3000 is your guy. No matter which one you choose you’ll get a listening experience that satisfies well beyond its price range. Final Audio Design (typically referred to as simply “Final Audio” or even more simply as “Final”) is a bit of a weird brand in the context of the current IEM market. I’d consider them as your standard-fare “quirky Japanese company” making some oddball IEMs, but they’re also pretty much the only Japanese brand that have managed to retain some form of relevancy in the modern mainstream-ish market. One of the things I always like about testing out new gear is the chance to discover new elements in favorite songs, as well as to expand my listening into some new areas. I've often heard it repeated that Japanese headphones and IEMs are tuned for Jpop, and while my personal pop music tastes lay to the other side of the East Sea, I decided to dig into some Jpop as well during my time with the A4000. Going with AKB48's Eien Pressure, Last Idol's Nanbitomo, High School 3-C Idol Club's Jibunno Kotoga Wakanarai, I can say that these do excel at the genre, but they're by no means limited to it, and are excellent all-rounders whether I was listening to Willie Nelson, Maynard Ferguson, Pink Fantasy, or Bach. Finally, the cable, in both A4000 and A3000, although a 2-Pin connector, it is an OFC cable, of high quality and not susceptible to microphonics. The A4000 arrived boxed in a lift-top style box with a graphic of the earpieces on front and specs on the reverse. Lifting the top reveals a round clamshell style silicone case and box with tips cradled in a foam support. The earpieces and cable are inside the case with each earpiece bagged to prevent scratches in transit. The Tip case houses 5 different sizes of E-series silicone tips. Foams are not provided. Under the silicone case is another small clear bag with the snap-on ear-hooks contained in it and beneath it is the documentation. The Silicone case is a unique style with one convex and one concave side and 3 latching points around the outer edge. It holds the earpieces and attached cable very tightly so carrying anything extra in the case is not possible. Also there is no dedicated connec

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Most would be familiar with Final due to their immensely popular E-series of IEMs, dynamic-driver IEMs with rather pleasant tunings that have captured the hearts of many budget-level audiophiles. Less would be familiar with their B-series, even less with the Heaven series, and only the hardcore would recognise the extremely strange Piano Forte series, Sonorous series (formally “Pandora Hope”) and the “prototype” to the E-series, the Adagio. Almost clinical and perfect in their sound reproduction at the cost of losing some musicality and sounding sterile at times Innovative systems for identifying right vs left channels isn't as effective as traditional methods

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The midrange is among the most natural you can find, and by far the best at its price point. Although relaxed, it's an incredibly rich and faithful to instruments replay. Orchestrals and chamber music are a pleasure to listen to with this set.Here is where the A3000 and A4000 really start to find the first major differences in both earphones. I found the A3000 to have significantly less output power than the A4000, which is strange considering they have the same impedance. It’s also strange considering the A3000 is the cheaper model in comparison, so you’d expect it to produce a better signal for laptops and smartphones. However, the A4000 ends up being the one that bolsters the amplification. This isn’t to say that the A3000 is unusable with most common devices, you just won’t have a ton of room to adjust the volume level. With the A4000 it’s easy to find that comfortable gain that leaves room for volume modification. At the end of the frequency spectrum, we get to the Air region or the Top End. This region consists of everything To increase the magnetic efficiency and reduce loss, the gap between the magnet and the voice coil is being reduced to a level that has not been done before, as this is generally expensive and risky in terms of manufacturing. I bought the Final Audio A4000 strictly for gaming (comp FPS mainly) but have heard they sound drastically different depending on the DAC, will the GOXLR Mini be good enough?