HIFIMAN RE800 Silver Review: An IEM That Will Save You $500

An older flagship IEM with topology driver tech, now $100 (down from $600) - audiophile-grade performance with surprisingly wide staging and an interesting non-target tuning.

Verdict: Recommended - 8.0/10. Price: $99.

What's good

Topology driver - HIFIMAN's signature tech

Aluminum alloy shell - feels premium

Very small, lightweight earbud-style fit

Wider soundstage than most full-size headphones

Razor-sharp imaging

Excellent dynamic punch with coherent localization

Sparkly top-end with prolonged decay

Frequency response 5Hz-20kHz

Worth knowing

Non-detachable cable

Cable is slightly microphonic and tangle-prone

Lower mids forward but rest is recessed and thin

Sub-bass not elevated - some roll-off

Tonality won't match any standard target

Treble peaks somewhat - on purpose

Detail retrieval is just OK - not the headline feature

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