*** Last piece brand new UIEM*** No warranty (Empire Ears dissolved in March 2026) Last chance to get a piece of Empire Ear's classic Odin, perfect for epic music scores and extensions on both bass and treble pitches. ===Empire Ears launched Odin as the cumulation of all their dreams. With development beginning in 2017, this 11-driver tri-brid pushed every boundary to firmly establish itself as the best IEM Dean and Jack Vang know how to build. Darko Audio says Odin "is really the very summit of what’s possible with portable audio”.  READ ALSO Odin & Hero ultimate Empire Ears successors to Zeus Tuned with a linear frequency response in mind to complement the bass-driven Legend EVO, the Odin flanks five balanced armatures with dual W9+ dynamic drivers and four electrostatic drivers for the most complete, lucid sound ever heard. [See Product Desc. For More] Sheer audio resolution, particularly through the mid-range, was subsequently achieved. Even more remarkable is that that was not done at the expense of musicality or cohesiveness; the sweetness to the voices and instruments that populate the mid-ranges of your music has to be heard to be believed.  Cayin Audio's N7, iBasso Audio's DX320, and HiBy Music's discrete amplifier music players propel the frequency gamut along with force, as the DAPs of choice to drive Odin's 3ohm load. No stone was left unturned in Odin's design. From PW Audio 1960 cable inclusion to thorough acoustic and crossover engineering, this Viking god is arguably Head-Fi's most complete flagship IEM. Spectacular sound awaits below bespoke, individually unique 'Bifrost' faceplates. Praise has been pouring in: Headfonia immediately elected Odin to its shortlist of best UIEM of 2020, while Twister6 hails this monolith as "the mashup of [Empire Ears] greatest hits". The Headphone List recommends it unabatedly "to those who crave a grand, towering sound ... the Odin will prove as much a technical masterclass as it is a riveting listen". Headfonics declare Odin "a technical beast bar none with masterful levels of control from the dual subwoofer configuration right up to that nuanced treble tuning". In a shoot-out with other flagships, Positive Feedback crowned this a "transparency and sound-staging champion". Please email crew@zeppelinandco.com for lookbooks and impressions taking. Odin can also be bought immediately in universal (UIEM) form. Otherwise, explore the rest of Zepp's Empire Ears range or view our other custom (CIEM) options here.

The ESR II (Empire Studio Reference) reasserts itself as the king of neutrality at Empire Ears, but at no point is the presentation of this five-driver electrostatic hybrid sterile. A beautiful 'Brushed Silver' faceplate gives hint to its polished finesse. READ ALSO Bravado & ESR MKIIs the people's heroes from Empire Ears A good dose of sweetness in the mid-range keeps your music ever engaging. And monitoring professionals will appreciate the immense dynamic range headroom this balanced armature and electrostatic hybrid initially keeps hidden, before effortlessly producing it when you need it. [See Product Desc. For More] ESR II impressed Headfonia so deeply, it went right onto their Recommended Buy list as "an extremely smooth and balanced IEM you can listen to all day without any fatigue". Headfonics rate it as the best value-to-performance offering from Empire Ears to date. Ask for the Inspire cable from Nobunaga Labs when you audition ESR II, to unlock new doses of bass excitement and vocal emphasis. ESR II can also be bought in custom (CIEM) form. Also check out the rest of the Empire Ears range here, or view our other IEMs here.

Empire Ears may have launched Odin as the cumulation of their dreams, but they would still like every one to be able to take a bite out of their pie. Hero was derived from Dean and Jack Vang pooling Legend X and Zeus XIV DNA together. READ ALSO Odin & Hero ultimate Empire Ears successors to Zeus With eyes closed, this four-driver mid-tier hybrid barely misses a beat with a V-shaped, dynamic treble-leaning performance wrapped up in a unique 'Black Tide' faceplate. [See Product Desc. For More] In fact, Headfonia "wholeheartedly recommends the Hero to anyone who wants a touch of Zeus XIV coupled with the goodness of Empire's Weapon 9+ dynamic drivers". Headfonics concluded that this mash of classics was "a welcome tonic to the miserable year that was 2020". StereoNET couldn't contain their praise, indeed telling listeners to "feed it music that makes full use of its sub-bass rumble and crisp high-frequency energy, and you won't be able to resist its head-bopping, foot-tapping exuberance". Development does improve the breed, and Hero's souped-up W9+ dynamic driver shares the load with three balanced armatures to drive home the point: timeless heritage, know-how and pedigree built up over 30 years ordain the components in Hero to live up to its name and serve as a reference point for the people. Hero can also be bought in custom (CIEM) form. Otherwise, view the rest of our Empire Ears line-up here, or check out our other IEMs here.// Recommended genres for Hero: Something dynamic. Possibly J-rock/pop or metal. Think along those lines and you won't be far off.