Vision Ears Elysium (CIEM)

Dual Sonion electrostatic tweeters made Elysium stand out at launch, though it was the use of a single dynamic driver for the mids that was the Vision Ears masterstroke.

Acoustics were optimised for this moving diaphragm via their High-precision Acoustic Levelling Chamber (HALC). Working in tandem, HALC allows Elysium's dynamic driver to play smooth and rich through the middle frequencies, yet pack plenty of resolution in a natural manner.

Designing their own dynamic driver from scratch, Vision Ears were able to optimise its size for the perfect hand-off between its bass and treble counterparts.

Crafted for mid-range frequencies a small and agile driver was up to the task coming down to take over from its bass balanced armature sibling, before in turn passing up to the treble electrostats with minimal cone or modal break-up. 

Pistonic motion is also ensured by a high-order Vision Ears crossover keeping their dynamic driver perfectly in its comfort zone without overlap. 

Elysium's mid-range quality is in line with what you expect from balanced armature bass and electrostatic treble – these driver technologies famed for turning on a dime to produce effortless transient response and detail. Quantity's not a problem either. Bass and treble heads will be endlessly entertained by Elysium.

Headfonics and Headfonia rightfully grasped the significance of this pioneer when they first heard it. The tri-brid execution was done so perfectly to Twister6's ears, he never felt jaded. It was down to The Headphone List to suitably put it: there can only be one Elysium.

Elysium is also available in universal (UIEM) form. Otherwise, explore the rest of Zepp's Vision Ears range here or view our other custom (CIEM) options here.