Compared to Campfire Audio Andromeda 2020 (Review link)
Andromeda 2020 had a warmer, slightly thicker low‑end and a softer upper‑mid presence, giving it a cozy, somewhat veiled character. Andromeda 10 cleans this up significantly. The Andromeda 10 is less veiled and higher-resolution, yet sounds just as comfortable and shimmering in tone, offering a wider, more natural, and more consistent sound.
While the Andromeda 2020 was a fantastic refinement of the original 5BA setup, the jump to 10 drivers in the Andro 10 allows for a much more effortless delivery of micro-details and spatial cues. The use of the new NEMC circuit on the Andro 10 brings audibly noticeable differences: the background is significantly cleaner, providing a pitch-black foundation that the older models couldn’t achieve, leading to a much more holographic, transparent presentation.
The vocal presence on the Andromeda 10 is also a step ahead, offering much more wholeness without the upper-mid peakiness that could occasionally haunt the 2020 edition. Where the 2020 model focused on a fun and energetic V-shape, the Andromeda 10 pursues a noble, sophisticated neutral-warm signature. The transition between the low-mids and the upper frequencies is far more coherent on the new model, giving you a sense of unity that makes the music feel more like a singular, flowing entity rather than a collection of separate drivers working in tandem.
Compared to Canpur CP622B (Review link)
The CP622B and Andromeda 10 share a similar foundation, which keeps their sounds calm and natural. Though the interpretation of “natural” differs quite a lot between these two. The Andromeda 10 has a neutral‑warm foundation while CP622B has a more neutral-bright, airy timbre. Andromeda 10 focuses more on smooth, classic reverbs, whereas CP622B focuses on visceral Bone Conduction vibrations, treating its bass with snappier, tighter roll-offs.
Vocals also diverge in tone and texture. The CP622B is drier, tigher, and more transparency-driven. Andromeda 10 is more organic and neutral, having thicker, fuller, warmer, and darker mids. The CP622B’s mids are overall flatter, while Andromeda 10 does its mid-range more musical and dynamic. Treble is another separator: CP622B’s highs are silky, calm, and sneaky in how detailed they are, whereas Andro 10’s highs are smoother and darker, having more of a dynamic-driver-like tone compared to the distinctive EST trebles of the CP622B.
Compared to Campfire Audio Clara (Review link)
Campfire Audio Clara is Campfire’s collaboration flagship earphone tuned and designed with Alessandro Cortini, the Italian musician/producer known for his work with Nine Inch Nails. It features a 1DD+4BA hybrid setup with acoustic chambers specially designed for the Clara. Andromeda 10 is an all-BA design through and through, so comparing it with the hybrid Clara is an interesting one. Andromeda 10 goes for a “just north of neutral” tuning – slightly brighter, more forward in the upper frequencies, and with stronger analytical traits. Clara, by contrast, leans warmer and more musical in nature, with that distinctive DD-driven bass texture that no BA woofer fully replicates.
Bass is where Clara takes the edge. The dynamic driver gives Clara’s lows a lively, organic weight and depth that the Andro 10’s BA-based lows, while technically impressive and well-controlled, simply don’t replicate in the same way. The Andro 10 has tighter, faster bass transients, but Clara’s bass breathes more naturally. In the mids, both sit in a similar territory for vocal presence, though Clara’s tone is richer and warmer. The Andro 10’s mids lean cleaner and slightly leaner in body, with stronger immediate analyticity.
Treble-wise, Andromeda 10 is the more extended and forward of the two in the upper frequencies, while Clara is the more relaxed and fatigue-free listen. Soundstage is a close call – the Andromeda 10’s TAEC and the 10-BA array push a nicely wide, well-defined headroom, though Clara’s staging is more intimate and smooth, and perhaps more coherent in overall phasing. Both are excellent and at the same tier, just different ends of the same Campfire Audio spectrum.
Ten Years, One Masterpiece that Defines Campfire Audio
Andromeda 10 is a culmination of everything Campfire has learned over the past decade, honoring the original while confidently stepping into the present. Legacy “full‑BA IEMs” may give the impression that Andromeda 10 will also behave like the older generations – unnatural decay, rigid textures, snappy, and a somewhat metallic BA timbre. But don’t let the driver count or configuration mislead you. Andromeda 10 is a clear embodiment of Campfire Audio’s decade‑long evolution, refining their T.A.E.C. technology and pushing BA performance far beyond what their earlier models and conventional full-BAs would achieve.
What I appreciate most is that Campfire didn’t chase trends. They didn’t abandon their roots for EST, xMEMS, or BCD drivers. Instead, they doubled down on what defines the Andromeda lineage and elevated it with modern technical refinement. The Andromeda 10 is a flagship worth the decade-long wait, offering fuller, more natural, and technically mature sound. If you’re a long Campfire Audio fan and looking for a natural-sounding, all-rounder flagship earphone, you know you have to give the Andro 10 a listen. “Nicely Done,” as Campfire Audio’s slogan goes – and for Andromeda 10, it truly is.
