Flare Zero® IEM

A breathtaking experience

Flare Zero - it brings music to live!

I was hesitant to purchase the Flare Zero, being a premium IEM. The feeling was if it didn't turn out as good, there goes my hard earned cash. But I decided to trust the creator and bought it. You need to have 2 sets of IEM to listen to tell the difference. It took me awhile to listen to the same song over it many times with Flare Zero and another IEM I had. My conclusion is Flare Zero has more articulation and separation. Vocals is tight and base is decent. And of course, it sounds musical! Glad to own one.

Hard to Believe.

It’s hard to believe this is true, but while listening with the Zero to a small jazz group, I had the thought, “I should tell them how much I’m enjoying this,” as though I was there with them. I don’t really trust reviews that are over-the-top but I’m the one writing one now (having no financial or personal relationship with Flare). The two words I most use for the Zero are Vibrance and Presence (which is what made me think for a moment I was in the room with the musicians). They’re not as intense as the 64 Audio U12t—very accurate but “hard” to my ear. My Audeze LCDi4 have a lovely, laid-back sound, which I continue to enjoy, but they are sometimes not “alive” enough. And being open-back, where they can be used is limited. (These IEMs are three and four times more expensive than the Zero.) When I first put the Zero in my ears I was jolted a bit by how alive they were. I listen more to vocalists, small ensembles, modern minimalists and classical works. Sarah Vaughan. kd lang, 70s singer-songwriters, Glass, Bach. But it also works with the other genres I enjoy, maximizing the sonic play of Sgt. Pepper and the exquisite a cappella beauty of Chanticleer. My long-time favorites are feeling new. Strings vibrate with overtones, orchestras swell with warmth, piano notes are distinct. And even after way too many A/B comparisons on my iPhone 16 Pro with and without my Chord Mojo 2 DAC, I can’t tell the difference. I am biased toward using the Mojo 2 since I spent so much for it, but not having to carry it with me is very nice. I’m listening right now to Precarious Towers and the xylophone is right next to me with its muted pops of sound.