AFUL Explorer IEM

These are my daily driver IEM's. By far my favorite set because of the tuning and price. It's a warm set with laid back treble, so these are ideal for longer listening sessions and are quite versatile sound-wise. The IEM's themselves are a pretty blue and are small, so fitment shouldn't be an issue for most people. I've also had my set since they came out and they haven't gotten any scratches or noticable damage to the shells, so durability is good. The stock cable is also really nice for a stock cable. I'd be willing to purchase it again if it was sold separately. My biggest gripes are the lack of a mesh filter to keep out the earwax and the lack of a lip on the nozzle for tips to hold on to. The mesh filter being absent is whatever for me personally as I clean my ears frequently, but the lack of nozzle lip does bother me quite a bit. Every time I go to take these out of my ears there's a 75% chance of the tips sliding off the nozzles and getting stuck in my ear. I haven't read many reviews of this set, so I can't say whether or not this is a personal issue, but it is something to consider. Tip rolling for me has not proven effective at solving the issue, but the tips that I run with these are the SpinFit CP100's and they seem to hold on the best out of other aftermarket tips that I've tried. All-in-all? A fantastic end-game set at a cheap-ish price with minor flaws. Definitely give this set a shot. It won't disappoint.

First to start off these are beautiful IEMs. The bundle is well packaged. You got get a solid, beautiful to the touch case. A rather thick quality cable, that's surprisingly not heavy, and nor gives microphonics. Than you get 3 sets of different eartips, my personal favorite being the blue tube ones.. they gave a nice seal. I ended up settling on using Spinfit 145's... Be mindful the nozzles don't play well with all tips, and has a slippery nature to them. Need something that grips on nozzles well. Sound- There's not much for me to say, that others haven't already haven't said. The bass is well done, and gives it adequate warmth, without muddying the mids. The mids manage to stay nice, and neutral. While vocals only come off a little bit recessed, but managing to tow the line of coming forward. Than the upper mids/trebles is so relaxed, and amazing. How you are able to get so much detail with reigned back is amazing. These play best with more juice behind them. A nice relaxed, non fatiguing sound that's amazing... I don't really care to own more expensive IEMs after this personally. The IEMs themselves are nice, and lightweight, and made with a nice resin shell. Be mindful these have a semi customized mold to them. So their fitment, and seal.. might factor into that with different people's ears. I got large ear canals, and found no issues using large eartips that are 14mm personally. The IEMs have a deep insertion fit to them, but oddly enough I did have some issues using some deep insertion tips like HE Sonics that are 13mm, which give me no trouble on other iems (Tangzu Wan'er for example). Also these do not have mesh filters.. these require more cleaning than others, and there is ways to add mesh filters that don't mess up the sound.. if you are knowledgeable in knowing how to do that. Overall, amazing pair of IEMs that will go down as one of my personal favorites of all time. Aful has done a amazing job kudos. ..

Sounds good, definitly great for the price. Cord is short but sturdy and well behaved. My only issue is the lack of a filter to guard against dust and earwax. I use ear tips that have filters, but if your ears are really sensitive then ear tips can really change the sound.

After trying several different IEMs and doing quite a bit of research online I finally settled on these AFUL Explorers and let me tell you. These things are awesome. My ears are very sensitive to anything with treble spikes and man are these things smooth. I’ve had them in for almost 4 hours at a time with 0 ear fatigue and they are so comfortable. They don’t fall out of your ear and fit very nicely. I’d highly recommend these to anyone with sensitive ears and honestly they just sound great in general. They’re super light and come with a very durable chord and a variety of ear pieces to fit any ear. I play guitar in a praise and worship group and they sound very natural for vocals and guitar. Probably the first time I’ve actually liked using IEMs and I’m usually a stage monitor type of guy. If you’ve got sensitive ears and like a softer eq curve. Just buy them. You won’t be disappointed.

I’ve had these for a bit now and i love them a lot. Grab some good ear-tips and these will sound amazing for the price. The cord quality is great as well as the design.

Great warm sound. Also small and comfortable. The tips are great. Overall great value for an IEM that's enjoyable to use.

Beautiful IEMs. This is my third pair of IEMs. I use these for casual music listening, playing keyboard, and gaming. I returned my Meze Albas in exchange for these, and they sound and fit more to my liking. I think they sound amazing and fit my ears nicely with the stock (medium?) tips that came already installed. The cable is beautiful and of good quality, I won’t be swapping it. An easy all rounder, no complaints from me.

People who love a little meat on the bone in regards to music should pick these up! I'm not going to get into audiophile buzzwords like transients, depth, holographic sound stage and so on as I feel a lot of people can interpret those things differently. What I will say is if you enjoy natural timbre with warm bass pick these up! These really excelled when listening to rock, metal, death metal, and especially older records that sounds a bit thin (Slayer I'm talking about you). The treble is recessed but I'm not loosing any detail or texture, which in turns makes prolonged listening at louder levels way more tolerable. Comforted was not an issue and they give you a generous amount of tips to choose from. Oh and I almost forgot, these look so awesome in person! 5/5

Pro's * Fit and feel are extremely good for my ears * Great build quality *Relaxing sound signature Con's * Was not so keen on the stock cable provided

Excelentes

These have a rare quality: they are warm and thick and bassy without overdoing it, and they preserve enough clarity in the upper frequencies to sound detailed and clean. If you like a little bass, you can't go wrong with these. I got a set for my wife but when i tried them i knew I needed my own set. They are especially perfect for 70s and 80s tracks that were light on the bass. But good for any genre truly. They do feel a little heavy with symphony orchestra, but still very enjoyable even then.

El sonido es suave, relajado y con bastante cuerpo. Los graves son definidos y elevados (sin ser basshead) y los medios y agudos tienen bastante detalle pero a una ganancia un poco inferior sin perder aire, imagen sonora. Con música estándar resuelven muy bien con metal (que es para lo que los compré) suenan excelente, ya que nada cansa. Pero con música en exceso rápida puede notarse en ocasiones un poco de bleeding del midbass hacia los medios, (es mínimo, así que si no le prestas atención no se nota). En 4.4mm da mejor detalle. En 3.5mm es más relajado el sonido. En ambos casos recomiendo usarlo con un Dap o un dongle (yo probé con un aune yuki y un ibasso dx170)

My 10 year old Skull Candies finally bit the dust. I thought they sounded fine and they lasted me a long time. I researched iems within this price range and decided on the Explorers. So glad I chose these! There is a significant improvement in sound quality compared to my previous iems. The details, soundstage, timbre, dynamics, whatever else, have all been greatly improved by these monitors. A definite step up for me.