In this article we give you a sixth and last update on the status of the 2022 Reader voted best gear polls. The next update are the 2022 awards!
It’s been two months again since we last updated you on our Reader Voted Best Gear polls. The holiday season with Black Friday and Cyber Monday is approaching again and a lot of new products have been released on the market. But is the new gear good enough to show up already in your top 3 of best/favorite gear of 2022? Let’s find out. For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about, check out the page below where we announce and explain the Reader Awards.
The categories this year are the following:
- Headphones – Link: Headphones
- Universal IEMs -Link: Universal IEMs
- Custom IEMs – Link: Custom IEMs
- TWS IEM – Link: TWS IEM
- Portable Players/DAPs – Link: DAPs/Port. Source
- DAC/AMP Combo – Link: DAC/AMP
The Status on October 21 is the following:
Headphones
- Meze Audio Elite – 14,41%
- Sennheiser HD800 – 11,38%
- Hifiman Susvara – 8,36%
The Meze Audio ELITE is still in the lead but where it had 15,77% of the votes last time, it now has dropped to 14,41%. The reverse story goes for the HD800. It stays in second place but increased a bit from from 10,57% to 11,38%. The Hifiman Susvara was in the third spot and it still is, though it dropped a bit. It has 8,36% of the votes, where it before had 9,01%. It also has a 1,01% lead over the Utopia. Will it manage to stay third?
Universal IEMs
- Sennheiser IE900 – 9,87%
- Sony IER-Z1R – 9,77%
- Sennheiser IE 300 – 8,82%
There’s a new player in the TOP 3! Sennheiser is still doing well in our lists and the IE 900 – which I absolutely love – still is the number 1 for now. Its lead however is dropping, and where it had 10,21% of the votes 2 months ago, it now has 9,87%. The second spot is still for the Sony IER-Z1R with 9,77% of the votes. Before it had 10,20% so it will be a very close race all the way to the end. Who will win? We’ll see…. The third position before was for the ThieAudio Monarch MKII, with 9,59% of the votes but it is has dropped to the 4th place now with 8,63% of the votes. The new 3rd place is for the Sennheiser IE300 with with 8,82% of the votes. Nice!
Custom IEMs
- 64 Audio A18T – 22,12%
- Vision Ears Elysium – 14,42%
- Unique Melody MEST – 7,69%%
The top 3 here has changed again! There still a very clear lead for the 64Audio A18t CIEM even if it dropped from 23.% to 22,12%. The VE Elysium stays in second place and its vote count has increased from 14% to 14,42%. The third position is now for the Unique Melody MEST, with a vote count of 7,69%. The 4th spot is for the JH Audio JH13V2 PRO, with 7,68%, so anything can still change here.
TWS IEM
- Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro – 20,57%
- Sony WF-1000XM4 – 13,27%
- Apple AirPods Pro – 9,52%
No podium changes here. The Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro are still in the lead with 20,57% (22.78% before). The second spot goes to the Sony WF-1000XM4 with 13,27% (up from 12.74%). The Apple AirPods Pro now have 9,52% (10,81% before, so quite a drop). If you don’t agree, start voting!
Portable Players/DAPs
- Fiio M17 – 22,37%
- AK SP2000 – 10,31%
- AK SP2000T – 9,736%
The Fiio M17 powerhouse still is in the number one spot and its lead has increased a little bit. It now has 22,37% of votes where it had 21,27% last time. The second spot is still for the Astell&Kern SP2000. Its vote count decreased 11,49% to 10,31%. The third spot is also for AK with the newer SP2000T. It holds 9,73% of the vote count, which is just a bit lower than the 10,76% it had in August.
DAC/AMP Combo
- Chord Electronics Mojo 2 – 11,86%
- RME ADI-2 DAC FS – 11,85%
- Chord Electronics Hugo TT2 – 11,08%
The RME ADI-2 DAC FS is no longer in the lead and its first spot has been taken over by the Chord Electronics Mojo 2. The Mojo 2 jumps from place 3 to one, impressive! The n° 1 has 11,86% of the votes now (12,16% before). The RME ADI is now in the second spot with 11,85%, coming from 13,18%. So close! Third place is now for the Hugo TT2, and it dropped a position. It has 11,08% of the votes, where it before had to 12,50%.
Don’t forget that you can still vote and participate in all of these polls. If you don’t agree with the intermediate results or you want to see your favourite piece of gear in the results, you know what to do…
Check out Page 2 and following and get voting!
Full links:
Headphones: https://www.headfonia.com/2022-reader-voted-best-gear-polls-update-6/2
Universal IEMs: https://www.headfonia.com/2022-reader-voted-best-gear-polls-update-6/3
Custom IEMS: https://www.headfonia.com/2022-reader-voted-best-gear-polls-update-6/4
TWS IEMs: https://www.headfonia.com/2022-reader-voted-best-gear-polls-update-6/5
DAP: https://www.headfonia.com/2022-reader-voted-best-gear-polls-update-6/6
DAC/AMP: https://www.headfonia.com/2022-reader-voted-best-gear-polls-update-6/7
