Vision Ears EVE20 Review

Price & Accessories

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The price of this German built six BA-driven limited edition universal IEM is set at €1.300 Euro, which is including 19% German VAT. It might not look cheap at a first glance, but you do get a lot in return.

The box and packaging in which the EVE20 is delivered, is beautiful and it reminds me somewhat of the gorgeous Elysium packaging, but more simple. The EVE20 comes in a high quality purple and black box (VE’s main colours) which nicely shows the monitors, carrying case and accessories.

Vision Ears EVE20

Inside the box you will find:

• A set of EVE20 IEMs
• A message from the company
• An instruction manual
• The standard cable
• A round metal carrying case with the EVE logo engraved on the top
• A microfiber cleaning cloth
• A velcro cable tie
• 6 (replaceable) wax-stop meshes and a mini guide on how to replace them.
• 3 pairs of Spinfit tips (different sizes)
• A cleaning spray
• A cleaning tool
• A 3.5/6.3mm adapter
• A warranty card (valid for 2 years)

That’s quite an impressive set of accessories, though some might complain about it being 1 set of Spinfit tips only (in 3 sizes).

Build quality & Comfort

As we’re used to from our German friends, every single detail of the EVE20 is perfect. The shells are flawless, the face-plate closing smooth and professional. The 2-pin connectors sit perfectly flush in the shell and changing cables is very easy.

As said before, the nozzle isn’t the shortest or smallest but hat does depend on your ears. For me this is the maximum size my ears can take, especially with foam tips stuck on the EVE20. The nozzle finish is perfect however, and the mesh plate perfectly sits tight at he end of the nozzle.

The internal construction also is perfectly symmetrical and the see-through shell allows you to see how perfectly the internals have been put in place.

Vision Ears EVE20

Comfort wise I’m never a fan of universal designs, but the EVE20 does alright. Once you’re used to custom IEMs it’s just very hard to go back to wearing universal IEMs, at least for me it is. Even thought EVE20’s body is very small, the shells do stick out of your ears quite a bit because of the longer nozzle. It however is more the size/width of the nozzles which makes them less comfortable to me, especially with Comply foam tips. With the provided Spinfit tips the comfort is best. So the comfort will depend on the shape of ears, but for most people this never is an issue. Could I personally wear these all day long? Probably not, but my canals are tiny and weird.

Sound Intro

Vision Ears is always so kind to provide their followers with their own description on how their units sounds. For the EVE20 they have this to say:

“Expect a sound which is highly dynamic and musical. With a deep but tight bass. With rich and naturally textured mids. And with crisp and sparkling highs, bringing a fresh breeze into its well-balanced sound. It’s an extraordinary composition of drivers that perfectly fit together and creates a stellar performance of harmony.”

For this part on sound we used EVE20 with the standard single ended cable and the supplied Spinfit tips. Make absolutely sure you use the best fitting tips for your ears as this has a big impact on the EVE20’s bass and body presentation. Too small tips result in an overly light signature, which is not directly what EVE20 is about, I found the tip difference and the impact on the unit’s sound to be huge.

I also recommend using a good source with these IEM’s as well as good quality files. EVE20 is revealing, so if it’s bad you’ll hear exactly that. The EVE20 doesn’t easily forgive.

Vision Ears EVE20

Sound General

When listening to the EVE20 the first key words clarity, dynamics and mids! The overall tuning is musically neutral. Meaning that VE hasn’t really boosted any frequencies but made the delivery slightly smooth but oh so musical. The EVE20 manages to mix detail retrieval, precision and dynamics without ever making the EVE20 sound analytical or boring. Instead you get lovely timbre and texture, and all that presented in a natural and musical way.

Body-wise I consider the EVE20 to be in the “average” zone. It doesn’t have a heavy, thick full bodied sound overall, but it has enough and a realistic amount body and weight in all regions. Their VE8 in example has more body, especially in the bass and lower mid region. The EVE20 is more balanced aka neutral in that way. I never felt the EVE20 to be lacking body in any way, and if you want more body, you can always fine-tune it nu using foam tips or a copper cable.

Sound stage-wise the EVE20 with its 6 drivers scores pretty good. It’s not the widest sound stage I’ve had the pleasure to hear, but it’s not small in any way and it’s actually very natural sounding. The sound is not intimate and inside your head/between your ears as they say. You get a wider, more spacious and natural presentation where the music surrounds you. There’s a nice stereo feeling with the EVE20.

This – in my opinion – is helped by the amount of air and the spaciousness in the mid region. The sound stage depth shares the same characteristics: it’s good and realistic but not the deepest or most layered ever. The six drivers do a great job and the tuning is very well executed, but there are some limitations and that’s only normal.  Top level layering is something I really can appreciate in high end monitors but I at the same time I didn’t feel the EVE20 lacked layering either. It’s just that there’s still room for improvement.

Vision Ears EVE20

Next to all that you will be impressed by the overall dynamics and speed in combination with the clarity and cleanness, and this from top to bottom. This reminds me of the VE5 actually, which is very strong when it comes to clarity, cleanness and vocals.

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