Introduction

MUSE HiFi is yet another new brand coming out of China that no one had heard of, until recently. When I was first contacted about the company, there was no online presence to find—no website or social media pages, nothing outside of a few products listed on Shenzhen-based retailers such as HiFiGo where searching for “MUSE HiFi” will lead you to all of three product pages, so things were not off to a great start when it comes to marketing a new brand and its products. Yet, something was clearly going on, with the subject of today’s review being frequently discussed in the Chinese market. Apparently my feedback was taken seriously too, as now there is not only a website but also plenty of social media presence! The brand is actively trying to get the word out by prompting distributors to send products out for reviews, so here we are, taking a look at the new MUSE HiFi Power set of in-ear monitors.

As the title of this review suggests, the MUSE HiFi Power uses planar magnetic drivers and joins an increasing club of IEMs using a single, full-range planar magnetic driver in the 14.x mm size range. There were many planar IEMs before, including the Audeze Euclid we saw, but really this hype train of more budget-friendly and well-tuned planar IEMs started with the 7Hz Timeless and then LETSHUOER joined the party with its S12. I’d need more than the fingers on my hands to count the releases since then, including others from 7Hz and a few from IEM specialists MOONDROP and DUNU incoming, so it can be quite hard to make a name for yourself in this exploding market that has gone from offerings at $220 to under $100 recently. Will the MUSE HiFi Power provide its mettle? Thanks to HiFiGo for providing a review sample to TechPowerUp, as we aim to find out today.

Specifications